Melina

Lore & Background

Melina is a member of the Resistance, a group deemed terrorists by the United Federation of Britain (UFB) who seek to improve living conditions in the Colony. She is the woman from Douglas Quaid's unsettling dreams of being a secret agent. When Quaid arrives in the UFB, he is rescued by Melina. She reveals she was the lover of Carl Hauser, Quaid's true identity as a rogue UFB agent, before he was captured and implanted with false memories. Melina compares matching scars with Quaid from when they were shot while holding hands in his "dream." She takes Quaid to see Matthias, the Resistance leader, so he can search Quaid's memories for a kill code that can disable an army of robots that Chancellor Cohaagen intends to use to destroy the Colony. After Cohaagen storms the Resistance base and takes Melina prisoner, Quaid sneaks onto Cohaagen's vessel to free her. They fight Cohaagen and his soldiers before Quaid's explosives detonate, destroying the vessel and killing Cohaagen. Quaid and Melina jump off before the explosion. Quaid eventually reunites with the real Melina after news channels declare the Colony's independence from the UFB.

In Their Own Story

Upon arriving at the UFB, Quaid is pursued by Lori and her team, but is rescued by Melina, the woman from his dreams. Recuperating at a UFB apartment, Quaid finds a hidden recording revealing his true identity as rogue UFB agent Carl Hauser. Melina then reveals she was Hauser's lover before he was captured, comparing their matching scars from when they were shot while holding hands in Quaid's "dream." They are soon surrounded by police and Harry, who claims Quaid is still in a Rekall-induced dream. A confused Quaid is initially uncertain until he sees a tear on Melina's cheek and shoots Harry. Lori pursues the pair, but they manage to escape. Melina takes Quaid to see Matthias, who searches his memories until Lori and Cohaagen storm the Resistance base. Cohaagen kills Matthias, takes Melina prisoner, and orders a team to restore Quaid's memory to the "old Hauser." Quaid sneaks onto Cohaagen's vessel, sets timed explosives, and searches for Melina. After reaching the Colony and freeing her, they fight Cohaagen and his soldiers until Quaid's explosives detonate. Quaid and Melina jump off before the vessel plummets back into the tunnel and explodes underground, killing Cohaagen and destroying his army. Quaid wakes up in an ambulance with Melina, who he soon realizes is a holographically disguised Lori. Quaid eventually kills her before reuniting with the real Melina as news channels declare the Colony's independence from the UFB.

Reader's Guide

Melina is a member of the Resistance who is Quaid's love interest. She is portrayed by Jessica Biel. Melina rescues Quaid when he is pursued by UFB agents in the UFB. She reveals she was the lover of Carl Hauser, Quaid's true identity, before he was captured. Melina compares matching scars with Quaid from when they were shot while holding hands in his "dream." She takes Quaid to see Matthias, the Resistance leader, to retrieve the memory of a kill code. After Cohaagen takes Melina prisoner, Quaid frees her from the vessel carrying the robot army. They fight Cohaagen and his soldiers before the vessel explodes, killing Cohaagen. Quaid and Melina jump off before the explosion. Quaid eventually reunites with the real Melina after news channels declare the Colony's independence from the UFB.

Did You Know?

• Melina is played by Jessica Biel in the 2012 film.
• Melina's character was not present in the original 1966 short story 'We Can Remember It for You Wholesale' by Philip K. Dick.
• Melina compares matching scars with Quaid from when they were shot while holding hands in his 'dream'.
• In the Director's Cut, Melina is the daughter of Matthias, the Resistance leader.
• Melina is taken prisoner by Chancellor Cohaagen before being freed by Quaid.