adding on to that
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sorry for posting a bunch of pics i just found but what the tits
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[QUOTE=Ricenchicken;35668576][sp] Amon's parents died by a fire bender and so did Mako's? I wonder who this fire bender is, this "fire bender" is probably going to be in some show later on[/sp]
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some things about amon's name
Like several other characters, Amon was revealed on July 23, 2011 at San Diego Comic-Con.
■ The name Amon is very similar to Amun (also known as Amun-Ra), the King of Gods in Egyptian mythology. The spelling "Amon" is also used in some transliterations. Amon is an Egyptian name meaning "hidden", which may refer to his covered face.
■ The Chinese transliteration for Amon's name, 阿蒙 (pinyin: āméng) can have a few meanings, but the most appropriate is "to cover".
■ Amon is the seventh evil spirit listed in "Ars Goetia" in The Lesser Key of Solomon. He is said to be a Marquis of Hell.
■ Amon is also the first name of Amon Goeth, the notorious Nazi officer who was found guilty for murdering tens of thousands of people. He was also the primary antagonist in Schindler's List.
■ Amon sounds very similar to Anon - short for Anonymous, an internet movement or concept of anonymous activists who protest political injustice. They often use a Guy Fawkes mask as a symbol for the movement and as a disguise, which is similar to the mask Amon uses.
■ Amon has the Chinese ideogram for "peace" on his chest. The same ideogram also means "fair" and "equal", matching the Equalists' name.
■ Amon is the name of the second deadliest pressure point in the human body. Located on the back of the neck, a precise strike can be fatal.
■ The red circle on Amon's mask is similar to that of the large red disk featured on the flag of Japan, which represents the dawn since Japanese considered Japan to be the land of the rising sun. It also marks the spot Amon touches on a person to remove their bending.
■ Amon's outfit bears a resemblance to Dr. Doom, a villain from Marvel comics.
■ Amon lost his father to a firebender, much like Mako and Bolin lost their parents to one.
The pressure point one interests me the most, "Second deadliest pressure point" and he can take bending away?[/QUOTE]
Guess this goes along with the picture that was posted after.
But if Amon is the name for the second deadliest, are we going to find someone whos even stronger than Amon?
Does Amon remind anyone of V from V for Vendetta?
Look on the wiki about Amon. They even mention his likeness to V.
I just watched it the new episode.
I feel that the leaders of the Triple Threat Triads are gonna get their bending back at some point. Then they are gonna go around fucking up the place looking for Amon, making every one hate benders even more.
Can't wait for more.
Also
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Currently watching episode 1.03. I love the current way the show is shaping up, especially with non-binary morals and class struggles.
Also, I'm glad they didn't just turn into a carbon copy of the first show. Sure, they have large riding beast #1, cute furry thing, and a comic relief character, but the plot is actually interesting and different from the first.
By the way Tenzin looks to the lower left when told about Amon's chi blocking.
I hope that Amon is Aang's non bending kid. Cliche as FUK but I just like the idea of Steve Blum being the child of the avatar.
Sounds too young to be Bumi, plus the picture of Bumi on the wiki makes him seem like he's bigger than Amon.
Bumi? Amon? Why would you put those two together as one
Bumi is the name of Aang and Katara's second child. Someone said that Amon could potentially be Aang's son:
[QUOTE=quinaking;35682253]I hope that Amon is Aang's non bending kid. Cliche as FUK but I just like the idea of Steve Blum being the child of the avatar.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Gargomon;35683392]Sounds too young to be Bumi, plus the picture of Bumi on the wiki makes him seem like he's bigger than Amon.[/QUOTE]
He would only be 50-60 years old probably, I'd say it is fairly plausible.
[QUOTE=doomevil;35675514]Not surprising seeing how like metal bending Toph was the only one able to do it, in 70 years later, alot of people can do it.[/QUOTE]
I don't know that the policemen were actually metal bending...seemed more like hookshots or something.
Well, Korra does say "Cool, metalbenders!" And given that Toph was apparently the founder of the police department, I'd say they probably were.
[QUOTE=TheLolrus;35686242]Well, Korra does say "Cool, metalbenders!" And given that Toph was apparently the founder of the police department, I'd say they probably were.[/QUOTE]
On second thought, you might be right. My original argument was that they were wearing backpacks with holes that the metal came out of, so I thought maybe it was like a backpack cord or something. But I realize now that they can't metalbend without a source of metal, which is probably what's in the backpack. So you might be right.
