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A path is a route between two points. It may also be used metaphorically, as a philosophical route to a desired state or destination. Path can also refer to: Path in hiking, often synonymous with a trail, although trail generally implies longer distances, unsurfaced ground, and natural terrain, whereas a path, particularly in an urban setting, can be much shorter, have a paved surface, and meander through landscaped areas. Path (graph theory), a sequence of vertices of a graph.< ...

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The idea of a messiah or a Chosen one figure has long been an element in the genres of science fiction and fantasy, if not real-life religion. The remainder of this article contains many plot spoilers for many different stories. Discretion is advised regarding unfamiliar stories. Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Akira. The manga and 1988 anime-movie Akira features both the themes of a returning saviour, and sacrifice based on compassion – two very strong reccurent themes in me ...

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• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Akira
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Army of Darkness
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Babylon 5
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Buffy
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Chrono Trigger
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Deep Impact
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Dune
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Fallout II
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Harry Potter
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Kingdom Hearts
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Legacy of Kain
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Lord of the Rings
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Marvel Comics
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Matrix Trilogy
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Narnia
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sailor Moon
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Trek
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Wars
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sonic the Hedgehog
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Superman
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Terminator
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Warhammer 40000
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Wheel of Time
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Xenogears
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Yu-Gi-Oh!

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A prediction is a statement or claim that a particular event will occur in the future. The etymology of this word is Latin (from præ- "before" plus dicere "to say"). Prediction - Informal prediction. Outside the rigorous context of science, prediction is often confused with informed guess or opinion. A prediction of this kind might be valid and useful if the predictor is a knowledgeable person in the field and is employing sound reasoning and accurate data. Pre ...

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• Prediction - Informal prediction
• Prediction - Supernatural
• Prediction - Scientific prediction
• Prediction - Example
• Prediction - Prediction in fiction

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The novel, God Emperor of Dune, places us in a very different universe to that of Children of Dune. Leto Atreides II still lives and rules the Empire three thousand years later, owing to his decision in the previous novel, to merge his human body with sandtrout. Leto is now much further along in his journey to becoming a worm, retaining only useless flippers for arms and legs, he moves about on a mechanical wagon; the one physical remnant of humanity Leto has retained is his human face. From the beginning of the novel, our moral viewpoint is ...

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God Emperor of Dune, God Emperor of Dune - Synopsis, God Emperor of Dune - Notable Parody, God Emperor of Dune - External link

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Leto is named for his paternal grandfather Duke Leto Atreides, who was killed in the Harkonnen / Imperial invasion of Arrakis. He is the second child of Paul to bear that name, the first having been killed by the Emperor's Sardaukar. In Children of Dune, Leto and his twin sister Ghanima are nine years old. Because of the spice ingested by their mother, Leto and Ghanima are "pre-born", meaning that, as fetuses in their mother's womb, they were awakened to consciousness and to their genetic memories; thus, they are born as fully ...

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Leto Atreides II, Leto Atreides II - Children of Dune, Leto Atreides II - God Emperor of Dune

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The manga and 1988 anime-movie Akira features both the themes of a returning saviour, and sacrifice based on compassion – two very strong reccurent themes in messianic literature. Cults in a Post-WWIII Neo-Tokyo herald the return of an entity known as "Akira", a codeword for a shady governmental project and an incident that destroyed Tokyo city at the outset of the war. The story follows Tetsuo, a latent psychic inextricably linked to the Akira project, and proclaimed by the cults to be Akira reborn. Tetsuo has no control over his p ...

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Messiahs in fiction and fantasy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Akira, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Army of Darkness, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Babylon 5, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Buffy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Chrono Trigger, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Deep Impact, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Dune, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Fallout II, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Harry Potter, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Kingdom Hearts, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Legacy of Kain, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Lord of the Rings, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Marvel Comics, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Matrix Trilogy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Narnia, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sailor Moon, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Trek, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Wars, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sonic the Hedgehog, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Superman, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Terminator, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Warhammer 40000, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Wheel of Time, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Xenogears, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Yu-Gi-Oh!

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At the begining of the prequel trilogy, Atreides power was capable but limited, it was secure on Caladan, had an uncommon reputation for honour and decency in politics. While Caladan produced sustainable resources (Pundi Rice) and some luxury items (Caladanian wines were the best wines in the known universe) it does not have the economic power of Ix or Arrakis (Under Harkonnen stewardship). During the period of Duke Leto's rule, use of combination of Thufir Hawat, Gurney Halleck and Duncan Idaho training Atredies troops brought their soldiers to a quality approaching that of the Sardaukar, wit ...

