Duncan Idaho
Fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Duncan Idaho is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He was introduced in the first novel of the series, 1965's Dune, and became a breakout character. He was revived in 1969's Dune Messiah.[3] He is the only character to feature in all six of Herbert's original Dune novels.
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First appearance | Dune (1963–65) |
Last appearance | The Winds of Dune (2009) |
Created by | Frank Herbert |
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Occupation | Atreides Swordmaster, later Mentat |
Affiliation | House Atreides Swordmasters of Ginaz |
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Idaho was portrayed by Richard Jordan in David Lynch's 1984 film version of Dune, and by James Watson in the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries. Edward Atterton assumed the role in the 2003 miniseries Children of Dune. The character is played by Jason Momoa in the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film Dune.