{"id":16481,"date":"2025-12-05T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/interview-we-wanted-to-tell-a-different-kind-of-story-why-now-was-the-time-to-tie-avatar-movies-into-the-game\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:00:00","slug":"interview-we-wanted-to-tell-a-different-kind-of-story-why-now-was-the-time-to-tie-avatar-movies-into-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/interview-we-wanted-to-tell-a-different-kind-of-story-why-now-was-the-time-to-tie-avatar-movies-into-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"#Interview: &#8216;We Wanted to Tell a Different Kind of Story&#8217;: Why Now Was the Time to Tie Avatar Movies into the Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/interview-we-wanted-to-tell-a-different-kind-of-story-why-now-was-the-time-to-tie-avatar-movies-into-the-game\/#Interview_%E2%80%98We_Wanted_to_Tell_a_Different_Kind_of_Story_Why_Now_Was_the_Time_to_Tie_Avatar_Movies_into_the_Game\" >Interview: &#8216;We Wanted to Tell a Different Kind of Story&#8217;: Why Now Was the Time to Tie Avatar Movies into the Game<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interview_%E2%80%98We_Wanted_to_Tell_a_Different_Kind_of_Story_Why_Now_Was_the_Time_to_Tie_Avatar_Movies_into_the_Game\"><\/span>Interview: &#8216;We Wanted to Tell a Different Kind of Story&#8217;: Why Now Was the Time to Tie Avatar Movies into the Game<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"LKEo-hnwn7k\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LKEo-hnwn7k?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora DLC Hands-On Impressions | Here&#039;s Why We Can&#039;t Wait To Play More\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LKEo-hnwn7k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">166k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is hoping to make a big splash with its upcoming tie-in DLC, From the Ashes, a full-blown expansion that we recently got to try out.<\/p>\n<p>Between flying the skies on our Ikran and taking out the new Na\u2019Vi Ash Clan enemies, we sat down to speak with From The Ashes\u2019 narrative director, Aoife O\u2019Friel, to talk about the process of cooking up a story in such a lore-stacked world, and how it all ties into the upcoming <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"ed72580a59dea\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Avatar DLC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ed72580a59dea\/avatar-dlc.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ed72580a59dea\/avatar-dlc.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avatar DLC\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Push Square: What\u2019s the process of moulding a narrative within such an established franchise? Is there a back-and-forth with Lightstorm Entertainment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aoife O\u2019Friel:<\/strong> Yeah, absolutely, it&#8217;s a collaboration with Lightstorm, especially for From the Ashes, because we wanted this movie tie-in with <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_Q69334D604752C\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-1\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>So from the very beginning, when we thought about doing an expansion, they were pretty excited about So\u2019Lek. He kind of stood out as a fan favourite from the main game. And also, for us, for the team, at Lightstorm and at Massive, we really liked him.<\/p>\n<p>And then the opportunity to use the Ash, the Mangkwang, in the game was amazing. That was something that we didn\u2019t dare to dream, but Lightstorm thought, \u201cYeah, this is great!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can have this tie-in, where people can experience the Ash in the movie and get introduced to them, and then you get to go home, and you get to fight them. So yeah, it was a very strong collaboration from the start, working out the elements we wanted to include in the story.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"c320a4d323327\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Avatar DLC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/c320a4d323327\/avatar-dlc.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/c320a4d323327\/avatar-dlc.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avatar DLC\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Brand synergy was the big thing that stood out to us with this expansion. How does tying into this wider story then influence how you tell your story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We wanted to fit with the darker themes of where the franchise is heading. <em>Fire and Ash<\/em> is going to places that we haven\u2019t seen before, especially with fighting against Na\u2019Vi. Fighting against your own kind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_B69334D604756C\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve always thought of Na\u2019Vi as being very peaceful and in tune with nature. And then to meet these Na\u2019Vi that are so brutal, and who defy Eywa and Eywa\u2019s will, and use metal and human weapons, and are so cruel. It was shocking for us. It was fun to be able to tie into that darkness.<\/p>\n<p>And then So\u2019Lek, as well, as the protagonist, has a lot of darkness. We see that in the main game, when he is going around hunting down RDA involved in the battle, taking their dog tags, and wearing a string of them. He\u2019s already very much a character embedded in his own trauma.<\/p>\n<p>So following that thread with him, and that kind of darkness that drives him, and comparing and contrasting with the darkness to drives the Ash Clan, that was really interesting for us and a nice way to tie in with the themes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"ae09c19ca6397\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Avatar DLC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ae09c19ca6397\/avatar-dlc.