Talk:Amon/@comment-71.234.208.124-20120613165806

"Let's just assume Amon has been honest throughout. The is the excerpt of Amon's revelation speech, word by word: My quest for equality began many years ago. When I was a boy, my family and I lived on a small farm. We weren't rich, and none of us were benders. This made us very easy targets for the firebender who extorted my father. One day, my father confronted this man, but when he did, that firebender took my family from me. Then, he took my face. I've been forced to hide behind a mask ever since. [the rest of the speech is skipped]

So, if we believe Amon did speak the truth, then he must be a non-bender." My response:

That's if he was being honest. I think he told the truth about his family's death, however, if he's trying to wage war on benders and is using non-benders as his army, it's only logical that he would deny his ability to bend. It could even be that he despises bending so much that he simply refuses to acknowledge his ability.

Also, just because he may have told the truth about his family's death, that in no way means he was honest about everything. Admitting that he's a bender would weaken his position with the non-benders and probably lose a lot of his support and influence.

Again, though, this is just a theory I didn't see anyone else mention. I never said I wanted it to be true or even that I believed it (actually, I clearly stated that I did not believe it and was only throwing it out there for the sake of speculation). In fact, I very clearly said - several times I might add - that I do not want Amon to be a bender and would be terribly disappointed if he turned out to be one of any kind. Non-benders need some strong people among them, people capable of going toe to toe with the best benders have to offer and still be able to hold their own. I hope Amon is one such person; just a non-bender with extraordinary combat ability and an almost unbreakable will. I can respect that and even admire it. I would be quite upset if any of the 'Amon is a bender' theories turned out to be true. The quality of the show's story would just plummet in my eyes if Amon turns out to be any kind of bender, energybender or bending leech included.

A'Len