Talk:Amon/@comment-5159972-20120619213001

Well, it would be easy to say that Amon's family, Mako and Bolin's parents, and Asami's mother all fell under different firebenders...but the truth is far more sinister...

Who wasn't a little rambunctious in their youth? On a dare, a young firebender went hippo-cow tipping, but when the farming family came running out to apprehend the tresspasser, in a panic he burned them, killing the parents and scarring the son. Horrified and guilt-ridden, that firebender continued to make poor life choices, falling in with thugs and criminals. He cut down two more parents right in front of their two sons, and once during a home robbery, he had to take out the wealthy lady of the house.

Finally, he decided to clean up his act. He started combing his hair and joined the United Forces and, given the nepotism of the miliatary, he quickly rose through the ranks. And this coming Saturday, realizing that it was his misspent youth that had led to the creation of the villain waging war on Republic City, General Iroh made quick work of defeating Amon with the Avatar in order to cover his tracks. However, fate has a cruel sense of irony: Iroh also realized that the young angry man he once was also had ruined the lives of every other member of Team Avatar! As soon as Republic City was safe, Iroh decided it would be in his best interest to skip town before he was recognized as the murderer of so many of Team Avatar's parents, and so he made a new life for himself as a humble tea shop owner, where he played Pai Sho every day in peace.

Also: he took Korra with him and they had seven kids.