Talk:Amon/@comment-98.121.141.25-20120611095754

He could be a human sharing a body with a spirit (possession, maybe). No ordinary human could walk through bloodbending like that. Even Aang had to rely on the Avatar State to recover from Yakone's attack.

I also highly doubt he's lying about his past. Just because he's the primary antagonist doesn't mean he's also a liar. Villains don't always need to lie to promote their cause, and it usually makes the story better when they have some good reasoning for their actions. Based on his little exchange with Tarrlok, it sounds like he really believes in his cause, that it's not just lip service to gain power.