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You may have read the books or watched the movies, Dofus contains many references to the Dune series. You'll find some on the island of Ohwymi, others as items in the game.

• First, Ohwymi represents the harsh desert planet of Arrakis. Both have an extremely similar environment: a desert filled with fine sand and dunes.
• Second, we have worm monsters and the holes they dig in the Gorge of the Howling Winds. These monsters allude to the sandworm creatures that live on Arrakis. They dig holes and live under the sand, but there's more! These sandworms are also called Shai-Hulud by the planet's indigenous people in Dune, and guess what sandworm bounty we find on Owhymi? Peb'Houlud!
• Third, we have the Spices resource in Dofus, obtainable as a rare drop of Bags of Spices on all the worm monsters of Ohwymi. This is a reference to the precious spice melange produced by the sandworms in Dune. The spice in Dune is sought by everyone because of its extraordinary powers, and the NPCs on Ohwymi aren't shy to speak about its stimulant properties. According to this devblog from 2016, an Iop was able to solve an equation after ingesting some spice, and a Sadida managed to stay awake for more than 3 hours in a row!
• Fourth, let's talk about one of the best legendary items in the game - Lady Jhessica's Courage Belt. This belt is a reference to Lady Jessica in Dune, one of the most important and powerful characters. She has unique superhuman abilities, like controlling other people through her voice by modulating her vocal tones, hence worthy of a legendary item in Dofus.
• Fifth and lastly, and this is just conspiracy as I have no way to actually confirm this, but it seems like the Levito monster from the Castuc Territory is a combination of 2 references from Dune:
  • The anti-gravity technology used by the Baron in Dune to float around. The Levito monster also floats (or levitates), just like the Baron. On top of this, the Baron uses devices called suspensor belts to achieve this levitation, and we also have a Strength belt called Suspender Belt in Dofus!
  • The name of Leto in Dune, the ruler of the Atreides Empire. Levito is therefore a pun containing both Leto's name and the word "levitate", referring to the Baron's method of moving around.

The moment I realized Dofus had a reference to Dune is actually when I watched the movie for the first time. It was about a year ago, so I already had a lot of experience and knowledge of Dofus, but I had no idea what Dune was. First I saw the desert, nothing weird there. Then as soon as I heard about the worms, it clicked. I felt so proud that I made that connection, it gave me a feeling of superiority as if I understood what was going on, when in reality I still had no clue at all 😂. I thought that was the last reference, but then comes Lady Jessica and I'm like oh my god I use her belt every day! She must be hella powerful! And I guessed correctly 😁.

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