Ronal

**Ronal** is the Tsahìk of the Metkayina clan and mate of Tonowari. With her husband, she is the mother of the free-divers, Tsireya, Ao'nung, Naia, and an unborn child.

While Naruto Uzumaki and his children work with Ronal's family to learn the ways of the Metkayina, Ronal spends her time with Hinata, instructing the woman on how to live in harmony with the ocean.

## Family Information

### Family

Tonowari (mate), Aonung (son), Naia (adoptive son), Tsireya (daughter), Unborn child

## Affiliations

### Loyalties

Na'vi, Metkayina Clan, Roa (spritual sister, tulkun)

## Background

### Accepting the Uzumaki Family

When the Uzumaki family seeks refuge with the Metkayina Clan, both Ronal and her husband make the difficult decision to provide them with refuge. She seems almost offended by their request for asylum. Unlike Tonowari, who values Naruto as Hokage and a formidable warrior, Ronal is very apprehensive and particularly direct. She also criticizes the Uzumaki children and makes Kiri uncomfortable when she shows her hands and Lo'ak's to the clan and claims they have "demon" blood. She and Hinata initially don't get along because Ronal tries to undermine Naruto's accomplishments, prompting Hinata to defend him. Although still reluctant, Ronal finally agreed with her partner's decision to give the Uzumaki family uturu.

Although rarely, Ronal accompanied and assisted the Uzumaki's as they learned the ways of the Metkayina. Together with her daughter Tsireya, she taught the children how to use gill mantle, and also showed Tuktirey how to pluck shellfish from the bottom of the sea. During this, Ronal witnessed Kiri's mysterious powers with the marine life and was impressed.

When the tulkuns returned to Awa'atlu, Ronal greeted her spiritual sister Roa happily. They exchanged memories of the last months, paying special attention to their children. Roa had a baby at the time, while Ronal's pregnancy entered an advanced stage. After the migration, she learned of Haruto and the tulkun Pay's friendship. Ronal became furious with her daughter for allowing Haruto to bond with the outcast.

## Personality

Ronal has a wise and strong personality as a warrior which makes her clash with Neytiri. As the Tsahìk of the clan, Ronal is responsible for instructing and leading their ceremonies. However, she also assists in other areas, whether it be fighting, gathering or cooking. Despite being pregnant, she does not let this stop her from entering the battlefield and doing whatever she can to help protect her clan.

She is far more cautious than her husband, being the most critical of welcoming the Uzumaki family during their arrival. She does not look out for only her own family, but her community as a whole, hence why she is highly critical and suspicious about letting the Uzumaki family stay. She may also be more forceful and protective, calling for war and the Uzumaki family’s exile after Roa and her child were killed by the RDA.

She greatly respects her husband Tonowari, trusting his decisions even if she disagreed with them.

## Relationships

### Tonowari

Ronal has deep respect for her husband and she trusts his decisions even if she disagreed with them. Tonowari is a loving companion and tries to prevent Ronal from participating in the battle while pregnant. Together they raise their children with great discipline, expecting the best of them.

### Tsireya

Other than a serious conversation with Lo'ak, during which Ronal berated her daughter Tsireya for letting him bond with the outcast, the mother-daughter relationship was not explored further. Ronal places more emphasis on passing on the teachings of the Tsahìk title to her daughter than on fostering family ties. However, they are strong enough for Ronal to go to war against the RDA to save Tsireya.

### Ao'nung

Their mother-son relationship is not explored deeply. It is certain that Ronal cares for her son, but she is also visibly strict with him, being truly harsh on Ao'nung for endangering Lo'ak's life.

### Neytiri

The relationship between Ronal and Neytiri were tense, since both have strong and similar characters. Exasperated that her sons have "demon" blood and her skeptical attitude towards Jake, Neytiri began listing Jake's merits with obvious superiority. Over time, however, both found a thread of understanding, derived mainly from the common title of Tsahìk (Neytiri would inherit it in the future). Neytiri convinced Ronal to help Kiri, and even told the scientists to get out so Ronal could perform her medicine. After Roa's death, Neytiri felt sincerely sorry for her.

### Roa

Ronal's spiritual sister was named Roa. According to Ronal, she was a composer of songs and the two sang together and that she had waited many mating cycles to have her calf. Ronal was so loving to her spiritual sister and was very happy for her when she had her baby. When Roa was killed by the Sky People and her baby died as well, Ronal was left very devastated, wanting to avenge their deaths.

### Naia

Naia is Ronal's adoptive son. She adopted him after his mother died she was the one who helped deliver him. She is extremely close with him

### Hinata "Anata" Uzumaki

The relationship between Ronal and Hinata were tense. Over time, however, both found a thread of understanding and the two become close.

## Trivia

* Ronal on the Avatar wiki
* She will have a larger role in *Avatar 3*.
* Kate Winslet was impressed upon hearing that Ronal would be a fierce pregnant Na'vi because she felt pregnant women are often not represented enough in media despite that many women will become pregnant throughout their lives, and even if they are represented, they are often portrayed as being merely passive baby carriers who do little to nothing to impact the story. In *The Way of Water*, Ronal saves Kiri's life and helps out on the battlefield.
* During the filming of *Avatar: The Way of Water*, the actress Kate Winslet managed to beat (by one minute) Tom Cruise's record of six minutes underwater.
* According to *Avatar: The Way of Water: The Visual Dictionary*, Ronal was instructing Neytiri how to live harmoniously with the ocean, explaining what Neytiri was up to since many viewers felt she had a lack of screen time.
* She wears many songcords integrated into her skirt, showing her bond with her clan.
* Ronal doesn't show her smiling much in the movie. It is only seen when greeting Roa, her spiritual sister.
* Ronal's pregnancy can be seen throughout the film. She barely has a belly when first introduced, but is heavily pregnant during later scenes. This is because *The Way of Water* is set across months.