They escape and inform the police. The city’s council (led by Tarrlok, a corrupt Water Tribe politician) declares martial law. Councilman Tarrlok is the main political antagonist before Amon. He forces Korra to join his new "anti-Equalist" task force. When she refuses, he kidnaps Bolin. Korra agrees to hunt the Equalists.
In a terrifying scene, Amon easily defeats Tarrlok, removes his bending, and reveals: “We are not so different, you and I. We both know what it’s like to be cursed with the power to take away people’s bending.” avatar korra season 1
Tenzin kneels beside her and says, “I know you feel broken, but you are not. You have connected with your spiritual self. When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change.” They escape and inform the police
In horror, his followers abandon him. His brother Tarrlok grabs him, and they escape in a motorboat. On the lake, Tarrlok apologizes to Noatak: “We were a tragedy from the start.” He reveals he has the remaining fuel from a glove taser. He detonates the boat, killing them both in a mercy-killing/atonement suicide. He forces Korra to join his new "anti-Equalist" task force
Korra learns that bending is not universally loved. A populist movement called the claims benders oppress non-benders. Their leader, Amon, wears a theatrical mask and has the terrifying ability to permanently remove a person’s bending through bloodbending.