| Paul Orestes Atreides | |
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 Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides in Dune (1984) |
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| Aliases | Usul, Muad'Dib, The Preacher |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of birth | 10,175 AG |
| Date of death | 10,217 AG |
| Occupation | Kwisatz Haderach Padishah Emperor |
| Spouse | Chani Irulan Corrino |
| Parents | Leto Atreides I Lady Jessica |
| Children | Leto (murdered while an infant) Leto Atreides II and Ghanima Atreides |
| Siblings | Alia Atreides |
| Relatives | Vladimir Harkonnen (grandfather) |
| Affiliation | House Atreides Fremen |
| First appearance | Dune |
| Final appearance | Children of Dune |
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| Portrayed by | Kyle MacLachlan (1984 film) Alec Newman (2000 miniseries/2003 sequel) |
 Alec Newman as Paul Atreides in the Dune miniseries (2000) |
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Paul Orestes Atreides (10,175-10,217 AG) is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert; he later takes the Fremen name Paul Muad'Dib and the sietch name Usul. Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22 1959 in Yakima Washington) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor This article is about the 1984 film See Frank Herbert's Dune for the 2000 television adaptation The following is a list of terminology used in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, the primary source being "Terminology of the Imperium" the Muad'Dib is a term with multiple applications within Frank Herbert 's ''Dune'' universe. " Kwisatz Haderach " is the name of a prophesied Messiah in Frank Herbert 's fictional ''Dune'' universe. The Padishah Emperor was the title of the hereditary rulers of the known universe in Frank Herbert 's fictional ''Dune'' universe. Chani is a Fictional character featured in Frank Herbert 's novels Dune (1965 and Dune Messiah (1969 Princess Irulan Corrino is a Fictional character and member of House Corrino in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Duke Leto Atreides I (10140-10191 AG is a fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Lady Jessica (10154-10256 AG Lady Jessica was portrayed by Francesca Annis in the 1984 David Lynch film Dune. Leto Atreides II (10207-13725 AG is a Fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Ghanima Atreides (meaning "spoil of war" in the Fremen language from the Arabic "الْغَنيمَة" is a Fictional character from the Alia Atreides (10191 Alia soon communicates with Paul the same way Of all the uses of time-vision this was the strangest The Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is a Fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. House Atreides is a fictional noble family from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. The Fremen are a group of free people in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, who based them on the Bedouin and the Kalahari Bushmen Dune is a Science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. Children of Dune is a Science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, third in a series of six novels set in the ''Dune'' universe. Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22 1959 in Yakima Washington) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor This article is about the 1984 film See Frank Herbert's Dune for the 2000 television adaptation Alec Newman is a Scottish stage television and film actor He was born in Glasgow on 27 November 1974 Frank Herbert's Dune is a three-part Miniseries based on the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. Frank Herbert's Children of Dune is the 2003 Sequel to the 2000 Miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune produced by the United States Alec Newman is a Scottish stage television and film actor He was born in Glasgow on 27 November 1974 Frank Herbert's Dune is a three-part Miniseries based on the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. The Dune universe, or Duniverse, is the political, scientific, and social fictional setting of author Frank Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr ( October 8 1920 &ndash February 11 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American The Fremen are a group of free people in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, who based them on the Bedouin and the Kalahari Bushmen Muad'Dib is a term with multiple applications within Frank Herbert 's ''Dune'' universe. A sietch is a Fremen desert settlement on the planet Arrakis in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. The following is a list of terminology used in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, the primary source being "Terminology of the Imperium" the Paul is a prominent character in the first two novels in the series, Dune (1965) and Dune Messiah (1969), and returns in Children of Dune (1976). Dune is a Science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. Dune Messiah is a Science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the second in a series of six novels Children of Dune is a Science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, third in a series of six novels set in the ''Dune'' universe. The character is brought back as two different gholas in the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson novels which conclude the original series, Hunters of Dune (2006) and Sandworms of Dune (2007). A ghola is a creature in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Brian Patrick Herbert (born 1947 is a best selling American Author who lives in Washington state Kevin J Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American Science fiction Author. Hunters of Dune is the first of the Duology written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Sandworms of Dune is the second of the Duology written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J
Paul was portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan in David Lynch's 1984 film adaptation, and by Alec Newman in the 2000 Dune miniseries and its 2003 sequel. Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22 1959 in Yakima Washington) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer This article is about the 1984 film See Frank Herbert's Dune for the 2000 television adaptation Alec Newman is a Scottish stage television and film actor He was born in Glasgow on 27 November 1974 Frank Herbert's Dune is a three-part Miniseries based on the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. Frank Herbert's Children of Dune is the 2003 Sequel to the 2000 Miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune produced by the United States In both films, he appears much older and taller than Herbert describes him to be; in the beginning of the novel, he is fifteen and short for his age.
