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When I heard today that Makoto "Mako" Iwamatsu (Uncle Iroh's voice actor) passed away from cancer, as I heard from [link] ,
I wasn't fully prepared for the news and was shocked, and then it seeped in... jeez.

For me it feels, like perhaps a vital part of Iroh's character may have left with him, because Mako gave a lot of wisdom, warmth, spirit and humor into Iroh's voice since he first appeared in "Boy in the Iceberg" up to "The Desert". What this means for Iroh himself , I don't know, but I do know that it could not take away what he is as a character. I will have faith that the staff can find someone who can carry Iroh's emotion once again. But Mako will be missed. My sympathies go out to Mr Iwamatsu's family and friends.

I also wish I could have been more familiar of Mako's other roles in movies and theater (besides the ones I know of with in his voice acting roles in animation) and how as a great Asian American actor in the business he was representin' us. :)

People have probably done something like this already, and I'm probably just being repetitive in what has already been said and/or drawn >o<; , but, I don't know, It's kind of like the same bittersweet sadness I felt when Ollie Johnson (a veteran Disney Animator that I greatly admired) and Pat Morita passed away and I wanted to put it into the only way I know how to do.

Though I know that the VA and the character are not the same person, I still want the both to be at peace and happiness in the end. and though I haven't drawn something that expresses direct mourning, I honestly just want to wish him farewell, and to be at rest. Where things shine and are calm.

Uncle Iroh (c) to Nickelodeon's "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
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~DawnroseofRedwall Jun 26, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
It's....so...peacefull.Yes,that's the word.Peacefull.Wish I could be with them right now.:)
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~Artificity Jun 14, 2011
5 Years gone but your presence still remains as powerful. RIP Mako, and thank you Isaia for this powerful reminder of why the animated medium should never be disregarded as just for children.
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~Mikkynga Jun 2, 2011
Brave soldier boy come marching home..........
:<! :iconsadplz:
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~vya May 27, 2011
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~WedgeFactor Apr 26, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
This is a beautiful tribute.
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~HannahWho Mar 26, 2011
So lovely, great job
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Mood: Love ~akszirules Feb 24, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
That's beautiful. :iconcryforeverplz: You did an amazing job!!
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~ks-claw Feb 13, 2011
Aww. This is beautiful
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~fifthavenueprincess Jan 23, 2011
This is lovely...sort of melancholy when you think about why this was made but also easy to look at it like a grandfather and grandson having a god time together
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*Effugere Jan 11, 2011  Student General Artist
Lu Ten was such a cute kud. And it was good to see a Fire Nation prince not wearing armour Zuko and Azula always did. :)
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