House Harkonnen

Abulurd Harkonnen: Bashar Abulurd Harkonnen was an early member of House Harkonnen, who participated in the Battle of Corrin. He was accused of treachery by House Atreides and exiled, beginning a feud that would last for 10 millennia. in: Dune Encyclopedia, House Bashar Abulurd Harkonnen was the son of Harkonnen Obeshev and demibrother of Ivan Harkonnen. He was banished for cowardice after the Battle of Corrin. Abulurd was affiliated with the Sardaukar from Salusa Secundus under Sheuset Ecevit. He served as a Bashar when Ecevit rebelled against the Landsraad. However Abulurd was accused for betraying him; he was considered responsible that the Landsraad High Council learned of Ecevit's military plans. The Landsraad set an ambush for his fleet to stop Sheuset, and this resulted in the Battle of Corrin, during the first minute of which, Abulurd fled. After Sheuset's victory and ascendancy to the throne, House Harkonnen lost its honor. But because of Harkonnen's close relationship with the now-royal family, he was spared execution; however, he was stripped by rank, titles and his Dahkotah mining interests and his family were banished from the Imperium indefinitely. Abulurd Harkonnen blamed Demetrios Atreides for his disgrace, and vowed vengeance for himself and for his house. This accusation brought the millennia long feud between Harkonnen and Atreides. Yevgeny Harkonnen was his descendant. Abulurd was also a direct ancestor of Vladimir Harkonnen In Prelude to Dune Abulurds parents are named Quentin and Wandra Butler instead of Harkonnen Obeshev and Lizia Vasco di Borgo.It is also implied that Abulurd was indeed wrongly accused and acted to save the planets populance the battle took part on the Planet itself instead of in Space. Abulurd Rabban: Abulurd Rabban, born as Abulurd Harkonnen II, was the Siridar-Baron Vladimir Harkonnen's youngest demibrother. He renounced the Harkonnen name and all rights to the title was given the subdistrict governorship of Rabban-Lankiveil. Rabban was a distaff name. Abulurd's sons were Glossu Rabban (Count of Lankiveil) and Feyd-Rautha Rabban. "The paintbrush of history has depicted Abulurd Harkonnen in a most unfavorable light. Judged by the standards of his older half-brother, Baron Vladimir, and his own children Glossu Rabban and Feyd-Rautha Rabban, Abulurd was a different sort of man entirely. We must, however, assess the frequent descriptions of his weakness, incompetence, and foolhardy decisions in light of the ultimate failure of House Harkonnen. Though exiled to Lankiveil and stripped of any real power, Abulurd secured a victory unmatched by anyone else in his extended family: He learned how to be happy with his life." ― Landsraad Encyclopedia of Great Houses, post-Jihad edition[src] Abulurd Rabban (10000s AG - 10174 AG), born as Abulurd Harkonnen II, was the son of Baron Dmitri Harkonnen and his wife Daphne Harkonnen. He was the half-brother of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Abulurd was the preferred son of his father, and was granted control of House Harkonnen upon his death. Specifically, he gained control of the Arrakis fief, and took over daily spice operations on behalf of Padishah Emperor Elrood IX. Peaceful and soft-hearted, Abulurd lacked the drive and brutality common with his Harkonnen relatives, and after a disastrous spell on Arrakis that saw spice production shrink and disorder and corruption increase, his responsibilities were passed to his older half-brother, Vladimir. Abulurd was sent in disgrace to Lankiveil near Tula Fjord, where he was the planetary governor, and supervised the low-maintenance, self-sustaining whale fur trade. Abulurd was good-hearted and allowed locals and strangers to wander into his mansion. He also requested that servants and workers eat the same meals as he did, at the same tables. He had gray-blond hair, long to his shoulders, and a seamed, ruddy face. After Vladimir's rise to power, Abulurd became disgusted with the brutal methods of his half-brother, and petitioned the Landsraad to let him adopt the last name of Rabban, the maiden name of his wife Emmi Rabban. Abulurd and Emmi had two sons together, Glossu and Feyd. Unfortunately for Abulurd, both his sons were taken into the Harkonnen household. Due to Vladimir's sexual aversion to women, and his need for an heir more capable that the brutish Glossu, the Baron audaciously kidnapped Feyd, Abulurd's infant son, from Lankiveil. Infuriated, Abulurd sought a means of revenge, and found it when he discovered that Vladimir had been secretly using Lankiveil as a personal store of smuggled spice. Abulurd gained retribution by giving away the illegally gained spice to the people of Lankiveil. Enraged by his action, Abulurd's son Glossu strangled his own father to death, thereby earning the name "The Beast Rabban". Marotin Harkonnen: is the son of Dmitri and Daphne and the older brother of Abulurd. He was mentally challenged, an embarrassment to the family, and he died at the age of 28. In The Dune Encyclopedia Vladimir and Abulurd are descibed as having a intellectually challenged brother named Araskin, and he is Vladimir's full-brother by his mother Muertana Sarobella, instead of his half-brother by a concubine of his father.