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House Atreides, House Atreides - Political Economic and Military power, House Atreides - Relationship to Greek mythology

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Following its discovery, the cinnamon-scented melange became a commodity of central importance to the universe due to its rarity and numerous remarkable properties. The most common of these properties is that it serves as a geriatric narcotic — a drug capable of extending human life well beyond its natural limits. This comes at the cost of great addiction and the denial of spice to an addict can only result in death. Spice addicts are easy to spot by their blue-in-blue eyes a ...

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Sandworm Dune, Sandworm Dune - The Sandworm Life Cycle, Sandworm Dune - Sandworms and the Spice Melange, Sandworm Dune - Melange and sandworm exploitation by humans, Sandworm Dune - Paul-Muad'Dib Leto II and the Sandworms, Sandworm Dune - Derivative works

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In a scientific context, a prediction is a rigorous (often quantitative) statement about what will happen under specific conditions, typically expressed in the form If A is true, then B will also be true. The scientific method is built on testing predictions which are logical consequences of scientific theories. A scientific theory whose predictions are not in accordance with observations will probably be rejected. Additionally, if new theories generate many new predictions, they are often highly valued, for they can be quickly and ea ...

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Prediction, Prediction - Informal prediction, Prediction - Supernatural, Prediction - Scientific prediction, Prediction - Example, Prediction - Prediction in fiction

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Being a mentat can be a profession in itself, or the discipline can be added to other roles. In Dune, Paul Atreides is trained to become a mentat duke; in Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse Dune, Miles Teg is a mentat bashar, or general, who is the most formidable military commander in the known universe. It's also possible to vary the discipline: In Dune, the Tleilaxu create 'twisted mentats' for the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Piter de Vries being the most notable example), the purpose of which is a sociopat ...

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Mentat, Mentat - Mentats in the Dune books, Mentat - Origins of Mentats, Mentat - The Mentat Mantra

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In a scientific context, a prediction is a rigorous (often quantitative) statement forecasting what will happen under specific conditions, typically expressed in the form If A is true, then B will also be true. The scientific method is built on testing assertions which are logical consequences of scientific theories. A scientific theory whose assertions are not in accordance with observations will probably be rejected. Additionally, if new theories generate many new predictions, they are often highly valued, for they can be qui ...

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Prediction, Prediction - Informal prediction hypothesis, Prediction - Supernatural prophesy, Prediction - Anticipatory science forecasts, Prediction - Example, Prediction - Prediction in fiction

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Chapterhouse Dune - Introduction. This situation is desperate for the Bene Gesserit as they find themselves the targets of the Honoured Matres, whose conquest of the Old Empire is almost complete. The Matres are seeking to assimilate the technology and developed methods of the Bene Gesserit, their "last enemy in the million planets" (i.e. the Old Empire before the Scattering). Given the strength and record of the Matres, the Bene Gesserit need a plan. In charge of this plan is Darwi Odrade, successor of Taraza. Her prescient visions show an unknown axeman stalking her--an ad ...

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Chapterhouse Dune, Chapterhouse Dune - Synopsis, Chapterhouse Dune - Introduction, Chapterhouse Dune - Body, Chapterhouse Dune - Conclusion, Chapterhouse Dune - Analysis, Chapterhouse Dune - A proper conclusion to the Dune saga?, Chapterhouse Dune - The old couple whom Duncan sees in the web

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As metabolic byproducts, sandworms produce three notable substances: oxygen, which is expelled from their trailing body, replacing the need for photosynthesizing plants on Arrakis; sand from the constant consumption and excretion of rock; and the extremely valuable spice melange, which is released along with water as a waste product of sandtrout. It is from the production of melange that sandworms receive their title of "Maker," but it is unclear whether or not sandworms actually generate the melange or if the process is limited to sandtrout ...

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Sandworm Dune, Sandworm Dune - The Sandworm Life Cycle, Sandworm Dune - Sandworms and the Spice Melange, Sandworm Dune - Melange and sandworm exploitation by humans, Sandworm Dune - Paul-Muad'Dib Leto II and the Sandworms, Sandworm Dune - Derivative works

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Paul-Muad'Dib and Leto II had a unique experience with melange in their high tolerances and experiences of the spice agony. In Muad'Dib even a slight exposure to melange triggered prescience in him, but he built up an ever increasing resistance to it. When he went through the spice agony he was given complete prescience, a complete map of the future, as well as a complete awakening as the Kwisatz Haderach. Leto II, wishing to avoid complete prescience avoided high concentrations of melange, but was eventually kidnapped and forced to c ...

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Sandworm Dune, Sandworm Dune - The Sandworm Life Cycle, Sandworm Dune - Sandworms and the Spice Melange, Sandworm Dune - Melange and sandworm exploitation by humans, Sandworm Dune - Paul-Muad'Dib Leto II and the Sandworms, Sandworm Dune - Derivative works

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Chapterhouse Dune - A proper conclusion to the Dune saga?. Chapter House: Dune ends on a cliffhanger. What happens to the escaped ship? Does Murbella successfully manage to merge the Honoured Matres and Bene Gesserit? What role will Scytale play in the future? What precisely are Duncan Idaho's new powers, or Teg's? How will Teg develop? Who chased the Honoured Matres back to the old Empire and what will they do when they get to the Old Empire? What role will the Jews play? Who are the g ...

