House Harkonnen Origins - Dune's Brutal, Treacherous, & True Monsters Of Frank Herbert's Universe!

in the expansive Universe of Dune created by Frank Herbert we see a great number of exceptional characters and factions one of the most interesting factions or houses of the Imperium is house hearkenen consider them the Pinnacle of bad guys in the dunaverse because they truly are the most sinful and disruptive house out there they are one of the major political players in the story and serve as the main antagonists throughout much of the timelines of the dunaverse the harkenings are known for their cruelty and brutality and are characterized as power-hungry sadistic and wicked they are bitter enemies of House of Trades another Noble family and are determined to destroy them no matter the cost the patriarch of house hearkenin is Baron Vladimir harkinen whose appearance is so grotesque that he can make any one shudder he also indulges in all manner of perversions and mind games he is a cunning and ruthless Mastermind always scheming to gain power and eliminate his enemies with a leader who knows no bound to his Defiance and an army of supporters loyal to their cause house hearken and improves time and time again why they should not be trusted and how powerful they are in this video we will explore everything you need to know about the harkenings from their Origins to their inevitable downfall so without further Ado let us get on with the video before we go into our explanation we have a very small request if you like our content please support us by subscribing to our Channel this is a small click for you but for us it means a lot thank you let's begin a brief history of family harkenen before house harkinen became a major political and economic power in the dunaverse they had their Origins rooted on Ancient Earth this is when Humanity took to the stars and chose to settle in the unforgiving yet always-giving planetary life waiting to be found in the Galaxy the name harkenin is believed to be originating from northern Europe on Ancient Earth this region was called Swami better known to us as Finland the name is derived from the Finnish word harka which means Ox the hearkenings eventually settled on the planet called gidi Prime which was the third planet orbiting the star ofyoki B their Homeworld was as bad as they were as it became inhospitable over the generations while the Harkins extracted every last bit of resource out of it originally the planet had controlled temperature ranges and showed a lot of potential to be great but with the uprising of the industrialization caused by the harkenings the planet suffered greatly so much so that the level and rate of photosynthesis on the entire fire Planet dropped completely as the industries took over the only original Forest that was preserved by the harkenings was for the logging and export of pilling gidham trees so nothing to sightsee there either the planet was full of factories well planned out cities and Arenas to Marvel at the Arenas were mainly used for the entertainment of the people and their choice was quite barbaric the only events they held were Gladiator matches reminiscent of ancient Rome with the passage of time the torch of the baron was passed on within the harkinen family each Baron was as vicious as they come but one definitely Takes the Cake literally Baron Vladimir harkinen the morbidly obese leader of house harkenin served as the penultimate ruler of the house he was The Mastermind behind several acts of Destruction and he frequently demonstrated how there is no limit to the extent of his voracious desire for power he controls and manipulates people around him even his own family using his riches and power he is renowned for his ruthlessness and cunning behavior and will do anything to accomplish his objective before house hearkenen was a great power of the lands ride they acted as a house Miner which meant they did not hold much political or economic power over the regions the rise of the family came from the whale fur Market which was manipulated and exploited by them for profit this was done by the father of Vladimir harkinen Baron Dimitri harkinen as we mentioned earlier after settlement the Harkins exploited their planet to the extreme and maximized production and creation through industrialization they cared little for the environment and did not work economically or ethically regardless of how other people saw them they simply aimed to gain the highest amount of money in the quickest way possible even within the house the royalty displayed their Brash attitudes and ruthless ways to any and everyone while the people of their Court used deceitful ways to rise up in the Rings sounds like a great workplace when you do not know when someone is planning to assassinate you right around the year 10130 AG house hearkenin was given the blessing of the sir which meant they held territorial obligation over the planet bestowed upon them by the parashah emperor this was exactly what the hearkenings wanted as aracas was the source of the spice melunge the most sought after and expensive drug in the universe the drug is used in a plethora of different ways from enhancing