Leaf
Gran Gran
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Amon
Apr 28, 2012 18:51:14 GMT -5
Post by Leaf on Apr 28, 2012 18:51:14 GMT -5
He's the hero that Republic City and the world deserves, but perhaps not the hero they need right now. So we'll hunt him, we'll condemn him, because he can take it. Because he's not our hero, he's a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a champion among non-benders.
I'm surprised that there isn't a thread for him yet.
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dirtyyasuki
Iroh
Take it to the limit... then break it.
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Amon
Apr 29, 2012 12:28:46 GMT -5
Post by dirtyyasuki on Apr 29, 2012 12:28:46 GMT -5
I've made references to similarities between Korra = Superman, Mako = Batman and Bolin = Plasticman/Robin. IMO Amon seems like a cross between the Joker and Lex Luthor. Like the Joker, Amon was created out of tragedy. He has no powers practically speaking and he suffers from a great deal of resentment and no small amount of envy towards the object of his animosity. (much like Lex) And it looks like Amon is an evil genius just like the Joker and Lex.
He is certainly a great departure from the almost 4-color big bads from AtLA. He doesn't want to rule the world or drown it in fire to rebuild it in his image. (although he does love to hand out his headshots) But he genuinely wants to improve the world as far as he sees it and he seems willing to sacrifice himself for his convictions if it came to it. And from what we can tell he at least has the devotion of his minions with seemingly no traitorous offspring to betray him.
So far he is proving to be every bit the formidable villain that he was promised to be and I am literally glued to my seat every time he comes on screen.
Once again I am really hoping he is NOT in any way related to Ozai/Azula et al. That revelation would ruin any respect I had for him as a character and for whoever came up with his backstory.
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Amon
Apr 29, 2012 12:47:12 GMT -5
Post by zukofan21 on Apr 29, 2012 12:47:12 GMT -5
I hope he is not either, as it would come off as a cheesy ending. Amon has some validity to his madness. Ozai and Azula were just wicked people.
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Amon
Apr 29, 2012 20:51:56 GMT -5
Post by ILZ on Apr 29, 2012 20:51:56 GMT -5
Yeah, having him be a relative of Ozai/Azula would be a huge cop out in my opinion. It also really wouldn't fit very well with his whole story, if we are to believe his parents were non-benders. If he was related to Azula he would about have to be her son to fit in the time frame.
As far as a villan goes though he is definitely top notch. He is the creepy mastermind type villan instead of the "let's burn it all to the ground type" which is almost even more scary because it is that much harder to anticipate his next move. He is definitely terrifying, and I think a whole lot of that has to do with the mask that hides any emotion, making him seem even colder.
Amon's plans are clearly evil, but it is hard to not sympathize with his (and all other non-bender's) situation. They are truly being oppressed and all the leaders and authority figures in the city seem to be benders so I'm sure it is hard to get them to realize their struggles by conventional non-threatening means. I look forward to see how he is developed as a character as the conflict plays out.
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KpKimberly
penguin
Ursa ist auch Azulas Mutter und nicht nur Zukos Mutter!!
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Amon
Apr 30, 2012 8:10:50 GMT -5
Post by KpKimberly on Apr 30, 2012 8:10:50 GMT -5
I hope he is not related to Azula. I am confused, I have so much theories.
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West
Finale Katara
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Amon
May 8, 2012 18:26:40 GMT -5
Post by West on May 8, 2012 18:26:40 GMT -5
My theory is that Amon is Aang and Katara's middle child, Bumi. Since Aang was busy with Tenzin training him to be an airbender, and Katara was busy with Kya teaching her waterbending that they neglected to be real parents to Bumi. Because of this, he has a great disdain for benders and wants them gone because benders took his parents away.
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Amon
May 8, 2012 21:59:14 GMT -5
Post by Nashk Tategami on May 8, 2012 21:59:14 GMT -5
That is such a hilariously mundane and petty reason for Amon's motivation, but its exactly because of that I can almost believe it to be true.
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West
Finale Katara
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Amon
May 10, 2012 23:31:31 GMT -5
Post by West on May 10, 2012 23:31:31 GMT -5
My theory is that Amon is Aang and Katara's middle child, Bumi. Since Aang was busy with Tenzin training him to be an airbender, and Katara was busy with Kya teaching her waterbending that they neglected to be real parents to Bumi. Because of this, he has a great disdain for benders and wants them gone because benders took his parents away. I completely retract this theory. I rewatched all the episodes today, and for whatever reason I must have zoned out in the Revelation that Amon told us about his background. This doesn't support this theory at all, and now that post is awkward haha.... Please disregard!
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Amon
May 11, 2012 0:44:24 GMT -5
Post by ILZ on May 11, 2012 0:44:24 GMT -5
My theory is that Amon is Aang and Katara's middle child, Bumi. Since Aang was busy with Tenzin training him to be an airbender, and Katara was busy with Kya teaching her waterbending that they neglected to be real parents to Bumi. Because of this, he has a great disdain for benders and wants them gone because benders took his parents away. I completely retract this theory. I rewatched all the episodes today, and for whatever reason I must have zoned out in the Revelation that Amon told us about his background. This doesn't support this theory at all, and now that post is awkward haha.... Please disregard! It's still not a bad theory. It is possible that he would want to hide his true background and fabricate one more suited to the leader of the Equalists. His true loyalties would always be questioned if he was the son of the previous Avatar.
