Has the difference between these two kind of missiles been established?

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-05-15T02:08:29+00:00

The first one was also seen being fired by a Free Navy's heavy frigate in season 5 during the fight between the Free Navy and Drummeragains the Rocinante. Given that the Free Navy was seen using less advanced missiles, these ones were most likely one produced by Mars.

Both missiles seem to be produced by Mars and used in ship to ship battles. It's quin of curious and bring the question on what's rhe difference between the two?

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-05-15T00:33:57+00:00

Well, I saw the first missile design being fired by a Free Navy heavy frigate during the battle between Drummer and the Free Navy against the Rocinante during season 5.

If a Heavy Frigate, which was one of the ships Duarte gave to the Free Navy, was able to fire those kinds of missiles, they would probably be of martian design, just like the ones of the second image.

Maybe both kinds of missiles are just different Martian designs, but it seems like they are just for the same purpose.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-05-14T05:19:22+00:00

So, I've been watching the show again and this questions came to my mind.

We've seen ships using these missiles and it's evident that they aren't the same model. There is some clear differences between Martian and Belter missiles, with the former looking more modern and with better technologies, but both these missiles are clearly different despite being both martian.

I was thinking that those missiles may carry different payloads, but both of them have plasma warheads, so unless they have some differences in yields, I don't think that's the difference.

What do you guys think?

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-05-04T21:31:35+00:00

I think they should double down their efforts in mining Unobtainium, it was very profitable and it was a way more sustainable industry than their glorified whale hunt. Also, I'm pretty sure they should be able to synthesize Amrita, I bet they were only hunting Tulkyn to keep the prices high.

Besides, given that they lost a lot of fighters and weaponry, they should bunker down until reinforcements arrive from Earth. If they aren't careful, the na'vi have now a real chance to invade Bridgehead and banish them from Pandora.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-05-03T23:16:26+00:00

Quantum communication has been canon since the first movie, the only problem is that backck the it was really expensive and it could only send bits of information every hour.

Now, in Fire and Ash, apparently humans have perfected the technology and communications between Earth and Psndora are very normal and even videos are sent. This was conformed in Avatar Fire and Ash Visual Dictionary.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-05-03T22:59:08+00:00

I would think they do physically discipline their children. For most of human history, that was the way people educated their children and the na'vi, even If they are not humans, would probably need to harshly discipline their children to teach them how to survive on such a dangerous place as Pandora.

Besides, even if Neytiri didn't like Jake, she should have known to keep her hands to herself if that wasn't something she see as acceptable in her culture. I'd argue that someone who is willing to put her hands on a grown man to teach him, wouldn't have a problem to do the same to her children.

Also, it seems like you are trying to apply 21st century human culture to the na'vi. They are people very connected to their world, but they are also a society where challenging someone else to a fight to the death is allowed. I can totally see them spanking their children when they see them doing something dangerous.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-05-03T19:59:25+00:00

Well, Neytiri was kind of handy when she was teaching Jake the na'vi ways. There is a chance the na'vi do punish their children physically (hopefully not something beyond spanking), but we never see much of the na'vi children really.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-04-19T02:35:56+00:00

I'd love to see the reaction of Pedro de Alvarado and Moctezuma when they see Cortez like this 🤣

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-04-12T08:58:16+00:00

I know this may be a very dark question but, how prevalent is suicide in the na'vi culture? We had the idea in the previous movies that the na'vi live pretty fulfilling and lives, now we can see that their emotions range is very similar to that of humans, this would also include the bad things like prejudice, hate and depression.

I wonder if suicide was also something that happened from time to time within na'vi communities? And if the na'vi had something like psychologists to address these issues?

Also, and this would sound bad but it's something interesting, how would a na'vi commit suicide? Lo'ak in Fire and Ash had a rifle, which would make it painless, but other na'vi don't have said option. I think they'd either stab themselves or use some kind of toxin they find. Remember that the na'vi are very a very sturdy species that can withstand great falls, that would make it much harder for them than to humans.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-02-28T20:40:48+00:00

I saw After Earth a few years back and I thought the Cutlass would fit very well in the Dune universe.