one's powers to making space travel possible with the authority to extract and Supply this spice to the Galaxy house hearkenin became the oppressor of the natal people of arakis the fremin over time the Harkins created Mega structures in Iraqis to exploit them of the spice melange and make life as difficult as they could for the fremin this proved to be wonderful for them and allowed them to a massive Fortune through the mining processing and selling of this spice what do harkenings want and how do they trigger the central conflict in the movie adoption with the siridar thief of arrakis one and the hegemony over spice melange the hearkenings were able to gain substantial control over the Imperium but still how satready's power was ever growing under the leadership of Duke later with trades and his family we see Baron Vladimir harken in mentioned in the movie that the potasha emperor is a jealous man and he wanted to Halt the growth of House of Trades before they gained more power over the other houses this leads us to the major conflict that arises in the movie through some political talk in the back house hearken and the emperor decided it would be a more powerful move to allow the Atreides to control the production of spice melange on the planetarakis but to ensure the house Atreides fails eventually the harkenings left them no room to work with and they were able to bypass all checks through the commands of the emperor the potasha emperor Sadam Carino 4 laid a nefarious trap for house Atreides through the power of others while Duke lato had no Assumption of the the idea but was still prepared for the worst the emperor's alliance with the harkenings proved to be fatal for the Atreides as they were packed into a corner even though the hearkenings attempted to industrialize the planetarakis for the Spice melange by exploiting both the lands and its people arakis's weather conditions and extreme environment did not allow them to assume full control over the planet as we see in the movie The hearkenings are only able to count the existence of 50 000 fremins when in reality their population was in the millions regardless house hearkenin was satisfied with everything they had and they exploited their powers to the maximum the abundance of spice melange waiting to be extracted and sold was exactly what the hearkenings desired with the control of Iraqis bestowed upon house Atreides the plan of the emperor and baron harkenin started taking shape they wished to the Empire through deceit they were successful in doing so as in the second half of the movie we see the downfall of how satrady's first hand initially the Betrayal of Dr yua is the reason for the breach and the subsequent Battle of the the unprepared Atreides armies and the ever so strong armies of the hearkenings backed by The sarda Cars is the ultimate decider in the fate of House of Trades Dr yua was a trusted member of the Atreides Kingdom but he betrayed them at the behest of Baron harkinen who had kept his wife in captivity and given him his word that if he worked for him he would get his wife back but even the betrayer got betrayed as when you were reached out to Vladimir he simply slit his throat and killed him during the whole battle taking place the harkinens had only one rule to follow on behalf of the Benny Jesuit which was to let lady Jessica and her son Paula trades live the two were stranded in the dangerous deserts of aracas and had to fight for their survival exploring some of the important members of house arcaden Baron Vladimir harkinen a kingdom is only powerful when its leader is a powerful man who can work to ensure that his Empire grows at every possible turn this Knows No Boundaries when it comes to Vladimir harkinen one of the most sadistic and chilling presences in the stories of Dune Vladimir is a force to be reckoned with Vladimir was born into the wealthy and influential hearken and family while his father Dimitri was the baron Vladimir showed signs of great leadership ever since he was a child he even showed great affinity for ruling and was a natural at it while his Focus was alarmingly high on attaining more power and influence since his teens he is said to have enjoyed torturing animals and his servants and to have taken pleasure in inflicting pain on others his sadism was on another level as he never knew how to control his urges sometimes he would act Giddy and excited when he saw others suffers for his entertainment Above All Else Vladimir strongly believed he held Supremacy over all others and wished for everyone to serve him with their life Vladimir harkinen is regarded as having an ugly and unattractive Visage due to his staggering obesity the baron is many times larger than the average human due to his bloated distended physique and layers of fat his physical attributes are so inflated that they have almost mythological qualities with Tales of his size weight and chubby body circulating the Galaxy the baron is a large man and his appearance is distinguished by several other peculiar characteristics as well his skin can be described as being waxy yellow and having a feel similar to cooked leather along with having a child chin a bulbous nose