23 Facts About Duncan Idaho

Duncan Idaho is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.

Duncan Idaho was introduced in the first novel of the series, 1965's Dune, and became a breakout character.

Duncan Idaho is the only character to feature in all six of Herbert's original Dune novels.

In Dune, Duncan Idaho is described as a handsome man with "curling black hair" to whom women are easily attracted.

The Sardaukar sell his body to the Tleilaxu; subsequent gholas of Duncan Idaho possess the rebellious streak of the original.

At the time of Frank Herbert's original novel Dune, Duncan Idaho is a Swordmaster of the Ginaz in the service of House Atreides and one of Duke Leto's right-hand men.

Duncan Idaho goes to live with the Fremen, serving both Leto and Fremen leader Stilgar.

In 1976's Children of Dune, Duncan Idaho is Alia's husband and Mentat.

Duncan Idaho has assumed power as Holy Regent in the name of Paul's children, Leto II and Ghanima.

The novel chronicles the perceptions and actions of a new Duncan Idaho that has just been ordered from the Tleilaxu.

The current Duncan Idaho is intended to mate with Siona Atreides, the end product of Leto's breeding program: she is invisible to prescient sight.

Duncan Idaho is extremely reluctant and protests, saying that he is not Leto's stud.

Leto forbids Duncan Idaho from having any relations with her, but he disobeys and sleeps with Hwi.

Duncan Idaho eventually joins Siona's rebels and works with her to assassinate Leto.

Duncan Idaho's plan is successful, but Hwi is killed in the process.

Later Duncan Idaho-gholas tempered this with cynicism but the underlying impulsiveness remained.

Not knowing exactly what purpose Duncan Idaho will serve, the Bene Gesserit believe that the Tleilaxu are using the gholas to control the timing of his release upon the universe, implying some Tleilaxu purpose in addition to their own.

Duncan Idaho retrieves the Miles Teg ghola, and Sheeana Burg who escape in the no-ship, evading the trap set for him by the strange couple.

Duncan Idaho continues his travels on the no-ship, now named the Ithaca by its passengers.

Duncan Idaho is accompanied by Miles Teg, Sheeana and a group of her Bene Gesserit sisters, the last Tleilaxu Master Scytale, and many others.

Rabban subsequently chooses young Duncan Idaho to be the prey for one of his hunts, but Duncan Idaho's resourcefulness and the aid of a woman who wants to punish the Harkonnens enables him to escape Giedi Prime for the planet Caladan.

At the time of Dune: House Corrino, Duncan Idaho is an instrumental part of the liberation of the planet Ix from the Sardaukar and Tleilaxu, and even manages to defeat Count Hasimir Fenring in single combat.

Duncan Idaho is set to reprise the role in the film adaptation of Dune Messiah.