Welcome to Arrakis - Dune Lore Explained (History, Factions, Planetology)
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- Welcome to Arrakis - A primer video on the lore of Dune by Frank Herbert. You can play the awesome Dune boardgame through our sponsor GF9: www.flamesofwar.com/gf9online...
In this lore documentary we seek to bring to life the world of Frank Herbert's Dune series with animated video of the key aspects of his work. We begin by tracing the history of the imperium from the Space Age of the 21st century through the mellenia of expansion that would see the Empire of Man become the Empire of a Thousand Worlds. We cover the pivotal moment that was the Butlerian revolt against the Thinking Machines. In its aftermath, the galaxy was reformed into a new galactic order.
This was made up of three main pillars: The Landsraad, The Imperial Throne, and the Spacing Guild. We discuss each of these with a focus on the Great and Minor houses along with House Corrino which currently sits atop the throne. In addition we also dive into the emergence of new players like the Mentats, the Navigators, and the Bene Gesserit.
Finally we turn our attention to how these various galactic factions of the Imperium of Man come to see their plans within plans come to a head on Arrakis. To set the stage for this action we dive deep into the planetology of Dune including its ecology, the sand worms, spice melange, and the Fremen.
I've loved diving into the lore of Dune and hope this makes a good primer video for the Dune Movie 2021 as well as your reading of the Dune books as I assume that most Dune Movie Review videos do not get into this much detail. Stay tuned for more episodes on Dune explained.
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Credits
Research: Invicta
Script: Invicta
Narration: Guy Michaels
Art: Penta Limited
#Dune
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We've got a whole episode on "Growing Up Fremen" th-cam.com/video/ATi1dZ6xAxQ/w-d-xo.html
I just now notice how much warhammer 40k lore is based around Dune
Oh yeah, BIG time.
Warhammer 40k is basically just Dune with some other stuff mixed in (Starship Troopers, D&D, etc.) Love me some 40k, but it's far from original.
Not based.... straight up highjacked lol
Based? I mean I love 40k but some are straight rip offs lmao,like Tallarn are literally Fremen.Remember the capital of Taros-Tarokeen? Rings some bells now? Lmao
@@justinius2170 I will forever believe someone was trying to make a Dune game, realized they would never get the license, and had to figure out something else because they were really happy with what they came up with.
“Welcome to Arrakis gentlemen. I will not lie, your chances of survival are small.”
-Duke Leto Atreides, probably
Is Arrakis, Dune? Like is it the same planet with 2 names?
@@ramboeastwood1522 yes ,
Arrakis is Dune
@@raezeal1608 thank you
*- Sardaukar priest starts throat singing Paranoid -*
He 100% knew he was walking into a death trap.
I just saw the movie and was itching for something like this, brilliant
Read the book it'd more in depth
How was it?
Same, just returned from the cinema. Nois movie.
Going tomorrow afternoon to watch it
The books contain everything you need to know about the movie, it's the best starting point
This is one of the better introductions to Frank's universe.
Half of it isn't actually Frank's, though.
@@PasserMontanus It's still part of the Dune universe tho
YES, without a hint of Brian's nonsense!!
This was not foreseen by The God Emperor, but it is something we enjoy.
Invicta lives in a no ship.
Lucky for those Harkonnen to exist way before Astartes were a thing
For the Emperor!
The emperor protects
im loving all the references to the books here
Man it's crazy to see this franchise's fingerprints all over nerd culture- Star Wars, Star Trek, Game of Thrones...
It’s why I deserves respect and people should be patient with the first film. It was only an intro
True
Game of Thrones was more inspired by Lord of the Rings then Dune
Elder scrolls
@smilodnfatalis55 Great comment man! When I learned that the princess in Star Wars in the first drafts was carrying “aura spice” instead of plans for the Death Star, I was shocked! 😳
i have LOVED the world of DUNE for over 20 years, but i have never come across a brilliant retelling and detailed explanation of a rich in depth universe that is FRANK HERBERTS "DUNE". The animation was unbelievable, and the narration was so on point it was like it could have been in the actual movies/mini series. just Breathtaking attention to detail and respect for the content. keep it up :)
Check out Quinn’s Ideas! This is a great video for sure! Partial to Quinn though. The Content must flow!
