Ateyo

Ateyo is a Na'vi originally from the Omatikaya clan. He is the father of Tsu'tey and Arvok, and mate of Artsut.
== Biography ==
=== Early Life (Avatar: Adapt or Die) ===
Ateyo shows up with a sick child who visited Hell's Gate with Mo'at. The child has had a fever since shortly after disembarking from a Samson aircraft.
=== Avatar ===
In Avatar, Ateyo is mentioned by Jake Sully at the Tree of Souls when trying to earn the trust of the new clan leader after the destruction of the Hometree.
=== Planning with Artsut (Avatar: The Next Shadow) ===
Ateyo was the father of Tsu'tey who succeeded Eytukan as Olo'eyktan following his death. Tsu'tey's leadership was ultimately short lived, as he was killed in the battle at the Tree of Souls. His dying wish was for Jake Sully to succeed him and become the leader of the Omatikaya; Jake obeyed, but Ateyo and his mate Artsut were outraged by this, as they felt their younger son, Arvok, was the rightful heir to Tsu'tey. 2 weeks following the battle, Ateyo and Artsut hatched a plan to make Arvok the new Olo'eyktan by convincing him to challenge Jake to First Blood.
Ateyo waited until Neytiri had left the Omatikaya to assist the struggling Olangi clan, then presented the plan to Arvok. Initially he refused and became distraught over the idea of killing Jake, but Ateyo assured his son that he would only need to lightly injure Jake in order to win, and that Jake being the clan's leader was detrimental to their clan's wellbeing. Arvok hesitantly agreed, and Ateyo returned to Artsut to deliver the news. Unbeknownst to Arvok, his parents' plan had another layer: Artsut had laced Arvok's knife with a deadly poison to ensure Jake would perish following Arvok's victory, and they intended to pin the blame for Jake's death on Arvok and make Ateyo the new clan leader instead.
==== First Blood ====
After preparing for the ritual, Arvok met with Ateyo to confront Jake. The two interrupted him as he was in a healing area, and with Ateyo's encouragement, Arvok formally invoked First Blood against Jake. Jake initially did not understand what First Blood was, but after learning from Mo'at it was a combat-based ritual, he agreed to fight despite her advice.
The clan gathered around a small arena, and Ateyo and Artsut helped prepare Arvok for the fight. Ateyo handed him the poison-laced knife and, despite the victor of the challenge only needed to draw blood once to win, encouraged Arvok to continue striking Jake with it even after he'd won to humiliate him.
Jake's experience and skill in combat allowed him to easily evade Arvok's attacks, and he swiftly got the upper hand and slashed Arvok lightly on the arm, winning the challenge to Ateyo and Artsut's dismay. Arvok was still furious at Jake's arrogance and carelessly threw his knife towards him; Jake caught the blade in his hand, and collapsed as the poison entered his system.
Mo'at confronted Arvok about this, him still unaware that his knife had been poisoned by Artsut. Artsut swiftly declared Ateyo the new clan leader and pinned the blame on Arvok for poisoning his own knife, and a group of warriors pursued him into the forest. 
==== Jake's Coma ====
With their newfound power, Ateyo and Artsut turned their attention to Mo'at, bringing up her supposed betrayal and convincing the other Na'vi in the crowd that they should be the new leaders of the Omatikaya. Ka'ani interfered before they could be sworn in as the new leaders, and Mo'at soon realized that Jake was still alive and was thus still Olo'eyktan, revoking the two mates' authority. She immediately suggested he be rushed to the Tree of Souls to be healed, but Artsut refused to let her, claiming that the poison would destroy the tree and all of the plants surrounding it. Jake was still brought to the sacred site to fight off the poison on his own. In order to save him, Mo'at required a rare flower only found underground; no Na'vi among them could retrieve it, as the entrance to the cave where it grew was only small enough for a human to fit through. Called to the situation by Norm Spellman, Katherine Hale arrived to help and eventually agreed to retrieve the flower for Mo'at, to the protest of Ateyo and Artsut.
Artsut eventually tracked Arvok down and convinced him to return and face punishment for his alleged crimes, after promising that Ateyo would be merciful to him. Meanwhile, Hale had successfully retrieved the flower necessary for Jake's antidote, and Mo'at administered it to Jake, saving his life. Ateyo and his family returned just in time to witness Jake awaken, shocked and angered that their plan had failed. Learning of their crimes, Ka'ani and his clanmates called for Ateyo and Artsut to face punishment, to which Jake assured them they would, but that he would be merciful. Artsut was disgusted and insisted they did not need Jake's charity, but Arvok remarked that she did not speak for him.
==== Banishment ====
The family was ultimately exiled by Jake and began traveling to the Mangkwan clan, a clan Artsut had mentioned would accept Arvok despite his crime of killing Jake. As night fell and the group made camp, Arvok declared he would not continue the journey with them, instead deciding to follow his own path. Ateyo was upset by this and distraught to see Arvok go, but Artsut was indifferent and stated their son was only slowing them down. Arvok took off on his direhorse, whilst Ateyo and Artsut presumably continued their journey to the Mangkwan clan alone.
== Personality and traits ==
Like his mate Artsut, Ateyo is domineering, confident, and easily able to convince others to his cause. As stated by Tsu'tey, Ateyo is well-meaning and always has what he believes to be his clan's best interest at heart, though his ends do not always justify his means. Of the two, Artsut appears to be more confident, outspoken, and strong willed; she was the mastermind of their plan, although Ateyo still dutifully went along with it. He loved both of his children, but his older son, Tsu'tey, was still favored by him, and he was willing to sacrifice the wellbeing of his younger son in order to secure power for himself. Despite this, he still harbored affections for Arvok, and was distraught when his son left him behind to pursue his own interests.
== Relationships ==
* See Ateyo/Relationships
== Memorable Quotes ==
==References==
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