Amon

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data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />Amon, born Noatak, was the charismatic and mysterious leader of a group of chi blockers known as the Equalists, whose ultimate goal was to create equality for all by ridding the world of benders.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dnick%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.nick.com%5C%2Fshows%5C%2Flegend-of-korra%5C%2Fabout%3Fnavid%3DshowNav%7Ctitle%3DGeneral%20info%20about%20Legend%20of%20Korra%20%7Caccessdate%3D2012-02-25%20%7Cpublisher%3DNickelodeon%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> A nimble and stealthy fighter, he was fearless in facing his opponents, regardless of their bending skills and abilities.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DNickAmon%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.nick.com%5C%2Fshows%5C%2Flegend-of-korra%5C%2Fcharacters%5C%2Famon.html%7Ctitle%3DAmon%20in%20the%20Legend%20of%20Korra%20%7Caccessdate%3D2012-03-1%20%7Cpublisher%3DNickelodeon%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Claiming he was a non-bender, Amon possessed the unique ability to remove a person's bending permanently, something which only the Avatar is said to have. While complete conquest of Republic City by the Equalists was at hand, Amon was revealed by Avatar Korra</a> to be a fraud, in actuality a prodigious Northern Water Tribe bloodbender</a> and son of past crime boss Yakone</a>, as well as older brother to former Chairman Tarrlok</a>. <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> History <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"> <h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1"> Early life <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Noatak was born in the Northern Water Tribe to Yakone</a> and a Water Tribe woman</a>. Three years after he was born, Noatak's mother gave birth to another son, Tarrlok</a>. Tarrlok described Noatak as "...always looking out for [him]" and "even then [at a young age], he still wanted everyone to be treated fairly and equally."<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DSIC%3E%7B%7Bcite%20episode%7C2%7C111%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">When Noatak and Tarrlok both discovered they were waterbenders, Yakone trained them harshly to develop their skills. A few years later, Yakone took them on a "hunting trip" far from their home, where he revealed his true identity and explained to them the power of bloodbending. Every full moon, Yakone would take them on a supposed "hunting trip", keeping the truth from his wife, in which he would train them to use their bloodbending on animals, such as yaks and wolves. Tarrlok was against harming animals this way, but Noatak excelled in the art, also becoming colder and more distant. Yakone eventually succeeded in teaching his sons how to bloodbend without a full moon and was very impressed with Noatak's skill. Noatak mastered his father's psychic bloodbending technique by the time he was fourteen.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DSIC%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AYoung%20Amon%20bloodbending.png%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C200px%7CYoung%20Noatak%20%5B%5Bbloodbending%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Young_Amon_bloodbending.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Young%20Noatak%20%5B%5Bbloodbending%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Young%20Noatak%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220155%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBloodbending%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Bloodbending%5C%22%3Ebloodbending%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120624130839/avatar/images/thumb/9/94/Young_Amon_bloodbending.png/200px-Young_Amon_bloodbending.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Eventually, Yakone ordered his sons to bloodbend each other, and when Tarrlok refused, Yakone became furious, calling his son weak. Angered, Yakone was about to attack, but Noatak defended his brother and bloodbent his own father, and told his brother that they needed to leave and start a new life. Tarrlok declined, worried about their mother, which then caused Noatak to agree with his father that Tarrlok was weak. Noatak then ran off, prompting Yakone and Tarrlok to search for him for days. Eventually the two concluded that he must have perished in the blizzard. The family was "never the same again," as Tarrlok had said, and that "a few years later, [our] father passed on."<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DSIC%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">At some point in his life, Noatak took the alias of Amon and became the leader of the Equalists, an organization striving to rid the world of bending</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dnick%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> To gather sympathy, Amon claimed that he was born on a small farm to a family of non-benders who were being extorted by a firebender</a>. In the story, when Amon's father eventually confronted their oppressor, the bender killed his family and severely burnt Amon's face, forcing him to "hide behind a mask" ever since.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTR%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DSIC%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Although he later took off his mask to reveal a scar, the scar turned out to be just make-up that simply washed off when he came into contact with water.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DE%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Accelerating plans <p data-rte-fromparser="true">When Avatar</a> Korra</a> announced her official relocation to Republic City during a press conference at City Hall</a>, Amon heard her responding to questions through the radio</a>. When his second-in-command</a> inquired about how he was going to handle the unforeseen situation, Amon replied that since the Avatar had arrived early, they would have to "accelerate" their plans.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DWRC%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C101%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAmon%20removes%20firebending.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7CAmon%20removing%20%5B%5BLightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%5D%5D%27s%20%5B%5Bfirebending%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Amon_removes_firebending.