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/ae09c19ca6397\/avatar-dlc.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avatar DLC\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>To follow on, where do you start with a story in a pre-existing world like this? Is it the narrative idea first, that then gets influenced by the lore? Or does it always start with Pandora?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s interesting. I think they probably influence each other, like it&#8217;s very embedded in it. Like when we wanted to explore having the Mangkwang in the game, that meant learning about their culture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_E69334D6047591\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-3\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What makes sense for them? Especially when we were building out the characters. Like we have Wukula and Zari, brother and sister. We gave them this rivalry, and then it meant going to Lightstorm and being like, \u201cDoes this make sense? Is this something Ash would care about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then we have Rak as well, consistently killing her Ikran in battle and then bonding again. That was a huge part of the lore in the main game and in the movies. You see, the bond between Na\u2019Vi and Ikran is so important and so sacred. And then completely turning that on its head with Rak, who doesn\u2019t care about that, and how it is eating away at her, because she refuses to acknowledge the loss.<\/p>\n<p>So they really influence each other, and how Na\u2019Vi culture, Pandora, and the lore can influence the story. And what we can do in the story that fits with the lore.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"8926e409a0a19\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Avatar DLC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8926e409a0a19\/avatar-dlc.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8926e409a0a19\/avatar-dlc.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avatar DLC\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why was it the time to switch to So\u2019Lek? Up until this point, it\u2019s been the player\u2019s Sarentu character.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think, really, it was the opportunity of <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash.<\/em> We wanted to tell a different kind of story, one that fit with the movie.<\/p>\n<p>If you played the main game, you know that the Sarentu character also suffered a lot of trauma. They were captured as a child, kidnapped, and kept away from their home. And then when you do finally escape, the character has kind of a curiosity about Pandora, and even some naivety, because they don&#8217;t really know their own story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_E69334D60475B4\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-4\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They don&#8217;t know what happened to their people. You find out as the game progresses that your clan were massacred. Whereas So\u2019Lek knows his own story. He&#8217;s grown up as a Na\u2019Vi. He knows what he&#8217;s lost, and he knows what the stakes are.<\/p>\n<p>So this was really a great setting for us when it came to tying into themes of the movie, that this is someone who stands to lose so much, and whose history and backstory we haven\u2019t really delved into.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"33fb1d2f52012\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Avatar DLC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/33fb1d2f52012\/avatar-dlc.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/33fb1d2f52012\/avatar-dlc.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avatar DLC\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s say, you\u2019re a new player to Frontiers of Pandora, can you jump right into From the Ashes? Should you complete the base game first?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, you can jump straight into From the Ashes. We are going to provide a little \u201cPreviously On\u201d video at the beginning. So if you haven\u2019t played the main game, and you\u2019re not sure what\u2019s going on, you can watch that, and it sets the stage for you and the major players. And then you can jump straight into From The Ashes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_M69334D60475CF\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-5\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Is this expansion taking place concurrently with the new movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s roughly around the same time, but in From the Ashes, the RDA and Ash clan alliance has already been formed. So we see that happen in the movie, and then we see the consequences of that in the game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"567e3e2725c74\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Avatar DLC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/567e3e2725c74\/avatar-dlc.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/567e3e2725c74\/avatar-dlc.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avatar DLC\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>You mentioned before that the Kinglor Forest, which has been devastated by the Ash Clan, would evolve over the course of the campaign. Can you elaborate on that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will get to see the beautiful Kinglor Forest pristine before the Ash come, of course. But also, as the Ash progress in their occupation of the land and they&#8217;re enabled by the RDA, you will have more pockets of fire and ash, pun not intended, springing up around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The story drives some of that as well, and so do the Mangkwang, in the world, and the RDA. You know, setting up their facilities, extracting from the land, as they have before, and so you get to see that evolve.