Red Lotus

Zaheer's gang consists of four criminals who were incarcerated for thirteen years following a failed attempt to kidnap Avatar Korra. The gang's leader, Zaheer, managed to escape imprisonment in 171 AG using airbending abilities he acquired following Harmonic Convergence, which he subsequently used to free the rest of the group's members. According to Lord Zuko, Zaheer and his gang are powerful enough as a unit to destroy the world.

Incarceration


Zaheer and his gang attempted to kidnap Korra a year after her identification as the new Avatar, but were unsuccessful due to the intervention of Tonraq, Tenzin, Sokka, and Zuko. The four criminals were apprehended and detained in four maximum security prisons scattered around the globe, one of which was commissioned by Chief Unalaq and Zuko in the western tundras of the North Pole to contain P'Li. As was the case with P'Li, the Order of the White Lotus imprisoned Ghazan and Ming-Hua in environments that would prevent them from using any bending, while Zaheer was imprisoned in a remote mountaintop cell constructed entirely out of metal.

Members of the White Lotus and Chief Lin Beifong of Republic City spent the next thirteen years interrogating each member of Zaheer's gang in order to determine the gang motives, but were ultimately unsuccessful.

Escape


Shortly after the Harmonic Convergence of 171 AG, Zaheer acquired airbending abilities, which he used to ambush the sentries outside of his cell during a routine shift change. He escaped with relative ease using his newfound bending and managed to ambush another set of sentries headed toward Ghazan's prison, which enabled him to infiltrate the facility and subsequently free the earthbender by providing him with three pieces of earth with which to bend. Zaheer revealed to his friend that his abilities were a result of Harmonic Convergence as well as a sign that the group's path was righteous. The two promptly headed to free their third associate, Ming-Hua, who was detained in a volcanic facility devoid of moisture. After providing her with water to escape, the three resolved to free P'Li from the tundras of the Northern Water Tribe.

Using a snowstorm conjured by Zaheer to act as cover, the three ambushed P'Li's prison and swiftly subdued Zuko, Tonraq, and Chiefs Desna and Eska, who had been guarding the prison aware of the three's recent escapes. Ming-Hua managed to defeat the twin chiefs and drill her way down to P'Li's underground cell, where she incapacitated the two guards on duty and promptly freed the firebender. The two were immediately attacked by Lord Zuko's dragon, Druk, after reaching the surface, but P'Li managed to redirect the flames and retaliate with a combustion beam of her own. With the group complete, Ghazan and P'Li swiftly defeated Zuko and Tonraq before fleeing the scene.

Tracking the Avatar
Shortly after P'Li's escape, Zaheer shaved his head and infiltrated Air Temple Island under the guise of "Yorru", in an attempt to determine Avatar Korra's whereabouts. His apparent knowledge of Air Nomad culture and desire to meet the Avatar aroused suspicion from Kya, who eventually discovered his true identity. Zaheer managed to defeat Kya, despite the waterbender's several attempts to subdue him, and fled the island on Tenzin's glider.

Members

 * Ghazan
 * Ming-Hua
 * P'Li
 * Zaheer (leader)