When Avatar Korra, Chief Lin Beifong, and Tenzin arrived at the Sato estate to investigate a claim that Hiroshi Sato operated a hidden Equalist factory underneath his mansion, the metalbender officer was one of several who accompanied them. Once they were inside the factory, Hiroshi revealed himself to be an Equalist and began to attack the metalbender and his companions with a group of mecha tanks. This officer and several others attempted to subdue the tanks with their metalbending, but they were quickly defeated as the tanks electrified the officers' cables, thereby rendering them unconscious. The Equalists proceeded to load the metalbenders into various trucks, delivering them to an Equalist prison to have their bending removed by Amon.