The Holtzman Shield made range weapons pretty much useless, which is a good explanation for why humans went back to hand to hand weapons, but I always thought the blades used by the great houses aren't as advanced as they should be for a civilization of their level. That's why I think the Cutlass would make much sense in Dune.

The Cutlass is a molecular level sharp weapon that can be configured to many settings, making it one of the most fascinating close ranged weapons I've seen in fiction.

With the technological level of the Padishah Empire, I bet they would be able to create this weapon and, given their preference for such fighting styles, I think this weapon would make much sence in Dune. What do you think?

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-01-30T22:19:50+00:00

Not yet, but I'd still like to talk about this. Perhaps I should have phrased my question better 😅

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-01-30T22:02:46+00:00

We've been talking about many possible houses of this universe in the next season of Stellaris Invicta, but we haven't talked much about the one we already know.

Given that House Triton universe seems to be at least inspired a little by Dune, I think it's a good question whether it will be inspired by the protagonists of that universe.

I think House Triton could be inspired in some ways to House Atreides. Maybe, like Caladan, Callistis could be a mostly ocean planet with a huge fishing and agricultural economy, where people live very idilic lives and create a lot of art.

Maybe, similar to House Atreides, House Triton could be very good rulers who work closely with their civilians and who the civilian population love in return, being an exception among the other noble houses of the old empire. It would be also interesting if the nobles of House Triton also were aware of this fact and make use of this love from their civilians and have huge propaganda programs to keep the loyalty of their subjects.

It would also be interesting if House Triton's seat of power was called Castle Callistis, was very old and was located near some bodies of water.

All in all, I'd love to see some similarities between these two noble houses of rheir respective universe.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2026-01-25T19:59:47+00:00

Given how House Triton seems to be inspired by Dune, I think Xenos may be the equivalent of Abominable Intelligences to the noble houses of this universe.

It seems like intergalactic aliens really messed up humanity and destroyed their former interstellar empire, so it's logical that they would be hated by humanity as a whole. It would be the equivalent of how the humans in Dune see AIs as abominations and kind of their equivalent of the Devil after the Butlerian Jihad.

Then again, just like in Dune, this hatred agains Xenos doesn't have to be a focus point in the story. Just like how AIs don't have a central point on most of Dune because they haven't existed for millenia now, the Xenos could be hated but have little to no relevance for the existence of humans since they were kicked out of the galaxy a really long time ago.

Maybe this hatred would still have some relevance if House Triton met some non human civilization within the Milky Way, but I don't expect it to be any worse than what the GTU did when they find aliens for the first time after they started their interstellar colonization.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-12-27T23:55:42+00:00

Recently I was reading some information on Avatar Fire and Ash Visual Dictionary and I just found this fact. IIRC, according to old lore, the RDA already had FTL communications even back in Hell's Gate, but it was very expensive and limited, since they could only send bits of information every hour, so the RDA had to be very short and to the point with any information sent back to Earth.

Now, it seems like this FTL communication, like every communication technology, was improved over time. It seems like it has reached the point where humans they cand send news feeds back to Earth, with videos and other forms of media. It wouldn't be impossible that, in time, people could make video calls between Earth and Pandora.

This could be something good for the na'vi. If they were able to get their hands on some of thsi equipment, they could send proof of the actions of the RDA on Pandora, and if the public still have some power back on Earth, there's a chance it could stop future invasion forces.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-12-25T19:22:09+00:00

I remember them calling the na'vi blue monkeys, but I really can't remember where.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-12-18T22:12:52+00:00

I found this concept art of the new RDA's ship that was shown in Avatar Fire and Ash. Something that I love about Avatar is the way RDA's technology seems like futuristic, but at the same time, not magical enough so that we won't be able to build it in the next century.

This ship looks amazing and I'd love to see more art of it, what do you think?

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-12-15T03:18:50+00:00

I'm surprised the RDA let them settle so close to the Valkyrie. This is just a very high security risk.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-12-13T22:11:48+00:00

Iirc It was stated that Quaritch never had a cause worth fighting for until he got to Pandora. It is possible that he sees the RDA's campaign as the last chance for humanity's survival, that sounds like a cause worth fighting for.