<\/p>\n<p>And then, you have an impact on RDA operations as well. You will get to see maybe like part of Pandora try to reclaim itself, and try to fight back in a way. So yeah, you will see that progression as you keep going.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_B69334D60475F0\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-6\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"L8ScRIXpw-U\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L8ScRIXpw-U?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"ytL8ScRIXpw-U\" class=\"external youtube-thumbnail\" title=\"Play\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L8ScRIXpw-U\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/L8ScRIXpw-U\/mqdefault.jpg 800w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/L8ScRIXpw-U\/maxresdefault.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/L8ScRIXpw-U\/maxresdefault.jpg\" width=\"890\" height=\"501\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube Video\"><span class=\"watch-on-youtube\" title=\"Watch on YouTube\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">166k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Do you think the new third-person perspective changes how you are experiencing the story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Definitely, especially with So\u2019Lek because he is a pre-established character, and so you can, of course, choose to play his story in first person. But I think it&#8217;s very interesting to see how different he is compared with the Sarentu character, if you choose third-person, because he&#8217;s a very visceral fighter.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s got these brutal finishing moves. It\u2019s clear how experienced he is, and you really get a feel like a badass, as you&#8217;re playing third-person because you see the way he moves.<\/p>\n<p>And also it made a big difference for us with the cinematics, because, of course, with third-person we can do a lot of quick cuts and camera shifts in perspective, and so we were able to make more action-packed scenes, because of that. And be more cinematic, in general.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"a7784bccd312f\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Avatar DLC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/a7784bccd312f\/avatar-dlc.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/a7784bccd312f\/avatar-dlc.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avatar DLC\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why is now the time for this stronger sense of synergy with other elements of the Avatar IP?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s about the evolution of the franchise. When we were working on the main game, <em>Avatar: The Way of Water<\/em> had not come out yet. So people\u2019s only exposure to Avatar was the first film.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_C69334D6047624\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-7\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And then we were taking place on the complete other side of the moon, on a different continent. So it was important to build out Pandora in a different way. In the Western Frontier, we have the Kinglor Forest region, which is probably the most familiar to players. But the Upper Plains were completely new and unseen before. And the Clouded Forest, also completely new.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"304fecee8f245\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Avatar DLC\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/304fecee8f245\/avatar-dlc.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/304fecee8f245\/avatar-dlc.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avatar DLC\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And so we wanted to establish more of Pandora. That there was more to Pandora that you\u2019d never seen before. And the player character and their story, and being kept from that, then learning and exploring that. It all fit really well for it to be its own thing.<\/p>\n<p>And then with From the Ashes, with the movie coming up, and us having the ability to use the Ash Clan in From the Ashes, that made more sense because they want to spread their fire across Pandora.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_C69334D6047641\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-8\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then, with So\u2019Lek\u2019s history to draw from, and we gave him a connection to the Ash Clan, it all just started making more and more sense.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora &#8211; From the Ashes drops on PS5 on December 19th. Will you be checking out this story DLC? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/557db76caeba650d08bcf0c861843fde @ 1764969787 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora &#8211; From the Ashes<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/features\/interview-we-wanted-to-tell-a-different-kind-of-story-why-now-was-the-time-to-tie-avatar-movies-into-the-game\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview: &#8216;We Wanted to Tell a Different Kind of Story&#8217;: Why Now Was the Time to Tie Avatar Movies into the Game Subscribe to Push Square on YouTube166k Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is hoping to make a big splash with its upcoming tie-in DLC, From the Ashes, a full-blown expansion that we recently got to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/16cc297b26aeb\/large.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1807,1414,1571,1400,1550],"class_list":["post-16481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","tag-avatar","tag-features","tag-interviews","tag-ps5","tag-ubisoft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}