Dr. Grace Augustine is a xenobotanist in charge of the Avatar Program.

She is
a legend to the scientific personnel as the author of a comprehensive book of
Pandora's plants. She helped Jake Sully on the Avatar program, until she died
due to a gunshot wound inflicted by Quaritch.

Arriving on Pandora several years before Jake Sully, Dr Augustine was reluctant
to accept him on her team due to his lack of training and qualifications for the
program, but had no choice. When Sully was lost in the forest, she presumed his
avatar dead but later found out that his avatar had been taken in by the
Omaticaya Clan. Due to Jake's presence, in successive months relations with the
clan improved and Augustine was allowed back into the village, until the
Hometree was destroyed. Augustine, Sully, and Spellman escape Hell's Gate in
an effort to help the Omaticaya, but not before Quaritch fatally wounded Grace
while firing at her craft. Jake brings her human form to Neytiri and Mo'at at the
Tree of Souls, hoping they could transfer her consciousness into her avatar form,
but she was rendered too weak by her wounds. Before she died at the foot of the
Tree of Souls, she told Jake that she saw Eywa.
Jake Sully, (born August 24, 2126) [1], is a renegade Marine infantryman who
defects to the Na'vi race. He is also one of the 20 known Avatars and the sixth
Toruk Makto.

After his twin brother was killed on Earth, Jake had to replace him in the Avatar
Program on Pandora, in which humans remotely control human/Na'vi hybrids to
safely navigate the planet. He was originally assigned to gather intel that would
help Colonel Quaritch discover a way to force the Na'vi to leave Hometree, or
destroy it if necessary. The Na'vi occupation of Hometree was blocking the
RDA's access to the very large deposit of Unobtanium, the entire reason for
RDA's interest in Pandora, underneath the tree. After spending time with the
Na'vi, Jake abandons his original mission and stops reporting to Quaritch. Jake
learns the ways of the Na'vi hunters from Neytiri, and is eventually accepted into
the Omaticaya clan. Soon after, he and Neytiri fall in love and mate before Eywa
at the tree of voices. Seeing that the Na'vi will not leave, the RDA stages its
attack on Hometree, for which Jake seeks revenge. When everything seems lost
to the Na'vi, Jake is able to attain Tsahaylu with a Great Leonopteryx, becoming
the sixth Toruk Makto. He plays a key role in the final battle, leading the Na'vi
against the RDA offensive. The Na'vi then perform a ceremony in which they ask
Eywa to place Jake's mind into his Avatar body permanently.
Lyle Wainfleet was a mercenary working for the RDA, and a SecOps corporal.
As a member of SecOps, Wainfleet's duties included guarding the Hell's Gate
compound and command of the AMP Suit squad. He was also one of Trudy
Chacon's door gunners on her Samson.

Lyle was present during several critical events during the hostile takeover of
Pandora by the RDA. He was the additional non-Avatar security on Dr. Grace
Augustine's sample-collecting mission. Originally assuming to be heading out
with the science team, Grace dismissed him, citing that "one idiot with a gun is
enough", referring to Jake Sully. This probably saved his life as later Grace's
team were attacked by a Thanator.

When Colonel Quaritch mustered all available SecOps units to repel the Na'vi
attack on Hell's Gate, Wainfleet took point with his AMP Suit troopers. Forming
up into a skirmish line, both his mechanized and foot-mobile forces held the line
against the Na'vi until Pandora's local fauna entered the fray. He was killed when
a Hammerhead Titanothere rammed into and crushed him in his AMP Suit.

Wainfleet was not a vocal member of the SecOps force, instead preferring to let
his weapons and his boss, Colonel Quaritch, do the talking, even though he was
present for several critical events during the days that lead to RDA's expulsion
from Pandora. He was fierce and able in combat, however, unlike Trudy, his
experiences with the scientists of the Avatar program did not sway him to their
cause, and he joined Quaritch's force during the Assault on the Tree of Souls.
Colonel Miles Quaritch is the main antagonist of the 2009 film Avatar and the
Chief of Security of Hell's Gate on Pandora. Having no regards for indigenous
lifeforms, especially the Na'vi, he directed the destruction of the Omaticaya
Hometree and led the SecOps forces in an attempt to destroy the Tree of Souls.
He was killed when Neytiri shot him twice through the chest with her bow. As
Chief of Security on Pandora, Colonel Quaritch was responsible for the security
of the Hell's Gate facility and its personnel, which necessitated keeping the Na'vi
in check.

Quaritch looks and acts like a life long military man. He wears his hair short and
is covered with battle scars, most notably a trio of claw marks on the side of his
head, likely caused by a Viperwolf. He only respects force, and accordingly
shows little respect for the Na'vi despite acknowledging their bravery.