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Amon%20removing%20%5B%5BLightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%5D%5D%27s%20%5B%5Bfirebending%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Amon%20removing%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220164%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FLightning_Bolt_Zolt%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Lightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%5C%22%3ELightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%27s%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220165%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFirebending%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Firebending%5C%22%3Efirebending%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120422143652/avatar/images/thumb/d/d8/Amon_removes_firebending.png/200px-Amon_removes_firebending.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Later, at an Equalist assembly called "The Revelation", Amon announced to the gathered crowd that he planned on eradicating the world of benders, as they "had only brought suffering" and "were the cause of every war in every era". Amon believed the spirits had chosen him to usher in a new era of balance to the world by permanently removing people's bending in order to make equality a reality. As a demonstration of his abilities, he had his Equalist henchmen bring forward several Triple Threat Triad</a> members and Bolin</a> and proceeded to remove their bending, one by one, starting with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Lightning_Bolt_Zolt" title="Lightning Bolt Zolt">Lightning Bolt Zolt</a>'s <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22firebending%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22firebending%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfirebending%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Firebending" title="Firebending">firebending</a>. However, before he could remove Bolin's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22earthbending%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22earthbending%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bearthbending%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Earthbending" title="Earthbending">earthbending</a>, Korra created a distraction by letting a screen of water vapor out into the room, allowing <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mako%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mako%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMako%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Mako" title="Mako">Mako</a> to grab Bolin and escape. As the brothers and Korra were riding atop <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Naga%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Naga%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNaga%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Naga" title="Naga">Naga</a> with several Equalists chasing them, Amon opted to let them leave, as they would be the perfect tool to tell Republic City of his strength and power.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTR%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C103%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Meeting Korra <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Amon had made a severe impression on Korra and she was plagued by nightmares of him in which he took away her bending. Upon hearing that the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22United%20Republic%20Council%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22United%20Republic%20Council%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUnited%20Republic%20Council%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/United_Republic_Council" title="United Republic Council">United Republic Council</a> had proclaimed him public enemy number one, he spread a message over the radio to his fellow Equalists, using the actions of the Council as proof of the oppressive nature of the benders. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAmon%20threatening%20Korra.png%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C200px%7CAmon%20threatening%20to%20destroy%20%5B%5BKorra%5D%5D%20once%20and%20for%20all%20when%20their%20final%20showdown%20will%20occur.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Amon_threatening_Korra.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Amon%20threatening%20to%20destroy%20%5B%5BKorra%5D%5D%20once%20and%20for%20all%20when%20their%20final%20showdown%20will%20occur.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Amon%20threatening%20to%20destroy%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220175%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FKorra%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Korra%5C%22%3EKorra%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20once%20and%20for%20all%20when%20their%20final%20showdown%20will%20occur.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120509002503/avatar/images/thumb/9/90/Amon_threatening_Korra.png/200px-Amon_threatening_Korra.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">After Councilman <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tarrlok" title="Tarrlok">Tarrlok</a> and Avatar Korra led a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22task%20force%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%27s%20task%20force%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%27s%20task%20force%7Ctask%20force%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tarrlok%27s_task_force" title="Tarrlok's task force">task force</a> that successfully raided an Equalist training facility, he was publicly challenged by her to a midnight duel on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Aang%20Memorial%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Aang%20Memorial%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAang%20Memorial%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Aang_Memorial_Island" title="Aang Memorial Island">Aang Memorial Island</a> without the involvement of the task force or chi blockers. However, Amon did not show up on time, nor did he come alone. Just as Korra began to leave the island, several hidden Equalists reeled her inside the island's museum. There, Amon emerged from the shadows and revealed that he would allow her to keep her bending for the time being because removing it then would only make her a martyr and cause benders from every nation to rally behind her "untimely demise". However, he warned a terrified Korra that he would "save her for last" and finally "destroy her" in their inevitable showdown.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DVN%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C104%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Attack at the Pro-bending Arena <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bmain%7CAttack%20on%20the%20Pro-bending%20Arena%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AEqualists%20and%20the%20Wolfbats.