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Legend of Korra |OT| - Saturday Mornings Just Got Better
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Probably to give more credence to Amon's message that benders are bad.
Still thinking Amon is a bloodbender who does internal permanent chi-blocking somehow. Resisting Tarrlok makes it seem less crazy.
Gender: Amon
Gender: Amon
The only thing that bothers me about bloodbending is how they seem to do it with just their mind. Katara and the old lady had to make motions when bloodbending (as did Tarrlock), but Yakone just did it handcuffed.
So do we have a new episode next week and then the finale, or is it a 13 episode season?
Good.
Nailed it. Really hope the characters get more depth later on.
So do we have a new episode next week and then the finale, or is it a 13 episode season?
Good.
Nailed it. Really hope the characters get more depth later on.
Yakone seemed to be at least manipulating his hands a little bit while cuffed but I agree they were pushing it. Maybe the art was developed more that such wide movement weren't necessary.
It's not unheard of. Combustion man didn't do hand movements to bend.
Pai Pai Master
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DVR crapped out apparently when recording pretty much EVERY important part of the episode. I missed probably 45% of it.
How long until the episode is posted on Nick's website?
How long until the episode is posted on Nick's website?
He had a third eye tattoo on his chi spot, though. Remember that tattoos are affected by chi (such as when Aang's chi tattoos glow in Avatar state), so it's not a big leap to think they can channel chi, and focus one's firebending through it. So it's not down to him just not moving and doing it. He had a little trick.
I'm really hoping there's something more to this bloodbending than Yakone/Tarrlok being exceptionally powerful. Either that, or I hope it's something that many waterbenders can do with training and focus, like metalbending.
Infinite Justice
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Probably just an air acolyte.
zerokoolpsx
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I wonder how
Well there goes the whole Amon and Tarrlok being brothers thing. I wonder what is Amon's secret to energy bending. Wanted to see a bloodbender vs. bloodbender fight. Nah, not really. It would be so boring. Bloodbending = I win button.
Amon resisted Tarrlok's bloodbending. Is he a cyborg? It would be the only explanation. No one has been able to resist Tarrlok or Yakone's bloodbending short of the avatar going into avatar state. Bad guy gets screwed over by an even badder guy. I don't really show how Mako got so interested in Korra. Everyone see he likes her. Asami is gonna have to confront him about it. Ultimatum time.
Infinite Justice
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Its interesting that Aang wasn't on the council but i guess its to make it fair because who would want to second guess the Avatar?
MidnightCowboy
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Amon has to be a cyborg.
Plus, being the avatar, he has other obligations around the world that do not revolve around Republic City.
Phoenician_Viking
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Amon showing up gave me goose bumps. Blood bending is the most hax of this series by far. They do it without any hand movement. Yokune did when he blood bend Toph to free him from his shackles. What the hell is the deal with Amon? Damn, blood bending barely worked on him. I hate all this shipping crap.
This episode cemented that Amon is more than a man. I'll just spoiler this cuz its still pretty early for people to see the episode.
Thoughts?
His ability to walk through Tarrlok's bloodbending almost has to mean he is either a spirit or some way directly connected to the avatar. Aang broke the bloodbending bonds by going into the Avatar state, I can only imagine Amon did something similar.
Also to get the ability and threat that Amon truly poses over with the audience.
Phoenician_Viking
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They better explain how some people can blood bend multiple people without full moon.
TacticalFox88
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WTF at you people perpetuating that Amon is a cyborg. That's an implausible theory that borderlines on ridiculous levels. Okay, first off, lets take a look at the technological progression in the series and where it is now. Outside of the airships that patrol Republic city 24/7, we can almost universally agree that the technology is more or less the equivalent of the roaring 20s, possibly the early 1930s. Now, then, let's take a look at Hiroshi Sato, who basically funded and created ALL of the Equalists' technology, and his mechs. They're big, bulky, and don't have many fine pivot points, and by our standards would be extremely primitive. And most of all, have to be controlled by levers.
Now Amon. He has absolutely fine movement as if he were human. Remember how he practically danced around that one guy's lightning attack and subdued him with extreme agility and ease, before he took his bending away. His hands went into a very precise position and bam! Bending taken away. If we were to accept Amon as a cyborg then, we'd also have to believe that their exists not only technology to make him appear and bend his joints as if he was human, but also have an energy source (in some way like Tony Stark) that can "power" his cybernetics.
And their's also this to consider: Even in 2012, we still don't have the technology to make a cyborg akin to the ones depicted in fiction. Not even close. And our technology (as it should) completely and utterly shits on what they have. To say the Lok universe, can create a lifelike cyborg, with the dexterity and ergonomically accurate as Amon displayed in all of his appearances, is for, a lack of a better word, completely and utterly absurd.
