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Locorro is the friendship between Miles "Spider" Socorro and Lo'ak te Suli Tsyeyk'itan from the Avatar fandom.
Canon[]
Avatar: The Way of Water[]
Lo’ak and Spider both live in Pandora, Lo’ak being the son of Jake and Neytiri while Spider being a war orphan who spends a lot of time with Lo’ak and the rest of the family.
They are first seen together playing as children in a flashback during Jake’s narration and, with time passing by, they continue to be friends and get into adventures together. They come in the lab where the human scientists work along with Kiri and joke about who her biological father might be, making suppositions and laughing together. Later, Spider shares his sadness over who his father is and Lo’ak tries to come and comfort him.
During an exploration of the forest along with Kiri and Tuk, Spider and Lo’ak are flabbergasted when they come across the battlefield where their fathers fought and talk about how cool that was. However, the decision to delve into the forest took the four of them to be attacked and captured by the recom bodies led by Quaritch, Spider’s father, who died in human form. Spider listens to Lo’ak when he tells him to put the arrow down, also while one of the recoms was attacking Lo’ak, Spider shouted angrily to not hurt him. When Quaritch recognizes Spider and calls him «Miles» Lo’ak looks at the scene smitten, surprised by Spider’s real name. Stuck in the forest with the recoms, the kids sence Neytiri’s presence, who came to save them along with Jake and Neteyam, and Spider and Lo’ak look at each other in complicity as to say that someone was coming. Everyone is put in safe except for Spider who is captured by the recoms, and Lo’ak is the first one to notice and ask where Spider is, worried.
Later on they don’t interact as much since they’re separated, however it’s visible how Spider is loyal to Lo’ak and all the family as he never told the recoms anything about Jake’s plan, even accepting tortures and very harsh manners.
They see each other again the moment everyone comes in rescue of Payakan and the RDA fights the kids and the rest of the Metkayina people. Spider sees Lo’ak in difficulty and runs towards him but is stopped by the RDA soldiers who hold him. He still asks Lo’ak if he is doing okay, Lo’ak answers jokingly that he’s never been better to which Spider smiles. The two separate again after the RDA forcily takes Spider into their space.
The kids become safe rescued by Neteyam, however Lo’ak remembers that Spider is once again trapped and insists on saving him with Neteyam, who bitterly accepts. Escaped, Lo’ak and Spider happily high five in excitement, meanwhile Neteyam gets shot in the process and tragically dies minutes later, surrounded by Lo’ak, Spider, his parents and Tsireya.
During an underwater conflict between Jake and Quaritch, Spider is carried by Lo’ak and his ilu to try and find them. The last time they interact is when Spider reaches the rest of the family in the place where Neteyam died and is embraced, along with Lo’ak, by Jake.
Moments[]
- They often played together as kids and spend a lot of time together.
- Spider semmed sorry when Jake grounded Lo’ak and told him he couldn’t fly for a month.
- They joked together about who might be Kiri’s biological father, making theories and laughing.
- Lo’ak’s ears went down after Spider said how it wasn’t great for him to know who his father is.
- Right after making an annoyed face at Kiri when she told him to stop going further in the forest, Lo'ak smiled at Spider and invited him to come explore.
- Spider put the arrow down when Lo’ak told him to do so.
- When Quaritch was violently pulling Lo’ak, Spider angrily said "Don’t!".
- Sensed Neytiri's presence in the forest who was ready to save them, Spider and Lo’ak looked at each other in complicity as they knew that she was coming.
- When the family was riunited safe after Quaritch’s attack in the forest, Lo’ak worrily asked where was Spider.
- While one of the RDA soldiers was holding Lo'ak down, Spider ran towards him and asked him if he was okay.
- Lo'ak insisted to Neteyam to save Spider from the RDA.
- They excitedly high fived after escaping the RDA.
- Jake embraced and comforted them both after Neteyam's death.
Quotes[]
- Lo'ak – “Those blue stripes don't make you any bigger, bro.”
- Spider – “Yeah, well. I can still kick your ass.”
- Lo'ak – “Spider!”
- Spider – “Bro! You okay?”
- Lo'ak – “Yeah. Great, cuz. Never better”
- “They've got Spider. We've gotta get him. Come on. Come on, bro. We can't leave him.”
- — Lo'ak to Neteyam on saving Spider from the RDA
Fanon[]
Many fans appreciate the relationship between Spider and Lo'ak, the two are often seen together with Spider who seems to be the only one with the same spirit of adventure and humor as Lo'ak compared to the other members of his family. Their relationship also seems to be very deep, given the sense of protection and loyalty that they both have towards each other.
Furthermore, both are considered "outcasts", and, according to fans, this is the reason why they have bonded so much. Lo'ak is impulsive, rebellious and often gets into trouble, which makes him appear as the "wrong" one compared to the other Na'vi boys, he also has different physical features compared to his species (five fingers on his hands and eyebrows); while Spider, being a human, cannot breathe the air of Pandora without a mask and is viewed with suspicion especially by Neytiri who associates him with the pain and threat of the "Sky People".
What makes them similar is a sense of not belonging anywhere that they both experience: Lo'ak never feels good enough or accepted, and Spider is never seen as one of the Na'vi, so, in a sense, they find comfort and acceptance in each other. Their relationship can be seen both as romantic or platonic, depending on one's perception.
Fans are curious on what the develop of their relationship will be in Avatar 3, given the fact that Spider saved Quaritch, and wonder if their bond will break or become stronger.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Spider/Lo'ak tag on AO3
- TUMBLR
- Locorro tag on Tumblr
- Spider x Lo'ak tag on Tumblr
- Lo'ak x Spider tag on Tumblr
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| Avatar Ships • Avatar Characters | ||
| SHIPS | het | Jeytiri • Kirinung • Loreya • Motukan • Norudy • Ronawari • Tsuwanin |
| slash | Aonunete | |
| friendship | Locorro | |