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** The reason this is such a problem is because, [[Your Mileage May Vary|in some people's eyes]], the show didn't actually explain why Azula is as nuts as she is. Zuko's backstory got tons of screen time, but Azula's didn't get nearly as much. Some fans argue that subtle buildup was there all along while others say her breakdown was still too sudden.
** Also: energybending.
** Hell, Katara's the one character who's almost always bound to cause some sort of backdraft, generally over who [[Ship -to -Ship Combat|she's shipped]] [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|with]], whether or not she's a bitch [[Karma Houdini|who has a knack for not getting in trouble for her mistakes]], or if she's a [[Mary Sue|bland canon-sue]] or a [[Character Development|balanced, well rounded character]].
** Who Zuko should be paired off with. To say it gets messy would be a huge understatement.
** New issue even though the show ended months ago: the [[Race Lift|casting choices]] for the [[Live Action Adaptation]]. Seriously, don't even try to mention or bring it up.
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** Likewise, NEVER mention that you are indifferent to the fact that the series has been cancelled.
** Wanna start a ''real'' war? Ask why the show was canceled. The only thing the fandom can agree on there is that it was a stupid move.
** Do '''NOT'', under any circumstances, mention that you dislike/hate [[Axe Crazy|Dark Danny]] or ''[[Wham! Episode|The Ultimate Enemy]]'' in general. The fandom will be all over you like flies on a rotting carcass.
** Was Season 3 an underappreciated season with interesting battles against powerful villains and the return of fan favorites? Or, was it a blatant examample of [[Seasonal Rot]] and that it added nothing but pointless one-note characters and poorly thought-out villains? Fans will never fully agree on either.
** Dani. Fans either think she's [[Ensemble Darkhorse|one of the best characters in the series]] or [[The Scrappy|an annoying]] [[Canon Sue|"female wannabe" with the personality of a shoelace.]] Either way, she's bound to start a flame war.
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** Also, [[Broken Base|Bender's Game]]
** Season 6 is getting the same reactions. Even with the one of the episodes having a heartwarming ending, it STILL doesn't stop them.
** And whatever you do, don't even ''think'' about touching the [[Official Couple|Leela/Fry Ship]]. ''Especially'' [[Broken Base|around either]] the [[Fan Fiction]] writers [[Fanon|who want to see an entire show]] [[They Do|based on them being a married couple]] with [[Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad|sight gag]] [[Babies Ever After|offspring]] or the [[Fan Dumb|"long-time"]] [[No True Scotsman|"real" fans]] who insist the show ''[[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|must be like]]'' [[The Simpsons]] ''[[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|and remain a static cartoon with no alterations in character setups]]'' '''''[[Ruined FOREVER|whatsoever]]'''''.
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'': Is the title character a strong female heroine with who shows [[Character Development|realistic character flaws over the course of the series]]? Or the victim of [[Chickification]] in favor of her [[This Loser Is You]] sidekick [[Took a Level In Badass|taking a level in badass]]? There are enough people who feel strongly about this that flame wars spring up around the topic quite often. And let's not even start with [[Ship -to -Ship Combat|Kim/Ron versus Kigo versus any other possible KP ship]].
** Another option is start a war between Fight For Five and Fight Against Five (people who want/don't want a 5th season for the show).
** Kim's rival [[Alpha Bitch|Bonnie]]: Does her [[Freudian Excuse|crappy home life]] give her a good reason to belittle Kim and Ron at school? Some say yes and view Bonnie as a sympathetic character (and even an [[Anti-Hero]]), others say no, claiming that a [[Freudian Excuse]] for the [[Alpha Bitch]] is the most [[Warped Aesop]] in children's programming. Arguments between these groups are almost as fierce as the ship wars. Oh, and speaking of ship wars, Kim/Bonnie and Ron/Bonnie tend to be fairly popular couples amongst the fanbase, so rivalries with Kim/Ron and Kigo come into play quite often. Kim/Bonnie and RonBon are so popular in fact that fanfiction of canon pairing [[Pair the Spares|Junior/Bonnie]] is practically nonexistent.
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** Which is always hilarious when one takes into account that Japanese refer to all hand-drawn or computer animation as "anime" (here's a hint, [[Captain Obvious|the term is a shortened form of the term animation]]), so if shown there all those shows (and every other western animation) will be called anime anyway by a Japanese viewer.
