Aang is the Last Airbender, a young Air Nomad that was born 12 BG, The Avatar during the Hundred Year War, and a character of the Avatar: The Last Airbender anime cartoon series by Nickelodeon. His name Aang has a deep meaning and translates as peaceful soaring. Aang is the successor to the Avatar Roku and a predecessor to the Avatar Korra. Being the Avatar of his time Aang is the only person who can use all of the bending arts: airbending, earthbending, waterbending, and firebending. This means that The Avatar is the spirit of the planet in the human form. A fanart Avatar: The Last Airbender progress bar for YouTube with Aang and the elements.