Aonung

Ao’nung was among the crowd that greeted Jake Sully and his family when they arrived to the shores of Awa'atlu. While observing the forest Na'vi, he and his friend Rotxo were amused at the tails of Lo'ak and Neteyam, comparing them to a child’s. This earned him some reprimand from his sister Tsireya.

Once his father, Tonowari, granted the Sully family uturu (a Na'vi tradition that states that any refugee seeking refuge must be granted safe harbor), he assigned Ao’nung and Tsireya to teach the Sully children the ways of the Metkayina. Ao’nung initially protested at the task, but his father was firm on his decision, leaving his son the only option to obey.

Ordered by his father, Aonung and Tsireya taught the Sully children how to free dive. While diving underwater in the reef, he and Rotxo were confused as to why the forest Na’vi did not follow, despite their frequent signing to follow, unaware that they did not understand the Na'vi sign language. Aonung also taught them how to ride the ilus. When Lo'ak fails to properly ride the creature, Aonung and his friends laugh at his expense.

Later he and a gang of his friends found Kiri looking at the sand under the water. Noticing her bizarre behavior, Ao’nung called her weird and began to harass her about her human heritage. This eventually led him and his friends to enter a physical fight with Lo'ak and Neteyam. When Jake asked Neteyam about the fight, he said that they looked a lot worse than him and his brother, seen by Ao’nung possessing many bruises. Lo'ak later apologized for hitting Ao’nung. He accepted Lo’ak’s apology and invited him to hunt with his friends outside the reef. Lo'ak refused because his parents have told him not to go there, but Aonung convinced him and he reluctantly accepted. When they arrived at Three Brothers Rock, Aonung told Lo'ak to call the fish, but then he and his friends abandoned him there as revenge leading Lo'ak in mortal danger by an Akula. Later that night, Aonung was scolded by their parents for taking Lo'ak off the reef after they found him, though the latter was led back to the village by a tulkun who saved his life. Aonung was surprised when Lo'ak blamed himself instead of him, which earned Lo'ak his friendship and respect.

The next day, Aonung heard Lo'ak explain how the lone tulkun saved him. Aonung replied that no tulkun lives alone, but Tsireya soon realized that Lo'ak was talking about Payakan, an outcast. Aonung explained that Payakan had killed several Na'vi and other tulkuns further south years ago, but Lo'ak refused to believe that Payakan is a murderer. When the tulkuns returned home, Aonung was seen swimming with one of the creatures on his ilu along with Neteyam, Kiri, Tuk and Rotxo. After the migration, Aonung along with Neteyam, Tsireya, and Rotxo witnessed Lo'ak bond with Payakan, though Lo'ak was later scolded by Tonowari and Ronal for doing so with the outcast.

When his mother's spiritual sister and her calf were killed by the Sky People and his father declares war, Aonung seemed to agree. Jake convinced them not to attack the Sky People and to tell their tulkuns to leave so that no other tulkuns would be harmed.

Aonung, Tsireya, Rotxo and the other Sully children followed Lo'ak who went to see Payakan to warn him of the whalers. Upon returning to the Three Brothers Rocks, Aonung helped to remove the tracker from Payakan that marked him as a hunting target for the SeaDragon. They fought to get the tracker out of his skin and they eventually succeeded. Then they quickly moved away from the SeaDragon on their ilus. Aonung managed to escape being captured along with Kiri and Rotxo, although the humans were able to capture Lo'ak, Tuktirey, and Tsireya. Later, he witnessed with Rotxo how Kiri managed to defeat a Mako Submersible by controlling and using her bond with Eywa to control the underwater flora and fauna.

When Kiri was captured by Lyle Wainfleet's banshee, both he and Rotxo looked on in dismay at their inability to assist her as she was dragged out of the water by the soldier and brought to the SeaDragon. After the battle, Aonung attended Neteyam's funeral to pay his respects with Tsireya and Rotxo. He comforted his sister by caressing Tsireya's shoulder during the funeral.

