Kiri

**Kiri te Suli Kìreysì'ite** is Jake Sully and Neytiri's adopted fourteen-year-old Na'vi daughter, and the biological daughter of Grace Augustine's avatar.

Her conception is shrouded in mystery. Kiri is unlike any Na'vi or avatar that the Omatikaya have ever met before. From a very early age, she has had an unusually strong connection to Eywa, even more than that of a tsahìk.

## Background

### Early life

Kiri is the biological daughter of Grace Augustine's avatar body, which was rendered brain-dead after Grace had passed away. Jake and Neytiri adopted Kiri after she was born. As she was born around the same time as Neteyam, they were both simultaneously given a first connection to Eywa at the Tree of Souls in front of the entire Omatikaya clan. Despite this, she is a naturally conceived Na'vi who was raised in the rainforests of Pandora. Her biological father, if she even has one, remains unknown. Because Grace had an avatar body, Kiri possesses human-like traits such as her eyebrows and five fingers on her hands.

She has three adopted siblings: Neteyam, Lo'ak and Tuktirey. She became very close to Miles Socorro who she views as akin to her own brother.

Kiri tamed her own banshee at a very young age, in an unusual way for the Na'vi, simply by asking it to be her friend instead of using the banshee catcher.

### Return of the RDA (*Avatar: The High Ground*)

Kiri and Miles visit Hell's Gate and watch Jake's video logs. Although Spider has doubts about being part of the family, Kiri insists he is and that Neytiri loves him even if she does not show it.

Later, while their parents are attending the council of elders, Kiri and Tuktirey sneak out to the former battlefield at the urging of Miles and Lo'ak. There, among the branches of a tree, they find the wreck of a Samson and a skeleton of a war victim and an ikran; while the boys are fascinated by the machine and view its remains, Kiri teaches Tuk how to pay their respects to the deceased ikran. When the Samson's wreckage slides off the branch and falls to the ground, Tuk and Kiri hang on the vines, which threatens to fall from a great height. Kiri, however, manages to bring herself and her younger sister safely to ground using her strange powers.

After the RDA announces their return and her family begin to prepare to move to High Camp, Kiri can not be found by her parents. It turns out that Kiri is at Hell's Gate, trying to convince Nash McCosker to let Spider go with her. Jake and Neytiri find them and also believe Spider is best with his foster family. Kiri is upset by this and shouts at her parents before fleeing. She comes across Mo'at, Tuk and Lo'ak. Mo'at tells her that change is a part of life and is what someone makes of it. Kiri goes to pray at the Tree of Souls to beg Eywa for help, then resolves to go get Spider.

When Kiri returns to Hell's Gate, it turns out that Lo'ak and Tuk followed her to help. The siblings go get Spider who hears knocking on his bedroom window. They are soon found by McCosker who says they can be useful, however, he traps Spider and the siblings in separate rooms. Spider is able to escape his cell and frees his siblings. The family becomes involved in another chase and flees into the forest. After a series of events involving a crash landing into the ocean, the group is rescued by Norm Spellman.

### Encounter with the Recoms (*Avatar: The Way of Water*)

After her parents and brothers returned from a successful raid on a RDA Mag-Lev Train, Kiri attended to Neteyam's injuries with her grandmother. She insisted that Mo'at should use a different type of bark because it stings less. She then entered the avatar facility to meet her mother's avatar and watch her video logs. Lo'ak and Spider teased Kiri about Norm being her father, to which she reacted with disgust. When Spider was reminded of his father, Kiri replied that he is not his father and does not have to be like him.

Later, Kiri joined Spider, Lo'ak and Tuk in exploring the forest near the abandoned RDA module. While alone, Kiri became lost in embracing the natural world of the forest, soon fell asleep on the forest floor, surrounded by Woodsprites. She was later roused by Miles and was embarrassed that she did 'it' again. Lo'ak alerted her and the other siblings that there were a group of six strange "avatars" near the module. Once Lo'ak contacted their father, mother, and Neteyam, they were ordered to retreat back to High Camp. On the way, they were ambushed by the strangers who were led by the recently resurrected Miles Quaritch.

Lyle Wainfleet restrained Kiri and noticed she possessed five fingers which made it clear she was a half-breed. Quaritch realized that he not only captured Sully's children, but to his shock his own long-lost son, Miles. The children were slated to be extracted and taken prisoner back to Bridgehead, however Jake, Neytiri and Neteyam arrived and managed to distract the mercenaries long enough for Kiri and the others to escape. However Spider was not so lucky, as he tripped and fell on the forest floor. The Na'vi family were unable to turn back to retrieve him and Kiri was distraught at being forced to leave her human brother behind in enemy hands.

