#mentats

[vertyd]

some fallout product adverts

no clue why i made these i think the capitalism possessed me

[mayorofgoodneighbor]

“So, you got a ride of choice? I'm usually a Mentats Ghoul myself. Makes me feel intellectual.”

This pill holder my husband got me is so freakin’ cute!

[moodboardmenagerie]

[mikatoonist]

some little fallout things ☢️💉

(shhh im still obsessed with fallout 4 🤫)

[littleghostie]

Inspired by @galoogamelady drawing of Hancock, wanted to try the great ghoul portrait in my own style

[g7127]

weathering done!

[aquitainequeen]

While I'm on the subject of Furiosa/Mad Max and Dune:

Compare the History Men and Women to the Mentats and the Bene Gesserit. In both universes, they're repositories of vast sums of knowledge and history that they can draw upon in a heartbeat by command, they're living libraries, they preserve generations of memories. In the Galactic Padishah Empire such people are vital to the functioning of the Great Houses, and the Bene Gesserit also wield colossal power behind the scenes. In the Wasteland such people are novelties, toys, curiosities; a brief moment of entertainment for a warlord or a means to sweeten the captivity of women locked behind a bank vault door.

[pflaumenratte]

and also: the bene gesserit don't oppose the patriarchal system (i hope no one needs to explain that the dune universe is distinctly patriarchal with rare exceptions?), they are part of it.

the power of the bene gesserit is based on hidden calculations, manipulation, superstition, instilled sacred fear, silence and lies. and for some reason this perfectly fits the concept of "a man rules openly and obviously, and a woman manipulates him, and this is where her power and strength lies".

now let's look at the mentats. it's all the same, the same complex calculations, which by and large decide the fate of the empire. there's just one thing: it's a respected and well-paid profession, whose representatives act openly and clearly have power. they don't need the special veil of ritual mysticism.

and in which organization are all women (and which organization in society are feared and gossiped about behind their backs), and where are the majority of men, who are respected and their value is unconditionally recognized?