Alti
Encyclopedia
Alti is a fictional character
in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess
. She is portrayed by Claire Stansfield
.
n tribe by Queen Cyane, because of her hunger for power. She is one of the people who taught Xena
in her dark days, and possesses various spiritual powers.
During Xena's dark and ruthless past, Alti trained her as a shaman and seduced her with the promise she would become the Destroyer of Nations. This finally led to Xena murdering Cyane and several other leaders of the Northern Amazons. Xena escaped from her when she became pregnant with Solan
, but not before her unborn child is cursed by Alti.
Alti commands incredible spiritual powers which have been fuelled by her evil rituals performed on the slain Amazon tribe leaders. While she is strong as a warrior, Alti's true strength lies in her psychic/spiritual abilities. The curses she place on her targets never fail, although only one instance of her curses is actually shown, as Alti curses the unborn child of Xena and Borias
. She is very prophet
ic and every prophecy
she mentions in the show eventually happens; such as Solan never being able to experience the love of either Xena or Borias, as well as Xena and Gabrielle's crucifixion. She can possess living beings in the physical world, Alti possesses the Berserker's horse and attacks Xena through the horse's spirit, and also possesses a spider to bite Xena and extract information about Gabrielle
.
Alti is probably best known for her trademark stare, which brings up pain and suffering from the target's life and unleashes the torment once again. Whenever Alti stares at Xena, Xena often feels the pain of when her legs were broken, her back snapped by her Chakram, and multiple barrages of attacks from some of her mortal enemies. However, as Alti grows in power during the series, she is able to conjure up pain and suffering from a person's future as well. This is what causes Xena to realize that Gabrielle is alive in Season 4, after Alti shows Xena a vision of her and Gabrielle being crucified
together on Mount Amarro.
Xena is not the only one who has felt Alti's powers. When Gabrielle is shown the vision of her and Xena dying she feels like she is being crucified. Alti also forces two Chinese Emissaries to envision the suffering of war.
In the few dealings with Alti, she claims that her powers are always evolving. Alti discovers the rich abundance of life force that can be drained from the Karmic Cycle
, and says, "Here, there are generations of power, just waiting for me to take". In an alternate reality, Alti realizes who she really was in the original world, and is able to amplify her power from both worlds. In doing so, she is able to fly, and dart across fields at an inhumanly fast speed. Later, although deceased, Alti is able to wreak havoc on Xena, Xena's unborn child Eve
, and Gabrielle from the Spiritual Realm. Also, the Mother of Peace, Xena's next life, tells the hero, Gabrielle's next life, that "Alti's evil just moved on to the next life", which credits that Alti's powers do extend beyond just one lifetime.
The Darsham, Naima, a spiritual wise woman from India
tells Xena that no matter what happens in the Karmic Cycle, Xena will always stop Alti in every lifetime as soon as Alti discovers her powers. This has been true; in each episode that featured Alti, Xena stops her before she could do anything else.
In Season 4, after Gabrielle falls in Dahak
's lava pit with Hope
, Xena travels to the Northern Amazon territory and defeats Alti.
Alti appears again when she tries to take over the spirit of Xena's unborn child in Season 5.
In Season 6, Alti returns reincarnated as the brilliant genetic
engineer
Alexis Los Alamos. In this episode she clones both Xena and Gabrielle into the present time. Her final appearance is in this Season 6 as the High Priestess of Rome in an alternate reality created by Julius Caesar
, after he tampers with the three Fates
and their loom
and changed the course of history. That reality is ultimately destroyed when Gabrielle destroys the loom, marking the final appearance of Alti.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
. She is portrayed by Claire Stansfield
Claire Stansfield
Claire Stansfield is an actress, director, fashion designer and former model. She is best-known for her recurring role as "Alti" in several episodes of the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess.-Life and career:...
.
Overview
Alti is a Siberian Amazon Shamaness. She was driven out of her SiberiaSiberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
n tribe by Queen Cyane, because of her hunger for power. She is one of the people who taught Xena
Xena
Xena is a fictional character from Robert Tapert's Xena: Warrior Princess franchise. She first appeared in the 1995–1999 television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, before going on to appear in Xena: Warrior Princess TV show and subsequent comic book of the same name...
in her dark days, and possesses various spiritual powers.
Development
Solan (Xena)
Solan is a fictional character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, he is played by David Taylor, and later by Nicko Vella.-Biography:...
, but not before her unborn child is cursed by Alti.
