Talk:Amon/@comment-108.14.253.117-20120612221841/@comment-71.234.208.124-20120612232451

With all due respect, nothing is set yet. Nothing, yet, supports the theory that Amon can absorb anyone's bending. That is nothing more than simple speculation without any concrete facts or evidence. Even in the preveiw of the season finale, Amon is not shown bending any of the elements. However, this doesn't mean he cannot bend - though I hope he can't, it would be such a huge let down. I'm surprised I have not seen anyone else mention this - unless they did several pages ago, but I am not inclined to sift through it all just to find out; in the preview, a few moments before we see Korra being restrained by Amon, did no one notice how Amon's hand was moving? It was quite reminiscent of a bloodbender. It shows Amon with his hand held up before him, partially opened, with his fingers looking rather stiff as he moved and flexed them. I am not going to say this is absolute proof of bloodbending, for I still hold out hope that his is just an extraordinary non-bender, I merely bring it up as one of my observations.

Also, in the scene with him restraining Korra, it shows her on her knees, back to Amon. Did you notice where one of his hands were? His thumb, I think, or else one of his other fingers, was placed at the base of Korra's skull, in the area of the Amon pressure point. In an earlier part of the preview, the thumb of his left hand is not shown, but in the scene of him removing an anonymous bender's abilities it looks as though his thumb might be placed on the same pressure point around the base of the skull. So, his method of removing someone's bending might prove to be chi blocking. I hope it is. It would so terribly disappointing if the creators made Amon a bender - even a bender via stealing other bender's abilities. A true let down. It would ruin his character; in my eyes anyway.

A'Len