Avatar 3 RDA Plan Explained
In Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third movie in the series, the RDA, or Resources Development Administration, pushes harder than ever to take control of Pandora. This human group wants the planet’s riches and a way to live there permanently. Their big plan centers on two main goals: hunting Tulkun for a special liquid called Amrita and using a boy named Spider to help humans breathe Pandora’s air.
The story picks up with Jake Sully captured by the RDA. He learns from them about their hunt for Tulkun, those giant whale-like creatures. The RDA, led by a whaler named Scoresby, kills these animals to get Amrita from inside them. This liquid has anti-aging powers that could keep humans young forever back on Earth. For more on this plot point, check out the details at https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/sci-fi-movies/avatar-fire-and-ash-ending-explained-who-dies/.
Amrita is key to the RDA’s long-term dream of colonizing Pandora. They see it as a resource worth fighting for, even if it means wiping out the Tulkun. Jake gets free thanks to his wife Neytiri, son Spider, and a scientist named Dr. Ian Garvin. Once out, he warns the Na’vi clans about the threat.
But the RDA’s smartest move involves Spider. This teen boy, raised by the Na’vi, went through a ritual by Kiri that linked him to Pandora’s plants. Now he can breathe the air without a mask and even grew a queue, that neural braid Na’vi use. The RDA grabs him to study this change. They hope to copy it so all humans can live on Pandora without gear. That would let them invade fully and push out the Na’vi. Jake faces a tough choice: kill Spider to stop the RDA or risk everything. He decides against it. See the full ending breakdown here: https://collider.com/avatar-fire-and-ash-ending-explained/.
The RDA runs experiments on Spider in secret labs. These tie back to their old Avatar Program, where they grew Na’vi-human hybrid bodies for remote control. Now, with Spider’s natural link to Pandora, they aim bigger. Genetics labs mix human and Na’vi DNA to make bodies that breathe the air on their own. Learn about the Avatar Program roots at https://james-camerons-avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Avatar_Program.
In the big battle, Na’vi on flying Toruks fight RDA ships in the sky. Eywa, Pandora’s nature spirit, calls squid-like beasts called Tsyong from the sea. They drag RDA forces underwater or eat them. Scoresby dies in the chaos, and most RDA fighters get wiped out. Yet the group isn’t done. Spider’s ability shows humans a real shot at living there, so more RDA ships could come.
This plan shows the RDA shifting from mining rare minerals like unobtanium to full takeover. They mix greed for Amrita with science to crack Pandora’s air barrier. For deeper ending insights, visit https://screenrant.com/avatar-fire-and-ash-ending-explained/.
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https://collider.com/avatar-fire-and-ash-ending-explained/
https://screenrant.com/avatar-fire-and-ash-ending-explained/
https://james-camerons-avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Avatar_Program
