Talk:Amon/@comment-65.130.208.88-20120610063300

Two things:

Why do people assume Amon was telling the truth when he told his story? He's a villain. Villains lie. It might turn out to be true, it might end up being partially true, or it might have been a total fabrication, but all are equally likely at this point. I've seen people shoot down theories on the basis that "His family was x..." but the show uses a reliable narrator (chracters lie, but what we're shown on screen is always accurate) and we didn't get a flashback or independent confirmation of his story. We only have his word to go on and I don't see why we should trust what he says at a propaganda rally.

From a purely narrative point of view, Amon is likely to be someone we know, related to someone we know, or have some connection to someone we know that would be easily noticeable. There's really no reason for him to wear a mask if he’s not. Either a character or the audience will be able to recognize him without the mask. Consider the eventual reveal: The mask finally comes off and Amon is revealed to be...a completely new character with no connection to anyone. It's anticlimactic and bad storytelling. It's just more dramatic if when the mask comes off the audience or a character recognize him.