Talk:Energybending/@comment-70.92.15.12-20120618044727/@comment-98.244.107.157-20120618192103

I think you're right that Amon blocking their chakras would be anti-climactic and it would in fact make the equalist movement pointless. But is that not what a corrupted political leader does? Manipulates the facts to give him power. The world believes Amon has real power because he says he can permanently take bending away, which is what made his Equalist movement a threat in the first place.

I think what the writers want is for the equalist movement to be pointless in the end. To show that benders and non-benders can live together in peace. I definitely think that the chakra theory is worth considering, when Aang's chakras were closed he was unable to enter the Avatar State or a time, it could work similarly with bending.

If Amon learns from history he possibly would have the ability to take away Korra's Avatar State by closing the chakra located in her back.