Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third Avatar movie released in 2025, shows intense battles on Pandora where several characters face deadly threats from humans, the Ash People Na’vi tribe, and wild creatures. While the full story keeps some surprises for viewers, plot details reveal key deaths and near-deaths that shake up the Sully family and their allies.
The film picks up with Jake Sully and Neytiri on the run after past losses. They force their human son Spider to leave the Metkayina clan with them as flying merchant ships arrivehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash. These ships get ambushed by the Mangkwan, or Ash People, a fierce Na’vi group led by tsahik Varang who reject Eywa. The Ash People burn the ships, loot everything, and kill the survivors, splitting Jake, Neytiri, and their kids aparthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash.
Later, Neytiri sneaks into an RDA base while others work to free Jake. Spider escapes too and shields Jake from RDA fire since they value his research potential. Once safe, Jake and Neytiri clash over Spider’s risks. In a shocking moment, Jake decides to kill Spider to protect the family but stops at the last second, overcome by grief. Neytiri then fully accepts himhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash.
At the Metkayina village, a Tulkun council ignores Jake’s warning of a human massacre and sticks to their peaceful ways. Lo’ak brings in Payakan and Tan’ok, the only survivor from a past human attack on Payakan’s group, which changes their mindshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash. Jake bonds again with the mighty Toruk and gathers Na’vi clans for war. Kiri summons Eywa’s warrior side, sending Pandora’s animals against RDA ships. Varang attacks Neytiri but Kiri saves her. Toruk wrecks the RDA lead ship in a magnetic flux, hurling Jake and Quaritch into the chaos with Spider close behindhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash.
News around the movie hints at more loss, like the Sully kids dealing with a brother’s sacrifice and Neytiri questioning her beliefs after griefhttps://www.avatar.com/movies/avatar-fire-and-ash. Payakan returns big time, and Spider’s bond with Quaritch grows tensehttps://www.avatar.com/movies/avatar-fire-and-ash. Exact on-screen deaths beyond the ship survivors stay open to spoilers, as Avatar 5 details build hype for future films.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash
https://www.avatar.com/movies/avatar-fire-and-ash
