Q 01/05

Which new Na'vi clan are the antagonists of Fire and Ash?

A) The Mangkwan, or Ash People

B) The Metkayina

C) The Omaticaya

D) The Wind Traders

Answer · why

A) The Mangkwan, or Ash People

Cameron created them to break the pattern of 'all humans are bad, all Na'vi are good'.

Q 02/05

Who plays Varang, the Mangkwan matriarch?

A) Eiza González

B) Oona Chaplin

C) Kate Winslet

D) Zoe Saldaña

Answer · why

B) Oona Chaplin

Cameron said she expressed Varang's fury and 'dominating psychology' better than other candidates; Eiza González also auditioned.

Q 03/05

Which real people of Papua New Guinea inspired the Ash People?

A) The Huli

B) The Asaro

C) The Baining

D) The Trobriand Islanders

Answer · why

C) The Baining

The nomadic Wind Traders, by contrast, were modelled on medieval Spice Road camel caravans.

Q 04/05

According to Cameron, what do 'fire' and 'ash' in the title refer to?

A) Pandora's volcanoes; its deserts

B) The RDA's weapons; the Na'vi dead

C) War between clans; peace after

D) Anger and violence; grief and loss

Answer · why

D) Anger and violence; grief and loss

He announced the title at D23 in August 2024.

Q 05/05

Why do Jake and Neytiri decide Spider must return to the human scientists' camp?

A) He is being hunted by RDA recombinants

B) His mask ran out of power as he slept

C) Neytiri wants him gone from the reef

D) He asked to leave and rejoin the humans

Answer · why

B) His mask ran out of power as he slept

The family escorts him aboard a fleet of Wind Trader airships, which the Mangkwan promptly ambush.