Now Amon. He has absolutely fine movement as if he were human. Remember how he practically danced around that one guy's lightning attack and subdued him with extreme agility and ease, before he took his bending away. His hands went into a very precise position and bam! Bending taken away. If we were to accept Amon as a cyborg then, we'd also have to believe that their exists not only technology to make him appear and bend his joints as if he was human, but also have an energy source (in some way like Tony Stark) that can "power" his cybernetics.
And their's also this to consider: Even in 2012, we still don't have the technology to make a cyborg akin to the ones depicted in fiction. Not even close. And our technology (as it should) completely and utterly shits on what they have. To say the Lok universe, can create a lifelike cyborg, with the dexterity and ergonomically accurate as Amon displayed in all of his appearances, is for, a lack of a better word, completely and utterly absurd.
Aang did get out of bloodbending.. The split second he went into avatar mode.
I think theyre hinting that amon has avatar like energy powers...
Didn't stop Full Metal Alchemist.
I'm assuming hoping all these cyborg comments are just jokes.
Hmm what if
Amon isn't sealing their bending, he's stealing it? Think about the kind of people he's been taking bending away from. Champions, crime lords, unique benders. Some of the best benders in the city
I'm pretty sure that's it too, Yakone purposely didn't blood bend during full moons because then he would have plausible deniability.
basically
Why can't they say that?
It's been established that some benders are stronger than others. Not every earth bender can metal bend, not every fire bender can lightning bend, not every water bender can blood bend.
During the full moon, water benders get a power boost that lets them do things they otherwise can't. Tarrlok and Yakone simply being really strong benders should be enough to allow them to blood bend without needing the power boost of the full moon.
They arent particularly strong benders. The fact that his son can bloodbend without a full moon means that its solely a genetic thing.
I thought the implication was that Yakone taught him.
The way I see it is that there's either a trick to it, or it's a really advanced skill that requires lots of practice, like metalbending and lightning. Most benders of the respective element can learn it, but it's a very specialised skill, so many don't (and in the case of bloodbending, it's illegal and very risky, thus further reducing the numbers of people doing it).
victreeb3l
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lin at least. tenzin is great at getting knocked unconscious and having awesome kids
Katara was strong but she still needed the full moon power boost to blood bend. Yakone and Tarrlock were strong enough to do it without the full moon, so maybe that's why they need minimal movement to do it too. After all, Combustion Man was even brought up in this episode and he also fire bent with his eyes like Yakone blood bent with his.
So Aang took Yakone's bending away and this way brought balance to the world. Now Amon took Tarrlock's bending away and is bringing balance to the world. I wonder what happened during his trip to the spirit world that he got so much power. By now it seems obvious he has an unbendable will, which allows him to spiritbend and resist bloodbending. I wonder who has the most unbendable will, Amon or Korra. Who is the solution foor Republic City and the world?
Great episode otherwise. Korra knew she should run an away from Amon, Lin again proved to be a bad ass. The old Gaang was cool all grown up. I agree though that Bolin and Mako are mostly useless, as is Asami and the whole love triangle. Doesn't really add much, but doesn't detract much either. Apart from much need air time.
Great episode otherwise. Korra knew she should run an away from Amon, Lin again proved to be a bad ass. The old Gaang was cool all grown up. I agree though that Bolin and Mako are mostly useless, as is Asami and the whole love triangle. Doesn't really add much, but doesn't detract much either. Apart from much need air time.
shira
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Bolin super-bender confirmed
If that was the cause, Amon just won. Why would any non-bender want blood benders to be a common thing? They'd all rally behind Amon as their savior.
Of course she did. Her last fight with Amon didn't go well for her, and Amon just took down Tarrlock.
I think Amon's will is definitely more unbend-able than Korra's.
Sylar.
I considered this myself a while ago but there was never any indication that it was happening. We still don't know how Amon is so agile and seemingly uses air bending forms to dodge attacks.
Infinite Justice
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I would go with the massive amount of willpower/spirit theory since it could go hand in hand with his ability to remove bending.
Should be fun to see how this turns out.
Should be fun to see how this turns out.
Amon is so fucking amazing. Creepy, mysterious, and he actually kind of has a point.
Every time he appears... just standing there, staring at his target, unflinching. Hard as nails.
I thought Team Avatar was there waiting for Tarloc. When it turned out to be Amon, I knew Tarloc was done for.
Dude is one hell of a villain.
shira
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I thought he uses fire nation dancing
Maybe. But in that case tarrlok would have been a child for yakone to have taught him before the avatar took away his powers.
Infinite Justice
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Link plz?
Too bad he said nothing about his space sword
I wonder what happened to space sword. A part of me hopes he went to find it.
But probably not. Poor space sword. He barely used it.
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