Talk:Amon/@comment-4991675-20120421173452

Wow reading these theories just baffles me, the things people think of. Koh gave Amon Energybending? And took his face? NO! That idea is obviously wrong. Amon was referring to the burns he got from the firebender that killed his parents, no Koh is involved. Heres my theory:

When Amon was a boy he grew up with a family of non benders correct? Of course his name wasn't Amon then it was something else. But his family was killed by a firebender and he was scarred. As an orphan he was taken in by (work with me) Avatar Aang as in adult because Aang felt sorry for him and maybe was aquainted with Amon's father somehow (not Sokka but like someone Aang befriends later in his life).

So Aang raises Amon around the same time he raises his kids, for, they're all around the same age I presume. Being a non bender, Amon probably got along with Bumi more than Kya and Tenzin. But growing up with a bending family and hating bending was hard and so he often threw tantrums and ran off. So at a later time, Aang still feeling sorry for Amon gave him the knowledge of energybending (not knowing he would use it for bad) and told him to use it whenever you were threatened by a bender (Aang sharing this to Amon is unknowing to the rest of the family and since Bumi was a non-bender, my theory is he showed this knowledge to him as well )

So amon was ecstatic of this power and used it firsthand agaisnt a triad. He found out it worked and thought of a dream to rid the world of bending for good. As a kid he liked Aang's family for taking him in but as an adult he witnessed a small political movement occuring in Republic City. The Equalists (small at the time) were trying to create non-bending equality. Amon, as a young adult agreed with the movement, but saw benders oppress them, including Aang. Aang kept peace and stopped any Equalist movements in Republic City This made Amon hate Aang for he believed Aang was nothing more than the scum that took his family. Amon ran away from Republic City and joined the equalists with his mask. Aang and his family presumed him dead. Amon joined the equalists (with his new name) and showed them his power, so the equalists pronounced him as a god and made him their leader with ease.

Amon started his movement in the other parts in the United Republic of Nations, but stayed away from Republic City for fear of Aang figuring out he was alive. And didnt use his energy bending publicly for fear of Aang knowing so he made secret moves to build followers and start his movement. 17 years before LoK Amon hears of Aangs death and now starts to swiftly start his revolution by holding Revelations publicly in all parts of the Nation. After 16 years of travelling and holding revelations, he feels its safe to return to Republic City (figuring Aang and Katara is dead and his kids are gone) So he creates his own base in Republic City and finds out about the triads still roaming the city. He has a plan to hold a revelation in Republic City but to us the leader of the Traids as a guinea pig. He plans to take the plan slow, but finds out Korra is in RC. So "It looks like we need to accelerate our plans." So he has the revelation sooner and yea thats the present. Let me know what you think and sorry for the LONGNESS :)