I'm reading through Dune Chapterhouse at the moment and having some trouble understanding the strength of the Honored Matres compared to the Bene Gesserit and Duncan.
In Dune Heretics the BG show their superiority to the Honored Matre a couple of times, for example when Lucila beat-up an Honored Matre (i think it was Morbella(sp?))without much difficulty.
Furthermore, Duncan Idaho possessed superhuman speed and strength that surpassed even the BG and at this stage Duncan was still very young.
And yet in Dune Chapterhouse, all the BG a crapping themselves because the Honoured Matres are kicking their butts and Duncan's superhuman powers don't seem to exist anymore.
Am i missing something or is this just a consistency issue?
In Dune Heretics the BG show their superiority to the Honored Matre a couple of times, for example when Lucila beat-up an Honored Matre (i think it was Morbella(sp?))without much difficulty.
Furthermore, Duncan Idaho possessed superhuman speed and strength that surpassed even the BG and at this stage Duncan was still very young.
And yet in Dune Chapterhouse, all the BG a crapping themselves because the Honoured Matres are kicking their butts and Duncan's superhuman powers don't seem to exist anymore.
Am i missing something or is this just a consistency issue?
The Honored Matres have always been described as having superior fighting skills to the Bene Geserit. Lucila was able to defeat Murbella, while Murbella was tired and distracted, so it's not a good comparison. Of course, the main reason the BG are scared is that there are so many more HM than them.
I'm not sure about Duncan's speed disappearing, because I'm still only partway through the book and he's still on the no-ship.
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- 03/04/2010 03:15:37 AM
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I think you missed a bit there.
- 03/04/2010 10:54:14 AM
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