Came around before the Tyrant only in the McDuniverse.
FH in GEoD wrote: Third and we believe that this is equal in portent to the actual discovery, there is the storehouse itself. The repository for these journals is an undoubted Ixian artifact of such primitive and yet marvelous construction that it is sure to throw new light on the historical epoch known as "The Scattering." As was to be expected, the storehouse was invisible. It was buried far deeper than myth and the Oral History had led us to expect and it emitted radiation and absorbed radiation to simulate the natural character of its surroundings, a mechanical mimesis which is not surprising of itself. What has surprised our engineers, however, is the way this was done with the most rudimentary and truly primitive mechanical skills.
I can see that some of you are as excited by this as we were.
We believe we are looking at the first Ixian Globe, the noroom from which all such devices evolved. If it is not actually the first, we believe it must be one of the first and embodying the same principles as the first.
It's interesting to look at the text of
Heretics immediately after the passage quoted above:
When she spoke about it, Lucilla's voice took on a husky, whispering quality. "Surely, the Tyrant must have known about this place."
Teg's Mentat awareness had been immersed immediately in this suggestion. Why did the Tyrant permit Family Harkonnen to squander so much of their last remaining wealth on such an enterprise?
Perhaps for that very reason—to drain them.
Lucilla's comment alone could be consistent with a
Dune prequel use of no-tech, but Teg's thoughts immediately afterwards preclude it.
Also, note that in the blue UK-only text quoted earlier, Teg is
guessing that the Harkonnen no-complex is earlier than the Tyrant's at Dar-es-Balat; the matter is not presented as fact by the narrative text.
As for the Magical Mystery Tour Bene Gesserit, it's been said in other threads repeatedly: Kevin thinks Dune is Star Wars.
Btw, the
GEoD quote above adds a bit more evidence on the side of no-ships being invisible to sight as well as radar and other sensors. As for them bringing down Rabban, the BG cannot see what the human eye cannot perceive.
"Let the dead give water to the dead. As for me, it's NO MORE FUCKING TEARS!"
On this note who else thought the part where Rabban was flying the NoShip and the Bene Gesserit "looked" up at him even though he was in a NoShip and they were albe to know he was there and make him crash.
That was one of the BIG things about Teg yet the moron twins seem to have changed this yet again. Love to know what there excuse for this is.
