Jake Sully/Relationships

Jake Sully's relationships from the Avatar franchise.
== Romance ==
=== Neytiri ===
Neytiri is Jake's mate and wife.
Neytiri is the Na'vi woman who Jake gradually falls in love with after she saves him from a pack of viperwolves. At the time, she is angry with him, since the viperwolves would not have had to die if Jake had been more careful and quiet.
In the weeks following Mo'at's assignment to Neytiri to teach him the Na'vi culture and language, their relationship improves. During their lessons, Jake and Neytiri grow close to one another and begin to fall in love. After Jake successfully tames his own ikran and is accepted into the clan, Neytiri takes Jake to the Trees of Voices where they choose each other as their mate for life.
Neytiri ferociously defends her mate when Tsu'tey tries to kill Jake's avatar after he is disconnected while attempting to reveal his true mission to the clan. When Jake eventually does so after he returns to his avatar body, Neytiri is distraught and horrified by the revelation, and rejects him. When the Hometree is destroyed, Neytiri is devastated because of her father's death. When Jake finds a grieving Neytiri and tries to comfort her, she angrily tells him never to return. However, her faith in him is restored when he proves his loyalty to the Na'vi by becoming the sixth Toruk Makto. Jake proves his strong connection to Eywa by becoming Toruk Makto and Neytiri realizes that he is not a traitor to the Na'vi, but instead has risked his life to ally himself with them. She supports him in gathering the clans and fights under his command against the RDA forces.
Jake loves Neytiri very deeply and is willing to put himself in perilous situations for her if he has to. This is proven when he saves Neytiri from Colonel Quaritch as he is about to kill her which would have cost him his life if Neytiri hadn't intervened at the last moment. Neytiri saves Jake's life three times in the final battle against the RDA forces. The first time, she attacks Quaritch when he is about to destroy the module containing Jake's human body. The second time, she saves Jake's avatar from Quaritch's AMP suit by killing the Colonel. The third time, she places an exopack on his human body after the module was deliberately breached by Quaritch. After Jake regains consciousness, he says to Neytiri, "I see you", the traditional Na'vi greeting, meaning "I see who you truly are". Neytiri says it back to him and begins to shed tears of joy. These words mark the true depth of their relationship due to Jake being in human form. Neytiri watches over both Jake's human and avatar bodies as he goes through the consciousness transfer up until the point where he wakes up to his new life as a Na'vi.
Jake and Neytiri's bond is further solidified when, after receiving news that Jake had been poisoned by Tsu'tey's parents, Neytiri immediately abandons her mission with the other clans to return home and assist him, and is greatly relieved to see he has survived.
Neytiri eventually welcomes three children with Jake - two sons named Neteyam and Lo'ak and a daughter called Tuk. The two also adopt Kiri, a Na'vi baby mysteriously born from Grace Augustine's inactive avatar body. Neytiri is a caring, protective mother and is happiest when all her family is safe and happy around her. Neytiri is incredibly conflicted when Jake informs her they must leave the clan in order to protect the People as well as their children from the re-emerging RDA forces. She argues that their place is within the Omatikaya and the forest is their home. Despite this, she eventually agrees and tearfully leaves her home alongside her family, ultimately seeking refuge with the Metkayina clan.
Upon arriving at the home of the Metkayina, Neytiri immediately clashes with Ronal, the Tsahìk of the clan, and finds it hard to adjust to the new ocean-centric lifestyle but she supports her husband in encouraging the children to try their best to fit in. Following Neteyam's death, a hysterical Neytiri is comforted by Jake who urges her to have a 'strong heart' and stand by him as they attempt to rescue their kidnapped daughters from Quaritch and the RDA. She launches into a murderous fury and, together, they rescue both Kiri and Tuk and reunite after the SeaDragon sinks and they all escape. Neytiri is seen laying Neteyam to rest with Jake and the rest of the clan and connecting to Ewya alongside Jake, where they both share a tender memory of Neteyam.
== Family ==
=== Lo'ak and Neteyam ===
Lo'ak and Neteyam are Jake's oldest children.
