<p>and how do you know that korra wasn't in the avatar state when Aang restored her bending? All the other avatar spirits were in the avatar state and korra's eyes were closed while it happened but when she opened them she appeared to be in the avatar state. Plus, when she restored lin beifong's bending she was in the avatar state and since you say that being in the avatar state somehow helps with energybending but isn't necessary then how do you think it helps and why do you think that? </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Babyfriend1 wrote: Ozai wasn't in the avatar state but his eyes glowed and I never said that Aang wasn't in the avatar state when he took yakone's bending.</i></div>
<div class="quote"><i>and how do you know that korra wasn't in the avatar state when Aang restored her bending? All the other avatar spirits were in the avatar state and korra's eyes were closed while it happened but when she opened them she appeared to be in the avatar state. Plus, when she restored lin beifong's bending she was in the avatar state and since you say that being in the avatar state somehow helps with energybending but isn't necessary then how do you think it helps and why do you think that?</i></div>
<p>The white glow in Aang's tattoos is different than the red-orange energy of Ozai and the blue energy of Aang. When Aang's blue energy comes out, that represents his spirit trying to bend Ozai's energy, the red-orange light. It shows that both Aang's spirit and the Avatar State (Raava's energy) are working together, but it is Aang's energy that is used first in energybending. By extension, Korra's spirit is needed when she bends energy. </p><p>When Aang takes Yakone's bending, it can be assumed the energy battle plays out similarly to Aang vs. Ozai, even when their energies are unseen. I'm saying Raava's energy still comes out through Aang to support his energybending, not just to counter bloodbending. I assume that energybending in the Avatar State would have the same effect for other bending: its power would increase greatly. </p><p>Korra gets her bending restored by Aang as a past life/spirit. It seems equivalent to the past lives using the Avatar State while Aang isn't fully in control of it, yet. Aang's spirit goes into the Avatar State to bend Korra's energy. Korra doesn't need to at that moment. </p>

Aang's tattoos glowed because his energy was more concentrated in those areas since airbender tattoos happen to run along chi paths not because that's raava's energy. It's just like how ozai's eyes are much brighter than the rest of his body even though it's the same energy.

<p>When Aang bends Yakone's energy, we see only the white glow of the Avatar State, Since we know how the energy battle between Aang and Ozai plays out, we can imagine Aang's energy overpowering Yakone's. This shows Aang's spirit and the Avatar State are used in energybending. </p><p>It's possible that Aang used the same technique from his experience with Ozai. If Raava's energy does play a role in Aang's energybending, the only way it could come out is the white glow. How can you really be sure that the white parts of the energy doesn't contain a part of Raava along with Aang's spirit, when the Avatar State has been visualized the same way in the past?  </p><p>The controlled Avatar State is a complete sync between Aang and Raava. When only the white glow of Raava comes out of Aang's tattoos in the Avatar State, we know that Aang's will is there, too. When Aang's energy comes out, Raava could be there supporting him. </p>

Well I can't prove that Aang wasn't in the avatar state when he took ozai's bending but I don't think you should assume that he was in the avatar state just because we don't know for sure.

<p>Aang uses the same technique (hands on forehead and chest) both times on Ozai and Yakone. One time where Aang's energy is prominent. The another where only the Avatar State is showing. If it is only Aang's energy showing in his fight with Ozai, the Avatar State wouldn't need to appear in his fight with Yakone. I don't think it's wrong to assume that Raava could be supporting him both times. </p><p>However, we know energybending depends on Aang's spirit's unbendability. So, it's not just the Avatar State, and Raava is not energybending's most central part for Aang and Korra. </p>

The avatar state did need to appear in his fight with yakone in order to stop yakone from killing Aang with bloodbending. It doesn't necessarily have to be because the avatar state helps with energybending.

<p>Aang doesn't just go into the Avatar State to counter Yakone's bending. Yes, Aang glows up to break the bloodbending grip and to trap Yakone with earthbending. Yakone cannot fully move to properly bend anymore. He is scared and trying to get away from Aang, instead of confident in his ability, like before. He is not bloodbending anymore. </p><p>Aang goes out of the Avatar State and assumes the energybending position on Yakone: hand on forehead, hand on chest. Aang declares, "I'm taking away your bending, for good". Aang then goes into the Avatar State again to do that. Aang stops glowing and releases Yakone. </p><p>The second use of the Avatar State is framed for the purpose of taking away Yakone's bending.  </p>

<p>Yakone may have been trapped in earth but he's also a psychic bloodbender meaning that Aang was still bendable up until yakone's bending was removed. We also know that Aang probably needed full concentration while he was energybending and couldn't afford to be going into the avatar state in the middle of it and that he may not have known how long it would take because it could vary depending on the person (ozai's took very long but yakone's was very short) however, when he was simply talking to yakone 1: yakone was too shocked to start bloodbending Aang again 2: even if he did Aang could just hop back into the avatar state and there would be no problem. </p>

<p>Learning how to bend energy is not the same as learning how to bend the elements. The current Avatar cannot instantly learn new bending techniques from past Avatars, but Aang learns energybending after one interaction with the Lion Turtle. Korra learns it the same way from her interaction with Aang's spirit. It's not treated the same as a specific bending move that you have to figure out for yourself. </p>