Canonicity Notice The contents of this article are non-canon to the Avatar franchise.
This is difficult for me. Helping you could lead to others being hurt... but I think protecting Pandora is worth it.
Molly to Nok regarding the animals
Molly Ossman is a human girl in an avatar body and was one of the 20 original avatar drivers.
Molly is first thought of by Nok as a strange Na'vi. She wears human clothing, has an unusual physical appearance and speaks Na'vi with a bizarre accent.
Molly is the daughter of Dr. Anthony Ossman. According to the game's manual, she has a rare illness that prevents her from interacting with the world around her, and seems to put her in what appears to be a coma. As a condition to work for the RDA, her father asked that an avatar be created for her. Through her avatar, Molly can experience life again and interact with the outside world.
Although her father says that everything he does is in her name, Molly respects the native land and sometimes will go against her father's wishes to help Nok save the Tree of Souls.
Avatar: The Game[]
Molly telling Nok to leave.
Nok meets her in the Skycliffs, assuming her to be from a distant clan he has not heard of. The two exchange names, although he comments she has a strange accent, that her skin is pale and asks her if she is sick. Molly takes offense; Nok apologizes but Molly says it's okay because he has a lot to learn. Because the two are on opposite sides of a cliff, Nok decide to follow her. When he catches up, she is confused as to why he is still following her. He tells her he wishes to apologize, but she points out he already did and he should leave because it is dangerous.
She then walks away but he catches up again and asks her what she knows about the Sky People, as her clothing is similar. Molly dejectedly says it's a complicated matter he does not understand. Their path becomes obliterated, leaving Molly trapped and she asks for his help. After rescuing her, she thanks him and asks her what the Sky People want. She replies they want the mineral that makes the rocks fly, and are looking to "examine" it closely and "find out" more about it. She then tells her she is going back to the research laboratory and orders him not to follow her this time.
Nok follows Dr. Ossman to Site 32 and looks through a ceiling window where he witnesses the nature of avatars. Ossman says Molly is late for her disconnect, but she is angered that he has been caging banshees, only to be told not to question things she does not understand. Molly's avatar lies on the bed, and Ossman is relieved he sees signs of motor functions on her real body. When Ossman discovers that the base has been compromised, he flees with his daughter in a Samson to the base in the Distant Forest.
In the forest, Molly argues with her father, saying she is glad the banshees are free and that he got what he deserved. He instead replies he is disappointed with her, saying she does not comprehend the nature of his work. He leaves to go perform more research into the willow trees. Nok pursued them there and met Molly again, who complimented his saving of the banshees as being impressive. He asked her what the Sky People want with Pandora's animals and she replied to control them as weapons. The two agreed that it is wrong, and Molly told him about how humans need oxygen to breathe. Because humans would be forced to flee without oxygen, she told him about the oxygen cell deep in the base that the humans used to refill their masks, and Nok ploughed on in to destroy it. Molly later told Nok about the nature of avatars, about her comatose body, and how she did not view her father as an evil man. She implored Nok to go to the Highcrags to prevent her father from finding another willow tree.
Nok finds Molly's human body.
A long time later, at the Hammerhead Graveyard, Nok eventually stumbles into the room where he finds Molly's human body. Molly's avatar walks into the room and is relieved he is alright as she has been searching for him; she heard guards mention a lone Na'vi was sneaking around and figured it was him. Nok comments Molly looks healthy to which she comments he does, too. Nok tells her that her father has found another willow tree and will damage it. Molly is horrified and claims she "cannot" stand against him. She gives Nok a keycard and apologizes.
Ossman soon traps Nok in an electric field. Molly appears and orders her father to stop, saying she refuses to let him hurt others for her sake. Ossman says he's so close to restoring Molly to herself, prompting Molly to reply, "I AM myself!" She touches the lever in an attempt to free Nok, but ends up electrocuting herself unconscious. Lungoray appears and says he will take Molly back to her home where she can recover. Back at Lungoray's house in Dusk Valley, Nok finds Molly's injured avatar. She tells him her father found another willow tree and that he should head to Blightground.
Molly reflecting on the situation with Nok and Lungoray.
After Dr. Ossman falls into a coma, Nok meets up with Molly's human body and activates her Link Pod. Molly in her avatar, Nok and Lungoray look over the destroyed ruins of the laboratory. She is saddened about her father's condition and mentions she still loves him, but does not blame neither Nok or her father, finding the entire journey to be a sad one. Nok mentions he fears Molly will never wake from her sleep, but she says it's okay because she feels more alive than she has ever been. Nok says that now that Eywa is aware of the presence of the humans, their future should be a more hopeful one.
Personality[]
Molly is a kind girl who expresses sympathy for the Na'vi. She is also a strong supporter of animal rights and dislikes her father experimenting and caging Pandora's animals and wildlife, so much so that she is willing to vandalize property (i.e. the oxygen tanks) in order to protect the animals. She hates it when others get wrapped up in her problems such as Nok, and harbors some guilt for the actions her father has taken on Pandora.
Her major flaw is her inability to confront and stand up to her father; she sometimes vocalizes her disagreements to him but she frequently lets him walk away as he continues his plans, unable to dish out any ultimatums. In the beginning, Molly is seen following her father's commands obediently; for example, when he orders her not to question his line of work, she drops the subject as his request. However, as Ossman's actions become increasingly severe, she begins to secretly rebel against him when she and Nok cooperate to destroy the oxygen tanks. Molly's final straw is when Nok becomes trapped and she finally musters the courage to confront her father directly and disobey him in front of his own eyes.
Trivia[]
In Avatar: The Game (PC/PS3/360), one RDA scientist can be heard saying, "Molly, fetch me my clipboard. Molly? Oh. Where did she go? Where's my Molly?" It is unclear if he is referring to Molly Ossman, but this could be seen as vague evidence she is still alive in 2152.
Possibly an older Molly with Norm
Although she is now a non-canon character due to the 2009 Avatar games being made non-canon, it is unclear what Molly's fate is. It can be theorized that the basketball avatar is an older Molly who managed to be cured of her coma, as they are both dark-haired women and there was said to only be 20 avatars as of 2154, with most of them already known. This theory would give proper closure to Molly's story. The basketball avatar (possibly Molly) also seems to return in Avatar: The Way of Water.
Memorable quotes[]
„You think I'm SICK? I am NOT sick! How rude!“- Molly to Nok regarding her pale skin
„I'm not so different from you, am I?“- Molly to Nok
„Are you crazy? I told you to stay away!“- Molly to Nok
„Never mind about that, father. I cannot BELIEVE you're putting banshees in cages! What did they ever do to you?“- Molly to her father
„That is why I am here. He loves me, Nok. He is not an evil man.“- Molly to Nok about her father
„It's sad that most humans won't take the time to understand the Na'vi.“
„I'm so very sad, Nok. I love my father; he only wanted me to be well. But I don't want to blame you. And I don't blame him. It's all very sad.“
„We brought peace, didn't we? Maybe it can last?“
Gallery[]
Molly standing up to her father for Nok and the Na'vi.
