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* ColdBloodedTorture: The Harkonnen loves doing this, but they enjoy more doing it to their ennemies. This is far more displayed in ''Emperor'' than in the previous games, [[spoiler:when they go invade either Caladaan or Draconis IV, the Baron (either Copec or Gunseng at this point) specifically orders to bring Duke Achillus or the Executrix alive to him, to have them tortured slowly to death, to his great pleasure.]]
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* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}}: he really should have expected one of his son sons to eventually betray him. Still, he's shocked when he realises he's been poisoned by Copec]].
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* CriticalExistenceFailure: Averted in ''Dune 2'' and ''Dune 2000'', where their units will slow and fire slower at low health. In ''Emperor'' however, an Harkonnen vehicle will move at full speed and fire at full efficiency even at critical health, making this a straight example.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: Both of their units are hyper-specialised to fight one type of enemy : the Contaminator is great a mutating an army of infantry but is useless against anything else and the Leech can infect any vehicle but cannot do anything against anything else. Both also share a weakness to defensive structures.
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* FactionCalculus: The Atreides are the Balanced faction, with moderatly powerful, average speed and decently armored but versatile units. Their [[MakeMeWannaShout Sonic Tanks]] can serve as an effective anti-infantry, anti-vehicle and siege weapon. In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : the Atreides variant is the most average of all, having average armor, speed and rate of fire.
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* FactionCalculus: The Atreides are the Balanced faction, with moderatly powerful, average speed and decently armored but versatile units. Their [[MakeMeWannaShout Sonic Tanks]] can serve as an effective anti-infantry, anti-vehicle and siege weapon. In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : Tank: the Atreides variant is the most average of all, having average armor, speed and rate of fire.
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* FactionCalculus: The Harkonnen are the Powerhouse Faction, with powerful and heavyly armored but slow and pretty straight-forward units. [[MightyGlacier Their Devastator]] ([[TankGoodness Tank]] in ''Dune 2/Dune 2000'', [[HumongousMecha Mech]] in ''Emperor'') perfectly reflects that. In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : the Harkonnen variant has the toughest armor by far but the slowest rate of fire (but not by much) and is the slowest.
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* FactionCalculus: The Ordos are the Subversive faction, relying on relatively weak, highly mobile but cheap units to overwhelm their opponent. Their [[CharmPerson Deviator tanks]] perfectly reflect their subversive nature. In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : the Ordos variant is the fastest, both in speed and rate of fire but has the weakest armor of the three.
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* TechnicolorEyes: Exposure to the Spice since their birth stains their sclera and iris of an intense blue.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: By the end of the ''Emperor'' campaign, [[spoiler:they will find themselves forced to side with the Harkonnen or the Ordos to stop the Guild's plot and the Emperor Worm]].
* ThirstyDesert: The planet of Arrakis.
* TechnicolorEyes: Exposure to the Spice since their birth stains their sclera and iris of an intense blue.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: By the end of the ''Emperor'' campaign, [[spoiler:they will find themselves forced to side with the Harkonnen or the Ordos to stop the Guild's plot and the Emperor Worm]].
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[[folder:Sardaukar]]
!The Sardaukar
* EliteMook: Each Sardaukar soldier is incredibly tough and armed with powerful weapons.
* MoreDakka: The Imperial Shock Trooper seen in ''Dune 2000'' and ''Emperor'' is armed with a heavy machine gun capable of killing any infantry in one shot.
* PraetorianGuard: The Sardaukar serve as elite army of the Padishah Emperor. In ''Emperor'', with Emperor Corrino dead, they are left without purpose and they will ally themselves to the House they judge the strongest, to serve a new Padishah Emperor.
* SwordAndGun: The [[UpToEleven Elite]] Sardaukar in ''Emperor'' has a lasgun and a sword, which can OneHitKill any infantry close to them.
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!The Fremen
* BadassNative: The native people of Arrakis and very capable of fighting.
* ColdSniper: The Fremen Warrior in ''Emperor''.
* InvisibilityCloak: All Fremen warriors in ''Dune 2000'' and ''Emperor'' are stealthed.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Fedaykin Warrior in ''Emperor'' is armed with a weirding module, like in the [[Film/Dune1984 David Lynch film]].
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[[folder:Ixian]]
!The House of Ix
* ArchEnemy: To the Tleilaxu in ''Emperor''.
* ActionBomb: Their Infiltrators.
* {{Foil}}: To the Tleilaxu. They are a fascist, technocratic House, in which the scientist elite rules and the Ixians provides mecanical, highly advanced technological units. Which contrasts the Tleilaxu which are religious fanatics who believe machines are evil and they provides biological weapons, mutants units created from their Flesh Vats. They hate each other too.
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!The Bene Tleilax
* ArchEnemy: To the Ixians in ''Emperor''.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Both of their units are hyper-specialised to fight one type of enemy : the Contaminator is great a mutating an army of infantry but is useless against anything else and the Leech can infect any vehicle but cannot do anything against anything else. Both also share a weakness to defensive structures.
* {{Foil}}: To the Ixians. See the Ixians entry above.
