Huh. Good theory. I didn’t consider that, nor have I heard anyone else mention the idea elsewhere.
I can’t recall any evidence from the movie(s) that would disprove it. It could be a plausible plot twist later. We don’t see humans pilot human bodies remotely, but then again, why would they bother? At least I recall that the soldiers revived from backup, like Quaritch, were directly downloaded into avatar brains with no remote control. From a hard scifi perspective, human remote sleeves would be handy to have. Maybe the tech was invented late, maybe it’s too expensive, or is comparable in cost to growing Avatars. Sully couldn’t afford treatment for his spinal injury, it was offered as a reward by Quaritch, so regenerative medicine might be very expensive.
Huh. Good theory. I didn’t consider that, nor have I heard anyone else mention the idea elsewhere.
I can’t recall any evidence from the movie(s) that would disprove it. It could be a plausible plot twist later. We don’t see humans pilot human bodies remotely, but then again, why would they bother? At least I recall that the soldiers revived from backup, like Quaritch, were directly downloaded into avatar brains with no remote control. From a hard scifi perspective, human remote sleeves would be handy to have. Maybe the tech was invented late, maybe it’s too expensive, or is comparable in cost to growing Avatars. Sully couldn’t afford treatment for his spinal injury, it was offered as a reward by Quaritch, so regenerative medicine might be very expensive.