History WMG / KorraAmon

* Just thought of this as well. It actually makes a lot of sense- Gommu's parents were nonbender immigrants to Republic City, and it's noted that Gommu grew up in an orphanage, which would fit Amon's backstory if he was telling the truth about that (other than about being disfigured). Gommu formerly served with the United Forces- granted, as a telegraph operator, but he could have picked up some fighting skills as well there. There's also the fact that Gommu lost his job because of technological advancement, and it is believable that someone who experienced that would also be angry about jobs that are closed to nonbenders.

Look at the mask and hood. The big revelation of the series will be that it's set in the MarvelUniverse, and Benders are actually Mutants!

Ozai was inactive throughout much of the first series; Amon will be far more hands-on. Ozai ''tried'' to be a good father; Amon will be [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Frollo]]-esque, with AlternativeCharacterInterpretation to give him reasons (but not excuses) for his atrocities. Ozai was [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking frighteningly powerful]]; Amon will be [[TheDreaded disturbingly threatening]], outmatching Azula and Combustion Man for ''Avatar's'' default HeroKiller. Ozai was saddled a FateWorseThanDeath and achieved a NearVillainVictory; Amon will suffer through a KarmicDeath or an AndIMustScream scenario. Ozai was manipulative, but only towards three people; Amon will be manipulative towards everyone in the main cast. Ozai attempted genocide; Amon will ''commit'' genocide. Ozai failed in killing a character; Amon will be responsible for several major deaths.

Amon is 13, and an escaping war criminal crosses their path. His parents decide it best to turn the man in, as his father knows fully well the crimes committed by him. The escaped convict overhears their conversation and kills them to keep them silent. Little did he know that they had a son who watched everything. Maybe it was a means to scare or disable him into silence. Maybe it was an attempt at murder that he unconsciously threw too gentle a strike to be fatal. But he burned their son's face. This young man traveled to a local justice department and informed them of the escaped convict. As a reward issued by Firelord Zuko, who looked over the case, instead of being sent to a local facility for orphans, he was sent to the recently established School of Hard Knocks, in Republic City. Halfway through his stay, and intense study inside his room, hiding from the ostracization of his classmates, their sports department is given a healthy donation. The school became centered on Probending, a sport which he, as a non-bender, was not suited for. The benders at the school climbed even higher on the social ladder, and he was pushed ever lower. While they were being given scholarships for their skills, he was forced to work on the streets to make money. Whereas in the average social world in which he was faltering, in the gang world he was triumphing. Then came the new rules. And it was time for initiation. He wasn't a bender, so he was already at a disadvantage, but now he had to kill people. Innocent nonbenders who he was equipped to take down with his martial arts prowess. He refused. The institution which had finally provided for him had become a slaughterhouse. One does not simply 'leave' a gang. So he started his own. He took the victims of the other gangs, victims who were defenseless that he and his gang had helped, and assured them that they could defend themselves, and he would teach them how. They would get security, and he would get a group of people who'd stand a chance against his gang. Noma, ever being the master of words, managed to make a peaceful leave. But he was now strong. Seventy members strong. With extra associates.

* Under the mask is the face of [[DorkAge TOM 4]]. We are all doomed.

[[spoiler: JokerImmunity will come in full effect, he will not of died in the explosion, barely. He will be back for the second season...]]

[[WMG: Amon will [[spoiler: [[BigDamnVillains help Korra escape from Tarrlok.]] ]] ]]

* Under the mask is the face of [[DorkAge TOM]] [[UncannyValley 4]]. We are all doomed.

Whatever it'll be, it'll cement him as an [[UpToEleven even worse monster than Ozai]].

Ozai was inactive throughout much of the first series; Amon will be far more hands-on. Ozai ''tried'' to be a good father; Amon will be [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Frollo]]-esque, with AlternativeCharacterInterpretation to give him reasons (but not excuses) for his atrocities. Ozai was [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking frighteningly powerful]]; Amon will be [[TheDreaded disturbingly threatening]], outmatching Azula and Combustion Man for ''Avatar's'' default HeroKiller. Ozai was saddled a FateWorseThanDeath and achieved a NearVillainVictory; Amon will suffer through a KarmicDeath or an AndIMustScream scenario. Ozai was manipulative, but only towards three people; Amon will be manipulative towards everyone in the main cast. Ozai attempted genocide; Amon will ''commit'' genocide. Ozai failed in killing a character; Amon will be responsible for several major deaths.

