Talk:Amon/@comment-69.122.85.217-20120517184925

I think Amon is a very compelling character for many reasons. He is someone with a cause, the willingness to pursue it and the courage to attack his opposition. The spectre of anonymity also creates an uncertainty that adds to his mystery. He has made it no secret what his agenda is but his stance against the status quo makes us assume he's simply evil or a bad guy. Especially if you disagree with him. I can't help but think he smiles under his mask when he sees how some people view him so negatively. We may lack his perspective yet we can all still relate to the fact that benders do have a powerful advantage over non-benders.

In the past it may not have been a problem because those respective groups didn't depend on each other that regularly. The world operated under more of a clan and tribal type of structure. However, the structure of Republic City and years of co-habitation has vastly changed things. So, now you could've been a non-bender with a neighbor that is a bender. Suddenly everyone was on a presumably even platform. But eventually as the life of the city started to normalize, people sought the advantages their skills could give them. For a bender, that potential was high. You can work at the powerplant, be a pro-bender, or perhaps the thing that started the troubles in Republic City, a gangster. Admittedly the convienence of benders probably made the rise of technology more possible. But as that dependence waned, so too did the acceptance of benders in a general sense. Now the actions of benders like the gangs made it easier to point out their unfair advantages.

Amon has a strong belief about the kind of world everyone should live in. He seems resigned to the fact that he's been cast as the villain and doesn't seem interested in disproving it to anyone. Whatever his path has been so far, his mind is set on something. I really want to know how he got to this point. Being a man with a voice, he would've had to speak up at some point. What I'm most interested in knowing is if he's truly all about the cause or simply using it for his own agenda. Is he motivated by revenge or righteousness? Would he relent if things swung his way or is the decimation of his enemy all that really matters? In the end, I don't care about his identity as much I do his true cause. If he believes in the Equalist cause absolutely, I think his story could end up being the most compelling. The idea that he could eventually be defeated, unmasked, become a martyr and then struggle back from his defeat to rise up again, more focused and with a newer perspective is one that intrigues me to think about. - Turk