Emmi Rabban (Trough Marrige):Emmi Rabban was the daughter of Rautha Rabban. She became the wife of Abulurd Harkonnen and the mother of Glossu Rabban and Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. After the birth of her son, he was taken away to Giedi Prime as the Na-Baron of House Harkonnen. Possibly had been assasinated.

Vladimir Harkonnen: Speech: Manipulative, Cunning, Scummy Apperance:Besides spider-black eyes beneath enfolded eyelids, cheeks like cherubic mounds, bobbing jowls around protruding lips, and large hands that glittered with rings, the Baron's most notable feature was his immensely corpulent frame - implied to be the result of his unchecked gluttony and family genetics, according to his observation on Rabban's growing body fat. Unable or unwilling to walk on his own, all this weight required numerous suspensors harnessed to his flesh, and he could only recline in levitating suspensor thrones. Being a large man covered in bulbous devices, he always wore dark and loose-fitting robes along with lavish capes for special occasions. Despite his authoritarian oppression and predatory pleasures, Vladimir Harkonnen seemed to have a rudimentary code of honor. Besides his claim of inflicting pain and fear only when politically necessary, he convinced himself not to keep Paul Atreides as a personal sex slave and even discouraged Piter de Vries from doing the same with Lady Jessica - although this was ultimately a self-serving safeguard against the mother and son's dangerous Bene Gesserit training, and partly also to avoid prematurely making an enemy out of Shaddam IV (as the latter insisted that Paul and Jessica be spared). He also implored the captive Duke Leto not to make it necessary for Piter to torture information from him, even expressing irritated distaste for the Mentat's boasted methods. However, his concern for the Duke's suffering seemed more out of begrudging respect for his station than the act of harming a fellow human being. Realtionships: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen’s relationships are built on manipulation, cruelty, and a relentless drive for power. He views most people as pawns and tools to further his ambitions.

Feyd-Rautha: The Baron’s chosen heir and protégé, Feyd is groomed to replace Rabban as the Harkonnen figurehead. While the Baron admires Feyd’s cunning and cruelty, he also fears his ambition. The Baron keeps a tight leash on Feyd, manipulating him with promises of power while ensuring he remains under control. Rabban (The Beast): Rabban is the Baron’s brutish enforcer, used to terrorize and oppress Arrakis. The Baron views Rabban as a blunt instrument, effective in maintaining control through violence but too incompetent to govern effectively. The Baron plans to replace Rabban with Feyd to create a false sense of relief and loyalty from the oppressed populace. Piter de Vries: The Baron relies on Piter for his Mentat abilities and sadistic cunning. While Piter is useful for his cold calculations and plotting, the Baron ultimately views him as expendable. He distrusts Piter’s ambitions and desires, especially his lust for power and control.- Paul Atreides: The Baron underestimates Paul as a threat, initially seeing him as a nuisance to be crushed. However, as Paul’s power grows, the Baron’s perception shifts to fear and hatred. Paul’s rise represents the ultimate unraveling of the Baron’s schemes. Reverend Mother Mohiam: The Baron has a tense and transactional relationship with the Bene Gesserit. He loathes the Bene Gesserit’s control and influence but tolerates them due to their power. Mohiam forces the Baron to father Jessica, creating the bloodline that ultimately brings about his downfall. Lady Jessica: The Baron despises Jessica, viewing her as a traitor and a constant threat to his power. He blames her for the survival of Paul and the Atreides legacy, which ultimately undermines the Harkonnen grip on Arrakis. Emperor Shaddam IV: The Baron maintains a precarious alliance with the Emperor, manipulating their shared interests in crushing House Atreides. However, he ultimately seeks to position himself closer to the Imperial throne, making this alliance inherently unstable. The Baron’s relationships are built on domination, deceit, and paranoia, reflecting his belief that power is the only currency that matters. Backstory: Siridar-Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (/ˈhɑːrkənən/) (10110 AG - December 10193 AG) was the penultimate ruler of House Harkonnen and chief architect behind the demise of Duke Leto Atreides during the final reigning years of Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. With his nephew and heir, Feyd-Rautha, they conspired for their House to dominate Arrakis and eventually the Golden Lion Throne before their ultimate defeat by House Atreides and their Fremen legions during the Desert War - an event which ousted House Harkonnen, House Corrino and even the Spacing Guild from their positions of power. "Commonly referred to as Baron Harkonnen, his title is officially Siridar (planetary governor) Baron. Vladimir Harkonnen is the direct-line male descendant of the Bashar Abulurd Harkonnen who was banished for cowardice after the Battle of Corrin. The return of House Harkonnen to power generally is ascribed to adroit manipulation of the whale