I know some people felt they were 'too close' to Polynesian culture, but as someone with Māori ancestry who is trying to reconnect with his culture (and people) *I* appreciated the positive community messaging with this particular tribe. Noble? Sure. Savages? No. They weren't perfect. They had their own hang-ups and mistrust (and downright bullying) of another tribe coming into their space. That's authentic. But what's also authentic is the acceptance of that other tribe. Taking them in. Giving them food. Training. And ultimately , respect. There's more nuance going on here that some people are missing. They are traditional (you could say to a fault at times), but they are about community. Family (whānau as we Māori say). And the Sully's became like family. That's totally authentic to the people that inspire this tribe and I thought Jim did a great job in giving them more dimension than simple "noble savages."

fun fact: the metkayina also have flares ribcages which would help them with their breathing and holding their breath -unlike the omatikaya

I am soooo excited to learn about the Ash people in the 3rd movie. People wonder how these movies are over 3 hours long, but when you consider how complex and thought-out the world building is for every location and clan, plus the actual story, it makes sense.

The reason the Reef Navi didn't help in the first was because of many reasons: 1. They don't use flying creatures. 2. All their versatile weapons and fighting is made for water combat. Not air and forest combat like the first war. 3. In the amount of time before the humans invaded any further sully had to recruit those closest with him in the shortest amount of time not traveling for a whole week to get fish people to run in the forest for them

Im glad their is a content creator invested enough to dig and research for other Avatar fans the amazing world of Pandora! Thank you for all your hard work !

Cameron: "You can't walk with webbed feet" Ducks: "Pathetic" 🦆

Maybe the water clans dont have land mounts or flying mounts to go fight on land. traveling by water can only get you so far before you have to continue on foot. They might not know how to travel through deadly forests either

I noticed something about the reef Na'vi that I thought was interesting. But it kinda looks like their shoulders are slightly smaller, and have more of a slope to them than the jungle Na'vi. I assume it's to help them move through the water better. But man, the amount of detail that has gone into this universe is amazing. I really don't understand how people can dislike Avatar.

Tulkun, being based on Sperm Whales, in the sense that they are quite inteligent, have sonars, complex language(of sorts) might even have names for each other, and are hunted by humans for an oily yellow substance in their heads

What people forget about the fight in the first movie is that the Na'vi were still gathering as the humans attacked. Quaritch did say that when they wait another week or something like that the Na'vi forces will outnumber them. So they attacked to not be outnumbered, so it could be that the Metkayina were called and were on their way. But since they don't have Direhorses or Banshees, they would have to walk there.

The attention to detail for the Avatar universe is legit next level.... an I agree there homes are freakin amazing....I would definitely love to live in one of those

I love how diverse the Metkayina Clan and the creatures and species that live nearby them are. I always felt interested in the songcord thing, only to be disappointed that it wasn’t a more notable thing in the movie, given how it was one of the first things I hear in the movie, giving me the impression it will play some major part in the story. While I have little to no knowledge with sign language, I love that this was being used in the movie.

I speculate that Eywa accelerated the evolution of the Navi to explain how they can have such divergent physiology amonst the clans, but it's also possible that Eywa instead controls epigenetic development and inculcates one unified language and tradition into all of the different Navi rather than messing with natural selection.

An entire sequence where they regroup with the Metkayina during the final battle was shot, but ultimately cut from the film to stay focused on the Sully family. I suspect the original cut of TWOW was much longer, but had to be trimmed for theatrical release. Hopefully we’ll see some of those scenes put back in someday.

Metkayina are so cute imo like they just love decorating things and being so peaceful and the way the protect their brothers and sisters is just ugh adorable

I think their disappearance might be explained from the 10 minutes of gun violence james camron said he cut from the film because he didnt want to glorify gun violence. It might have happened during that final battle. We might see it in the special features of the DVD

I feel like the story reason of the Metkayina didn’t help in the war (besides them not existing at the time lol) is because them and their animals would’ve been helpless in the forest and it would’ve been the same situation of the Sully’s learning to adapt to their home

Huh, I expected you to mention the influence of polynesian or maori culture as well, because of the tattoos or the haka elements when they wanted to go to war and the strong connection to whales, who are significant to the culture as well.