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7CAmon%20forcibly%20removing%20the%20%5B%5BBending%20arts%7Cbending%5D%5D%20of%20%5B%5BTahno%5D%5D%20and%20the%20other%20%5B%5BWhite%20Falls%20Wolfbats%7CWolfbats%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Equalists_and_the_Wolfbats.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Wolfbats%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Amon%20forcibly%20removing%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220180%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBending_arts%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Bending%20arts%5C%22%3Ebending%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20of%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220181%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FTahno%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Tahno%5C%22%3ETahno%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20and%20the%20other%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220182%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FWhite_Falls_Wolfbats%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22White%20Falls%20Wolfbats%5C%22%3EWolfbats%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120513110228/avatar/images/thumb/7/7f/Equalists_and_the_Wolfbats.png/200px-Equalists_and_the_Wolfbats.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On the eve of the pro-bending championship match, Amon demanded that the Council shut down the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pro-bending%20Arena%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pro-bending%20Arena%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPro-bending%20Arena%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Pro-bending_Arena" title="Pro-bending Arena">Pro-bending Arena</a> and put an end to the tournament, threatening that there would be "severe consequences" should they refuse. The Council voted to keep the arena open, which Amon revealed to be in line with his plans for the situation. He later entered the arena after the tournament and stripped <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tahno%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tahno%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTahno%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tahno" title="Tahno">Tahno</a> and the rest of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22White%20Falls%20Wolfbats%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22White%20Falls%20Wolfbats%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWhite%20Falls%20Wolfbats%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/White_Falls_Wolfbats" title="White Falls Wolfbats">White Falls Wolfbats</a> of their bending powers. While some of his Equalists took out the police officers in the stands with electrified gloves, he gave a speech in which he stated his goals to replace the current government with "a fair minded, Equalist government" and remove bending from the world altogether. He partially destroyed the playing field before leaving the Pro-bending Arena via the roof on an airship. Boarding the zeppelin, he narrowly escaped Korra's firebending attack and remained unfazed as the flames swirled around him.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DAWI%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C106%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Cleansing of Tarrlok <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAmon%20being%20bloodbent.png%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C200px%7CAmon%20nearly%20effortlessly%20overcoming%20the%20effects%20of%20%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%27s%20%5B%5Bbloodbending%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Amon_being_bloodbent.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Amon%20nearly%20effortlessly%20overcoming%20the%20effects%20of%20%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%27s%20%5B%5Bbloodbending%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Amon%20nearly%20effortlessly%20overcoming%20the%20effects%20of%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220187%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FTarrlok%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Tarrlok%5C%22%3ETarrlok%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%27s%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220188%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBloodbending%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Bloodbending%5C%22%3Ebloodbending%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120610212616/avatar/images/thumb/c/c9/Amon_being_bloodbent.png/200px-Amon_being_bloodbent.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Days later, Amon, accompanied by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lieutenant%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lieutenant%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLieutenant%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> and a group of Equalists, found <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tarrlok" title="Tarrlok">Tarrlok</a> in his hidden <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22hideout%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%27s%20hideout%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%27s%20hideout%7Chideout%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tarrlok%27s_hideout" title="Tarrlok's hideout">hideout</a>  deep in the mountains surrounding Republic City. Warning the Councilman that it was his time to be "equalized", the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22waterbender%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22waterbender%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwaterbender%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Waterbender" title="Waterbender" class="mw-redirect">waterbender</a> defended himself by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22bloodbending%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22bloodbending%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bbloodbending%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Bloodbending" title="Bloodbending">bloodbending</a> his attackers. Although his henchmen were easily bloodbent by Tarrlok, Amon was able to resist the bloodbending's effects, and used Tarrlok's state of shock to approach him and take away his bending. When asked what he was, referring to his ability to overcome the effects of bloodbending, Amon simply responded that he was "the solution". <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">While taking care of Tarrlok, he ordered his fellow Equalists to retrieve Korra, who was trapped inside a tiny metal box in the basement. He reminded his men not to underestimate the Avatar and ordered them to electrify the box to knock her out before opening it. However, as he was putting Tarrlok in the truck they arrived in, Korra stormed out of the cabin, having overpowered the other Equalists. Noticing Amon, she shot several ice spears in his direction. Amon evaded them all and briefly gave chase, however, stopping when Korra made her escape by swiftly gliding down the snowy slopes of the mountain. When the Lieutenant and the other Equalists joined him in watching Korra leave, he lightly scolded them for having underestimated her.