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Dune
The son of Duke Leto Atreides I and the Lady Jessica, Paul Atreides is the heir of House Atreides, a nuclear-armed aristocratic family that rules the planet Caladan. Duke Leto Atreides I (10140-10191 AG is a fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Lady Jessica (10154-10256 AG Lady Jessica was portrayed by Francesca Annis in the 1984 David Lynch film Dune. House Atreides is a fictional noble family from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Atomics is a term used to describe Nuclear weapons in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Caladan is a Fictional planet in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Jessica is a Bene Gesserit and an important key in the Bene Gesserit breeding program. The Bene Gesserit (from Latin or a Semitic language see the origin of the name) are a key social religious and political force in Frank Herbert Eugenics is a social Philosophy which advocates the improvement of Human Hereditary traits through various forms of intervention According to the breeding program, she was to produce a daughter, who would marry Feyd-Rautha, a nephew of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. The Na-Baron Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen is a Fictional character in the Science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert. The Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is a Fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. However, Jessica falls in love with Leto and grants him a son.
Although Paul is a boy, he receives a Bene Gesserit training, giving him among other things, great control over his metabolism, heightened senses and knowledge of martial arts. Metabolism is the set of Chemical reactions that occur in living Organisms in order to maintain Life. He is also trained in weapon use by Gurney Halleck and Duncan Idaho, and receives training as a Mentat from Thufir Hawat. Gurney Halleck is a fictional Troubadour Warrior in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Duncan Idaho is a Fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. A Mentat is a profession or discipline in Frank Herbert 's Fictional ''Dune'' universe. Thufir Hawat is a Fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert.
When Paul is fifteen years old, the Padishah Emperor, Shaddam IV, orders the family to leave Caladan and govern the desert planet Arrakis (known as Dune), though Paul's father, Duke Leto, is in full knowledge that the Emperor is colluding with House Harkonnen to destroy the Atreides as a perceived threat to the throne. The Padishah Emperor was the title of the hereditary rulers of the known universe in Frank Herbert 's fictional ''Dune'' universe. Shaddam Corrino IV is a character in the fictional ''Dune'' universe of Frank Herbert. Arrakis is also an alternative name for the star Mu Draconis. See Dune House Harkonnen for the 2000 novel and The House Harkonnen for the band House Harkonnen is a powerful noble family On Dune, the family is betrayed by their Suk doctor, Wellington Yueh. In Frank Herbert 's ''Dune'' universe, the Suk School produces the universe's most competent trusted doctors Dr Wellington Yueh (10082 AG-10191 AG Realizing young Yueh's great fear of having his memories restored Sheeana leads Yueh to believe that she can restore his memories easily He disables the House defensive shields, allowing the Imperial Sardaukar troops, dressed in Harkonnen uniforms, to capture Duke Leto and Thufir Hawat and to kill most of the Atreides army. The Sardaukar are a Jingoistic, Fictional army from Frank Herbert 's ''Dune'' universe, primarily featured in the Science fiction novel Duncan Idaho sacrifices himself while attempting to hold off the Sardaukar and ensures Paul's escape. Yueh's betrayal was motivated by the Baron's capture and torture of his Bene Gesserit wife; he implants a poisonous gas capsule concealed within a false tooth on Duke Leto after his capture and instructs him to use it to kill the Baron. Shortly afterwards, the Baron has Yueh murdered. Upon meeting Baron Harkonnen and his twisted Mentat Piter De Vries, Leto bites down on the capsule. Piter De Vries is a Fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. He succeeds in killing De Vries — and himself — but not the Baron. The Baron captures Thufir Hawat, feeding him a poison for which only he has the antidote, and forcing him to serve as his new Mentat. Paul and Jessica escape, with some help from Dr. Yueh, into the desert.