Having watched the film a second time... I can say with certainty that the Metkayina abandoned the final battle (after their kid was rescued) because they were there solely for that, and to avenge the Tulkun. That means once that fight was over, they had no business being there. That fight was between Jake and Quarich... and considering how reluctant they were to take the Sully's in, as you highlight in your video, it actually makes a lot of sense.

It honestly make sense for why the metkayina did not fight the RDA in the first movie as they are water based, they would’ve be greatly out of their element to fight on land in the forest (most likely tho James didn’t have them in mind when making the first)

There are very few movie series I've ever watched that makes me so invested even after huge time gaps between sequels....Avatar is one of them and still feels like we're scratching the surface. Excited for what's to come and am sure all fellow Avatar fans are too.

If the end credits song of the next one isn't "Blue" by Eiffel 65, I'll riot

Everyone talks about the Metcayina leaving the final battle but the battle was won quickly, the boats, mechs and mini-subs were destroyed and the Sea Dragon stranded, there was no reason to the warriors stay, but i think Tonowari should appear in the final moments in the ship, but did not return to rescue his daughter. I understand that Cameron doesn't want anyone outside intruding on the "family moment" and figh with Quaritch but causing this narrative problem, perhaps in the extended version of 9 hours these ideas or moments were shown but now they were lost.

I was wondering what would happen if a na'vi got curious and went to see space. Would it break them or would they be amazed and think of it as an extension of eywa?

Bruce Edgar Black always hits us with these fire Avalon videos

When I heard they will meet lava type Na'vi I was so excited but also I don't want them to be evil!! It's all just part of Eywa!! 😭

Ngl I thought this was gonna be a pretty educational video about the water Na’vi albeit dry with someone just reading off a bunch of facts but your presentation skills mixed with editing and good humor really elevated everything. Great work!

25:00 I love Tonowari so much that I could talk abt him for years. HE'S SO PRECIOUS TO ME

Even if I wasn't a super fan of the avatar movies, your video would still intrigue me to find out about anything avatar related. However, on the fan note, I love how the character designs not only stay in tune with the ideals of the Metkayina (or Omiti's [abbreviating cuz can't spell]) but also reflect who those characters truly are in rank and personality.

I’ve been rewatching the Kiri video you made ever since it was released and I’m still so obsessed with it like I watch it at least a couple times a day lmao so I’m so glad there’s more to be discovered and learned about pandora and the na’vi who inhabit it :3

Haha I know they disappeared in the end, but there was a pretty good reason. Their kid was rescued, the only remaining ship flipped over and everything was sinking to the bottom. Believe it or not but it isn't safe to swim over a large sinking body. But it was definitely unceremoniously portrayed lol.