*** Calling them [[Critical Research Failure|"an anime from Japan"]] is more likely to get you laughed off the forum, however. Unless you are an actor cast in a live-action adaptation, that is, in which case the laughter will be mixed with cries for you to either learn more or be fired.
* What happened in the ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' fandom on St. Valentine's Day 1998 fits the description on top of this page perfectly. A new member stepped into [http://www.theacorncafe.org/ the Acorn Cafe] which was only six days old back then, posted special Valentine's Day greetings for Chip and Gadget, and launched [[Ship -to -Ship Combat|the biggest flamewar in the fandom's history]] between the "pro" and "anti" Chip/Gadget factions, also known as Ranger War II or St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
* Go to an ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' forum, and say you hate one of the three titular Eds. Oh boy...
** "What's under Edd's ha..... aagh, the flames! THEY BUUUURRRRNNNN!"
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* Go near a [[Ben 10 (Animation)|Ben]]/Gwen fansite and casually talk about how [[Kissing Cousins]] could ever appear in the show outside of [[Subtext]]. Run as far and as fast as you can.
** Judging from the reactions people on this site have to it, go to a Ben10 fansite and say that you believe that [[Ben 10 Alien Force (Animation)|Alien Force]] is a good follow-up to the original show, and agree with all the retconned changes. In fact, just admitting that you like [[Ben 10 Alien Force (Animation)|Alien Force]] might start a flamewar between the original fans and [[Ben 10 Alien Force (Animation)|Alien Force]] fans.
* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'': Who is Tommy and Tammy's mother? Don't ask. [[Ship -to -Ship Combat|Really]]. ''[[Ship -to -Ship Combat|Don't]]''.
** For that matter, bringing up any of Timmy's love interests will likely start fires. The show's fanbase is pretty unstable right now, [[Ship -to -Ship Combat|for]] [[Ship Sinking|various different]] [[Base Breaker|reasons]].
* Mentioning (fem)slash in the [[Disney Fairies]] fandom. Have fun wiping the spit and soot off yourself.
* In the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' fandom, don't even begin to discuss who Ferb should go with. Seriously. Don't.
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* If you were a ''[[Total Drama]]'' fan during the special and the second season, you got flamed to oblivion if you were on Team Courtney ''or'' on Team Harold, depending where you go.
** This has since died down, and the arguments now are mainly over whether [[Base Breaker|Ezekiel]] is returning/deserves to return.
*** And now after ''that's'' cooled down, the [[Ship -to -Ship Combat|Duncan/Gwen vs. Duncan/Courtney shippers]] have started it up ''again''.
** Say you like [[Creator's Pet|Owen]] or [[The Scrappy|Sierra]] and that the former doesn't really get too much screentime. Go ahead, do it.
** Alternatively, say that you don't like [[Breakout Character|Cody]] or that he didn't deserve to win ''World Tour''.
* Even before it began, the ''[[Young Justice (Animation)|Young Justice]]'' cartoon was already undergoing this. It's not an adaptation of the [[Young Justice (Comic Book)|comic of the same name]], but it has led to people either trying to defend how appropriate the title is despite it not being an adaptation or criticizing using the title because it isn't one. The presence of Dick Grayson and Wally West instead of Tim Drake and Bart Allen has also invoked this.
** Their version of [[The Joker]]. Either you thought it was an interesting interpretation, or he was the worst thing ever. Be prepared for comparisons to the [[Batman the Animated Series|Mark Hamill]], [[Batman Under the Red Hood|John Dimaggio]], and [[The Dark Knight Trilogy|Heath Ledger]] versions of the character..
** The second season has just begun, and fans are already arguing about the [[Time Skip]]. You either think it's unnecessary and [[What Happened to The Mouse?|ignores several established characters]] [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|and plotlines]], or that it paves the way for new characters to shine. And don't even get fans started on [[Ship -to -Ship Combat|the fact that Superboy and Miss Martian have broken up and the latter is now with Lagoon Boy]].
* [[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]: Regardless of which forum you go to, it is usually best not to bring up with the fans any of the following: liking Goofball, promoting Mac x Frankie, general dislike against Frankie, Mac, Wilt, or any fan favorite character, saying you like Cheese, and thinking the post season 3 episodes weren't as good as the earlier ones. You have been warned.
** If I may add, it's probably best not to bring up pairings such as Herriman x Frankie or Wilt x Frankie. The debates can get... heated to say the least.
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