Talk:Amon/@comment-166.248.65.218-20120424165809

Copying this from my post on the energybending page to get some opinions:

Honestly, I don't think the creators would allow Amon to really be an energy bender. That would make him way to powerful and overbearing. I mean, he has all of these minions, and from what it appears, hundreds of supporters. It would take a ridiculous ammount of cunning and strength for Korra to defeat him, and I think that would end up taking away from the show.

I think that maybe the chakras in the forehead and chest are much more sensitive chakras than the ones that run along side the body. If assuming that Korra and Mako got their bending back some time between the puzzle thingy at that train station and going to the revelation thing, then it took a little less than a day. Maybe 18 hours or so. Therefore, it is entirely possible that Amon can simply take bending away for a longer period of time than his minions can. If someone claims they took away your bending permanantly, and it is gone, you wouldn't assume it would wear off, would you? All he would have to do is keep his victims quiet and locked up, and no one would find out that his powers are temporary. Plus, the whole colorful spirit color thing keeps me from thinking he can really do it. But who wouldn't believe him?

Amon is so charasmatic, and has all of the attributes of a god complex. He claims to have come from humble beginnings (which could be entirely untrue, the only way to confirm any of his claims is if he took his mask off), he is very shameful (the mask) and he claims to have been selected specifically by the gods, or spirits, and has been imparted with some special power to overcome the "evil" he is working against.

Tl;dr basically IMHO Amon is just a really good chi blocker, and is lying about his spirit affiliations to get supporters.