Avatar: The Legend Of Korra

[Thundercrack85]

It would be funny if Zuko's daughter looked just like Azula. Though given his age, she's presumably middle aged.

 

[DaveMoral]

The biggest challenge for Korra is going to be the spiritual aspects of being the Avatar. She's probably going to have to work at going into the Avatar State. Just like she's got her work cut out for her mastering Airbending. In this case, the two seem to walk hand-in-hand.

The Avatar State came so naturally to Aang that our first exposure to him was in the Avatar State. We haven't seen Korra there yet, and we haven't actually seen her bend Air, for that matter. She's done Bagua circle walking in the pro-bending fight and on that Air Nomad training platform(which is a lot like the 9 posts Baguazhang training set up), but she has yet to truly bend Air.

Her going into the Avatar State, speaking with Aang, that will be a huge driver of the story as we go on. It'll be the only way to defeat Amon and it will be a struggle for her to get there.

 

[MarvelKnight]

It'll be interesting if there was a way to reverse Amon's bending-eraser. He is an intriguing villian, hopefully we get to see his face at some point in the series.

 

[Nathan]

The last time we saw someone getting his Bending ability removed, it was one heck of a light show. Does Amon really have the spiritual ability to remove it, or is it maybe some kind of hypnotic suggestion? But it's nice that they don't portray Amon outright as a villain. He has valid reasons, and before he held his speech, I was wondering if he'd use the Wars waged in the past as an example. And he hasn't killed anyone yet. All he has done right now is really to make Benders and non-Benders equal.

 

[E-Man]

The last time we saw someone getting his Bending ability removed, it was one heck of a light show. Does Amon really have the spiritual ability to remove it, or is it maybe some kind of hypnotic suggestion? But it's nice that they don't portray Amon outright as a villain. He has valid reasons, and before he held his speech, I was wondering if he'd use the Wars waged in the past as an example. And he hasn't killed anyone yet. All he has done right now is really to make Benders and non-Benders equal.

Maybe his spirit bending is not really spirit bending at all, but rather a very sophisticated form of chi blocking that he has learned. That could be why there was no light show when he took the benders' bending away.

 

[MarvelKnight]

The last time we saw someone getting his Bending ability removed, it was one heck of a light show. Does Amon really have the spiritual ability to remove it, or is it maybe some kind of hypnotic suggestion? But it's nice that they don't portray Amon outright as a villain. He has valid reasons, and before he held his speech, I was wondering if he'd use the Wars waged in the past as an example. And he hasn't killed anyone yet. All he has done right now is really to make Benders and non-Benders equal.

Unless it doesn't have anything to do with spiritual energy. Over the course of 70 years, it could be that the chi-blockers have developed a way to permanently block the part of the brain that controls bending. Which would be different than what the Avatar can do, but achieves the same thing..

I guess 'antagonist' is the best word for now, I can sort of see Amon as an anti-hero I suppose.

He may not have killed them physically, but he has taken away what makes these people most unique, Bending is an extension of who these people are. A bender who can't bend is a fate almost worse than death, imho. It's an execution, in its own sort of way. He is also doing it against their will, which is kind of evil.

 

[Liam_H]

I just saw the latest episode last night. I liked Korra's "mornings are evil " comment. So Republic City has two other gangs besides the Triple Threats. Those Equalists are no slouches when it comes to fighting. I wonder how Korra is going to defeat Amon since dude knows how to take away bending ?

I believe the other two are called the Agni Kais and Red Monsoons. The first certainly sounds like firebenders but could the former be alluding to waterbenders who could also bend blood or is it just a cool name? I know its been previously established that you need a full moon to bend blood but maybe it can be done without the necessity of one now. Or its limited.

 

[Still Wynning]

But it's nice that they don't portray Amon outright as a villain. He has valid reasons, and before he held his speech, I was wondering if he'd use the Wars waged in the past as an example. And he hasn't killed anyone yet. All he has done right now is really to make Benders and non-Benders equal.

I did put forth a theory about him and his family maybe being part of one Fire Nation settlements (he did mention in his story that he was burned by a Firebender) that was forced back into their own respective nation as a result of the Harmony Restoration Movement put forth in The Promise, Part 1. It certainly falls in line with his comments about bending not bringing balance to world.

Also, on the Avatar Wiki, there's a bunch of interesting tidbits in the Trivia section for Amon.

http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Amon

 

[Nathan]

If the Bending removal is based on Chi blocking, I wonder if it can be reversed. What can be blocked, can be unblocked.

 

[Crockett]

I'm curious to see if there's actually spirits helping Amon or if he's actually a bender himself since wasn't it that only an avatar could remove permanently a person's bending through energy bending. I know chi blocking like Ty Lee did and now Equalists does could disable a bender's ability (that we've seen earlier in the episode with Korra and Mako) but not permanently.

 

[DaveMoral]

The last time we saw someone getting his Bending ability removed, it was one heck of a light show. Does Amon really have the spiritual ability to remove it, or is it maybe some kind of hypnotic suggestion? But it's nice that they don't portray Amon outright as a villain. He has valid reasons, and before he held his speech, I was wondering if he'd use the Wars waged in the past as an example. And he hasn't killed anyone yet. All he has done right now is really to make Benders and non-Benders equal.

He's not making Benders and non-Benders equal... he's violating the sovereignty of individuals in blocking their bending... I think it's a more dramatic method of chi-blocking and it's not Spirit Bending like Aang did to Ozai.

If he's disrupted the flow of chi through the meridians enough it could be permanent in that it's not going to go away without someone reversing what was done. Unlike, say, what Ty Lee did by striking acupoints where it eventually wore off.

