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Paul Atreides (Muad’Dib)
Hayt is the revived flesh—or ghola—of Paul Atreides’s former sword master, Duncan Idaho. Hayt is sent to Paul by the Tleilaxu who, in conspiracy with the Guild, revived the ghola in order to destroy Paul. In every respect, Hayt looks just like Duncan Idaho, except for his mechanical eyes. His resemblance to Idaho tempts Paul with memories of his past, and so he accepts the ghola even though he suspects the ghola is a pawn conditioned by his enemies. As Paul struggles to decide whether the ghola is Hayt or Duncan Idaho, Hayt himself struggles with his identity, at times being flooded with memories of the past, and at times acting under Tleilaxu orders programmed into his brain. For instance, Bijaz imbeds Hayt with the order to kill Paul as soon as Chani dies. However, when this moment comes, Paul jolts Hayt’s memories of his former self, and Hayt transforms fully into Duncan Idaho, protecting Paul and obeying his every command. After Paul runs into the desert to die, Duncan Idaho and Alia begin a relationship with the implication that they will continue the empire.
Hayt (Duncan Idaho) Quotes in Dune Messiah
The Dune Messiah quotes below are all either spoken by Hayt (Duncan Idaho) or refer to Hayt (Duncan Idaho) . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6 Quotes
Where was Idaho in this shaped-to-measure flesh? It wasn’t flesh…it was a shroud in fleshly shape! [Idaho’s] ghost stared out of metal eyes. Two beings stood side by side in this revenant flesh. One was a threat with its force and nature hidden behind unique veils.
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Chapter 7 Quotes
She should have understood long ago this similarity between the spice and the ghola. Melange was valuable, but it exacted a price—addiction. It added years to a life—decades for some—but it was still just another way to die.
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Chapter 10 Quotes
Alia studied the steel balls which were his eyes: no human expression there. His words had carried a reassuring intensity […] a thing Duncan Idaho might have said. Had the Tleilaxu fashioned their ghola better than they knew—or was this mere sham, part of his conditioning?
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Chapter 15 Quotes
“[Paul] was a creature who had developed firmly into one pattern. He’d destroy himself before changing into the opposite of that pattern. That had been the way with the Tleilaxu kwisatz haderach. It’d be the way with this one. And then…the ghola.”
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Chapter 23 Quotes
Hayt / Idaho / Hayt / Idaho…He became a motionless chain of relative existence, singular, alone. Old memories flooded his mind. He marked them, adjusted them to new understandings, made a beginning at the integration of a new awareness.
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Ahhh, that’s why they gave me Idaho as a ghola, to let me discover how much the recreation is like the original. But now—full restoration…at their price. I’d be a Tleilaxu forevermore. And Chani…chained to the same fate by a threat to our children, exposed once more to the Qizarate’s plotting.
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Hayt (Duncan Idaho) Character Timeline in Dune Messiah
The timeline below shows where the character Hayt (Duncan Idaho) appears in Dune Messiah. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...and then sent it to the Tleilaxu—Scytale’s people. the Tleilaxu sold the revived corpse—now named Hayt—to Edric because they already had their own kwisatz haderach. Scytale explains that the Tleilaxu’s kwisatz...
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...failed kwisatz haderach. Edric loses his temper. He says he wants to discuss how sending Hayt (who reflects Muad’Dib’s education) to Muad’Dib will enlarge Muad’Dib’s “moral nature.” Irulan clarifies that Hayt...
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Scytale says that Hayt will also make Alia attracted to him. Scytale says that if Muad’Dib asks Hayt his...
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Chapter 6
...he died saving Paul’s life, and the Bene Tleilaxu revived him into a man named Hayt. The Guild thought Hayt would please Muad’Dib. Edric says that Hayt is just a name,...
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Paul addresses Hayt. Hayt smiles and says that Paul’s voice is familiar. In her spyhole, Alia trembles at...
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Edric says that Hayt’s training attempted to improve his swordsmanship. Paul thinks the name Hayt is ominous, and he...
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...and that he will discuss this with Edric later. He dismisses the Guild and tells Hayt to stay. Having accepted the Guild’s gift, Paul is regretful; he knows Hayt is some...
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When Stilgar is gone, Paul asks Hayt why the Guild has sent them. Hayt says that the Guild intends for Hayt to...
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Paul looks up at Alia’s spyhole, and silently urges her to spy on Hayt and discover his secrets. He feels that the ghost of Duncan Idaho is in Hayt’s...
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Chapter 10
Alia kneels in the sand, examining the remains of a dead body. Hayt and a few mortuary assistants stand behind her. Paul sent Alia to examine this strange...
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...can figure out anything; because of religion, she and Paul aren’t considered human. Alia asks Hayt what he thinks. Hayt says that the body is too decayed to be identified. Alia...
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When Alia and Hayt are airborne in their ‘thopter, Alia remarks that Hayt flies like Duncan Idaho. Alia then...
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Alia and Hayt fly over the place where Alia’s father died. Hayt voices his desire to see this...
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Alia tells Hayt that she gained Reverend Mother awareness while in her mother’s womb and that she knows...
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Alia wonders if Hayt is a product of the Tleilaxu’s intentions, or if he is more than this. Grasping...
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Hayt says that it is strange that the Fremen gave Paul an “official Panegyrist”—Korba—to surround Paul...
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When Hayt addresses her as “child,” Alia starts to unsheathe her knife. Hayt says that Alia’s new...
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Alia demands the exact words of Hayt’s exchange with Paul. Hayt lands the ‘thopter and then says that he told Paul that...
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Alia says Hayt is dangerous because he has mastered his passions. Hayt concurs that he is dangerous, but...
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Chapter 11
...balcony. Whirling around to see the ghola, Paul asks if he is Duncan Idaho or Hayt. Hayt says he is whatever Paul prefers. Looking out at the Shield Wall, Paul says...
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...need powers to know that he will die like others before him. Paul asks if Hayt is destroying him by preventing him from collecting his thoughts, and Hayt asks how one...
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Chapter 12
...The Reverend Mother counts the minutes it takes her to reach the throne. Stilgar, Alia, Hayt, and several attendants flank Paul, who is also surrounded by a shimmering force field shield....
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...they go into a private chamber where they can sit and discuss. While Stilgar and Hayt help her to the chamber, the Reverend Mother wonders whether to trust or fear Paul.
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...Paul says he merely suspects that she has designs against Chani. The Reverend Mother fears Hayt, even though he is with the conspiracy. Paul says that, in return for Chani’s life,...
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...offer. The Reverend Mother doesn’t look at Alia, but she respects her Reverend Mother wisdom. Hayt insinuates that artificial insemination could lead the Bene Gesserit to the abominable Tleilaxu method of...
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Alia asks Hayt what he thinks the Tleilaxu will do. Paul realizes that Alia did not understand what...
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Chapter 13
...that Scytale believes his chameleon powers hide him from everything. Scytale tells Edric to push Hayt to act faster; Paul already made a bargain with the Bene Gesserit, and Scytale fears...
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Chapter 14
Paul, sweaty from practicing dueling with Hayt, looks out the window and tries to picture Chani at the clinic. She took ill...
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Chani says that she does not like that Paul duels with Hayt. Paul says that Hayt is not dangerous, and Chani asks if Paul has foreseen Hayt’s...
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Paul asks Hayt about his past. Chani notices that this question disturbs Hayt and wonders why Paul probes...
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Chani stares at Hayt, entranced. Paul goes to the balcony and opens the curtains. He probed Hayt so that...
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Chapter 20
Hayt enters Bijaz’s room and introduces himself. Bijaz says that Hayt’s name is not Hayt but...
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Hayt demands to know if Bijaz is a weapon aimed at the Muad’Dib. When Bijaz evades...
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Hayt asks why Bijaz won’t answer his questions. In riddles, Bijaz says that he has answered....
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Hayt’s metal eyes burn, and a red haze envelops his awareness. In desperation, he forces his...
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Hayt accuses Bijaz of stirring violence in him. Bijaz says he is stirring awareness in Duncan...
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Bijaz says that Hayt will tell Paul that the Tleilaxu offer to revive Chani as a ghola and give...
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Bijaz tells Hayt to tell Paul to hurry, or else Chani’s flesh will be beyond reviving. Bijaz says...
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Chapter 21
Uneasy from his talk with Bijaz, Hayt watches Alia leave her temple, flanked by guards. Alia enters the Keep, walking like someone...
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A shadow moves, and Hayt appears. Alia feels that Hayt is both light and dark, “innocence under siege.” She addresses...
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...and now wish to regain balance by taking a baby from either her or Chani. Hayt asks if Alia is pregnant. Alia whispers that she sees her child and then asks...
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Hayt says that the Bene Gesserit wish to mate Alia with Paul for the perfect genetic...
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As Hayt lays Alia on her bed, she mutters that there is no cause or effect. She...
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The doctor leaves. Alia turns to Hayt, thinking that he is both danger and salvation. Alia’s eyes fill with tears, and she...
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...she missed in her vision: emotion, grief, and fear lurked behind her vision. She tells Hayt not to let her go, and Hayt urges her to sleep. Alia mutters that Paul...
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Chapter 22
...going blind. Chani observes the hawks flying overhead and knows that a storm is coming. Hayt calls, warning her of the storm. Chani turns into the sharp wind and feels paralyzed...
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Hayt approaches Chani and tells her to hurry or else the wind will tear the flesh...
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...of the foreign substances the Fremen bring in. Chani says she is scared and asks Hayt where Paul is. Hayt says that Paul is busy with political affairs. Chani thinks about...
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Hayt goes into the hall and ponders over his own actions. He realizes that his panic...
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Chapter 23
Paul hears scuffling and knows that Hayt has joined him. Hayt warns that it is dangerous for Paul to call him Duncan....
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Paul hushes Hayt, hearing someone wailing his tribal name (Usul) across the desert. When Hayt asks what Paul...
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Paul rubs his cheeks, feeling his own tears. His heart swells. Someone wails again, and Hayt whirls around to see a man fling open the door of the keep. Chani, the...
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Hayt has the sensation of being both Hayt and Duncan Idaho. Old memories flooded into his...
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...birth to twins. As the aid leads them toward Chani’s room, he asks Paul why Hayt is carrying a knife. Paul tells Duncan to put away his knife. In his mind,...
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...Dancer. His voice sounding nothing like Lichna’s, the disguised Scytale asks if the ghola is Hayt or Duncan Idaho. Paul says he is Duncan Idaho. Paul says he will not bargain...
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...revive Chani as a ghola with full memory. Paul realizes why the conspiracy sent him Hayt: to prove to Paul that gholas could fully restore to their former selves. Paul asks...
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