fur market and later consolidation with melange wealth from Arrakis. The Siridar-Baron died on Arrakis during the Revolt. Title passed briefly to the na-Baron, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen." ―Appendix IV: The Almanak en-Ashraf (Selected Excerpts of the Noble Houses)[src] Deeming Glossu Rabban too brutish and stupid to be an effective successor, the Baron showered Feyd-Rautha with praise and the promise of eventual leadership, and was also implied to have an incestual lust for his nephew, but his hold over the cunning and impulsive youth remained tenuous, with Feyd even attempting to assassinate him by planting a poison needle in the thigh of a young slave boy, knowing that was the spot his uncle was most likely to touch. The Baron showed remarkable insight in his recognition of efficiency and talent, as shown in his use of the Twisted Mentat, Piter de Vries, and the way he shaped and positioned his nephews in a grandiose plan to reinstate Harkonnen control over Arrakis. He also had the self-awareness to recognize personal flaws that barred him from pursuing otherwise advantageous strategies such as enlisting the talents of Truthsayers in advisory roles, citing his sexual tastes and extreme distrust of Bene Gesserit witches. Vladimir's rule of House Harkonnen proved to be notoriously cruel among the other Great Houses. His reputation as a hedonistic pleasure seeker with destructive appetites included a sadistic penchant for young boys, who were sometimes drugged when he wasn't in the mood for "wrestling." Bribes, blackmail, torture, murder and slavery were all considered justified necessities of power, as shown in his treatment of Wellington Yueh and Thufir Hawat, and this systemic cruelty characterized the way his soldiers and administrators handled subordinates and prisoners. The Baron was known to exploit this ruthless reputation by ordering executions over apparently trivial matters to rid himself of threats. This was particularly evident in how he dealt with Feyd's co-conspirators for their part in the aforementioned thigh-needle, having the slavemaster summarily executed under the pretense of losing a chess game, as well as a couple guards for their clumsy handling of the slave boy's corpse. Such cunning was further emphasized by his coercion of Doctor Yueh's betrayal of House Atreides, wording his promised reward of "freeing Wanna from her agony" in a vague enough fashion that, much to Yueh's lack of surprise, "joining his wife" meant ending their lives. Of course, Vladimir justified this treachery as a practical safeguard, claiming that no traitor could ever be trusted. Just as callous towards his own forces, he did not hesitate to leave his men to die from the poisonous vapor in Duke Leto's boobytrapped tooth before gloating over his own survival. Despite his sharp and cunning intellect, Baron Vladimir's arrogance and intense hatred for House Atreides proved to be his undoing. Vladimir Harkonnen died at age 83 in the year 10193, during the defeat of House Harkonnen and Sardaukar forces at the hands of Fremen hordes and wormriders on the Plains of Arrakeen. Distracted by the chaos looming around him within the audience chamber of the Emperor's hutment, he was fatally pricked with a Gom Jabbar wielded by a young Alia Atreides as she informed him of her true identity as his granddaughter. Following his death, the Barony of House Harkonnen briefly passed on to Feyd-Rautha. Held prisoner at the Arrakeen governor's mansion with the Emperor and his daughter Irulan, Feyd challenged Paul Atreides to a duel and met his end on the latter's blade. Passed on to Vladimir's daughter, Lady Jessica declined her father's inheritance, wanting no part in the House that murdered her Duke and drove her family to exile. Paul, now the last living heir, subsumed House Harkonnen into his own - as the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood originally hoped to accomplish with their planned wedding of an Atreides daughter to Feyd-Rautha. However, death was not the end for Vladimir. After Jessica transmuted the Water of Life to become Reverend Mother of Sietch Tabr, Alia was born with fully awakened ancestral memories, including those of her maternal grandfather. In the early throes of Abomination during her reign as Regent of the Atreides Empire, Alia initially shared control of her body with the Baron's ego-memory in exchange for his protection against other ancestral forces, but his lust for revenge and new life slowly consumed her and supplanted her own mind. In the end, however, this vengeful persona proved fruitless against Alia's supreme willpower in overcoming her possession by suicide. Glossu Rabban Harkonnen: Speech: Imppatient, rude, loud Apperance:"The man who stood outside the doorfield of the Baron's bedchamber was low built, gross of face and body, with the Harkonnen paternal line's narrow-set eyes and bulge of shoulders. There was yet some rigidity in his fat, but it was obvious to the eye that he'd come one day to the portable suspensors for carrying his excess weight." Realtionship: Beast Rabban Harkonnen’s relationships reflect his brutality, incompetence, and blind loyalty to the Harkonnen legacy. He’s a blunt instrument used by the Baron to instill fear, but his lack of political acumen makes him a liability.