As a parent, Jake tends to take the tough love approach with his two sons. Often giving them consequences to their actions, especially with Lo'ak, whose personality is similar to his father when he was young. Lo'ak comes across as obstinate and stubborn. He often tries to prove himself to his father, many times not thinking of the outcome, which lands him in hot water on more than one occasion.
Neteyam, being the older son, and firstborn, is more favored by Jake. Because of this, Jakes appears to favor Neteyam more than Lo'ak. His overall mood towards them is sometimes seen as a double standard, due to the forms of reprimanding he uses with his sons. For example, when Neteyam disobeyed to fight the Recombinants and ended up saving Neytiri's life, Jake was never seen reprimanding Neteyam for his disobedience due to the generally positive outcome (excluding Spider's abduction). However, when Lo'ak disobeyed to fight on the frontlines and Neteyam almost died, Jake punishes Lo'ak and grounds him for one month due to the negative outcome. While these are two completely different circumstances, it bears mentioning that as the oldest, more is expected from Neteyam in regards to keeping an out for Lo'ak and his sisters.
As a parent, Jake is very protective, going to far as to keep both of his sons as far from the fighting as possible. This causes both boys to think he does not value their independence, or ability to makes choices. Lo'ak expressed on more than one occasion that he believes that his father does not think him capable; when in reality, it was Jake's fear of losing his children that drove him to limit their choices to fight as much as possible. As their father, he feels it is his duty to protect them at all costs, even going so far as to move them away from the forest without first consulting them. As a result of Jake's inability to let his sons make their own life choices, they often rebel and disobey and a chain of consequences occur as a result.
Despite this, Jake deeply loves his children, attempting to teach them patience and discipline in order to protect and keep them away from war for as long as possible. The reasoning for his way of parenting is due to the fear of them not being able to protect themselves if something were to happen to him. Jake's initial fear of losing his family would become a reality, when Neteyam is unfortunately killed. Jake was visibly devastated and sad, but did not wish to process the loss due to Kiri and Tuk being in danger. However, Jake initially blamed Lo'ak for Neteyam's death, even verbally expressing his blame of Lo'ak by telling him he has done enough, instead of examining the chain of events that led to the skirmish with the RDA.
Jake's own life is saved as a result of Lo'ak's disobedience, which helps Jake to see the value in letting his own children be their own independent people capable of making their own life choices, however questionable and risky they may seem. It is revealed Jake desires a better relationship with Lo'ak and he shows this by embracing him and telling that he "sees" him.
=== Kiri ===
Kiri is Jake's adopted daughter.
Jake is very concerned about Kiri's welfare, listening carefully to her concerns about Eywa. Jake often show his affection by calling her "baby girl". Although it is hard for him to understand his daughter at times, Jake does his best to support her and encourage her connection with the world of Pandora. After he saw that Kiri may be trapped in a coma, Jake called Norm and Max over to the village which ended up putting the entire clan in danger. He did not hesitate to risk his own life to save Kiri, fighting several RDA members and eventually handcuffing himself at Quaritch's request.
=== Tuktirey ===
Tuktirey is Jake's only biological daughter.
Jake is very protective of Tuk. When she and her older siblings were held captive, he checked on them to see if they were okay. When he noticed that she was crying, he hugged her and said that she was going to be alright. When they arrived at the Metkayina village, he was seen carrying her and when they arrived at their new house, she started crying from homesickness. Jake and her mother reminded Tuk and her older siblings of the phrase that Jake always says: "Sullys stick together". After Tuk and Neytiri got out of the sinking ship after being rescued by her older sister Kiri, she cried out to him as they were swimming toward Payakan and hugged her brother and father as she was relieved to see them alive.
=== Mo'at ===
Mo'at is Jake's mother-in-law and friend.