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DOP%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C109%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Attacking Republic City <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AHiroshi%20Sato%20and%20Amon.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7CAmon%20and%20%5B%5BHiroshi%20Sato%5D%5D%20leading%20the%20%5B%5BAttack%20on%20Republic%20City%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Hiroshi_Sato_and_Amon.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Amon%20and%20%5B%5BHiroshi%20Sato%5D%5D%20leading%20the%20%5B%5BAttack%20on%20Republic%20City%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Amon%20and%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220195%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FHiroshi_Sato%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Hiroshi%20Sato%5C%22%3EHiroshi%20Sato%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20leading%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220196%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FAttack_on_Republic_City%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Attack%20on%20Republic%20City%5C%22%3EAttack%20on%20Republic%20City%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120618065950/avatar/images/thumb/b/b9/Hiroshi_Sato_and_Amon.png/200px-Hiroshi_Sato_and_Amon.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Amon observed the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22attack%20on%20Republic%20City%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22attack%20on%20Republic%20City%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Battack%20on%20Republic%20City%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Attack_on_Republic_City" title="Attack on Republic City">attack on Republic City</a> from an airship floating above the metropolis. Eventually, his airship was in the vicinity of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22police%20headquarters%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22police%20headquarters%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpolice%20headquarters%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Police_headquarters" title="Police headquarters">police headquarters</a> as Tenzin and Team Avatar were fighting the Equalists' <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22mecha%20tank%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22mecha%20tank%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmecha%20tank%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Mecha_tank" title="Mecha tank">mecha tanks</a>. After Hiroshi Sato, who was present aboard the airship with Amon, expressed his disgust while watching his daughter fighting alongside benders, the revolutionary leader promised him that he would have his daughter back soon. Later, Amon was on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Air%20Temple%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Air%20Temple%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAir%20Temple%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Air_Temple_Island" title="Air Temple Island">Air Temple Island</a> when his followers brought a captured Lin Beifong to him. He offered Lin the chance to keep her bending by telling him where Korra was, but at Lin's refusal, Amon proceeded to take away her bending.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTT%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C110%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /><br data-rte-washtml="1" clear="all" data-rte-attribs=" clear=all" /> <h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Endgame and death <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Amon soon used Air Temple Island as his base and began to de-bend benders by the dozens. After the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22United%20Forces%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22United%20Forces%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUnited%20Forces%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/United_Forces" title="United Forces">United Forces</a> battle fleet arrived, Amon's forces engaged them with a surprise attack, with an aerial assault led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hiroshi%20Sato%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hiroshi%20Sato%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHiroshi%20Sato%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Sato" title="Hiroshi Sato">Hiroshi Sato</a> destroying the fleet after it ran into a minefield. Later on, when Korra and Mako infiltrated Air Temple Island to locate Amon, they instead found Tarrlok as a solitary prisoner, and learned from him that Amon was his brother, whose real name was Noatak, and they were both the son of Yakone. It was additionally revealed that Amon did not use energybending, as previously thought, but that he was in fact a waterbender, and somehow used bloodbending to permanently remove a person's bending.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTT%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C111%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">When Korra challenged Amon's story of his past at the rally in the Pro-bending Arena, Amon revealed his face to the crowd, showing what appeared to be a firebending scar stretching across his face, thus making Korra look like she was lying. As Amon turned his attention to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tenzin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tenzin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTenzin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tenzin" title="Tenzin">Tenzin</a> and his children to "wipe out airbending," Mako shot lightning at the stage, allowing Korra time to free Tenzin and his family. Amon, his Lieutenant, and several other chi blockers attempted to fight back but were all blown off the stage by Mako and Tenzin. