Will Major Characters Die in Avatar 4?
Fans of the Avatar series love the high-stakes action on Pandora, but they often wonder if key characters will meet their end. With Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third movie, now out in theaters as of late December 2025, it has already shocked audiences with some big losses. This sets the stage for Avatar 4, expected around 2029, and raises the question: will major heroes or villains bite the dust next?
In Fire and Ash, deaths hit hard early on. For example, Ta’unui Tsahìk gets killed when Varang severs her queue with a knife, a brutal move that shows James Cameron is not holding back. Rotxo also dies after taking two shots to the chest from a human pilot in an SMP-2 Crab Suit. These losses ramp up the tension for Jake Sully’s family and the Na’vi clans.https://listofdeaths.fandom.com/wiki/Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash
The biggest talker is Colonel Miles Quaritch, played by Stephen Lang. In a wild cliffhanger battle, Quaritch fights Jake Sully and seems to fall into a fiery pit, vanishing in flames. Lang himself called this “too confusing” in a recent interview, hinting it might not stick. He points out Quaritch has come back from worse before, like in earlier films where he returned as a Na’vi recombinant. Lang was in a “f**k it” mindset for the scene, but his words leave room for the villain to survive into Avatar 4.https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65627981/
James Cameron has a track record of killing off important characters to push the story. Think back to Grace Augustine in the first Avatar or Neteyam in The Way of Water. Fire and Ash follows suit with its body count, proving no one is safe. For Avatar 4, plot leaks and fan sites suggest more Na’vi vs. human clashes, possibly involving new threats like the Ash People led by Varang. If Quaritch lives, expect him to chase revenge. Jake, Neytiri, or even Spider could be at risk to heighten the drama.
Box office numbers show Fire and Ash pulled in $36.5 million on opening day, but early reviews note slow U.S. starts and gripes about wasted potential for characters like Kate Winslet’s. This buzz keeps speculation hot for the next film. Cameron loves surprises, so major deaths feel likely to keep Pandora’s war feeling real.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65627981/
https://listofdeaths.fandom.com/wiki/Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash
