John Mercer/Relationships

John Mercer's Relationships
== Friends and Allies ==
=== Angela Harding ===
Mercer commands Colonel Harding, his subordinate, for killing all Na'vi that are in their way. Her opinion of him greatly soured during their return to Pandora and she would record an audio log for General Ardmore in which she called Mercer a psycho.
== Enemies and Rivals ==
=== The Sarentu ===
Mercer kidnapped them and their young friends and sister, and killed most of their family. They are seeking revenge from him.
=== Alma Cortez ===
Mercer manipulated Cortez, who subsequently massacred the clan and kidnapped all of the Sarentu Clan's children so he could train them as soldiers loyal to the RDA through TAP. She was complicit in the massacre due to desperation to make TAP a success, but came to regret it and betrayed him for Jake Sully as a member of the Resistance.
=== Aha'ri ===
Mercer and Aha'ri had a very conflicted relationship, and he did not care about her attachment to her mother's songcord. He would eventually take her life when she defied his orders, and cover her death up by claiming she vaguely died in an unforeseen incident.
=== Teylan ===
Teylan was one of several Na'vi who Mercer imprisoned and abused at TAP, aiming to turn him into a loyal soldier for the RDA. When he was younger, Mercer inflicted terrible acts and punishments onto the boy such as when he had him beaten for wetting his bed.
Despite all this, Teylan was the only Na'vi who did not wish to see Mercer for the monster he was and believed that he had actually saved him. He tried to show as much loyalty as he could towards Mercer which made him calmer than he was with other students, though Mercer would still punish Teylan for something someone else did.
This confused sense of compliance and loyalty was something that Teylan carried with him even after Mercer ordered his execution along with the rest of the TAP students and he was put into cryogenic stasis, waking up several years later and joining the Resistance's efforts against Mercer. When Teylan betrayed the Resistance and briefly sided with Mercer, he showed some measure of respect and appreciation though likely still only saw him as a mere tool. However, because of his apparent loyalty, Mercer mistakenly let his guard down around Teylan which resulted in his defeat when the latter came back to his senses and rejoined the Resistance.
=== Jake Sully ===
Mercer hates Jake Sully who foiled his plans and forced him to flee Pandora, before returning again 15 years later to exact revenge.
=== Parker Selfridge ===
Mercer was obsessed with Selfridge, who was the head administrator of Hell's Gate before Assault on the Tree of Souls. Mercer views him as an obstacle and a cowardly leader, but still expected admiration from him. 15 years later, he returns and seems satisfied that Parker has been punished by the RDA and left his position, because Parker was indifferent to him.
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