Avatar: Fire and Ash ending explained — is Pandora safe from Varang, is Jake captured and theories for Avatar 4 and 5

In short, I've no idea what's coming next

19 Dec 2025, 08:00 · TechRadar

Features By Jasmine Valentine published 19 December 2025

Oona Chaplin as Varang in Avatar: Fire and Ash. (Image credit: 20th Century Studios) Share Share by:

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Warning: spoilers for Avatar: Fire and Ash ahead.

I almost don't need to write out that spoiler warning – if you've seen Avatar: The Way of Water, you've seen Avatar: Fire and Ash.

The first wave of reviews (including mine) agreed that the biggest problem with the third movie in the Avatar franchise is that it's incredibly repetitive. In fact, I'm still sure there's at least one scene that's been cut and pasted from the second film.

You'd think that this would make the job of explaining the ending of Avatar: Fire and Ash a breeze, and in some ways, that's true. However, Pandora lore is complex and plentiful, and that's only more apparent now the fire clan have joined the party.

So I've answered all of your burning questions in one handy place, and tried to guess what James Cameron is cooking up for his two planned sequels (that we've still got to wait at least another four years to see).

What does Varang want from the other Na'avi clans?

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As I've touched on, the Fire Na'avi are the latest addition to Fire and Ash, led by the ferocious Varang (Oona Chaplin). We first meet them when they attack the airships Jake (Sam Worthington) and family are travelling on, having decided to send Spider (Jake Champion) back to the forest.

After holding Jake and co captive before they break free, Varang joins forces with Quaritch (Stephen Lang) to try and capture Jake for good. Why is Varang open to it? She wants every other Na'avi on Pandora destroyed after her people and way of life were obliterated as a child. After that, she learned to use fire to her advantage, and the rest is history.

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