Kiri Explained | Avatar: The Way of Water Explained 

the fact that kiri was played by a 71 year old is still crazy to me

Honestly her mystery is not hard to figure out. In the first movie Grace says “I’m with her jake she’s real” something within those lines meaning she’s with Eywa. They want you to think Kiri has a dad but she doesn’t at all. She’s like a reincarnation of Grace but the child of Eywa. Also to add why I think she’s a reincarnation of Grace is because Kiri was being born and in the womb of Grace’s body as if she’s being reborn

neytiri going beast mode in the climax was just epic, she wasn't kidding about killing the sky people.

Can we all agree that Q 2.0 was absolutely terrified of Neytiri. It was subtle at first but then every time he saw her arrows he'd get more and more terrified

Eywa couldn't transfer Grace's adult consciousness into the Avatar because too much time had passed when she was shot. But, Eywa could create a small life inside of Grace's Avatar to reincarnate Grace's Spirit/Soul.

Sigourney Weaver as Kiri is by far my favorite thing about The Way Of Water! She's just so freaking good at playing an annoyed teenager who is absolutely done with everyone's stupidity.

The sky people didn’t break neytiris bow; her vengeful fit of violence in blind murderous anger did, somehow representing responsibility, her father, her heritage. At least, I think it’s something like that. The bow breaking might actually be symbolic of her breaking point having lost her son on top of everything. It’s just reliving her trauma

The world of Avatar is so intimately personal. Every piece of the lore is, in some way, related to the Na'Vi's (and the rest of Pandora's creatures) personal relation to everything around them. Less about Kings and kingdoms, and more about connections. Deep connections and deep love. It really set this series apart from other Sci-Fi and Fantasy.

Kiri is essentially female alien Jesus who was born without a father and goes around performing miracles. I feel like she will be the key to winning the war against humans and preserving peace in the upcoming movies.

Kiri is a Skywalker situation. Conceived through the will of the force, Eywa. She's the chosen one.

I also noticed Kiri was a hell of a lot more conserative about the way she dresses, like Grace in her avatar was, even covering herself up more when meeting the new Navi. Less comfortable with so much skin showing even if it was the typical Navi way.

She’s so freaking cute, the way she’s just so entranced by nature and animals it’s like escapism for her. I know it’s not said in the movie but she’s kinda giving witchy vibes. Kids calling her weird because she just loves the little things around her, her wild kind of magical nature, she likes BOTANY and makes her own medicine pouches, and her connection to god (eywa) is relatable and raw, She’s defintly connected to it all 💕💕

I don't think Spider saved his father because he lacked a father figure. Right after he dragged him onto the rocks he hissed at him and took of again. I think Spider saved him, because he owed a debt because the Colonel didn't kill Kiri.

There's something that people haven't noticed from the movie that I find interesting. Grace is active and actually conscious inside Eywa, while the only other Na'vi we see inside the network is basically just reliving their best experiences and favorite memories like a dream. It makes me wonder if the reason that Kiri was born is because the Na'vi, due to having evolved in this ecosystem, basically just upload themselves into a never ending dream letting them live in the best moments of them and their ancestors lives. While Grace, a human mind and of an entirely separate evolutionary path of life, is still conscious fully and appears to be studying Eywa from the inside out. It could that Eywa is and has been dormant for a long long time. With the one human being in her network imbuing a new form of active consciousness that actually pushes Eywa towards actually acting over being an incumbent hive mind. The Na'vi themselves said Eywa's will must be interpreted and that she does not take sides. Grace and her memories of Earth finally pushed Eywa to movement and it's not stopping. TLDR; Grace basically caused Eywa to download some new software and is now actively participating in the biosphere that forms her to fend off the outside threat of humans, with Kiri not only a Messiah figure, but also Eywa's new physical instrument upon her world

Eywa birthed her child (that is also Grace's soul) through Grace's Avatar body. Easy to figure out. She is Eywa's carnation, Grace's reincarnation, as Eywa's child. She will be the healing factor that will bring harmony. Not just to Pandora.

I have this theory that Kiri is the first daughter of Eywa, she probably has all the knowledge Aywa has but doesn't quite know how to fully access it unless she's in stressful situations... For now. This would also mean that she is the most powerful person on Pandora since she can call upon the flora and fauna for protection when needed which would give her almost limitless power

Kiri is my favourite character. She's beautifully "different", played so well by Sigourney, and she just looks absolutely adorable. I love her.