### Living with the Metkayina clan

Due to Quaritch targeting Jake for his role in his death and 'treason' against humanity, Kiri and the rest of her family are forced to seek refuge from the coastal Metkayina clan. However their reception by the Metkayina was less than welcoming, especially by the Tsahìk Ronal, who disparaged the forest Na'vi's ability to live among them. Ronal was less then willing to allow them into her clan when she examined both Kiri and Lo'ak hands to find that they had five fingers, signifying that they possessed "demon blood". In the end, her father managed to convince Ronal's mate, Tonowari, to let Kiri and her family stay. She and her siblings meet three Na'vi children of the clan, Tsireya, Ao'nung, and Rotxo, who teach them their customs and swim with them in the reef. Upon jumping into the water, Kiri is fascinated and enlightened by the marine life. She is enchanted by sea creatures and plants. While adjusting to life on the reef she befriends an ilu and later rides it with Tuk and Tsireya teaching them. On one occasion, she was observed by Ronal controlling a school of small, shiny fish.

While staring at the sand beneath the water surface, Kiri is harassed by Ao'nung and his friends, calling her a freak and not a true Na'vi due to her hands. Lo'ak comes to defend her, though he also becomes a target of bullying by the group. Eventually, Neteyam arrives to warn them to respect his sister, which Kiri then takes the opportunity to stick her tongue at Ao'nung. As the siblings leave, Ao'nung makes a quip of them being a family of freaks, prompting Lo'ak to punch Ao'nung and getting into a physical confrontation with the other boys. The scuffle is joined by Neteyam who backs his brother, amidst Kiri trying to tell them to stop, before laughing at the boys.

Later, while helping her mother prepare food in their dwelling, Neytiri notices Kiri's melancholy, and asks what is wrong. Kiri though says it's nothing, but when gently prompted by Neytiri, Kiri asks Neytiri why can't she be normal. However Neytiri has no answer for this, and can only hug Kiri as Jake watches from afar. At night, while she has her feet in the water, Jake sits next to her to comfort her, listening to her claim that she can 'feel Eywa'. Their bonding is interrupted when Neteyam comes, dragging Ao'nung to tell his father that he tricked Lo'ak into hunting beyond the reef of the village.

On a trip to the Cove of the Ancestors, the children are introduced to the Spirit Tree, their equivalent of the Tree of Souls. Kiri sees a vision of her mother, but then suffers a sudden violent seizure. She is eventually healed by Ronal, and Kiri weeps as she wakes up. Since Jake had called Norm Spellman and Max Patel for help, Quaritch was able to track their Samson's coordinates to the larger archipelago surrounding where the reef people live.

Upon the return of the tulkun from their migration, Tuk dragged Kiri out of the marui where she was recovering. Kiri watched the herd with fascination before joining Tuk and Rotxo for a playful swim with a tulkun.

### Skirmish at the Three Brothers

After Ronal's spiritual sister is killed by Mick Scoresby's team of tulkun hunters, Kiri and Tuk join Lo'ak who goes to warn Payakan about the RDA, Kiri and Tuk follow him to the tulkun. They get involved in an underwater chase, but Tuk, Lo'ak and Tsireya are all captured and taken aboard the SeaDragon. As Kiri, Ao'nung and Rotxo are pursued, Kiri calls on her bond with Eywa to control undersea flora and fauna, using it to disable the sub and entangle the operators. Later, Recom Wainfleet swoops in on his banshee and snatches Kiri out of the sea, carrying her back onto the deck of the SeaDragon. Seeing this, Tuk and Tsireya turn back and also climb back on board the sinking ship to save her. They find Kiri cuffed to the railing of the moon pool, but before they can free her, Quaritch and Wainfleet reappear. Quaritch knocks Tsireya off the boat and Tuk is re-cuffed against the railing along with Kiri.

Neytiri and Jake board the SeaDragon to save Kiri and Tuk. Jake frees Tuk but Quaritch holds Kiri hostage by pointing his knife to her neck. However, Neytiri intercedes, similarly holding Spider to the point of her knife. At first, Quaritch claims his son is inconsequential, but he ultimately releases Kiri when Neytiri cuts Spider's chest. Quaritch and Jake resume fighting, and Jake gets the upper hand.

Kiri becomes separated from Neytiri and Tuk after Tuk falls down a shaft. Kiri and Spider manage to avoid being swamped by the ship. Spider decides to assist Lo'ak in finding Jake, while Kiri decides to use her connection with Eywa to conduct a swarm of squids to light the inside of the ship so that everyone can find a way out. Kiri follows a path illuminated by the fish and is able to rescue Neytiri and Tuk. Kiri gives her mother a Gill Mantle, seemingly because Neytiri has not been seen practicing free-diving while Tuk has been. The family is able to escape and embrace on the surface of the sea. Kiri later attends Neteyam's funeral and is seen holding hands with Spider.

