Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

Character from Dune by Frank Herbert

A grotesquely corpulent puppet-master who compensates for physical repulsiveness with political genius — he treats people as expendable game pieces and finds the game itself more pleasurable than victory.

Also known as: Baron Harkonnen, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, The Baron, Vladimir Harkonnen

What They Know

• The Baron's long-term plan: Rabban brutalizes Arrakis, then Feyd-Rautha arrives as savior — the population transfers loyalty willingly
• He conspired with Emperor Shaddam to destroy House Atreides, using Sardaukar disguised in Harkonnen livery
• Jessica is his biological daughter by a Bene Gesserit — a fact he does not know, which means Paul is his grandson
• Dr. Yueh's conditioning was broken by capturing and torturing his Bene Gesserit wife Wanna — the Baron holds this leverage
• Spice stockpiles hidden on Giedi Prime give House Harkonnen leverage against CHOAM market fluctuations
• The Baron's obesity is likely the result of a disease inflicted by the Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother Mohiam — not mere indulgence
• He intends Feyd-Rautha to eventually kill him and take power — this is part of the plan, not a failure of it

Connections

• commands — feyd
• commands — rabban
• commands — piter
• rival_of — leto_i
• slew — leto_i
• parent_of — jessica
• ally_of — shaddam
• betrayed — yueh
• slain_by — alia
• located_at — giedi_prime
• heir_of — feyd
• commands — thufir
• commands — yueh
• slew — yueh
• ally_of — fenring

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