Iblis Ginjo

Iblis Ginjo is a fictional character from the Dune prequel universe created by Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert.

Iblis Ginjo was from the beginning a human trustee of the Omnius Computer Evermind, as Vorian Atreides, and was the head of a legion of slaves on Earth. Ginjo was quite popular among the slaves, and rose in ranks, wishing to become a cymek. When the independent robot Erasmus claimed that even a wealthy trustee as Iblis Ginjo could turn against the evermind, Omnius made a bet with Erasmus, that the robot would not succed. Erasmus then started sending Ginjo anonymous letters, tricking him into beliving that there was a secret underground rebellion against Omnius. At first Ginjo thought about reporting to the evermind, but decided that he would wait. By time, Ginjo began to see the evil of the machines and cymeks, and realised that he could actually create a rebellion on his own. With advice from the ancient philosopher known as Cogitor Eklo, Iblis Ginjo learn that the most effective way of doing this would be to use religion as a weapon.

So when he saw Erasmus kill his capative Serena Butler's child Manion the Innocent become murdered by the evil thinking machine, he started the massive revolt on Earth, and the beginning of the Butlerian Jihad. Ginjo managed to escape the Synchronized World with Vorian Atreides and Serena Butler, abord the space ship the Dream Voyager.

Well on Salusa Secundus, the capital of the League of Nobles, Ginjo managed to manipulate his way into nobility, and claimed the title of Grand Patriarch of the Holy Jihad, as the spiritual head of the League. Ginjo married to Camie Boro, the last descendant of the fallen Emperor of the Old Empire, with whom he fathered three children. Iblis unknowingly had a daughter with Supreme Sorceress Zufa Cenva, Ticia Cenva.

As the Jihad went on, Ginjo became more and more corrupted, and started to think more about his own power and legacy. The Jipol (Jihad Police) was set up under Yorek Thurr to get rid of political enemys, and in order to fulfill the demand of human organs, he organised organ raids on other League Worlds, claiming it to be the work of evil thinking machines. When the military commander Primero Xavier Harkonnen found out about his evil plans, and about his intention to raid the planet of Caladan for organs, he decided that he could not let Iblis get away.

When leaving the planet of the Tlulaxa, he took the control of the space ship, and flew directly into the sun of Thalim, carrying Iblis Ginjo to his death. Although actually being a hero, Xavier Harkonnen became remembered as a coward and a traitor of humanity, while Iblis Ginjo became a saint and one of the Three Martyrs.

The Boro-Ginjo family eventually married into the Butler family, who eventually became House Corrino.

It is hinted by Zufa Cenva, the first Supreme Sorceress, that Ginjo may have originated from the jungle planet of Rossak.