EPTAnd Lance Henriksen is the voice of the second in command :D
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
And Lance Henriksen is the voice of the second in command :D | ||
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gumshoe
Canada3602 Posts
On May 13 2012 14:26 Crazyeyes wrote: Zuko** Iroh** You have to realize that those characters all had a 'PoV,' whereas we only see this guy when he's making public appearances... which are all heavily planned. Whats this 'swamp thing' ? I agree with you about the pov, but the point I'm making is that the decision by the writers to make amon purposely fake and the exact opposite of transparent is hurting the character in these early episodes Btw Swamp thing is an old comic book character thats been revamped for the new dc 52. This revamp of swamp thing has been considered probably one of if not the best of all the reboots. The thing I am referring to in the comics is how- + Show Spoiler + The writer doesnt actually allow the main character to transform into swamp thing until issue 8(issues only come out once every three weeks so the comic went about 6 months without its flagship character. Swamp thing for reference is the champion/avatar of nature spawned from a human being who is born with a mega green thumb | ||
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Satire
Canada295 Posts
I think Amon is that city council guy - you know the one who set up Toph's daughter. I wouldn't doubt it if that old guy we're seeing that Aang and crew are going after is his father. As I believe Aang and Zuko set up Republic City together, I would not doubt if that old guy was ordered executed by Zuko after his capture. Thus creating "Amon". A reach in the dark, but I keep getting a gut feeling that council guy is rotten to the core. He also appears to be pulling strings to set Korra up basically on a collision path with Amon, which is actually adventitious for him. Amon is a "stacked deck" kind of guy, and the city council guy gives me the same vibe. PS - this episode was absolutely amazing. Definitely best of the series. | ||
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gumshoe
Canada3602 Posts
On May 13 2012 14:52 Satire wrote: Here's my take on what will happen with the story: I think Amon is that city council guy - you know the one who set up Toph's daughter. I wouldn't doubt it if that old guy we're seeing that Aang and crew are going after is his father. As I believe Aang and Zuko set up Republic City together, I would not doubt if that old guy was ordered executed by Zuko after his capture. Thus creating "Amon". A reach in the dark, but I keep getting a gut feeling that council guy is rotten to the core. He also appears to be pulling strings to set Korra up basically on a collision path with Amon, which is actually adventitious for him. Amon is a "stacked deck" kind of guy, and the city council guy gives me the same vibe. PS - this episode was absolutely amazing. Definitely best of the series. Seems way to obvious, is he in cahoots? Maybe. Is he amon? Almost definitely not. | ||
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Crazyeyes
Canada1342 Posts
Him actually BEING amon? I don't think so. I think is name is Tarrlok. Well, I know that's his name. I just dunno the spelling. So Swamp Thing is a comic? Gotcha. | ||
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Mango Chicken
55 Posts
Pfft, damn Bei Fong's security sucked. | ||
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gumshoe
Canada3602 Posts
On May 13 2012 15:02 Crazyeyes wrote: OH yeah, it's like Snape. You just KNOW he's evil (we'll ignore how snape actually wasn't). When Lin suggested she'd be there, you can see his facial expression change... devious bastard. Him actually BEING amon? I don't think so. I think is name is Tarrlok. Well, I know that's his name. I just dunno the spelling. So Swamp Thing is a comic? Gotcha. A great comic thats definitely worth picking up : ) | ||
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Crazyeyes
Canada1342 Posts
They were caught off guard with technology that no one knew existed. Can you blame them? Although Tenzin definitely should have been in that fight. And Lin didn't need to go down to save Korra... she'd be fine. She could have saved herself with waterbending. Or helped by Tenzin. Or something. About the gloves: "Now anyone can possess the power of a chi blocker" or something. So an electric shock prevents bending? Or just stuns you which, obviously, prevents everything? | ||
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10366 Posts
On May 13 2012 15:34 Crazyeyes wrote: They were caught off guard with technology that no one knew existed. Can you blame them? Although Tenzin definitely should have been in that fight. And Lin didn't need to go down to save Korra... she'd be fine. She could have saved herself with waterbending. Or helped by Tenzin. Or something. About the gloves: "Now anyone can possess the power of a chi blocker" or something. So an electric shock prevents bending? Or just stuns you which, obviously, prevents everything? Hm yeah I was confused about the chi blocker part... About Tenzin, perhaps they are saving him for later, or they just want to keep him to a non-action kind of a figure. Also, Lin saving Korra developed their characters more as well as adding more team work to the scene/fight. Tenzin could have done it too but the episode obviously wanted to focus on Lin and Korra improving their relationship. Also they needed a convenient way to show Lin coming back down instead of to keep fighting I guess xD Perhaps she could have stayed fighting, but even if she's good she would still be outnumbered... even so, it's much safer to make sure you save someone, if you wait maybe Tenzin looked away or wouldn't be able to act in time, especially if he's in the middle of the stands... what's he gonna do, blow a huge gust of wind? Maybe he's not that strong. Or maybe he'll see Korra falling but think Lin is coming, etc. So I didn't think it was lame/unbelievable to see Lin save Korra. Also about the technology, don't they know they have those electric stick things though? Either way, standing with your back to the hall is pretty dumb to me xD especially if it's that small/narrow of a hall. Perhaps they just didn't expect so many attack, but still that's quite a silly thing to mess up on when lives are at stake and it's their job anyways. | ||
