What happens to Chani in Dune books?

Chani died shortly after giving birth to the twins, due to complications stemming from the drugs Paul's titular wife had been surreptitiously feeding her.
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What happens to Paul and Chani in Dune?

In all versions of Dune, Chani is Paul's lover and eventually his partner in ruling the galaxy. Like Duke Leto and Jessica, Paul never marries Chani but instead marries Princess Irulan to institute himself into the Emperor's family. Chani and Paul eventually have twins, Leto II and Ghanima Atreides.
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Does Chani get pregnant in Dune?

Pregnancy and Death

Chani (left, played by Barbora Kodetová) threatens Irulan (played by Julie Cox) in the Children of Dune miniseries. Seven years later, when Chani became pregnant once again, Irulan sought to usurp her and become the bearer of Paul's children.
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Do Paul and Chani end up together in the movie?

Yes, Paul (played by Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya) end up together romantically in the Dune novel and all previous screen adaptations prior to Denis Villeneuve's film.
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Why does Paul see Chani?

Paul and his mother, Lady Jessica, encounter Arakkis's native people, the Fremen, as they're escaping the Harkonnens plot to kill them and seize control of Arrakis. That's when Paul finally meets Chani. She is the Fremen woman put in charge of guiding Paul, teaching him the way of the Fremen.
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Do Paul and Chani have a child?

After a traumatic pregnancy, (the pregnancy was accelerated by Spice, taking only five months instead of nine) Chani gave birth to twins, who Paul named Leto and Ghanima.
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Does Paul fall in love with Chani?

As the novel closes, Paul reaffirms his love for Chani, telling her he has loved her for five thousand years.
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Will Chani have a bigger role in Dune 2?

In a recent interview with Variety, Villeneuve talked about how Zendaya's character, Chani, will have a more prominent role in Dune 2. Via Paul's visions, the first film teases his future with Chani as they lead the Fremen against House Harkonnen and the Emperor.
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Who does Paul Atreides end up with?

The Emperor abdicated and retired to Salusa Secundus in 10196 AG. Paul married the Emperor's eldest daughter, Irulan, and assumed control of the Empire.
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Does Chani kiss Paul?

The trailer for the highly anticipated feature film Dune was released on Thursday. In the clip shared by Warner Bros, Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides and Zendaya's Chani share a kiss. The romance blossoms during a frightening war on her desert planet Arrakis which is mined for precious resources.
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Is Jessica pregnant in Dune?

Jessica undergoes the ritual of spice agony and replaces the dying Fremen Reverend Mother. But Jessica is pregnant during the ordeal, exposing the fetus to the same awakening of ancestral ego-memories.
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Is Chani a Bene Gesserit?

Sure to be a major feature of the sequel, the Weirding Way is the Fremen term for the Bene Gesserit martial art known as prana-bindu. Already a skilled warrior among the Fremen, Chani becomes even more powerful after being trained in the Weirding Way by Paul and Lady Jessica.
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Did Paul Atreides marry irulan?

Dune Messiah rejoins the story 12 years later. Irulan is Imperial Consort, but is Paul's wife in name only, as he intends his beloved concubine Chani to bear his children and heirs apparent.
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Does Chani stab Paul?

Obviously, Paul isn't stabbed by Chani, but because Chani gives him the crysknife to fight Jamis, this “destroys” the old Paul Atreides. So, Paul's vision of Chani stabbing him is a metaphor. The same goes for the sweet visions of Paul becoming friends with Jamis.
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Is Chani a Sayyadina?

Chani was the Sayyadina of the Rite when Usul became a sandrider, and observed in fright the struggle between him and Stilgar.
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Does Paul Atreides turn into a worm?

During an assassination attempt, he appears to transform into a small sandworm and defends himself before reverting to an innocent one-year-old. Genetically, he is noted to be very unusual; as he grows older, he displays an uncanny intelligence, but is very withdrawn.
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Is Paul Atreides the villain?

Paul Atreides is pitched as the hero of Dune, but there are several hints throughout the film that he could become the villain later on. The storyline of Frank Herbert's Dune novels is a sweeping epic that spans thousands of years, twisting the traditional hero's journey narrative in some interesting ways.
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Who plays Chani in the new Dune?

Dream Chani. Like she does in all three official trailers, Zendaya opens the film. You hear her explain the premise — the colonization of Chani's native planet Arrakis, which is mined for its powerful psychedelic “spice.” “My planet Arrakis is so beautiful when the sun is low.
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Why is Zendaya not in Dune?

To be fair, Zendaya did warn fans that her Dune role was limited before it premiered. Speaking to Empire in August, the actor said she was only on set for four days. “My part is very, very small in this movie,” she explained. “[Denis and I] had a little discussion about who Chani is and the strength she possesses.
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Where is Zendaya in Dune?

What character does Zendaya play in Dune? In the film, Zendaya portrays the character of Chani, a member of the Fremen. Her character is often seen in Paul's dreams showing him that his destiny is much bigger than he could have imagined and he is actually tied to the Fremen people.
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Is Chani black?

Though portrayed by Sean Young, a white woman, in Lynch's version, Herbert's text describes Chani as dark skinned. She's portrayed by Zendaya in Villeneuve's version, who—as we see in the photos from Vanity Fair—has the character's trademark blue eyes, which indicates melange usage, a symbol of pride for the Fremen.
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Is Chani Stilgars daughter?

Stilgar is Chani's Great Uncle on her Paternal side, according to the "Prelude to Dune" series by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
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Is Paul's mother pregnant in Dune?

Throughout the first Dune, Alia is one of the book's biggest plot twists. Paul's mother, the Lady Jessica, is secretly pregnant with Alia when she and Paul are discovered by the Fremen in the deep desert of Arkais.
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Is Jessica married to Leto in Dune?

Despite falling in love with Jessica himself, and despite the fact that she did indeed bear him his beloved son, Leto never married Jessica.
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