## Personality

Kiri struggles with self-conscious feelings of being insecure and inept, as if she is awkward and clumsy. She is not a warrior-type like her adoptive parents. She looks up to her family, wishing that she could be more like them, especially Neytiri and Spider. She is very distraught when Spider becomes abducted, as well as when she is forced to leave the forest. Kiri has a "transformative" experience when she jumps into the ocean after arriving at the Metkayina village Awa'atlu, realizing that there is an entire world full of life and beauty below the water's surface, and this discovery helps her to cope with her build-up of melancholy.

Her father Jake describes Kiri as an "odd" one of a child. Animals seem to naturally gravitate towards her presence. For example, she had merely asked an ikran to be her friend. After reaching the Metkayina clan, she immediately befriended an ilu. Fish exclusively swarmed around Kiri's feet when she tried to describe her natural awareness of Eywa's presence to Jake, both with their feet hanging in the water during an eclipse. She explains that Eywa is so close to her that she can hear Eywa's breath and heartbeat.

Kiri is quite sensitive and very connected to the world around her, far beyond a normal Na'vi — to the animals, to the plants, and to the rhythm and balance of life. This is to the degree that Kiri may be closer to Eywa than even the most experienced Tsahìks. Kiri finds fascination in exploring her environment. She enjoys discovering new flora and fauna as well as calming, meditative moments like laying in the grass of the rainforest, bonded with Eywa, and the quiet feeling of being under water, even in shallow depths. While being lost in thought and quiet meditation, her surroundings seem to disappear from her perception, causing her to become the target of bullying by Ao'nung for being viewed as a "freak".

Even though her biological mother, Grace's avatar, is deceased, she still has a big influence on Kiri. Similar to Grace, she is interested in botany, giving advice to Mo'at on what type of bark to use for treating wounds. She wears her mother's necklace wherever she goes, shares her fascination for the biology of the moon, enjoys visiting the Amnio Tank that Grace's avatar is stored in as well as matching video logs of the human Grace.

Kiri has the ability to control and influence the nature around her to a degree during Tsaheylu with Eywa. The bioluminescent markings on her body glow unusually bright and pulsate while she is bonded. After she suffered a seizure while connected to the Spirit Tree, her markings completely faded while she was unconscious.

Kiri adds items such as rocks and feathers to her clothing.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Grace Augustine

Kiri deeply wishes she could have met her biological mother, Grace, when she was still alive. She does whatever she can to feel closer to her, whether it be visiting Grace's incubated avatar, trying to get answers from Jake, or reading the documents and video recordings that Grace has left behind. Her connection with Grace is also similar to Miles' connection to his deceased mother, Paz Socorro. Interestingly, Kiri shares many of her mother's traits, such as a certain rebellious attitude and a rather pure love for all that Pandora stands for.

#### Jake Sully

Kiri is closer to her adoptive father Jake than she is to her adoptive mother Neytiri, one reason being due to his experiences working alongside Grace. She feels like she can talk to him more and feels more comfortable around him. Jake cares tremendously for his daughter. He tries to understand her thoughts and feelings and shows affection by calling her "baby girl".

#### Neytiri

While not as close as her adoptive mother as she is to Jake, Kiri still loves her adoptive mother. At one point, Neytiri asks Kiri what is wrong and Kiri finds it difficult to open up to her, instead only replying that it is nothing. Kiri wishes Neytiri would be more accepting towards Spider as the human's inclusion into the family acts as a point of contention between her and Neytiri as displayed when she pleads for her not to kill Spider while being held at knife point by Quaritch. Nonetheless she has been seen to care for adoptive mother as seen when she cried out for Neytiri when she tried to save Tuk from falling into the SeaDragon. Kiri would later go on to save her adoptive mother and sister from the flooding ship.

#### Neteyam

While their relationship isn’t shown in great detail, he is seen to be very protective of his sister and even fights alongside Lo’ak against Ao'nung and his friends who were picking on Kiri for being different. Based on the teachings of Jake, it can be assumed that Neteyam cares for the well-being of his sisters and brothers, trying to protect them at all cost. This would prove fatal for him in the end.

#### Lo'ak

Kiri is jealous of Lo'ak because him and Spider are very close. She wishes she could spend more time with Spider. While they used to have more of a sibling rivalry, fighting over toys and calling each other names, they do seem to get along more as they get older. Lo'ak sometimes teases Tuk, whom Kiri is very protective of, which provokes Kiri to call him out on it. Kiri and Lo'ak both feel "different", but for their own reasons. While Lo'ak feels under-appreciated and cast out by the clan, Kiri feels different due to her intense connection with nature.

#### Tuktirey

Kiri tries to take care of Tuk, her only sister. Tuk is very fond of Kiri and looks up to her older sister; everything Kiri says and does is amazing to her.she does try to protect her from being teased by her younger Brother, Lo’ak and from the RDA when they attempted to kidnap them.

