Tarrlok's relationships

This page is comprised of Tarrlok's relationships with some of Republic City's prominent citizens. Tarrlok is a mysterious chairman, a rival to Tenzin and a member of the famously "good" council. He harbors a highly manipulative nature, as shown as how he was able to get most of the council's vote in the meetings and having the Metalbending Police Force having to report to him.

Yakone
"'All I'm trying to do is help. Think back, forty-two years ago, Republic City was threatened by another dangerous man: Yakone.' - Tarrlok mentioning his father at the meeting in 'The Voice in the Night'."

Tarrlok was capable of using his father's abilities; to be able to bloodbend without a full moon. After realizing that Avatar Aang took his father's bending away, he had an ambition to became a hero that will save Republic City. Tarrlok was shown using bloodbending without the aid of a full moon and was able to control several people in one move. When Tarrlok and the council were in session following the Equalists' "Revelation", he mentioned his father to persuade the council to agree about the creation of his task force.

Korra
"'I've tried to work with you, Korra, but you've made it impossible.' - Tarrlok threatening Korra in 'When Extremes Meet'."



After successfully manipulating Korra to join his task force, they began to work together on one known Equalist raid. However, after her encounter with Amon on Aang Memorial Island, Korra decided to temporarily leave the task force.

Tarrlok then tried to invite Korra back to his task force but she refused. Afterwards, Tarrlok began to harbor negative feelings towards Korra. After Team Avatar captured a number of escaped Equalists, Tarrlok confronted the Avatar, telling her to stay out of his way and to let the police handle it. Later, Team Avatar confronted Tarrlok as he was trying to arrest a large number of harmless non-benders. The entire team was arrested, except for Korra. Later that night, Korra snuck off of Air Temple Island with Naga and headed towards City Hall. Once she arrived, she broke into Tarrlok's office via a window and confronted him. After a brief conversation, Tarrlok launched an attack at Korra, thus prompting her to fight back. The confrontation resulted the destruction of Tarrlok's office, as well as other parts of City Hall. Right when Korra was about to deliver a strong firebending attack, Tarrlok began to bloodbend the Avatar into submission. Korra was shocked at the fact that Tarrlok could bloodbend without the aid of the full moon. He then proceeded to lift Korra into the air via bloodbending and slam her against one of City Hall's interior pillars. As she began to wake up, she found out that she was tied-up in the back of a truck, with Tarrlok standing at the door. Tarrlok told Korra that he was taking her somewhere far away so that she will never interfere with his plans again.



Tarrlok proceeded to take her to a cabin far away from Republic City and locked her in a metal box in the basement. After being frustrated about being captured, Korra meditated until Tarrlok returned. When he came back, he informed her that everyone now knew that he was a bloodbender. He said that he would start over, but he would take Korra with him as a hostage. Before he was able to, Amon arrived and took Tarrlok's bending away which allowed Korra to escape.

Team Avatar
"'You're under arrest!' - Tarrlok arresting Asami in 'When Extremes Meet'."



Team Avatar was created when Mako, Asami and Bolin cheered up Korra when she felt that she wasn't able to do her job as the Avatar. Tarrlok tried to get them arrested with the Metalbending Police Force, but the gang was too agile. They've caught the escaped Equalists even before the police were able to. After hearing that Tarrlok was arresting non-benders, the gang went to the district to defend them. Enraged, Tarrlok arrested Asami for staying outside past curfew and the brothers for protecting Asami.

Days later, after winning the duel between him and Korra, Tarrlok brought Korra somewhere far away. He imprisoned her inside the metal box. Korra definitely tried to escape, but wasn't able to. After realizing that Tarrlok was caught by Amon, Korra thought of a way to escape by using his orders to the Lieutenant. She was able to release herself and ran outside. Naga was able to find her and took her back to Republic City.

Lin Beifong
"'Chief Beifong was supposed to protect Republic City, but she was powerless to stop Amon's attack on the arena. She has failed us all. If we are to survive these dire times, our law enforcement needs new leadership.' Tarrlok on Lin Beifong after the Attack on the Pro-bending Arena in 'The Aftermath'."

As the Council was about to cancel the Pro-bending Tournament Finals after Amon's threat on the Arena, Chief Beifong interfered and convinced the Council to keep the arena open. She promised that the Metalbending Police Force would be able to protect the Arena from any Equalist attack. Tarrlok then asked Lin if she would personally accept responsibility for anything that happened during the finals, to which she agreed. Tenzin then made a remark that Tarrlok did not have Lin's best interest in mind.

After failing to protect the Pro-bending Arena from the Equalists' attack, Councilman Tarrlok publicly stated that Chief Beifong had failed Republic City and that new leadership was needed. Sometime later, on the way to Hiroshi Sato's estate, after receiving a tip that he was manufacturing weapons for the Equalists, Lin realized that if they were wrong, she would lose her job as Chief of Police. After losing her men at the battle with Hiroshi Sato, Lin decided to resign as Chief of Police to retrieve them without the law restricting her.

Amon
"'You fool! You've never faced bending like mine.' - Tarrlok to Amon in 'Out of the Past'."



As a member and chairman of the council, Tarrlok tried to stop the Equalists and most especially, Amon's existence. After some time, Amon, the Lieutenant and some chi blockers encountered Tarrlok as he was about to leave the cabin where he detained Korra. Amon threatened to take his bending away but Tarrlok laughed at the statement and attempted to bloodbend them all. Albeit successfully subduing all the Equalists, Amon himself was able to remain out of Tarrlok's control. Unable to detain Amon, the masked man easily took away Tarrlok's bending. When asked what he was, since he was able to overcome being bloodbended, he replied that he was the solution.

Council page
"'That is nonsense! Everyone knows you're nothing but a squeaky-voiced liar!' - Tarrlok to the council page after the page revealed his secret in 'Out of the Past'."

Tarrlok first used the council page to deliver many gifts to Korra, such as a gift basket and a Satomobile, to convince Korra to join his task force, and later had the page give Korra her invitation to the gala held in her honor. One night, the page was by Tarrlok's side as he did paperwork when Korra busted in. Tarrlok advised the page to go home for the night, which the page did. When Tenzin and Lin Beifong were questioning Tarrlok about Korra's disappearance, the page appeared and revealed that Tarrlok kidnapped her, to which Tarrlok replied that the page was "nothing but a squeaky-voiced liar." When asked why he waited to tell, the page announced that Tarrlok is a bloodbender, forcing Tarrlok to bloodbend everyone in the room and run away.

Tenzin
"'This is just another ploy to gain power, isn't it?!' - Tenzin accusing Tarrlok of having ulterior motives with his task force."



Tenzin worked with Tarrlok on the United Republic Council. The two were fierce rivals for a long time, hardly ever agreeing on suggestions in the council meetings. Tenzin especially was displeased with Tarrlok's law that would create a curfew for all non-benders.

After Tarrlok kidnapped Avatar Korra, it was Tenzin who discovered that it was not Equalists like Tarrlok had claimed, but Tarrlok himself who had taken her. Tenzin headed to City Hall and accused Tarrlok of his crimes, who claimed innocence to all accusations, but his page finally confirmed the truth and revealed Tarrlok was a bloodbender, leaving him no choice but to incapacitate everyone present and flee the scene.