: Colonel Quaritch promises Jake a surgery to fix his legs if he provides intelligence on how to move the Na'vi away from the Hometree. Cultural Immersion and Conflict
: Humans are mining unobtanium , a precious mineral located directly beneath the "Hometree" of the indigenous Na'vi people.
In the year 2154, Earth is a dying, overcrowded world facing ecological collapse. Paraplegic Marine veteran is offered a chance to escape his bleak life by taking the place of his deceased twin brother in the Avatar Program on the distant moon Pandora . The Mission and Infiltration
: After getting lost in the forest and being rescued by Neytiri , Jake is brought to her clan, the Omaticaya .
: Jake remotely pilots a genetically engineered Na'vi-human hybrid. While his human body remains in a link unit, his avatar allows him to walk and experience Pandora's lush but toxic environment.