Dune: The Emperor's Weakness
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In the Dune Universe the power of the padishah emperor Shaddam the IV rests on his wealth, his influence in the Landsraad, and his Sardaukar army. The emperor is one of the most powerful individuals in the known universe. His wealth comes from the fact that his house, the house of Corrino, holds a majority of shares in the Choam company, also known as the Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles. Choam company facilitates all interstellar sales in the galaxy, this essentially meant that Choam controlled the sale of spice and the emperor got a hefty portion of each sale. The Landsraad, of course, was made up of the Great Houses of the Imperium, this included, House Atreides, House Harkonnen, and others, the emperor was at the head of the Landsraad. He had the sole power to grant and remove fiefdoms of the planets throughout the imperium. Earlier in the book Dune House Atreides is given the fiefdom over Arrakis at the command of the emperor.
The Sardaukar themselves were known to be some of the most brutal warriors in the galaxy. Their strength came from the harsh realities of the planet in which they were trained, a prison world known as Salusa Secundus. The world had a degree of hostility comparable to the world of Arrakis. All of these elements contributed to the emperor's power, His wealth, his military, his influence. But what are the emperor's weaknesses?
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@Yujifanik
Жыл бұрын
@QuinnsIdeas I'm glad Dennis emphasizes the weakness of the Emperor, by putting the Baron as *main* Antagonist, after all, he who control's the Spice controls the universe. Not the most influence in politics, not the most powerful armies.
@billyalarie929
Жыл бұрын
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@Stone815
Жыл бұрын
I've never seen Christopher Walken not play Christopher Walken. I wonder how this is going to play out.
@MrAwesomeAsian22
Жыл бұрын
Dang KZread can't handle Quinn's luxurious voice.
@arongamman9360
Жыл бұрын
Can Christopher Walken pull back his identifiable accent?
The emperors weakness is that he’s got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell!
@timothyvonvictory7105
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou for this
@BaoNguyen-bh2rk
Жыл бұрын
The cowbell is useless on Arrakis. It will call every worm from miles around.
@RabbitShirak
Жыл бұрын
”Paul! I gotta need more cowbell!”
@lummoxicide1502
Жыл бұрын
Ha Ha Yess! 🤘
@timothyvonvictory7105
Жыл бұрын
@@BaoNguyen-bh2rk not necessarily a bad thing
One of the weaknesses is his army of Sardaukar never faced a defeat, which Paul realized in the books.
@davidwooden3878
Жыл бұрын
The Emperor needed a Kobayashi Maru
@DrDiabolical000
Жыл бұрын
I don't understand. How is that a weakness?
@joshjames582
Жыл бұрын
@@DrDiabolical000 I suppose it can be a weakness in that they're ill-equipped to regroup, retreat or anything else associated with being defeated. I'm sure they've ran many drills of those scenarios but have no practical experience with them.
@axelhopfinger533
Жыл бұрын
@@DrDiabolical000 Because it makes you both overconfident and set in your apparently successful ways, thus averse to adapt to changing circumstances. If you never face any enemy strong enough to defeat you, you cannot really grow any further. And one of the central themes of Dune is evolution/adaption. The Sardaukar were simply set in their ways for so long and so confident of their peerless superiority, that when they faced a truly superior adversary for the first time in centuries, they were unable to change their ways and adapt their tactics.
@HenningGu
Жыл бұрын
@DrDiabolical000 Your army has never been defeated. Alright, so you can be sure that you can use the army to crush any rebellion or even the thought of that. Since the army is undefeated, you can divert your attention elsewhere. Now, think about this. What if this lack of attention over thousands of years suddenly came back on you? Your army has never been defeated, but the many people you have defeated aren't gonna stay still. They will change and suddenly, you , or your descendents, really, are faced with an enemy that might be able to defeat you. Remember, your army has never been defeated, the idea never even seemed a possibility. But now, suddenly, someone on some world does manage to defeat you. What do you even do?
