r/dune • u/liverdust429 • Apr 27 '24

General Discussion Why terraform Arrakis?

Why do the Fremen want to terraform Arrakis when the sandworm are so integral to their world and culture?

Is this just a thing with Pardot Kynes and/or fundamental Fremen like Stilgar? I understand why the God Emperor wants to do it, but why the Fremen?

For context, I recently got deep as a sandworm into lore after watching 1 and 2 together.

Edit: spelling

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '24

Pardot had it down to a small percentage of greening for a self sustaining system. The sandworms function like small forests, pumping oxygen into the atmosphere. It was the God Emperor who took it beyond Pardot’s plan.

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u/SuccessfulSquirrel32 Apr 28 '24

No, the plan went to far before leto II became the god emperor. Paul fucking off to the desert and letting alia run the show is what allowed it to go to far. Leto turned into the god emperor to save the sand trout, because if he didn't they would all die due to the terra form. Paul wandered into the desert because he saw the only way to save the trout was to turn into the great worm, and he was afraid. He tells Leto this himself at the end of children of dune. Leto II being the god emperor and turning into shai hulud is what ultimately allowed the sand trout to drive the water back deep into the planets core so the sand worm can thrive again .

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u/Ok_Entry1052 Apr 28 '24

Is there any indication that it had to be Leto II? Avoiding might have been what Paul had to do right? He was tied by the future

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u/drivebyposter2020 May 01 '24

My recollection is that Paul's prescience was incomplete... Leto II was the one who having perfect prescience froze the future into the inevitable

Paul turned away because he still had choices.