qrtchlvr

[qrtchlvr]

haven't posted in a century but here

[qrtchlvr]

Can you-can-you-c-c—

Can you draw Quaritch and Spider reuniting and chugging each other? 🥹🥹

The only way I can see it happening rn

[qrtchlvr]

Will post the uncropped once I add the collar.

[qrtchlvr]

quaritch if he slayed looks instead of children

bae cred: @michaelp2687

[qrtchlvr]

AVATAR SPECIAL EDITION AVATAR SPECIAL EDITION

[qrtchlvr]

Avatar: The Way of Water deleted scenes spoilers

he's so handsome when he looks like a gta iv npc 😍

side note i thought that the extended "parents from hell" was SO MUCH FUCKING better than what we got, i think it really shows Neytiri ain't playin. look at dis shi

my goat defending his sonnn oh em GEE 😍😍🤤🤤😍🤤🤤😍🫨🌹

[qrtchlvr]

what it feels like to request a quaritch fic in the general avatar fandom

[qrtchlvr]

wip

[qrtchlvr]

A Common Mischaracterization of Miles Quaritch & Why it's Wrong

The idea that he hates/dislikes his Na'vi body and what it means; identity crisis.

- This is not necessarily wrong in every facet, but it still holds a great deal of mischaracterization due to the idea's inability to nuance where the identity crisis actually is. Most opinions I've seen regarding Quaritch's stance on his new specie-transition have been that he dislikes/hates the fact that he's "Na'vi" now. This is an incorrect conclusion, albeit understandable why a person might think that way. I only say this with confidence because there is canon content within the "Avatar: A Visual Guide" book that explicitly states Quaritch's positive stance on his recombinant state. The text itself reads, "Unlike humans and machines, Recoms are not detected by Eywa as a threat due to their Na'vi DNA. This means that Recoms can walk freely through Pandora without triggering Eywa's immune response of dispatching animals to defend the moon. Going undetected by Eywa gives Quaritch the tactical advantage he's always wanted in the forest: using Na'vi-like stealth, he is able to establish his own hunting ground." I personally believe where the lines blur for people is how they remember human Quaritch. It's an astoundingly fair assumption that Quaritch as a person hates the Na'vi, and you'd be correct in that regard, considering his derogatory language toward them (Natives, Blue monkeys, etc.) But, that's where it's important to differentiate between the physicality of the Na'vi versus their culture. Quaritch is a naturally advantageous person, which is perfectly exemplified in the text above where it says, "Going undetected by Eywa gives Quaritch The tactical advantage he's always wanted in the forest: using Na'vi-like stealth, he is able to establish his own hunting ground." This shows that while he doesn't like what the Na'vi do, and their culture, he is completely and utterly willing to even the odds by physically adapting to Pandora. Even if some of the advantages were unknown at the time when proj. Pheonix (Recom program) came to be (Eywa being unable to determine the recombinants from natives, etc.), there were still a great deal of advantages on the table, all to do with having the hyper-adapted Na'vi physiology. Since we know Quaritch is highly persevering individual, it's genuinely no shock that he wouldn't have a problem with being blue and 9 ft. tall if it gave him the edge he needed to complete his mission. Part of this can be contributed to the fact that he is evidently not a vain person. Hell, one of the first scenes we see of him is him telling Jake that he could have rotated back to Earth and had his facial scars fixed nicely, but he chose not to. His reasoning has a little less to do with the point here, but for the sake of the record, he chalks it up to wanting to remind himself what lies in Pandora's "dangerous' forests every day. I may be regurgitating a little bit here, but it really does prove that above all else, his looks are definitely NOT the highest thing on his list of concerns. Each and every time, it's been his duty above all else.

- Miles Quaritch CONSENTED to the recombinant program. I feel like that part goes over people's heads a bit, because it wasn't explicitly stated. But, to clarify on behalf of the seeable cinema and dialogue, Quaritch absolutely had the choice to not go through with the program. His exact words, "In two hours, I fly a mission against the Na'vi's stronghold. The powers that be, thought it prudent that I do this backup just in case," appear to indicate that there was no force behind the matter. "The powers that be" is most definitely in reference to corporate, and "thought it prudent" gives the idea that they proposed the idea rather than enforced it. We all know Quaritch isn't a complacent person by any means, so it's hard to imagine they really forced him to do anything without an iota of retaliation from his behalf.

- That being said, it brings another interesting point. Parker Selfridge says, "So see this? This is all your memories and your personality. We're gonna send this back to Earth...where you're growing in a lab as we speak." Growing in a lab. As we speak. At the very precise moment of the explanation, Quaritch had essentially an Avatar already growing. Whether he died or not. The soul crystal was the backup, not the Avatar! Not to be dramatic, but that's a huge, HUGE indicator that Quaritch doesn't give a shit about being blue. Otherwise, what other option is there? Quaritch was also already confident that he wasn't going to die based on the fact that he says, "What you won't remember is my death because it hasn't happened yet, and it ain't gonna," so the only other reasonable assumption was that that man was gonna be blue (consensually) whether he died at the Battle of the Tree of Souls or not. (A little unimportant tangent note, but that notion also makes me wonder if eventually Quaritch would've made a permanent mental transition to his Na'vi once his human body got to be a too old, just because he was 51 when he died, and would've been 57/58 when his avatar arrived to Pandora for use. But, anyway.)

