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Financing is the mind-killer. Financing is the little-death that brings total obliteration. (hexbear.net)

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[-] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 20 points 9 months ago

Yeah this is exactly it. House Atreides had the support of vast amounts of the "lesser" nobles in the Landsraad. The Emperor held no ill will against House Atreides, and was even impressed at their soldiers and "honor" or whatever but ordered their downfall because they were within an inch of being able to challenge his position.

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 1 points 9 months ago

Who was the emperor affiliated with? Did he have his own armies?

[-] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah so the emperor had the Sardaukar, his elite military force, as well as a bunch of conventional forces. The Sardaukar as well as most of the Harkonnen forces are the ones who ambush the Atreides in the first part.

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago

Oh, I thought the sardaukar were mercenaries, but idk, the emper can hire out his forces as a treat.

[-] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago

So that's the big shock for Paul and Leto, that the Emperor did hire his forces out to the Harkonnen. That's a huge deal, a step they considered beyond the Pale; the Emperor never hires out his Sardaukar, they're his trump card. It shows how concerned the Emperor was about the chances of House Atreides standing against him.