Why do they need so many weapons in times of peace while being

>>88049088
>Ceremonial weapons
>Chi-blocker assassins
>Sparring against each other

>>88049088
assassination attempts would likely be common

>>88049088
It's a big world. No doubt they found their share of dangerous adventures.

>>88049088
Weapons are cool. It's a show-and-tell.

>>88049088
Sokka and Zuko are true eskimo brothers.

>>88049088
Maybe they were on an adventure when the picture was taken?
And we don't know if Sokka was a concilman then, he looks quite a bit younger than he when we saw him at the Yakkone trial, he could have needed his weapons then.

>>88049088
Because they still live in a dangerous world. The nations may be at peace but that doesn't mean there aren't extremists, and political deviants. Plus Zuko would be unlikely to really trust his honor guard after all the betrayal in the fire nation and isn't the type to let people fight his battles for him either. Sokka is a warrior by nature and likely went out and had dangerous adventures, also as Sokka points out during Yakone's trail they've entered a lot of unique and dangerous people

>>88049088

ribbon cutting ceremonies.

>we will never see 20-something Sokka on his adventure to find the space sword

>>88049088

Considering how the comics have been going? There would be plenty of fieldtrips in their lifetime.

Toph probably dragged Zuko out of his throne for that one bonding trip he ower her (according to her)

>>88052462
>Sokka searches for the sword
>it was found in the woods by a band of traveling mercenaries
>tells them that it originally belonged to him and he wants it back
or alternatively
>sword was found by a some fire nation peasant
>sold it for some quick bucks

>>88052944
And thus the adventure begins