Amon

Amon is a tall, muscular demon, with legs covered in black fur and a long thin tail with a spiked spade on the end. Amon has yellow eyes which depending on the story had black pupils or none at all. He had thin fangs in his mouth and large bat like wings in place of his ears with a bright red crest in the middle, he also had a pair of antenna connecting to the top of his head. Personality Amon has been described as relentlessly cruel and savage, and also valiant and noble, the truth likely lies someplace in the middle. He was cocky, confident and boisterous, but also relentlessly violent in combat. Many of these traits would imprint on Akira Fudo after their merge, turning the timid boy from meek to a calm and collected warrior. He did show compassion for some people, even having romances with demonesses such as Nike and Sirene. His feelings for Nike is being so strong that a memory of time spent with her nearly woke Amon's dormant spirit within Fudo, whilst his relationship with Sirene was closer akin to a violent, lustful rivalry. Abilities Amon being among the mightiest and strongest of the demons possessed a great and vast array of powers. Even before he gained his demonic appearance he was highly agile, intelligent, and strong. After his transformation, he gained the ability of flight through a pair of wings and his strength intensified. He possessed a vast array of psychic powers being able to detect those nearby and the strength of his enemies. He was able to extend spikes from his wrists that were able to cut clean through organic material which extended to his tail and wings. He could breath fire from his mouth, and fire off a powerful bolt of energy after it builds in power. He could extend his limbs and could breath under water. It is likely that these were only a portion of his powers. History During the violent climax of a blood ritual instigated by Ryo Asuka at their Black Sabbath, Amon ended up trying to possess the body of the human boy Akira Fudo, only for Fudo's pure heart to overcome Amon, causing Akira to overcome the demon and become Devilman. This comes as a great shock, even tragedy, to the other demons at the Sabbath, who are all subsequently killed by Devilman. Shortly after the events of the Sabbath, Akira and Ryo find themselves lost in time, flung to various reaches of history. During one of these short adventures, they encounter the demoness Nike, posing as a Greek goddess on the island of Samothrace. Nike recognizes Amon after Akira transforms, and pleads to the dormant will of her past love to return to her. Nike's words begin to stir something inside of him, memories of the two flashing in Akira/Amon's mind, only for them to be cut short by Ryo, who attacks Nike from behind, decapitating her with a sword. Shortly after the two return to their own time. Shortly afterwards, the demoness Sirene a former rival and lover of Amon, came to the Makimura household and launched a attack against Akira in vengeance, alongside her minions Ghelmer and Agwel. Demon Knight In Demon Knight which takes place many years before the start of Devilman, Amon was originally a human knight and served the prince Lucifer alongside his companion Sirene and his pet dragon. One day, demons were spotted in the mountains and Lucifer and his knights were sent to deal with them. Slaying several demons, the group encounters a young girl named Yuria and her werewolf companion Urga. The groups came together to fight the demons but Amon, his dragon, and Urga got separated from the others. Amon and his group encounter Satan, the gestalt form of Lucifer, his Pegasus, and Yuria. Amon questions what happened with Satan explaining that his/her form is evolution, proceeding to forcefully fuse Amon with his dragon and Urga, with Amon becoming a demon. The events were seen by Akira in his dreams as he explains it to Ryo Asuka. Ryo however realizes this is actually Amon's memory, having had the same dream himself, including when Satan did the act to Amon. Etymology Amon comes from several sources including the Ars Goetia demon Marquis Ammon as well as the King of Judah who was known for possessing an early god complex. The Egyptian God Amun is also sometimes (mistakenly) called Amon.