#### Mo'at

Kiri seems to have a good relationship with his adoptive grandmother Mo'at. It is shown when he helps her heal Neteyam's wounds.

### Friends and Allies

#### Spider

Kiri has a very close and special relationship with Spider. She compares him to being like "the brother she never had", despite having two already. Both seem to like spending time together, for example when she helps him apply blue paint to his skin. They enjoy having common activities and constantly try to protect each other. She gave him the nickname of "Monkey Boy", using it particularly in the moments when they both joke around. Kiri makes several attempts to include Spider as part of the family, but this just ends up irritating Neytiri. It was during the events of Avatar: The High Ground that it was shown how strong their bond is, as they both risked their lives for each other on multiple occasions.

When Spider was abducted by SecOps, Kiri felt emotionally distressed and was clearly worried for his safety, even crying desperately after this. When he managed to return with the Sullys after the battle, Kiri was visibly surprised and pleased to see him safe and sound, placing her hand on his chest as they exchanged glances and smiled. They were last seen together holding hands during Neteyam's funeral.

#### Ao'nung

At the beginning, Ao'nung didn't like her because of her being different from the rest of the Na'vi, even calling Kiri a "freak". After the seizure incident with the Spirit Tree he is shown to be quite worried. Despite their unfriendly initial meeting, the group of Ao'nung, Tsireya, Rotxo and Kiri (alongside Lo'ak and Tuk) grow pretty close, learning from each other and spending time together. When they went after Lo'ak after he escaped to help Payakan, she goes along the rest of their group to try to stop him (Ao'nung is seen for a second taking her hand again).

#### Rotxo

Rotxo didn't seem to like Kiri at first either but little by little he also became her friend, supporting her and accepting her as one of their own. After she connects to the Spirit Tree and has a seizure, Rotxo is by Kiri's side asking Neteyam if she is okay and breathing, while holding her head above the water. Rotxo also helps Kiri hide in an underwater plant when the RDA was pursuing them. He is now considered as one of Kiri's new friends, including Ao'nung and Tsireya.

#### Tsireya

Tsireya seems to get along with Kiri from the beginning. She is quite kind to her and her siblings. She is very patient with them and is willing to help them learn the customs of her clan. She even risks her life to help Kiri and her brothers when the RDA attacked.

### Naruto Uzumaki

She is very close with the Hokage, and feels comfortable with him

### Boruto Uzumaki

Kiri is very fond of Boruto, she protects him from harm and bullying.

### Kawaki

Despite his behavior towards her, Kiri is close with Kawaki

### Rivals

#### Miles Quaritch

Kiri shows great animosity towards Quaritch. During their near kidnapping at the hands of the 1st Recom Unit, Kiri witnessed the cruelty and coldness of which the Colonel was capable of when he threatened to kill Lo'ak in front of them. When she and her sister Tuk were aboard the SeaDragon, Kiri did not hesitate to remind Quaritch that Neytiri was on her way to kill him, which visibly disturbed the Colonel.

In order to make Jake sacrifice himself, Quaritch held Kiri at knifepoint. As he held the blade to her throat, she urged her father to kill him, causing Quaritch to slightly wound her. Thanks to Spider's pleas and Neytiri's threat to do the same with Spider (as she also held Spider hostage), Quaritch released the girl. Although Kiri was visibly shocked for a moment, she tried to stay calm, worrying more about Spider's well-being after the incident.

#### Lyle Wainfleet

Kiri had the displeasure of meeting Lyle Wainfleet when the 1st Recom Squad managed to capture her along with Tuk, Lo'ak and Spider. While restrained by Wainfleet, the lieutenant noticed that Kiri's hands had four fingers instead of three, calling her a half-breed. This led Quaritch to conclude that they were Jake Sully's children.

During the skirmish at the Three Brothers, Lyle captured her with his ikran and brought her to the SeaDragon where he referred to Kiri as "buttercup", much to her dislike.

## Trivia

* Similar to how Grace's avatar could be seen wearing Sylwanin's necklace, Kiri can be seen wearing human Grace's necklace.

* When Sigourney Weaver first saw Kiri's initial design, she objected to it because she felt it was "too neat and pretty." She advocated for Kiri to have a messier design and for her to be a more awkward teenager, pointing out that many girls simply do not feel as if they are that "pretty" on the inside. The design also bears strong resemblance to Molly Ossman.
* She is said to be 14 years old in *Avatar: The Way of Water*, suggesting she was born in the year 2155, a year after the events of the first film. However, there is also a chance she was born in early 2156.
* Some viewers mishear her name as "Kitty" due to the accents and a lack of clear pronunciation.
* In an interview with Collider, Sigourney Weaver described the relationship of her character, Kiri and Jake Champion's character, Miles Socorro, like an "important relationship for the saga".