Battle for Republic City

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- Yes, the time has come for the Equalists to claim Republic City as their own.

The Attack on Republic City was an event in which the Equalists successfully launched attacks on Republic City as part of their revolt against benders. Perhaps the biggest engagement of the Equalists, it resulted in the dissolution of the United Republic Council with all council members but Tenzin who fled the city, captured. The police headquarters was overrun and nearly all of the Metalbending Police Force captured. The city ultimately fell and was subjected to Equalist occupation under their leader Amon. Korra and her friends went into hiding until the arrival of the United Forces led by General Iroh at which time, the Avatar along with the reinforcements turned the tides of the war against the Equalists.

History
After Councilman Tarrlok's secret that he was a bloodbender was out, he tried to escape with Avatar Korra and start over. However, before he could leave his hideout, Amon and other Equalists showed up. Tarrlok was successful in bloodbending the other Equalists, but Amon resisted, took away Tarrlok's bending, and stowed him away in an Equalist vehicle. Amon then tried capturing Korra; she managed to escape, but ended up unconscious in the snow. She was later found by Naga, who brought her home to Republic City, where Team Avatar, Tenzin, and Lin Beifong found them, and took her to Air Temple Island.

Later, at the Air Temple Island dining hall, Korra explained what happened while she was kidnapped. Tenzin was surprised, and remarked that Amon must be entering his endgame.

Battle
The first move in the attack was the abduction of the council members. Disguised as exterminators, Equalists captured the Fire Nation councilwoman on her home who was about to head to a council meeting. The Equalists also managed to capture the representatives of the Southern Water Tribe and Earth Kingdom. The Equalists unsuccessfully tried kidnapping Tenzin, as his airbending prowess was no match for them. The council page appeared and told Tenzin that Chief Saikhan had informed him that all other council members had been kidnapped. At this point, the Equalists move forward with their plans as they began to bombard the city's establishments using airships.

Tenzin rushed to the police headquarters to speak to the Chief of Police regarding the worsening situation. Saikhan relieved to see him, tells Tenzin that Amon is launching simultaneous attacks throughout the city boroughs and that his forces are spread out too thin to successfully counter the insurgency. Upon hearing this Tenzin had the telegrapher sent a wire to the General of the United Forces to help in the war. The telephone lines are sabotaged afterwards and the Equalists began to attack the Police Headquarters by placing a nerve gas on the whole building. Though Tenzin and the metalbending police were able to vacate the building, their escape was stopped short by Mecha Tanks waiting outside the headquarters. Tenzin repelled the attacks but was overwhelmed by the successive attacks only to be aided by Korra and her friends. Chief Saikhan was captured by the Equalists despite their success. After the team defeated the remaining Equalists, they headed to Air Temple Island upon noticing Equalist airship closing in on the island.

At the island, Lin Beifong prepared for the attack, and told the airbending kids and Pema to hide inside. Pema went into labor, and was helped by two Air Acolytes. After putting up a fight, Lin was knocked down by the Equalists, but was saved by Jinora, followed by Ikki and Meelo. Tenzin and Team Avatar arrived as more airships were on their way. Tenzin took his family, including his newborn son Rohan, on Oogi out of Republic City, and ordered Korra to hide until the United Forces arrive. After Tenzin's family, along with Lin, left, more Equalists arrived on the island, but White Lotus sentries arrived to hold them off while Korra and the rest of Team Avatar escaped.

Two airships pursued the sky bisons. Lin shot a metal cable onto an airship, and told Tenzin that no matter what happened, not to turn around for her. Lin landed on the airship, and managed to destroy it using metalbending. Lin jumped onto the other airship and started to destroy it before Equalists appeared and knocked her out. She was captured by Amon, and after refusing to give Amon any information, had her earthbending taken away.

The United Forces soon received a message from the Avatar, stating that the City had fallen to Amon and his forces. The General of the United Forces, General Iroh heeded the call and sent a reply that his fleet would arrive in three days to help take back Republic City.