Talk:Amon/@comment-4326780-20110821084016/@comment-4326780-20110821174144

True, Kuruk didn't really have a human enemy that threatened the world. The world seemed peaceful while he lived. His only known enemy was Koh, which he still hunts - unless he kills him or gets defeated by him in LOK.

As for Yangchen, I assumed she had a strong enemy because her advice to Aang was to sacrafice his own spiritual needs and do whatever it takes to protect the world. I assume she had to kill someone, or at least do something that went against the Monks' teachings - which would call for a powerful enough enemy. Then again, she may have been feared because of her way of dealing with things in the world - as we don't know much about her time. And, since she obviously didn't know Energy Bending, she might have had to resort to more...Violent ways of keeping peace.

The only reason I mention the Avatar and strong enemies part, was because the Avatar that the story revolved around was the main character - thus a strong rival made his journey and job difficult (not just talking about Ozai). Kuruk and Yangchen were only seen during Aang's 'spirit-time' - thus they didn't have 61 episodes to fill and their life story was told in mere minutes.

As for the theory part, I really wasn't trying to prove or attempt to prove anything. I've seen other comments about whether or not Ty Lee trained the Equalists, so I didn't think it was too farfetched.

I suppose since the original Avatar was so good, people tend to try and link things from the new Avatar to the old one - to keep the same, old feelings about the show - since a lot has changed, or appears to have changed. It's quite possible that many of the things people relate are untrue, and that the creators just took ideas from the previous series and expanded upon them.

I'm sure we'll get a far better explanation about them from the creators, and most of us here are just tossing things out, awaiting the show. Besides, if we knew everything, then the show wouldn't be as interesting. I expect the creators to toss a few curve-balls every now and then - which I'm sure they will.