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ore0z
Romania161 Posts
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phiinix
United States1169 Posts
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Crazyeyes
Canada1342 Posts
Saw this earlier today: http://i.imgur.com/Ueq33.png Seems /v/ came up with the same theory, hehe. | ||
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Xenocide_Knight
Korea (South)2625 Posts
On May 13 2012 17:08 Crazyeyes wrote: I don't think theyr'e the same person, they might not even be allies, but they're both going to be 'evil.' Saw this earlier today: http://i.imgur.com/Ueq33.png Seems /v/ came up with the same theory, hehe. The more I think about this one, the more I like it. Sort of a "Butterfly effect" vibe. Something so comical/inconsequential in the first series leads to huge problems. I think Tarrlock and Amon is just way too obvious. With Amon being linked to technology, I think it's even more likely now Asami becomes Azula 2.0 soon. | ||
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Darkened
Bulgaria105 Posts
On May 13 2012 17:33 Xenocide_Knight wrote: The more I think about this one, the more I like it. Sort of a "Butterfly effect" vibe. Something so comical/inconsequential in the first series leads to huge problems. I think Tarrlock and Amon is just way too obvious. With Amon being linked to technology, I think it's even more likely now Asami becomes Azula 2.0 soon. That doesn't work. The cabbage man was around 35-40 years in TLA, if he was the one to form Cabbage Corp he must've been around 65-70. Amon said his parents were killed by a firebender when he was young and that his family lived in a small village. If the cabbage man was the one to form Cabbage Corp that's "a leading force in technology" don't you think his descendants wouldn't be living in a small village but in Republic City like royalty? P.S. : Amon would be either grand child or great grand child of the cabbage man in the theory from the pic. | ||
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Angel_
United States1617 Posts
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Shock710
Australia6097 Posts
On May 13 2012 17:40 Darkened wrote: That doesn't work. The cabbage man was around 35-40 years in TLA, if he was the one to form Cabbage Corp he must've been around 65-70. Amon said his parents were killed by a firebender when he was young and that his family lived in a small village. If the cabbage man was the one to form Cabbage Corp that's "a leading force in technology" don't you think his descendants wouldn't be living in a small village but in Republic City like royalty? P.S. : Amon would be either grand child or great grand child of the cabbage man in the theory from the pic. I dont actully believe amons story, i think he told it just to get sympathy from the non-benders. I pretty sure bringing equality is not the whole story with him, he must have something planed | ||
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Gahlo
United States35172 Posts
On May 13 2012 18:41 Angel_ wrote: my vote is still amon is one of aangs sons. Unless Amon is Tenzin, which we know he isn't, his skincolor doesn't match up. Unless Tarrlok is wearing contacts as "Amon" he isn't him either. Tarrlok has pale blue eyes while Amon has yellow eyes(I think? Goggle image search isn't as forigving with him as Tarrlok. One thing we have to take into account is that Amon could be lying about his face. The mask creates an intimidating, ineffable front while allowing for an easy rallying tale. | ||
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Crazyeyes
Canada1342 Posts
I'm sure we've got a while to go before he's unmasked, so it might be someone we havn't even met yet. I mean, we don't even see Toph until episode 26/61. | ||
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Archers_bane
United States1338 Posts
On May 13 2012 14:16 gumshoe wrote: I just don't appreciate how closed off and basic his character feels, azula was incredibly entertaining, she was certainly cold but active, fierce and relentless. Amon just feels like his trying to be the embodiment of bland justice to get the non benders on his side, which works as a story tool but doesn't make him a very engaging or entertaining villain. The best thing you can do with him is make him terrifying, but unfortunately his powers are very subtle and unpronounced.(removing bending is a powerful tool but it's not terrifying for anyone who isn't a bender, which is what makes it such a useful ability for uniting non benders) All in all he's not as entertaining as zugo(well...i'm being generous but he definitely had a few good moments, like "I RISE WITH THE SUN MUTHA@UCKA), iyro or azula, and he's not as terrifying as say general grievous in the original clone wars cartoon or pre retcon itachi(back when he could put you through an eternity of unavoideble hell with a glance) or even fellow face obscured terror darth vader. I just don't feel scared enough when he shows up and he's not entertaining because he's really fake for the sake of his revolution. This doesn't meen he's a bad character, it just means he's not quite there yet in terms of development.(a lot of the time building a good villain is harder than a good protagonist) I agree with you, thats why I like TLA better than Korra. Those characters are one of a kind and really difficult to recreate. Their interaction with each other and their personalities were so enjoyable to follow. None of the characters in Korra have that much development and background story, yet....so I'm just waiting for all the pieces to fall into place since I know the writers still haven't busted out their best | ||
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SeaSwift
Scotland4486 Posts
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