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Feels like actual history lessons. Great!
Invicta- Dune. Can’t get any better!
So like warhammer 40k?
Invicta- Stormlight Archive
If he says he will put out more videos on Dune, don’t believe him. He said the same thing about the Stormlight archive and that vid was a year ago
@@WraithLK it’s probably coming man!
@@Limozo ….. a year
As someone who has not yet read the book, but loved every minute of the new film, I thank you dearly for making this video!
There is an audio book, well worth it to consume the material. Also for the other books in the series as well.
the movie leaves alot out, this won't be the last Dune movie
@@ttebroc236 i heard about that, hopefully they make it a movie series
Yes the audiobooks are AMAZING and you must listen to them, for Muad'Dib's sake!
Forget the audio books,pick up the first dune book , roll one up, sit back and strap in,you will be on your way to a universe that you can't fathom!!!!
Basically the Landraad is less like the UN and more like the HRE
Came here for this comment! As " um actually" as it sounds it's a fairly significant distinction, and makes the basic structure easier to understand for anyone with a passing interest in the holy Roman empire like myself.
That is not the only reference to HRE. The imperial house act like the Emperor of the HRE. The spacing guild sounds like the hanseatic league.
great comments all round. Thank you
@Sergio Ortiz I forgot to mention the circles from 9:54 are similar to Imperial circles of the HRE.
More info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_circle
Thanks for the compliment.
It means lands council in dutch
It's fun to watch videos like this and learn just how deep some sci fi franchises today, especially Warhammer 40k, have roots in Dune. Imperium of Man, the God-Emperor, even the existence of Navigators (albeit rather decidedly different in how they work and why they're needed in 40k) owe their inspirations to these books.
Not to mention there was an AI rebellion during the Dark Age of Technology. It's basically "thinking machines" rebellion in Dune.
That's why AI is banned in both universes.
You have made me *INFINITELY* happy by basing this on the Dune encyclopedia and not BH's books.
This! If Villeneuve gets his Part 2, I really hope he can find a way to bring the Dune Encyclopedia back in to print, except make it the official lore book for the film series.
My fingers were crossed when I started this video.
Call me stupid, but what exactly is the difference?
Should the encyclopedia not collect the information given by the books?
Or do the games have better storys?
@@molybdaen11 Brian Herbet's storys and 'prequel' books are _technically_ the canon story of Dune, but they are so notoriously terrible and simplistic that fans reject them as fan fiction. They're that bad. In doing so, many have instead taken the semi-canon Dune Encyclopedia over BH's garbage.
@@AtticusAmericanus Ah, so the encyclopedia is just a more refined product because they had the time to build the world without creating a story first.
The series is so well written. There are so much themes and arguments that the author makes over the course of the book it is almost like a work of philosophy than an actual fictional book. One of the few fictional books i ever liked reading. The author is a genius
Stunning work. As someone who's never read Dune or even seen the movies, you now have me deeply interested in the series. Good job.
P.S. The narrator's voice is buttery smooth. :D
I'm almost finished with the first book of the House trilogy, which directly precedes the original Dune novel, and it is definitely worth looking into.
I REALLY recommend reading the books. They're some of the best I've ever read, or rather, some of my favorite. The new remake is pretty good as well, especially compared to the original, and there is definitely a Part II coming.
Dune is definitely worth checking out. The new movie from what I’ve heard is a good introduction to the universe other than the first book.
My advice is don’t go in expecting Star Wars or Star Trek.
Does this video have any spoilers to the 2021 dune movie?
@@thegamemasterBR
It's more giving you a background on the situation preceding the movie, so you'll have a little background.