His long-running military career is representative of his personality. He regularly

works out to off-set the low gravity on Pandora so he doesn't get "soft". He is an
outstanding soldier and has been known to forgo the Exopack when entering
combat in the poisonous atmosphere of Pandora for short periods when he feels
the situation demands it. An expert with his AMP suit, he is still familiar with
combat techniques as demonstrated by his marksmanship and his hand-to-hand
combat skills.
Norm Spellman is a main character in Avatar and a human anthropologist. He is
portrayed by actor Joel David Moore.

Early life

Norm was born and raised on Earth and trained as a scientist. Before his first
assignment on Pandora, he claimed to have studied the Na'vi language for 5
years, and had logged 520 hours of simulation time in preparation for bonding
with his Avatar.

On Pandora

Norm, being a friend of the late Tom Sully, immediately introduced himself to
Jake Sully. Though they became close friends, he soon became somewhat
envious of Jake, who after becoming lost in the forest was adopted by the
Omaticaya clan of the Na'vi. Enjoying the contact this tutelage brought with the
clan, Norm came to forgive him and acted as Jake's tutor (along with Dr. Grace
Augustine and Neytiri) in the Na'vi culture.

The Battle of Pandora

In the battle for Pandora, Norm fought alongside Jake and the Na'vi against the
RDA. Whilst Jake led the air assault, Norm rode alongside the Na'vi cavalry. As
the unarmored Na'vi were cut down by the RDA troops, his Avatar was shot in
the chest and left shoulder. Back in his undamaged human body, suffering from
shock but determined to help, he recovered enough to arm himself with a rifle
and don an Exopack to rejoin the fray. When the RDA was driven from Pandora,
he was one of the few humans allowed to stay.

He chose to stay on Pandora after the movie's conclusion.

Parker Selfridge is the passive-aggressive head administrator of the RDA on
Pandora. Selfridge is prepared to condone the killing of the native Na'vi, but
unlike Colonel Quaritch hesitates to invoke bad press and trespass his personal
morality. Unfortunately, both are unremittingly subservient to RDA's profit margin.
Selfridge is unable, or unwilling, to consider the Na'vi in human terms, dismissing
the Omaticaya clan as 'flea-bitten savages who live in a tree'. Though he
supported the long-planned destruction of the Omaticaya Hometree by Colonel
Quaritch, he seemed extremely reluctant to see the SecForces airfleet leave to
attack the Tree of Souls. It is speculated that observing the destruction of
Hometree and the rebels' support for the aliens causes him to rethink his own
attitudes towards them. There is room for character interpretation here; some
believe that Selfridge argued against further offensive action after the destruction
of hometree, but was forced to back down by Colonel Quaritch; others maintain
that Quaritch had his tacit approval, recognising the threat Jake and his ever-
growing Na'vi army posed.
Parker Selfridge was evicted from Pandora with his employees after Quaritch's
disastrous attempt to destroy the Tree of Souls, but is slated to return for a
sequel.

Parker Selfridge appears to be a greedy man who will do anything to get his
hands on valuable unobtanium, including destroying the homes of the Na'vi. He
has little respect for the Na'vi, referring to them as 'savages' on at least two
occasions. However, he does agree to give Jake Sully one hour to get the
Omaticaya clan to leave their Hometree, showing that, despite his limited respect
for the Na'vi, he is willing to use diplomacy if he can. Selfridge isn't as ruthless as
Colonel Quaritch, but won't hesitate to use force if negotiations fail.
Sean Fike is a SecOps grunt. He is portrayed by actor Sean Anthony Moran.

He is seen as a friend of Lyle Wainfleet and fights alongside the RDA forces on
the ground during the final battle. He is killed when a Na'vi shoots him with an
arrow.
Trudy Chacon was a marine SecOps pilot, whose primary task is flying sorties
for science teams. She pilots a Samson, that she uses for transportation and for
battle.

First Days

She was working for the RDA when she met Jake Sully just prior to transporting
him, Norm Spellman, and Dr. Grace Augustine on an expedition deep into
Pandora's forest. She was forced to abandon the search for Jake when his
Avatar was lost during his first mission, as Colonel Quaritch had deemed night
operations too dangerous.

On the Shack

She also flew the trio to a temporary science station in the Hallelujah Mountains
when Dr. Augustine wanted to continue her research away from Hell's Gate and
military personnel.

When the RDA attacked the Hometree, Trudy refused to join in the assault and
broke out of combat formation, returning to base just after the first salvo, stating,
"I didn't sign up for this shit!" which effectively switched her side in the conflict.
Interestingly, the movie shows no consequences for this action, as she is able to
rescue Jake Sully, Norm Spellman, and Dr. Grace Augustine from the cell they
were being held in. She was assisted by Dr. Max Patel and airlifted their science
installation away from the RDA's reach.

The Assault on the Tree of Souls and Death

They escape from Hell's Gate, and Trudy assists Jake and the Na'vi during their
final stand against the RDA armada, which had mobilized once more to attack
the Na'vi's temporary camp on their most sacred ground. Piloting her Samson,
she engaged Colonel Quaritch's Dragon Gunship in order to distract him from his
pursuit of Jake Sully astride his Toruk, but she was ultimately outgunned and
killed.