I'm not gonna read 18 pages, no time. But If anyone hasn't thought of it yet, I'm putting my money on Asami being Amon.She has motive, training, resources, and is the classic "one you least suspect" character.

Wow, you guys come up with some pretty wild theories. As writers, think about how they can preserve continuity. The vision Aang gave Korra must be related to thesituationsin which the visions were given (continuity). Thus, Amon must be related to the events surrounding Tarrlock's father (continuity). Korra stated (Tarrlock's who you've been trying to warn me about as misdirection). The writers also want to try to keep this series as independent of the original series as possible (as stated by them at convention), thus, it makes it very unlikely for Amon to be related in any way to any characters from the past series (other than Aang as it relates to the missing 70 years). I watched the promo where some may have seen Amon bloodbend, and its unlikely. All you see is him doing a funny hand movements (shaking fist), hardly something to write home about. Personally, I have faith in the Amon being Tarrlock's father theory, it is the most likely I've heard and the least boring. The other theories that make him related to characters from The Last Airbender would just disappoint me because then this is not its own series but another season of the last one. As for Amon having any relation to Katara, the greatest water bending master in that universe and the widow of the last Avatar, that is insane. Avatar Aang would take that personally and would work actively to affect the physical world to fix it instead of passing it off to the current Avatar. In short, I give you this:

1) Korra's visions must suggest a connection of the events surrounding Tarrlock's father and Amon.

2) Amon should not be related to any past serial character, the writers actively said this would not happen.

3) Very unlikely Amon bloodbent, fancy hand shaking does not make bending.

4) AMON IS NOT RELATED TO KATARA, Aang would not have it

As another wild theory, has anyone noticed the connection between Amon and Zuko-looking dude, they both said, "my father was taken away because of benders..."

Yes actually, the artist want to stay away from big references to the past series, not to say they will not do it anyway...

I really do not think Amon is a bender by any means. That defeats the purpose of him going against benders if he is one. It would undermine his whole operation.

However, I couldn't offer you a counter theory as to what or how he takes peoples bending away. I definitely don't think he is a bloodbender, since you have to be a waterbender in order to do that.

And when we're proven right are you going to do anything special

I agree Amon's voice is too deep to be female if Asami is on the board for being Amon you may as well include her mother

A bloodbender Amon would immediately turn me off to the show. The writer are much better to use the same old tricks from the old series, let me show you why. Metalbending was rare in the last series, Fire nation prisons, were made of metal, and for the first season and half of the second season, when you saw someone trapped in metal it was common knowledge that they were stuck. When toph metal bends it is a pretty powerful scene cause she shows how much she has mastered her bending. Same with bloodbending or Lighting bending. They got emphasis on them because they are rare forms of bending.

In this series all those forms of bending are COMMON. You heard it last episode "bloodbending" is illegal, which means a lot of people could do it. Rarity is without a full moon. It would be extremely terrible writing if the main antagonist is winning by using a common bending to block chi and bending. I strongly believe Amon has a connect with the spirit world or is a spirit himself. Why? Cause one he knows things that only ancients would know(energy bending.) 2 he is superior against any bender he's come up against. Remember the Owl from Season 2? How Katara even though she is a master bender can't win against him because he is a Spirit and knows bending much better than her. The people who write Avatar series are great writers, they don't keep using the same stuff and put a new package on it. I don't think Amon is a spirit but I think when I hear a line in the second episode "The spirit world is angry with the Avatar" and he uses an ancient form of bending to back it up he isn't a liar. Lastly, he could be just the first antagonist of the series, there are more coming up. Remember Commander Zao was the Big man for Season 1 and then hey died, Season 2 Was Azula, and Season 3 was A combination of Her and Ozai. All we have right now is Amon and his goons. There's more to it then bloodbending or the writer are extremely lazy.

Electricity is scene when Mako is working in the factory, There were dozens doing it. City life in Avatar is the same as it is in the real world, rare gifts become less rare when you have millions coming together.

I think it's funny how people talk about bad writting as if they know howwriting isdone. Like if each of us is an officialwriter who only come up with the best ideas :S

I guess we'll see in a couple of weeks if Amon had anything to do with Tarlokk

I'm not sure if this has exactly been said already, I know people are assuming that Amon is a bloodbender and that theory is starting sound a bit more plausible to me for two specific reasons:

1. It would explain how he could resist Tarrlok, unless he was a chi-blocking Superman

2. In the season finale trailer, there is the couple of seconds where it looks like Amon is about to take Korra's bending. If you carefully watch that scene, it appears as though Mako's hands are twitching uncontrollably and Korra's eyes look similar to the wide eyed expression she had when Tarrlok used the technique on her. It's quick so if you watch it, focus really hard on that scene

I know it's a bit far fetched but isn't that the pleasantry of making up theories? We shall find out soon indeed

I am floating a theory out there simply because of misdirection and deduction.

Who do we know who can resist bloodbending, seal off a bender's abilities, and is familiar with the spirit realm?

Aang.

I don't know what could have happened between then and now to get him to this point, but it would be a delicious and rewarding twist to see that journey.

We know that there is never more than one Avatar, but what if something happend to make Aang not the Avatar?

Amon mentions the spirit world in one of his early speeches and I am still waiting for the writers to do something with the Koh the Face Stealer storyline from the first series.

I think it is a sign of great writing that it engages the imagination so powerfully throughout the day.

Just a thought I had, let me hear your thoughts.