History WMG / Dune

Reason #4: the ending itself would have been an [[UpToEleven extreme]] version of the much reviled ending by Creator/DavidLynch. In that ending, Paul causes rain to fall on Arrakis. In Jodorowsky's ending, [[spoiler: Paul's spirit would have possessed everyone on Arrakis, then rain would have fallen, grass would have grown everywhere on Arrakis, the spice would have abandoned the planet forming rings around it, then Arrakis would have started roaming the galaxy, disappearing at the end.]]

StarWars Path:

[[WMG:Melange is actually dried [[StarWars Midichlorians]].]]

* Or maybe a war against some kind of ''SleepDealer'' type of scenario.

[[WMG: A meta-guess: had AlejandroJodorowsky been successful in making his version of Dune, it would be popular to bash it on the Internet.]]

[[WMG: TimeLord]]

* We know from Film/TerminatorSalvation that there are humans who don’t believe the Resistance can defeat Skynet. A group of these people conspire to go back in time in order to escape the machines. They succeed, but mess up the space-time coordinates and end up on the planet that eventually becomes Coruscant.

* During the Butlerian Jihad, some humans flee the galaxy and end up on a planet called Kobol. It’s Thirteen Lords are the last Spacing Guild Navigators.

[[WMG: Dune is part of the Warhammer40000 universe.]]

Reason #2: haters are still bashing DavidLynch's version for being unfaithful to the book. Jodorowsky's version would have been even more unfaithful, so, the same people would bash it even more, for the same reasons.

Reason #4: the ending itself would have been an [[UpToEleven extreme]] version of the much reviled ending by DavidLynch. In that ending, Paul causes rain to fall on Arrakis. In Jodorowsky's ending, [[spoiler: Paul's spirit would have possessed everyone on Arrakis, then rain would have fallen, grass would have grown everywhere on Arrakis, the spice would have abandoned the planet forming rings around it, then Arrakis would have started roaming the galaxy, disappearing at the end.]]

...take your pick of [[RobotWar humans-versus-robots stories]]. ''Film/TheMatrix'', ''{{Terminator}}'', and the modern ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' seem like good candidates.

* Alternatively, the ''Dune'' universe was preceded by ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}'', ''Franchise/StargateVerse'', ''TheTerminator'', and ''Film/TheMatrix'', in that order. Then it's followed up by ''StarWars'', and then finally ''Series/{{Andromeda}}''. That makes about as much sense as anything else, and is a fairly epic idea for a FanVerse.

[[WMG: Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}, Franchise/{{Dune}}, StarWars, TheTerminator, and Literature/TheWheelOfTime all take place in the same universe.]]

TheTerminator:

StarWars:
* We know from Terminator Salvation that there are humans who don’t believe the Resistance can defeat Skynet. A group of these people conspire to go back in time in order to escape the machines. They succeed, but mess up the space-time coordinates and end up on the planet that eventually becomes Coruscant.

Franchise/{{Dune}}:

Reason #5: in the mid-1970s, special and visual effects technology was absolutely inadequate to realize what Jodorowsky had in mind (which is probably why he wasn't allowed to make it). So, even if his ''ideas'' were grandiose and spectacular, their ''implementation'' would have only been a rough approximation. Probably, there would have been extensive usage of matte paintings, low budget costumes that look out of a school play, and models that don't look like anything but the sloppily manufactured miniatures they are. Maybe, the trippiest sequences would have also had elements of traditional animation, with an end result that would have looked more like TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial than Dune.

* ThisTroper feels he should point out that Jessica was already pregnant when they escaped into the desert.

...take your pick of [[RobotWar humans-versus-robots stories]]. ''Film/TheMatrix'', ''{{Terminator}}'', and the modern ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' seem like good candidates.

* Alternatively, the ''Dune'' universe was preceded by ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Classic}}'', ''Franchise/StargateVerse'', ''TheTerminator'', and ''Film/TheMatrix'', in that order. Then it's followed up by ''StarWars'', and then finally ''Series/{{Andromeda}}''. That makes about as much sense as anything else, and is a fairly epic idea for a FanVerse.

[[WMG: Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Classic}}, Franchise/{{Dune}}, StarWars, TheTerminator, and Literature/TheWheelOfTime all take place in the same universe.]]

Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}:

[[WMG: Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Classic}}, {{Dune}}, StarWars, TheTerminator, and Literature/TheWheelOfTime all take place in the same universe.]]

{{Dune}}:

{{Dune}} Path:

** Or maybe Leto II was [[spoiler:helping him become that. It's been a long time since I've read God-Emperor of Dune, but there's no way Duncan Idaho could have gotten where he was without Leto II constantly re-hiring him and supporting the Bene Tleilaxu's efforts.]]

[[WMG:Arrakis and the Sandworms were created by Omnius]].

It is also conceivable that the Dune continuity occurred prior to the revelation of the Emperor and the Great Crusade. The Butlerian Jihad would have been the suppression of the "Iron Men", the AI that had risen against their human masters. The events of Dune would have taken place in the Age of Strife, which would be longer than currently stated in the 40k timeline, but this can be explained as patchy and inaccurate records. Towards the end of the Dune timeline, the events that led to the rise of the Imperium would begin occurring, such as increased warp storms due to the birth of Slaanesh, and increased amounts of Psykers and mutants.

[[WMG: [[SherlockHolmes Mycroft Holmes]] is a proto-Mentat]]

** However, A Stone Burner is used in a later Dune novel and that definitely was a nuclear weapon.

[[WMG: Dune is a sequel to "A Canticle for Leibowitz"]]