Future Timeline Theory In Avatar 3: Seed Bearer (9 hours film -> Cameron confirmed this), Jake rallies the Na'vi Clans (Forest Clans, Sky Clans, Ocean Clans) to attack Bridgehead. The battle was huge and massive taking down many RDA Recoms, SecOps, and colonists in the process. The RDA manages to win against the Na'vi but took a lot of damage and casualties in the process. It wasn't until the RDA received support for a Na'vi Clan called the Ash Tribe. The Ash Tribe are Na'vi who live in volcanic and desolate wastelands on Pandora. The regions they lived in were a result of an ancient war between the Na'vi between those who are Indigenous and those who desire to create massive civilizations. The Indigenous Na'vi won but they spared their enemies who eventually grew to become the Ash Tribe. The Ash Tribe will help the RDA colonize Pandora in exchange for learning human technology, science, and other things. General Ardmore is concerned but she agrees to form an alliance and orders Recom, led by Quaritch, to keep an eye on the Ash Tribe. The Ash Tribe's help led the RDA to score victories against the Na'vi forcing Jake to strategize in defeating the Ash Tribe. Over time, the Ash Tribe learn human technology and science as well as how to reproduce them using the resources on their lands. However, Quaritch learned of the Ash Tribe's plan to betray the RDA which forces Recom to work with Jake to defeat the Ash Tribe. It is later learned that the Ash Tribe have no desire to conquer Pandora but rather improve their clan's lives through the use of human technology and science. Despite this, the Ash Tribe does not trust the Sky People (Humans) after hearing about their various genocidal acts. The conflict is later resolved. Avatar 3 will also probably focus on Quaritch and his redemption into becoming a better father and SecOps leader. The RDA does not always operate in Pandora as they try to also find other suitable worlds to colonize because of Na'vi hostility due to the RDA's war crimes on Pandora. They find different worlds but find none of them habitable until they discovered a world once inhabited by the Na'vi who looked more advance than the Indigenous Na'vi we see on Pandora. The RDA SciOps questioned the Na'vi's true history, how they moved to Pandora, and how they evolved to be able to bond with Eywa and Pandora's wildlife. Avatar 3 is likely the climax of the Avatar Series before we move on to Avatar 4: Tulkun Rider and Avatar 5: Quest for Eywa. The main character for Avatar 4 is likely Lo'ak who helps the Metkayina and its future clan leader, Ao'nung (Tonowari's son). The Metkayina with Kiri's help will be guided by Eywa to enter a Hidden Sea (similar to Aquaman's Hidden Sea) only accessible under the ocean. The Hidden Sea is where Kiri can properly communicate with Eywa with Grace, Neteyem, Tsu'tey, and Sylwanin (Neytiri's sister) guiding her. Eywa will teach Kiri more about Pandora and how the world's Flora and plants can save Earth. Thus, a quest is formed to save Earth thus resolving the Na'vi-Human conflict once and for all in a peaceful way. The story continues in Avatar 5: The Quest for Eywa. Neytiri leads the quest with the help of some of her family members, Norm, SciOps, and Quaritch. They will travel to Earth to heal the planet from its environmental degradation and damage. There will be conflict as RDA profited from Earth's degradation. However, Earth is now a wasteland with most of humanity's civilizations, cities, and homes wiped out. It is now an apocalyptic world now ready to be rescued by the people (Na'vi) they oppressed on Pandora. REGARDING METKAYINA We will likely get to see more of the Metkayina and how they play a role in Avatar 3 and Avatar 4. It will be interesting as the Na'vi Ash People represent fire while the Metkayina represent water (Way of Water). Let us see how the Ash People's Way of Fire contradicts the Way of Water.

This is probably a bit unrelated to ATWOW, but I really wish we could see more about Mo’at, and I hope we’ll eventually get to see Neytiri become Tsahik. When Avatar 1 came out I was 12 so I didn’t really pay too much attention to Mo’at, but later in the years I noticed details like her hair. It’s so peculiar, she has bigger braids on the back of her head, but the coolest thing is her queue (I mean the long braid with the neural connection, I think it’s called queue), cause it’s basically split in half, goes around her neck and then reconnects into one in the front. I’m pretty sure it is for easier and more immediate access to connections with everything, but again, how cool!

Very educational video can’t wait for the part two. Can’t wait and see what Avatar 3 has to offer with introducing a hole different new tribe and their way of life 🔥🔥

I think the reason the Metkayina clan didn't join the war, at least in the first movie, is because they were completely out of their element, the battle took place on Icran and Direhorce back, two creatures the Metkayina have no access to, so they couldn't fight even if they were told about the toruk macto

The thing about the Metkayina not being at the battle is explained pretty easy, they couldnt be there in time. They dont have ikrans so theyre only way to travel is by ilu and Skimwing or by boat which is not really fast. Then they would also need transport from the shore to the battle because they dont know how to ride Direhorses. Overall even if they wanted to fight at the battle they simply couldnt arrive in time.

