Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked by Shisa on December 30, 2020
In the canonical (by Word of Mike) online game meant to explain the events between Book 2 & 3 – Escape from the Spirit World – Kuruk obtains information about his wife being in the Realm of Koh from Aang, and sets off to track Koh, while Aang goes his separate way.
However, Kuruk is supposed to be a previous incarnation of Aang, with the two having the same spirit. So the question is – if Aang’s spirit is the same as Kuruk’s spirit, how can Kuruk’s spirit try to achieve an individual unique action during Aang’s lifetime, separate from Aang, even in the Spirit World?
(I’ve edited the question to convey more simply what I’m trying to ask, with a specific example, instead of the general question it was before)
It's just how spiritualism works in that show's universe. Think of it like drafts of a book or screenplay: just because it's "the same script", that doesn't mean you can't identify individual versions of it over time.
Presumably as the Avatar's spirit reincarnates over and over it imprints each person's personality like tree rings, so that the next Avatar can look back through the different generations of their continuous consciousness.
Answered by Nerrolken on December 30, 2020
He never stopped looking. Like the Flying Dutchman cursed never to return home Kuruk never found the spirit of his wife and continues to search for Koh and a way to get her back. Also, while each Avatar is tied to the spirits of the Avatars that came before they are not the same spirit. It is why Aang had to summon each Avatar from the spirit world and couldn't call them up at will. They are all separate entities that share a thread of power.
Spoilers for middle of Legend of Korra book 2
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Answered by Tyson of the Northwest on December 30, 2020
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