This fan theory also tackles one of Avatar: The Last Airbender's few true narrative flaws — Aang's last-minute acquisition of energybending from the lion-turtle. Even if Wan Shi Tong's library ...

The overall lore suggests that in Avatar Wan's time, bending came from lion-turtles ... those original benders were introduced in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and they were often important plot ...

He went on to speculate that the animals were most likely given the bending gift by the lion sea turtle. IM TWEETING WITH THE GREATEST FEMALE ATHLETE OF ALL TIME ABOUT AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER ...