Your Guide to All the Blue People in Avatar: The Way of Water

If Avatar was a Romeo and Juliet story, then Avatar: The Way of Water is a family story, one that follows Romeo and Juliet after they got their happy ending. Set around 15 years since the first film, The Way of Water reintroduces Jake Sully and Neytiri as parents seeking to protect their kids from the dangers of humans. Right off the bat, we know these kids are going to be important characters in the Avatar movies. Here’s a guide to the Na’vi brood.

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Neteyam

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The eldest child of Jake Sully and Neytiri, Neteyam was in line to be the next chief of the Omaticaya clan before his father, the Toruk Makto, decided to leave the clan to save his people. Neteyam is the responsible big brother to Lo’ak, similar to how Tom Sully was the responsible big brother to Jake Sully before Tom passed.

Portrayed by: Jamie Flatters

Lo’ak

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The second son, Lo’ak is closer to Jake in personality. Their stubborn natures lead them to butting heads often. Next to Neteyam’s “golden child” status, Lo’ak is desperate for his father’s approval. He grew up feeling like an outcast as he’s the only biological child of Jake and Neytiri to have five fingers, like the avatars, instead of four, like the Na’vi.

Portrayed by: Britain Dalton

Kiri

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Kiri is Jake and Netyiri’s adoptive daughter, and Dr. Grace Augustine’s biological daughter. Grace died in her human body in the first film, leaving her avatar brain dead—but pregnant. Kiri’s father is unknown, and there are theories that she could be a clone, especially considering Sigourney Weaver voices both Grace and Kiri. Sweet and sensitive, Kiri has an abnormally strong connection to Eywa and a strong connection to all life around her.

Portrayed by: Sigourney Weaver

Tuktirey

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Nicknamed “Tuk,” Tuktirey is the youngest child in the Sully brood. She’s still very much a child throughout the second film and is protected by all of her older siblings. Young, precocious, and funny, Tuk has a close relationship with her adoptive older sister.

Portrayed by: Trinity Jo-Li Bliss

Spider

Born Miles Socorro, Spider is a human who was left behind by the RDA when the Na’vi drove them out in the first film. Since he was a baby at the time, it wasn’t safe to put him in cryo sleep like the soldiers. Instead, he was raised by the scientists who stayed behind and was informally adopted by the Sullys. Although he has a close sibling relationship with Kiri and Lo’ak, Neytiri is not so welcoming. Spider’s biological father is Miles Quaritch, the villain of the first and second movies.

Portrayed by: Jack Champion

Here are the other important characters you need to know outside Sully’s family.

Miles Quaritch

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Quaritch died in the first film, killed by Neytiri’s arrows. However, the RDA managed to create Quaritch’s recombinant—a clone in an avatar’s body. All of Quaritch’s memories and emotions were uploaded to the recombinant, who has no memory of his actual death. The new Quaritch avatar might be his clone, but it’s believed to be a separate entity.

Portrayed by: Stephen Lang

Tonowari and Ronal

Tonowari is the olo’eyktan (chief) of the Metkayina clan, oceanic Na’vi who’ve adapted to life by the ocean. A strong leader, Tonowari respects the input of his wife, the tsahik (spiritual leader) Ronal, who shows more caution than her husband. Ronal is a warrior herself and isn’t afraid to jump into battle despite being six months pregnant.

Portrayed by: Cliff Curtis and Kate Winslet

Tsireya

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Nicknamed “Rey,” Tsireya is the daughter of Ronal and Tonowari. She’s a free diver who helps the Sully kids adapt to life in the water, teaching them how to control their breathing and ride the creatures of the ocean. She develops a close relationship with Lo’ak.

Portrayed by: Bailey Bass

Aonung

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A hunter and free diver of the Metkayina clan, Aonung is the son of Tonowari and Ronal. He’s initially hostile to the Sully kids when they seek refuge with his clan, but all of the kids soon form a close bond.

Portrayed by: Filip Geljo

Rotxo

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Another young free diver of the Metkayina clan, Rotxo is one of the youngsters who welcomes the Sully kids.

Portrayed by: Duane Evans Jr.

Payakan

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He might not be Na’vi, but this whale-like creature is central to The Way of Water. Payakan is a young Tulkun, highly intelligent creatures that have a culture and language of their own. Like his bonded Na’vi, Lo’ak, Payakan is an outcast from the Tulkuns after he killed the whalers who killed his mother.