Paul Atreides: Ancestors & Descendants Explained

Paul Atreides is the main character in both the book Dune and the new films based on it. He is one of the main characters in Dune and Dune Messiah, the first two books in the series. He also shows up in Children of Dune. The Fremen see him as their saviour, and the Bene Gesserit see him as the Kwizatz Haderach, the result of thousands of years of breeding to bring about a golden age for all people. At the end of Dune, he gets rid of the present Padishah Emperor and marries his daughter to become Emperor of the Known universe. But what do we really know about his roots? By this, I mean how far back his family tree goes, and what about his children and grandchildren? In this video, we'll look at the Atreides bloodline, which includes Muadib's ancestors and offspring. This is a family tree that goes back tens of thousands of years, from the time of the ancient Greeks to many years after the death of the god emperor.