Alia Atreides (10191 AG) was the posthumous daughter of Duke Leto Atreides I and his Bene Gesserit concubine Lady Jessica, eventually born on the planet Arrakis. She was the younger sister of Paul Atreides.
Biography[]
A young girl of extraordinary cognitive powers, Alia was conceived shortly before her father was murdered by her maternal grandfather and her mother and brother were forced to flee in exile into the deep desert. Her ancestral memories awakened in the womb when Jessica underwent the Water of Life ritual to become the Reverend Mother of Stilgar's Fremen tribe. Thus she was preborn, granting her the ability to communicate with her mother while still in utero, much to Jessica and Paul's initial horror.
Quotes[]
"Paul. She talks to me. She believes in you. She says... 'Kwisatz Haderach, show us the way.' You're so close now! Only one steps remains, and you will become the Kwisatz Haderach. Only one steps remains! You must do what I did. You must drink the Water of Life. And your mind, it's gonna - it's gonna open and you will see! You will see! The beauty, and the horror!" - About Alia's preborn influence and wishes
- Alia: "What is happening, mother?"
- Jessica: "Your brother attacks the Great Houses. The Holy War begins!"
- — Jessica & her unborn daughter[src]
Trivia[]
- In Dune: Part Two, the book's two-year timeskip is removed, and Alia remains unborn at the end of the film. However, an adult Alia, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, briefly appears to Paul in a future vision after he drinks the Water of Life.
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| Characters from Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two | |
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