

Notice Unalaq, merged with Vaatu, also in a anti-Avatar glow. Notice Wan, with only Raava and the power of the Harmonic Convergence, is in the completely realized Avatar State glow. Wan, the first time he channels Raava, before they merged completely.Īvatar Wan, the first Avatar, in the true Avatar State. This was an amazing plot detail, that Legend of Korra quickly, and disrespectfully retconned, when the giant space bacteria Raava, Vaatu, and Wan were introduced. The glow is the combination of all your past lives, focusing their energy through your body. The Avatar State is a defense mechanism, designed to empower you with the skills and knowledge of all the past Avatars. Aang lived the rest of his life in a very Buddhist/Zen state.Īs for her, we get the quote from Roku in The Last Air Bender, that the glowing lights are the power of the previous lives of the Avatar. You are no longer in the state of mind to reattach and regain the earthly attachments. Philosophically, once you reach enlightenment, and let go, you let go.
It's only at the very end during the Phoenix King attack, that being hit on the same spot as where Azula hit him, that it's unlocked again, at which point Aang can control it again. Most of the final season, it can't be used. The Avatar state gets locked away when he dies, and gets resurrected by the Moon water Katara had. During the escape from Ba Sing Se, Aang realizes what Guru Pathik was teaching him, let's go of his earthly attachments (Katara, much like Zaheer did when P'Li died), and while in control of the Avatar state, gets attacked by Azula. He regularly got pushed into the defensive Avatar State. Only a fully realized Avatar can control it. First, any Avatar can go into the Avatar state.
