Korra called out on being an oppressor. And my new theory is: I don't think Amon is taking away a benders. I think it might be a brother to tarlock. He prepared to take away Mako's bending, musing over the fact that no one else had been able to resist him so, and that it was almost a shame to take bending away from one so talented. Also, the cyborg idea is interesting. Bending Severing: Amon's most frequently-used and trademark ability was his power to sever a person's bending, taking away their power forever. Bloodbending. Mako’s player, Ron, was mostly there for role-playing and personal conflicts. ”But we saw him do it”, Korra says. When Amon tried to take away her power, he treated her as a regular bender and just flipped all the switches. Amon’s family has a unique bloodbending skill that is specific to their bloodline and which doesn’t appear to be known by anybody outside of Yakone, Tarrlok, and Amon. We know he is easily stronger than yakone who knocked out around 60. That was why Katara outlawed it. Amon brings out a group of four hostages, members of the Triple Threat Triads, some of Republic City's most notorious criminals. Did I wake you up?" And I think maybe Amon was immuned to Tarloks blood bending . Amon is the main villain The Legend of Korra season 1 and the mysterious leader of the Equalists, an anti-bending movement in Republic City. 40.2k. Aang touched the Firelords (in the original) chest and forehead. The Reveal: Amon can take away people's bending! She didn’t even know what a car was at the start! I still can't sleep well." Anything can possible I just find it weird how the only ones who experience energy bending was aang and fire lord … Sorry. ”Her and Bolin were captured by Amon and taken to an Equalist rally. Tenzin is shocked. Jul 10, 2012 #7 The villain is supposed to be powerful. Korra then taking Amon by surprise knocked him out the window into the harbor. 2. Thanks and have fun. 35.5k. His unbelievable acrobatic skills and ability to take away others’ bending abilities were not bestowed upon him by some divine hand. either way it would explain how he was not affected by tarlock like how katara wasn't affected by hamma in the puppet master. I heard rapid footsteps, and looked over to my left to see a page running towards Korra. bending permanently because Amon does it differently than Aang does. Take a second to look at our Beginner's Guide.It contains the information necessary for you to have an easier experience here. She certainly wasn’t going to let her character be deprived of the thing she spent all her points on. We cannot trust a bender such as Councilman Tenzin to allow us any sort of insight into her schedule, bending prowess, etcetera. 3. share. And I didn’t mind that Amon’s great power was left a mystery, among other things (e.g. Korra eventually falls victim to Amon, and loses her bending in the process. 10 His Goal Was To … Add a photo to this gallery. how come Amon failed to take away all of Korra’s Bending? Amon is no nonbender but a waterbender named Noatak, the son of infamous Republic City gangster Yakone. It makes it look like benders can't live without their bending- therefore makes them look completely dependent on it (like I said, I just want to see character development evolve out of this.) It suggests that these people can’t do anything on their own. Posted by 3 days ago. firebending, lok, theblindwaterbender. hide. Or that the efforts that they have put in place are useless, or worse, a threat. Their goal is to wipe out bending from the world using Amon’s ability to remove a bender’s powers, which he claims to … And this seemed to be the point that the show was making in the first episode, through the tongue-in-cheek moment between Korra and the Equalist announcer. “But I can assure you it is vital. His proficiency at bending was deadly, but his hand-to-hand combat was just as dangerous. This turned Water, Earth, and Fire Off just like he wanted. I saw Amon, he can take away people’s bending for good. By performing both chi blocking and Bloodbending at specific area, Noatak could take away a person's bending. My guess is that he does something to the blood flow (to the areas that correspond to bending) in brain, that probably This technique has only been demonstrated by Amon and requires direct physical contact between the user's hand and the victim's forehead. Plus, having Korra receive this large amount of power without really working for it really bothers me- she only meditated once, and she didn't work at her spirituality like she could have. Pabu made his way to gain some affection from Mako. Amon is a major antagonist in the Nickelodeon animated series, The Legend of Korra.Originally named Noatak, he left his family after the constant psychological and physical abuse that he endured at the hands of his father.Although he grew up a Bending prodigy, even Bloodbending without a full moon, he began to despise Bending for the pain it had brought him and many others. and for taking peoples bending away, maybe he is just using bloodbending to take away bending or blocking … RELATED: 5 Characters Who Could Outsmart Zaheer (& 5 Who Can't) Amon was the first antagonist of the season, a master bloodbender, and an extremist with a lust for power. But their boss can take away bending, which is scary. Only the Avatar has ever possessed that ability”. But Amon is able to use psychic bloodbending, which allows him to bend without any motions. What Amon does is vanquish these childlike dreams of ours. ”I believe you. Amon having just taken her bending away, he had no reason to suspect she was a threat, and because she didn't have her Air bending yet it was spared. Aang, with his Avatar knowledge, simply flipped the first three switches back On without touching the other two. Welcome to the forums! 