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Amon pursued and eventually found Korra, subduing her with bloodbending. When Mako arrived to help, he too was stopped by Amon's bloodbending. With the Avatar and her friend helpless, Amon took away Korra's bending. This action was witnessed by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lieutenant%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lieutenant%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLieutenant%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a>, who, after seeing Amon use bloodbending, denounced him as a traitor and attempted to attack, although Amon was able to stop him easily with his bloodbending ability and hurled him through the air. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAmon_taking_Korra%27s_bending_away.png%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C200px%7CAmon%20taking%20%5B%5BKorra%5D%5D%27s%20bending%20away%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Amon_taking_Korra%27s_bending_away.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Amon%20taking%20%5B%5BKorra%5D%5D%27s%20bending%20away%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Amon%20taking%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220206%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FKorra%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Korra%5C%22%3EKorra%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%27s%20bending%20away%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120624182409/avatar/images/thumb/f/f1/Amon_taking_Korra%27s_bending_away.png/200px-Amon_taking_Korra%27s_bending_away.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" type="image" /> The distraction, however, allowed Mako to struggle into position and blast Amon with lightning, buying time for him and a severely weakened Korra to escape. Amon caught up with them and again used his bloodbending to stop them. He prepared to take away Mako's bending, musing over the fact that no one else had been able to resist him so, and that it was almost a shame to take bending away from one so talented. Korra, however, seeing Mako in danger suddenly unlocked her airbending and used it to knock Amon away from him. As she unleashed a barrage of air attacks upon him, Amon attempted to fight back with bloodbending, but the narrow corridor allowed Korra to keep on attacking and blast him out a window into the harbor below, where his "scar" was washed away, revealed as nothing more than face paint. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">A crowd of his followers began to denounce Korra as a tyrant. Amon, regaining conciousness underwater, instinctively waterbended himself out of the sea on a giant column of water, causing his stunned followers to realize the Avatar had been telling the truth about him all along. Realizing that he had lost everything, Amon dodged Mako's blasts of fire and fled, deciding to reconcile his elder brotherly relationship with Tarrlok and start over. They escaped out to sea on an Equalist speedboat. Amon, going by his true name Noatak again, happily spoke of how there was nothing they could not do together. Tarrlok, however, used an Equalist glove to ignite the fuel tank, causing the boat to explode, killing them both. Just before that, Noatak shed a single tear.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTT%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C112%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Personality <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Amon is a calm and composed individual with a desire for power. At a young age Amon "reveled in his newfound <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22bloodbending%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22bloodbending%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bbloodbending%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Bloodbending" title="Bloodbending">bloodbending</a> power" but believed that the most powerful ability was to remove a person's bending; this drove him to learn how to remove a person's bending using bloodbending.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DSiC%3E%7B%7BCite%20episode%7C2%7C111%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> He has a severe abhorrence toward benders and is a staunch believer in what he views as equality and affectionately refers to his followers as "brothers and sisters".<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTR%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> According to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tarrlok" title="Tarrlok">Tarrlok</a>, Amon sincerely believes in his rhetoric, having strived to be fair since he was a child. Ultimately, it was a misguided desire for justice, as well as latent power craving, that led him to form the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Anti-bending%20Revolution%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Anti-bending%20Revolution%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAnti-bending%20Revolution%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Anti-bending_Revolution" title="Anti-bending Revolution">Anti-bending Revolution</a>. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAnti-bending%20Revolution.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7CAmon%20displaying%20his%20charisma%20as%20an%20orator.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Anti-bending_Revolution.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Amon%20displaying%20his%20charisma%20as%20an%20orator.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Amon%20displaying%20his%20charisma%20as%20an%20orator.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120428164943/avatar/images/thumb/3/30/Anti-bending_Revolution.png/200px-Anti-bending_Revolution.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">He is clever and calculating, as well as a convincing orator. He has a high command of the art of public speaking, knowing how to mystify and terrify his audiences and enemies alike, creating loyalty with each word, and gaining widespread following for his cause. He seems to have plans for Korra and has thus far avoided fighting her, resorting to allowing her to escape and spread word of his abilities to the city.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTR%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> Amon also chose not to take away her bending when he ambushed her after refusing to fight her, foreseeing that it would make her a martyr for benders and unite them globally against his cause.