I still love the thought of Toph running the police department.
Well, Amon's hands are white so Bumi being Amon seems unlikely.
That's exactly what the packs are for. They're spools for the metal cables. Might even be spring-loaded; use metalbending to extend and manipulate the cable, then let the spool retract it automatically.
Additionally, you'll notice that they do some stuff (like tying up the Triple Threat assholes and detaching those sections of their cables) that you can't do with a simple mechanical hookshot.
Watched the first 3 episodes today.
Amazing.
Amon the comedian
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Pretty much every 1920's related media I've seen turns out great.
There's Lackadaisy, Bacanno!, this, and some good boxing movie I can't remember the name of.
Could I get a quick vote up to check this thread's consensus?
[img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/tick.png[/img] - Amon is completely honest about everything and is mostly a well-intentioned extremist.
[img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/cross.png[/img] - Amon might be inventing some things like a sob story to convince people for example, but could still be considered an [url="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiVillain"]anti-villain[/url].
[img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/funny2.png[/img] - Amon is a complete villain and his real plan might be something like conquering the city with his personal army or controlling who can bend and who can't by keeping the reversal of his technique secret.
Also what's this thread's take on [b]energybending[/b], if anybody thought about it thrice?
Is it something that could both take and give bending powers? Could it be applied to non-benders in that case? It is also referred to as bending "life energy" after all if I recall correctly, which is something everyone should possess, no? Also, should Amon be able to energybend, how could he have learned it? How probable is it that knowledge about it spread like knowledge about lightning and metal bending did, considering both the potential abuse by citizens and potential necessity of learning it for the Avatar? If it's more likely it was kept a secret which was hidden somewhere or by someone, any good guesses where or by whom it was hidden/guarded? Would an evolved form of an organization from the original series qualify for that job?
Also since most of the above is pure speculation, which of these scenarios would you really not want to occur because it would conflict with the direction you'd like the narrative to develop into?
[QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;35689064]Could I get a quick vote up to check this thread's consensus?
[img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/tick.png[/img] - Amon is completely honest about everything and is mostly a well-intentioned extremist.
[img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/cross.png[/img] - Amon might be inventing some things like a sob story to convince people for example, but could still be considered an [url="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiVillain"]anti-villain[/url].
[img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/funny2.png[/img] - Amon is a complete villain and his real plan might be something like conquering the city with his personal army or controlling who can bend and who can't by keeping the reversal of his technique secret.
Also what's this thread's take on [b]energybending[/b], if anybody thought about it thrice?
Is it something that could both take and give bending powers? Could it be applied to non-benders in that case? It is also referred to as bending "life energy" after all if I recall correctly, which is something everyone should possess, no? Also, should Amon be able to energybend, how could he have learned it? How probable is it that knowledge about it spread like knowledge about lightning and metal bending did, considering both the potential abuse by citizens and potential necessity of learning it for the Avatar? If it's more likely it was kept a secret which was hidden somewhere or by someone, any good guesses where or by whom it was hidden/guarded? Would an evolved form of an organization from the original series qualify for that job?
Also since most of the above is pure speculation, which of these scenarios would you really not want to occur because it would conflict with the direction you'd like the narrative to develop into?[/QUOTE]
Amon can control energy bending, so he can ultimately keep benders under his control. I can GUARANTEE he doesn't eradicate all benders, just the ones who don't choose to submit to him. Calling it right now, his plan is to take over Republic City.
[QUOTE=Zinayzen;35690303]Amon can control energy bending, so he can ultimately keep benders under his control. I can GUARANTEE he doesn't eradicate all benders, just the ones who don't choose to submit to him. Calling it right now, his plan is to take over Republic City.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree, I have a mixed feeling about Amon being the main antagonist though
Wild and crazy theory here, but: When Aang died, two people were born with the abilities of the Avatar, one being Korra and the other being Amon. While Korra was able to master fire, water and earthbending at a young age, she was unable to Airbend which requires some form of spirituality. Amon was able to somehow access the spirit which allowed him to master energybending, which allowed him to take away a bender's bending away permanently. This explains why Korra has trouble connecting spiritually while bending.
