Avatar: Seven Havens Brings Back One Of Aang's Most OP Bending Powers

Published Oct 16, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT El is a Junior TV Features Editor for ScreenRant, with previous experience as The Mary Sue's UK and Weekend Editor. She holds a Bachelor's in International Media and Entertainment Management, as well as an MA and Ph.D. in Creative Writing. There is little she loves more than discussing her favorite TV shows with fellow fans. One day, she hopes to publish an original fantasy novel. Warning! This article contains spoilers for Avatar: Seven Havens season 1, episode 6. Avatar: Seven Havens has brought back one of Aang's and Korra's most impressive bending powers, but there's a catch. Seven Havens introduces a new era for the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. Though it features the next Avatar(s) after Korra, the show is set 225 years after ATLA's first sequel series, The Legend of Korra. No longer a 1920s-inspired, technologically-driven society, the world has been ravaged by a deadly Cataclysm, forcing humanity to retreat into the titular Seven Havens, walled-off cities scattered across the globe. Rather than being viewed as the world's savior, the Avatar is blamed for its destruction. Twin earthbender Avatars Pavi and Nisha must hide their true nature, despite their desire to help others and uncover their mysterious past — and it's certainly a mysterious one. When the twins are reunited for the first time, neither initially remembers they have a sister. They have no idea how they ended up in Ellora. Pavi doesn't even remember losing her leg. And yet, despite all these uncertainties, they're surprisingly proficient benders. They're even younger than Aang was when he came out of the ice all those years ago, yet they wield all four elements with relative ease. Even more surprising is that, by the end of season 1, episode 6, "Night of the Afflicted," during a terrifying encounter with an angry spiritual Anomaly that looks suspiciously similar to The Legend of Korra's ancient dark spirit, Vaatu, Pavi and Nisha unwittingly manage to energybend; a skill that, so far, has only been mastered by a select few past Avatars. Very Few Avatars Can Use Energybending Energybending is the foundation of every bending skill in the Avatar universe. Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra revealed that the sacred Lion Turtles used energybending, which is essentially altering a person's internal life energy, to bestow and remove the power of fire, water, earth, and airbending. Aang met a Lion Turtle before his destined fight with Fire Lord Ozai, who taught him the ways of energybending. In the end, Aang overpowered Ozai and removed his firebending ability, defeating the conqueror without killing him. Later, in the first season of The Legend of Korra, Aang's Avatar spirit restored Korra's powers with energybending after an encounter with a dangerous bloodbender called Amon. As a result, Korra also learned to use this ancient skill but developed it even further. It eventually helped her restore others' bending powers and even deflect a deadly spirit-energy cannon blast in Republic City. It's an incredibly powerful skill, but it shouldn't be taken lightly. In fact, most Avatars have never been able to energybend. It requires specialized knowledge, but it's also dangerous. As the Lion Turtle told Aang, the wielder's spirit must be "unbendable," or energybending will corrupt and destroy them. Aang almost fails during his battle with Ozai. It might even be why Korra is blamed for the world's destruction in Avatar: Seven Havens. Yet despite energybending's difficulty, danger, and rarity, Pavi and Nisha use it instinctively, without even knowing what it is. They're not even visibly in the Avatar state. How? How Are Pavi & Nisha Able To Energybend? Image via Paramount+ Part of Avatar: Seven Havens' appeal is Pavi and Nisha's mission to discover who they are and where they come from. Unlike Aang and Korra, their lives are a mystery. This must include how they learned to energybend. Given the world's dystopian state, much of the Avatar's knowledge and history has presumably disappeared. There are fewer benders every year. It's becoming a lost art, and the twins can barely remember their lives before they were reunited in the Brigade compound. Maybe, despite Korra's innate connection to all her past lives being severed, the twins connected with Korra's spirit before they lost their memories, and she taught them. After all, new Avatars only exist because Korra "restarted" the Avatar cycle in The Legend of Korra season 2, and the way the twins deflect the Anomaly’s energy is reminiscent of what Korra did in Republic City in The Legend of Korra's finale. Avatar: Seven Havens includes a brief flashback to Korra's time as Avatar. There's more to the story. Perhaps, if energybending is somehow involved in Korra's demise, she tried to warn them. Whatever happens next in Avatar: Seven Havens, the girls' spirits are clearly "unbendable." As the Anomaly grows in strength, their energybending powers will be instrumental in saving not only those afflicted but Ellora as a whole. Will the world finally accept the Avatar again, or will their connection to the dark power only frighten people more? That all remains to be seen. New episodes of Avatar: Seven Havens premiere weekly on Fridays, only on Paramount+. Release Date October 9, 2026 Network Paramount+ Writers Sehaj Sethi, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko Cast Dee Bradley Baker, Dianne Doan, Mae whitman lll, Saheli Khan, Aishwarya 'Aishu' Devan, Akshay Khanna, Major Curda, Sakina Jaffrey, Darren Barnet Creator(s) Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko