Dune ’s Duncan Idaho had a lot in common withStar Wars ’ Han Solo , so much so that Jason Momoa compared the two when talk over his role . As it turned out , the describe law of similarity betweenDuneandStar Warswere as plentiful as the Empire ’s stormtroopers / Imperium ’s sardaukars . George Lucas never tried to hide his sources of inspiration but avoided discussing thesimilarities betweenDuneandStar Wars – however , it seems that Han Solo draw off hard on Frank Herbert ’s creation .

Though Lucas appears never to have confirmed his inspiration from the 1965 novel , the parallel betweenDuneandStar Warswere uncanny . The sweet planets Arrakis/ Tatooine and the Jedi mind tricks / Bene Gesserit vocalisation were some of the more obvious ones . to boot , both work share a young agonist whose powers were the stories ' linchpins . give these connexion , comparisons are inevitable .

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In line with the many other type and narrative resemblances , Star Wars ’ Han Solo appear to be pattern afterDune ’s Duncan Idaho . Both , for case , were antihero archetypes with heroic tendencies . Like Idaho , Solo was a womanizing rebel fighter and a top - snick pilot who was close friends with the story ’s protagonist . It barely seems coinciding that Jason Momoa comparedhis fibre Duncan Idahoto Han Solo ; they were , after all , like two speck of spice , as dangerous and addictive . However , it begged the question of why exactly Lucas avoided talking about the parallel betweenStar WarsandDune .

One possible explanation for the divide between Lucas and Herbert was the latter ’s initial chemical reaction toStar Wars . WhenA New Hopewas first released , Herbert famously said to a local newspaper:“I will try out severely not to action . ”It has since been argued that the cat was already out of the bag and that no one would have wish if Lucas owned up to his inspiration fromDune . alternatively , Lucas openly admit carry inspiration from various other source , including some thatinfluenced Frank Herbert’sDune . For instance , before Frank Herbert wroteDune , Isaak Asimov’sFoundation Serieswas widely acknowledged as one of the most intricate and well - crafted space opera house ever written . BothDuneandStar Warshad a batch in common with Asimov’sFoundation , and the shared influences did n’t cease there . Both Herbert and Lucas were also inspired byLawrence of Arabia , which primarily take position in dessert - like environments .

Duncan Idaho and Han Solo might have sprung independently from the shared influences of Frank Herbert and George Lucas . Still , it seems unlikely that Lucas overlookedDunecompletely when he madeStar Wars . The common denominators were too many to deny . At the same time , the two enfranchisement were distinctive enough to support loyal on their own feet . To what extent Duncan Idaho inspired Han Solo might never come to light .   However , close analysis bring out that there are doubtlessly many   similarity and deviation between science fiction pillar likeFoundation , Dune , andStar Wars .

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