Talk:Amon/@comment-68.192.4.126-20120506235627/@comment-166.250.96.140-20120507000019

Just to inform everyone. Amon is also an avatar. In the series there are 2 avatars (Amon and Korra). Amon was created after Aang died in the original show when he was killed by Azula's lightning. But because he died in the avatar state he shouldn't have been reborn as another avatar. Since Katara healed him with the spirit water Aang was reborn again but not only as himself but Amon as well. Somehow the effects of the rebirth didnt take place till years later (something to do with the use of the spirit water). It is because Amon was technically the avatar before Korra that she cannot do anything spiritual like access the avatar state or go into the spirit world. Amon however can both enter the spirit world and also has the ability to take away someone's bending (energy bending which is a spiritual bending seen by Aang). Normally if an avatar were to die in the avatar state,the cycle would stop,but he was resurrected after being severed from both the spiritual world (because of death in avatar state) and the natural world. However when he was reborn and later in his real death (2nd death) two avatars were created instead of one. One possesing the elements,the other possessing spiritual powers unique to the avatar (energybending,spiritual world communication,etc)