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=== Paul Atreides ===
* [[Awesomeness By Analysis]]: He was good before he got to Arrakis. However once the spice kicked in his analytical prowess [[Took a Level
* [[A God Am I]] : Subverted [[Deconstructor Fleet|brutally]].
* [[Blessed with Suck]] : While he at first seems like a near-perfect hero destined for great and noble deeds, his ultimate fate is as unglorious and miserable as it gets. Mainly because [[Humans Are Flawed]] and [[Humans Are
* Came Back Strong: He almost dies when he drinks the water of life, and when he wakes up he is the Kwisatz Haderach.
* [[The Chosen One]]
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* [[Foe-Tossing Charge]]
* [[Genetic Memory]]
* [[God-Emperor]]: The first of the two standard [[Trope Codifier
* [[Holy Child]]: As a kid, along with his twin sister Ghanima.
* [[Last of His Kind]]: As the last of the [[Sand Worm|sandworms]].
* [[Living Lie Detector]]
* [[Lonely
* [[Long Game]]
* {{spoiler|[[My Death Is Just the Beginning]] / [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
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Another Atreides Retainer.
* [[Ascended Extra]] : In later novels of the series.
* [[Back
* [[Butt Monkey]]: He is reincarnated as a ghola. {{spoiler|Again. And again. And again. And again. And killed (rather than dying of old age) only a slightly smaller number of times}}.
* [[The Casanova]]
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* [[Crazy Prepared]]: To the point of equipping themselves with fake toes (with stabbing implements!) and garrottes in their hair in the form of shigawire.
* [[Cultured Warrior]] : Well, Tiekanik and other higher ups are definitely an example.
* [[Death World]]: All the Sardies get a [[Training
* [[Evil Army]] : At least from the Atreides and Fremen point of view. [[Justified Trope|But make no mistake]] - they can be cruel and thorough.
* [[False-Flag Operation]]: See [[Paper-Thin Disguise]] below.
* [[My Master, Right or Wrong|Our Master Right Or Wrong]]
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Shaddam Corrino IV sends two full legions of Sardaukar in the guise of Harkonnen soldiers to bolster their assault on the Atreides after Yueh's bertayal. The Atreides pick up on this almost immediately, recognizing the incredibly distinct and vicious fighting style of the Sardaukar. The Sardaukar even attempt disguising themselves as Atreides soldiers during the assault.
** That last one actually works - the Spacing Guild is apparently entirely fooled by the ruse and has no idea it wasn't actually Atreides troops that sacked the Guild Bank during the confusion of the attack, and so respond by placing House Atreides under a travel ban and leaving any surviving members or troops trapped on Arrakis and unable to flee. (Of course, as the Guild Bank station chief on Arrakis was a Harkonnen agent, its entirely possible they knew all along and just pretended not to.)
* [[Penal Colony]]: Where they are trained
* [[Praetorian Guard]]
* [[The Spartan Way]]
* [[The Stoic]]: Captain Otto Aramsham, who refuses to submit under capture by Paul and the Fremen until he uses The Voice.
* [[Training
* [[Villainous Valour]]
* [[Weaponized Exhaust]]: The Sardaukar used this to barely eke out a victory/capture of some Fremen.
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