Electrified glove



An electrified glove is a lightweight and portable electroshock weapon that releases a powerful electrical shock capable of rendering any individual unconscious. It is worn as a gauntlet on one hand and employed by the Equalists to incapacitate their enemies. They were manufactured by Hiroshi Sato's Future Industries to support the Equalists.

History


During the final match of the Pro-bending Championship Tournament, Equalists infiltrated the Pro-bending Arena by posing as ordinary spectators. The Equalists concealed electrified gloves among their belongings and successfully smuggled them inside the arena.

After the final round of the match, the assailants began to systematically incapacitate Chief Beifong and members of the Metalbending Police Force, who were present as a precautionary security detail posted in response to Amon's warnings, along with other benders such as Tenzin, who posed a threat to their plans.

A lone Equalist then went into the radio booth and confronted Shiro Shinobi, who continued to report the proceedings within the arena to the radio audience before being shocked into unconsciousness himself.

It was eventually revealed that Hiroshi Sato helped build the weapons. Utilizing them in battle against Mako and Bolin, he gave one to Asami, in hopes that she would defend him. However, her acceptance was a ruse to get her father within shocking distance of the glove. Asami fled with Korra's group.

After escaping from the factory, Team Avatar decided to go on patrol in Republic City. Asami had kept the glove that her father had given her, remarking that "one way to fight Equalists is to use an Equalist weapon". She then casually tested the glove's energy by turning it on and off. While on patrol in Republic City, Asami used her glove to disable two Equalists who had climbed onto Team Avatar's car.

After Korra was captured by Tarrlok and taken away, the Councilman returned to City Hall. To provide an alibi for himself, he used a captured electrified glove on his arm to make it appear that he had been knocked out, and left it on the floor as "evidence" that the Equalists were responsible for all the damage done and the disappearance of the Avatar.

After he was discovered to be a bender, Amon, now referred to as Noatak, escaped with his brother Tarrlok on a speedboat. The boat was fully stocked with electrified gloves and even an electric backpack generator. Tarrlok, after realizing his brother's idea of starting over was futile and the fact he was horrified with what the two had become, used an electrified glove to ignite the boat's gas tank. The resulting explosion supposedly killed the two brothers.

Design


The electrified gloves are primarily made of metal and are powered by an energy source attached to the surface of the gauntlet. Two wires run down to the palm of the glove, directly into a circular segment where the electrical current is released. The gloves are jointed, allowing users to ball up their hands into fists to deliver an electrified punch.

The glove's ability to electrify an individual is not only effective through hand-to-hand combat, but also through use at a limited range.

Trivia

 * The design of the glove is similar to that of Iron Man's energy repulsors.
 * The glove works in a similar way to a modern-day taser, as both use a powerful electrical shock to incapacitate a target and can be used from up close or at a short distance.
 * Typically, the glove is only worn on one hand. Hiroshi Sato is the only known individual to wear gloves on both hands.