To quote Bane: "Victory has defeated you."
Another thing worth mentioning is that this man, this Duke who is popular among the Great Houses and with an army to challenge the might of the Sardukar, is the Emperor's cousin. If there were a rebellion, and it succeeded, the Landsraad might not settle for merely restraining the Emperor's power. An Atreides raised to the throne could be presented as a cadet branch of House Corino, thus not ruffling any aristocratic feathers. This is doubly true if the new Emperor's heir were to wed one of Shadam's own daughters, and the Emperor had no sons.
The emperor's weakness is also his greatest strength. No one dares to challenge him to a dance off!
@100Servings
Жыл бұрын
Of course not! He'll bring his Weapon Of Choice!
@dgurevich1
Жыл бұрын
That is why Paul, who can kill either a word will obviously challenge him to a rap battle.
@sblinder1978
Жыл бұрын
If you walk without rhythm, you won't attract the worm. (Is this why Quinn used that picture?)
@ShizuokaJoe
Жыл бұрын
@@sblinder1978 JFC, is that song an ode to Dune!? Min = blown🤯
@bawalmagisip1
Жыл бұрын
The emperor is a trained dancer, I now remember.
Potential spoilers: per the first point, the Bene Gesserit were not just the Emperor's weakness, they were potentially his greatest enemy and had possibly already defeated him. They did not just have his ear in a Grima Wormtongue way, and control of his oldest daughter Irulan, but had in fact infiltrated his entire harem and were actively denying him sons. Their end goal wasn't to just control the Emperor, their goal was to place the Bene Gesserit Irulan on the Golden Lion throne and to directly control the entire Empire. This would also allow them majority share control over CHOAM and through it to manipulate the distribution of the Spice Melange, which would in turn give them control over The Guild, who they viewed as having too much power and too stupid to yield it. They could also potentially neuter both the Tlielaxu and the Ixians who the Padishah Emperors had empowered, potentially even setting the stage for war with those cultures. They were plotting this parallel to their plot to create a Kwisatz Haderach: had Jessica borne a daughter that could be wed to Feyd Ruatha, perhaps the Atreides/Harkonnen feud could be ended, but more importantly the child would be the Kwisatz Haderach. The Reverend Mother would then insist this child be raised by Bene Gesserit and once fully under BG control, the Kwisatz Haderach could himself be primed for the Throne, potentially wed to Irulan as the royal puppets. This illustrates why Jessica's act of betrayal weighs so heavily on the Bene Gesserit, but also why the Reverend Mother sees potential in the marriage of Irulan and Paul... it wasnt exactly how they had framed their plot, but she thought it could perhaps be made to work in their favor.
@sectorgovernor
Жыл бұрын
Anirul (Shaddam 's wife) made Shaddam infertile after she had the 5 daughter from him. That's why he hadn' t even a bastard son. Though it is a plothole why he didn't have bastards earlier. He had concubines before Anirul too.
@josecorchete3732
Жыл бұрын
The reason why they only provide him daughters is that they expect the all-powerful male bene gesserit to be born within a generation. In the misogynistic universe of Dune, that's a very powerful reason to prepare a weak throne for his genetic experiment to raise.
@josecorchete3732
Жыл бұрын
To be clear: The plot is for the throne to be occupied by the person they have created, and wedding Irulan only to be a last resort, so if the experiment fails, there's no tumultuous revolt, just another weak puppet. They are maneuvering to AVOID problems related to their gene plot. They require a stable galaxy to play their games. It's better explained inthe prequel trilogy, specially in House Corrino.
@patreekotime4578
Жыл бұрын
@@josecorchete3732 Eh, not interested in Brian Herberts retconned books at all. Just going on the OG source material. Doesnt he also have Gaius Helen Mohiam seducing the Baron?? Nope. Not interested. In Dune, Paul very plainly states that the Bene Gesserit plan is to place one of their own on the throne and Irulan is the one theyve trained for it. As the oldest Corrino heir, she would be Emperor, not some member of a lower house.
