Talk:Amon/@comment-68.34.34.122-20120610221129/@comment-4963341-20120610222646

It has never been stated in show that energy bending is exclusive to the avatar. In fact, it is stated flat out that energy bending PREDATES the avatar completely, so being an avatar cannot be a prerequisite for energy bending by default. I would love to see the reference that people are using for asserting that being an avatar is a prerequisite for energybending, but I have yet to see it (and simply citing this wiki doesn't count since wiki's can and often are wrong).

Aang is simply the first individual in a long time who has rediscovered and learned this ability, him being the avatar is coincidental to that. The lion turtle never said that only the avatar can learn this ability, rather it specifically implied otherwise.

FYI, I am agreeing with you, just heading off counter-arguments.