Talk:Amon/@comment-97.91.108.108-20120516234348

I had posted this on Yakone's page, but it's really more relevant here.

Consider this:

Assume Yakone is Amon's father. Yakone is evil. As mentioned by Tarrlok, Aang didn't hesitate to deal with him. It's implied Aang kills Yakone (or at least it's possible he did kill him if he's evil).

Aang kills Yakone with firebending. Innocent child Amon gets in the way like kids do and receives unintentional burn. Amon says parents are killed by firebender. Firebender is Aang.

I don't fully believe this to be the truth, but I AM convinced there is glue between Amon and Yakone, and once Korra starts talking to Aang, there will be a LOT of backstory.

Now, like I said, I'm not convinced this is how it is. This is merely a theory I'm not religiously following but want to give to people if only so they will think something other than "Amon is Aang!" I fully accept Amon could be his own entity unrelated to anyone, but the flashbacks Korra have seem almost triggered by Amon, and the connection to Yakone leave a LOT of possibilities for how Amon could have become an energybender depending on Aang's encounters with Yakone.

Also, I do believe they will give Amon a damn good reason to be able to take people's bending away, not just a "he's Amon, and he can". They will make some connection to the world of Avatar to explain this, otherwise it will be a betrayal to the audience.