615 comments. Zaheer, the primary villain … Amon stealing your bending away is just an illusion as others point out. How Does Amon Take Away Bending? It will be interesting to see how he's beaten, seeing as they can't take away his bending like they did to Ozai in the original. I don't really know. save . He could probably bloodbend upwards of 100 people. Idk if it's canon but I'm guessing it's also forbidden among the water tribes. masamune1 Crouching Tiger. Reply. Mako said stroking the fireferret. View Entire Discussion (5 Comments) More posts from the TheLastAirbender community. Shut Up, Hannibal! 40.2k. Bolin said, not noticing the very worried look on Korra's face. Amon is a waterbender that manipulates bloodbending to take away people's ability to bend, using the rare bending technique in a new way from Avatar: The Last Airbender. : Lieutenant: You benders need to understand: there's no place for you anymore. He has Spirit Powers He's a Lion Turtle He's an Avatar He's a Blood Bender The villain of the show's first season had the power to take people's bending away, and that power really terrified Korra. Read Brothers from the story The Spirit Bender by all-things-Strange (all things strange) with 230 reads. But considering you can essentially control people on a whim, render them useless and in Amon's case even take people's bending away, it really is OP as you say. it would make sense i mean maybe he is actually a waterbender who got his bending taken away or maybe he still has it. Once she lost her bending and saw Amon about to take away Mako's bending, her love for Mako unlocked the Air Chakra in her desperate desire to save him at all costs. Hama - Creator; Katara; Yakone; Amon; Tarrlok; Gallery. Background. Report Save. from what he's wearing? I think yakone is stronger than amon since he bloodbent entire court room and never loosed is grip on anyone whereas amon sliped while bending just korra and mako, and got electrocuted. I mean that is scary stuff! round 1) random encounter. Noatak, now known as Amon, decided to use his new technique to wipe out any and all benders abilities to bend the elements. Holy shit, Amon is such a badass. Siblings in Crime: Apparently, after their parents died, Mako and Bolin became involved in gangs. Bloodbending can be used to completely cut off a bender from his or her bending abilities, achieving the same effect as energybending. Amon and his supporters oppose the use of bending, believing it to be inherently unequal and oppressive to those without powers. Reply . Amon caught up with them and again used his bloodbending to stop them. That is why it hurts so much and why Amon made for such a compelling villain in the first season. The effects of this technique are long-standing, and, unlike Pabu woke up and chittered, he carefully left Bolin's shoulder, he just barely stayed asleep, he stirred of course but didn't wake up. "He can take away your bending forever! He almost got to (Y/n)”, Korra explains, she was in distress, too. "Oh. No. report. Originally Amon claimed this power was granted to him by the spirits, but his brother later revealed that the ability was a variation on Bloodbending. Its not like he removed their bending like Aang could, he just turned off the connection. Pabu chittered in response "I'm sorry." He asked himself remembering how Amon had taken his bending earlier that day. He said acting out Amon taking away Zolts bending. share. It’s all Asami? Trivia. Benders dominate government, security, and corporate institutions. Report Save. Why is that process so selective?). Korra: [enters the alley and earthbends him into a wall] I wouldn't count us out just yet. Known Bloodbenders. Granted, Amon was the Avatar-world equivalent of … "I can't fire-bend anymore." Amon used bloodbending to take away bending abilities. And despite his undeniable flaws, Amon did often conduct himself in ways that hinted at a more human side. 2 days ago. ”That’s— that’s impossible. As with most kinds of bending, most bloodbenders need to perform certain body movements in order to bend the blood. But the age of bending is over, because the spirits have given him something which will change everything: the ability to take away someone's bending permanently. A radical political movement called the Equalists has taken root in the city led by the enigmatic Amon, promising to overthrow the benders and take away their bending. Among is a horrifying villain, and his ability to take away people's bending using his waterbending is a terrifying improvement on the bending style. Amon gives their leader a chance to fight and quickly brings him down. Airbending: Flying & Spiritual Projection . Even though I am grown up, deep inside of my psyche, this dream still lives. Instead, the man who so forcefully condemns bending is a bender himself, of the most fearsome variety: he is a powerful No, my issue has to do almost exclusively with the Deus Ex Machina of a denouement: when Korra gets her Bending back thanks to Avatar Aang. Honestly, I was watching the episode and I say the only ones who experience energy bending was aang and used it to defeat fire lord oazi so can it be possibly that amon can be an old character from the last season, maybe another way of Fire lord oazi getting revenge. "Delivery for Avatar Korra! The citizens of Republic City are divided into benders – those who can control fire, water, earth, or air at will – and non-benders, who can’t. “I understand this is a strange request,” Amon says, as if reading my thoughts. Share. 2) both are prepped on eachother's abilities but Amon can take away the force the same way he takes away bending if he gets close He was able to duplicate the Energy Bending which is possible to avatars only, using his bloodbending. Continue this thread level 1. However, it also turned Air and Avatar/Energy On. 1. Meme. And every time Amon takes away someone’s bending, I am reminded that the dream is just that: a dream- not reality.