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Stilgar is one of the most powerful Fremen on Arrakis: a primal survivor and leader of great wisdom who teaches Paul Atreides in the ways of desert power. Kit, Borys (May 12, 2022). "Christopher Walken Joins Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya in Dune: Part Two". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 12, 2022.

Stasio, Marilyn (December 3, 2000). "Cover Story: Future Myths, Adrift in the Sands of Time". The New York Times . Retrieved August 21, 2015. Paul's birth is featured in the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson prequel novel Dune: House Corrino (2001). The 2008 novel Paul of Dune explores both Paul's childhood before Dune and his life between the novels Dune and Dune Messiah. Brian Herbert and Anderson's The Winds of Dune (2009) also relates events from Paul's youth and the period before Dune Messiah.Juan A. Prieto-Pablos says Herbert achieves a new typology with Paul's superpowers, differentiating the heroes of Dune from earlier heroes such as Superman, A. E. van Vogt's Gilbert Gosseyn, and Henry Kuttner's telepaths. Unlike previous superheroes who acquire their powers suddenly and accidentally, Paul's are the result of "painful and slow personal progress". And unlike other superheroes of the 1960s—who are the exception among ordinary people in their respective worlds—Herbert's characters grow their powers through "the application of mystical philosophies and techniques". For Herbert, the ordinary person can develop incredible fighting skills (Fremen and Sardaukar) or mental abilities (Bene Gesserit and Mentats). [12]

Paul Atreides and Chani Travel from Planet Dune to the Fortnite Item Shop". Epic Games. October 20, 2021 . Retrieved October 20, 2021. Paul Atreides must face his destiny as he continues the epic adventure that has taken him across the galaxy to the most dangerous planet in the known universe: Dune. In Dune Messiah (1969), Paul has been Emperor for twelve years. 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. 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. The 2021 remake of the classic sci-fi movie stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Zendayay as Chani Zendayay and Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho to name but a few of the stars. So far Funko has produced 7 really cool Pops from the remake. In Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's Hunters of Dune, the 2006 sequel to Chapterhouse: Dune, Scytale is a prisoner on the no-ship Ithaca, at the mercy of the latest Duncan Idaho ghola and a rebel group of Bene Gesserit. Nearing death from advanced age, a desperate Scytale 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. Meanwhile, the independent Face Dancer Khrone obtains Paul's genetic material from a religious relic on Caladan and tasks his Lost Tleilaxu prisoner Uxtal to create his own ghola of Paul. Named Paolo, this ghola is to be "conditioned" by Khrone's sadistic ghola of Baron Harkonnen to become a twisted version of Paul, who will serve the shadowy needs of Krone's mysterious masters, Daniel and Marty.Paul is portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan in David Lynch's 1984 film adaptation, [15] and by Alec Newman in the 2000 Dune miniseries [16] and its 2003 sequel. [17] The character is played by Timothée Chalamet in the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film Dune, [18] and its 2024 sequel, Dune: Part Two. [19] Prieto-Pablos, Juan A. (Spring 1991). "The Ambivalent Hero of Contemporary Fantasy and Science Fiction". Extrapolation. The University of Texas at Brownsville. 32 (1): 64–80. doi: 10.3828/extr.1991.32.1.64. Touponce, William F. (1988). " Dune: Herbert's Polyphonic Novel". Frank Herbert. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers imprint, G. K. Hall & Co. p.18. ISBN 0-8057-7514-5. Travis, Ben (May 15, 2020). " Dune: Denis Villeneuve Compares Paul Atreides to The Godfather 's Michael Corleone". Empire . Retrieved May 16, 2020. Attebery, Brian (2002). Decoding Gender in Science Fiction. New York: Routledge. p.66. ISBN 0-415-93949-6.

Speaking of Paul, played by Kyle MacLachlan in the 1984 film, his figure is ready for a fight with a weapon in hand. A deadly, passionate Fremen warrior skilled in survival and heavy artillery, Chani is determined to fight for her home and her people, no matter the cost.Daniels, James (January 12, 2014). "Toys We Miss: The Long Forgotten Figures From Frank Herbert's Dune". Nerd Bastards . Retrieved October 30, 2019. Martin, W. Eric (July 9, 2011). "Interview: Peter Olotka on Cosmic Encounter and D*ne". BoardGameGeek . Retrieved October 30, 2019. Collect all additional DUNE figures! Dune McFarlane 7-inch Build-a line: Duncan Idaho, Paul Atreides and Stilgar. Figures Sold Separately

Wertheimer, Ron (March 15, 2003). "Television Review: A Stormy Family on a Sandy Planet". The New York Times . Retrieved January 19, 2015. They flee to the Fremen, who see in Paul the Lisan al-Gaib or "the Voice from the Outer World", a prophet they call the Mahdi whom they believe is "The One Who Will Lead Us to Paradise". Paul and Jessica take shelter in Sietch Tabr, a Fremen settlement led by the naib, Stilgar. Paul and his mother train the Fremen in weapon use and martial arts, creating a formidable army. When Paul is accepted into the Fremen tribe, he is given the secret "sietch name" Usul, the Fremen word meaning "the base of the pillar". He chooses "Paul Muad'Dib" as his common name of manhood, to be used openly. Muad'Dib is the name of the adapted kangaroo mouse of Arrakis, and Stilgar relates that Paul's choice pleases the Fremen: Paul Atreides has been portrayed by three actors: Kyle MacLachlan (1984), Alec Newman (2000/2003), and Timothée Chalamet (2021/2024) Gurney’s defiant strength and expertise in battle are once again put to the test as he reunites with Paul to fight alongside the Fremen and exact revenge against House Harkonnen.Paul is portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan in David Lynch's 1984 film adaptation, by Alec Newman in the 2000 Dune miniseries and its 2003 sequel, and by Timothée Chalamet in the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film Dune and its upcoming 2024 sequel. Throughout Paul's rise to superhuman status, he follows a plotline common to many stories describing the birth of a hero. He has unfortunate circumstances forced onto him, and after a long period of hardship and exile, he confronts and defeats the source of evil in his tale. [8] [9] As such, Dune is representative of a general trend beginning in 1960s American science fiction in that it features a character who attains godlike status through scientific means. [10] Paul's riding and controlling a giant sandworm cements him as a Fremen leader, [11] and he eventually gains a level of omniscience which leads to his accession to the Imperial throne and causes the Fremen to worship him like a god.