Talk:Amon/@comment-108.17.27.244-20120618220040

Alright, regarding the true identity of Amon from "Avatar: The Legend of Korra", I definitely have a few opinions on who this masked man is. So, here, I am going to provide evidence for some of the theories, and disprove others.

#1. Just Amon Out of all the theories, I feel that this one is one of the most plausible. There is a chance that Amon is actually just Amon, like he said during "The Revelation". Maybe his story about his family getting killed and getting his face burned by a firebender and the spirits giving him powers were true after all. I actually wouldn't mind if this is true, although i like some of the other theories too.

#2. Bumi(Aang's Middle Son) This theory seems to make alot of sense. Bumi WAS Aang's only Non-Bender child, after all. Plus, I personally think it would be cool if the main antagonist of the series is the son of the previous protagonist. Although, Bumi's skin tone is too dark to be Amon's, so that rules him out. #3. Tarlock This theory pretty much got disproved in episode 9, "Out of the Past". Amon showed up and removed Tarlock's bending. Also, even if they weren't there at the same time, Tarlock still doesn't fit because his skin tone and eye color are different from Amon's. So, Amon is NOT Tarlock.

#4. Yakone This theory is very interesting, in my opinion. Firstly, sure, Yakone's bending was taken away by Aang's. However, I think it's a strong possibility that Yakone may have studied up on energybending and found some way to reverse it's effects. Then, after regaining his bloodbending, he found a way to use it in order to mimic Aang's technique. I think it's possible that, using bloodbending, he could manipulate the blood flow in the brain, in order to block a chakra up there and mentally make them believe that they are unable to bend. And, if you look, Yakone's eyes are a great match to Amon's. Just saying. For those saying that Yakone would be too old to be Amon, you are mistaken. Yakone looked about 40 in the flashback, so in current time, he would be around 80. It's not a stretch to say that he could be as agile as Amon. Bumi(the King of Omashu, not the son of Aang) was 112 and could still move around fine. Also, Guru Pathik lived to at least 150. And Avatar Kiyoshi lived to around 220, I believe! Yakone may have originally gotten jealous of not having bending before he got it back, so he decided that rallying non-benders against benders and starting a war, would be the perfect way to reclaim Republic City. And, when Amon knocked out Korra, she got visions with Yakone in them. I believe there is a reason that she had those when Amon knocked her out. Amon is most likely someone connected to the past. Now, we know she got visions from Tarlock because Tarlock is Yakone's son, so getting visions from Amon implies that Amon is someone from that flashback. #5. Jet Okay, I can't really think of anything to disprove this theory. Except maybe the fact that Jet's skin tone is too dark to be Amon's. Plus, I'm pretty sure that Jet died from some serious internal injuries, right? I also don't see how Jet could be connected to the storyline or how he could have obtained the power to energybend(or at least something like it). So, I'm pretty sure that Amon isn't Jet.

#6. Lee You remember that kid from that "Last Airbender" episode, "Zuko Alone"? Well, people have also been speculating that he is Amon. There are a few things however, about this theory that don't make sense. Firstly, Lee's eyes were green with a hint of brown, so they do not match Amon's eye color. Also, Lee only appeared in one episode, so he is pretty irrelevant to the story, in my opinion. Also, a similar problem to Jet is, where would Lee get the power to energybend(or do whatever he is that he's doing)? It's possible that Amon's story was actually true and those things happened to Lee and he received powers from the spirits, but I highly doubt it. Either way, the eye color doesn't match, so he's out. #7. Aang Ok, I know what you're thinking. "Amon can't be Aang because there can only be one Avatar at a time!" Just hold on one second and listen to my explanation.

Amon can energybend(that's what it looked like, at least.), just like Aang. Amon could resist bloodbending. He may have quickly gone into the Avatar state since we only saw him from the side, so we don't know if his eyes lit up or not. Amon has these flaps that cover the tops of his hands, so if he happened to have airbending tattoos, then they would be covered.Amon's eyes strongly resemble Aang's, in my opinion. In the preview for the season finale, the statue of Aang on Aang Memorial Island has a giant Amon mask on it. This could symbolize that Amon is actually Aang. I think that Aang could have eventually seen how harmful bending is and then decided to remove it permanently, especially so that someone like Yakone never arises again. Also, in terms of Amon's movements, they strongly seem to resemble the evasive nature of an air nomad's. Now, as for the whole, "only one Avatar at a time" thing, I think I might have an explanation for it. We know that Korra has had no luck reaching her spiritual side. I think this because the Avatar spirit is somehow split in half. Bear with me now. Korra excels at the physical side of bending, whereas Amon claims to be in contact with spirits. Also, Korra can't Airbend, and I have a strong feeling that Amon CAN. Here's why. In the episode "Out of the Past", Korra throws some snow at Amon, and it almost looks as if Amon ' airbends out of it. ' There is also another instance in the season finale, where Amon almost looks like he's using airbending to open Korra's fire blast. So, basically, Korra and Amon are two halves of one whole. As for how the Avatar spirit got split in half, I have no idea. That's up to the show to explain, IF, in fact this theory is true. Although, I don't consider this likely, I think it would be a cool twist.

So, there, you have it, my list of all the popular Amon theories and which ones Ithink have a shot a being true. I hope this helped you.