Kaitain (Dune)
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Kaitain, from David Lynch's Dune (1984)
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| Universe | Dune universe |
| Notable locations | Corrinth, Hassik III Center for the Performing Arts, Imperial Necropolis, Imperial Palace, Imperial Prison, Ishaq Hall of Magnificent Documents, Landsraad Hall of Oratory |
| Notable people |
Hassik Corrino III Elrood IX Corrino Shaddam IV |
| Created by | Frank Herbert |
| Genre | Science fiction |
Kaitain is a fictional planet in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.
In Herbert's 1965 novel Dune, it is mentioned briefly as the seat of power of Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, the Imperial court being previously located on the planet Salusa Secundus.
The Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy (1999-2001) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson further explores Kaitain and its origins.
On October 8, 2014, a real-world labyrinthus (complex of intersecting valleys) on Saturn's moon Titan was named Kaitain Labyrinthus after Herbert's fictional planet.
The Prelude to Dune series establishes that, after centuries as the capital of the Corrino Padishah Empire, Salusa is devastated by atomics before the events of 1999's Dune: House Atreides. Padishah Emperor Hassik Corrino III relocates the Imperial throne to Kaitain, and the renegade House which had perpetrated the attack is exterminated, their name erased from history. Salusa Secundus is intentionally left as a barren wasteland.
According to Dune: House Atreides, Padishah Emperor Hassik Corrino III had reestablished the Imperium's seat of government on Kaitain and had sought to rebuild the capital to new heights of grandeur:
Following the nuclear holocaust on Salusa Secundus ... everyone had been anxious to establish an optimistic new order. Hassik III had wanted to show that even after the near obliteration of House Corrino, the Imperium and its business would continue at a more exalted level than ever before.
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