He's definitely using the specter of Spirit Bending to lend credence to his cause though. However, that would kind of defeat his point as it's a logical fallacy that he's somehow a non-Bender when he's Spirit Bending. He's not Spirit Bending though. He's doing a hardcore kind of chi blocking.

Regardless of whether or not the social order of the Four Nations and Republic City favors Benders unjustly, Amon's regime would be equally unjust. He's permanently disabling Benders, taking away something that's fundamental to who they are and that has been with them since birth. He may as well have crippled them. And these guys are street urchins that he's victimizing here. Sure, they were crooks... but take Mako and Bolin, for example, all they have to get ahead in life is their bending.

I can imagine it would cause serious psychological distress to suddenly be without this faculty that you've always had. It's like losing an appendage.

 

[Nathan]

Hey, I'm not saying I agree with him or think that what he's doing is right. But if he's not outright lying about his past, you can understand where he's coming from. He's kinda like Magneto. You may not approve his methods, but because of his tragic past, you can kinda sympathize with him.

 

[DaveMoral]

Hey, I'm not saying I agree with him or think that what he's doing is right. But if he's not outright lying about his past, you can understand where he's coming from. He's kinda like Magneto. You may not approve his methods, but because of his tragic past, you can kinda sympathize with him.

Of course. It would be nice, though, to see some way in which Benders are favored socially over non-Benders. I mean, sure... metalbenders are cops. But what do we really know about the extent of that? Are they policing everyone, or are they policing the crimes committed by Benders?

We have yet to see any of these actual inequalities, and I cannot imagine Aang would have established a Republic as a means of smoothing out relations between the Four Nations and their peoples and NOT including non-Benders in the process. Certainly not after how many non-Benders were key to the victory over Fire Lord Ozai. So I'd actually like to see this stuff, aside from the complaints of a few hundred people.

Hopefully they'll actually show something like that. Because if we've got street urchins who are Benders themselves like Mako, Bolin and that little kid that Mako had to give money to for information(he's an Earthbender from what I've seen), just being a Bender doesn't necessarily give you a leg up automatically in Republic City. I can imagine that having to Lightning Bend in a power plant would be just as exhausting as other forms of physical labor that a non-Bender might do.

 

[carrrnuttt]

Two things:

1. If he *is* spirit-bending, then he should have the ability to give bending, as well as take it.
2. If so, why not give bending to the "oppressed," instead of taking it away from the oppressor? Wouldn't that make everyone just as equal?

This makes me think that he's either not spirit-bending, or if he is, his scheme is far more nefarious than "fighting for equality." Gathering power for himself, perhaps?

 

[MarvelKnight]

Two things:

1. If he *is* spirit-bending, then he should have the ability to give bending, as well as take it.
2. If so, why not give bending to the "oppressed," instead of taking it away from the oppressor? Wouldn't that make everyone just as equal?

This makes me think that he's either not spirit-bending, or if he is, his scheme is far more nefarious than "fighting for equality." Gathering power for himself, perhaps?

That would be interesting if he actually is a bender, and the whole Equalist movement is a giant front and he somehow is taking their bending and absorbing it into himself.

 

[CGHulk]

http://www.nickpress-thelegendofkorra.com/images.html

 

[CGHulk]

Double post, sorry.

 

[kickass]

I was reading the comments on that Avatar Wiki and someone suggested that Amon could have something to do with the spirit Koh from TLA. Remember Koh stole people's faces, and Amon specifically worded that his face was "stolen". I have no idea how this all fits together.

The writers/creators have a good thing going with this character so far. I actually hope we don't get to see Amon's true identity for as long as possible.

 

[Tanin]

Maybe his spirit bending is not really spirit bending at all, but rather a very sophisticated form of chi blocking that he has learned. That could be why there was no light show when he took the benders' bending away.

I assumed the light show when watching TLA was more of a representation to the audience of just how close Aang came to losing it then there actually being a light show.

So when seeing Amon pull the same stunt, I just thought ... 'so that's what it really looks like!'

 

[Liam_H]

As people have said Amon's energy bending could just be chi blocking where it has to be removed or is permanent. There's an interesting quote by DiMartino in a recent interview...

TOONZONE NEWS: The series was originally announced as something shorter before it was expanded to a 20+ episode season. How did the expansion affect the development of the show and your plans for the first story arc?

MICHAEL DIMARTINO: Book 1 was always going to be 12 episodes. When we started writing, we didn't know if we would do more beyond that. Unlike the original series which had a three season arc, we designed "Korra" so that each season had it's own villain and clear resolution, so they are more stand-alone seasons. Although there are definitely arcs that carry over from Book 1 to Book 2.

http://www.toonzone.net/news/articl...konietzko-co-creators-of-the-legend-of-korra/

I thought Amon and this whole conflict would span the two seasons, unless another villain is introduced. Or it could mean some interesting things are gonna be done with Amon.

 

[RockSP]

The chi-blocker fight was tight.

 

[Wolfwood]

As I watch this series, it drives me nuts to know that they've yet to make a decent game out of it.

 

[Tonicky]

The last time we saw someone getting his Bending ability removed, it was one heck of a light show. Does Amon really have the spiritual ability to remove it, or is it maybe some kind of hypnotic suggestion? But it's nice that they don't portray Amon outright as a villain. He has valid reasons, and before he held his speech, I was wondering if he'd use the Wars waged in the past as an example. And he hasn't killed anyone yet. All he has done right now is really to make Benders and non-Benders equal.

Honestly I find him to be pretty evil, just because he isn't killing them he is taking away a part of them....it would be like someone removing your eyes.

 

[MarvelKnight]

I'm curious to see future casualties of Amon's bending eraser

 

[Nathan]

As I watch this series, it drives me nuts to know that they've yet to make a decent game out of it.

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