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In the 1977 film Wizards, Avatar says:

Oh yeah... one more thing: I'm glad you changed your last name, you son of a bitch!

But neither Blackwolf, nor Avatar ever had a last name. What was he on about?

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    +1 for a question about Wizards. Just because we were never told their last name doesn't mean they don't have one. Jan 19, 2012 at 15:46
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    "They killed Franz! ..." Jan 19, 2012 at 18:55
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    @dmckee: I thought it was Fritz. Jan 19, 2012 at 21:42
  • @Keith, I think you're right. It's been a while since I saw that movie... Jan 20, 2012 at 0:58
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    @dmckee My friends still attest I never showed them the movie :D
    – AncientSwordRage
    Jan 20, 2012 at 10:58

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I think it was to imply that Avatar wanted to disassociate himself from Blackwolf as much as possible, probably out of shame of being related to him, especially after the horrible actions he'd taken against his own people.

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  • Agreed he wanted to disassociate himself, but he could have said "You were never really my brother!" or something....
    – AncientSwordRage
    Jan 19, 2012 at 18:14
  • @Pureferret: He could have, but the way he stated it is a bit more subtle. (But that final phrase, if taken literally, is quite ironic.) Jan 19, 2012 at 21:43
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    Right, but this to me seems much more cutting. Almost as if Blackwolf no longer has any claim to his own past. Avatar is effectively rejecting him not only as his brother, but as a part of his history. Jan 20, 2012 at 2:19

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