Talk:Amon/@comment-108.22.244.171-20120604233842/@comment-98.217.124.37-20120605001448

I don't think Amon energybends, and instead, he just uses an advanced form of chi-blocking. Above in the character trivia, it says "This circle also (on his mask) marks one of the two pressure points Amon touches to take one's bending away", and chi blocking uses pressure points in the same way.

Amon is an interesting character though. I think it's possible that his whole backstory was a lie to win the sympathies of the non-benders, and that it is possible he could even be a bender himself, even though he never displayed his power so far. His objective of "equality" may just be a cover for his alterior motive to rid their world of benders, i.e, the only people with enough power to put a stop to them. By rallying support against them and eliminating them at the same time, Amon would declare himself dictator before revealing his true colors-- and maybe one of his hidden desires is to be the only powerful bender left.