When the mayor thanked Korra for her help, the Avatar told him to thank Kuvira for taking matters into her own hands, before informed Kuvira that she was not off the hook as she had been ordered to return her to Republic City, which the metalbender accepted. And into this we get the scene where Korra threatens Baatar with what amounts to torture for the rest of his life. She planned to test her superweapon by destroying a nearby abandoned town, but during the testing, Baatar Jr. kept noticing that parts of the machinery were either damaged or missing.

Sheng welcomed her back to the Earth Empire as she began the process, pleased to finally share her invention with the former Great Uniter. With Baatar Jr. unsure why none of the results worked, Kuvira suggested starting with someone who had not been brainwashed, which he considered as a strong possibility. When Aiwei's involvement in the attempted kidnapping of Avatar Korra came to light, Kuvira was ordered by Kuvira traveled with Team Avatar, their allies, and several other members of the Metal Clan to the Northern Air Temple in an attempt to free the airbenders held captive by the Red Lotus. Entering the airship's cabin, Kuvira was greeted with hostility from the other members of Team Avatar and King Wu, all of whom had their own grievances with her as a result of the Earth Empire's actions, with Asami attempting to lock her inside a platinum pod. When she was finished, Baatar Jr. confirmed that he now had what he needed. At that moment, a call from Baatar Jr. breaks into the transmission; he tells her of his capture by the Avatar, who is refusing to release him unless she backs down.

However, Suyin approached, telling Kuvira that killing Guan would not solve anything, nor bring her any peace. They succeed in capturing Baatar Jr. while he is taking an airship to meet Raiko at the Air Temple, completely unnoticed by the crew of the airship, and take him to a Future Industries' factory.

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Meanwhile, Korra, refusing to surrender herself, escapes back to the warehouse, desperate to find a way to stop Kuvira's takeover. Upon being taken out of the platinum pod, Kuvira seized her chance to escape, overpowering Korra's friends and Guan, disguising herself as one of Guan's soldiers and leaving the camp in a stolen jeep.

Before her rise to power, she was a prominent member of the Metal Clan, serving as both the captain of the Zaofu's guard and part of Suyin Beifong's dance troupe. Kuvira rushed outside while pursued by Mako and Bolin, though Korra, Asami, Toph, Suyin, and Opal soon landed to help on Juicy, holding off the Earth Empire soldiers. Soon after, Bolin posed a lot of questions to Kuvira regarding her methods, to which she responded by threatening him. Before the coronation, she falsely promised to step down as the Earth Kingdom's new leader. Some time later, she traveled with Baatar Jr. and others from the Earth Empire military to the Foggy Swamp after discovering that the roots of the Banyan Grove Tree could produce an even more powerful superweapon, and she ordered them to harvest the vines until there was nothing left. They look again and are horrified to see the silhouette of a massive human-like figure in the distance; it aims the weapon, its long metal barrel mounted on the machine's right arm, directly at them and fires it, releasing a beam of raw purple energy. Korra asked what they should do, pointing out that Asami, Mako, and Bolin were still in danger, to which Kuvira said that they could travel to Zaofu and gather reinforcements there, revealing to the others that she had gotten Suyin's help.

Meanwhile, the airship with the Earth Empire delegation arrives at Air Temple Island, where they are awaited by Raiko and Lin, and it is only now that the soldiers discover, to their unpleasant surprise, that Baatar Jr. is missing. Korra noted that she respected Kuvira for taking responsibility, and Mako, Bolin, and Asami noted that they were thankful she was on their side.

A radio operator on Baatar Jr.'s airship receives a message from Kuvira, who intends to talk to Baatar Jr., and takes the radio to where Lin and Raiko are waiting. After fighting broke out, Kuvira, along with Suyin and Toph, used earthbending to hold back Guan's soldiers, though the three women were unable to prevent Wu from being captured. As General Iroh requests President Raiko's permission to engage, Kuvira gives him three seconds to decide between ordering full-scale attack, risking tremendous casualties on his army and city, or surrendering and saving the lives of hundreds of Iroh's men. Kuvira told Guan and Sheng that she was beating them at their own game, and they would have no choice but to surrender and tell the world about how they stole the election. Asami comes up with the plan to go to her factor in order to get some hummingbird suits. However, Kuvira, not ready to give up, attacks Korra when she is distracted, but rather than fight her, she runs off into the Spirit Wilds. Guan, his troops and the brainwashed Asami, Mako, and Bolin arrived soon afterward.