Mo'at is partially the reason that Jake is accepted into the Omatikaya clan. She is curious about him, because he is the first warrior to go into an avatar body. Mo'at encouraged Jake's learning of the Na'vi culture and even allowed Grace into the village at his request because of his progress. She is initially displeased that Jake and Neytiri mate, but later comes to feel better about it. When the RDA attacks Hometree, Mo'at frees Jake and Grace from their bonds and begs them to save the clan. When Jake becomes Toruk Makto, she is amazed, and she realizes he was a good mating choice for Neytiri. Mo'at also performs the ritual that allows Jake to be permanently transferred into his avatar body.
=== Eytukan ===
Eytukan is Jake's father-in-law and friend.Jake seems to respect Eytukan who conducts his initiation ceremony into the clan and appears honored to accept Jake as one of the Omatikaya people. Eytukan also seems to return Jake's respect and listens attentively when Jake tries to warn the Na'vi that the RDA is planning to destroy Hometree, but when Jake is thought to be a traitor after revealing his mission, Eytukan, infuriated, orders both Jake and Grace to be bound as he and the clan's warriors prepare to defend Hometree against the RDA. When Eytukan dies in the assault, Jake feels sadness and tries to comfort Neytiri, only to be rejected by her until he proves where his loyalties lie upon taming a toruk. Two weeks after the assault on the Tree of Souls, Eytukan appeared in Jake's dream during his comatose state. Eytukan no longer held any rage against Jake after realizing that Jake had been chosen by Eywa and risked his life to save his clan.
=== Tom Sully ===
Tom Sully was Jake's deceased identical brother.
Jake's relationship with his brother is unknown, and when Jake sees Tom's recently deceased body, he appears disturbed but shows little emotion. Jake takes Tom's place as an avatar driver on Pandora. When Grace tells Jake that she needs his brother upon their first meeting, Jake bluntly replies that he is dead and sarcastically refers to his death as a "big inconvenience", perhaps mocking the how the RDA only viewed Tom as an asset and not a person. Whenever Jake spoke of Tom, he would refer to him as "Tommy", even after his brother died.
Jake described the two of them as having the same appearance but very different personalities, with Jake being more outgoing and Tom being more studious. One thing that they both bonded over was a book Tom had about myths and legends about heroic figures on Earth, with Jake's favorite part of the book being a tale about Alexander the Great.
== Friends and Allies ==
=== Grace Augustine ===
Grace was Jake's best friend.At first, Grace takes Jake's role in the Avatar Program as a massive insult since she needed his brother, "The PhD who trained three years for this mission." and referred to Jake as a "jarhead dropout". After arguing with Selfridge, she reluctantly agreed to take him on as a security escort. When Jake is taken in by the Omatikaya clan, she ensured Jake had the best equipment and support so nothing went wrong during his time with the Na'vi. She takes Jake, Norm and Trudy to an isolated avatar uplink site in the Hallelujah Mountains to keep Jake from reporting his findings to Colonel Quaritch. Over time she begins to treat Jake like the son she probably never had, even putting him to bed when he falls asleep during a video log. Jake feels a mutual feeling towards Grace as he convinces Mo'at to allow Grace back into the clan.
When Jake is finally accepted as one of The People, a true Na'vi, Grace looks on in her avatar with pride. She is with Jake when he is trying to convince the Omatikaya that they have to leave Hometree or the RDA will kill them. She later escapes imprisonment by the RDA with Jake, but is wounded by Quaritch. When the Na'vi try to transfer her consciousness into her avatar, she tells Jake that she is with Eywa. However, the transfer is unsuccessful as she succumbs to her wounds and passes on. When she dies, Jake becomes extremely upset and her death inspires the campaign of retribution against the Sky People. Jake, while praying, asks Eywa to look into Grace's memories to see how the Sky People treat their planet. It is unknown if Eywa did so but she seems to react by having the wild animals on Pandora join in on the final battle.
When it was discovered that his avatar was pregnant, Jake decided to adopt his daughter Kiri as a tribute to Grace.
