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Range from pinkish-white to almost black

1.26m-2.4m (average 1.68m)

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Humans (Na'vi name: tawtutemeaning "sky people") are a sapient, sentient, bipedal mammalian dominant species native to planet Earth, who by the 22nd century has become a technologically advanced species capable of interstellar travel and colonization.

Humanity is the first and only alien species known to the Na'vi, another sapient species native to Pandora, where the humans arrived in search for and to extract the rare mineral unobtanium. The Na'vi refer to humans as tawtute (pl. sawtute), meaning "sky person/people" in the Na'vi language, and derogatorily as "pinkskins".[1]

Humans are mid-sized hominid primates and the only extant species of the genus Homo, with an upright bipedal posture and prehensile forelimbs, each with a highly dexterous five-digit hand adapted for fine motor functions. Humans also display noticeable sexual dimorphism, with the male humans generally being taller and more muscular than the females.

The human skeletal structures are quite small and weak by Pandoran standards, and are prone to losing muscle strength in the lighter gravity of Pandora without constant exercise. In combat, humans tend to avoid melee combat and favor chemically powered range based projectile weapons such as firearms, and employ heavy use of aircraft and weaponized exoskeletons such as the AMP suit.

Like Pandoran animals, humans are oxygen-breathers, but can't survive in the high-carbon dioxide atmosphere of Pandora, and thus are heavily dependent on air filtration systems such as exopacks.

Humans have highly developed brains capable of abstract reasoning, advanced language, introspection, problem-solving, and organization, and over the millennia have accumulated vast quantities of knowledge and expertise. As well as countless wars on Earth since their founding of the first civilization. Although anatomically human brains are far less complex than the Na'vi brains, which are specially evolved for interspecies neural bonding, humans are far more capable of designing and building complex machinery and therefore are superior in terms of resources and technological sophistication.

Humanity began forays into the universe during the mid-20th century after their 2nd World War, first by launching 'primitive' satellites into low orbit, then sending human occupants to orbits. About 25 years after the first unmanned craft was launched from Earth, humans first made the journey to the nearest celestial body to Earth, the Moon. Trips to and from the Moon occurred for a decade. Humanity then set up an international coalition dedicated to funding and building an international space station in low earth orbit. After this, private corporations grouped together and built interstellar vessels like the ISV Venture Star, which allowed the human race to expand to other nearby star systems, particularly the Alpha Centauri System, and explore their planets and moons.

Following the ravaging of their home planet by pollution and war which left Earth largely unsuitable for life and in the midst of an energy crisis, the goal of humans shifted to venturing to Pandora to mine the mineral unobtanium, which is valued at 20 million United States dollars a kilogram. The Security Operations (SecOps) group, which is owned by the RDA, was installed at Hell's Gate to protect the interests of the RDA as they mine the valuable mineral from Pandora. SecOps also served to prevent any and all intrusions by Pandoran natives. The RDA also established the Science Operations (SciOps), a branch dedicated to researching Pandora, interacting with natives, and possibly synthesizing various flora and fauna for practical use on Earth; compared to SecOps and the Mining Operations, SciOps is largely underfunded.[2]

Though relations between the human and the Na'vi initially started peaceful, things eventually deteriorated. Tensions and conflicts escalated to the point where both sides were on the brink of war. Upon Jake Sully's arrival on Pandora, the RDA made one last attempt to find a diplomatic and peaceful agreement with the Na'vi, so they could mine the unobtanium from the moon without interference. However, this unfortunately failed and the RDA resorted to using full force against the Na'vi in order to get the resources they desired.

The RDA's plans were foiled by the Na'vi who defeated them during the Assault on the Tree of Souls with the help of like-minded humans. Most humans were exiled from Pandora, though a few were permitted to stay. The humans who stayed behind did not agree with the RDA's goals and worked with the Na'vi to rebuild, as well as sustain themselves. Despite this, relations between the humans who stayed and the Na'vi remained resentful. The remaining humans on Pandora were eventually able to build a suitable home for themselves where they could survive and even started to raise families of their own.

However, although the RDA was banished from Pandora, they eventually returned and established the Bridgehead complex to begin plundering the Pandoran oceans for their resources and create a colony as Earth's situation deteriorated to almost unhabitable level.

Generations after the RDA's chokehold presence on Pandora, they were finally expelled for good, and Alpha Centauri Expeditions set to work repairing the relationship between Na'vi and humans. After reaching peace with the nearby Omaticaya Clan, ACE set up a thriving ecotourism system in the Valley of Mo'ara so that humans could return to Pandora and learn about the Na'vi, as well as about the RDA's harmful practices. The Pandora Conservation Initiative helps to undo environmental destruction caused by the RDA and relaunched the Avatar Program to continue their research and allow guests to experience Pandora through avatar bodies. With these measures in place, Na'vi and humans largely live harmoniously.

Humans have created advanced technology over the centuries, including subliminal travel, which is required to travel between Earth and the Alpha Centauri system in a realistic time span. Since humans are unable to breathe Pandora's atmosphere, they must use exopacks (supplied to them by the RDA) when on the moon's surface. The Avatar Program technology enables the transfer of human consciousness into cloned human/Na'vi hybrids, known as avatars. Once transferred to an avatar body, a human can live comfortably on Pandora.

Even though humans have advanced technology, they have ravaged their planet, Earth, to the point of resource depletion. As such, the economies of Earth nations have become poor. The majority of power on Earth has been split up among powerful companies, corporations and organizations that enlist ex-military soldiers and civilians.

A list of notable human organizations, including those with substantial presence on Pandora, are as follows.

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