and Tiny close set eyes his faces also deformed and twisted his huge lips are permanently Twisted in a scowl and his mouth is wide and Droopy the baron uses anti-gravity belt mounted suspensers that are integrated into his chair and attire to sustain the enormous heft despite his enormous size he can move about easily thanks to these gadgets the baroness also shielded from harm and given support by an air cushion that has formed around him thanks to the suspensers these also enable him to float in the center of nothing but air allowing him to maneuver around and strike an intimidating figure because of his extreme weight Vladimir is completely unable to move much less walk without assistance despite all of the downfalls that his health brings Vladimir enjoys a lavish lifestyle and spends money for his entertainment regarding food servants sexual and otherwise and the suffering of others Baron's gluttony and life of luxury are contributing factors to his ever-growing size and unhealthiness he frequently injects himself with various drugs and antidotes which proves to be essential for his survival in Dune 2021 when Duke lado uses a poisoned tooth to try and assassinate him in the movie Vladimir seems to be absurdly tall reaching around 9 to 10 feet due to his suspensers and instead of being attached to his chair this technology is implanted into his spine allowing him to move around ever more freely combined with his stature and his iconic long robe Vladimir looks as menacing as an antagonist should who holds the Galaxy in his hand Beast Rabon Beast brabon also known as glasuraban is the brutal and sadistic nephew of Baron Vladimir harkinen and also serves as one of the main antagonists in the story he is assigned to govern the desert planet of arrakis which is the only source of the valuable spice melunge he uses brutal tactics to maintain control over the planet's population and is notorious for his cruelty towards the fremin he is shown to be quite Brash and impulsive and lacks the capability of foresight meaning his ability to understand everything seems quite non-existent Rabon is depicted as physically imposing with a hooking frame and a menacing presence he is also known for his violent temper and his propensity for using Force to solve problems despite his brutality rabban is also shown to be attempting to be cunning and manipulative but all he could fathom in those qualities is using fear and intimidation to maintain his power he is more of a dim-witted brute than a leader that others can look up to and he loses his cool quite often even in the movie we see a scene where Rabon loses his composure while panicking about what the baron had planned for Iraqis without a doubt the leadership qualities of Vladimir could have allowed him to work from the ground up when creating an Empire but for someone like Rabon the only way for him to reach such a position of power is through the hierarchical transfer of power for what it is worth rebond's personality is shown to be defined by his own loyalty to the hearkenin family particularly the baron he is willing to carry out any order no matter how violent or inhumane in service of the family's interests he embodies the worst qualities of all of the hearkenings and as an end result is one of the most disappointing personalities to lead a successful Empire at the level of the hearkenings fighter DeVries fighter DeVries was the leading meant it of house harkenin and served as a close Personnel of the baron DeVries was a wicked sadist who rivaled the baronian ambition and impatience amended is a type of human trained to perform mental calculations and Analysis at a superhuman level DeVries was great at what he did and rarely made any misjudgments or miscalculations he was the reason why Vladimir harkinen was able to carry out his Mastermind plans as a means to make others see their inferiority Peter DeVries is initially employed by the harkinen family and serves as their mentot and chief interrogator he is portrayed as a cold and calculating individual who takes pleasure in inflicting pain and suffering on others he is particularly skilled at psychological manipulation and is able to extract information from his victims through a combination of threats and Mind Games despite his cruel and sadistic Tendencies fighter is also shown to be extremely intelligent and perceptive with a deep understanding of the human psyche he is able to analyze situations and predict outcomes with a high degree of accuracy making him a valuable asset to the hearkenings serving as a part of the main antagonist's Entourage of Dune DeVries uses his intelligence and manipulation skills to further the hearkenin's goals and undermine their enemies however his own own Twisted personality and lack of empathy ultimately lead to his downfall as he is unable to anticipate the actions of his enemies and Falls victim to his own machinations he is a complex character that had much to give to the audience due to his intellect and Unbound cruelty house hearkening lower from the prequel novel Dune house hearkenin is a prequel novel to Frank Herbert's Dune series written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson it