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Post by Red Impact on Apr 21, 2012 17:13:54 GMT -5
I think it's an advanced form of chi blocking, where he learned what paths had to be compressed to completely and totally prevent a user from being able to use their bending in one shot, blocking the paths to the brain.
From there, it's probably a matter of knowing or which gates to block specifically that'd prevent the chi from building back up, so that it doesn't wear off like the other chi-blocking techniques.
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Post by Alex Shelley on Apr 21, 2012 17:18:51 GMT -5
somebody suggested that amon went to the spirit world, met koh and traded his face for the ability to energybend
makes the most sense to me, especially since he already said he doesn't have a face
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Apr 21, 2012 17:26:29 GMT -5
somebody suggested that amon went to the spirit world, met koh and traded his face for the ability to energybend makes the most sense to me, especially since he already said he doesn't have a face I honestly wouldn't be shocked if that was the case.
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Post by Arrow on Apr 21, 2012 17:34:54 GMT -5
Neither would I. When Amon mentioned that I lost his face, I definitely thought back to Koh. As was shown in the original series, Koh can certainly be malevolent enough to be a villain. Wonder what he'd gain from it, though.
Episode 3 was awesome.
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 21, 2012 19:14:34 GMT -5
Very good episode. The whole pace of this series thus far, like I said before, just makes it stand out so much from the original series.
Wonder if Aang shared anything with Tenzin about the nature of Spirit Bending at some point.
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Post by RKTaker on Apr 21, 2012 20:00:56 GMT -5
Very good episode. The whole pace of this series thus far, like I said before, just makes it stand out so much from the original series. Wonder if Aang shared anything with Tenzin about the nature of Spirit Bending at some point. at the end of the episode tenzin said that only the avatar could do it or something like that so i would think so
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 21, 2012 20:22:57 GMT -5
More intriguing: Amon mentioned wanting to use Korra to get his message out. Wonder if his endgame is bigger than what he's showed so far...I mean, taking away bending is pretty big, so curious to see how much further he might go.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 21, 2012 20:26:17 GMT -5
When Amon came out of the stage, I started humming "Final Countdown".
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Post by RKTaker on Apr 21, 2012 20:33:54 GMT -5
swerve Amon is actually a girl
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2012 20:48:34 GMT -5
Y'know the main thing that bugs me about Amon is that they're not even trying to make it look like he might have a point. Which is fine for villains sometimes, but given he has people actually following him while he looks like a steampunk Dr. Doom it's kind of distracting.
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Post by Red Impact on Apr 21, 2012 21:05:47 GMT -5
Having to wear a mask because he was disfigured doesn't really mean he doesn't have a point. He's actually presented a far more compelling argument to why he's right than any other villains in the Avatar franchise.
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 21, 2012 21:30:26 GMT -5
Yeah, the Fire Nation villains from TLA were of the "Might Makes Right"/"Divine Right of Kings" variety, Long Feng was just an ambitious schemer, etc.
Thing is, I figure Amon's at best embellishing his childhood woes, at worst lying outright. Don't want to speculate too much, though, especially given how quickly this story figures to move.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Apr 21, 2012 21:47:33 GMT -5
Mako and his devotion to protecting his little brother, he reminds of Edward Eleric. I tell you this guys can fill the void left by the Eleric brothers as far as great bond between brothers.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Apr 21, 2012 21:56:15 GMT -5
You know, I just thought of something, seeing as all of the other special types of bending, save energybending, have been passed down to more people, what about bloodbending?
Did Katara keep the future of this style alive, or is she taking the dark side of waterbending with her to the grave?
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 22, 2012 2:29:24 GMT -5
You know, I just thought of something, seeing as all of the other special types of bending, save energybending, have been passed down to more people, what about bloodbending? Did Katara keep the future of this style alive, or is she taking the dark side of waterbending with her to the grave? Good question, and it's possible the "witch" would have time to teach another, but if Katara is the only one to know, the odds of her teaching another seem very, very low, given her revulsion with it. That said, it's possible it would be discovered independently.
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Post by Long A, Short A on Apr 22, 2012 12:37:59 GMT -5
You know, I just thought of something, seeing as all of the other special types of bending, save energybending, have been passed down to more people, what about bloodbending? Did Katara keep the future of this style alive, or is she taking the dark side of waterbending with her to the grave? I have two hack need theories about bloodbending and TLOK. I think Katara has plans to teach Kora bloodbending when Kora matures. I also think that if other villains come into the picture, they will use bloodbending.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Apr 22, 2012 19:43:40 GMT -5
Having to wear a mask because he was disfigured doesn't really mean he doesn't have a point. He's actually presented a far more compelling argument to why he's right than any other villains in the Avatar franchise. Agreed. And for the most part, he is being truthful. The whole 100 years war was about bending. They shown other benders abusing their skills to prey on non-benders already in TLOK. It makes sense that a lot of non-benders would hold a grudge against benders, even if not all benders are evil.
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Post by Red Impact on Apr 22, 2012 19:57:52 GMT -5
Having to wear a mask because he was disfigured doesn't really mean he doesn't have a point. He's actually presented a far more compelling argument to why he's right than any other villains in the Avatar franchise. Agreed. And for the most part, he is being truthful. The whole 100 years war was about bending. They shown other benders abusing their skills to prey on non-benders already in TLOK. It makes sense that a lot of non-benders would hold a grudge against benders, even if not all benders are evil. Half of me actually expects him to be vindicated and proven right in the end, with non-benders getting to play more of a global war. When I heard what he was saying the first time, I actually sort of questioned why the villain of this season was a civil rights movement, because if we're going to be honest, that's what it is. A large group of people who get discriminated against and mistreated because of something they have no control over. Now, of course, Amon is more militant about it, but still.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 22, 2012 20:02:12 GMT -5
Agreed. And for the most part, he is being truthful. The whole 100 years war was about bending. They shown other benders abusing their skills to prey on non-benders already in TLOK. It makes sense that a lot of non-benders would hold a grudge against benders, even if not all benders are evil. Half of me actually expects him to be vindicated and proven right in the end, with non-benders getting to play more of a global war. When I heard what he was saying the first time, I actually sort of questioned why the villain of this season was a civil rights movement, because if we're going to be honest, that's what it is. A large group of people who get discriminated against and mistreated because of something they have no control over. Now, of course, Amon is more militant about it, but still. It's a civil rights movement if you're taking it at face value, but beneath that veneer, it's fear mongering and it is looking to silence a portion of the population for how they were born. It's lumping every bender into the same group as the Triads and the Fire Nation army's war crimes. Once you look past the platitudes, you see the angry, hateful core of the movement.
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Post by Red Impact on Apr 22, 2012 20:06:37 GMT -5
Half of me actually expects him to be vindicated and proven right in the end, with non-benders getting to play more of a global war. When I heard what he was saying the first time, I actually sort of questioned why the villain of this season was a civil rights movement, because if we're going to be honest, that's what it is. A large group of people who get discriminated against and mistreated because of something they have no control over. Now, of course, Amon is more militant about it, but still. It's a civil rights movement if you're taking it at face value, but beneath that veneer, it's fear mongering and it is looking to silence a portion of the population for how they were born. It's lumping every bender into the same group as the Triads and the Fire Nation army's war crimes. Once you look past the platitudes, you see the angry, hateful core of the movement. Yeah, the last episode demonstrated that better. When it was the guy in the park yelling, I made that connection. This last episode made it clear that he wasn't interested in being socially equal, but in becoming the ruling class by force. Still, it really is a lot more complex than "My kingdom is prosperous, I'm going to kill and subjugate everyone else."
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