@patreekotime4578
Жыл бұрын
@@sectorgovernor Im really only interested in the source material.
Cant wait to see Christopher Walken as the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV
@hemidas
Жыл бұрын
Bring in...that...floating fatman...the Baron.
@gothicpando
Жыл бұрын
Now Paul, I got a fever, and the only prescription... ...Is More CowBell!!!!
@anthonyschueller1284
Жыл бұрын
I feel like he'd fit that role perfectly...
@100Servings
Жыл бұрын
The Emperor has a specific Weapon of Choice.
@LoPhatKao
Жыл бұрын
@@100Servings sure hope someone cgis the old video to have him wearing his Emperor costume while floating around lol
CHOAM is basically an allegory for the East India Company under the British Empire.
@w0mblemania
Жыл бұрын
Mmmm.. maybe. Perhaps closer to OPEC. But that analogy is also limited. CHOAM is weird. The whole CHOAM-Guild-Empire-BG system is never really fully explained. If the emperor can distribute planets on a whim, you have wonder at the power of CHOAM. After all, directorships and shares are only as valuable as long as someone is there to enforce that system. If a faction (Atreides) is being cut out of the herd, you'd think the other members of CHOAM would realise their danger.
@commiehunter733
Жыл бұрын
It's like any power entity, be that WEF WHO NATO CFR BILDERBERG GROUP
@dabrownone
3 ай бұрын
Definitely more like OPEC. The value of spice means the entire empire is really giant corporation
The Emperor's greatest weakness is his lack of a male heir. The Bene Gesserit can control their own biochemistry to change the gender of the fetus. His Bene Gesserit wife Anirul ensured there would be no son to oppose their Kwisatz Haderach or carry on the Corrino name. She even went so far as to sterilize him in the Brian Herbert prequels, after the birth of their last daughter.
I never cease to be amazed at what a very complex and well thought out story Dune is!
Walk without rhythm It won't attract the worm Walk without rhythm And it won't attract the worm Walk without rhythm And it won't attract the worm If you walk without rhythm Ah, you never learn, yeah
@ShawnLevasseur
Жыл бұрын
The imperial throne room looks suspiciously like the lobby of a Marriott
@strigon012
11 ай бұрын
Yo bigshot
@WheatDos
2 ай бұрын
Don't be shocked by the tone of my VOICE.
@QuinnsIdeas I'm glad Dennis emphasizes the weakness of the Emperor, by putting the Baron as *main* Antagonist, after all, he who control's the Spice controls the universe. Not the most influence in politics, not the most powerful armies.
@w0mblemania
Жыл бұрын
The baron is indeed the main antagonist of the first book, however, he is not in charge of the spice. The baron is fearful that what could happen to the Atreides, could happen to him, too. He has explicit orders from the Emperor: make the spice flow, or else. In that sense, the baron is a puppet.
@Yujifanik
Жыл бұрын
@@w0mblemania not really. If that were the case, then the Emperor wouldn't need to replace the Baron to set the Duke up for ambush, he would've just outright attacked the Duke. But as Quinn described in this video, the Emperor *needed* the Baron to do the dirty work, but even still it would've weakened the Emperor even still. Because publicly the Baron would appear to be acting on his vendetta, but privately the Emperor would've been indebted to the Baron in such a way that the Baron could effectively replace the Emperor without even having to put up a fight. So in conclusion, who was playing whom as a puppet???
@w0mblemania
Жыл бұрын
@@Yujifanik The Emperor couldn't just attack Atreides outright. Firstly, Leto's power base in the Landsraad has been increasing. He has powerful friends who could come to his aid. An outright attack by the Emperor against a rival would be seen as by the Landsraad as a power grab. Secondly, this would give the Emperor direct control of the flow of spice. Probably not too tenable to the Landsraad (and others). Thirdly, the Atreide's military has come to rival the Sardaukar. The Emperor's forces alone may not be enough to kill off the Atreides. But the Sardaukar, combined with Harkonnen forces and Guild duplicity, was doable. The baron is a weak man, in a weak position. He only holds Arrakis -- and thus a chunk of its profits and power -- only as a gift of the Empire. The Emperor uses the baron to do his dirty work. This way, both win.
