Talk:Amon/@comment-67.149.146.151-20120416011705/@comment-4521003-20120416012311

One of my previous responses to this crack-theory:

I'm so tired of explaining why Amon can't possibly be Ozai. Here are the two most basic, indisputable points:

Amon=Steve Blum, Ozai=Mark Hamill

Amon=middle-aged, Ozai=dead (or really old if he was somehow alive despite being dead)

There's also a huge flaw in the motivations of the two villains.

Amon=hates oppressive benders, Ozai=oppressive bender who relished bending

Losing his bending wouldn't magically make him hate benders. Ozai is still Ozai, not Amon.

And I really must repeat the most crucial point:

Amon=alive and young, Ozai=dead (or really old)

Another previous response:

Bending or no bending, Ozai still loved bending and wouldn't be so blind as to blame all benders for what the Avatar did. He viewed bending as something to be proud of, a gift to be used as you please.

Not only that, but the Equalists aren't merely bitter. They have been oppressed (or feel oppressed) by benders who see themselves as superior (or seem that way), and they want to change that. They are championing the 'weak' and the poor. Ozai would never do that, bitterness or not.

Besides, why would he blame all benders for what happened? He a bit dumb (and very arrogant), but he's not that dumb. "Some would say" is not a valid source...

Also, the evil of Amon has a completely different flavor than Ozai's evil. Their brands of villainy are too unique to say they are the same person.

And I repeat something that cannot be argued away: Ozai is confirmed to be dead, and even if he wasn't Amon is too young to be Ozai.

By the way, when they say Amon's a non-bender, I'm pretty sure they don't mean to include ex-benders in the list of non-benders... Technically, Ozai was once a bender, so he isn't a true non-bender. He's a bender with a permanent chi-block.