Woah! Seeing you in an MCDM shirt with the Dune board game brings me to a full circle. I found Matt through the Dune boardgame episodes and then his running the game series.
He's been wearing it a lot lately. I love it.
the earth elemental steps on your head, to make sure that you're dead
Beautiful, the easiest to comprehend and most essential introduction to Dune I've seen so far. I love those old art illustrations and I'm glad you used them here, made me a little nostalgic.
The desert takes the weak. My desert, my Arrakis, MY DUNE!!!
Baron Vladimir harrkonnen!!!
I went to watch Dune without any prior knowledge of its lore, and this video cleared up some things for me. Thanks!
yes it cleared up this "landsraad" business. as in, whos in charge? landsraad or god emperor?
The cultures in the book series, the history, the ecology of Arrakis and the worms are so well realized its no wonder Dune is a foundational work in understanding worldbuilding
Wow, I find myself addicted to the lore of Dune. Never really heard of it until now and it's amazing.
Happy for ya.
You should definitely do these kinds of lore videos more often. love all of it real and fantasy. Legend of Galactic Heroes would be awesome
Man, Legend of the Galactic Heroes would be a great undertaking...
@@plamenminchev6563 I think so for sure. And it would be easy to be spoiler free just doing the lead up to where the show is. So much history for empire free planets and pezzain
@@Graus4201 Just the backstory and lore would fit at least 2-3 videos.
If we dive into ship types and historic figures... Even more
one crucial piece of information is missing: the correlation between sand trouts and sandworms was not widespread knowledge. Among others, the Corrino Emperors and the Guild itself did not knew it.
Yeah, this lack of knowledge is why starting a new Spice cycle elsewhere always failed.
Anyone trying to set up a Spice cycle tended to take adult worms from Dune and transplant them, but the only result of that was the death of the worm.
The worm cannot live anywhere unless the sandtrout has terraformed the place for the worm first.
Also the sand plankton are somewhere between nest and sand trout; it's unclear in the books
OMW GALAXY ON FIRE IT'S BEEN SO LONG IS IT STILL ON THE APP STORE?!!
Seriously it took me 5 hours to watch the new movie due to how much rewinding to try and take it *all* in was necessary! Sooooo much to love! A faithful and appreciative telling yet with their own take on things done *right*
Gonna be watching it again and again today
Honestly I think this is your best video yet. The art, the research, the narration, everything is better than most of what's out there
Well, this was unexpected! A welcome surprise.
The renewal of interest in Dune in the public eye is an excellent thing to see. My favourite SciFi IP for sure.
Glad to see this like the Stormlight Archive one you did which I also very much enjoyed (I was impressed you managed to be so informative without spoiling any of the big plot twists behind the setting).
It is 5 minutes in and the narration has already covered basically every relevant point GW yoinked from Dune for their 40k setting. I'd say "4 minutes of actual video content" since those first 5 minutes includes the ad, but I'm sure there's at least one idea in the board game being advertised that was also stolen by GW. :D
True. Somehow i do enjoy the rip-off more
GW likes to rip off original creator content and then issue cease and desist orders, and or sue the creator.
@@ozminuteman I enjoy Warhammer but this is very true
So I knew absolutely nothing about Dune before watching this video and this was exactly what I was hoping to find to help introduce me to this universe. Thank you so very much for you and your team's hard work in this endeavor.
Well done, Invicta! Great explanations and art. It makes me even more in awe of Frank Herbert's world building.
this was an amazing addition to the Dune movie!! thank you.
Well this is a surprise, didn't expect this channel to move from actual history to works of fiction. Somebody must be a big fan of the series.
Thank you so much for ALL of your content. From military history to lore, it has helped me learn more about Warhammer fantasy and get inspiration for the games I run and play. I read the first book last year in anticipation for the movie and it changed the way I look at fiction.
Thank you for making great videos that I can recommend to newcomers of sci-fi and fantasy.