Kiri's biological mother is Grace's _Avatar body,_ not Grace herself. And no father was involved, technically making this some kind of immaculate conception (although it's funny to also consider that in a weird way Sigourney Weaver's character gives birth to herself.) Suddenly it all makes sense that _Way of Water_ is coming out around Christmas -- this is the nativity!

Kiri is the most fascinating character in the movie. Her connection to Eywa is what makes her so special and unique.

21:40 I do hope Jake confronts Neytiri about her prejudice in Avatar 3 & tells her that whether she likes it or not, he considers Spider a son & that if she can accept & love him she has NO right to reject Spider, which could act as the catalyst to her overcoming this. Neytiri could also confront this internally herself by seeing how she shouldn’t see Jake as the ‘one good human’ as I think she saw him as an exception among the ‘Sky People’ while tolerating Jake’s human friends for his sake as I don’t think she ever saw them as friends personally.

I love how she’s like “the child of eywa,” In which she’s much more connected with the world, as eywa brought her to life with Graces avatar.

It broke my heart to see her crying after after she woke up from her seizure 😢 but she’s my favorite character 😊

3:06 I think it is awesome how this is inspired by the real mycorrhiza networks found in many forests, where some older trees use that network for primitive communication and even to nurture young saplings. Sure it doesn't have the bandwith shown in Avatare but it is nonetheless amazing, that some scientists could prove that the fungi tree symbiosis is much deeper than we previously thought.

Notice how the title was about Kiri and he ended up mentioning most if not all characters and the animals of pandora and overall Eywa. Everything is tied together brilliantly! James Cameron is a legend.

Man.. I feel bad about Spider getting hate by Neytiri, at the end of the movie, after he saves his father Quaritch. He didn't come with him instead he chose to come back with the family he knows and even tho Neytiri almost killed him. He goes straight to the mourning Sully family like nothing happened. What a chad..

I didn’t expect Kiri’s character to be so painfully relatable. As someone on the autism spectrum, I saw a lot of myself in her quirks (and others’ reactions to them), her closeness to nature, the wonder and comfort she found in the water, her open-mindedness, and her need to understand her identity. I even felt my eyes sting when she voiced her distress over her awareness of being different, and of always feeling (Eywa) so strongly, because I’ve been overwhelmed by similar perplexing emotions and interrogations my whole life.

I rewatched the first Avatar and early in the movie Grace says “I’d die to get a sample” referring to the soul tree. When she is being brought to the tree she looks up and says “I’ll have to get a sample”

It's fascinating how the story seems so simple yet have so many layers and meanings and only gets deeper as you think about it!!

Being the incarnation of Eywa is potent stuff. It gives you about the same level of animal magnetism as the average Pokemon trainer.

I love the "chosen one" trope in literature and media. Definitely my favourite story arc in this movie. I hope they dive deeper into this with the next movie!

I think the answer of who Kiri really is, is in the very name of the movie, Kiri is the AVATAR of Eywa herself, biologically incarnated using Grace's Avatar, to gestate a "clone" using Grace's Avatar's own genetic map, being Kiri an espiritual descendant of Grace but an actual Avatar of Eywa.

I love that they made Kiri for the second movie, I loved Grace in the first movie and I was so sad when they killed her off cause she was my favourite and I wished we got to see more of her and her relationship with the Na'vi

The first time you see Kiri interacting with Eywa is on the grass actually. Also I really, really want them to turn Grace's Na'Vi book from the first movie into a real book. I'd love to read it so much.

The choice to have Sigourney Weaver voice act for Kiri solidified the connection all too well for me. Kiri not having a father would also work to explain why her voice and hair the exact same. She’s a clone of her mother, with very minor changes from Eywa’s influence.

I don't think that neytiri is being unfair, it only shows how complex she is, and the argument that she married a human doesn't apply that much because he gained her trust by saving her people and also looking like a navi, spider just hang out with them as a human, so i can understand her on how much hatred she has for him, specially after all of those losses that she has suffered, it simply wouldn't make sense for her to accept and like this unknown human child who just hang out with her kids and putting them in danger as well

She was my favorite character. She is so precious and when people realize what she brings to the team she will be a top three contributor. Don't sleep on best girl.

