Talk:Energybending/@comment-166.248.3.223-20120423211542

Heres my theory

Back in the original Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang had a confrontation with Azula, in which he was shot in the back with lightning, and temporarily died. During his short death, the new Avatar was born in order to continue the avatar cycle. This new avatar was Amon. When Aang was then revived by Katara, Amon lost his ability to bend, but was still connected to the spirits as with any avatar. Then when Aang actually died, and Korra was born, she was able to bend, but was not a spiritually connected avatar, as stated in one of the episodes. This is why Amon can energy bend, a skill only previously used by the avatar, and the lion turtle.