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DVN%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Amon is a cautious and calculating person, always prepared for direct confrontation with opponents, no matter how skilled they may be. He has displayed utter fearlessness, such as when he was almost blasted by Korra's firebending, overcoming Tarrlok's bloodbending, chasing after Korra following her escape from Tarrlok's hideout, and avoiding using his bloodbending in front of his followers. He is a strong-willed individual in possession of a high level of self control, making him an extremely formidable opponent. His calm and composure never wavers; when Korra escaped her prison and fired large missiles of ice at him, Amon didn't hesitate to chase after her, but he remained composed when he lightly scolded his subordinates for underestimating her, which he had warned them not to do. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In spite of his intelligence, Amon/Noatak appeared to have been a very naïve individual. When his revolt failed, he tried to build a new life with his brother Tarrlok, in spite of their identities as wanted criminals making such very hard at best. His rhetoric of eliminating bending altogether is also likewise a failure since bending is not genetic and appears randomly. <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Abilities <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"> Bloodbending <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAmon%20taking%20Lin%27s%20bending%20away.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7CAmon%20using%20bloodbending%20to%20strip%20Lin%20Beifong%20bending%20abilities%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Amon_taking_Lin%27s_bending_away.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Amon%20using%20bloodbending%20to%20strip%20Lin%20Beifong%20bending%20abilities%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Amon%20using%20bloodbending%20to%20strip%20Lin%20Beifong%20bending%20abilities%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120617070045/avatar/images/thumb/a/ad/Amon_taking_Lin%27s_bending_away.png/180px-Amon_taking_Lin%27s_bending_away.png" width="180" height="101" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" type="image" /> Amon is an extremely talented and powerful waterbender and bloodbender. Having inherited his father's psychic bloodbending technique and mastered it by the age of fourteen, Amon is one of the strongest bloodbenders to have ever lived. His mastery and precision with this skill have endowed him with the power to permanently remove a person's bending, though the specifics of this technique remain unknown. No medical intervention has been able to reverse this effect, and even Katara, a world-renowned healer, was unable to reverse it. The only known way to reverse Amon's bending-block is <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22energybending%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22energybending%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Benergybending%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Energybending" title="Energybending">energybending</a>, as demonstrated by Avatars Aang and Korra. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Much like his father Yakone, Amon can also use more common bloodbending techniques such as body manipulation and torture to an extremely powerful degree while exerting minimal effort. He has also shown the ability to resist bloodbending with little effort. For instance, when Tarrlok attempted to bloodbend Amon, he was able to resist.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DOP%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> <h4 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Known victims <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Amon has utilized his physical skills and powerful bloodbending abilities to block many peoples' bending, including the following: <ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLightning%20Bolt%20Zolt%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Lightning_Bolt_Zolt" title="Lightning Bolt Zolt">Lightning Bolt Zolt</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Shady%20Shin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Shady%20Shin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BShady%20Shin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Shady_Shin" title="Shady Shin">Shady Shin</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Triple Threat Triad member wearing green </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Triple Threat Triad member wearing brown </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tahno%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tahno%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTahno%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tahno" title="Tahno">Tahno</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Ming </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Shaozu </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">At least five members of the Metalbending Police Force, including this <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22metalbender%20officer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22metalbender%20officer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmetalbender%20officer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Metalbender_officer" title="Metalbender officer">metalbender officer</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tarrlok" title="Tarrlok">Tarrlok</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lin%20Beifong%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lin%20Beifong%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLin%20Beifong%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Lin_Beifong" title="Lin Beifong">Lin Beifong</a> <small data-rte-washtml="1">(restored by Avatar Korra) </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">At least one member of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tarrlok%27s%20task%20force%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%27s%20task%20force%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%27s%20task%20force%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tarrlok%27s_task_force" title="Tarrlok's task force">Tarrlok's task force</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Korra%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Korra%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKorra%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Korra" title="Korra">Korra</a> <small data-rte-washtml="1">(restored by Avatar Aang and all other avatars) </li></ul> <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Other skills <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AAmon%20fighting%20Tarrlok.png%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C200px%7CAmon%27s%20agility%20and%20skill%20in%20hand-to-hand%20combat%20prove%20him%20to%20be%20a%20worthy%20adversary%20to%20even%20the%20strongest%20and%20most%20skillful%20of%20benders.