Kiri will probably grow up to be the most powerful Tsahik in Na'vi history who becomes a "messiah figure" for both Na'vi and humans. She is an important character who is likely the physical incarnation of Eywa, an equivalent to Jesus' story in the Bible. Kiri is also the key to learning more about Eywa and the entity's motives which is likely the protection of Pandora from humanity by helping humanity save Earth. In the Avatar Survival Guide, Pandora's flora and plant life can save Earth's environment. The Na'vi can help because of their deep understanding of Pandora's flora through their own history of research and studies. This makes sense because Cameron hinted that Avatar 5 will be about some Na'vi and Neytiri heading to Earth. However, due to Kiri's similarity to Jesus, we have to worry if Kiri will also face a similar end as Jesus who was crucified in the end. A parallel can be seen in Anakin Skywalker who was "crucified" in a way by becoming Darth Vader and later fulfilling his fate of bringing balance to the Force by killing Darth Sidious, weakening the Sith and the Dark Side greatly which allowed the Light Side to rise again. Will Kiri survive to the end of Avatar 5 or will she be killed/sacrificed in her efforts to bring peace and harmony between Pandora and Earth? So many questions as we worry about the fates of all the main characters. However, we know Norm will survive as there is information of the Distant Future when humans and Na'vi learn to coexist with the help of the Alpha Centauri Expeditions which an older Norm is part of. Future Character Fates after Avatar 5: The Quest for Eywa Theory 1. Jake Sully -> Deceased and dies defending Pandora from the RDA. His final heroic actions also indirectly save Quaritch in the process. 2. Neytiri -> Alive but spends the rest of her life on Earth to help humanity heal. Her remains are later sent back to Pandora. 3. Lo'ak & Tsierya -> Alive and continue to support Aonung as the Metakyina's next Olo'eyktan. 4. Kiri -> Deceased because of a great sacrifice she undertook to save both Na'vi and humanity. 5. Tuktirey -> Alive and spends the rest of her life on Earth but travels back to Pandora occasionally. 6. Spider -> Alive. He mourns Kiri's death and continues to help improve relations between Earth and Pandora. 7. Quaritch (Recom) -> Alive and honors Jake's sacrifice by supporting his son (Spider) and continuing to defend humanity on Pandora. 8. Norm -> Alive and helps lead the Alpha Centauri Expeditions to improve relations between Pandora and Earth. He also loves researching Pandora's mysteries. 9. Lyle Wainfleet (Recom) -> Deceased after working with Quaritch to fight for humanity's survival and redemption.

This is exactly what I thought while watching. The idea that it is essentially grace but reborn. Kiri is a miracle idk why they talked about and questioned who her father is in the movie

Sigourney Weaver is a treasure.

Feel like Kiri is going to be important part in the sequels and be the hope of Pandora just like Aang from another Avatar.

I think its funny how they assumed that her connection to Eywa was just assumed to be symptoms of her seizures. But I guess in the world of Ethernet, the Wifi user is a heretic

I think that Spider saving the Colonel shows more what kind of character he has than wanting to save a father. I don't think he could have left anyone to drown.

Wow, first time i can listen and perfectly follow the whole explanations without any misunderstanding or missing a point. Am overwhelmed by this professional clear speaking voice and spot on picking up topics. I directly had to hit the subscription button. It was a pur enjoyment to listen to it. Am excited to hear more of your content. Especially regarding the upcoming avatar additions. Great job 👏🏻

I’m also going to add, I love how that don’t even try to humanize Quaritch until he isn’t human. Only when he’s a Na’vi does he seem to gain humanity

Kiri is my favorite. I hope to see more of her powers in the next movies.

i’m so glad someone doesn’t immediately bash spider, his character is complicated and you need to approach the things he did with the same mindset, great video!

Does no one else think that Kiri and Spider might be attracted to each other in a romantic or physical way too?! I think they might be.I mean he playfully grabs her by the tail and she seems to like it..and his level of protection to her is kinda "extra". Like how he yelled at the Marines not to touch her during the ambush and Kiri even calls one of the Avatar Marines later a "perv" for abducting her.. so we all know Kiri has lots of appeal & she knows it too..

I think Kiri is a character needed for humans to understand what Eywa is all about - humans couldn’t bond with Eywa because of physical reasons. They need “hard proof”

i absolutely loved kiri yo, i knew from the moment i saw her, she wouldve made geace so proud. she is literally such a beautiful avatar, i love itt

First review I've read. And what a great job you did. You surfaced all the deeper themes.

