-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Legend of Korra |OT| - Saturday Mornings Just Got Better
- Thread starter Wiseblade
- Start date
- Status
Earthbending.
Ultimadrago
Member
Bloodbending due to marrow.
Anyone have a link to next episode preview?
Thanks.
They really aren't wasting any time on this show. It seems to be moving at a really fast pace.
cartoon_soldier
Member
I had the thought that it was Aang too, but Series creators wouldn't change a beloved hero into a villian.
I doubt its anyone related to the heroes of the past series.
they surely aren't wasting any time this season, can't wait
Wut
It's a possiblity. Whoever he is it is very possible that he was trained by Aang. They did some annoying stuff this episode like give every asshole the ability to lightning bend. If that story Amon gave about his face and firebending is true I still think it is possible that he could be Ursa's other son. Ursa married some regular farmer after she was banished and had a son, Ozai found out and sent someone to kill Ursa and her new family. That is my theory anyways.
That would make him over 70 years old though. Probably closer to 80+
I think there's a good chance he's just somebody we don't know at all with no relation to the original Gaang.
I like the idea that Amon is Koh, or at least had an encounter with him. Either way, that origin story he just told was a lie. Here's how I think it went down:
The part about Amon living on a farm with his family is probably true. My guess it that they were really spiritual people and communed with them regularly. Eventually his family is hilled by a (group of) bender(s) and calls out to the spirits for revenge. Only one answers his cry. A spirit whose name was only ever spoken in hushed tones. The spirit provided Amon with the means to exact his revenge on those who had wronged him, but at great cost: His face and identity.
I think the writers will deliberately avoid namedropping Koh to prevent alienating new watchers, but it will be heavily hinted at.
The part about Amon living on a farm with his family is probably true. My guess it that they were really spiritual people and communed with them regularly. Eventually his family is hilled by a (group of) bender(s) and calls out to the spirits for revenge. Only one answers his cry. A spirit whose name was only ever spoken in hushed tones. The spirit provided Amon with the means to exact his revenge on those who had wronged him, but at great cost: His face and identity.
I think the writers will deliberately avoid namedropping Koh to prevent alienating new watchers, but it will be heavily hinted at.
I had that Ursa theory earlier on in this thread as well. I also predicted that Amon would be the son of farmers who were killed and that he would be burned by a firebender, both of which seem to be true at least until we get more information. I'm going to take this opportunity to pat myself on the back and hopefully everyone will forget after Amon reveals his real story.
It's interesting that Aang didn't teach Tenzin energy bending.
Jealous son of Avatar. Aang took pity on him and taught him energy bending because he had no other powers. Famous fathers and confused sons, there have been many examples of this throughout history.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Finally got around to watching it. Cool episode but it was boring knowing the big reveal going in.
Everyone lightning bending isn't a big issue people. It's obvious that when they figured out they could use it to power the city that all fire benders were given the secret to using it. It shouldn't have been that off-putting or shocking.
Just going to go ahead and call it: Amon is not related in blood to Korra or Tenzin. He most certainly has nothing to do with Koh (and Koh has nothing to do with anything in the show).
In fact, the only hint we can go off of now is the fact that both Amon and Mako had stories about a firebender killing their family. We know Mako's is true, but Amon could have been lying. We don't know if he's that kind of villain yet though.
Aang wouldn't be that dumb. I don't believe it can be taught by conventional means anyways.
Everyone lightning bending isn't a big issue people. It's obvious that when they figured out they could use it to power the city that all fire benders were given the secret to using it. It shouldn't have been that off-putting or shocking.
Just going to go ahead and call it: Amon is not related in blood to Korra or Tenzin. He most certainly has nothing to do with Koh (and Koh has nothing to do with anything in the show).
In fact, the only hint we can go off of now is the fact that both Amon and Mako had stories about a firebender killing their family. We know Mako's is true, but Amon could have been lying. We don't know if he's that kind of villain yet though.
Aang wouldn't be that dumb. I don't believe it can be taught by conventional means anyways.
How.
I'm really enjoying the music, hopefully they release a collection.
Azula could have broken out of her mental institution and now she goes around burning people cause she is nuts. Oh and can a regular bender learn energybending or is it like the other elements? For example if you are an energy bender you can't be an airbender, firebender, etc.
Amon is Korra's spiritual side. They must fusion-ha!
That's why I'm pretty convinced that energy bending is Avatar exclusive or exclusive to ancient beings like the turtle. We'll see. I'm not too keen on calling that what he's doing ISNT energybending...but we haven't seen any energy yet. It did seem more like chi blocking. All the possibilities are still mulling through my mind as I just watched it.
