The final movie in the series is called Avatar: The Quest for Eywa, and is set to be released in December 3031. Before then, there are still two more installments to arrive. However, Avatar 5 sticks out due to its radical change in setting. Although the Na'vi are relatively primitive by human standards, their need for traditional technology is virtually non-existent due to living so harmoniously with Pandora itself. While this has served them well so far when defending their home, it begs the question of how the cast of Avatar 3 and future movies will eventually reach Earth.

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7 The Na'vi Force A Human Pilot To Take Them To Earth

What the Na'vi lack in technology, they make up for in ingenuity

All the Na'vi's transportation needs are taken care of when they're on Pandora. If they're not traversing their native terrain, they're working in tandem with the local fauna to get where they need to go. Some of the helpful animals on Pandora from Avatar have already been shown in the first two movies. One of the more recognizable is the winged beast known as the Ikran, flown by Jake Sully in the final battle sequence of the first Avatar movie.

As a result of their self-sufficiency, the Na'vi have yet to develop any form of artificial travel of their own. While they may be experts at exploring Pandora, their lack of technology also means an inability to traverse space. One option for the otherwise peaceful race could be to strong-arm a human pilot into taking the Na'vi to the human home world. The Na'vi are bigger and stronger than humans, and while they don't typically have access to advanced weaponry, they've proven before they can come out on top.

6 Jake Sully Is Captured And Taken For Punishment

Sam Worthington's character could be taken against his will

Jake Sully has taken so naturally to becoming a full-time Na'vi that it can be easy to forget that he started life as a human being. Although the process of how Jake became a Na'vi is complicated, it's his life now. His initial arrival on Pandora was due to an Earth mission to mine the moon for resources. Instead, Jake turned his back on his native race and sided with the Na'vi in the defense of their home. While this was morally the correct thing to do, the fact of the matter is that Jake Sully is a deserter.

Both iterations of Miles Quaritch to feature so far have made Jake well aware of the fact that he's sickened by his former ally's decision. Jake has led the Na'vi forces against the invading humans more than once and has never failed in driving them back. However, if Jake were to be captured, then it's very possible that he would be imprisoned and shipped back to Earth by the humans and severely disciplined for disobeying orders.

5 Their Memories Are Backed Up On Pandora And Imparted To A Human Recombinant On Earth

The technology in the Avatar universe can do incredible things

Avatar: The Way of Water shows more of the huge technological advances made by humans by the middle of the 21st century. Although Colonel Miles Quaritch dies at the end of the first Avatar movie, the sequel reveals that his memories were backed up beforehand. It takes time for Quaritch's Recombinant Na'vi body to arrive from Earth after it's grown, but the development allows him to live again in a new form.

When the recording of the deceased human Quaritch is addressing his Recombinant, it's shown that the Colonel's memories are saved to some form of advanced storage device. The Na'vi characters who head to Earth may not even do so in their true form, but rather as a human Recombinant, almost like the reverse of what happened to Quaritch. For example, Jake's memories could be backed up and hidden aboard a ship returning to Earth. All the while, the Na'vi Jake could also continue to exist.

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If he still has s on Earth, Jake could convince them to integrate his memories with a human body grown from his DNA. Although growing a Recombinant takes time, so does the journey between Pandora and Earth, so it would be ready upon the ship's arrival. This is quite a long-term plan, but a franchise producer has already stated that Avatar 4 will feature a major time jump, so a plot such as this could play out.

Na'vi characters taking human form on Earth would give the actors who play them the opportunity to appear without CGI augmentation. While this has already happened for Sam Worthington in the first Avatar movie, his co-stars such as Zoe Saldana and Kate Winslett have only ever appeared in the movies as Na'vi. Seeing Na'vi characters navigate Earth as humans would be a nice parallel to what happened to Jake in the film series' first installment.

4 The Na'vi Master Space Travel On Their Own

Neytiri and the others have proven to be very adaptable

While it's unrealistic to expect the Na'vi to build their own functioning spaceships in such a short space of time, hijacking one from the humans isn't out of the question. Even if they can't force a human pilot to take them to Earth, Jake was once human and may be able to work out the controls. This would allow them to fly to Earth on their own , and possibly even be placed in cryosleep so that the voyage doesn't feel like the multi-year journey it actually is.

The Na'vi don't have many true humans on their side, but characters such as Spider may also be able to pilot a ship from Earth far easier than his Pandoran companions can. The coming time jump would make Spider an adult by the time Avatar 5 comes around, and so his allegiance to the Na'vi will be even more solidified, further increasing his desire to help.

3 Avatar's Coming Time Jump Allows For Transportation Technology To Be Developed

There is already advanced technology in the Avatar movies

Part of what's helping the Na'vi stay ahead of the humans is the six-year journey between Pandora and Earth. Even if those on Earth receive a request for backup, it'd take time to respond, and even longer to actually send reinforcements. The time jump that is set to feature between Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 could allow for further human advancements. The introduction of teleportation would massively tip the balance in Earth's favor, and force the Na'vi to go on the offensive by using the tech to head to Earth with from all 20 Na'vi clans.

2 The Na'vi Stow Away During The Voyage To Earth In Avatar 5

There's an easy way the Na'vi could avoid detection during the trip

If the Na'vi were to hide aboard a human ship during their return trip to Earth, the most difficult part of the process would be the initial infiltration. Because of the length of the humans' trip home, they're placed into cryosleep so they don't age. This is also done to prevent them from being aware of how much time is ing. Therefore, the Na'vi would be free to move around the ship due to its human crew being unconscious during the journey.

1 A Wormhole Opens Up To Connect Earth And Pandora

A well-known sci-fi trope could be the answer

The Na'vi lack the resources and ability to venture on a six-year trip to another world by themselves. However, if a wormhole appears just out of Pandora's atmosphere, they can probably cobble together a plan to get one of the humans' ships into orbit and head through the portal. The issue is that the Na'vi aren't naturally a combative people, and it would take forces from Earth making the first move in Avatar 5 for the native inhabitants of Pandora to retaliate.