They flee to the Fremen, who see in Paul the Lisan al-Gaib, the Mahdi, a prophet who will ensure a green, lush Dune. The Fremen are a group of free people in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, who based them on the Bedouin and the Kalahari Bushmen The following is a list of terminology used in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, the primary source being "Terminology of the Imperium" the In Religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has encountered the Supernatural or the divine and serves as an intermediary They take shelter in Sietch Tabr, a Fremen settlement led by the Naib, Stilgar. A sietch is a Fremen desert settlement on the planet Arrakis in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Stilgar is a Fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Paul and his mother train the Fremen in weapon use and martial arts, creating a formidable army. Under his Fremen name Muad'Dib, Paul leads a Fremen campaign of resistance against Harkonnen rule. He and Chani, daughter of Liet Kynes, take each other as mates and produce a son, named Leto in honor of Paul's father. Chani is a Fictional character featured in Frank Herbert 's novels Dune (1965 and Dune Messiah (1969 Liet-Kynes is a Fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Paul also reunites with Gurney Halleck, who had sought refuge with smugglers after the Harkonnen attack. In a bid to unlock his latent powers, Paul undergoes the process of spice agony via the consumption of the Water of Life. Spice agony is a term used in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. The Water of Life is a Fictional drug from Frank Herbert 's Science fiction ''Dune'' universe. He survives, although barely, and the ordeal gives him knowledge of his male and female ancestors; this proves Paul is the Kwisatz Haderach. An ancestor is a Parent or ( recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i " Kwisatz Haderach " is the name of a prophesied Messiah in Frank Herbert 's fictional ''Dune'' universe.
Awakening from the Spice Agony, he launches an attack on the Harkonnen and Imperial troops with his Fremen army (and with his personal bodyguard, the Fedaykin), riding the enormous sandworms indigenous to the planet. The following is a list of terminology used in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, the primary source being "Terminology of the Imperium" the The sandworm is a fictional form of Desert -dwelling creature from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. In the attack, he learns that his son, Leto, has been killed in a Sardaukar raid. They win and Paul requests an audience with Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV. The Padishah Emperor was the title of the hereditary rulers of the known universe in Frank Herbert 's fictional ''Dune'' universe. Shaddam Corrino IV is a character in the fictional ''Dune'' universe of Frank Herbert. He threatens to destroy the spice melange, thus making transport between the planets impossible and effectively destroying civilization. Melange is the name of the Fictional drug (also known as spice) central to the Dune series of Science fiction Novels In return for preserving the spice, he asks for the hand of the Emperor's daughter, the Bene Gesserit-trained Princess Irulan as well as the Emperor's abdication in favor of Paul. Princess Irulan Corrino is a Fictional character and member of House Corrino in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Urged by the Spacing Guild, Shaddam accepts his terms. The Spacing Guild is a Fictional organization in Frank Herbert 's ''Dune'' universe created in a series of Science fiction novels starting in
Dune Messiah
In Dune Messiah, Paul has been Emperor for twelve years. Dune Messiah is a Science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the second in a series of six novels His jihad has killed sixty billion people across the known universe, but according to his prescient vision, this is a fate far better than what he has seen. Jihad (جهاد ʤɪhæːd an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. Paul is beleaguered by a need he sees — to set humanity on a course that does not lead to stagnation and destruction, while at the same time managing both the Empire and the religion built around him.
A Fremen conspiracy attempts to assassinate Paul using a stone burner. Atomics is a term used to describe Nuclear weapons in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. The attempt fails: however the effects of the weapon destroy Paul's eyes. Although he becomes technically blind, his prescience allows him to "see" by tightly locking in reality with his prescient visions. Afflicted by despair as a result of his prescience, Paul faces another assassination attempt by a conspiracy of the Bene Tleilax, the Bene Gesserit and the Spacing Guild. The Bene Tleilax or Tleilaxu are an extremely xenophobic and isolationist society in the Fictional ''Dune'' universe created by This attempt, made using a ghola (a resurrected clone) of Paul's friend and mentor Duncan Idaho also fails, but the ordeal seemingly helps the Duncan ghola to regain his memories. A ghola is a creature in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. At the same time, Chani dies in childbirth, bearing twins: a boy, Leto II, and a girl, Ghanima (which means "spoil of war"). Leto Atreides II (10207-13725 AG is a Fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Ghanima Atreides (meaning "spoil of war" in the Fremen language from the Arabic "الْغَنيمَة" is a Fictional character from the Paul, who did not foresee the birth of twins, loses his prescience after Chani's death and becomes truly blind, although he conceals this. With a knife over the babies, the Tleilaxu Scytale offers to make a ghola of Chani and restore her to life, in exchange for all of Paul's CHOAM holdings and his effective abdication from the throne. Scytale is a Fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. The Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles ( CHOAM) is a fictional universal development corporation in Frank Herbert 's ''Dune'' universe, first However Paul, seeing through his newborn son's eyes, kills Scytale. Immediately afterwards, the dwarf Tleilaxu Master Bijaz makes the same offer regarding the Chani ghola; Paul orders Duncan to kill Bijaz. Bijaz is a fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert.
