Dune: Prophecy
WARNING : SPOILERS in advance for Dune : Prophecy and Dune : Part Two .
Several of the grapheme in the HBO prequel seriesDune : Prophecyare distant ancestors of the character in the recentDunefilms . sand dune : Prophecyis a six - part serial based on the 2012 novelSisterhood of Dune , which was written by originalDuneauthor Frank Herbert ’s boy , Brian , and Kevin J. Anderson . The taradiddle takes place more than10,000 years before the rise of Paul Atreidies , which is chronicled inDenis Villenueve’sDune(2020 ) andDune : Part Two(2024).Dune : Prophecyreveals theorigins of the brawny shadow sistership known as the Bene Gesseritand how they wangle the circumstances of humanity .
Dune : Prophecyepisode 1 " The Hidden Hand"introduces Emily Watson ’s Valya Harkonnen , a fierce and measured drawing card , and her biologic sister , Tula Harkonnen . Together , they oversee the ontogenesis of highly qualified young women who learn to become sis of the Bene Gesserit . The first ofDune : Prophecyalso reveals how Valya come to powerin the very early sidereal day of the Bene Gesserit , which necessitate using the supernatural index of Voice to kill Dorotea , the biological granddaughter of the Reverend Mother Superior , Raquella . Dorotea had a moral vision for the Bene Gesserit but Valya had something else in mind .
The Great Houses seen in theDunefilms – Atreides , Corrino , and Harkonnen – once struggle together against theThinking Machines during the ancient warfare known as the Buterlian Jihad . This was the last fourth dimension that House Harkonenn and House Atredies fought toward the same end . As see in theDunefilms , there is a heavy deal of bad blood and conflict in the chronicle between House Harkonnen and House Atreides , as the former judge to put down the latter completely by setting them up for failure and death on the spice major planet Arrakis . As revealed inDune : Prophecy , this rivalry get long before the rise of Paul Atreideswith the determination of the Mother Reverend Superior , Valya Harkonnen .
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8Valya Harkonnen
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Jessica Atreides, Glossu “Beast” Rabban
Valya Harkonnen is the protagonist ofDune : Prophecyportrayed by Emily Watson . She is the second - ever Reverend Mother Superior of the Bene Gesserit who is dictated to place a Sister on the Imperium ’s can and prevent the impending Reckoning or Tiran Arafel from occurring . Valya is the distant relation of all the Harkonnen character seen in theDunefilms , which includes Baron Vladimir Harkonnen , Feyd - Rautha Harkonnen , Jessica Atreides , and Glossu “ Beast ” Rabban . While Jessica was married into House Atreides , she is revealed to be the girl of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen inDune : Part Two , which makes her a descendent of Valya .
Valya made it her life ’s charge to protect the bloodlines that she had orchestrate in order for the Bene Gesserit to keep Imperial ascendance . Early on inDune : Prophecyepisode 1 , Valya prognosticate that a distaff empress will mount to power 30 years before the main narrative of the series have place . Raquella had warn Valya of an impending reckoning referred to as Tiran - Arafel , which the Sisters recognise as " a holy judgement bring on by a tyrant . " In guild to prevent that from chance , Valya project to put one of the Bene Gesserit on the toilet , which arrives in the form of Princess Ynez , the daughter of Emperor Javicco Corrino and Empress Natalya .
7Tula Harkonnen
As the biological babe of Valya , Tula Harkonnen is also a distant relation of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen , Feyd - Rautha Harkonnen , Jessica Atreides , and Glossu “ Beast ” Rabban . Tula is portray by Olivia Williams , who is well known for her appearances inThe Sixth SenseandThe Crown . Tula is more compassionate than the unnerving Valya and is the 2d in command of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood . Despite her softer heart , Tula is incredibly loyal to her sister , Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen , and choose to succeed even the most regrettable order for the melioration of the Sisterhood and House Harkonnen .
As shown inDune : Prophecyepisode 2 " Two Wolves " , Sister Tula Harkonnen took Lila under her wing as one of her most especial and promising pupils . Tula raised Lila like her own child but is not her real female parent . Tula reminds Lila that the Sisterhood separates babe from their mothersin parliamentary procedure to advance a sense of solidarity among them . Tula squeal to Lila that her female parent died during childbirth and evoke without promising that she might be able to see her during The Agony ritual . Because Lila ’s mother was not there when she met Raquella and Dorotea in the religious kingdom , this propose that Lila ’s female parent may still be alert .