@Yujifanik
Жыл бұрын
@@w0mblemania Everything you listed I was aware of. In the books, the Emperor had to get rid of the Atreides, but *couldn't* be seen doing so openly in order to prevent a rebellion in the Landsraad, hence why he needed the Baron to do w/ the covert help of the Sardaukar, in Harkonnen uniforms. However what your missing is this. Publicly the Baron would be solely responsible for the destruction of the Atreides, but privately the Emperor would be indebted to the Baron, the only way the Emperor could get out of *that* position was to destroy the Harkonnens and thus reveal his part in the coup against the Atreides. So the Emperor would have been in an untenable position. If he betrays the Harkonnens he's revealed as the chief perpetrator to the coup against the Atreides, if he maintains the alliance w/ the Harkonnens, the Harkonnens have a shot at the Golden Lion Throne by sheer necessity to keep the alliance hidden from the rest of the Landsraad. As Quinn stated the Emperor was dangerously complacent, he would've gotten rid of the Atreides, but would be so indebted to the Harkonnens, the Baron could pressure the Emperor to the sidelines by the sheer political weight of his, The Emperor's, part in the coup. Which was the Baron's plan all along.
You truly make some of the best videos on KZread. I am deeply grateful every time you make videos on the literary series I love so much.
I have been a sci-fi fan for 47 years, starting with a large box of my father's paperbacks with Asimov, Blish, Poel, etc. I am back to reading every day now as I recuperate from a long episode of severe depression. I enjoy this channel and am grateful for the comment section which has led me to discover modern (post 1970) novels that are wonderfully entertaining. I'm into book 4 of Iain Banks Culture series. It's hard to believe it is as old as it is. I'm plowing through them one after another. Bless Amazon and Kindle. Kindle knows what I read and how long my attention is captivated and also provides good suggestions. It'salso nice to receive a novel within 5 seconds of placing the order.
@tradtruetek
11 ай бұрын
severe depression? are you a liberal or what?
@morgianehamadou6034
11 ай бұрын
Reading has saved me many times indeed.. diving into other universes can be a great transition before emerging back into reality and sociability after long episodes of solitude. Though local independant libraries (if there is any near you) would benefit more from your money rather than Amazon ;)
Awesome work. I could listen to this framework of analysis and story telling for hours
Thank you for posting all of these videos, really making me excited for Dune 2. As always, your content is excellent!
His historian/Bene Gesserit daughter Irulan, being a voice in the novel itself, quoted in epigraphs, made her a powerful presence if not a central character. I remembered her and had a better picture of her than that of her Emperor father.
@MrSmiley1964
Жыл бұрын
Yes, but I am looking forward to seeing the Throne Room and the Golden Lion Throne. The original movie did such a disservice to the image of this grand room that I had built up in my mind. "With the tiles from a million worlds inlaid in it's floor." Even better that god awful battle station thing the emperor sat at at the end of the movie. WTF was that all about?
@w0mblemania
Жыл бұрын
Irulan was very interesting. Trained by the BG, but didn't become a Reverend Mother. She was a "failed" BG. The conspirators of Dune Messiah are very dismissive of her. She was just a tool, for them. Similarly, Jessica thought little of her (Children of Dune).
@pablom-f8762
Жыл бұрын
@@w0mblemania if I remembered correctly she stood up for Ghanima, gaining some credit at least with her.
Thank you for your dedication to Sci-Fi. Quinn. Everytime I watch one of your videos, it's like I am being told a captivating story by my grandson.
I am absolutely loving this new upload schedule.
You make great content man. You help support the very idea and awesomeness that is sci-fi. We need more people in the world like you.