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: Rabban is utterly loyal to his uncle but is also a disappointment in the Baron’s eyes. The Baron sees Rabban as a crude enforcer, useful for imposing terror on Arrakis but too simple-minded to maintain long-term control. The Baron’s ultimate plan is to replace Rabban with Feyd-Rautha after Rabban’s brutality drives the population to the brink of rebellion. Feyd-Rautha: Rabban harbors a mixture of jealousy and resentment toward Feyd. Feyd is everything Rabban is not—cunning, charismatic, and favored by the Baron as his successor. Rabban likely senses that his time is limited, and his brutish methods are merely a placeholder until Feyd takes over. Piter de Vries: Rabban has little respect or understanding for Piter’s Mentat abilities. Piter, in turn, views Rabban as a simple-minded brute, barely useful beyond his ability to instill fear. Piter’s condescension likely fuels Rabban’s frustration, though Rabban lacks the intelligence to challenge Piter. Paul Atreides: Rabban underestimates Paul and views him as a weak remnant of House Atreides, believing that Paul’s survival poses no real threat. However, as Paul gains control over the Fremen and wages guerrilla warfare, Rabban’s inability to contain the insurgency highlights his incompetence. Stilgar and the Fremen: Rabban sees the Fremen as little more than pests to be exterminated. His brutal rule over Arrakis only strengthens the Fremen’s resolve and fuels the rebellion that will ultimately unseat the Harkonnen grip on the planet. Emperor Shaddam IV: Rabban is barely on the Emperor’s radar. The Emperor, like the Baron, sees Rabban as a means to an end—someone who can maintain order through terror but lacks the finesse required for diplomacy or governance. Rabban’s relationships are defined by fear, resentment, and misplaced arrogance. He is a pawn in the Baron’s larger scheme, destined to be discarded once he’s outlived his usefulness. Background:Rabban inherited the Harkonnen penchant for sadism and cruelty but not much else. He was most known for his tyrannical but impotent governance of Arrakis during the fiefdom of his Great House. The Baron planned to let Rabban rule the untamed desert planet for a time through terror and submission so that when his favored younger brother took over, Feyd-Rautha would be welcomed as a hero. His merciless oppression of the local population prompted a lengthy rebellion that severely hindered spice production, spearheaded by guerilla fighters united under the Fremen prophet Muad'Dib, which resulted in Harkonnen control over the Spice Market being temporarily shut down. It's also implied that part of the reason Vladimir Harkonnen allowed Rabban to rule mercilessly besides as a feint to allow his brother Feyd to take over was as part of a long-running plan to depose the Atreides family to manipulate the latter into a trap leading to their deaths. Despite his lack of cunning, he did possess at least some degree of common sense and foresight - repeatedly warning his uncle and subordinates not to underestimate the Fremen or their numbers - and he posed an insightful enough question about his uncle's politically-sensitive subversion of Dr. Yueh that the Baron himself reconsidered his prior sentiments. Glossu Rabban's life ended during the Battle of Arrakeen when he was slain by the populace he had brutalized for years. Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen: Character Name: Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen Appearance:Sixteen-year-old Feyd, the younger nephew and heir of Baron Harkonnen, is described as dark haired, and "round of face and with sullen eyes". He is lean and muscular in contrast to his morbidly obese uncle, and is a deadly fighter. The Baron also notes that the "full and pouting look" of Feyd's lips is "the Harkonnen genetic marker". Speech: Formerly but still pentulant like a teen Realtionships: • Toward the Baron: Feyd‐Rautha craves his uncle’s favor. He both respects and resents being used as a political tool. While he is eager to prove his worth, he also feels the pressure of living up to the Baron's ruthless expectations. He of course deeply hates his uncle for repeatedly sexually assaulting him. • Toward Paul Atreides: Feyd sees Paul as his natural rival and foil. Both share similar genetic potential and martial prowess, but while Paul is disciplined and honorable, Feyd relies on trickery and underhanded tactics. His arrogance and contempt come out during their duels—taunting and overconfident, he believes his cunning will secure him victory, even as it ultimately becomes his undoing. • Toward Lady Fenring and the Bene Gesserit: Feyd is intrigued by the allure of power