This was SUCH a great and informative video. As a big fan of avatar I didn’t know 90% of what you were expounding on, so thx to you I’m now even mooooore invested. Thanks bryce!

I was digging the gigachad alien whale who was outcast from his society because they thought he killed another creature. I thought it was cool that in this whale society they swore to a kind of spiritual pacifism after years of conflict with one another and so even if the violence is to save others, a whale hurting another creature would risk losing their community, pod, and chance of mating etc. However this specific alien whale decided that he would give up hope on being accepted in order to help save some blue aliens in the water and that is some dope shit I also liked Kiri who I believe is actually her mother who gave birth to herself but in the body of a blue alien after talking with the planet just before dying

Eywa is like Mother Earth but with a more advanced consciousness and connection with everything. I think Kiri is just Grace reborn and Grace was always interested in the connection with Eywa and all things but was always looking from the outside in. She definitely had the aptitude to be more. So now she gets to look at it from the inside, and bc she was always inclined to hear Eywa, her senses are turned up to 11 because she’s been hearing and tuned into Eywa since birth. This is why when she connects with the spirit tree, she basically has access to all of the planet and it’s power/information and it overwhelms her body. So she needs to hone her abilities first. Another theory I have is Kiri is the trinity, with Grace and Eywa being the mother and the Holy Spirit. I think Kiri will eventually teach everyone to evolve spiritually and really hear Eywa so they can interface with her on another level. Basically be Gods of the planet and maybe all of reality. I’m sure there are more people like Kiri scattered throughout the planet too, waiting to be found. It’s a very similar story to how it is here on Earth ❤️

I think the story has missed a real opportunity to add a very cool layer of story and character with Kiri and Jake. Think about this: they are the only two characters in these stories, and probably on all of Pandora, who have "passed through the eye of Eywa". Jake had to pass through to transfer to his Avatar body. Grace likewise had to pass through the eye of Eywa - but she was too weak to pass into her Avatar body. Instead, Eywa creates a child from her essence and sends that child into the world as Grace's daughter. There's no father in the traditional sense. Kiri and Jake share an experience and a connection with Eywa - each in a unique way. Clearly, Kiri is developing as a character into a sort of super tsahik. Jake, I think, has been a bit short changed. He had a strong enough connection with Eywa to become Toruk Makto. It seems reasonable that there is more to that connection, more for him to discover, more abilities to develop in defense of all Na'vi rather than kind of just returning to jarhead mode.

I just got back from watching this. I got the impression that Spider and Kiri had a thing for each other, at least Spider has a huge crush on Kiri. I think Kiri's "father" is pretty evident given Grace was more in touch with Aywa than many of the actual Na'vi, as you said. There were a LOT of hints to spoilers for the next film at the end of Way of the Water, many which include focus on Kiri and Spider. Total kudos to all those actors for being so talented we either didn't believe they weren't teenagers or made us cry or made us hate them.

I think Neturyi’s issue with spider is not that his a human his a the child of a sky person she killed 💯 They got animosity toward each other…but she tolerates him cuz her kids like spider…so she would never hurt him…

Eh my take is that since Grace couldn’t be reborn TO her avatar, Eywa had her reborn THROUGH her avatar as Kiri. And since Grace’s “soul” is with Eywa now, Kiri was born with her ability to harness the power of Eyw

I know that sounds weird at first but hear me out: My theory is that Kiri is the equivalent to Jesus on Earth. We dont know who's the father of Kiri and Graces Avatar got pregnant right after her human body has died. Before the final fight in the first movie, Jake asked Eywa for help resulting in the animals killing a bunch of humans. But what if Eywa went further than that and gave the Na'vi a girl with the power of Eywa? This would explain why Kiri has these powers like controlling animals and plants like Eywa. And since Grace was too weak to get transfered to her Avatar body, Eywa put her soul into a new body instead.

I don't think Kiri has a bio father. I think instead of Eywa putting Grace's spirit into her Avatar like Jake's her spirit went in via utero because Grace was too weak, so Eywa found another way.

