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Parker Selfridge

Parker Selfridge was the passive-aggressive head administrator of the on and, along with , became an antagonist during the course of .

Selfridge was prepared to condone the killing of the native , but, unlike Colonel Quaritch, hesitated to invoke bad press and trespass his personal morality. Unfortunately, both were unremittingly subservient to the RDA's profit margin. Selfridge was unable, or unwilling, to consider the Na'vi in terms, dismissing the as "fly-bitten savages that live in a tree". Though he supported the long-planned of the Omaticaya by Quaritch, he appeared to feel remorse upon witnessing the aftermath of the RDA fleet's assault on Hometree, and seemed very reluctant to see the airfleet leave to the .

Parker was evicted from Pandora along with his employees after Quaritch's disastrous attempt to destroy the Tree of Souls.

Personality and traits

Parker Selfridge appeared to be a greedy and selfish man who would do anything to get his hands on the very valuable, including destroying the homes of the Na'vi. He had very little respect for the Na'vi, referring to them as "blue monkeys" and "savages". But by granting one more hour to persuade the Omaticaya clan to leave their Hometree, he showed that, despite his limited respect for the Na'vi, he was willing to use diplomacy if he could and had a sense of morality. However, he was still willing to use force if negotiations failed.

RelationshipsGrace Augustine

Parker and Grace did not get along very well. They quarrelled throughout the course of the. When Jake Sully first arrived on Pandora, Grace took the replacement of by a former Marine as an insult from Parker. Parker ignored Grace on several occasions. After she tried to explain the biology of the forest, Parker laughed at her, thinking that she was not in her right mind. However, when Grace told him that children may die in the assault on the Hometree, he seemed reluctant and decided to give her and Jake one hour to convince the Omaticaya to leave.

Jake Sully

Parker and Jake initially got along quite well. Originally, Jake thought of Parker as a boss he could trust and Parker saw Jake as a source for intelligence concerning the Na'vi. However, after Jake defected to the Na'vi, Parker grew to despise him. Jake, on the other hand, continued to look at Parker as a businessman who could be negotiated out of situations. Jake convinced Parker to let him return to his body to make the Omaticaya leave Hometree diplomatically. After the final battle, Jake and the Na'vi exiled Parker from Pandora together with the other RDA personnel.

Miles Quaritch

Miles Quaritch was Parker's right hand man. They seemed to have a mutual liking for one another. Although not as ruthless as Quaritch, Parker allowed him to destroy Hometree. While keeping in mind all the that lay underneath Hometree in the form of unobtanium, he was still visibly disturbed by the results.

Parker kept several Na'vi trophies in a display case behind his desk, including a Na'vi hunter's bow, a set of arrows and a necklace.