- His identity crisis provably lies within the Soul Drive, not his new body. But first, I implore you to think about how finely crafted this movie is made before I really get into anything. Scenes (especially ones containing Spider AKA basically any Quaritch scene) are meticulously crafted through a rigorous cycle of refilming, capturing, post-editing, and digital effects. James, as the director, personally shot the scenes himself as well. Anything put into the narrative of Avatar: The Way of Water was intentional. There is not even a possibility for even a "stormtrooper hitting his head" moment. With all of this being said, I want to say that we see absolutely ZERO scenes with Quaritch expressing an iota of contempt for himself for be genetically Na'vi. The only thing that comes slightly close is when he touches his tooth after waking up, and says "Well, ain't this a bitch," but the most logical explanation for his reaction isn't that he hates that he came back as Na'vi (again he literally SAID YES TO THE IDEA), but rather the realization that he died (and lost the battle.) Basically a "...godamnit" moment. Digressing to the main point, any scene with a supposed body identity crisis moment is more about him being a hater more than anything, like when he crushes his old skull. He's maaaaaad Jake Sully/Neytiri fuckin' got his ass after all that went down, and he probably feels like a failure. The contempt on his face for his failed actions is palpable in that scene. That being said, I would like to add another example of it, but there just isn't any. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong in some way, but there isn't a single other scene of his where he explicitly acknowledges his physical differences. It just doesn't seem... Important. It's certainly not as important to him than killing Jake. His body is a means to an end at this point.

- He expresses more conflict about who he was and who he currently considers himself to be. When he speaks to Spider about himself, he refers to his former life in the third person, and acts as an entity seperate of Spider's "father." Saying things like "I'm not that man," and "But, I have enough of his memories to know that he wasn't always the best father." Now, I COULD potentially be tweakin', because Quaritch never says stuff like that again, and certainly doesn't act like he actually feels that way (Saying Jake personally betrayed him, not former Quaritch, etc.) He could have been manipulating Spider into taking his side by 1) disconnecting himself from the man his kid so clearly despises and 2) Portending as though he's different. Regardless, it still adds a layer of ambiguity about his true feelings that will definitely be roved over and explored in the upcoming films.

~

To conclude my yapping session, I want to express that I'm not attacking Headcanons. If this is something you want to personally believe because it's canon in your head, I'm not going to complain. I just wanted to yap because I've seen some people suggest before in the past that he probably hates his na'vi body, and I simply disagree. Thank yew for reading.

[qrtchlvr]

Im not sorry for this (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[qrtchlvr]

Scientist y/n running late for work and stumbles upon this in the elevator

[qrtchlvr]

Spider + recom squad headcanons because @hyperfixatedfandomer got me inspired ✨

(pic source)

Spider constantly cussing out Quaritch and the other recoms and nobody batting an eyelid

Quaritch secretly loving it because even though those are some spicy insults, Spider is obviously comfortable enough in his presence to say them

(Quaritch doesn’t know this is why he enjoys it, to him he’s just confused when a warm glow starts to spread from his chest)

Spider having the time of his imprisonment life because nobody seems to care that he hates them, he can just freely live his truth without being punished

He used to feel like he was walking on eggshells around the Omatikaya (esp Neytiri) because everything he said he could be judged for, but here no one gives a shit, it seems

Weirdly, he also knows that he’s probably a great deal safer with the recom squad than with any old Omatikaya, because these guys will actually try to protect him if any of the wildlife turns foul

Z-dog praising Spider for his creative insults, stating that they’re some of the most inventive ones she’s heard in her two lifetimes. Spider glowing warm because it’s the only praise he’s received from an adult in years

Quaritch watching the other recoms take the piss out of spider for his foul attitude towards them, but his juxtapositional softness and gentleness when it comes to the animals they encounter

Quaritch not joining in because he’s just watching Spider react, always trying to gauge his response

“What the hell is a Tarzan and why do you keep calling me tiger?!”

Quaritch has enough and gets a picture of a tiger up to show him. Spider is unimpressed at first until he realises that tigers look pretty ferocious, and he likes their stripes. From then on, the nickname doesn’t bother him.

The recoms all promise to never enlighten Spider about Tarzan, making him believe it’s a kind of species of Earth animal that died out thousands of years ago. Quaritch doesn’t join in but has to hide his smirk whenever Spider starts frustratedly asking how big tarzans were and if they had stripes or sharp teeth or were predators

Spider being woken up early in the mornings for trekking through the jungle with a furious, albeit sleepy, “fuck off.”