was published in 2000 and is the second book in the Prelude to Dune Trilogy the novel follows the hearkenin family as one of the key antagonists in the original Dune series and provides a detailed backstory for several of its major characters the story is set roughly 35 years before the events of Dune and takes place on the planet gidi Prime the harkenin's Homeworld the main characters in house harkenin include Baron Vladimir harkinen the cruel and sadistic leader of the family his nephews glasuraban and fade ralpha who would go on to become major villains in the original Dune series and the young later ladies who would later become the protagonist of the first dune novel The Novel explores the political maneuvering and power struggles within the harkinen family as well as their attempts to maintain control over their planet and their ruthless exploitation of its people it also introduces several new characters and factions including the Benny Jesuit Sisterhood and the talaylak zoo a secretive and enigmatic group of genetic engineers in the story we follow the health of Baron Vladimir harkinen on giddy Prime this is where we get to know why Vladimir was as morbidly obese as he was his health issues came at the hands of Reverend mother Gaius Helen mohayam simply known as mohayam she sought revenge on Vladimir for his actions of raping her and forcing her to conceive Offspring for him so she cursed him and gave him a degenerative disease with this genetic disposition to obesity Vladimir underwent a plethora of Medical Treatments to no avail and the only way to counteract this disease was through gluttony Vladimir was not aware of the curse that mohayam had inflicted upon him and he he changed doctor after Doctor Who was failing to diagnose him properly and figure out a solution for his strange disease after killing a handful of great doctors who were unsuccessful in aiding his health Vladimir hired Dr Ewell for an extremely high price through his genius and great understanding of the human body Dr yua is able to understand the severity of Vladimir's condition he is also able to decipher that his ailments are caused due to mohayam of the Benny Jesuit seeing this treachery Vladimir aimed to take revenge against the Benny Jesuit but eventually he embarrassingly fails to do so he has to accept his condition and makes all the necessary adjustments needed to prolong his life and make everyday actions accessible during this time Vladimir's brother abelard finds an illegal containment of the spice melange he realizes that under Vladimir's rule house harkinen has been illegally extracting and stockpiling the drug which explained to the unfathomable riches their Kingdom had abelard who is the polar opposite of what a harkinen is renowned to be decided that he would use this illegal stockpile to help his people rather than report this to the potasha emperor and be the reason for the harkinen's downfall in his benevolence Bob alert shared their riches and ensured that the resources are reaching the right people but abelard's actions do not remain covert for long and glasuraban is able to find out what his father has been doing behind The Baron's back in an Impulse rabban strangles his father to death believing that his faith lies with the harkington family and that traitors shall be killed this act of violence against his own father is the reason why Rabon was later known as Beast rabban during this time Vladimir kidnaps abelard's other son fade rotha and attempts to raise him as his own the novel delves deeper into the complex and intricate world of Dune providing readers with the richly detailed and immersive experience it offers a fascinating exploration of the harkinen family and its various machinations as well as the wider political and social forces that shape the world of Dune overall it is a must read for fans of the original Dune series offering a deeper understanding of its worlds and characters [Music] the fated fall of house harkenin the downfall of house harkinen is a significant plot point in the novel house harkinen is initially in control of arrakis but they are overthrown by their Arch enemies House of Trades with the help of the natal fremin population the hearkenings had ruled Iraqis for decades using brutal tactics and exploiting the fremin who were forced to work in the dangerous spice mines the fall of house harkinen is the result of a long-standing feud between the harkenings and the tradies which stems from a previous conflict over control of another planet Baron Vladimir harkinen the leader of house harkinen is a ruthless and sadistic man who seeks revenge of the Atreides he conspires with the emperor to lure the ichatis to Iraqis under the guise of a peaceful transfer of power only to betray and attack them with overwhelming Force this is where things get complicated for the baron his wishes had no bound and his dreams had no limits he not only wanted to overthrow the power of house atratus but also wanted to usurp the padisha Emperor of house Carino while he plotted against house a tradus with the emperor he was also plotting against house Carino in hopes of eliminating all the major players that stand between him and