Lieutenant

"URN"

- You benders need to understand... there's no place in the world for you anymore.

The Lieutenant was Amon's second-in-command. He is an intense, disciplined fighter who augments his considerable skills with two electrified kali sticks powered by a generator on his back. No metalbender cop can withstand his attacks.

History
When Korra officially introduced herself as Republic City's new Avatar, the Lieutenant heard the speech broadcast over the radio and promptly asked Amon how he wanted to handle Korra's arrival.

When Amon made a public appearance at a large Equalist assembly, the Lieutenant stood by his side onstage. As Korra disrupted the rally, Mako freed Bolin from the group of captured Triple Threat Triad associates, and the Lieutenant chased after them. He electrified a metal ladder by which the brothers were escaping and shocked them, using his unique weapons against Team Avatar for the first time. The Lieutenant effortlessly held the two bending brothers at bay, and eventually incapacitated them with his electrically charged attacks. Immediately after he had won the battle, he was knocked against a wall by a surprise earthbending attack from Korra. As the Avatar helped the brothers escape on Naga, the Lieutenant urged other Equalists to chase after them, but they were halted at Amon's command.

After Amon broadcasted a radio message to the United Republic Council to shut down the Pro-bending Arena, the Lieutenant was the one that broke the news to Amon that the Council had defied his threat. However, Amon was pleased and stated that "everything was going according to plan".



The Lieutenant joined Amon and the other Equalists in the surprise Attack on the Pro-bending Arena following the championship match of the Pro-bending Tournament. He used his kali sticks to electrocute the Fire Ferrets, who were still in the water after their knockout defeat in round three. While Amon was giving his speech, the Lieutenant dragged all the unconscious Fire Ferrets out of the water and bound them to one of the playing field's support beams. As Amon finished his speech and declared the start of the equality revolution to all, the Equalist airship lowered metal cables down into the arena to hoist the Equalists to elusion. The Lieutenant held onto one of these cables alongside another Equalist. However, as they ascended, Korra, with the help of Lin Beifong, launched a counter attack and knocked the Lieutenant and the other Equalist off the metal cable and onto the arena's roof.



When Lin arrived on the roof as well, she attempted to board the airship, but was thwarted by the Lieutenant, who knocked her out with his electrified kali sticks. However, as he attempted to deliver a final blow, he was blasted aside by Korra with fire. The two engaged in a battle of electrified kali sticks against firebending, which eventually ended in favor of the Avatar, as the Lieutenant took an elbow to the face and was knocked off the roof.

A few days later, the Lieutenant was present at Hiroshi Sato's secret factory to check on Hiroshi's progress on their new weapons. He watched as Avatar Korra, Tenzin, Lin Beifong, and some police officers battled the tanks and were eventually defeated by them. When Mako and Bolin were caught trying to evacuate Korra, Lin, and Tenzin, the Lieutenant readied for battle with them. However, before fighting broke out, Asami stopped them, demanding an explanation. Hiroshi wanted Asami to join them, but she instead took one of the Equalists' electrified gloves and shocked her father and the Lieutenant, allowing her friends to escape with her.



When Team Avatar, Tenzin, and Lin Beifong raided the underground Equalist tunnel complex, the Lieutenant led a response team of chi blockers to intercept them after the alarm was set off. The Lieutenant and his forces attempted to head them off in a motorized cart chase, but the heroes avoided contact with him when Beifong blasted a hole into the roof and launched their vehicle through it.

The Lieutenant later accompanied Amon and his other chi blockers at Tarrlok's hideout, surprising him as he headed up a flight of stairs. Tarrlok, believing the Equalists had just bitten off far more than they could chew, quickly incapacitated the Lieutenant and the other chi blockers with his bloodbending. However, despite Tarrlok's best efforts, Amon was able to resist his bloodbending and proceeded to remove the Councilman's bending, freeing the Lieutenant and the other chi blockers in the process.

After they recovered, Amon sent the Lieutenant and the others down to remove Korra from her cell and take her prisoner, warning him not to underestimate the Avatar and instructing him to electrify the metal cage before opening it to render her unconscious. The Lieutenant complied, but unbeknownst to him, Korra managed to suspend herself from the upper vent and avoid being shocked. As the Lieutenant opened the door, Korra, feigning unconsciousness, surprised the Equalists with a massive blast of fire then earth and made her escape. After she faced off with Amon outside and managed to evade him as well, the Lieutenant was berated by his leader for having underestimated the Avatar even after his warning.



The Lieutenant later disguised himself as a spider rat exterminator in order to enter the Fire Nation councilwoman's home and abduct her. He then commanded an airship during the Equalist attack on Republic City to raid Air Temple Island, where he defeated Lin Beifong in battle, but in turn was overwhelmed when Tenzin's children entered the brawl, being defeated by Jinora when the ten-year-old girl launched an air blast. When more Equalists arrived and Tenzin's family evacuated, he tried to stop Team Avatar from escaping as well but was knocked off of a cliff by Naga. He, however, managed to survive the fall and was later present when Amon took Lin's bending away.

When Mako and Korra were disguised as equalists on Air Temple Island, the Lieutenant was present. He informed them that extra guards were needed in the Pro-Bending Arena for an equalist rally, and that Amon told the equalists on the island to go there.

He later appeared during the rally at the Pro-bending Arena alongside Amon. When Korra and Mako appearred, the Lieutenant asked Amon if he should take them down but Amon told him to wait to see what the Avatar had to say. When Korra revealed that Amon was Tarrlok's brother and that Amon used bloodbending, the Lieutenant seemed surprised by the revelation. When Mako attacked the Equalists on stage to provide cover for Korra, the Lieutenant fought alongside Amon and the other Equalists, but was blown away like the rest of them by Mako's firebending.

Racing to rejoin his leader in the corridors behind the arena, the Lieutenant witnessed Amon use bloodbending to incapacitate Korra and Mako. The Lieutenant, realizing that he had given his life to serve a liar, denounced Amon as a traitor. After ripping off and destroying his own mask, the Lieutenant attempted to attack Amon. However, he was powerless against his former leader's bloodbending, which stopped him in midair. Amon thanked him for his service and then tossed the Lieutenant into a pile of wood.

Abilities
Despite being a non-bender, the Lieutenant is an immensly skilled and nimble hand-to-hand fighter and is equally fearless, willing to take on any opponent, from a group of benders, to a giant polarbear dog head-on with no concern for his own safety. He fights using a combination of hand-to-hand combat and a set of electric-charged kali sticks, which combined with his natural skills and battle determination allows him to outfight and knock out skilled benders with little effort, and has nearly defeated Avatar Korra in battle. The Lieutenant is also an extremely durable individual, as he withstood large amounts of damage from various fights against benders on several occassions, and has not only survived them all, but also never displayed any lasting damage, even surviving with being swatted by a polarbear dog and falling down a large cliff, and appearing unharmed next to Amon a few hours later.

Appearances
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Trivia

 * Bolin referred to him as "mustach guy".
 * A character in the series Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Master resembles him as well as his electric styled weapons and his goggles.
 * The Lieutenant and Amon are the only members of the Equalists that have been seen wearing uniforms equipped with shoulder pads.
 * The Lieutenant's mustache is similar to Jeong Jeong's, only longer.