"a great warrior just like eytukan and jake sully" shows jake swan-diving off trees into giant mushrooms :

this is INSANELY informative. i learned so much, thank you !!

This video was so helpful in understanding more about the Metkayina clan! I really liked this and it was enjoyable and fun thank you for doing the research to make this!

Bro the amount of dedication to make a 30:00 min long with clips and voiceover

As an Islander- the similarities I see in my culture that they decided to display in the movie I loved. Absolutely loved this movie and the beauty in the ocean and it’s people that they depict.

The world building is just 🤯

I really like your way of going broadly over every topic and then naming every important and deep fact in the process.

Another amazing video!! Thank u for your work and research for this one once again💙

Can’t wait for part 2! you’re amazing on these video !!! i love all your videos!!

Can you make a speculative video about Na’vi Morphology and what exactly adapts the Tree People to the Jungles and other Temperate Terrestrial Zones vs the Reed People to the Islands, as well as other potential Biome Adaptations for the Na’vi; like the upcoming Ash People or go off some of the biomes that Cameron mention where other Na’vi are living, like the Desert or Tundra.

kudos to you and all of your efforts to do proper research about the avatar and explaining it to us the clear way! big respect to you sir! thank you so much for letting us know from every smallest details to bigger pictures!❤️ p.s. the song chord really got me like i wanna have one too hahaha

The metkayina also speak their own dialect of Na’vi.

Really beautiful world building. So much details

We are so spoiled to have a movie like this

Well done Bryce, you're a great narrator.

This is exactly the breakdown I needed. Thank u siir

I love how this guys research is so deep that he talks about pandora and all that live among it like it's an actual place.. the attention to detail on knowing their diets. How long the creatures can live, how big they can get. Even knowing the distance in miles between the forest people and the water clans. How fast the mountain banchies can fly and how long it would take to get there.... props to you my good friend... but I'd love to know where you got all this information from cause the movies didn't tell us none of that lol.... you talk as if you went to pandora and studied everything there is to know about all the clans and different creatures that pandora has to offer... can't wait for avatar 3 and 4 to come out... I absolutely love these movies!!!!!!

Ok I love this. I need more of this. For how huge Avatar as a name is, there really isnt enough actual avatar media out there so Iv never really gotten too much into the universe but holy crap, it is really interesting.

Love these videos so much ❤

Fantastic wrk🎉🎉🎉I’m glad u put as much effort as u do in the videos cus of how descriptive they r and u r a big reason as y I love the avatar universe cus I found out so much abt their lore heavily cus of u. Also wanna add on how is it possible 2 get all this information!?🤔

When I saw Cameron's first _Avatar_ movie in theatre, certain themes and core plot elements (like a planetary consciousness archored in giant trees on a jungle-covered planet; an Earth corporation trying to exploit the resources; the memories of the natives living on in the trees after their deaths) of the Pandora setting strongly reminded me of Alan Dean Foster's scifi novel _Midworld_ (first published in 1975, part of Foster's _Humanx Commonwealth_ universe setting), even though the story and characters are different and there is no equivalent to the Avatar bodies in _Midworld_ novel. And now some plot points from _Midworld_ which were missing from the first movie pop up in _Avatar: The Way of Water,_ like an immortality serum created by harvesting a part of the planet's biosphere that is an integral part of the planet's consciousness. Not sure if James Cameron ever read Foster's novel. Foster was pretty well known Scifi author in the 1970s/80s.

This video is well researched

Loved the vid! I love this series so much

Excellent video! Mad props, my dude!

Yo I’m learning so much from this guy. I love it. I really liked Avatar but now I love it. All this knowing from someone dedicated and only has 250 k subs. So under rated.

