What is the name of the gang that Korra fights in the first episode?

The gang Korra fights in the first episode is the Triple Threat Triad. In “Welcome to Republic City,” the triad is extorting money from workers in the city when Korra intervenes, using her water-, earth-, and firebending to stop them.

The Triple Threat Triad is one of Republic City’s organized-crime groups. Its members use intimidation and illegal schemes, reflecting the city’s darker side beneath its modern technology, pro-bending arenas, and growing political institutions. Korra’s impulsive decision to confront them immediately attracts police attention and leads to her arrest for the damage caused during the fight.

The encounter also establishes a key contrast in the series. Korra is the Avatar and wants to protect people, but her direct, destructive approach clashes with Chief Lin Beifong’s expectation that citizens obey the law. The conflict helps push Korra toward a more complicated understanding of justice in Republic City.

The gang is easy to confuse with the Equalists, the anti-bender movement led by Amon. The Equalists become the season’s main antagonists, but they are not the criminals Korra fights in the premiere.