"Paul did not like the choices he had (understandable) but can't say he was clearly a hero or an anti-hero." He became the godlike imperator and inquisitors in

"Paul did not like the choices he had (understandable) but can't say he was clearly a hero or an anti-hero." He became the godlike imperator and inquisitors in his name burned people for questioning his new religion. So yeah, the picture is mixed as Paul was not portrayed as someone who wanted this. But he still did it. There was a quote in the book about the holocaust and how tiny the numbers were, compared to what Paul was responsible for. And speaking of, Hitler was also not proud of massacring children and women, but he thought this was something that needed to be done. The difference is of course, that in Dune, there was the plot of the fixed fate and Pauls ability to clearly see the future to a certain point and him not really being able to change anything about it. (But Hitler also thought he was choosen by god/fate)