Strange relationships in cartoons.

The Great Saiyaman · 05-03-2020, 08:26 AM

"Honey I can't stand to see you happy, but more than that, I hate to see you sad."

This is a song that not many casual Prince listeners know of, it's a deep cut from his "Sign O' the Times" album, and at the time was not released as a single. It was about Prince's relationship with Suzanna Melvoin, which judging by these lyrics was tempestuous and Toxic.

And that gave me an idea, let's talk about the cartoon couples this song is describing. They can't live with each other but they also cannot live without each other.

First up

"You've miscalculated, I love Zuko more than I fear YOU!"
- Mai to Princess Azula after helping Zuko escape from the Boiling Rock prison.

These two were already an item before the events of the series drove him to go searching for the Avatar. But to say that their relationship was smooth sailing would be a lie, they are in constant break up and make up. The events of "The Promise" almost split them up for good.

It took them five years before the events of "Smoke and Shadow" made them cross paths with each other once more and although Mai had been dating another guy, she was quick to admit that he wasn't her type anyway, the dating was only to fool herself that she could go on in life without Zuko.
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Mai doesn't appear in "Legend of Korra" but there's little doubt that she's the mother of Firelord Izumi, the family resemblance is too great to be a coincidence.

"Oh wow, I never thought Raph would get the hots for a big NEWT!"
"I know right, he's got some weird taste!"
- Karai and Leonardo in "When Worlds collide"

What I like about these two is that it was presented to us in a believable way, it wasn't a rush job, no "We have to give Leonardo a girlfriend just because." But again, there would be no smooth sailing for these two. Theirs would be a tale of betrayal from both sides, the war between their respective clans, the reconciliation, that disastrous mutation and as a red line through it all, that mutual attraction they had for the other.

In the in canon "New Animated adventures" comic book series it was further elaborated upon how the two of them flirt-fought.
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The series never showed what happened with the both of them before the events of "Mutant apocalypse" but it's safe to assume that Karai perished when the explosion happened.

05-03-2020, 08:26 AM	#1
The Great Saiyaman Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 904	Strange relationships in cartoons. "Honey I can't stand to see you happy, but more than that, I hate to see you sad." This is a song that not many casual Prince listeners know of, it's a deep cut from his "Sign O' the Times" album, and at the time was not released as a single. It was about Prince's relationship with Suzanna Melvoin, which judging by these lyrics was tempestuous and Toxic. And that gave me an idea, let's talk about the cartoon couples this song is describing. They can't live with each other but they also cannot live without each other. First up "You've miscalculated, I love Zuko more than I fear YOU!" - Mai to Princess Azula after helping Zuko escape from the Boiling Rock prison. These two were already an item before the events of the series drove him to go searching for the Avatar. But to say that their relationship was smooth sailing would be a lie, they are in constant break up and make up. The events of "The Promise" almost split them up for good. It took them five years before the events of "Smoke and Shadow" made them cross paths with each other once more and although Mai had been dating another guy, she was quick to admit that he wasn't her type anyway, the dating was only to fool herself that she could go on in life without Zuko. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ff/f0...ad1dabbca3.jpg Mai doesn't appear in "Legend of Korra" but there's little doubt that she's the mother of Firelord Izumi, the family resemblance is too great to be a coincidence. "Oh wow, I never thought Raph would get the hots for a big NEWT!" "I know right, he's got some weird taste!" - Karai and Leonardo in "When Worlds collide" What I like about these two is that it was presented to us in a believable way, it wasn't a rush job, no "We have to give Leonardo a girlfriend just because." But again, there would be no smooth sailing for these two. Theirs would be a tale of betrayal from both sides, the war between their respective clans, the reconciliation, that disastrous mutation and as a red line through it all, that mutual attraction they had for the other. In the in canon "New Animated adventures" comic book series it was further elaborated upon how the two of them flirt-fought. https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FMKds0vaD...s1600/-018.jpg The series never showed what happened with the both of them before the events of "Mutant apocalypse" but it's safe to assume that Karai perished when the explosion happened. __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, "Mythbusters"