Talk:Amon/@comment-64.39.93.167-20120429025319

Ok, so here is what I'm thinking about Amon based on what we've seen, and also on some great theories i've heard.

Identity: I don't know about anybody else, but I kind of like the idea that he is somehow related to this mysterious "Yukon" guy that Aang had "dealt with" some 40-42 years prior. Just think about it, what was the significance of Tarrlok mentioning him to Tenzin at the council meeting if he was of no importance? What was the significance of Korra having those flashbacks after Amon knocked her out? Why would Korra have thought that Tenzin was Aang when he was running towards her? Its obvious Aang is dead (Next Avatar, Aang Memorial Island, Katara stating that "Aangs time has passed"), so why would she have think about it? Obviously, something is tying the past to the present, and obviously it must have something to do with the Aang-Yukon story.

Energybender?: I highly doubt it. I'm believing its just some advance chi-blocking, along with psychological warfare. The way the act was portrayed on stage brings a lot into question. Lets compare the energybending that "supposedly" Amon was doing, and what Aang did to Ozai. (1) The placement of the hands was different. The Lion Turtle said "true heart" and "true mind" when explaining to Aang the lost art of energybending. Aang placed his hands onto Ozai's forehead and over his heart. Amon however, places one of his hands behind a benders neck (A deadly pressure point that is conveniently called Amon as well). ''(2) Amon's first victim, Lightning Bolt Zolt, was able to bend fire/lightning the entire time. If you watch Aang energybend Ozai, you can notice that Ozai (A extreme master of firebending, enhanced by Sozin's Comet'') was unable to bend at all when Aang was performing the act. -''"But wait a moment, he had his hands and legs pinned down by earth!"-. ''Yes, but he is able to breath fire. Which he did, and Aang skillfully used airbending to deflect. But once Aang touched upon Ozai's forehead and heart, he couldn't do anything. Now look at Lightning Bolt Zolt's situation. He was bending the entire time that Amon was "energybending" him. Now why couldn't Ozai do this himself? On a side note, the "lights" that were seen between Aang and Ozai, was just effects so viewers could understand what was happening, ignore that aspect please. ''(3) He is a non-bender that wants to rid the world of benders, and his power was given to him by the spirits. Well put plain and simply, its called energybending'' for a reason. This would make him both a bender and hypocrite. However, it has been said that in the past everyone was able to bend...bend the energy within each other. This would ultimately make everyone a bender. The art has been lost for who knows how long, that now people believe only the Avatar could have the power to use it. Also note that the Avatar is the great bridge between the real and spirit worlds. The only way Amon could have learnt from the spirits is if they brought him into their realm. Even then this part of his story raises some questions which I will try to answer momentarily.

His Story: This isn't all about his short life story, but rather more about some details he mentioned at the revelation. (1) A firebender took his family from him, then took his face. (Forget about Koh, thats just ridiculous). Now lets focus on the very way he said this. Its very sympathetic sounding, and tries to make you feel somewhat sad for what happened. This matches his description as a great speaker very well. He emphasized this part good. I'm not really buying what he said about that firebender. If he was upset with what happened, I doubt he would have said it as calm and quiet as he did, but rather with a more powerful tone of voice. He sounds like he wants his audience to feel pity a little bit and join his cause. ''(2) Bending has brought nothing but suffering. It has been cause of every war, in every era.'' This is just total exaggeration. Bending has helped move the Avatar world foward more than it has brought it back. Cities, towns, structures, factories, etc. all have had bending contribute to greatly in their advancement. Look at the power plant for example, firebenders use lightning their. As for the wars, well its the leaders of the nations that start wars, and bending fights them. (3) The Avatar has failed humanity. LOL what? I just don't like this statement one bit. From what we know about past Avatars, the world was quite peaceful. However, Roku could have prevented the Hundred Year War, but didn't due to his long time friendship with Sozin (Not a blame). When Aang ran away and got trapped in the iceberg, you could say he failed as the Avatar because he ran. Ironically, his running away saved his life and allowed him to end the war later on. To cut to the chase, the Avatar has always done a good job with keeping peace. I think Amon just said that so people would try to turn against the Avatar, an icon of peace and balance. (4) The spirits said the Avatar failed humanity. Wait, I thought the spirits created the Avatar to maintain balance? Sounds logical when I think about it, but now I guess that's not true (sarcasm). Again, sounds like another ploy on Amon's part to convince people his statements are true.

Some Other Notes: Some other interesting things to think about. (1) Amon's henchmen captured some top figures of the Triple Threat Triad. It seems like it was an ambush by the Equalists, but somehow that seems like it happened too easy. For such a powerful gang, their leader Lightning Bolt Zolt sure doesn't have good security. Mako said that there are usually thugs out front, and it seems like there was none. Nor did we see anybody else out back with the chi-blockers other than the four in the van. (2) Lightning Bolt Zolt is not a good fighter. The fight between Amon and Lightning Bolt Zolt was pathetic. Zolt was garbage. He couldn't even hit Amon when he was right in front of him basically, and he didn't seem to try with his lightning. For someone who seems to be a feared bender, he is pretty sad. Looks like something fishy was going on (I cannot explain why he was still going to go after Bolin if it was all set up). (3) There is no doubt that he has planned this revolution out for a long time. Lets face it, as devious and terrifying Amon is, there is no way he could have planned everything out in a moments notice. How did he know the the Triple Threats were having a meeting at that time, and was thus able to capture those benders there? How did he know the Avatar was going to arrive in the city at all? He has said that they need to accelerate their plans. He even managed to put himself into a very strategic position. Having Tarrlok create a task force to combat the Equalists is just propaganda for his cause, and also the same for if he gets killed by benders. If he were to destroy the Avatar now, the benders of the world would use her as a martyr, and his revolution would crumble. Which is why he said he would deal with Korra last. Not to mention, he has successfully scared Korra immensely into making her, the Avatar, fear him to a point where even she doesn't know what to do.

I'm just going to say, there are certain aspects and details i'm very sceptical about. But, overall, Amon is without a doubt more of a villian than Ozai, Zhao, and Azula were...combined (plus, he's a great pyschological villian). It will be interesting to see where the story goes. But from the looks of it, Korra shouldn't deal with him through force, but perhaps take a more "spiritual" approach...eventually. Feel free to reply. Maybe a good (non-trolling/hating) conversation will endure.

--Fury--