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Amon_fighting_Tarrlok.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Amon%27s%20agility%20and%20skill%20in%20hand-to-hand%20combat%20prove%20him%20to%20be%20a%20worthy%20adversary%20to%20even%20the%20strongest%20and%20most%20skillful%20of%20benders.%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Amon%27s%20agility%20and%20skill%20in%20hand-to-hand%20combat%20prove%20him%20to%20be%20a%20worthy%20adversary%20to%20even%20the%20strongest%20and%20most%20skillful%20of%20benders.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" alt="" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120611113231/avatar/images/thumb/8/8f/Amon_fighting_Tarrlok.png/200px-Amon_fighting_Tarrlok.png" width="200" height="113" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" type="image" /> Amon has also shown himself to be a very skilled, agile, and nimble fighter; his superior agility, in combination with stealthily bloodbending his opponent, allows him to maneuver himself gracefully to the extent of being able to dodge lightning at close range.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DTR%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> He is also an extremely durable individual, as he was able to withstand a point-blank lightning shot by Mako, and subdue him with his bloodbending seconds later while appearing unharmed. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Aside from his mysterious abilities, Amon's greatest skills are his intellect and charisma. Displaying a gift for political strategy, he accurately portended that if he took away Korra's bending so early in his revolution, it would only end in Korra becoming a martyr, ensuring that benders across the globe would unite against his Anti-bending Revolution. He is also well-versed in terrorist tactics, subverting non-benders by manipulating their hate and bestowing fear upon benders, always seeking a psychological edge against his opponents, and consistently using intimidation and threats against his numerous enemies. As evidenced by the multiple attacks orchestrated by the Equalists, Amon is also a capable strategist and tactician, outmatching other organized forces such as the Metalbending Police Force on several occasions. Likewise Amon is also a versatile individual, as he was able to develop an alternative fighting style to conceal his bending abilities that was lethal enough to overpower and defeat even the most powerful of benders and mascarade his abilities as a mystical weapon against benders given to him by the spirits and he maintained this facade even under the heat of battle, only regressing to his original skills after his identity was discovered by Avatar Korra. <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Relationships <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CAmon%27s%20relationships%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Relatives <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yakone%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yakone%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYakone%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Yakone" title="Yakone">Yakone</a> <small data-rte-washtml="1">(father) </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Unnamed%20mother%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yakone%27s%20wife%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYakone%27s%20wife%7CUnnamed%20mother%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Yakone%27s_wife" title="Yakone's wife">Unnamed mother</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tarrlok%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTarrlok%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Tarrlok" title="Tarrlok">Tarrlok</a> <small data-rte-washtml="1">(younger brother) </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Appearances <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"> <h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1"> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Legend%20of%20Korra%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Legend%20of%20Korra%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Legend%20of%20Korra%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Korra" title="The Legend of Korra">The Legend of Korra</a> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"> <h4 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1"> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Book%20One%3A%20Air%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22List%20of%20The%20Legend%20of%20Korra%20episodes%23Book%20One%3A%20Air%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BList%20of%20The%20Legend%20of%20Korra%20episodes%23Book%20One%3A%20Air%7CBook%20One%3A%20Air%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/List_of_The_Legend_of_Korra_episodes#Book_One:_Air" title="List of The Legend of Korra episodes">Book One: Air</a> (气) <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Appear%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BAppear%7C2%7C101%7C103%7C104%7C106%7C109%7C110%7C111%7C112%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Trivia <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Given his altruistic (yet misguided) intentions and tragic past, Amon technically is an anti-villain. He's the first anti-villain in the Avatarverse to be an adult, since the two previous ones, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zuko%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zuko%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZuko%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Zuko" title="Zuko">Zuko</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Jet" title="Jet">Jet</a>, both being minors at the time their story arcs took place. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Like several other characters, Amon was revealed on July 23, 2011 at San Diego Comic-Con. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The red circle on Amon's mask is similar to that of the large red disk featured on the flag of Japan, which represents the rising sun and thus the dawn of a new era. This circle also marks one of the two pressure points Amon touches to take one's bending away. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Amon may be an English phonetic spelling for "Aman" meaning "peace" in Indonesian and Malay, Sanskrit (अमन) and Urdu (امن). This may explain the Chinese ideogram <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Chinese%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BChinese%7C%5Cu5e73%7Cp%5Cu00edng%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />, meaning "peace" on the chest of his previous character design. The 平 ideogram also means "fair" and "equal", matching the Equalists' name. <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The Chinese transliteration for Amon's name, <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Chinese%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BChinese%7C%5Cu963f%5Cu8499%20%7C%5Cu0101m%5Cu00e9ng%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />, can have a few meanings, but the most appropriate is "to cover". </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Amon is an Egyptian name meaning "hidden", which may refer to his covered face. </li></ul> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Noatak%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ANoatak%2C%20Alaska%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ANoatak%2C%20Alaska%7CNoatak%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noatak,_Alaska" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Noatak, Alaska">Noatak</a> (Nuataaq in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22I%5Cu00f1upiaq%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3AInupiat%20language%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3AInupiat%20language%7CI%5Cu00f1upiaq%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inupiat_language" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Inupiat language">Iñupiaq</a>) is a name for a census-designated place in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arctic%20Borough%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ANorthwest%20Arctic%20Borough%2C%20Alaska%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ANorthwest%20Arctic%20Borough%2C%20Alaska%7CArctic%20Borough%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Arctic_Borough,_Alaska" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska">Arctic Borough</a> in the U.S. state of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alaska%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3AAlaska%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3AAlaska%7CAlaska%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Alaska">Alaska</a>. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Noatak%20River%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3ANoatak%20River%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3ANoatak%20River%7CNoatak%20River%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noatak_River" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Noatak River">Noatak River</a> also runs through that place.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite_web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.gonorth-alaska.com%5C%2Ftour_noatak00.html%7Ctitle%3DNoatak%20River%7Cpublisher%3DGoNorth%7Caccessdate%3D2012-06-23%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Amon's antics and psychopathic tendencies reflect those of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Adolf%20Hitler%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3AAdolf%20Hitler%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3AAdolf%20Hitler%7CAdolf%20Hitler%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Adolf Hitler">Adolf Hitler</a>, a socialist leader and absolute ruler of Nazi Germany; from a historical perspective, both men were tyrants during what would be the 1920's and WWII, and used similar military and political schemes to gain power and destroy their enemies. <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Both Hitler and Amon shared a severe and unfounded hatred towards a single population of people, namely the Jews and benders, respectively. Furthermore, they both desired to completely massacre their self-proclaimed enemies, deeming them "impure". </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">The Equalists seem to parallel Hitler's Nazi party; just as the Nazi's motives were to avert communism, the Equalists attempted to enable equality among benders and non-benders. Furthermore, the two men in fact had their own personal motives; Hitler's primary goal was to enact his idea of a perfect race, while Amon was simply embittered and driven irrational by the hatred of his father. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Amon was hypocritical in his cause in the sense that he wished to destroy benders while he was in fact a bender himself, just as Hitler wished to destroy the Jews when he in fact was of Jewish heritage. </li></ul> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Amon claimed to have lost his family to a firebender, in a manner similar to how Mako, Bolin and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Jet" title="Jet">Jet</a> lost their parents, how Asami, Sokka, and Katara lost their mothers, and how Aang lost his people, the Air Nomads. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Amon is the only known person who is not an Avatar to have the ability to remove someone's bending. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Amon is the first character in the Avatar universe to be both a bender and a chi-blocking practitioner. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Though Amon is himself a bender, according to Tarrlok, he believes that bending is the greatest evil in the world. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Hiding his face prevents others from identifying him as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yakone%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yakone%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYakone%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Yakone" title="Yakone">Yakone</a>'s son and a waterbender, especially from his brother <a 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data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" href="/wiki/Equalist" title="Equalist" class="mw-redirect">Equalist</a> followers and supporters. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">As a child, Amon wore his hair in a style very similar to Korra's. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Amon, along with Tarrlok, is the first person to die on screen in The Legend of Korra. </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> References <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Scroll%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BScroll%7C%7B%7BReflist%7D%7D%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="532-6284906304fe7a07f843c3" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a 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