Ro'a greeting Ronal and introducing her to her calf
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Ro'a was a female tulkun and the spirit sister of Ronal, the tsahìk of the Metkayina clan. She was the most renowned songwriter (composer of songs) in her pod.
In 2170, Ro'a returned from the migration with the rest of the herd to the village of Awa'atlu, inhabited by the Metkayina clan. There, she greeted her spirit sister, Ronal, and they both exchanged memories of the last few months, especially comments about their children. Ro'a had given birth to a male calf during this time, while Ronal became pregnant. Both expressed their happiness for each other.
Soon after, Ro'a became the target of the whalers at the order of Recom Quaritch, who decided to use a tulkun hunt in order to lure Jake Sully out of hiding. Headed by Mick Scoresby, they hunted her down, killed her and brought her aboard the SeaDragon to extract amrita, a substance that stops human aging, from her brain and then left her corpse floating in the ocean, an order given by Quaritch to bait Jake Sully and the Metkayina into battle.
The bodies of Ro'a and her son were eventually discovered by the Metkayina and Ronal who was left devastated and furious. Ronal then incited her people to take revenge on the Sky People for this deed.
Trivia[]
It is unclear how Ro'a's son died as he was still alive when she was killed, leading to speculation he died of heartbreak. However, in the deleted scenes, it is shown Scoresby harpooned her calf to death right after.
Memorable Quotes[]
„Thank you. How is your baby?“- Asking her spirit sister, Ronal.