If Amon turned to Korra and said "I told your list face we'd meet again, and here we are" that would definitely leave people who didn't watch TLA feeling like they missed out.
They did miss out by not watching TLA, but Korra shouldn't make them feel that way.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I think no one should be able to do so. Being able to energybend has too many implications about what one could do to matter. An energybender is basically as powerful as Dr. Manhattan.
Up until this point, as Tenzin said, we've only seen an Avatar remove bending power via energy bending.
That's why some people are thinking it could be spirit/energy bending. I'm leaning towards a lesser version of it, or an advanced form of chi blocking.
The turtle just touched Aang on the head and taught him energybending. I think that is one of the benefits of energybending, you can pass it on to another if they are worthy or have the potential. If Aang had a disciple who he thought was worthy, surely Tenzin or Katara would have to know. Maybe Aang gave him that gift in secret. Oh and Amon will wait to kill Korra until she is in the Avatar state, that's why she will be safe for now.
This is how I feel. So far Avatar Aang is the only person outside of the giant turtle's era to be able to spiritbend so it doesn't make sense for a random non-bender to have been able to learn to do it, unless there is a plot revelation coming, which there probably is.
I was thinking the same thing. Die in the Avatar state and stop the Avatar cycle.
As for the energy bending... I'm leaning towards Aang not passing it to anyone. Mainly because it's so dangerous and he wouldn't want to endanger his son. And since I'm like 100% sure Amon is not one of Tenzin's siblings I'm sure Aang didn't pass it to one of them either.
AlphaDragoon
Member
Man that episode was good. No messing about with filler to draw out the main plot, they just jumped right into it. Amon and all of his minions are badasses thus far, I like that a lot better than the scrubby Fire Nation redshirts. I also found it interesting that lightning bending is common now, as is chi-blocking.
I laughed out loud when Korra launched Tenzin's daughters with a rock while they tried to troll her about Mako. It's pretty damn obvious that she likes the guy but he's too stupid/acting like cliche Badass No. 8 to figure it out. I'm glad they seem to be making him warm to her though, a bunch of episodes of him acting like a dick would not have been cool.
Pabu and Naga are awesome.
I laughed out loud when Korra launched Tenzin's daughters with a rock while they tried to troll her about Mako. It's pretty damn obvious that she likes the guy but he's too stupid/acting like cliche Badass No. 8 to figure it out. I'm glad they seem to be making him warm to her though, a bunch of episodes of him acting like a dick would not have been cool.
Pabu and Naga are awesome.
Infinite Justice
Member
Then we could add Aang getting fucked up by Azula as being a part of the reason for this
The coolest part about the equalists is that they are sorta relatable. It's almost like its morally ambiguous.
Benders are SUPER powerful and basically control the world. They have an absurd amount of power than can be easily abused. If you were born in the avatar world as a non-bender you'd be pretty salty about it I'd imagine.
They just want fairness and security.
Benders are SUPER powerful and basically control the world. They have an absurd amount of power than can be easily abused. If you were born in the avatar world as a non-bender you'd be pretty salty about it I'd imagine.
They just want fairness and security.
Agreed, TLoK's Book 1 is head and shoulders ahead of ATLA at the same point. I don't know if Amon will be a better villain than Azula, though.
TacticalFox88
Banned
Why do I get the feeling Amon had SOMETHING indirect or directly to do with Aang's death.
This. It's not so black and white, good and evil as in TLA. I love it.
Yeah I'd be real ticked if I was a non-bender in a bender world. Imagine how ticked some people are going to be when they suddenly find themselves without powers they've possessed their whole lives.
Naaaah. Aang died 'young' because he used so much energy to stay alive in the iceberg. Maybe we'll find out more details of his death later but they make it sound natural when it's referenced.
Almost? It's absolutely morally ambiguous if you stop and think about it. Look at the way Korra pretty much casually roughs up the protestor. And she's the hero protagonist.
Well Amon's methods are completely wrong.
LAUGHTREY
Modesty becomes a woman
Ozai pretends to see the error of his ways, learn about energy bending from the spirit library, teaches it to this guy.
Seems reasonable to me.
Well there aren't that many ways of getting rid of benders as far as I know
It could be worse, he could be advocating the extermination of all benders. That he makes his target the act of bending and not the benders themselves shows he's actually not that bad as far as extreme revolutionaries go.
This is assuming he's being honest about his goals and such.
This is assuming he's being honest about his goals and such.
- Status