At the end of Dune Messiah, Paul, a blind man, walks into the desert alone, in accordance with Fremen law. He leaves his children in the care of the Fremen while their aunt Alia, Paul's sister, marries the Duncan Idaho ghola and rules the empire as regent. Alia Atreides (10191 Alia soon communicates with Paul the same way Of all the uses of time-vision this was the strangest
It is revealed in Children of Dune that Paul Atreides saw in his prescient visions that the human race was headed toward extinction in the near future. He saw a way to prevent this but felt the sacrifice he would need to make was too terrible. That sacrifice though was made later by his son Leto II. Paul appears briefly in this book as an assumed memory of Leto.
Children of Dune
In Children of Dune a mysterious figure known as The Preacher emerges from the desert and preaches among the people of Arrakis. Children of Dune is a Science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, third in a series of six novels set in the ''Dune'' universe. Led around by a boy, he discredits the religion that has been built around Paul Atreides, saying "The religion of Muad'Dib is not Muad'Dib," and scorns Alia. It is strongly suggested that he is indeed Paul, which is confirmed when he walks past Alia and says, "Stop trying to pull me into the background once more, sister. "
Paul meets with his son Leto in a desert, telling the boy that he had hoped that Leto would just enjoy his life rather than take the steps needed to prevent the human extinction. Leto, of course, had decided otherwise; he is later the title character of God Emperor of Dune. God Emperor of Dune is a Science fiction novel by Frank Herbert published in 1981, the fourth in the Dune series
Back in Arrakeen, Paul (as the Preacher) speaks out against Alia to the crowd outside Alia's Temple; his words and the actions of Leto cause a riot. Arrakis is also an alternative name for the star Mu Draconis. Reacting to his blasphemy, Alia's priests rush forward and stab Paul to death, as Alia and the remaining Atreides watch from above.
Later works
At the end of Frank Herbert's sixth and last book in the Dune series, Chapterhouse: Dune, a ghola of Scytale is seemingly the only Tleilaxu Master left alive. Chapterhouse Dune is a Science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, last in his series of six Dune novels Unbeknownst to all, he possesses a nullentropy capsule containing cells carefully and secretly collected by the Tleilaxu for millennia. The following is a list of terminology used in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, the primary source being "Terminology of the Imperium" the These cells include those of Tleilaxu Masters, Face Dancers (both regular and "perfect"), Paul Atreides, Chani, the original Duncan Idaho and Atreides retainers such as Thufir Hawat, Gurney Halleck, Stilgar, and others. Face Dancers are a type of human in Frank Herbert 's fictional ''Dune'' universe.
In the 2006 sequel Hunters of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Scytale is a prisoner on the no-ship Ithaca, at the mercy of (among others) the latest Duncan Idaho ghola and the Bene Gesserit Sheeana. Hunters of Dune is the first of the Duology written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Brian Patrick Herbert (born 1947 is a best selling American Author who lives in Washington state Kevin J Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American Science fiction Author. A no-ship is a fictional type of Spacecraft from the ''Dune'' Science fiction series by Frank Herbert. Ithaca is a fictional No-ship from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Sheeana Brugh is a Fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He trades his precious cell samples for permission to grow his own ghola; Duncan and the Bene Gesserit group subsequently grow gholas of Paul, Chani, Jessica and others.
Elsewhere, the Face Dancer Khrone also obtains Paul's genetic material from a religious relic on Caladan, and uses it to create his own ghola of Paul, who is named Paolo. The Lost Tleilaxu are a fictional organization from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Khrone and Daniel and Marty plan to use Paolo in their plot to take over the universe; Paulo is "conditioned" by Khrone's sadistic ghola of Baron Harkonnen himself. Daniel and Marty are fictional characters from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert.
In 2007's Sandworms of Dune, the Paul ghola ultimately duels Paolo. Sandworms of Dune is the second of the Duology written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Paul is mortally wounded, but the trauma restores his memories and he manages to heal himself. A power-hungry Paolo overdoses on ultraspice, an incredibly potent form of melange, and falls into a catatonic state. Melange is the name of the Fictional drug (also known as spice) central to the Dune series of Science fiction Novels Melange is the name of the Fictional drug (also known as spice) central to the Dune series of Science fiction Novels Catatonic is a syndrome of psychic and motoric-disturbances In the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association
Later on the recovering planet Dune, the awakened gholas of Paul and Chani go about restoring the planet to its former glory. They have reverted back to the ways of the ancient Fremen, resolving to lead simple lives and unafraid of the plots and schemes that had threatened them in their previous lives. The Fremen are a group of free people in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, who based them on the Bedouin and the Kalahari Bushmen Now able to devote all of his attention to her, Chani remarks that Paul has finally learned how to treat his wife. As the novel closes, Paul reaffirms his love for Chani, telling her he has loved her for five thousand years.
See also
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