New concept art for Avatar: Fire and Ash appears to hint at a possible alliance between the villainous Quaritch and the new Na'vi antagonists. James Cameron has confirmed that the stories for the upcoming Avatar movies have already been planned out, and while the Na'vi people have been the peaceful protagonists of the previous two Avatar movies, the upcoming sequel to the box-office record-breaking Avatar: The Way of Water will change the situation significantly. Avatar: Fire and Ash will feature menacing Na'vi villains, who have the potential to ally with anyone, even a previous enemy.

The destructive Colonel Miles Quaritch was the original Avatar movie's antagonist, determined to destroy the Na'vi home planet Pandora, in pursuit of "unobtanium". Neytiri killed him at the end of Avatar, but Quaritch returned in Avatar: The Way of Water, with his consciousness uploaded into a Na'vi avatar known as a Recombinant. Despite looking like a Na'vi,...