Alti commands incredible spiritual powers which have been fuelled by her evil rituals performed on the slain Amazon tribe leaders. While she is strong as a warrior, Alti's true strength lies in her psychic/spiritual abilities. The curses she place on her targets never fail, although only one instance of her curses is actually shown, as Alti curses the unborn child of Xena and Borias
Borias
Borias is a fictional character in the cult television program, Xena: Warrior Princess. He is portrayed by Marton Csokas.-Overview:The warlord Borias, possibly of Hunnish descent, plundered many cities and villages in ancient Greece alongside Xena. They had a passionate affair from which she became...
. She is very prophet
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
ic and every prophecy
Prophecy
Prophecy is a process in which one or more messages that have been communicated to a prophet are then communicated to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come as well as testimonies or repeated revelations that the...
she mentions in the show eventually happens; such as Solan never being able to experience the love of either Xena or Borias, as well as Xena and Gabrielle's crucifixion. She can possess living beings in the physical world, Alti possesses the Berserker's horse and attacks Xena through the horse's spirit, and also possesses a spider to bite Xena and extract information about Gabrielle
Gabrielle (Xena)
Gabrielle is a fictional character played by Renée O'Connor in Xena: Warrior Princess. She is referred to by fans as the Battling Bard of Potidaea. Her trademark weapons are the Amazon fighting staff and later, the sais...
.
Crucifixion
Crucifixion is an ancient method of painful execution in which the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross and left to hang until dead...
together on Mount Amarro.
Xena is not the only one who has felt Alti's powers. When Gabrielle is shown the vision of her and Xena dying she feels like she is being crucified. Alti also forces two Chinese Emissaries to envision the suffering of war.
In the few dealings with Alti, she claims that her powers are always evolving. Alti discovers the rich abundance of life force that can be drained from the Karmic Cycle
Karma
Karma in Indian religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies....
, and says, "Here, there are generations of power, just waiting for me to take". In an alternate reality, Alti realizes who she really was in the original world, and is able to amplify her power from both worlds. In doing so, she is able to fly, and dart across fields at an inhumanly fast speed. Later, although deceased, Alti is able to wreak havoc on Xena, Xena's unborn child Eve
Eve (Xena)
Eve | Livia is a fictional character created by Robert Tapert for the popular TV series Xena: Warrior Princess. She is portrayed by Adrienne Wilkinson...
, and Gabrielle from the Spiritual Realm. Also, the Mother of Peace, Xena's next life, tells the hero, Gabrielle's next life, that "Alti's evil just moved on to the next life", which credits that Alti's powers do extend beyond just one lifetime.
The Darsham, Naima, a spiritual wise woman from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
tells Xena that no matter what happens in the Karmic Cycle, Xena will always stop Alti in every lifetime as soon as Alti discovers her powers. This has been true; in each episode that featured Alti, Xena stops her before she could do anything else.
In Season 4, after Gabrielle falls in Dahak
Dahak
Dahak is a fictional character in the fictional universe of Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. He is the main antagonist of Xenas third season and the fifth season of Hercules....
's lava pit with Hope
Hope (Xena)
Hope is a fictional character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess. She is the daughter of Dahak, born of Gabrielle. Hope is a recurring villainess in the third season, portrayed by Amy Morrison and Renée O'Connor.-Character history:...
, Xena travels to the Northern Amazon territory and defeats Alti.
Alti appears again when she tries to take over the spirit of Xena's unborn child in Season 5.
In Season 6, Alti returns reincarnated as the brilliant genetic
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
engineer
Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the direct human manipulation of an organism's genome using modern DNA technology. It involves the introduction of foreign DNA or synthetic genes into the organism of interest...
Alexis Los Alamos. In this episode she clones both Xena and Gabrielle into the present time. Her final appearance is in this Season 6 as the High Priestess of Rome in an alternate reality created by Julius Caesar
Caesar (Xena)
Caesar is a fictional character from the television series Xena: Warrior Princess loosely based on Julius Caesar. He is portrayed by New Zealand actor Karl Urban. Caesar is a recurring antagonist in seasons two and three, with a guest appearance in season six as well as being the main antagonist of...
, after he tampers with the three Fates
Moirae
The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...
and their loom
Loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads...
and changed the course of history. That reality is ultimately destroyed when Gabrielle destroys the loom, marking the final appearance of Alti.
Appearances
- Adventures in the Sin Trade, part 1
- Adventures in the Sin Trade, part 2
- Between the Lines
- Them Bones, Them Bones
- Send in the Clones
- When Fates Collide