=== Norm Spellman ===
Norm is Jake's second good friend and ally.Jake first meets Norm on Pandora after the meeting with Colonel Quaritch. He tells Jake that he knew Jake's brother and that they will be working together for the next six years. Norm knows a lot of the Na'vi language, which he learned while training for the Avatar Program back on Earth and even has a short conversation with Dr. Grace Augustine in Na'vi. Norm rides with the Na'vi cavalry in the final battle against the RDA. Norm was initially jealous of Jake and grew bitter around him, as he had trained for five years, and yet Jake, with no training, was accepted into the Omatikaya clan.
He later comes around when they begin working together, and he even takes it upon himself to go significantly out of his way to help the avatar team. This is best exemplified when Norm, out of his usual non-threatening nature, attacks a Marine who was trying to bring Jake and Grace out of link after the destruction of the Hometree. Norm fights alongside Jake in the final battle and was one of the few humans who were allowed to remain on Pandora. Over a decade after the conflict, Norm and Jake remain close friends and Norm flew all the way to the ocean to help Kiri, the two embracing in a warm hug.
=== Tsu'tey ===
Jake's relationship with Tsu'tey was never easy.When they first met, Tsu'tey wanted to kill Jake for being one of the Sky People. Their rivalry grows after Jake and Neytiri begin to fall in love with one another, despite the fact that Tsu'tey and Neytiri were betrothed to mate and lead the Omatikaya clan together. When Jake and Neytiri eventually mate, both of her parents show disappointment while Tsu'tey is enraged and tries to kill Jake. When Jake reveals his mission to the clan, Tsu'tey and his warriors bind Jake and Grace for his betrayal. However, when Jake becomes the sixth Toruk Makto and pledges allegiance to the Omatikaya people, Tsu'tey lets go of his grudge against Jake and comes to respect him. Tsu'tey and Jake fight side by side in the final battle. Tsu'tey is fatally wounded in the battle. After the Na'vi defeat the RDA forces, Jake finds a dying Tsu'tey, who admits that he was proud to fight with Jake and considered him a brother. With great reluctance, Jake grants Tsu'tey a merciful death at his request.
=== Trudy Chacón ===
Trudy was Jake's third friend and ally.
Jake saw Trudy as both an ally and a good friend, another former marine looking for a new lease on life. She is the pilot who brings Jake and the avatar team to the Hallelujah Mountains to separate themselves from the main RDA facility. She is a pilot at the attack on the Hometree, but can't bring herself to fire and returns to the base. With assistance from Max Patel, she frees Jake, Norm and Grace from RDA captivity and helps them relocate the camp in the Hallelujah Mountains to a site near the Tree of Souls. She flies her Samson, adorned with war paint, in the final battle with the RDA under the call sign "Rogue 1". She distracts Quaritch's Dragon Assault Ship away from Jake and manages to damage the Dragon before being disabled and then ultimately killed by Quaritch.
=== Max Patel ===
Max Patel is Jake's fourth friend and ally on the program.
Max is one of the few humans on Pandora that Jake truly trusts. Max was the scientist who told Grace of Quaritch's intentions for Jake, causing the team to move locations. Over time, Max becomes Jake's friend. Max, along with Trudy, helps Jake, Norm, and Grace escape from Hell's Gate. He is then appointed Jake's inside man. After the final battle, Max is one of the few humans allowed to stay on Pandora.
=== Spider Socorro ===
Spider has a good relationship with Jake.
Jake is very accepting and welcoming towards Spider, as he knows what it is like to be human and how difficult it is to keep up with the Na'vi physically and culturally. He also defends Spider in situations where Neytiri is angry with him. Despite Neytiri's resentment of Spider because he is Qauricth's son, Jake never pushed him aside, knowing that the boy had nothing to do with his father's actions. Jake has always tried to make Spider feel welcome around his family, even when Neytiri objects to his presence and says that as a human, he "belongs with his own kind." It is likely that Jake did not want to deem Spider as being part of the family due to Spider already having a foster family at Hell's Gate, combined with Neytiri being uncomfortable.
After Neteyam's death, Jake is relieved to see Spider return, embracing him and Lo'ak together while saying "a son for a son". While some believe this is the moment when Jake actually adopts Spider into the family, this is yet to be confirmed at this time.
