Talk:Amon/@comment-1413089-20120513032624

In a both instances where Korra confronted Amon directly she flashed back to a fight an adult Aang had with an unknown enemy. I'm guessing whomever this is was Amon.Furthermore I believe that Amon was once a bender but his powers were stripped away by Aang. It is because his own bending powers were stripped that he was able to learn to do the same to others.

Now here's why Amon being a former bender is important to his defeat. Even if Amon falls he still has legions of followers. If however it is revealed he's actually a bender criminal who had his powers stripped by the previous Avatar it destories his credibility with his followers and the Equalists can dissolve.