“We’ll all be wearin’ spice Melange diapers.”
Thank you for putting out all this content Quinn! Effort and presentation spot on as always.
Quinn I love your videos and can’t wait to see dune 2 and hear your review on it. Keep up the good work!!!
Great video. I'm loving all your stuff. Normally, I'm not one to binge, but your channel is so much fun I've made an exception. Thanks for spending so much effort making stuff like this.
Ouffff, nicely edited, quality narration, outstanding Sci Fi images, superb quotes from the book, Sir, total five star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Great video Quinn! Cannot wait for Walkens performance
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@wonder_platypus8337
8 ай бұрын
"Soddycars" this make me burst out laughing.
Thank you, Quinn, for the brilliant video. I love hearing your voice. 🙏🙏🙏
*I rewatched Dune the other day* and all I gotta say is : How low are people’s attention span if that movie is considered “boring” ?
@lucagiovanetti9870
Жыл бұрын
Because they are boring people!
@Wertsir
Жыл бұрын
The problem with the dune movie is not attention span, rather it is lack of context. We don’t get the internal narration that characterizes the book, nor are we given additional dialogue to explain whats going on. Which is fine if you are already very familiar with the book (as everyone here likely is) since its close enough to a straight adaptation for you to fill in the blanks, however if you are not it means that a lot of what is happening does not make sense, or does not accurately communicate its importance to you as a member of the audience. And thereby it becomes boring since its just a lot of stuff happening none of which means much to you, which just leads to confusion. To be effective for a mass audience who may have never seen it before, a movie must be easy to understand even with no background in the source material. - For example, even if you have never read the books, you will understand whats happening in the Lord of the Rings movies perfectly, since it takes the time to explain everything clearly within the movie itself rather than expecting you to fill in the blanks, book readers may know some additional trivia but none of it is crucial to the experience. But the same cannot be said for dune, which makes it difficult for new viewers. I personally did not have a problem with it, but i personally read through my copy of the entire series in preparation before it came out, and it is unreasonable to expect that level of dedication from general audiences who are just trying to see a movie with their friends. Several of the people i went with (sci-fi fans, but not dune fans specifically) ended up being confused about basic concepts that would have been obvious in the book, and needed further explanation from me to understand what they had just seen. Which is not ideal. People who do not have someone to explain it to them may find themselves even more disconnected and confused, and thereby find themselves getting a bit bored despite the visual spectacle.
@Montv3
Жыл бұрын
Its very bad movie if you read the books
@Duncan_Idaho84
Жыл бұрын
@@Montv3 It’s a bad movie? I thought they did a great job of hitting all the major beats of the story?
@enisra_bowman
Жыл бұрын
@@Duncan_Idaho84 People call everything just "bad" or "lazy" nowadays and think they're a critic but they mostly not understand "show don't tell" and then find things boring
At the time of this video you have 666 thousand subscribers. Congratulations, Quinn! Your work is excellent and I love your content! Liked and shared.
how am i only just discovering your channel?? everything on here is so good especially the cosmic horror stuff, you are thought fuel and educational in the coolest ways possible, please keep going for a very long time
That thumbnail 😂 “you’re talking to my landsraad all wrong.. it’s the wrong tone “
Another crucial weakness is the Emperor has no male heir. This may be because the BG have blocked it through their arts or because he is too selfish to want one. Maybe the BG were opening the throne for their KH? That also explains Leto's reason for not marrying Jessica, as he hoped politically he might marry Irulan and ascend the throne.
@pablom-f8762
Жыл бұрын
I thought so for a minute too, but the sisterhood controls the genetics of all major Houses, all except the Atreides anomaly. The capacity of attracting loyalty they so cherished in that bloodline backfired on them.
Thanks a lot for the lore content. I work 60 hour weeks and don’t have enough time to read or look up. But I get my best work done when I have long vids to listen too. Thanks again and please keep up the content!!!
