In Denis Villeneuve's
Dune universe, worms loom over all. They're honoured and feared, like god and devil in one. When they're seen in all their phallic, toothy glory, they're terrifying. When they're not seen, they're somehow even scarier.
In 2021's
Dune, the worm is more of a horror story than anything. A boogeyman (boogeyworm?) of the desert plain of Arrakis, slithering below its rolling sandy hills with an insatiable need to chomp on anything it can suck into its black vortex of death. Despite their magisterial presence, the sandworms are only on screen for about a minute and a half in the first
Dune – elusive queens. But when it comes to
Dune: Part Two, they're everywhere. Big ones, small ones, baby ones, ancient ones – it's a worm party and we're all invited. Jump on board!
With the release of
Dune: Part Two, our cups runneth over (with worms). We may not know their names or motivations, hopes, dreams or desires (other than bingeing), but we now have more of a sense of who they are - they’re sand deities who roam as much as rule the desert floor. It could be man's greatest folly to rank his gods, but we are willing to take that risk. Here is the definitive ranking of all the sandworms in
Dune.