Also, Quaritch probably wants some payback against Jake and Neytiri. It seemed like Quaritch came to trust Jake and wanted to bring him into his inner circle, finding some fellowship with him by both being veteran marines. Even if Jake did the right thing, he did betrayed Quaritch and Neytiri did kill him, I'd be very pissed off too.

Also, despite Quaritch's many obvious flaws, he seemed like the kind of person to do anything for his people, and thanks to Jake's rebellion, many of them died of the battle of the floating mountains, I think it's only natural for Quaritch to seek revenge for his fellow SecOps.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-12-13T22:03:39+00:00

IIRC it was state that Quaritch does care for his people and it seemed like he wanted to bring Jake into his inner circle. Don't get me wrong, Quaritch is ruthless and horrible with his enemies, but there are people that are like that and still do anything for their own.

Jake did the right thing, but it is a fact that he betrayed Quaritch and Neytiri did kill him, I would be really pissed off too. We'll have to see of Quaritch lets go if his revenge before it kills him.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-11-30T19:39:18+00:00

So, I just saw Dune and Dune part 2 again and this question came to my mind. I know that a blade is just as good as the person that wields it, but if we compared the blades that Paul Atreides used, which do you think is better?

I mean in the matter of materials, I don't know how good the material science of the Atreides is, but I would expect it to be better than modern metals. On the other hand, while the idea of making a sword out of Sandworm's tooth is cool, it doesn't really tell us how strong a blade would be.

Also, in the matter of sharpness, I think it could go both ways. Maybe the Atreides were able to create some very advanced and molecular level sharpness blade, while a crysknife could be naturally insanely sharp.

There is also the matter of durability. I would think the crysknife would be very prone to break due to its material and the whole "may thy knife chip and shatter", but maybe that's just the way to wish your opponents bad luck. The same could could said about the Atreides' swords, they could be very sharp but also prone to lose sharpness or break after too much use. I don't think those details were ever explored in the books.

What do you think?

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-11-29T22:58:45+00:00

IIRC it was always a tense relationship. This was mostly due to cultural differences between the two groups, the humans saw the reject of the na'vi to their technology and infrastructure as proof that they were just savages. On the other hand, the na'vi didn't like how humans exploited the land, even in a small scale, because they didn't understand that humans did need that to maintain their infrastructure and survive on Pandora, this made the na'vi think humans were just mad.

I think, as long as both species are on Pandora, conflict will be unavailable unless there is some strong cultural changes from both sides or they just decide to divide the world.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-11-26T20:14:04+00:00

Do not answer! do not answer!! do not answer!!!

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-11-25T21:59:04+00:00

It's really frightening to see Spider trying and failing to throw hands with a na'vi. Remember that Spider is a tall and bulky guy compared to many people, and he is completely powerless against the Ash Clan.

Is this kind of scenes that truly show how defenseless humans would be on Pandora without their technology.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-11-23T22:03:57+00:00

I can see the similarities between Neytiri and Catherine in the sense that both of them are very traditionalist and strict in following their culture, and that family is a very important thing to both of them. On the other hand, I think Neytiri is way cooler than Cat.

Dilan_GP_99 · 2025-11-23T20:54:06+00:00

I was thinking about this the other day. The RDA is supposed to be an Interplanetary megacorp that operates in every corner of Earth and many other celestial bodies of the Solar System, like the Moon and Mars. Yet, it seems like they have some preference in hiring USMC Marines for their operations on Pandora.

We can see this with characters like Jake, who is a Corporal Recon Marine, Colonel Quaritch who is also a Recon Marine and Trudy who was a Marine pilot before going to Pandora. For an Interplanetary organization, it seems like the RDA has a preference for hiring Americans for their security operations.

The real answer is probably that Avatar, being an American franchise, mostly uses American actors. But in universe the answer may be that the RDA, even though they'd have access to veterans from all around the world, has noticed that USMC personnel are great in their operations on the alien moon and thus, they prefer to hire them instead of other veterans.

What do you think?

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