I never would have found your channel if it wasn't for the New Dune movies, thank you. You very clearly break down what is precious from the Dune novels
Epic video yet again. Great breakdown and your breakdowns of The Three Body Problem was why I read the series. I’ve already read the Dune six but makes me want to re-read
excellent writing and presentation. more please
6 videos in the span of a week holy!. i really appreciate your content and the time you spent to create these videos for us, there is something so cozy about watching your videos late at night getting introduced to genres and stories i wouldve never come across if it wasnt for your videos. Stay awesome brother
Your videos rock! I would not have finished Children of Dune yesterday if it wasn’t for you. I’m going to buy the next trilogy (with those new beautiful book covers) today! Thank you so much !
I've loved Dune stuff since the 80's. I love Quinn's Ideas for Dune stuff. Thank you very much for your videos!
Quinn, thank you for your hard work, I really appreciate it. you're an incredible, wonderful, amazing, awesome, and beautiful person.
Quinn! Your videos are awesome!!
hey, I just want to say thank you for making these videos. Scifi isnt my genre of choice, but I love hearing passionate people talk about what they love. You've introduced me to series and really concepts I never would have run into otherwise, and I appreciate it!
Excellent video thank you
Very interesting thanks for posting Quinn
Videos are too short. Luv hearing Your voice on DUNE. Glad you're coming back with the movie, can't wait to hear Your Review of it. Take Care, brother.
Great vid as ever sir.
Great video!
Thank you for your work.
I remember years ago falling in love with the dune series all over again thanks to Quinn’s dune explained videos. I’m glad to see this creator expanded beyond dune and became a more general science fiction channel, but anytime Quinn releases a dune video I’m all over it
@joyfulgirl91
Жыл бұрын
He actually started with ASOIAF analysis and theorizing and was the best of all of them
Awesome video Quinn. I always thought the Emperor was given a raw deal in Lynch's version, being bossed around by microphone head.
I think I'd add this very big weakness: he did not understand the nature of the Atreides before the betrayal whatsoever. It simply didn't include imperial ambition. They aspired to be The Best Damn Dukes, but that was all. Anything else wouldn't even have occurred to Leto, and Paul had to be goaded by circumstances the emperor created and prescience informed race consciousness to do it...and even then that wasn't a matter of ambition. Sure, Leto II ended up being like "Well, in for a penny in for a pre-worm," but he inherited a mess that wouldn't even have existed if Shaddam had just trusted Atreides loyalty.
Honestly, a shame Charles Dance wasn’t cast as Shaddam IV. Though I suppose it would just have been Tywin Lannister all over again.
@FJDH11
Жыл бұрын
LOL
@firstlast9846
Жыл бұрын
Charles Dance plays Charles Dance in everything 💀 it’s like Michael Caine.
@-Markus-
Жыл бұрын
Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister is one of the best things ive seen in movies/shows. Such a perfect casting and performance. Its up there with Ian McShane as Al Swearengen. But Walken as Emperor, this can be fantastic!
@globesurfer122
Жыл бұрын
Exactly, it's not creative at all. I love that Walken was cast. It's weird.
@wretchardkimball9049
Жыл бұрын
Benedict was better.
Your work is top notch 👌
Hey Quinn. I must say, you sir, are my go-to guy for all things DUNE. Your level of understanding for the core material is impressive to say the least.
Sweet video!
Very entertaining mate.
So well done!
This is one of the BEST science fiction channels. I don't care for Herbert or Octavia Butler, but I still look forward to watching your videos on them.
Great video.
I just found you and love your stuff. Are you still going to do a video on all the wallfacer plans from the three bodies series?
That was so good, thank you.
Love these. Just finishing up all of frank Herbert's original dune books. Can't wait for the next movie.
This video is excellent. It gets to the heart of the story because, in a way, the Emperor is at the center of the story in the book Dune. He is a catalyst for the phenomenon that is Paul Atreidis.