I have this theory that Grace and Colonel were together at some time that we don’t know about and that Spyder and Kiri are siblings. It would be a crazy connection

I loved her character the most, the way she would just "submerge" herself in the moment and just live and breath with Eywa

Keep doing these videos, please. All these details and explanation from the characters are making me love Avatar even more. It's really really interesting. Thank u💙

Both parts were equally amazing. I love how they both compliment and add to eachother, there's a perfect logical continuity and I love it ❤🐲🔥

I saw another video that theorized her father, and the theory they presented was that Eywa kinda fathered KIri so she could take a physical form, being that Kiri is part Eywa (deity) and part Avatar/grace

I feel like I was in the minority when, at the end, I was convinced Spider was gonna get stabbed by Ney'tiri. She didn't like him at all. Quaritch said at the start that he is not HIS son, but still felt like it at the end. I was still glad Spider chose to go back to the Sullys, a fantastic middleground for me. Also, Kiri is a fun character, can't wait to see her in the next movie!! Great analasys.

In the first movie, when discussing how her school was shut down, Grace says the pain she felt as a result of Neytiri’s sister’s death transferred back to her through her avatar. Not only was it great acting, I think it hinted at her pain and emotion transferring on to Kiri. Her arch was about putting her beliefs as a scientist aside to embrace an immeasurable force (that of Eywa and spirituality). The unknown and unseen.

I love the "son for a son part of the movie".💙💙💙

I'm really excited for the character development and relationship of Neytiri and Spider. It's obvious that the conflict is setting up for the future moment Neytiri would finally embrace Spider as her son (I really hope thats going to be the case). We understand Neytiri's anger towards Spider but it obviously does not make it right or fair. She wants justice but she's gonna learn eventually that blaming Spider for the multitude of things he didn't do (or took the blame on) is not going to help. Also I just wanna say full on Mama Bear mode Neytiri is very scary but also very cool to see.

I do have some issues with Avatar two, mostly about the second act. But, man, watching your videos and the way you talk about the movie make me like the it a little bit more. I'm the kind of person that falls in love with a movie with time, so i think that as a rewatch the movie and understand it's tone bette, i'll get to apreciate it more. Anyway, your avatar content is very cool and i learned a lot about this universe i love so much.

One thing I very much APPRECIATE about this movie is that they showed us different ETHNICITIES of Navi with different physical features even though they are still the same SPECIES. Too often in science fiction the aliens of a certain race all look the same. Not EXACTLY the same but the same "ethnicity". There are SOME exceptions like the African American actor as a Vulcan in Star Trek voyager and the "albino" Klingons in Star Trek Deep Space 9 but almost always in science fiction each alien race pretty much looks all the same as each other. It is ABSURD to me how they keep making all the aliens of a race look the same. Imagine if someone from another world were to come to Earth and ALL of us were CAUCASION?? Look at how frigging different a "gentleman" from ENGLAND looks from a dark skinned African or an Australian aborigine or a Native American. But they are ALL THE SAME SPECIES. Having different ETHNICITIES was AWESOME and I want to see MORE. On Earth there are MANY different races of human. Maybe in the next movie there can be a tribe with skin so dark blue that it is almost black and a tribe so light blue it is almost white. Maybe a tribe of "pygmy" Navi that are short (compared to the average of the species, still taller than most humans, maybe their average height could be 8 feet instead of 10 feet but maybe they would be buffed and built more like body builders).

ok Bryce, you have now become my link to Eywa, so I'm gonna need you to hang around for a few centuries.... love your stuff. 5 stars !!!!!

Actually this was really well put together. Definitely subscribing. I couldn't agree more. I don't really even disagree.. impressive. You really did your homework man. Amazing and thank you

Kiri is basically Pandora's Jesus. Eywa's the father. Augustine's the Virgin Mary.

i thought Kiri was just a reincarnation of Grace, but maybe she's just a completely new and unique individual.

This was amazing, very good job explaining the little details in depth

Honestly... Kiri is the coolest character IMO. I would be happy if the next movies were mostly about her. I'm only scared that they'll make her grow up into someone less authentic and curious. Or that they will make her too powerful. Otherwise I'm already sad, that we won't see more of her as she grows into a holistic scientist or something, which would make for a cool miniseries.

KIRI is the STAR ATTRACTION of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER 🤗 Every scene she's in, it's just outstanding 🤗

Kiri is probably an INFP (in the MBTI) so I can relate a lot to her. Nature loving, childlike, spiritually connected, walking to the beat of our own drum, feeling a bit odd but embracing it.

I can understand why Neytiri hates spider but you can tell spider is not like the sky people. Hopefully in the next movie we see her finally understand that spiders different & she starts to get along with him.

I just watched all of your avatar videos. They are AMAZING! Thank you so much

Hey Bryce, I just discovered your channel today and I’m loving the content, especially the Avatar content, please keep it up! You earned yourself a subscription!!!