the ultimate rule over the Galaxy the key aspect that led to the downfall of house harkenin came from the survival of Lady Jessica and her son Paula tradis while house atriatus fell with the demise of Duke later atreidus Baron Vladimir harkinen believed Paul and Jessica to be dead as per his reports rabban and other members of the army believe that the two would succumb to the dangers of the desert of arrakis and die by the fangs of the sand worms but through Paul's knowledge and insightful understanding of the fremin and Lady Jessica's Benny Jesuit training the two are able to survive and join the fremin they quickly gained their trust and respect and all of this eventually leads to the uprising of the House of tradis once again with Duke Paula trades commanding the powers of the fremin and leading the planet of arrakis alongside his people meanwhile Vladimir was concerned with dealing with the Carino Empire and was focusing on how to take them out without much trouble but that was never going to be an easy task in hopes of forming the hearkenin Empire Vladimir and his kingdom focused on the wrong individuals and allowed the people who they had wronged to work against them Vladimir's plan to overpower house Carino was either through force or marriage or both but none of it came to fruition as by the time the hearkenings attempted to make their first move against house Carino Paula treyatus had risen Above and Beyond on arrakis in terms of both individual and Collective Strength as a kingdom in the year 10193 A.G Baron Vladimir harkinen was killed by Paul's younger sister and the daughter of Jessica Aaliyah atriatus who was born with latent Powers she was able to overwhelm the forces of the harkinens in unison with Paul who previously gained psionic powers and the ability to manipulate the Abundant sand worms on arrakis through the combined strength of these individuals and the astounding powers of the fremin on the battlefield house hearkenin's rule came to an end and Paul was able to Halt their rise to be the only Galactic power with Vladimir's death the title of Baron harkinen was passed on to fade ralpha who who Vladimir considered more of a leader than raban anyway house harkenin did not stay under Fades rule for long as Paula treyatus was able to best him and kill him in an act of Conley Conley was the enactment of a formal Feud of Vendetta in a manner that complied with the great convention this rule acts as a limiter of sorts on the number of resources or Powers a house will use in its War for attrition for example the great convention was the reason why the houses were not allowed to use nuclear power for offensive measures otherwise it would have meant a sentence of Exile with the fall of fade rava the downfall of house hearkenin was imminent their numbers had deteriorated their leaders were killed and their morale was down their riches had also been exploited and left no value but little remained of house hearkening in power and resources also started diminishing at a rapid race and eventually disappear even the control of their industrial Marvel gidi Prime was given to the people of Caledon Gurney halek was given the role of supervising whatever went on on that planet as he was familiar with the ruthlessness that he was exposed to on that planet Gurney was previously a slave on giddy Prime and he was tortured in the worst ways possible as he was beaten and drugged and he was forced to see his wife get tortured and raped in front of him as an arc of redemption for himself Gurney made it his mission to resuscitate the planet back to its former glory before the industrialization Gurney dismantled the Abundant machines on the planet changed the names of the cities and replanted the forests to bring back the greenery during mua Deep's Jihad house hearkenin basically vanished off the face of the universe however the hearken in lineage persisted through Benny Jesuit breeding programs for more than 1500 years after that even the atreidus bloodline was interbred with the hearken and bloodline since Paula treyaris was Vladimir harkinen's grandson due to Lady Jessica not knowing her Origins but still apart from their blood no other remnants of the hearkenings remained and their brutality and sadism finally took a turn for the worst [Music] thank you conclusion house harkinen is a complex and compelling element of the dunaverse serving as the primary antagonist of the entire story the house is known for its cruelty and unscrupulousness and its actions ultimately lead to its downfall however house harkinen is also an example of the consequences of unchecked power and the dangers of Revenge and the thirst for unending regimes as its leaders are consumed by their desire for vengeance against their enemies and machinations for a future of tyrannical rule despite their brutality house hearkening remains an integral part of the dunaverse representing the darker side of human nature and the harsh realities of power politics in a world driven by scarce resources and if you liked our content don't forget to leave a like And subscribe to us if you haven't already have a good one and be 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