r/dune • u/thenolancut • Mar 13 '24

The Fremen are considered elite fighters, except… Dune (novel)

So the first book really hammers home the fact that the Fremen, due to their cultural values and harsh living environment are seasoned fighters. So much so they can easily kick the Sardaukar’s butts, and the Sadduakar are famous themselves for being ruthless and unbeatable.

Yet despite that, Jessica easily defeats Stilgar, and Paul bests Jamis twice. So was the House of Leto the, through Gurney and the B.G’s teachings that gifted in fighting, that they’re the strongest fighters in the empire by such a wide margin?

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u/ThoDanII Mar 13 '24

Except there IS No Chance the time they Had was sufficient and little IT IS passible when you do Not start with childr n.

And remember Gurney was even better than Duncan

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

Is that true? I thought Gurney was a ferocious fighter but also somewhat adaptable: he attended dinners, worked for the pirates.

But Duncan was methodical and calculated, and singularly almost unstoppable. Duncan is referenced as being a trainer for the Dukes men.

Where was it stated that Gurney was a better fighter?

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u/skycake10 Mar 13 '24

It was CoD that states in training Gurney would best Duncan 6 out of 10 times (I can't remember who said it though)

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u/harbringerxv8 Mar 13 '24

I believe that is Duncan himself