Talk:Amon/@comment-208.64.74.43-20120610124812/@comment-24.127.124.95-20120610125838

When Aang was severely damaged by that lightning, he was in the Avatar State. When an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the Avatar cycle is broken and all past lives and the Avatar Spirit is erased from existence. Therefore, it wasn't possible that right after Aang "died" a new Avatar was born.