Glad to see you're loving Avatar too. Great videos and hope to see more. Kiri is very fascinating addition and amazing how Sigourney is playing her.

I could be wrong but I think Kiri’s dad could be Jake’s avatar through Jake’s twin brother. In the start of Avatar 2, Jake says that they noticed ‘ONE OF‘Grace’s avatar’s was expectant. Which means Grace had more than one avatar. When Grace died, it would be pointless to return a pilotless avatar to the place they keep them thus presumably was buried by the Omaticaya clan. I think, Grace had a relationship with Jake’s twin brother via avatar bodies and thus Kiri was conceived. I don’t think Kiri is a reincarnation of Grace since she saw Grace on the other side and Grace never made it back to her body.

This was very good, and very enlightening. Thank you for your work and your thoughts.

So basically, Kiri is the Na'vi equivalent of Jesus Christ? Daughter of Eywa herself?

Bruh I didn't realize Kiri was played by Sigourney Weaver until after I got home from the theater. The whole F*****g time I was watching the movie I thought to myself "wow this young actor really sounds like sigourney".....💀

Ah, this video was so good!!!! Thank u for explaining everything so well!! I honestly love Kiri’s character!

Kiri is the soul child of Eywa and Grace

What really had me thinking about Kiri and Grace was before what Grace said before she passed, “I could use some samples” And I feel like Kiri is some kind of sample since she can feel Eywa’s heartbeat and has Grace’s curiosity with Pandora which is incredible. That’s my perspective anyway

She actually my favorite cause she’s so relatable and beautiful and just amazing personality

I love Avatar and need to see The way of water as soon as possible. I appreciate your videos for clarification.

I would never have pieced all of this together, thx!

It’s funny cuz when you mentioned the state Kiri kinda enters with aywa, the first thing that came to my mind was “she entered the avatar state” lol

The ceremony where they prayed over graces avatar in hopes she’d “pass thru the eye of Eywah”, except it appeared the prayer circle didn’t work. Only, graces avatar was too weak to come back, but she technically did pass thru via grace. Her birth isn’t a mystery at all, it was the result of sacred spell work. And she has the deeper connection to Eywah having been with her and coming back…essentially god being her other parent. By the end of the movie she comes to accept her divinity and has to use it to save the people….a bit Christ like in that theme 😮 it actually is very consistent and thoughtful, and I had worried it would be too far fetched when they were creating her story.

I loved this video. My friend, you're the long lost child of The Omaticaya, you deserve to be part of The People

Please please do more of these. I absolutely love vids like this from ya.

Definitely the more surprising character to come out of the sequel, really hope they continue her story in an interesting direction. She felt very much like a proxy for the audience's experience of seeing this world for the first time.

My theory is that Kiri isn't Eywa's child chosen by Eywa, so much as Grace's child chosen by Grace. When Grace died and joined with Eywa I think Grace's deep understanding of genetic engineering and encyclopedic knowledge of the life on Pandora allowed her to "program and upgrade" the Na'vi physical body. The upgrade lets Kiri link more easily with Eywa (which is all other life on the moon) including without a physical neural queue connection. She operates on wi-fi, not hardwire. She can also link with a greater "portion" of Eywa, such as larger, more numerous, and more deadly animals. Eywa has always been aware, and maybe intelligent, but as Mo'at says, Eywa doesn't really act except to provide, and she doesn't act with strategy or focused directed intelligence. That domain is the property of the Na'vi and other sentient life on the moon such as the tulkun. Grace's upgrade gives upgraded sentient life more 'bandwith' to act, for example using Kiri's mind which possesses what Eywa lacks: Focused strategy, tactics, and directed goals. This "upgrade" is a weapon that Grace saw the need for: direct tactical use of Eywa's body to bring greater might and intelligence against the invading aliens. I think Grace believes that a new race of Na'vi upgrades are a solution to the invaders. She had the knowledge of Eywa and of the human science of genetic engineering to construct the weapon while being with Eywa after her death. She programmed her own daughter in her own image as a reincarnation and as a weapon.

Thank you for clarity. I don’t read the comic books so that explained a lot. Eywa couldn’t save Grace human body but could take her and make a Navi body for her.. ingenious Cameron… bravo.

It killed me when you said "or had 2". Never teared up in movie before, but neteyams death got me. Saw the movie four times and it gets me every time, especially the scene at the end, after his funeral.