I really appreciate this in depth video.

I was waiting for this video.

"This 8'5" 15 year old is the definition of teenage angst" HAS ME BALLING XD. Also love your videos they are always so interesting and fun.

Thank you for the breakdown

When it comes to why the metkayina weren't in the fight at the end of the first movie, what would they have done, they are built for the sea and they're skills would be useless in the final battle where it was only the air and ground battles happening.

I was going to make the physiology and biology part of this video but I’m glad you’ve done it so I don’t have to and in a much better way which is the key to evolution so I think that’s an even better circle than James Cameron runs around talking about how much he likes water

looking forward to part 2 👍

My idea as to why they didn’t call upon the metkyena didn’t come to battle against the RDA is due to the fact that they are water fighters and all their creatures are water based which would mean their skills and war tactics would be pretty useless in the jungle and that’s why they weren’t in the first

Thanks! It is very detail.

Man you deserve subscribers.

This video is soooo good and satisfying

This video was so informative 👏👏😁

3:48 I think the actual educated guess would be to assume crocodiles haven’t evolved because Pandora isn’t Earth

Part two also this is a nice video very informative

Can’t wait for part 2. I will watch it all just like I did with this video cause I loved it

Yeah, I was watching the film in the theatres and I was like where did they go?💀

I loveee your video! keep going

You've done an amazing job 👏

6:07 i feel bad the metkayina that had their homes/ancesteral homes burned down

Love this video so much

Why does no one care about Ian Garvin. You can tell that it hurts him to work for the RDA, but he needs it for something. I would have liked to see him escape the battle and go to the metkayina and ask for forgiveness or something

Thanks for this

dude, you had me cackling at"sophie'scho cho"lol bravo!!!!

YESSS I NEED PART 2

18:44 I disagree that the skimwing is a "crocodile" or similar to an ikran... It obviously based upon a garfish mixed with a flying fish. I would consider it to fully be a fish, breathing water not air, etc.

i wonder if ya plan to do RDA vehicles explained because how ya explain the metkayina is soo nicely done

Awesome thank you for this

I wonder if the tides were higher back in the first movie. Making the reef people much farther back therefore the distance wouldn’t have been so simple and why they didn’t join in the original battle.

the tulkun being pacificts remind me of the blue whale, which is by the way the biggest animal to have EVER live on earth. (yes, prehistoric premordial time included) so, anything trying to fight blue whale even like 100 orcas at once dont have a chance, whales have so much more MUSCLE than anyone guesses so it can just bitch slap around anything around it and it would just die. Also, a fun fact that whales ONLY eat as much as they need to sustain themselves.

22:25 I laughed so hard.. you´re a story teller^^ never stop... humor is on the right place^^

He'll yeah part 2!

I've seen some people in the comments try to theorise why this clan didn't help in the first movie, but the reason is really simple. It wasn't their problem. They weren't at risk, why would they put themselves into it?

Me eagerly waiting for part 2 on my favorite clan

Great video! 🍻

@Bryce Edward Brown I love how Cameron went for the Māori/Islander look for the Metkayina clan and their connection with the Tulkun and the tattoos and the haku inspired war cry it suits this tribe because they live on islands and has a spiritual connection with the ocean they have the ability to slow down the beat of their heart so they don’t burn oxygen and they have tail fins to swim I love that Cameron added modern culture to the Metkayina clan. And for the Ash clan you mentioned in one of your videos I reckon they are based from Aztecs or Inca and built their city on the side of one of Pandora’s active volcanoes where they collect lava and mould and shape it into weapons and armour the Ash clan’s skin is heat resistant and they have glands that are attached to the aorta of the heart that cools down the blood and stops the Ash clan from overheating when they go and collect lava.

I love the way he says Canoes 🙃 thats it. Thank You. 22:25

Well wrought.

Wow! Thank you!

Please do! Hahaha part 2 can’t wait