All of the main Korra antagonists had a LoveInterest (P'li for Zaheer, Baatar Jr. for Kuvira, Unalaq's unseen wife for Unalaq), so it makes sense that he started that tradition. As he a foil to Korra herself, Amon was too [[BiTheWay bisexual]], only that years of emotional abuse from his father and an eroded self-worth, Northern Water Tribe homophobic tendencies -they were never shown to be the beacon of social progress -, and just plain not having anyone to talk about his feelings to made him bitter and firmly closeted. When he started the Equalist cause, Amon struggled between his feelings for the Lieutenant and his righteous crusade, an inner conflict that probably was the reason for his more insane methods. He only realised his folly when it was too late, and he was forced to pull a Kuvira on Lieutenant, so that his cause wouldn't end. However, he was clearly shaken by it, taking his wrath sadistically on Mako, and eventually being unable to keep his concentration and defeat Korra.

Ozai was inactive throughout much of the first series; Amon will be far more hands-on. Ozai ''tried'' to be a good father; Amon will be [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Frollo]]-esque, with AlternativeCharacterInterpretation to give him reasons (but not excuses) for his atrocities. Ozai was [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking frighteningly powerful]]; Amon will be [[TheDreaded disturbingly threatening]], outmatching Azula and Combustion Man for ''Avatar's'' default HeroKiller. Ozai was saddled a FateWorseThanDeath and achieved a NearVillainVictory; Amon will suffer through a KarmicDeath or an AndIMustScream scenario. Ozai was manipulative, but only towards three people; Amon will be manipulative towards everyone in the main cast. Ozai attempted genocide; Amon will ''commit'' genocide. Ozai failed in killing a character; Amon will be responsible for several major deaths.

[[WMG: Amon is an [[MagicTheGathering hieromancer]] or an [[TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy hierophant]].]]

* Nah, Amon is made of tiny versions of mysterious, vengeful masked plotter ever: he's "someone of no importance" like [[{{Naruto}} Tobi]], he wants to take over the world (or at least influence it) like [[Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys Friend]], he claims his face is disfigured like [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Calendar Girl]], he's got a legion of followers like [[ComicBook/VForVendetta V]] and Anonymous, and isn't that [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Tzeentch]] guy made of masks and plots?

In one of the clips, Tenzin asks Lin to protect his family and she once again shows her "Dere-dere" side and promises to do anything for him, with a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and all. It's looking very much like Lin is being set up to be taken out next by Amon. Bonus points if she went out having done some major damage to the enemy - something like a DyingMomentOfAwesome. Then Amon will eventually go on to debend the Order of the White Lotus, then ''maybe'' Tenzin (if he's caught, no hint on that), Bolin and Mako (probably in that order, if the promo clips are any indication). Maybe the equalists may arrest all benders in the city and have them brought to Amon to be debended one by one. Even if the armies of the other nations come to help, Amon will probably find a way to capture their generals and de-bend them as well.

[[WMG: Amon is [[MyImmortal Ebony/Enoby]]]]

The events of "When Extremes Meet" have not only upgraded Tarrlok into a second BigBad, he's a BIGGER Bad than Amon. Think about it: while Amon has been pretty ruthless in his methods so far, he leaves Benders alone after robbing them of their bending. Once he takes it away, they're non-benders, he has no issue with them anymore. Tarrlok, by contrast, is not only abusing and oppressing non-benders, he's also manipulating benders into being exactly what Amon says they are, abusing their bending to take political control of Republic City. Add to that his political machinations and he's objectively a MUCH bigger threat. This will lead to an EnemyMine situation where Korra and Amon actually put aside their differences temporarily to bring Tarrlok down. They will not win sympathy from each other at all: Korra will remain as opposed to Amon as ever and Amon will gain no sympathy for benders. However, they will agree that a world where they're the only ones at each other's throats is preferable to one where Tarrlok succeeds. I theorize that Amon is the one who will offer the temporary alliance, and Korra will accept out of desperation. After all, she got dragged out of Republic City by Tarrlok, and he'll probably be in full control by the time she returns. This is could also lead to Korra actually winning some Equalists to her side(it could lead to a reconciliation between Asami and Hiroshi Sato, for example).

The spirit who [[BiggerBad sent him in the first place]] will manifest and decide [[YouHaveFailedMe Amon's failure will not be tolerated]] and finish him off.

*** The above theory is {{fanon}}. The only confirmation we had from the stagnant Nick.com site is he was a Fire Nation Soldier. Ummi, Kuruk's wife, whose face Koh stole, is treated as though she ''herself'' remains in Koh's custody when Aang tells Avatar Kuruk "He still has her" in the canonical motion comic "Escape from the Spirit World." Kuruk then presumably runs off to metaphysically retrieve her soul in some fashion.

[[WMG: Amon is an [[MagicTheGathering hieromancer]] or an [[WarhammerFantasy hierophant]].]]