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  • Paul able to identify his mentors' footsteps without looking.
    Paul: (without looking) I know, Thufir, I'm sitting with my back to the door. I hear you... Dr. Yueh... and Gurney coming down the hall.
    Thufir: Those sounds could be imitated!
    Paul: (turning and smiling) I'd know the difference.
    Thufir: (thinking) Yes, perhaps he would at that.
  • This:
    Paul Muad'Dib Atreides, who is Usul among us: Stilgar, do we have wormsign?
    Stilgar: Usul, we have wormsign the likes of which even God has never seen!
  • Paul harnessing and riding the sandworm for the first time to the track "Big Battle," which climaxes in an awesome guitar riff.
  • After the Baron is killed, there's the shot of Alia revelling in the victory holding a knife in her right hand, backed by a final guitar riff for the main Dune theme.
  • Paul’s exchange with Reverend Mother Mohiam as she attempts to use the Voice on him:
    Paul: Don’t try your powers on me. Try looking into that place you dare not look. You’ll find me there staring back at you.
    Mohiam: You mustn’t speak-!
    Paul: SILENCE!
    [Mohiam is thrown off her feet and screams in pain.]
    Paul: I remember your Gom Jabbar. Now you’ll remember mine. I can kill with a word.
  • After killing Feyd, Paul uses a sound ability on the corpse, causing the floor to crack under the sheer power. Stilgar's reaction to this is priceless.
  • "Did you actually believe, even for a moment, that I would fail my Duke twice?"

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