P. S. Great shirt btw, definitely didn’t slip my notice.
I have been a Dune fan for years. This video has added to my understanding and appreciation of what a wonderfully complex and astonishing place the Dune Universe is.
This is BADASS! Such amazing work Invitc, this content is very entertaining and Dune fit so well with your video style
The way you have been able to convey all of the information in this video is peerless. I am impressed by the wording by the narration by the pacing and by the choice for when and how to give more in depth explanations. For me this has been an artful to experience. Thank you
Well done video! One of the best synopses of Dune material I have seen so far, love the artwork.
To see Dune presented with such stunning visuals and fully comprehensive oratory is truly a pleasure. I have always had some degree of interest in Dune but these videos have presented it in such a way that leaves u begging for more. I truly hope there are more Dune videos coming. As I understand it, apple tv has a Bene Gesserit project in development, they could definitely take some Que’s from this channel. Excellent job!!!
Thank you for this. I’m getting set to see the movie but have never read the books and wanted a proper foundation in the backstory of this universe without spoiling any of the story that unfolds during the movie itself. Very well done.
The spice must flow
I loved this, ur adaptations of the looks for each race, ship and place etc look mind blowing and honestly i can see the love for this world u guys have, keep getting the bread
This was soo cool guys! I loved every second of this video. Please more dune content! You guys kick butt, such professional videos!
Was this based on the Dune encyclopedia? Anywa...very good video, good illustrations and very good narration.
Yes, most of the information was from there
@@InvictaHistory Where can I buy the dune encyclopedia?
Kudos to everyone involved. A very informative and detailed piece.
This video is just amazing. Both the way it is presented visually as well as the very streamlined explanations. I loved the way the history before the movie was told in this destilled form and those 25 minutes really flew by fast. I am very grateful for this level of quality you put into this video!
Truly one of the best explanations of lore I’ve ever seen. Methodical, clear, concise, and great visuals. Not to mention the superb narrator that made the video come alive. I truly wish other fictional franchises had this level of explanation, especially the more complex ones.
Seriously. This is perfect. Dune have such an amazing lore. Awesome video.
After watching Dune I've become so obsessed with the franchise
Please keep up with the Lore videos. They are awesome! Loved your Stormlight Archive one and would love to see more like this!
I was so hyped for this video! And @Invicta didn't disappoint, outstanding work guys :D
To Expand, Prior to 0AG, Earth was hit by a planetoid, later returned to in "the saving of the treasures" Holtzman was born and discovered the Holtzman effect; the various phases of which are used for shields, travel etc. He eventually became part human, part machine, switching himself on and off during the period of time the video marks as various golden ages. Eventually being killed following the Butlerian Jihad (instigated when Butlers unborn child was killed pre delivery following decisions made by a thinking machine) Norma Cenva instigates the creation of the spacing guild by completing the first spice assisted travel using the holtzman drive and those people from earth? They became the Zensunni, ordered by the Padishar emperor to locate a new home, eventually settling on... POW! Arrakis - becoming the Fremen after being forced into the desert by the occupants at the time.
This video is really good! It has enough depth to be thorough but it doesn't end up being a total info dump - cheers guys!
Amazing.
Invicta covers history, and future history. They must be frequent users of the spice Melange to have such prescience.
man i wish for a part 2, video was so informative and just straight up chill to listen to while doing something else, animation brings the narration to life.
I loved Dune since I was a teenager in the 1990’s. When I heard they were making another movie I was a little concerned but I hear it’s very good.
The only problem I have the new movie is that like this video they have the name of House Harkonnen all wrong (pronunciation wise) and the fact they taken just a tad to much liberty when it comes to design like Caryalls basically being Balloon ships and some big spice harvesting "tics" That make no sense. AND also the the Fremen uses Las Weapons (which they DO not in the book)
it looks amazing mate, the story is allright, it's just the first half of the first book
@@darth_yoda You expect everything to be like the book?.