The recoms joking about spider being a baby, or weak, or fragile, but they recognise deep down that the kid is built. Quaritch knows this too and knows they’re only doing it to wind spider up, so he doesn’t stop them

When spider is especially annoyed/homesick/sick of being a prisoner, the recoms are better at noticing it than Quaritch, who at the beginning of their relationship was abrasive and unable to empathise with him

A hand on Quaritch’s shoulder from Wainfleet or Ja or Lopez is all it takes for the recoms to stop Quaritch from going off at the boy after he ransacked the supplies

Spider trying out the recom food from the suction packets and their faces bursting into laughter when spider pulls a disgusted face and starts gagging (a la trying alcohol for the first time)

Spider teaching Quaritch Na’vi at Quaritch’s request, but exchanging phrases like ‘good morning’ to ‘I am a worm’s anus’

Mansk has been checking the translation on his tablet software, and starting grinning when he catches on to what Spider is doing. He gets Z-dog and the others round and they watch with barely concealed laughter as Spider tricks the Colonel (Quaritch never finds out)

[qrtchlvr]

I've always wanted to info dump on this so here-

There's a scientist by the name of Monroe or something of the like in the whole avatar program lore who creates a genetic table from the "dna" of the Na'vi (Na'vi don't technically have deoxyribonucleic acid, they have a different genetic carrier system called Nvt (Na'vi transcriptase.)) As aforementioned, this scientist created a translation table which allows human DNA to be converted into a NVT equivalent. This translated code creates an what we know as an Avatar, which is drivable by whoever's specific genetic code was translated.

As for where the NVT the scientist used to create the table came from, I vaguely remember something about deceased Na'vi bodies being used for this purpose. This doesn't necessarily mean Avatars are related to these set dead Na'vi, but more that their genetic code was frankensteined to create a set standard for Avatar creation.

Some offhand things to note are the fingers and eyebrows. Less so for the eyebrows, but it's been widely believed (and maybe confirmed somewhere? idk, james cameron never shilled his Avatar lore out to the masses unfortunately) that the differences between native Na'vi and Avatars (queue placement, pinky finger, eyebrow) are because in order to drive the Avatar successfully, it needs specific traits that the human has in order to connect better. Like, as in, the Avatar needs the pinky on the hand because of neural placements in the nervous system (I mean imagine trying to use three fingers instead of the usual four you have as a human, probably difficult.) The queue is similar, because it's placement lower on the head indicates the humans lack of two brains stems. For context, the Queue is just pretty much another connective brain stem, and since humans don't have that, the Avatars need them lower on their head because that's where the human brain stem is closer to.

My source for most of this, especially the genetics part, is actually the Pandorapedia from the 2009 Avatar game.

srry if this was annoying ash lol i just love this movie

edit: I forgot to mention this initially, but i think it makes it more interesting to know that Spider and Quaritch ARE related, but it's in a really weird way. Recom Quaritch is still human Quaritch's genetic code but translated into NVT, if Spider ever got an Avatar and his and Quaritchs' genetics were matched, Quaritch would show up as Spiders father 🤷‍♀️ And whoever makes Spiders' avatar has a shortcut anyway, because they already know Quaritchs' NVT code and that's half of Spider!

Do y’all ever think about how all the recom soldiers came from a na’vi woman’s eggs (and they’re probably all related🫢) and how the mother was probably a woman kidnapped by the RDA 🙁 and how Quaritch might be related to Jake from their mothers eggs 👩‍👦‍👦or am I just fucking stupid🥸 i’m genuinely curious please lmk🧐

[qrtchlvr]

You taste as good as you look, sweetheart.

[qrtchlvr]

me but avatow

[qrtchlvr]

I was stalking thru Jon Landau's instagram just out of curiosity for more Avatar lore (average friday afternoon activity) and i found this interesting tidbit of information...

(more specifically what im referencing)

no way... they got CANON Na'vi Viagra!!!! 😭😭 new fic idea just dropped.

(here's just a more recognizable photo of Panopyra, the plant in question)

[qrtchlvr]

Avatar 3 Possible Spoilers

DUUUUDE

ok so, the three hour extras released with the digital release is obviously fascinating, BUT

LOOK AT THEEESSSSEEE!!! SOME POOR BASTARD ADDED SOME OF THE AVATAR 3 SCRIPT TO THE FOOTAGE!!! (Credit to u/hdk759 on reddit for the transcription of screenshot to paper)

personally, i have the extra's purchased and i went back and found the same clip, so it's definitely a real screenshot from the extras

BUT- MORE EVIDENCE!!!!!

this says, "TUK hops down and runs to MO'AT..."

there's literal mocap footage released of that happening! I can't exactly find it right now, but i'll edit the post when i do!!!

edit:

sorry im just so excited for this- spider breathing pandora air, quaritch and jake possibly talking, and neytiri being injured

let me know what yall think eeeeeee