| "I know, I had the same reaction. After all he's done it was hard to trust him. But he's really proven himself and I never would have found you without his help." |
| — Sokka to Hakoda about Zuko |
It's time for the next ship of the week. Per last week's suggestions, I decided to go with Zukka, which is also known as Sozu. I also liked the idea of Toph/Ty Lee but I want to wait until the upcoming free comic book comes out.
Zukka[]
Sokka and Zuko started off as enemies, but this was only natural. Zuko was born into the royal family of the Fire Nation and Sokka was born into a deprived tribe that was the victim of multiple Fire Nation attacks. However, the two would eventually become friends after Zuko joined Team Avatar. They especially bonded when Zuko helped him save his father Hakoda and girlfriend Suki from the Boiling Rock. This pairing does seem to have quite a following.
I'm not much of a Zukka fan as I'm not really a fan of slash ships among the main A:TLA characters (though I do like Zhaozai and maybe Bakoda). The joke Bryke page on tumblr has joked that Sokka is a token heterosexual and I kind of agree with them even thought they obviously aren't Bryke. Sokka has Suki and while Zuko is currently known to be single, he eventually has a daughter named Izumi. I at least find this pairing to be intriguing, but I'm not a shipper of it.
Pros[]
- Sokka and Zuko work well together and eventually respected each other.
Cons[]
- Sokka has Suki (at least for now) and Zuko has Izumi's mother. They have never been known to have romantic feelings for each other.
So what are your thoughts on Zukka? Please feel free to comment and thank you for reading this. While it is okay to compare other ships, please try to keep discussion centered around Zukka. Also, let me know what you want to see next.