Initially, Aonung seems to hold prejudice towards the forest Na'vi for not having the similar physique that the ocean Na'vi have. He often insults the older Sully children for their weaker endurance underwater, and finds amusement at Lo’ak’s initial struggle taming an Ilu. Similar to his mother Ronal, he makes racist and xenophobic comments at Kiri, calling her and Lo'ak freaks and not true Na'vi. Despite his frequent bullying, he eventually takes accountability for his recklessness. When Lo’ak lied about the extent of his bullying, Aonung was impressed and seemed to be more open to the Sully siblings. He doesn’t hesitate to help Tsireya and the Sully children when rescuing Payakan from the RDA. He ironically becomes saved by Kiri's strange powers later on. Due to being skilled in hunting and diving, Aonung is well-liked and admired by his peers, usually seen in company of his best friend, Rotxo. Aonung enjoys bodysurfing and plunge-diving through the reef wall tunnels during changing tides. As the only son of the clan’s leaders, he would be pressured to meet his parents’ high expectations, masking it with reckless behavior. He rarely speaks up in the presence of his parents, especially during the latter’s scoldings.

Tonowari

Not much is known about Aonung's relationship with his father. He seems to respect him, although his father reprimands him when he does something wrong, showing how much his father cares for his son. When he finds out that his son and his daughter Tsireya are in danger, he decides to go save them along with his wife Ronal.

Tsireya

He seems to be quite close to his younger sister Tsireya, since they are seen together for a long time, constantly showing how much he cares about her; for example, when his father punished her for having allowed the union between Lo'ak and Payakan, Aonung is seen looking at her sad and worried about her, not to mention that while her father told them the reason why Payakan was banished, he is seen looking angrily at Lo'ak with tears barely held in his eyes knowing that his sister had been punished for him. Another example is when they went to help Lo'ak to save Payakan along with Neteyam, Rotxo, Kiri and Tuk. He is seen next to Tsireya and Rotxo during Neteyam's funeral. While they cry, Aonung is seen caressing his sister's shoulder to comfort her.

Rotxo

Rotxo is Aonung's best friend. They are often seen spending time together. When they go to rescue Payakan with Tsireya, Lo'ak, Neteyam, Kiri and Tuk, they separate to protect themselves from the Sky People. During the escape, Rotxo goes with Kiri and Aonung.

Kiri

Aonung seemed to pay little mind to Kiri at first; when Rotxo asked where Kiri was when they were swimming, Aonung can be heard asking "who?" showing he did not bother to learn or remember her name. When Aonung and his friends find Kiri near the water staring at the sand, he calls her a freak and makes fun of her hands due to half-breeds having five fingers instead of four. During the Mako Submersible chase, Aonung, Kiri and Rotxo swim towards coverage, and Kiri uses her connection to destroy the vehicle using a giant anemone.

Lo'ak

Aonung and his friends laughed about Lo'ak and his family at first. Soon, a fight ensued after Aonung harassed Kiri who was staring at the sand while lying submerged in shallow water. When Lo'ak later returned for a half-hearted apology, Aonung and his friends provoked Lo'ak to hunt with them outside the reef near the Three Brothers, only to leave him behind as a prank while Lo'ak was hunting for fish, resulting in him being in mortal danger when an akula appeared and attacked him until a tulkun named Payakan saved him from the beast. Aonung's respect for him grew when Lo'ak took the blame for his actions. After that, the teasing stopped. Aonung eventually helped Lo'ak free Payakan from the RDA.

Neteyam

At first Aonung was intimidated by Neteyam when meeting the Sully family for the first time, ignoring his greeting and staring him down. He and his friend Rotxo laugh at the size of Neteyam's and Lo'ak's tail, comparing it to a baby's. When Aonung and his friends tease Kiri and Lo’ak, Neteyam steps in and shoves Aonung to the side, earning a glare from Aonung. Neteyam asks Aonung and his friends to leave his siblings alone and to respect them. Aonung and his friends listen and back down, but just when the Sully kids turn their back, he continues to poke fun at them which causes a fight to break out. Later on, Aonung seems to respect Neteyam's responsibilities as an older sibling and assists him when chasing after Lo'ak. He is seen at Neteyam's funeral.

Long brown hair, braid, curly hair, light blue eyes and skin, tall, tooth necklace

Hunter/free-diver

Metkayina Clan