Kwisatz Haderach

In one universe, when David Lowe referred to Jenny Everywhere's shifting abilities as the kefizat haderech, Kim misheard that as a reference to the Kwisatz Haderach, a title belonging to a character called Paul Atreides. In turn, David did not understand the reference. (PROSE: The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere)

Behind the scenes

In Frank Herbert's Dune series and its various adaptations, “w:c:Kwisatz Haderach” is a title applying to a prophesied figure who would have the ability to tap into the ancestral memories of their male and female ancestors both, and also to see into the future. Paul Atreides became the first Kwisatz Haderach in the course of the story, and his children would go on to develop similar powers, allowing the name to also apply to them.

Kwisatz Haderach actually originated as a corruption of the Hebrew term used by David, both under Herbert's pen and, it seems, in-universe as part of the Dune series' far-future setting. Ironically, one of the translations given in Dune for the title is “one who can be many places at once”, a descriptor even closer to Jenny's powers than the traditional understanding of kefizat haderech.

External links

• Kwisatz Haderach on the Dune Wiki

Concepts from Dune in Jenny Everywhere media
Individuals Paul Atreides Groups Fremen Substances Melange Titles Kwisatz Haderach