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Amon
May 11, 2012 12:37:09 GMT -5
Post by Nashk Tategami on May 11, 2012 12:37:09 GMT -5
Indeed. Ever since I first heard Amon make his speech, I have been constantly guessing as to whether or not he is fabricating his whole backstory or not.
After all, we never see his face. He might not be scarred as he claims, just hiding behind a mask. He might be a well intentioned extremist, or a horrible man taking advantage of the times to grab power.
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West
Finale Katara
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Amon
May 11, 2012 20:07:04 GMT -5
Post by West on May 11, 2012 20:07:04 GMT -5
V for Vendetta! He could just be an idea, or a spirit in disguise!
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valentine
Warrior Sokka
Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.
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Amon
May 18, 2012 0:19:55 GMT -5
Post by valentine on May 18, 2012 0:19:55 GMT -5
The number one thing that I wonder about when it comes to Amon is...How did he learn how to take away people's bending abilities? When it is supposedly impossible for anyone other then the Avatar to accomplish.
My brother has a theory that Amon's family was "corrupt" or "evil" and so Aang turned on his family trying to stop their evil doing in Republic City. To do that he sent in Zuko, and Zuko ended up killing his family hence the whole "A fire bender came and killed my family and left me scarred" But I'm not sure about his theory because I just don't see Zuko doing something like that to a family no matter how evil the family was.
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Amon
May 28, 2012 17:47:06 GMT -5
Post by sokka4mayor on May 28, 2012 17:47:06 GMT -5
Once again I am really hoping he is NOT in any way related to Ozai/Azula et al. That revelation would ruin any respect I had for him as a character and for whoever came up with his backstory. Why? I think it would be a great tie in to the other series, I mean cmon Amon being Aangs middle child? Kinda weak if you ask me. I think he is related to Azula, I mean the fact that his goons can paralyse benders and Azula hung out with Ty Lee the only character in the past that knew how to do it makes sense that he's related to Ozai and Azula. And Amons backstory could be totally false, the man is trying to spread a negative message about benders you think he's gonna use the truth 100% But yea overall he's a great character, obviously he and
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Amon
Jun 4, 2012 10:58:58 GMT -5
Post by Paraiba Ocean on Jun 4, 2012 10:58:58 GMT -5
Once again I am really hoping he is NOT in any way related to Ozai/Azula et al. That revelation would ruin any respect I had for him as a character and for whoever came up with his backstory. Why? I think it would be a great tie in to the other series, I mean cmon Amon being Aangs middle child? Kinda weak if you ask me. I think he is related to Azula, I mean the fact that his goons can paralyse benders and Azula hung out with Ty Lee the only character in the past that knew how to do it makes sense that he's related to Ozai and Azula. And Amons backstory could be totally false, the man is trying to spread a negative message about benders you think he's gonna use the truth 100% But yea overall he's a great character, obviously he and Nope, remember? At the end of the previous series, Ty Lee joined the Kyoshi warriors in exchange for teaching them qi blocking. Very possible that Ty Lee's technique originated from Kyoshi. Not to mention she probably picked it up from somewhere/someone else, too. edit: If Amon just casually happens to be a bender, it's gonna be a major disappointment not that Avatar hasn't disappointed me before... because in a way, it's sort of just reinforcing the idea of bender dominance. A guy can't be a main/formidable baddie unless he's a bender too. Actually, the thing about Amon that's so scary is that his cause is kinda relatable. A select, 'naturally' dominant minority bullying and asserting power over the masses, bending the rules because they're 'special?' And even worse, the government/council is just made up of the same dominant minority bullies who make choices for the majority. Yeah, that doesn't sound familiar at all.
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Amon
Jun 5, 2012 3:53:34 GMT -5
Post by stardragonsword on Jun 5, 2012 3:53:34 GMT -5
Once again I am really hoping he is NOT in any way related to Ozai/Azula et al. That revelation would ruin any respect I had for him as a character and for whoever came up with his backstory. Why? I think it would be a great tie in to the other series, I mean cmon Amon being Aangs middle child? Kinda weak if you ask me. I think he is related to Azula, I mean the fact that his goons can paralyse benders and Azula hung out with Ty Lee the only character in the past that knew how to do it makes sense that he's related to Ozai and Azula. And Amons backstory could be totally false, the man is trying to spread a negative message about benders you think he's gonna use the truth 100% But yea overall he's a great character, obviously he and I agree with you on this and here are my thoughts...If he is related to Azula and Ozai some how I think he would probably have a lot of resentment towards benders since Aang took away Ozai's bending and more than likely took away Azula's as well. Can you imagine the amount of spite and anger that must have caused? And on the chance that Azula was freed or was given the opportunity to have a child that spite would have carried on in her influence. The only reason I'm a little wary about Amon being her son is how unstable she was at the end. Even though she was still young and may have had time to regain some sanity so to speak it still makes me wonder...
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