tl;dr: Amon and Korra were both born with the abilities of an avatar, Amon born with the ability of energybending and connection with the spirit world, while Korra was born with the physical side of bending
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;35692904]Wild and crazy theory here, but: When Aang died, two people were born with the abilities of the Avatar, one being Korra and the other being Amon. While Korra was able to master fire, water and earthbending at a young age, she was unable to Airbend which requires some form of spirituality. Amon was able to somehow access the spirit which allowed him to master energybending, which allowed him to take away a bender's bending away permanently. This explains why Korra has trouble connecting spiritually while bending.
tl;dr: Amon and Korra were both born with the abilities of an avatar, Amon born with the ability of energybending and connection with the spirit world, while Korra was born with the physical side of bending[/QUOTE]
It sounds crazy, you're right, but... but it might just be!
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;35692904]Wild and crazy theory here, but: When Aang died, two people were born with the abilities of the Avatar, one being Korra and the other being Amon. While Korra was able to master fire, water and earthbending at a young age, she was unable to Airbend which requires some form of spirituality. Amon was able to somehow access the spirit which allowed him to master energybending, which allowed him to take away a bender's bending away permanently. This explains why Korra has trouble connecting spiritually while bending.
tl;dr: Amon and Korra were both born with the abilities of an avatar, Amon born with the ability of energybending and connection with the spirit world, while Korra was born with the physical side of bending[/QUOTE]
im still not buying the whole energy bending thing. Aang and Amon did two totally different pressure points, done obvious enough that anyone who saw the old avatar can tell. Korra is going to learn Airbending, Aang sucked at Earthbending and couldnt do it for some time, plus Korra is showing real improvement after the bending battle. It is true how she is very headstrong and aggressive and has totally ignored the spiritual side, but at the same time she doesnt really have a guru or monks like Aang did. Since we were primed by Aang's story, we think the spiritual side should be the first thing the Avatar masters, which may not be the case. Aang grew up a monk, being spiritual came easy to him, but maybe for other avatars its not as easy.
[QUOTE=Cpn Crunch21;35693212]im still not buying the whole energy bending thing. Aang and Amon did two totally different pressure points, done obvious enough that anyone who saw the old avatar can tell. Korra is going to learn Airbending, Aang sucked at Earthbending and couldnt do it for some time, plus Korra is showing real improvement after the bending battle. It is true how she is very headstrong and aggressive and has totally ignored the spiritual side, but at the same time she doesnt really have a guru or monks like Aang did. Since we were primed by Aang's story, we think the spiritual side should be the first thing the Avatar masters, which may not be the case. Aang grew up a monk, being spiritual came easy to him, but maybe for other avatars its not as easy.[/QUOTE]
I still doubt that it's energy bending, honestly. Here are the facts:
1. When the lionturtle taught Aang to energybend, he hit two pressure points. This restored Aang's ability to go into the avatar state (iirc he was still able to bend before that?) and took away Ozai's firebending ability.
2. Ty Lee learned chi blocking, which temporarily blocks someone's ability to bend. It wears off over time, but from what we've seen in TOK and TLA, it takes a significant amount of time depending on the skill of the blocker: Ty Lee was able to suppress the Earthbenders during the siege of Ba Sing Sae (episode: the drill) for a significant amount of time. Long enough for them to be recieving medical care for it. By contrast, the Equalist that blocked Korra and Mako only blocked them for like...what, fifteen minutes?
3. Amon claims to have mastered energy bending, or at least the ability to completely remove someone's ability to bend...yet we never see the prolonged effects of it. He smacks them in the face, they can't bend, he kicks their ass, next person. That's 30 seconds at the most, far far shorter than "forever".
4. Firebender fucked up his parents and also his face? Bullshit. He's just someone with a grudge who's smart enough to figure out how to manipulate the system. Calling it now.
4 may have been speculation.
[QUOTE=Zinayzen;35693319]When the lionturtle taught Aang to energybend, he hit two pressure points. This restored Aang's ability to go into the avatar state (iirc he was still able to bend before that?) and took away Ozai's firebending ability.[/QUOTE]
It was actually when Ozai pushed Aang into that rock which hit the damaged spot caused by Azula and reactivated the Avatar state. The Lion Turtle hit two pressure points only to share his knowledge of energybending instantly.
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