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Chapterhouse Dune, Chapterhouse Dune - Synopsis, Chapterhouse Dune - Introduction, Chapterhouse Dune - Body, Chapterhouse Dune - Conclusion, Chapterhouse Dune - Analysis, Chapterhouse Dune - A proper conclusion to the Dune saga?, Chapterhouse Dune - The old couple whom Duncan sees in the web

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Sandworms begin their life as simple creatures known as sandtrout, or "Little Makers" to the Fremen. These creatures are similar to the trocophore larvae of terrestrial annelids and molluscs: simple haploid ciliated creatures. Sandtrout are drawn to water in the open desert and together multiple sandtrout will gather to encapsulate water, creating deserts safe for the adult worms. Once they have done so, they begin to make chemical alterations to the water to produce pre-spice mass, a potential water-safe nourishment for adult worms. ...

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Sandworm Dune, Sandworm Dune - The Sandworm Life Cycle, Sandworm Dune - Sandworms and the Spice Melange, Sandworm Dune - Melange and sandworm exploitation by humans, Sandworm Dune - Paul-Muad'Dib Leto II and the Sandworms, Sandworm Dune - Derivative works

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In the fifth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a prophecy is revealed concerning Harry and the books' chief antagonist, Lord Voldemort. Although the official recording of this prophecy is destroyed in the Ministry of Magic, professor Dumbledore knows the contents of the prophecy entirely, and reveals them to Harry using his Pensieve. As prophecized by Harry's Divination teacher Sybill Trelawney (although unknowingly), Harry is the only one in the wizarding community with the ability to destroy Voldemor ...

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Messiahs in fiction and fantasy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Akira, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Army of Darkness, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Babylon 5, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Buffy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Chrono Trigger, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Deep Impact, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Dune, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Fallout II, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Harry Potter, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Kingdom Hearts, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Legacy of Kain, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Lord of the Rings, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Marvel Comics, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Matrix Trilogy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Narnia, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sailor Moon, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Trek, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Wars, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sonic the Hedgehog, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Superman, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Terminator, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Warhammer 40000, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Wheel of Time, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Xenogears, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Yu-Gi-Oh!

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The concept of the messiah is central to the Dune series of books by Frank Herbert. The main character in Dune is Paul Atreides (titled Muad'Dib), the Mahdi of the Fremen people and the Kwisatz Haderach (also a messianic figure) of the Bene Gesserit order. The Bene Gesserit have abilities beyond that of normal humans, and the Kwisatz Haderach even more so, to the point of extreme prescience. Seeing mankind's future annihilation in almost all possible circumstances, Muad'Dib's foresight both allows and forces him to take over the galac ...

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In the video game Chrono Trigger a group of heroes travels through time to stop an incredible evil. The leader of the group, Crono, is a messianic figure who even "dies" and is resurrected during the course of the story. In addition to Crono, the group has a second "chosen" character, a knight named Glenn, who travels under the name 'Frog', and who is referred to as a "Legendary Hero". He bears a token known as the "Hero's Medal" and i ...

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Messiahs in fiction and fantasy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Akira, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Army of Darkness, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Babylon 5, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Buffy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Chrono Trigger, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Deep Impact, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Dune, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Fallout II, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Harry Potter, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Kingdom Hearts, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Legacy of Kain, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Lord of the Rings, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Marvel Comics, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Matrix Trilogy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Narnia, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sailor Moon, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Trek, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Wars, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sonic the Hedgehog, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Superman, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Terminator, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Warhammer 40000, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Wheel of Time, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Xenogears, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Yu-Gi-Oh!

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In the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy Summers, in addition to being a Run-of-the-mill Chosen One, has a Messianic role and Messianic duties. Buffy is just a normal girl until she learns that she is a slayer, a person that is chosen in every generation and who is born with super-human abilities. As she is the only girl on Earth with such powers, she is the only person capable of stopping evil from spreading around ...

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Messiahs in fiction and fantasy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Akira, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Army of Darkness, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Babylon 5, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Buffy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Chrono Trigger, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Deep Impact, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Dune, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Fallout II, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Harry Potter, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Kingdom Hearts, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Legacy of Kain, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Lord of the Rings, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Marvel Comics, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Matrix Trilogy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Narnia, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sailor Moon, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Trek, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Wars, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sonic the Hedgehog, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Superman, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Terminator, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Warhammer 40000, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Wheel of Time, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Xenogears, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Yu-Gi-Oh!

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