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In the spin-off of _Avatar: The Last Airbender_ , _Avatar: The Legend of
Korra_ , we learn in the second season that the bending is a gift from the
Lion-turtles.

However, during season 3, there are new airbenders due to Harmonic
Convergence.

Why then there are not new water/fire/earth benders?


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Why are there new airbenders in Avatar?


Harmonic convergence led to great change that did more than provide a pathway
between the two worlds. Since the fire nation had previously wiped out most
air benders, there was a great imbalance among the four nations. There was a
natural rebalancing that occurred as a result of harmonic convergence which
led to an awakening for air benders only. Since Korra said this was how the
world was supposed to be, a good reason for that would be that the spiritual
energy helps keep a balance among the four nations and bending types.


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With Raava and Vaatu, light and dark cannot exist without the other. They can
defeat each other, yet the vanquished will arise from the victor.

Harmonic Convergence is where spiritual energy is amplified and, as mentioned
by the Lion Turtle that talked to Aang, "before the time of the Avatar we bent
not the elements but the energy within ourselves" which suggest that bending
is a type of energy.

Since this energy seems highly compatible with spirit energy, as demonstrated
by Wan's ability to bend all four elements due to his connection with Raava,
it would make sense for Harmonic Convergence to amplify the bending energy
throughout the world.

As Barry mentioned, there was a great imbalance among the nations. Since the
elements, like light and dark, cannot exist without each other, it is natural
that airbending emerge from the other three nations to assist in re-balancing
the world.

The other three elements already exist and do not need a rebalancing, although
a few people may have suddenly found themselves with new bending abilities.

Irrelevant Note: Sorry for the much delayed reply to this post, but I'm
recently looking at this stack and I quite love Avatar :)


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Once korra beat the chaos spirit the energy from it was realeased awakening
the non benders history but the only reason we don`t see this happening with
other types of bending is because it is natural for late bloomers but there is
not many air benders which is why the air benders are the only ones who are
being realized


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