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Todoroki is really really similar to Zuko.

I know they're not the same, but I mean flames, plus the eye scar, the damaged/abused mother who got banished from the home, struggling to connect with people, and plus a giant wanker for a father. Their backstories are pretty damn close. On top of that Todoroki is also an awkward, damaged, brooding emo with a similar self-destructive (with his repression) tendency. Maybe it's not substantial evidence for a comparison because a lot of characters in different shows have issues like those, but he has all of them.

I haven't gotten past the Sport's Festival Arc yet, but I'm wondering if the similarities between him and Zuko are going to grow in future chapters. 