I wouldn't want a mixture of a man/sand worm in the movies to come.
New ideas is what makes things better.
Not everybody read the book
@@reymenders5437 If you don't want a movie to follow the SOURCE material it shouldn't be made from preexisting material but should use new made to order.. When you make an adaptation you need to honor the source material its a basic fact you don't seem to understand.
@@darth_yoda What basic fact i do not know anything about DUNE only untill now.
Hell i thought Star Wars was first untill i was corrected.
Ok Darth Yoda i got a question for you
WHERE TF IS AHSOKA IN THE PREQUELS?
Ill wait
This is simply excellent, the lore must flow
This is the best and most comprehensive guide to Dune that is available on the internet. I love the videos Invicta has produced on various warrior cultures throughout human history, but when it comes to your channels videos on fictional universes, this one is by far one of the best on your channel.
Wonderfully done! I've been a huge fan of the series since I read it as a teenager. I think you captured the feel very well! Thanks so much!
Great in depth but highly understandable break down of Dune. Awesome work.
We cover the history of the Sardaukar here: th-cam.com/video/jKEYSQU0VAE/w-d-xo.html
I prefer Frank Herbert's version of the Butlarian Jihad... where it was mankind using machines to enslave and control people. Not some AI war like Brain Herbert's thing, it goes completely against the original philosophy.
Why not mention the north african history and Islam history that inspired the lore ? No one noticed the amount of references and arabic words in the movie ?
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How realistic do you suppose it is that humanity reverts back to feudalism in the far future?
A lot with advance of automation of both physical and mental works feudalism seems a good alternative to small communities which are self sustaning.
Amazing work put in here. The result was one of the, if not the, best videos presenting dune universe I've ever seen.
This was absolutely mesmerizing! The narration, artwork, production and music were all spot on! Big ups! Great work!
More Dune lore, please. Love this universe.
So informative; especially the coherence and cohesion are easy to follow for Dune newbie and non native English speaker like me.
What beautiful talent all the people working on this must have to make such a video. Visuals, sound design, scripting and pacing, narration.. everything stood out! Bravo to all who worked on this!
Bravo 👏
This vid is amazing! Big thank you to all who took the time and effort 🙌🏼
Dune inspired all science fiction after it, that just shows how interesting and well-made it is
As someone who has read/listened to all 6 original books, I never knew there was a board game for Dune, so thanks for letting me know that. Second, this is a GREAT narratively and artistically fitting explainer for everything leading up to the first book. I'm still waiting to see the new movie but it sure seems like it will bring many new fans to its fold.
Watched a few Dune videos back and forth and I really. Very well presented, stunning use of visuals, well written and told. nice work.
This is really an information packed Video, with great animations and nice sound design. It explains the Lore of Dune in an easy to understand way, while not spoiling the books.
Lynch'es Spacing guild is my favorite, their wierd customs and language is so alien compared to the classicly feudal human norms the dichotomy is very visually and thematically much more interesting than Denis'es version. That being said Denis'es version is so good and best overall, very grateful for that movie. Thanks Invicta for these videos, hope to see.
Good stuff man. I'm a longtime fan of the first book and have started reading sequels since 2019. Hell of a universe
Thank you, sir. I don't have the time to finish the Dune books yet. I find this video pleasing to my senses. I love the story of Dune and your voice is perfect to narrate Histories. Appreciate the artwork and the effort. Kudos to your team too. Thanks again!
Damn man thank you so much for making this. I was never into Dune all that much because I just wasn't really exposed to it, but figured I'd watch the movie anyway since it looked kind of cool. Watching this first gave me a much better platform to understand the movie from. I enjoy sci-fi a lot, and now that I've watched this video I'm going to be getting into Dune quite a bit deeper. Thank you!
That was amazing! I can't wait for more!
This really makes the lore easier to understand.
I really enjoyed this video. It was great to get some backstory before seeing the movie - the video content is great and the visuals work really well.
