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Amon is an extremely powerful demon and the deuteragonist in the Devilman franchise, first appearing in the original Devilman manga. He is the source of Akira Fudo's demonic abilities, and as a result he is also the catalyst behind the creation of the eponymous super-hero Devilman. Much of the history of Amon himself, as opposed to his existence as Devilman, is particularly mysterious and difficult to piece together, though he has gained a reputation as being one of the Demon Tribe's strongest and bravest warriors.
Biography
With inhuman strength and fighting prowess he is known as the "God of War" in Hell. In Amon: The Apocalypse of Devilman, he is the main antagonist of both the OVA and the manga series after Akira loses control of his powers. Sirene is Amon's lover, and Sirene blamed Akira for Amon's disappearance following the two fusing. During a Black Sabbath ritual led by Ryo, Amon tries to take over the human Akira Fudo, but due to his pure heart Amon's consciousness was suppressed and Devilman was born.
Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman
In this alternate continuity, after Akira witnesses the brutal murder of Miki and her family, Akira's uncontrollable grief and anger causes Amon to regain his powers and take over his body, casting Devilman aside to regain his true form. In this appearance, Amon is red with black fur.
After Amon emerges, he no longer has a human host to control him, and relishes in regaining the power he lost as a result of his merger with Akira. He then goes on an unrepentant slaughter, killing both friend and enemy alike, even going so far as to devour a demon who was a close friend of his. After Amon finally confronts Satan, he attempts to fight against him, but is stopped when Satan uses his powers to awaken Akira (who was sealed deep within Amon's sub-consciousness).
In a final confrontation, both Amon and Devilman duel over Akira's soul, with the former gaining the upper hand. At the verge of death, Devilman remembers the time he spent with Miki while she was alive and uses it as his reason to fight back, ultimately defeating Amon with a flurry of punches and forcibly refusing with him to regain control.
Devilman Grimore
In this reboot manga, which amalgamates story elements of both the original manga and the first anime series, Amon is now the main protagonist alongside Miki Makimura. He takes possession of Akira Fudo's nearly dead body after Miki's demon summoning attracts the attention of several highly powerful demons. But instead of completely taking over, Amon's mind melds with that of Akira's, thus rendering Amon into a far more pleasant and calm being, albeit being still prone to violence. It is because of their minds melding that Amon eventually develops loving feelings towards Miki and decides to help her protect humanity from the oncoming apocalypse.
Appearance
In all of his appearances Amon has been the spitting image of the traditional Christian devil, although with a few key differences such as a lack of horns and cloven feet. Amon is a powerfully built, towering demon with two black wings on the sides of his head, bright yellow eyes. In some incarnations he wears a black goatee. Black fur covers his shoulders, wrists and most of his lower body, ending with large feet sticking out. He also has a black tail with a tuff of black fur and a large pair of black wings while in flight.
Amon's skin color has varied over the decades. In some colored variants of the original manga, as well as during the OVA AMON: The Darkside of Devilman, Amon's skin color is red. However. most incarnations, including Devilman Chibi Devilman Chara, Devilman vs Getter Robo, Devilman Grimoire. and Cyborg 009 vs Devilman, portray Amon's skin as being dark teal, with this being due to the popularity of the first anime series, in which Devilman was teal.
Personality
True to his nature, Amon is an incredibly uncontrollable, splenetic, and berserk demon who fights against any and all who cross his path. In Amon's most extreme moments of bloodlust, he is shown to have little to no regard for the safety or wellbeing of any of his own species, a disturbing trait proven fact when he was shown cannibalizing Yumi during his rampage. Amon is also extremely selfish, arrogant, and egotistical, always looking for the strongest opponent. However, his personality trait proves to be extremely detrimental and injurious to his plans as Amon can easily underestimate his opponents and results to taunting or belittling them.
While Amon is amoral, merciless, and bloodthirsty, he has a few admirable qualities. He didn't kill without reason and would only do so when provoked or if someone stood in his way. He does show compassion for some people, the most notable was Sirene but in spite of what Sirene says about their relationship, Amon only perceived Sirene as a close friend and didn't harbor a romantic interest in her. Amon seemed to have a lover in the form of Nike, where his feelings temporarily surfaced from Akira Fudo, also implying that Akira's flirting and teasing with Miki was somewhat influenced by Amon given Miki's similarity to Nike.