Who betrays duke in Dune?

More specifically, the Emperor's relationship with the House Atreides, and his betrayal of Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac) in the book/film. Dune Part One slowly paints a tragic portrait of what is to become of House Atreides, who have now taken up residence on the planet Arrakis per the Emperor's decree.
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Who betrayed Duke Atreides?

Death. During the invasion Leto was betrayed by his private Suk Doctor, Wellington Yueh, and turned over to the Harkonnens. Though Yueh had given Leto the chance to kill the Baron Harkonnen using a poisoned tooth embedded in the Duke's mouth, the scheme failed.
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Who was the traitor in dune?

The Harkonnens arrive and wipe most of the Atreides out by using Sardaukar, the super-soldiers of the emperor, who is secretly helping the Harkonnens. The traitor, Dr. Yueh, hands Duke Leto over to the baron, but in his guilt he helps Jessica and Paul escape.
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Who is the traitor in Dune 2021?

This is why it comes as such a shock in the book when Yueh is revealed to be the traitor. This essential backstory is lacking in Dune 2021, however, and so the character of Wellington Yueh seems somewhat less interesting.
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Why did Yueh betray the Duke?

Having seen his beloved, Yueh agreed to betray Duke Leto, hoping thus to free his wife. It was made known to him by de Vries that if he performed Harkonnen bidding and betrayed Duke Leto, his beloved wife would be freed, or at least, he would know the truth about her fate.
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Why does Emperor betray Atreides?

But, much later in the original novel, Thufir Hawat puts it like this: “The Padishah Emperor turned against House Atreides because the Duke's Warmasters Gurney Hallek and Duncan Idaho had trained a fighting force — a small fighting force — to within a hair as good as the Sardaukar. Some of them were even better.
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Who betrayed Paul in Dune?

On Dune, the family is betrayed by their Suk doctor, Wellington Yueh. He disables the House defensive shields, allowing the Imperial Sardaukar troops, dressed in Harkonnen uniforms, to capture Duke Leto and Thufir Hawat and to kill most of the Atreides army.
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Who killed Leto Atreides?

Duke Leto dies after being captured by the Harkonnens.

Yueh, his personal physician who was secretly working with the Harkonnens. But before Yueh hands him over, he replaces one of Leto's teeth with a poison gas capsule, telling Leto to bite down hard in order to release the deadly gas.
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Why did Lady Jessica cut Mapes?

In the novel, Shadout Mapes offers her life to Jessica so that the crysknife can be safely put away. Jessica refuses to take her life but instead draws a small cut on her chest to satisfy the Fremen tradition.
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What happened Yueh wife?

Both of their wives are revealed to be dead. Both are killed by the villain (Baron/Sauron) when they have outlived their usefulness.
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What does Baron Harkonnen do to the boy?

In the scene from Dune I just referenced, a young slave boy is murdered by Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, a large, boil-covered monstrosity who wears a harness that allows him to float like a lethal balloon.
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Is Dr Yueh a traitor?

They're as silent as ever, but just before a brawl breaks out, Leto realizes his guards have been killed. He's quickly shot by a poisoned dart, with the traitor found to be Dr. Yueh, the head physician.
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How does Leto become a worm?

Thus, after spending time amongst a variety of fringe Fremen elements, including The Preacher, Leto accepted sand trout upon his body and began the conversion into a human-sandworm hybrid.
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Who killed Mapes in Dune?

Dr. Yueh kills Mapes when he betrays the Atreides to the Harkonnens.
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Why does Mapes call Jessica the one?

The native has been sent to test Jessica, and since she is a Bene Gesserit, a member of a special ancient school for women, Jessica passes the test. Jessica correctly identifies a strange knife that Mapes shows her, calling it a maker. Mapes refers to Jessica as “the One.”
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Why did Mapes give Jessica a crysknife?

Shadout Mapes gave Lady Jessica her crysknife because she believed Paul was the Messiah. Stilgar said “I recognize you” when he met the Duke's son. And, after the young Atreides instinctively knew how to wear his stillsuit, Dr.
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Is Paul Atreides the villain?

Paul Atreides is pitched as the hero of Dune, but there are several hints throughout the film that he could become the villain later on. The storyline of Frank Herbert's Dune novels is a sweeping epic that spans thousands of years, twisting the traditional hero's journey narrative in some interesting ways.
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Was the Baron eating the duke in Dune?

"The Baron quickly gets down from the throne and, eaten up with curiosity, comes closer, leaping nimbly. The Duke presses his jaws together, and the deadly gas begins to escape."
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Is Leto Atreides II evil?

Villain Protagonist: Leto II. Interesting in that he is only evil so that he can preserve humanity. This really comes out when you see how Siona and the novel's main Duncan feel about him, as they are virtually the only people who don't worship or beg of him.
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Does Paul Atreides mother betray him?

With Duke Leto

The relationship between the two quickly evolved into genuine love, and due to this love, Jessica disobeyed her orders and gave birth to a son, Paul Atreides, who would be heir of House Atreides, and ultimately ruined the Bene Gesserit plans.
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Does Paul Atreides marry Chani?

In all versions of Dune, Chani is Paul's lover and eventually his partner in ruling the galaxy. Like Duke Leto and Jessica, Paul never marries Chani but instead marries Princess Irulan to institute himself into the Emperor's family. Chani and Paul eventually have twins, Leto II and Ghanima Atreides.
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Why is Lady Jessica a concubine?

Concubines were often taken by ruling members of Great Houses for companionship. This was considered an ideal practice when one wished for other Great Houses to think they were available for alliance through marriage. Duke Leto Atreides took the Lady Jessica as his concubine.
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Who should play the Emperor in Dune?

Christopher Walken will rule the universe in Dune: Part Two. The Oscar-winning actor will take on the role of the Padishah Emperor in director Denis Villeneuve's upcoming sequel film.
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Why is Duncan Idaho so important?

Duncan was a dead, non-Fremen, non-royal warrior character beloved by all major protagonists from the original novel. This made him the ideal ghola to tempt Paul in Dune Messiah. To tempt Paul, it had to be someone he loved or could not stand to send away.
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Is House Atreides destroyed?

Duncan is only one of the many brave men who fall in the attack. Many others are executed by Rabban Harkonnen or killed in the original fighting. The status of some of the House's members–like Warmaster Gurney Halleck–remains unknown, but House Atreides is practically demolished in one single night.
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