Talk:Amon/@comment-71.226.66.30-20120507061954

OK...I am enjoying reading these theories about Amon's identity. I will go ahead and add my .02. Feel free (as I'm sure you will) to comment. I think Amon is not related to any Avatar in the Avatar:LOK universe. I believe his story is legitimate (could be wrong though). However, this version of Avatar seems to go way beyond. Aang's time dealt with genocide. Mostly everyone we saw in the series was a bender, or seemed to support bending. But even then, in Zuko's Story, there were benders who bullied non-benders for profit. I think the creators have done something really special here by exposing two sides of the coin. When we saw Ozai use Sozin's Comet in Aang's time, it was basically a war against benders (with non-benders caught in the cross-fire). The role of the Avatar was to keep balance. This balance, for the most part, has to deal with benders only. Amon was right. Bending did cause the last few wars. Benders have the Avatar (now Korra) to look to in order to keep peace. Who do the non-benders have protecting them? It would not be enough if Amon was just able to block chi temporarily. The complete opposite to Korra (being able to bend all the elements) is Amon (being able to bend a person). While I do not agree with Amon's methods, I do understand them. How would you feel if you were bullied by a bender (with you not being able to bend)? How could you defend yourself? If there's no Avatar around, you're screwed. In Aang's time, the Lion Turtle said that we (not neccessarily Avatars) bend the energy in a person and not the elements. I think Amon could have been taught by someone to energybend. Just like sages and gurus have knowledge of how to control the Avatar state, they could have energybending knowledge. My theory is that Amon somehow entered the Spirit World during a solstice to find help to defend his people from bender attack (since both worlds grow closer during a solstice anyway). Aang's spirit informs Amon how to use energybending, seeing his predicament and wanting to help. I mean let's face it, despite being the most powerful bender in existence, the Avatar is still human, and ALL of them made some grave mistake in their life that the next Avatar has to answer to, or pay for...(Kuruk=Koh, Kyoshi=Dai Li, Roku=Sozin). This could be Aang's mistake that Korra has to now answer for and find a solution to. Amon grows up with vengeance and wants to make sure that no one is ever bullied by bending again. Korra's got to find the right path on this one.