that Lady Fenring represents. Smitten by her beauty and the promise of furthering the Bene Gesserit breeding agenda, he’s caught up in the political and genetic machinations that surround him. • Toward his Opponents: In the arena and in conflict, Feyd’s attitude is marked by pride and cruelty. He relishes the chance to demonstrate his fighting skills, yet his reliance on deceit underscores an inner insecurity about matching Paul’s genuine strength. Overall, Feyd‐Rautha’s relationships are defined by ambition and rivalry. He is driven by the need to live up to the legacy of his bloodline and the manipulative expectations imposed on him—a mindset that makes him both dangerously overconfident and ultimately vulnerable. • Towards Rabban: Feyd‐Rautha doesn’t see his Harkonnen relatives as equals in every respect—he’s been groomed to be the “refined” heir, and that perspective colors his views toward both Rabban and Baron. Feyd‐Rautha regards Rabban as the brutish, over‐aggressive enforcer whose cruelty, while effective in instilling fear, is ultimately unsophisticated. The Harkonnen leadership has long used Rabban’s savagery as a tool, but Feyd is meant to replace him precisely because his methods (though still ruthless) are designed to be more politically palatable. In this light, Feyd appears to see Rabban as a hindrance—a crude placeholder whose brutality he must transcend to legitimize his own claim and restore the family’s image. • Towards Piter de Vries: Piter, the twisted Mentat, is another pawn in the Baron’s schemes. Feyd’s attitude toward him is more ambivalent—while he likely recognizes Piter’s value as a master of cold calculation, he also regards that scheming, indirect approach as inferior to the personal valor and direct combat skills that define his own identity. In essence, Feyd’s confidence as a fighter and a future ruler makes him less inclined to respect the kind of manipulative intellect Piter represents, even if he must tolerate Piter as part of the household’s power structure. Together, these attitudes reflect Feyd‐Rautha’s drive to distinguish himself from his uncle’s crude instruments—he aspires to be the more “civilized” face of Harkonnen ambition. Backstory: In the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, it is established that Feyd had been born on the Harkonnen planet Lankiveil as the second son of Vladimir's younger half-brother Abulurd Harkonnen and his wife Emmi. The Bene Gesserit, desiring a son by Abulurd for their breeding program but finding Glossu unacceptable, secretly administer fertility drugs to an aging Emmi, who soon conceives Feyd.[4] Named after his maternal grandfather, Rautha Rabban, who had been murdered by Glossu, Feyd becomes honorable Abulurd's hope for a son who would not have to inherit the dishonor of the name Harkonnen, and a worthy heir in comparison to his older, murderous son, Glossu. The Baron decides to take the infant Feyd from his father to raise on the Harkonnen homeworld Giedi Prime as another possible heir for himself, and as punishment for Abulurd's attempts to sever all his ties to House Harkonnen. In time, the Baron comes to favor Feyd over Glossu.[4] Feyd and his elder brother Glossu Rabban are the legal sons of Baron Harkonnen's youngest half-brother, Abulurd Rabban, who had "renounced the Harkonnen name and all rights to the title when given the subdistrict governorship of Rabban-Lankiveil".[1] The character Feyd serves as a narrative foil to Paul Atreides, son of the Baron's enemy, Duke Leto Atreides. Ari Szporn of Comic Book Resources wrote, "Both [Paul and Feyd] are charismatic, cunning young noblemen who have received the greatest education and combat training. But where Paul displays compassion and loyalty, Feyd cares only for himself and the acquisition of power."[2] He is an ambitious yet sadistic descendant of House Harkonnen and the younger brother of the brutal "Beast" Rabban, thus serving as the youngest nephew of the insidious Vladimir Harkonnen himself. As such, Feyd is a product of the Bene Gesserit breeding program and is also the first cousin once removed of the protagonist, Paul Atreides. Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, born Feyd-Rautha Rabban until he was adopted into the Great House of Harkonnen by Vladimir Harkonnen, was the product of a Bene Gesserit breeding program. Unlike Paul, who was raised by a loving father, Feyd-Rautha was raised by his uncle, the tyrannical Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, and would, as a result, evolve into a charismatic leader, a deadly fighter. Raised in an environment of anger, violence, manipulation, and brutality at the hands of his uncle, Feyd-Rautha evolved into a cunning yet impulsive youth who desired to usurp his uncle as Baron of Giedi Prime and Head of House Harkonnen. Although not as repulsive nor deplorable as his malevolent uncle, he turned out to be just as power-hungry and maliciously cunning, to the point of lacking empathy in general. As a victim of his Uncle's psychological and sexual abuse, Feyd-Rautha was raised to believe that dominance - both politically and sexually - were the precedent of preeminence, and this desire for domintion pervades every facet of his existence. Evidently, Feyd-Rautha was influenced by his Uncle's sadism in his youth, exhibiting these same qualities in his own youth, notably arrogantly deriding his enemies; which is perhaps best exemplified in his confrontation with Paul, where Feyd gleefully taunts him when the latter starts to look at Jessica and Chani for moral support. Like his uncle, Feyd-Rautha believed fear and oppression were not only necessary to keep people in line, but that the subordination of all existence beyond his own into natural servility was his natural birthright. When he fought the gladiator in the arena, despite the risk to his life, he purposefully put on a show in order to show off his fighting prowess and made an example out of him as a means to ellicit reverance and admiration from the audience. His entire construct of himself is predicated on authority and domination imposed upon those inferior, so much that he is compelled to slaughter his uncle in impatience to succeed him. At the same time, Feyd-Rautha's self-preservation has made him cautious. Wanting the outcome of the arena fight with the gladiator to go a certain way, he had a trigger word embedded in the gladiator's mind, as well as secretly poisoned one of his blades. He also attempted to use a poisoned blade in his fight with Paul Atriedes on Arrakis, disregarding the rules of Kanly and showing that Feyd-Rautha lacked principles or honor. Feyd-Rautha is someone who was raised as the favorite—the heir—and clearly enjoys praise. His good looks, athletic and combat abilities, and his position as the Baron's heir make him a target of attention. He spends much time with slave women, who likely give him their undivided affection. In addition, Feyd is a pure narcissist; when he comes out of the baths, he stands and hails himself. More than that, he seems to be a very cunning man with women. Feyd-Rautha, despite his intelligence, lacked subtlety, patience, and finesse. He despised his uncle, desiring to not only kill him but to take the Baron's title early. His recklessness made him eager, and thus he was the target of Thufir Hawat's manipulation, who assisted Feyd-Rautha in organizing the gladiator incident to replace the Baron's slave master with his own man. This victory spurs him on, and he attempts to assassinate the Baron by planting poison in one of his uncle's slave boys. In a ironic twist, however, it was Hawat who warned the Baron of the attempt. Feyd-Rautha's recklessness fails; his guards and spy slavemaster are killed, and he is forced to massacre the entire slave quarter filled with women as a punishment, angrily promising in his head to one day kill his uncle. Feyd was born in the name Feyd-Rautha Rabba Harkonnen many years ago on the planet Lankiveil to his parents, Abulurd Rabban and Emmi Rabban. It turned out that Feyd was his father's full hope for a son who would not have to inherit the dishonor of the name of Harkonnen and be a worthy heir instead of his older and much more brutal son, Glossu. Feyd was named in honor of his own maternal grandfather, Rautha Rabban, who was killed on Glossu's orders. When Baron Vladimir Harkonnen heard of the murder, he decided to take Feyd from his father and raise him on Giedi Prime as a possible heir of his own. Moreover, Feyd's surname was merged with Harkonnen, and over that time, the Baron came to favor Feyd himself more than Glossu because of his actions. The Prince of House of Harkonnen and The Breeding Program After becoming the Baron's heir, Feyd gained a major stake in House Harkonnen and became its own primary prince. Quickly, he started to enjoy his newfound life, as well as the House Harkonnen's attempts to destroy their enemies, especially House Atreides. Feyd, much like Paul, was also the main product of a centuries-long breeding plan that was organized by the Bene Gesserit, who had planned their own alliance: joining an Atreides daughter to a Haroknnen son, uniting those powerful houses, finishing their own feud, and thus assuring that their offspring would finally have a high probability of becoming the Kwisatz Haderach. Role in the House of Harkonnen One day, the Baron had planned a strategic alliance, hoping to marry Feyd to Princess Irulan