Dune characters
Readers of Frank Herbert’s book knew it was coming of course, but to newcomers watching Denis Villeneuve’s movie, the fall of House Atreides may have come as a bit of a shock. Sure, you knew a war was coming and that not everyone would make it out alive—but the entire house was decimated from Duke Leto Atreides on down, except for Paul. That’s in no small part thanks to the sacrifices of Duncan Idaho and Gurney Halleck, two of the best warriors around. But they weren’t the only ones to impact Paul’s journey in some way; Dr. Wellington Yueh, Dr. Liet-Kyne, and Jamis all lost their lives so he could eventually attain the destiny he saw in his visions.
