History Characters / AvatarResourcesDevelopmentAdministration

* EvilPoacher: Exaggerated. He's a ruthless, mercenary EgomaniacHunter who doesn't just unlawfully kill animals - he kills sapient, civilised (and culturally pacifist) aliens to harvest their brain fluid.

--->'''Quaritch:''' You're a recom now, Colonel... loaded with my memories and my charm. What you won't remember is my death because it hasn't happened yet... and it ain't gonna!

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Averted. Pandora's atmosphere will painfully kill him as much as anyone, but he seems to have a fairly impressive lung-capacity. He can hold his breath for a pretty long time if exposed to the air. What's more curious however is that his eyes don't seem to be too affected. Hydrogen sulfide is abrasive as hell to the eyes, [[MadeOfIron but he handles it without any problem.]] This continues when he's brought back as a Recombinant. While he's now capable of breathing Pandora's atmosphere, human air is far too thin and lacking in carbon dioxide for Na'vi physiology. They need to supplement their C02 with breathers to avoid hypocarbia. Quaritch, [[MadeOfIron true to form]], uses his breather far less often than the rest of them and suffers no ill effects as a result.

* ThatManIsDead: Although he's based off of Quaritch's genetic material and brain scans, plus having the same memroies, he considers himself to be a completely different person. He even bluntly says that he and Spider are nothing to each other -- although he later seems to have developed a connection to the boy thanks to the time they spent together.

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Averted. Pandora's atmosphere will painfully kill him as much as anyone, but he seems to have a fairly impressive lung-capacity. He can hold his breath for a pretty long time if exposed to the air. What's more curious however is that his eyes don't seem to be too affected. Hydrogen sulfide is abrasive as hell to the eyes, [[MadeOfIron but he handles it without any problem.]] This continues when he's brought back as a Recombinant. While he's now capable of breathing Pandora's atmosphere, human air is far too thin and lacking in carbon dioxide for Na'vi physiology. They need to supplement their C02 with breathers to avoid hypocarbia. Quarith, [[MadeOfIron true to form]], uses his breather far less often than the rest of them and suffers no ill effects as a result.

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Averted. Pandora's atmosphere will painfully kill him as much as anyone, but he seems to have a fairly impressive lung-capacity. He can hold his breath for a pretty long time if exposed to the air. What's more curious however is that his eyes don't seem to be too affected. Hydrogen sulfide is abrasive as hell to the eyes, [[MadeOfIron but he handles it without any problem.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: Last seen taking cover from the harpoon line attached to Payakan. After that, we don't see him.

* WhatHappenedTotheMouse?: Last seen taking cover from the harpoon line attached to Payakan. After that, we don't see him.

!!Sea Dragon Crew

* BaldOfEvil: Compared to the other Recombinant soldiers who all have hair, Lyle remains the bald one just like his original human self.

* BigBadWannabe: In theory, he is the one in charge of the mining on Pandora, but it's Quaritch that actively antagonizes the protagonists and Na'vi. Best shown in deleted scenes, where Quaritch unquestionably establishes who is really in command.

* BigBadSlippage: He begins as a security chief, but by the end, says "I will blast a hole in their racial memory so deep they won't come within a thousand clicks of this place ever again" before leading a bomb raid against the Na'vis holiest location.

* UncertainDoom: He was last seen getting knocked unconscious by Jake during the final battle on the [=SeaDragon=], but is not shown dying. It is more than likely he ended up drowning as the boat was sinking into the depths of the ocean.

* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler: Compared other Recombinants, Zdinarsk is this. She manages to take a giant arrow through the back that pierces through her waist, and still attempts to stagger around to kill Neytiri. Even after receiving an arrow to the face, she fires off a few last shots.]]

* UncertainDoom: Last seen taking cover from the harpoon line attached to Payakan. After that, we don't see him, leaving his fate up in the air.

!!RDA Military

* ColonelBadass: This man demonstrates the truth of his rank (and this trope) by his ruthlessly efficient leadership style and personal combat.

* OutRunTheFireball: He does this to escape the exploding gunship. Granted, he's in a giant robot suit, which should help to protect him from the heat, though it gets some burning fuel on it.

When the RDA returns to Pandora, its scientists create autonomous Avatar clones of human soldiers who died during the first invasion of Pandora, with most of their memories from before the FinalBattle of the first film.

!!Recombinants

When the RDA returns to Pandora, its scientists create Avatar clones of human soldiers who died during the first invasion of Pandora, with most of their memories from before the FinalBattle of the first film.

!Resources Development Administration (RDA)

[[folder:Recombinant Soldiers]]
!!Recombinant Soldiers
Other RDA soldiers brought back to life in Avatar clone bodies to aid Quaritch in his objective to hunt down and kill Jake Sully.
----
* AllThereInTheManual: Most of their names are exclusive to the tie-in visual dictionary for ''The Way of Water''.
* {{BFG}}: Quaritch's Recombinant squad are light infantry, and don't carry much human tech, but they do get to play with a brand-new line of human weaponry upsized for their massive Na'vi bodies, including rifles, grenade launchers, and a colossal mounted Gatling gun.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: They initially move out with combat boots, but soon opt to operate barefoot as they learn to move and behave like Na'vi in their native environment (due to guidance from Spider).
* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler: Beginning off as a group of twelve, Fike, Brown, Walker, Warren, and Zhang are all killed during the first clash with the Sullys, and the remaining members are picked off one by one during the climax of the final battle. By the end, Quaritch, Mansk, and Wainfleet are the only ones not confirmed to be dead.]]
* EliteMook: They are all assigned members of Quaritch’s team, and are meant to be stronger and faster than regular human RDA soldiers thanks to their new artificial Na’vi bodies.
* RedBaron: By the RDA, they are referred to as Project Phoenix or "Blue Team", both to highlight their revival and enhanced physiology.
* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: Their official team emblem is a dark blue Na'vi skull with several scars similar to original Quaritch's in the first film, a reference to how they are dead soldiers returned to life in the body of Na'vi Avatar. Fittingly, the accompanying motto is "Deja Blue, We will Tread Over You".
* SuperSoldier: The idea behind them is to combine the superior physical abilities of the Na'vi with human military training and technology to let the RDA finally fight on equal-or-superior terms with their foes. Notably, Recombinants do not need oxygen masks or specialized equipment to survive on Pandora, and they are capable of taming the wildlife and avoiding Eywa's immune response due to their Na'vi physiology.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Zdinarsk and Walker are the only women on the team.
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Jake or the other RDA defectors who had their own Avatar body, none of the Recombinants even consider defecting, and remain by Quaritch's side on his quest to take down Jake even when they're marooned on a burning ship with little reinforcements left.
* VillainOfAnotherStory: While only Fike, Wainfleet, and Quaritch are present in the first film, it is heavily implied that the other members were also military operatives in the RDA, and were similarly killed either during the final assault on Hometree or in other clashes with the Na'vi.