Talk:Amon/@comment-67.42.95.102-20120611043115/@comment-76.88.33.114-20120611053123

'''Ok, how about we start over the whole discussion from the fundamental question: what is Avatar ? '''

''' Let’s first rule out the possibility of spirit splitting like that of Horcrux in Harry Potter series. As for how all previous Avatar incarnations can all exist in the spirit world, let’s just assume they are all different personalities of the only Avatar spirit like the Father, Son, Holy Spirit Trinity in Christianity.

Then let’s talk about reincarnation, which is exactly the term Roku used in the episode "Avatar State". The Avatar spirit incarnates instead of being created and succeeding. Unless I understand the concept of “reincarnation” wrongly, by definition, there should be no supreme being supervising the Avatar cycle by conceiving a new Avatar and making him/her the successor. So we can rule out the following possibility: when AN Avatar spirit/incarnation is dead or trapped (c.f. “Escape from the Spirit World”), whether he/she will be resurrected or not, ANOTHER Avatar spirit/incarnation will be born, which is against the whole idea of "reincarnation". '''

'''Let’s get back to question in case: was Aang dead when Azula shot him with a lightning bolt? '''

'''Case 1: he was not dead when shot, and then of course there would not be a new Avatar born. Case solved! '''

'''Case 2: he was dead but not in the Avatar state. Well, I don’t know what to say to explain this obvious falseful proposition. First, his eyes and tattoos glowed, and second his face turned as angry as shit; both are the hallmark of the Avatar state.  Well, it’s so sad that he didn’t speak any word then, or we can hear his spooky Avatar sounds (or not), then we can double confirm whether he was in the Avatar state. Anyway, glowing eyes and shitty face are good enough for me to say that Aang was in the Avatar state. If that does not count, then can anybody tell me what does? '''

'''Case 3: he was dead in the Avatar state. According to the the previous discussion about the Avatar spirit being un-splittable and the Avatar reincarnation, I don’t see any possibility that this very Avatar spirit could be reborn as another being by then. '''

'''So it's clear to me, there should not be another Avatar born, be him Amon or not.  However, if somehow the authors plot that devious spirits like Koh split the Avatar spirit, that’s another sotry. '''