Corrino, the eldest daughter of Emperor Shaddam IV, and thus give the Harkonnens full influence as well as the option to take control over the throne. In order to promote Feyd's personal power, he is to be installed as the ruler of Arakkis after a long period of tyrannical misrule by Glossu, which made Feyd appear as the savior of the people. The baron’s villainous qualities are reflected in his sexual tastes, most notably his predatory preference for young boys. The novel suggests that the baron’s affection for Feyd-Rautha stems largely from the nephew’s youth, who he sexually abuses and we even see hints that the baron quietly lusts after Paul Atreides. Oddly enough, no other character in the novel takes a stance on the baron’s perverse sexual tastes. Feyd's personal ambition and impatience to inherit the Baron's place and power allowed him to be manipulated by Thufir Hawat, a counselor to the Atreides who had been captured by the Baron. Both of them were nearly killed as a result of Hawat's machinations. Feyd was famed for his prowess in single combat and his willingness to break the formal rules of "kanly," which governed this type of challenge, by using a hidden poison spur in his fighting attire. In their fierce fight, Feyd nearly succeeded in killing Paul in single combat while Paul was deciding whether to attempt the paralysis command and owe the Bene Gesserit his own victory or risk his life instead. However, Paul decided to kill Rautha and owed his victory. “ You fought well, Atreides. „ ~ Feyd's last words, showing that despite his sociopathy, he still had a sense of honour even about his own death. Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (/ˈhɑːrkənən/) (October 10174 AG - December 10193 AG) was the final Na-Baron and later Siridar-Baron of House Harkonnen. The sadistic and charismatic nephew and heir of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, he briefly held dominion over Arrakis and assumed the barony before being killed in a duel with Paul Atreides shortly after the Battle of Arrakeen. Feyd was the son of Abulurd Harkonnen, part of the Bene Gesserit breeding program. The Bene Gesserit intended to breed him with the daughter of Leto I Atreides and Jessica Atreides, creating the Kwisatz Haderach in the process. The Baron Harkonnen chose Feyd and Rabban to join the House Harkonnen when a Bene Gesserit directive implied one of them one posses the military genius of the Baron's idol Emperor Avelard XVII. The Baron intended to pass the title onto Feyd when he died, training Feyd in man to man combat, including how to kill your training partner. Most importantly of all, Feyd was taught to despise the House Atreides. Feyd-Rautha grew up to be charismatic, sadistic, and vicious, with an unending lust for blood and power. On his seventeenth birthday, Feyd participated in a Gladiator game in the Giedi Prime colosseum. To stroke his own ego, Feyd conspired with the captive Atreides mentat Thufir Hawat to let an undrugged slave enter the ring, intending to provide Feyd with a fair fight. Despite Feyd's confidence, The slave (another captive warrior from House Atreides) came close to killing him, however Feyd was able to emerge victorious without the use of the key word that would render the slave immobile. Feyd was homosexual, only occasionally experimenting with Heterosexuality, notably with Margot Fenring, however this was initiated of Bene Gesserit design and not because Feyd had any wish for sexual contact with a woman. Due to the Baaron's conditioning, Feyd hated House Atreides more than anything, exacerbated by jealousy as the Baron possessed a sexual attraction to his grandson Paul Atreides. After Muad'Dib (now revealed to be Paul Atreides) gained control of Arrakis and Alia Atreides had killed his uncle, Feyd assumed the title of Siridar Baron of the House Harkonnen. Feyd challenged Paul to a duel to the death. The Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV lended him his blade. Both men had been subject to extensive combat training, with Feyd being trained to employ every ruthless trick available to him. Paul was aware of a code word that would render Feyd immobile but refused to use it, wanting a fair fight. Feyd however did not have this moral scruple, intending to kill Paul with a concealed poisoned needle. The duel reached its climax and Paul used Feyd's needle to immobilise him, driving his own blade through Feyd's brain, killing him. Piter De Varis (Notable Servant): Speech: Intellegent, Cocky, Realtionships:Piter de Vries, the twisted Mentat of House Harkonnen, operates as a master manipulator who thrives on cruelty and chaos. His relationships are marked by cunning, distrust, and sadistic pleasure.

