Miles Quaritch/Relationships

Miles Quaritch's relationships
== Romance ==
====Paz Socorro====
Paz Socorro was Quaritch's ex-lover.Quaritch had a sexual relationship with Paz Socorro, one of his scorpion pilots around a year before the banishment of the RDA from Pandora which resulted with the birth of a son named Miles Socorro which Paz apparently named after the boy's father. Any details on their relationship, such as if it lasted until her death, are unknown.
== Family ==
=== Miles "Spider" Socorro ===
Miles Socorro is Quaritch's son.Quaritch had had a son with Paz Socorro before his death. Although he died when Miles was still a baby, he thought he was going to be sent to Earth with the rest of the RDA personnel. When the Recom clone Quaritch meets his son, he seems positively surprised the moment he sees him for the first time. Meanwhile, Spider is terrified and determined not to help him because he deeply despises his father's attitude and actions. Even though he admits that Spider is technically not his real son, he still feels a degree of compassion and empathy towards the boy's welfare. Despite his ruthless nature, he consistently shows attachment towards Spider. For example, when the boy is tortured to reveal his family's location, Quaritch is shown to be visibly upset and quickly intervenes, convincing the scientists to allow him to get the information through different means. The two bond during their months together, especially as Spider tutors Quaritch into the Na'vi language. Spider is able to talk the Recom out of murdering a Na'vi.
During a direct confrontation with the colonel, Quaritch ends up releasing Kiri as a hostage to prevent Neytiri from harming the boy. Although he previously pretended to be indifferent when Neytiri threatened to kill Spider, the moment she attacked, Quaritch instinctively surrendered to prevent Neytiri from killing him. Spider, in turn, saved his life from the remains of the SeaDragon and asked him to join him, Spider rejected him and left him alone.
== Friends and Allies ==
=== Lyle Wainfleet ===
Wainfleet is one of Quaritch's most loyal and trusted soldiers.Quaritch appeared to get along well with Corporal Lyle Wainfleet, sending him to examine a squad that had been killed by the Na'vi as revenge for the destruction of the Trees of Voices, and referred to him by his first name while Wainfleet gave the report. Wainfleet was loyal to Quaritch and was in command of some of the ground forces during the Battle of Ayram Alusìng while Quaritch had overall command.
Wainfleet is also brought back as an Recombinant as one of SecOps' most loyal and trusted soldiers. Wainfleet remains loyal to Quaritch and the RDA by serving as Quaritch's lieutenant in the 1st Recom Squad during their hunt for the Sully family. He is also the only confirmed member in the squad to survive the final battle with the Metkayina, along with Quaritch.
=== Parker Selfridge ===
Quaritch and his boss, RDA Administrator Parker Selfridge, appeared to have a good relationship and a mutual liking for each other, however Quaritch's more dominate presence greatly undermines Parker's authority over him and isn't afraid to disregard his orders, as shown by his deliberate escalation of forcing the Na'vi to leave Hometree, leading to massive casualties.
While Parker just wanted the Na'vi to leave the Hometree so they could mine, Quaritch planned the destruction of the Hometree, although Selfridge was not as ruthless as Quaritch and was concerned that killing the Na'vi would look bad on the RDA's report on Earth. Quaritch manipulated Parker that he would force the Na'vi to leave the Hometree in a humane way. However, he purposefully escalated the disaster, leading scores of Na'vi were killed in the assault, and Selfridge, unlike Quaritch, became more reluctant to proceed with any further attacks on the Na'vi.
Recom Quaritch was watching a video in which Parker and human Quaritch were teasing each other while Parker was explaining Recombinants. Quaritch seemed annoyed.
=== Frances Ardmore ===
Although Ardmore and Quaritch are new acquaintances, she is shown to respect him for fighting for humanity's side during the first Pandoran War, and was excited to meet his Recom when they met at Bridgehead. She has entrusted him with killing Jake Sully for her, though does not want Quaritch to be emotionally attached to figures such as Spider, as seen when she agrees to stop his torture at Quaritch's request.
== Enemies and Rivals ==
=== Jake Sully ===
Jake is Quaritch's enemy and rival.When Jake first arrived on Pandora, Quaritch was very interested in him, as Jake was both in the Avatar Program and a former Marine, much like Colonel Quaritch. Quaritch soon made an offer to Jake, that if he gained intelligence on the Na'vi, Quaritch would speak to the RDA executives about paying for Jake to have an operation to fix his spinal injury and regain the ability to walk. Jake at first agreed, and willingly gave Quaritch intelligence about Hometree and the Tree of Souls. Quaritch was impressed by Jake, and the two shared a mutual respect, only until Sully began to show a noticeable affection for the Na'vi. This led Quaritch to start questions Jake about his loyalty after he did not report in to him for two weeks.Their relationship changed after Jake assaulted an RDA bulldozer and defected over to the Na'vi. During the Battle of Ayram Alusìng, they faced one another in combat and prior to his demise, Quaritch refused to stand down against Jake.
After becoming a Recom, Quaritch became more ruthless and determined than ever before, calling Jake Sully out for his supposed betrayal. He sought to get to Jake through any means necessary. Quaritch would go so far as to threaten the lives of Jake's family, other Na'vi, and native wildlife all so he could get to him.
=== Neytiri ===
Neytiri is Quaritch's enemy, referring to her as Sully's crazy wife.
As with all the Na'vi, Quaritch viewed Neytiri with contempt and despise, calling Neytiri Jake's "batshit crazy wife". Since she was the one who killed his human body during the Battle of Ayram Alusìng, Quaritch holds a stronger animosity towards Neytiri, exclaiming that they have 'unfinished business' with each other after referring to Neytiri as "Mrs. Sully". Neytiri threatened Quaritch, exclaiming that she would kill him as many times as she had to, even calling him "demon". During the Skirmish at the Three Brothers, Quaritch reminded her that he owes her a death, hinting that he would try to seek revenge for what happened sixteen years ago.
=== Grace Augustine ===
Colonel Quaritch and Dr. Augustine were visibly opposite forces from the beginning, as their conception of Pandora was completely different. While Grace considered Pandora to be a miracle from her own scientific point, the Colonel considered the place just to be a wild planet full of deadly creatures that had to be exterminated. Also, they had little respect for each other, as both disagreed with the way that the Na'vi should be handled. Quaritch wanted to use military force to get the Na'vi to cooperate, Grace on the other hand was against any form of brutal force or aggression towards the locals. Grace was later shot by the Colonel while escaping from Hell's Gate with Jake, Norm and Trudy. She died of her injuries before she could be saved by the Omatikaya. 
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