Equalists

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- Are you tired of living under the tyranny of benders? Then join the Equalists! For too long, the bending elite of this city have forced non-benders to live as lower class citizens! Join Amon and together we will tear down the bending establishment!

The Equalists are an organization led by Amon that operates in Republic City. They are directed against the art of bending, and as a direct result, against benders themselves. The Equalists are sometimes referred to as the "anti-bending revolution". They utilize chi blocking as a means to counteract bending and its advantages. They also utilize long range weapons, which they use to tie together and hold down the arms and legs of their enemies, similar to a meteor hammer. Other tools and equipment that the Equalists use include smoke grenades and motorcycles.

There are apparently two known types of Equalists: those who are skilled in the art of chi blocking and those who wear special suits.

History
At some point, Amon, led by a feeling of revenge after his parents' assassination at the hands of a firebender, founded this organization with the objective of creating a society of equality, with no benders. The group started gaining adepts and eventually became a large organization in Republic City.

In order to fulfill their goal, the leader, Amon, decided to accelerate the plans after the early arrival of the Avatar to the city, reason why an Equalist assembly called The Revelation was scheduled to be carried out. For this purpose, they kidnap some Triple Threat Triad members and Bolin. In the rally, Amon gave a speech telling the audience about his life story, his motivation to lead the revolution, and then demonstrated an ability the spirits had granted him, the ability to take away a person's bending permanently, on the prisoners. However, just before Amon could remove Bolin's bending, vast amounts of steam released from water boilers, by Korra, created enough of a distraction for Mako to grab Bolin and get out before anyone could react.

Amon's second-in-command, the Lieutenant, defeated the two brothers while they were trying to escape, but Korra arrived and earthbent him into a wall. The Equalists then tried giving chase to the trio but Amon gave the order to let them go, stating that the Avatar was the the best person to spread word of his power.

Notable members

 * Amon
 * Lieutenant
 * Doorman

Trivia

 * At the Equalist rally seen in the trailers, the symbols in the red circle banners visible in the background are a Chinese character meaning "equal", "even", or "peaceful".
 * The Equalists are not the first organization to harbor resentment towards benders. However, they are the first formal canonical example.
 * The Equalists were originally named the 'anti-benders', until the name change was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2011.