11103) often called Duncan-the-Archtraitor. However, it is vital lo note that what may have been a failure for the God Emperor Leto II could very well have been a success for the enigmatic Bene Tleilax. Duncan Prime and his gholas always felt comfortable with chaos, a state in which they could exercise their own independence and readily accept the tahaddi al-burhan, the ultimate test. Duncan-11099 had this characteristic in excess and also possessed an inordinate amount of ghajfa. Among all die gholas, with the possible exception of Duncan-the-Last, he was the one most offended by Leto H's absolute rule. Most significantly, he manifested a greatly exaggerated immaturity and rape syndrome sometimes seen among male career soldiers and not unknown even among the Fish Speakers. Sent on a mission to observe the remnants of House Corrino on Salusa Secundus in 11100, Duncan fell under the spell of Ancas Afamsham, the great-great-granddaughter of Captain Otto Aramsham, and a Bene Gesserit of secret rank in the tradition of Margot Lady Fenring. One of the leaders of a militant group of Sardaukar, the "Final Force," originally founded by her fanatical ancestor, Ancas easily seduced Duncan and convinced him that he could serve the true Atreides' tradition only by accomplishing the death of Leto II. With the resources of Duncan's ever-superb military mind and the support of the Bene Gesserit, the "Final Force" nearly breeched Leto's inner sanctum with every intention of assassinating him with a stone burner supplied by the willing Ixians. Fortunately, many Fremen still qualified as Fedaykin. They killed most of the Sardaukar but without their legendary success of the days of Paul Muad'Dib. In fact, even though the Fedaykin outnumbered the Sardaukar, it was necessary for Leto himself to kill Duncan and the five remaining members of the "Final Force." The short-term result of this abortive revolt was that thirty years lapsed before the God Emperor ordered another ghola from the Bene Tleilax This delay gave the Bene Tleilax further opportunity to modify the 325 Duncan prototype. The long-term results were Leto's extensive remodeling of his keep and his realization that male soldiers, be they Sardaukar or Fcdaykin, were inherently dangerous. This ted to the formation ef the Fish Speakers as die military arm of his empire, the emasculation of his own Fedaykin and their conversion into "Museum Bremen,'' and the major alterations in his own breeding program to produce both men and women who far exceeded the Duncan gholas in physical prowess. IDAHO, DCmCAFHllBl. Known in Fish Speaker history as "the General." Duncan-11181 (d. 11226) conceived and implemented the elaborate training program for Leto's amazon warriors, He was killed when a cadet accidentally armed a "pillar of flame" that he was explaining. IDAHO, DCfflCAN-iZm. His mental training was in direct defiance of Leto II's prohibition.

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