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lolife67 posted...

That's a plot hole never addressed in the series or the cartoon. Another is, had they actually killed the Avatar, he'd just reincarnate as a Water Bender and they'd have the same issue.

This isn't true. When no Air nomad Avatar appears, it would be pretty safe to assume they were killed in the genocide. The Fire Nation explicitly seeks out and captures waterbenders from the Southern Water Tribe (they can't get to the North), almost certainly in an effort to prevent a Water Tribe Avatar.

Ozai sends Zuko to find the avatar the same way you'd send somebody to buy headlight fluid. It's his way of getting rid of his unwanted heir and the only one who doesn't know it is Zuko.