=== Bob ===
Jake chose Bob as his banshee during his Iknimaya and seemed to treat his mount well and affectionately.
== Enemies and Rivals ==
=== Miles Quaritch ===
Quaritch is Jake's enemy and rival, formerly an ally.Jake originally sees Colonel Quaritch as an ally when he first arrives on Pandora. He is a foil to Dr. Augustine in Jake's relationships. In exchange for the promise of neuroregeneration surgery that would return the use of his legs, Jake agrees to acquire military intelligence for the Colonel in case military action against the Na'vi should ever become necessary. Quaritch also seems initially fond of Jake, saying that "I wish I had ten more like you". However, as he becomes closer to Neytiri and the Na'vi, he breaks his ties with Quaritch. In the battle of the mountains, Quaritch tries to kill Jake but is stopped when Neytiri kills Quaritch with her father's bow, saving Jake's life. Even when Quaritch is revived as a Recom, he remains hostile and wishes to eliminate Jake.
Unknown to Jake, Quaritch had implanted his memories into a recombinant body, in case he died in battle and was reborn into a Na'vi body. He left a message for his clone, asking for revenge against Sully. This was intended to fulfill the Colonel's personal wish and facilitate the RDA's expansion into Bridgehead, while Jake spearheaded Na'vi attacks on human infrastructure. To trap and eliminate his enemy, Quaritch found Jake's greatest weakness: his children. Jake knew how dangerous Quaritch's pursuit of his family could be; in fact, he became the only man Jake truly feared and decided not to fight, knowing he had little chance. As a result, he made the difficult decision to flee to the distant Awa'atlu village of the Metkayina Clan. Although several months passed, the colonel finally found them, only because they tracked down the Samson that Jake contacted for help.Although Quaritch never pulled the trigger, he took vengeful satisfaction after someone on his team, likely Lyle Wainfleet, shot Neteyam and continued to blackmail Jake. Unexpectedly, however, the colonel's cruelty was mitigated by Spider, whom he showered with paternal feelings. Quaritch's fear of Spider's death prevented him from slitting Kiri's throat and, no doubt frustrated by his own weakness, he announced his revenge, next time he would not hesitate to kill his entire family. Jake decided to put an end to this murderous conflict and quarreled with the colonel and after a long struggle managed to strangle him underwater. Jake seemed convinced that he had finally defeated Quaritch, but he probably did not know that Spider had saved him.
=== Parker Selfridge ===
Parker is Jake's second enemy, formerly an ally.
Jake originally sees Parker Selfridge as a boss whom he can trust and Parker views him likewise as a capable asset. However, as Jake begins to trust Grace Augustine and get closer to the Na'vi, he breaks his ties with Parker, viewing him as a cold and greedy businessman. Even when this occurs, Jake sees Parker as someone who could be negotiated out of predicaments. This is best seen when Jake convinces Parker to let him and Grace go back into their avatar bodies to try to evacuate the Na'vi. Parker is amongst the humans whom Jake and the Na'vi exile from Pandora.
In the exclusive scene where Selfridge threatens Jake "You know it's not over yet?" suggests that Parker's attitude toward the whole situation, and toward Jake in particular, became more personal and ambitious.
=== Frances Ardmore ===
Ardmore is Jake's third enemy.Even before the RDA returned to Pandora, Ardmore wanted Jake dead. When Jake first laid eyes on Ardmore during her radio broadcast, he was immediately distrustful of her intentions and wished to fight the RDA, believing she would break any treaty made with him. When Jake confronted her physically in outer space, he reiterated this belief, and told her the only reason was talking to her now is because he used to serve in the army himself. He threatened her that any humans she deployed on Pandora would be killed, though Ardmore instead threatened him back, saying him and the Na'vi are outgunned. Despite that Ardmore was concerned about safeguarding the unobtanium, Jake used it as leverage against her and even exploded one of the refineries anyway, causing Ardmore to turn hostile and attempt to kill Jake and his team.
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