Fantastic, for decades I've been interested in the full history of the setting, this is the first full explanation I've come across.
That was great! Thank you for your work and passion.
Watched this movie in theaters. Hands down the best sci-fi/fantasy movie that’s out there at the moment.
I really felt the ‘power’ of things that were supposed to be powerful. I felt terrified for the characters when they were terrified. The consequences were truly real.
A lot of stories nowadays will tell us that something in-story-universe is ‘powerful’ or ‘scary’. But then they die instantaneously whenever the writers need a convenient death.
You never really feel the consequences or the ‘weight’ of it.
This movie did it all right. Watch it in theaters! It deserves every view it gets. They did an excellent job.
One of the best explanations I've seen of the Dune universe. Good job, I salute you!
awesome great video! Loved the artwork keep up the amazing content it just keeps getting better and better!
This right here is what We needed 👏👏 I love thoughtful breakdowns of film, thanks!
I have to watch it again after watching this
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Just a heads up to any future commenters, If he says he will put out more videos on Dune, don’t believe him. He said the same thing about the Stormlight archive and that vid was a year ago.
@@WraithLK u mad bro!
@@WraithLK we do have more episodes in the pipeline for both series. Planning on releasing them this year
@@InvictaHistory ok, I’m just curious as to why it’s taken so long tho. Like surely a video that’s less than 30 min doesn’t take a year even while publishing other videos
I'd prefer the real history but you do you invicta
absolute awesome video! extremely well made :)
Amazing video man! thank you so much. I love your history videos and it was a nice surprise to see this vid pop up :)
The production and narration in this vid is amazing ! Great job !
Woah dune lore
Glad to see your channel branching out
I recently saw the new Dune movie and liked it a lot, now I reeaaaallly hope they will make the sequel.
If your a sci Fi fan and like to read get the first book, it will take you to a world"s" you can't fathom in your deepest darkest imagination
This is fascinating - and way cool! Please create more Dune-related content! I would watch the heck out of that :D
Thanks for making this video, as a newcomer to the series who never read the books or saw any of the old films it was a really difficult series to understand but this lore video helps alot!
So this is what Warhammer 40k low key ripped off.
Was inspired by, all stories borrow elements of those that came before, it's because Dune is so good that it has heavily inspired so many modern science fiction writers today.
@@Blottingpaper thats true. Frank Herbert's Dune inspired many sci-fi stories. The only reason Dune wasn't as popular during it's time is because it lacked the thing that made sci-fi cool then, robots and space lasers lol
@@BeeOppresion Ironically, the omission of robots was by design, and lasers (or lasguns in the book) are also written out for being too dangerous for modern warfare.
@@umjackd
Shields are always worn by fighters and when hit by lasguns, a near atomic type explosion results that would kill everyone in the vacinity, including the shooter.
It seems not even that low key 🤣
Man, that narration is so damn good.
Love it when a history focused channel delves into the a fictional history!! 👌🏼
This video was amazing! The artwork was fantastic and the voiceover was perfect. Has Guy Michales done any other voiceovers I could listen to, things like audiobooks or documentaries?
This looks really interesting!
I just saw the 1984 film at a bad movie night, and a lot of that film now makes sense.
I can understand now why the 2021 film is split in two. I've been skeptical about Warner films splitting films in two since Harry Potter 7, but this one seems justified.
Amazing work on the video, thank you to everyone involved
As a Warhammer 40 k fan when they said "serve the imperium and the emperor", i had chills down my spine !!
He is the King of all the land
In the Kingdom of the sands
Of a time tomorrow
He rules the sand worms and the Freemen
In the land amongst the stars
Of an age tomorrow!
- Iron maiden- To tame a land
That song was my introduction to the series!
""To Tame a Land" was meant to be entitled "Dune" after the novel, but after seeking permission from Frank Herbert's agents, the band received a message which stated, "Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially bands like Iron Maiden" and were forced to change the name." (from wiki)