6Harrow Harkonnen
Harrow Harkonnen , play by Edward Davis , is the nephew of Tula Harkonnen . This makes him a remote ancestor of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen , Feyd - Rautha Harkonnen , Jessica Atreides , and Glossu “ Beast ” Rabban as well . AlthoughHarrow Harkonnen has yet to play a significant role inDune : Prophecyafter two episodes , he will most probably do a greater purpose before the end of the 6 - part limited serial . Davis is well sleep with for his premature roles inShadow and BoneandEmma . According toDune Wiki , he is a " rising political leader from a once - great family , who harbored a solid desire to elevate his House to its former glory . "
Since he shares a similar desire to redeem the report of House Harkonnen , who was banished stick with the war against the Thinking Machines and the Battle of Corrino , Harrow will in all likelihood become a fundamental plus to Valya and possibly his Aunt Tula . Valya find fault Vorian Atreides for the shame brought upon House Harkoenn that took place before the events ofDune : Prophecy . Vorian had accused Valya ’s great - granddad , Bashar Abdulurd Harkonnen , of cowardice after the Battle of Corrin , which exact place before the Butlerian Jihad in 88 BG.Dune : Prophecystates that an Atreides show great valor during the Butlerian Jihad while Valya ’s great - grandpa showed cowardice , which is the source of her hate toward House Atreides and the cause of the 10,000 - year feud between the two sign of the zodiac .
5Emperor Javicco Corrino
Emperor Shaddam IV, Princess Irulan
Emperor Javicco Corrino is the distant root of Emperor Shaddam IV ( Christopher Walken ) and Princess Irulan ( Florence Pugh ) , who were both introduced inDune : Part Two . Before Paul Atriedes get up to defeat Feyd - Rautha Harkonnen and exact the Emperor ’s potty for himself , House Corrino had decree the conglomerate for more than 10,000 years , working hand in helping hand with the Bene Gesserit . It was in the class 10,193 AG that Paul Atreides removed Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV from his reign and require that he marry his daughter , Princess Irulan Corrino , at the end ofDune : Part Two . Paul sought to seek retaliation against the Corrinos after what they had done to his father , Duke Leto Atreides ( Oscar Issac ) , in the firstDunefilm . The Emperor had " promoted " Duke Leto to manage spice product on Arrakis , setting him up for the Harkonenn to take back ascendancy of their planet .
4Empress Natalya Arat Corrino
Empress Natalya Arat Corrino tie into the Corrino line of descent through Javicco Corrino and is the mother of Prince Constantine Corrino and Princess Ynez Corrino . Her original family background is not know after two episodes ofDune : Prophecy . This means that like her husband , she is a distant regal ancestor of Emperor Shaddam IV and Princess Irulan . DuringDune : Prophecyepisode 2,Empress Corrino prefer to employ Desmond Hart ’s magical top executive to her welfare . It ’s quite possible that since Natalya is working with Desmond Hart , she could face opposition from Valya and the other Harkonnens in next episode . Natalya is portrayed by Jodhi May , who is best known forThe Last of the MohicansandThe Witcher .
3Prince Constantine Corrino
As the Word of Empress Natalya Arat and Emperor Javicco Corrino , Prince Constantine Corrino is also a aloof relative of Emperor Shaddam IV and Princess Irulan . Throughout the first two installment ofDune : Prophecy , Constantine is portrayed as a epicurean party boy with few serious concernsother than protect his sister , Princess Ynez . He should have a more integral persona in the series if heads start clashing between House Harkonnen and House Corrino . For now , he takes a exceptional interest in the daughter of Duke Ferdinand Richese , Lady Shannon . No members of House Richese are featured in either of theDunefilms .
2Princess Ynez Corrino
As a Corrino , Princess Ynez is a distant congeneric of Emperor Shaddam IV and Princess Irulan . Ynez is include into the Bene Gesserit ’s training program , where she is meant to be treated as any other educatee . This will make her the first Bene Gesserit Sister to become Empress , which is according to Valya ’s professional architectural plan . Princess Ynez enters an arranged marriage with the untested Prince Pruwet Richese of House Richese in exchange for elite spicery shovel that the Emperor can use on Arrakis . Princess Ynez is the tonality to Bene Gesserit ’s programme to issue forth to fruition and prevent the Tiran Arafel from happening . Her Corrino parentage will be protected and controlled by the Bene Gesserit for thousands of years .
1Keiran Atreides
Paul Atreides, Leto Atreides, Alia Atreides
The only Atreides reference feature inDune : Prophecyis the swordmaster Keiran , who is the ancestor of Paul Atreides , his sister Alia , and his father , Duke Leto . Keiran is introduced inDune : Prophecymuch like Josh Brolin ’s Gurney Halleck was introduced in the recentDunefilm . Keiran trains Princess Ynez in close combat techniques and sword scrap as she proves herself to be a private-enterprise warrior . There is also an undeniably romantic tension between Keiran and Ynezwhich is acted on by and by in a club scene that involves drug use and intimate intimacy . Although he is introduced in the early moments ofDune : Prophecy , he does not play much of a role in the pilot sequence , which could suggest at his eventual impact as the series give way on .
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jell in the universe of Frank Herbert ’s Dune series , Dune : Prophecy , a sci - fi heroic poem , follow the political and religious struggles on the desert planet of Arrakis . As factions vie for control of the prized spiciness melange , a vaticinate hero emerges , challenging the equipoise of power and the fate of the galaxy .
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