Triple Threat Triad

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- Since you're obviously fresh off the boat, let me explain a couple things. You're in Triple Threat Triad territory, and we're about to put you in the hospital.

The Triple Threat Triad is a triad that operates in Republic City. Led by Lightning Bolt Zolt, the gang consists of criminal benders, including firebenders, waterbenders and earthbenders. Members of the Triple Threats like Shady Shin are known to solicit recruits at Central City Station. The mobsters use their bending abilities to run a protection racket on the citizens of Republic City.

History
When three members of the Triple Threat Triad made a routine visit to a phonograph shop to collect money from the owner, Mr. Chung, the vendor informed them that business had been slow that week, and he could not pay what he owed. One of the gangsters threatened that he couldn't protect the shop if he didn't receive his money. Frightened, the owner offered a free phonograph to compensate for the money, but the gang did not accept. They destroyed the phonograph, and only threatened him again.

When Korra intervened, the gangsters initially did not know of her identity as the Avatar and simply mocked her, declaring that they were about to put her "in the hospital". In response, the Avatar returned the threat, and a fight ensued. After being easily defeated one by one, the Triad members attempted to escape in their car, only to have the vehicle flipped by Korra's earthbending. They were then apprehended by the metalbender cops as soon as they arrived.

While preparing for a turf war, Shady Shin managed to entice Bolin into working for the Triple Threat Triad by offering him a handful of yuans. However, when the duo went back to the Triple Threat's headquarters, they were kidnapped by Equalists, along with Lightning Bolt Zolt, and two other bending members. They were all taken to an Equalists assembly, where Amon took their bending away as an example of what he was going to do to all the benders of the world, rendering the head of the Triple Threat Triad without bending.

Headquarters
The Triple Threat Triad's headquarters is a large building located in downtown Republic City. According to Mako, it is almost always heavily guarded by thugs out front.

Trivia

 * The Triads are an extensive crime group based primarily in China, but also operates in other countries around the globe.
 * They are a reference of typical 1920s American mobsters, such as ones in the Prohibition Era.
 * Mako and Bolin used to do some work for the Triple Threat Triad; Mako ran numbers for them.

Notable members

 * Lightning Bolt Zolt
 * Shady Shin
 * Mako (formerly)
 * Bolin (formerly)