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Silly thought but I've been thinking about what Eywa's plan is regarding the RDA and humanity and wanted to share them.

To preface this, I believe that Pandora lived in a situation parallel to earth and went through events that led to the near extinction of the Na'vi. Somehow, during that period, Eywa and Pandora would have become one, granting her the knowledge to save Pandora, the Na'vi, and later become the Great Mother.

Having lived something similar in the past, She could understand, at first, why they sought shelter in her home but the destruction they brought later on is not something she can tolerate. Having forbidden metal weapons, this put her and her children at a disadvantage in some combat and force her to find an edge that doesn't rely on those.

Grace, being a scientist and joining the spirit world, could grant Eywa the edge that she needs to win.. Jake has shared about Earth with Eywa and showed her the consequences of humanity but, as a soldier, he could not show her how it worked but Grace could.

And so, I believe that Eywa, working alongside Grace, could create a tree that could breathe new life into earth but would demand enough change from them that they would not be able to return to Pandora. It would be growing in abandonned yet unharmed facility, as the tree would need to live on our air. It might be why she only acts against the RDA on certain occassions, as she needs them presents to send it to Earth and why her plan seems to take a long time.

I also believe she would target Selfridge with that plan; she knows of him through Grace and Jake's eyes. With Ardmore's death, all that remains at the top of the RDA ladder on Pandora is Quaritch and Selfridge. The former being a whole other discussion.

Selfridge's return to Earth after Avatar branded him a black sheep and a disappointment to both his family and the RDA. And although he is a greedy man who see profit above all, he is also someone who cares about optic and was reluctant to violence at times. He feels that he has to succeed and prove himself to his father, and thus won't return home without good reason.

What better reason is there than the salvation of earth and humanity itself? He could return home a hero, dwarfing even his father and the RDA and branding himself a hero.

A son for a son.

Earth gave Eywa a new son through Jake; Eywa would repay in kind by giving her one of her own children.

Sorry if it doesn't make sense but thank you for reading :D

The wiki states that Jake Sully's Toruk has a wingspan of 24 meters [1], based on a book [2], but it ignored that in the official comparison it is said to have 25 meters [3]. It could be argued that it is a concept art and that this comparison model is different from the final one, however this size remains consistent in another comparison with the model most similar to the final product [4] and is mentioned in the Survival Guide [5]

It could also be argued that the Survival Guide states it has "more than 25 meters wingspan", however this is an error in the guide itself, this error is also seen on the Pululukan page [7], where it is stated to be more than 2.5 meters, even though it had exactly that height in another behind the scenes image [8]

The guide on which the wiki is based also makes small digit errors, determining the size of the Pululukan as being 2.4 meters high and 6 meters long [6], even though it consistently has 2.5 meters high and 5.5 meters long, so knowing this, we can deduce that 24 meters wingspan was an error in the book

They evolved from ikrans, smaller ones that became adapt to life in swamps, hugging onto mangrove trees and catching fish. As they spent some more time in and around water. Some of these ikran diverged into this crocodilelike creature in the artwork. They lost their wings in a process of regressive evolution (evolution/change where a feature is lost usually in exchange for another trait, ie dodo birds and other large flightless birds). The first and largest red skin membrane/sail aligned with the animal's spine are the first two larger wings of the ikran that fused into one organ. The second to sail membranes on opposite pairs on the tail are the two smaller wings. Both wing pairs realigned themselves to enhance maneuvering in water and gathering heat to be more active than their prey.

These sail membranes, along with their eye crests can change color. Males can change these sail and crest (and their dulap below their throat) colors from dull blue to bright, almost neon red to attract mates.

I have no one to talk to about this. The disgust and despair in his face, so much that Ian Garvin felt guilty and ashamed, couldn’t handle it and had to walk away. We don’t talk enough about what he went through with the RDA. Imagine a kid sees what you do as a job, one you were already doubting, for the first time, and they just cry silently in horror. I think he also feels the same as Spider, not as much as he’s RDA and Spider’s a feral Pandorian human who has grown up with the Na’vi culture, but still understands the pain and disgust of experiencing this for the first time.

It’s a powerful scene for both characters.

Took about 5 hours to make!

My Grandma and I went to an art thrift shop. Bought a bunch of beads. The center piece used I had already made for a separate project a while ago, but an important piece I made broke, and I was too lazy to remake it.