Great FX in the intro to the video,
Dune will always be my favourite sci fi. I may like others but I’ll always have an Arrakis shaped hole in my heart. I love it when you talk about dune. Thanks quinn
Great content
Thank you for simplifying this vast awesome world!
So glad this came up in my recommended list. Great insight into horror. I will be picking up the trilogy.
Nice summary. Very interesting and explains things the movie doesn't bring out.
hey,really love your channel and was just wondering if you could someday make a video on Stanislaw Lem's work?
You go boy! You go Quinn’s Ideas. My family plays Monopoly while we listen to your videos on Dune.
The Emperor’s weakness is cake and lots of it. 🤣
Audio working just fine on my end. Listening and watching on my phone.
That thumbnail really makes the letters pop out of the screen, kind of 3D like. Very trippy but also very cool
The Emperor's weakness is more cowbell.
honestly missed opportunity to have Charlece Dance play the emperor. he wouldve been SUCH a good pick
I was about to leave for my grandkids birthday and saw your new vid, so of course I didn't leave until I watched it...take care.
I love Dune. I appreciate your passion for the story
I've been watching your shit forever idk if you read comments but if you do I want you to know that I appreciate you immensely. Just love your content!
That opening music is awesome
Not sure about the walken casting!!! I love him but in order for it to work for me I would have to see a side of him I never seen before. He’s been dark and cold before but there was always a underlying cool swag. Pretty much the only ? mark I have for dune 2
I don't know if you've mentioned this before, but I always had a doubt. On a certain occasion in the first book, Irulan reports a recent rebuke of her father for not having male children, and for the daughter not being old enough to have married Duke Leto. In that case, why didn't the Emperor want to marry Paul to Irulan before deciding on war?
@pablom-f8762
Жыл бұрын
Paul is a natural son (out of wedlock, Leto never married), Irulan would not be married away like that. But a legitimatised Paul, married to the princess gives the Landsraad a chance to kick Shaddam and use that to gain positions with the new boss. Leto is just buying time, and himself not marrying anyone keeps his actual family safe. The plan to isolate them in Arrakis, sabotage spice harvest to justify a Harkonnen takeover with Imperial help appeared to be from the Baron. Both also made money by stashing spice beforehand and playing the market when the flow trickled down.
Thank you Quinn.
Quinn, just discovered your channel and am straight bingeing. Have you ever done a series on The Eschaton Sequence series by John C Wright. It's my favorite sf series. If you haven't, could you please please please!
Miss your videos....
I know this is completely unrelated and that the series may never be renewed, but could you please make a video on Raised by Wolves? Please?
Love this kind of extrapolation, thanks Quinn. Continue doin the work of Shai Hulud.😅
Love all your videos but would love to see you do more on the Common Wealth books by Peter F. Hamilton
@LoPhatKao
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aye, agreed Morning Light Mountain is one of the most fascinating creatures
Another does of ASMR.....need some longer ones though!!
christopher walken, also 666 subscribers congrats!
I'd love it if you covered the alternate plot of the dune RTS games. How close and far they are from Canon, and what you think of them, at least in context of the cutscenes, which there are a lot of.
Love your guides. Maybe you have adressed it but why don't you do guides for more dune books? Is it because Frank did not write them?
Pls make a video on house Ordos
Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune recap, please!
Asking here because it’s the latest video: Can I get recommendations for sci fi books most closely resembling the far future, high tech aspects of Three Body Problem? I was so enthralled by the extreme tech from the Three Body Problem and am kind of new to sci fi. Thanks. (Already reading the Dune and Revelation Space series.)
Dr. Uinndar, you evil man! Saving all this sweet Dune content for when the film started getting close. YOU CRUEL MESSIAH❤
The life-extending aspect of spice is also worth emphasizing.
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Yeah I wish adaptations would stop spoiling the role of the spice in the space travels, it's supposed to be a plot twist... Saying that it greatly extent life would be reason enough to believe why spice is such an unique, rare and prized substance.
When I saw your title I thought it would be a video about THE Emperor