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This article or section refers to elements from Apocryphal media This article contains elements from Frank Herbert's Dune |
- "To fully appreciate the inevitable unfolding of events, one must begin by placing the events in time. The year is 10191, 57th year of Emperor Shaddam IV's rule, to be precise. The day of peril. Location: we are on Arrakis, otherwise known as Dune, the planet of sand. This is the only known source in the entire universe of the essential Spice. Now for the main protagonists. First, Duke Leto Atreides, planetary governor of Dune. He has just been double-crossed by the Emperor and slain by the evil Baron Harkonnen."
- ―Gaius Helen Mohiam[src]
Shaddam Corrino IV was the Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe and the head of House Corrino.
Biography[]
Shaddam Corrino IV took became the Padishah Emperor in the year 10134 AG. In the year 10191 AG, he appointed Duke Leto Atreides as the planetary governor of Arrakis and double-crossed him, allowing him to be killed by Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. However, Leto's concubine Jessica and son Paul survived the attack and escaped into the deep desert.[1]
Appearances[]
- Frank Herbert's Dune (mentioned only)