Hunters of Dune

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Paul's defeat of Jamis also counts, since he didn't realize he'd inherit Jamis' widow out of it, though given the choice between accepting Harah as wife or as servant, he chooses the latter. (Having killed her husband, he's required to take responsibility for her either way; on the other hand, there's the succession of House Atreides to consider, as well as the fact that he doesn't particularly want to marry Harah in any case.)

Clingy Costume: As a matter of survival. The climate of Arrakis is such that the Fremen must wear their stillsuits at all times outside sietches, and sometimes even inside, as they have a deeply ingrained cultural taboo against wasting water. Subverted later, when Stilgar notes in disgust how many Fremen who have achieved high positions within Muad'Dib's Empire never wear stillsuits anymore when they go into the desert, as they can afford to waste water. Anyone who has smelt an old wetsuit might work out why they were keen to stop, and it is outright stated that Fremen stink in closed spaces.The Bene Gesserit are manipulating individuals, societies, governments, religions, and bloodlines to produce their Kwisatz Haderach— and then have to start over from scratch when they get one too soon. Days of Future Past: Set cca 10,000-12,000 years in the future, the Empire is based off the Holy Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire — with feuding noble houses, an emperor, mercantile trading, monastic church-like organizations... Dr. Yueh's wife, Wanna, is revealed by Epistolary to be dead long before she, or he, or the nature of their relationship, is even introduced. Culture Chop Suey: A classic example. Millennia of galactic colonization have created completely new unrecognizable ethnicities and modified versions of current Earth religions.

Really 700 Years Old: Heavy use of spice can extend lifespans by a factor of three or more. The Emperor Shaddam is described by his daughter Princess Irulan as looking around 50, though being in his late 80s. He dies due to work-related stress rather than old age. Happily Married: Count and Lady Fenring, even though he's an Evil Eunuch. Leto and Jessica are also a happy couple, though politics prevent them from marrying. Jodorowsky's Dune: The first aborted attempt to make a Dune adaptation was covered in this 2013 documentary. The Dragon: Subverted with both Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen and Hasimir Fenring. Feyd-Rautha fought Paul Atreides on behalf of the Emperor, but only because he saw killing Paul as a stepping-stone to the throne; and Fenring was such a deadly fighter that the Emperor knew he could kill an exhausted Paul after his previous fight with Feyd — only for Fenring to realize that he and Paul are not so different.

Frank Herbert:

Beastly Bloodsports: Duke Leto's father was killed in a bullfight. The prequels by Brian Herbert added that the bull that killed him was hopped up on stimulants rather than sedated like it should have been, as a tool of assassination. The original didn't attribute any foul play. Dune: Adventures In The Imperium (2021), The Role-Playing Game published by Modiphius Entertainment using their 2d20 system. Also true for the general Fremen language, which is largely based on actual Arabic terms and phrases. And the Teilaxu secret language as well. Dune (2021 film). The first film in a planned duology adapting the first book, directed by Denis Villeneuve. note Villeneuve also hopes to adapt Dune Messiah as a third film. Absent Aliens: Unless you count the Sandworms, and their implied creators. Even then, their sapience was added after the fact, by Leto II.