Mecha tank



Mecha tanks are large, mechanized suits manufactured by Hiroshi Sato for the Equalists.

History
During the Metalbending Police Force's search of all Future Industries' factories, a worker handed Korra a note telling her to meet him under the north end of the Silk Road Bridge at midnight if she wanted to learn the truth about Hiroshi Sato. When Korra, Tenzin, and Lin arrived under the bridge, the man told them that Hiroshi Sato had a secret factory under his mansion where he manufactured Equalist weapons, including the electrified gloves. The man also told them that Hiroshi was in the process of creating a new weapon for the Equalists. Later that night, once the police force had found and infiltrated Hiroshi's secret Equalist factory, they discovered that the new weapons were large, mechanized robots. The mecha tanks, which are controlled by Equalists from the inside, attacked Korra and the other intruders. The mechs were easily able to knock Korra, Tenzin, Lin, and the other police officers unconscious during the battle. Korra, Tenzin, and Lin, however, were rescued by Bolin and Mako while the Equalists were busy loading the police officers into their trucks.

Design
The mecha tanks are large, mechanized robots made out of platinum - a form of metal so pure that metalbending has no effect on it. They are capable of movement by utilizing two tank-like treads. The mechs also have claw-like hands which are extendable via metal cables. They are capable of producing electricity and dispersing it through the metal claws to electrocute their opponents. In addition, the mechs are capable of shooting out spiraling disks that contain metal cables that tangle around their victims and then electrocute them. The tanks also sport a number of green lights on their torso.

The torso of the machine is made up of numerous metal plates that open and close to allow Equalists to enter and exit the mecha.

Trivia

 * A schematic for the mecha tanks can be seen on the wall during the Lieutenant's conversation with Amon when Korra announced her arrival in Republic City.
 * The Equalist mechs appear very similar to the steampunk-style Big Daddy and Handyman from the Bioshock video game series.
 * Like various other mechanized modes of transportation in the World of Avatar, the mecha tanks are computer generated, as opposed to being hand-drawn.
 * In real life, platinum is a very malleable metal, almost as soft as gold, and would be useless as armor (although the lack of firearms might render this less of an issue), and is very expensive, furthering it's usage in armor being problematic at best.