Talk:Amon/@comment-75.169.59.91-20120429185834

Ok, after watching this last episode, this is what I think we can glean with regard to Amon's identity.

First, he's of fire nation origin. He has amber eyes. Plus, chi-blocking seems to originate from the Fire Nation.

Second, those "memories" that Korra experienced when he struck her were, in fact, Amon's memories. Sokka and Toph were way too young in them for Korra to have been alive, and of course, an alive Aang means Korra hasn't been born yet. These memories must have come from somewhere, and Amon seems to have weird energy powers in this regard, since the ability to permanently take away bending was related to energy bending. Because of this, we can infer that Amon met Sokka and Toph, and had a fight with Aang.

Alright, now those flashes we get of memory also reveal some interesting things. First, Sokka looks upset about something, and there seems to be a hint of recognition there, though I may just be imagining that. Second, Toph is meeting with him with two metalbenders. Amon may have been arrested, or there may be a meeting, I'm not sure. What's most interesting here is that Amon's fight with Aang takes place in what looks like the council room. It may be that Amon tried to assassinate Aang, but that seems unlikely, because Aang is facing into the building, and Amon is sort of standing in the middle of the room when they confront each other. Instead, it seems more likely that Amon was trying to pass a bill or further a political agenda with the council when Aang caught him. This could mean that Amon's farmer origins story is a lie, because it seems unlikely that someone with a disfigured face and humble origins could get in to see the council. Plus, Amon's had a ton of training, he's an incredible fighter, and it doesn't seem likely that he could've gotten that training on a farm.

If I had to make some guesses, this is what I think. Amon was an important bender from the Fire Nation that at least Sokka knew personally, he attempted a coup or something dangerous, and was a powerful enough Bender that Aang confronted him in the council and took away his bending. Amon learned something about energy bending in the process, maybe there were some residuals of Aang's attack left in him, maybe he learned a way to do it without bending, maybe he invented a device that allowed him to faux-energy bend, but somehow, he learned to do it. So, now, with his identity concealed, he is attempting to make another grab for power. If bending is destroyed in New Republic City, it means that the Equalist regime will take over power, with Amon as head of the government, which is what he seems to want. Anyway, all this is just guessing based on what I've seen in the show. *Sigh... I'm in college now, I really shouldn't care this much...