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: Piter serves as the Baron’s strategist and adviser, offering cold, calculated plans to advance the Baron’s schemes. While the Baron values Piter’s intellect and devious mind, he deeply distrusts him. Piter, in turn, craves more power and control, desiring to eventually supplant the Baron. Their relationship is one of mutual use—Piter tolerates the Baron’s authority while harboring ambitions to rise above him. Feyd-Rautha: Piter sees Feyd as a useful but dangerous pawn in the Harkonnen power structure. He recognizes Feyd’s ambition and potential but also views him with a mixture of intrigue and caution. Piter likely enjoys manipulating Feyd to achieve his own ends, but he knows that Feyd’s cunning could pose a threat if not kept in check. Rabban (The Beast): Piter views Rabban with outright disdain. He considers Rabban a mindless brute, useful only for enforcing the Baron’s will through terror. Piter’s condescending attitude toward Rabban highlights his belief that true power lies in manipulation and strategy, not brute force. Rabban, in turn, does not understand or respect Piter’s twisted intellect. Paul Atreides: Piter underestimates Paul’s potential, believing that his plan to hand Paul over to the Baron would secure House Harkonnen’s dominance. He fails to foresee Paul’s rise as the Kwisatz Haderach and the ultimate destruction of the Harkonnen dynasty. Piter’s arrogance blinds him to Paul’s true threat. Lady Jessica: Piter has a twisted fascination with Jessica, desiring her as part of his reward from the Baron. His interest is both sadistic and opportunistic, seeing her as a prize that would elevate his status. Jessica, however, recognizes Piter’s depravity and manipulates situations to avoid falling under his control. Emperor Shaddam IV and the Bene Gesserit: Piter has little direct interaction with the Emperor or the Bene Gesserit but views them as obstacles to House Harkonnen’s complete dominance. His lack of respect for the Bene Gesserit’s genetic and political machinations blinds him to their long-term plans. Piter’s relationships are built on manipulation and sadistic ambition, but his overconfidence ultimately contributes to his downfall. He thrives on chaos but fails to anticipate the true threats that emerge from the very pawns he seeks to control. Apperance:Piter de Vries was a short and slender man with effeminate features, inky blue-within-blue eyes, stained red lips from drinking sapho juice, and his voice was tenor with a sweet, musical quality. In the 2000 miniseries, he was shown to speak with a noticeable accent to his voice.Piter de Vries was a small slender man with dark hair and effeminate features. He did not reach the average height for men from his homeworld. Order receipts from House Harkonnen indicated that his preferred footwear were cothurns, a high thick-soled boot, which he likely wore to compensate for his height. Backstory:Taunting Piter de Vries was born on Gwandali, a small planet located well off of the major spacing routes. His mother was Thra, who was a daughter of the planet's powerful Olman clan. Piter's mother was a sickly woman, though doted on her only son, denying him little. Records indicate that she lived to an old age. Little is known of Piter's father, due to obliteration in Tleilaxu records. Only the letters "ibb" are legible, and their position in his name is not known. Due to financial difficulty, Piter's father sold him to the Tleilaxu for mentat experimentation. De Vries' mentat training began normally, close to that of any regular mentat. He learned how to absorb impressions and data and then use the material to calculate, analyze, extrapolate, and compute answers. Piter had little interest in being stranded in what he thought the backwater of the universe, listening to stories from his fellow students. When the time was right, he had decided to leave and set out to become successful and gain power. His original designs did not go as planned. When the Tleilaxu received an order from Baron Harkonnen for a Mentat Assassin, Piter was the ideal candidate for the purposes. The Tleilaxu soon fostered and enhanced the evil in de Vries, as well as sought to destroy what human emotions he possessed, except what was required in the order. De Vries was twisted to lose his faith and confidence in authorities, loved ones, and those in positions of power. A significant part of his training included witnessing Face-Dancer counterfeits of important persons in his life committing and experiencing horrific atrocities. Piter was subjected to multiple horrific episodes as these, including one that included a Face Dancer impersonating his mother being raped by a trusted mentor. Despite this, certain parts of Piter's original personality remained, such as his lust for power and cleverness. De Vries was not without flaws either, and sometime in the course of his training and being sent to Harkonnen, had developed an addiction to spice melange. After de Vries' training was complete, he was delivered to the Baron Harkonnen in 10168 AG, around thirty years of age. The Baron initially thought Piter the perfect mentat, due to his sadistic, unfeeling, and addicted personality. De Vries by this time was a natural killer and felt morbid delight in erotic depravity and inflicting pain and death upon others. During the course of his employment, he machinated the destruction and weakening of many Minor Houses. De Vries also drafted the oppressive policy that House Harkonnen used on Arrakis to make the maximum profit. He excelled in creating methods of torture and the development of poisons. De Vries' poisons ranged from the subtle to the painfully obvious. One of his notable and twisted inventions was a sophisticated residual poison that required periodic antidotes to be administered. Baron Harkonnen rewarded Piter for his efforts by allowing him an unlimited supply of melange, as well as promises of future spoils. in: Original Dune, Males, Mentats, and 2 more Piter de Vries (d. 10191 AG) was a Twisted Mentat developed by the Bene Tleilax. Serving House Harkonnen under the Baron Vladimir, Piter was an ambitious and impatient sadist whose bloodlust disturbed even his master. Exceedingly prideful of his Mentat talents, one of his few miscalculations involved predicting Lady Jessica - the object of his obsessive desire - would bear Duke Leto Atreides a daughter instead of a son, citing typical Bene Gesserit breeding and the Emperor's own lack of male heirs.