History Recap / TheLegendOfKorraS1E6AndTheWinnerIs

* DePower: The Wolfbats, although they [[KickTheSonOfABitch arguably deserved it]] for the cheating and lowly tactics.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Even though the Fire Ferrets manage to hold their own, they ultimately can't win a match when the Wolfbats paying off the refs allows them to ignore the rules and use whatever illegal moves they can come up with.

* AbsenteeActor: Jinora and Ikki do not appear in this episode, thus making Korra and Naga the only characters to have appeared in every episode.

* ShockAndAwe: Not just the Lieutenant, but the Equalists in general use StunGuns in the form of gauntlets to counteract the metalbenders' armor.

->''The revolution has begun!''

* CheatersNeverProsper: Double Subverted. The Fire Ferrets do their damnedest to counteract the Wolfbats' blatant cheating, made possible by buying off the refs. Despite winning a tiebreaker in the second round, the Fire Ferrets lose miserably thanks to a myriad of fouls they couldn't stop. However, Amon takes the Wolfbats' bending away because they're cheaters, so they lost everything in the end even if they won the tournament.

* PleaseIWillDoAnything:
-->'''Tahno:''' Wait, please don't do this! I'll give you the championship pot, I-I'll give you everything just please don't take my bending!

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Even though the Fire Ferrets manage to hold their own, they ultimately can't win a match when the Wolfbats paying off the refs allows them ignore the rules and use whatever illegal moves they can come up with.

!!Tropes in this episode:
* AbsenteeActor: Jinora, and Ikki do not appear in this episode, thus making Korra and Naga the only characters to have appeared in every episode.

* ApatheticCitizens: The cheating done by the Wolfbats is painfully obvious to almost everybody in stadium but most of the watchers don't complain in the slightest.
** Which only served to validate Amon's point even more.

--> '''Shiro''': One of them is in the booth with me right now, folks! He is leveling one of those glove devices at me now, and I believe he is about to electrocute me! I am currently wetting my pants!

* CommercialPopUp: In the episode's first airing, a bug of [=SpongeBob=] laughing shows up just as Korra is shown falling. It's even become a [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/inappropriate-timing-spongebob-banner meme]].
** It almost seems like a CallBack to "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheBeach The Beach]]", which had [[http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6924/zsponge.png this]].
* ContinuityNod: Lin Beifong was Tenzin's former girlfriend that Pema mentioned in "The Spirit of Competition".
** This is the second time Amon has used his abilities to remove people's bending permanently, the first being on the Triple Threat Triad in "The Revelation".

* DeadlineNews: Even as the pro-bending arena is being attacked, and an enemy comes storming into the announcer's room, Shinobi continues commentating his attack for all the viewers at home.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Amon taking away the bending of the Wolfbats for cheating. While they were jerks, this would be like an Olympic athlete who cheats having their legs broken.
** [[AssholeVictim Justified in that the Wolfbats' cheating tactics crossed into almost lethal territory,]] and that their debending was a symbol to where Amon was vowing to end similar, or worse, abuse.

* DoNotAdjustYourSet[=/=]MusicalisInterruptus: Happens a second time, after The Voice in the Night. as Amon once again hijacks the radio signal to tell the City Council of Republic City to cancel both the pro-bending matches and the tournament permanently. as part of his plan to discredit benders.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Amon calls out on the Wolfbats' dishonest playing behavior and gives the credit to the Ferrets.
** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zigzagged]]: On the one hand, Amon might just be annoyed at them because, had the Fire Ferrets won, he would have been able to make an example out of the Avatar herself instead of just a sports champion. On the other hand, he really does sound disgusted by the Wolfbats' blatant cheating.

* RealityEnsues: Korra forms a waterspout to chase Amon from the base of the arena to the ceiling, she ends up running out of water and needs Lin's assistance to reach the roof.
** Pema's questionable advice to Korra from the previous episode is given more context in this episode, where Tenzin reveals that it only worked for her because he and Lin were already growing apart.
** Even though the Fire Ferrets manage to hold their own, they ultimately can't win a match when the Wolfbats paying off the refs allows them ignore the rules and use whatever illegal moves they can come up with.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Asami and her father appear in one scene, and after the Equalists attack, they're not seen or mentioned again in the episode.

** Also, Amon: if the council closes the arena, he shows he is powerful enough to force the government to accede to his demands. If they don't, his attack goes through as planned.

* CheatersNeverProsper: The Fire Ferrets do their damnedest to counteract the Wolfbats' blatant cheating, made possible by buying off the refs. Despite winning a tiebreaker in the second round, the Fire Ferrets lose miserably thanks to a myriad of fouls they couldn't stop. However, Amon takes the Wolfbats' bending away because they're cheaters, so they lost everything in the end even if they won the tournament.