Miles Quaritch's banshee is a mountain ikran that the Recom Quaritch tamed and took as his own.
Biography[]
Avatar: The Way of Water[]
This ikran belonged to a colony that resided on top of Mons Veritatis in the Hallelujah Mountains. In 2170.
Recom Quaritch, along with the other remaining recombinants and Spider went to the Hallelujah Mountains to acquire banshees. Initially, Recom Quaritch planned to tranquilize the ikran, until learning about the Iknimaya rite from Spider and that this is what Jake had done for his Banshee. Recom Quaritch then approached the ikran and the two fought as Recom Quaritch tried to tame it. As Recom Quaritch fought with the banshee, they fell off the cliff together, at which point Recom Quaritch successfully bonded to the creature.
Recom Quaritch flew his new mount together with Spider. The banshee took them to Bridgehead and then aboard the SeaDragon during the recombinant squad's mission to locate Jake Sully.
Recom Quaritch also rode his mount during the battle with the Metkayina clan. During the battle, the ikran was used to help capture Jake Sully's children. It was also attacked from underwater by Jake Sully's skimwing and dragged underwater, but despite its injuries, it managed to escape. The banshee later found its rider on a rocky islet where Spider pulled him out of the water unconscious. When Spider leaves him after refusing to go, an injured and weakened Recom Quaritch mounts his ikran and flies away.
Trivia[]
- Although Recom Quaritch did not practice Iknimaya in the traditional way, foregoing using a banshee catcher, the ikran presumably still chose Recom Quaritch since it had mimicked his mannerisms and attempted to kill him which is what would happen during a typical Iknimaya rite.
- The scene in which Recom Quaritch tames his banshee in Avatar: The Way of Water heavily parallels that of Jake Sully taming Bob in the previous film.
- When Recom Quaritch approaches the banshee, he calls it "cupcake." While it is not the banshee's name, Avatar fans have called the banshee Cupcake as a result.
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| Title | Format | Release date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar: The Way of Water | Film | December 16, 2022 | Seen |