Character Analysis - Paul Atreides
Background “I am Paul ‘Muad’dib’ Atreides, Duke of Arrakis! The Hand of God be my witness, I am the Voice from the Outer World! I will lead you to PARADISE!” Name : Paul “Muad’dib” Atreides Title : Duke, later Emperor Other Names : Kwisatz Haderach, Lisan al-Gaib Born 10176 AG, age 17 during the War on Arrakis ( 15 in the 2020s movies), 29 in Dune Messiah Heir to House Atreides Leader of the Fremen Tens of thousands of years into the future, humanity became scattered across the galaxies. In an event known as the Butlerian Jihad, computers, artificial intelligence, and the like have been utterly eradicated across the universe, leaving beings only known as Guild Navigators to assist humanity in traveling across the cosmos. Due to their nature, Guild Navigators are utterly obsessed and rely on the material melange, otherwise known as spice, found only on the planet Arrakis. Lady Jessica, a daughter of the Bene Gesserit and concubine of Duke Leto Atreides, was not supposed t...