A breakout character in Avatar: The Way of Water is none other than Kiri, the adopted Na'vi teenager of Jake and Neytiri, but who is her real parents and how come she became orphaned to be took in by the couple and be part of their family?
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Who is Kiri's Real Parents in Avatar: The Way of Water?
Of all the kids of Jake and Neytiri in Avatar: The Way of Water, their adopted children are totally different from their real ones. Of course, Spider is a human, so that is obvious. Neteyam, Lo'ak, and Tuk, short for Tuktirey, may have five fingers whilst being Na'vi, similar to Kiri, but she still feels how different she is compared to them.
The very reason why Kiri may be feeling different is because of her real parents. It was revealed by Jake in the first few minutes of Avatar: The Way of Water that Kiri is the daughter of Dr. Grace Augustine, played by Sigourney Weaver who also portrays, Kiri.
However, what makes Kiri different is that she doesn't know who her real father is and more than that, she feels intricately connected to Eywa, the Great Mother, as she even hears her heartbeat despite being the deity of Pandora.
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When she connected to the spirit tree and asked her mother, Dr. Grace, who her father is, the connection got blurry and that resulted to Kiri having a seizure while underwater, to the point that she needed medical attention, and only that of the Na'vi way was she healed.
Avatar: The Way of Water keeps Kiri's father a mystery but theories point that Kiri may not even have a father at all. Speculations surround Kiri being something like an immaculate conception of Eywa through the Na'vi form of Dr. Grace, thus, whilst being dead, her counterpart got pregnant and bore a child.
See, Kiri's abilities in Avatar: The Way of Water show that she has a different connection to Eywa. She could control and summon the creatures of Pandora at will, or whenever she feels like it. She's magical, per se, and this isn't common to the Na'vi, too.
Do you think Kiri is a divine child in Avatar: The Way of Water? See her breakout performance in the sequel, now showing in theaters worldwide.