a b Touponce, William F. (1988). " Dune: Herbert's Polyphonic Novel". Frank Herbert. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers imprint, G. K. Hall & Co. p.12. ISBN 0-8057-7514-5.

Paul Atreides has been portrayed by three actors: Kyle MacLachlan (1984), Alec Newman (2000/2003), and Timothée Chalamet (2021/2024) a b c Herbert, Frank (1965). "Afterword by Brian Herbert". Dune (Kindleed.). Penguin Group. pp.875–877. Stilgar is one of the most powerful Fremen on Arrakis: a primal survivor and leader of great wisdom who teaches Paul Atreides in the ways of desert power. Collect all additional DUNE figures! Dune McFarlane 7-inch Build-a line: Lady Jessica, Duncan Idaho and Stilgar. Figures Sold Separately Asher-Perrin, Emmet (May 9, 2017). "Syfy's Dune Miniseries is the Most Okay Adaptation of the Book to Date". Tor.com . Retrieved February 20, 2019.In Dune Messiah (1969), Paul has been Emperor for twelve years. His jihad has killed sixty billion people across the known universe, but according to his prescient vision, this is a fate far better than what he has seen. Paul is beleaguered by a need he sees — to set humanity on a course that does not lead to stagnation and destruction, while at the same time managing both the Empire and the religion built around him. Wertheimer, Ron (March 15, 2003). "Television Review: A Stormy Family on a Sandy Planet". The New York Times . Retrieved January 19, 2015. Paul Atreides must face his destiny as he continues the epic adventure that has taken him across the galaxy to the most dangerous planet in the known universe: Dune. Collect all additional DUNE figures! Dune McFarlane 7-inch Build-a line: Duncan Idaho, Paul Atreides and Stilgar. Figures Sold Separately

Denis Villeneuve, director and co-writer of the 2021 film adaptation Dune, compared Paul to the character Michael Corleone in The Godfather, explaining that "He's training to be the Duke. But as much as he's been prepared and trained for that role, is it really what he dreams to be? That's the contradiction of that character. It's like Michael Corleone in The Godfather–it's someone that has a very tragic fate and he will become something that he was not wishing to become." [13] Martin, W. Eric (July 9, 2011). "Interview: Peter Olotka on Cosmic Encounter and D*ne". BoardGameGeek . Retrieved October 30, 2019. Fries, Laura (March 11, 2003). "Review: Children of Dune". Variety. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015 . Retrieved August 21, 2015.Little, Jesse (October 18, 2019). "Coming Soon: Pop! Movies— Dune Classic!". Funko . Retrieved October 30, 2019. They flee to the Fremen, who see in Paul the Lisan al-Gaib or "the Voice from the Outer World", a prophet they call the Mahdi whom they believe is "The One Who Will Lead Us to Paradise". Paul and Jessica take shelter in Sietch Tabr, a Fremen settlement led by the naib, Stilgar. Paul and his mother train the Fremen in weapon use and martial arts, creating a formidable army. When Paul is accepted into the Fremen tribe, he is given the secret "sietch name" Usul, the Fremen word meaning "the base of the pillar". He chooses "Paul Muad'Dib" as his common name of manhood, to be used openly. Muad'Dib is the name of the adapted kangaroo mouse of Arrakis, and Stilgar relates that Paul's choice pleases the Fremen:

Corliss, Richard (December 17, 1984). "Cinema: The Fantasy Film as Final Exam". Time. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020 . Retrieved October 31, 2021. Throughout Paul's rise to superhuman status, he follows a plotline common to many stories describing the birth of a hero. He has unfortunate circumstances forced onto him, and after a long period of hardship and exile, he confronts and defeats the source of evil in his tale. [8] [9] As such, Dune is representative of a general trend beginning in 1960s American science fiction in that it features a character who attains godlike status through scientific means. [10] Paul's riding and controlling a giant sandworm cements him as a Fremen leader, [11] and he eventually gains a level of omniscience which leads to his accession to the Imperial throne and causes the Fremen to worship him like a god.Juan A. Prieto-Pablos says Herbert achieves a new typology with Paul's superpowers, differentiating the heroes of Dune from earlier heroes such as Superman, A. E. van Vogt's Gilbert Gosseyn, and Henry Kuttner's telepaths. Unlike previous superheroes who acquire their powers suddenly and accidentally, Paul's are the result of "painful and slow personal progress". And unlike other superheroes of the 1960s—who are the exception among ordinary people in their respective worlds—Herbert's characters grow their powers through "the application of mystical philosophies and techniques". For Herbert, the ordinary person can develop incredible fighting skills (Fremen and Sardaukar) or mental abilities (Bene Gesserit and Mentats). [12]