* HumanoidAbomination: Their Contaminator is a mutant created from thier Flesh Vats, capable of transforming any infantry in another Contaminator.
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!The Spacing Guild
* ShockAndAwe: In ''Emperor'', their units' attacks are displayed as a form of lightning attack.
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!The Sardaukar
* EliteMook: Each Sardaukar soldier is incredibly tough and armed with powerful weapons.
* MoreDakka: The Imperial Shock Trooper seen in ''Dune 2000'' and ''Emperor'' is armed with a heavy machine gun capable of killing any infantry in one shot.
* PraetorianGuard: The Sardaukar serve as elite army of the Padishah Emperor. In ''Emperor'', with Emperor Corrino dead, they are left without purpose and they will ally themselves to the House they judge the strongest, to serve a new Padishah Emperor.
* SwordAndGun: The [[UpToEleven Elite]] Sardaukar in ''Emperor'' has a lasgun and a sword, which can OneHitKill any infantry close to them.
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!The Fremen
* BadassNative: The native people of Arrakis and very capable of fighting.
* ColdSniper: The Fremen Warrior in ''Emperor''.
* InvisibilityCloak: All Fremen warriors in ''Dune 2000'' and ''Emperor'' are stealthed.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Fedaykin Warrior in ''Emperor'' is armed with a weirding module, like in the [[Film/Dune1984 David Lynch film]].
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!The House of Ix
* ArchEnemy: To the Tleilaxu in ''Emperor''.
* ActionBomb: Their Infiltrators.
* {{Foil}}: To the Tleilaxu. They are a fascist, technocratic House, in which the scientist elite rules and the Ixians provides mecanical, highly advanced technological units. Which contrasts the Tleilaxu which are religious fanatics who believe machines are evil and they provides biological weapons, mutants units created from their Flesh Vats. They hate each other too.
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!The Bene Tleilax
* ArchEnemy: To the Ixians in ''Emperor''.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Both of their units are hyper-specialised to fight one type of enemy : the Contaminator is great a mutating an army of infantry but is useless against anything else and the Leech can infect any vehicle but cannot do anything against anything else. Both also share a weakness to defensive structures.
* {{Foil}}: To the Ixians. See the Ixians entry above.
* HumanoidAbomination: Their Contaminator is a mutant created from thier Flesh Vats, capable of transforming any infantry in another Contaminator.
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!The Spacing Guild
* ShockAndAwe: In ''Emperor'', their units' attacks are displayed as a form of lightning attack.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Downplayed, but since the Ordos in ''Dune 2'' are a far less morally perversed faction than they are in the sequels, it comes unsurprising that their only character here is far less cruel and malicious.
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!!!Cyril
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* BlueIsHeroic: As Mentat of the noble House Atreides, he wears blue garment.
* BookshelfOfAuthority: A ''very'' {{Downplayed}} case, but that book he's always shown holding on with arm fuels his image as wise Mentat.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has blond hair and is a very gentle, compassionate Mentat.
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* BlueIsHeroic: As Mentat of the noble House Atreides, he wears blue garment.
* BookshelfOfAuthority: A ''very'' {{Downplayed}} case, but that book he's always shown holding on with arm fuels his image as wise Mentat.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has blond hair and is a very gentle, compassionate Mentat.
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!!!Radnor
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* BaldOfEvil: Completely bald and Mentat to the evil Harkonnen.
* KlingonPromotion: The manual says that he murdered the previous Harkonnen Mentat and took his position.
* PrayerPose: He appears in this position, which further fuels his sinister nature.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: It's not particularly glaring, but is the result of his red garment and his large, pitch black eyebrows.
* SinisterSchnoz: A noticeable large nose for a mean Mentat.
* SmugSmiler: Has this perpetually printed on his face.
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* BaldOfEvil: Completely bald and Mentat to the evil Harkonnen.
* KlingonPromotion: The manual says that he murdered the previous Harkonnen Mentat and took his position.
* PrayerPose: He appears in this position, which further fuels his sinister nature.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: It's not particularly glaring, but is the result of his red garment and his large, pitch black eyebrows.
* SinisterSchnoz: A noticeable large nose for a mean Mentat.
* SmugSmiler: Has this perpetually printed on his face.
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!!!Ammon
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* BadassArmFold: His constant position.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: ''Dune 2000'' manual reveals that he was accused of embezzlement and executed after the events of ''Dune 2''. This makes him the only Mentat from ''Dune 2'' whose whereabouts are elaborated.
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* BadassArmFold: His constant position.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: ''Dune 2000'' manual reveals that he was accused of embezzlement and executed after the events of ''Dune 2''. This makes him the only Mentat from ''Dune 2'' whose whereabouts are elaborated.
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* FactionCalculus: The Atreides are the Balanced faction, with moderatly powerful, average speed and decently armored but versatile units. Their [[MakeMeWannaShout Sonic Tanks]] can serve as an effective anti-infantry, anti-vehicle and siege weapon.
** In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : the Atreides variant is the most average of all, having average armor, speed and rate of fire.
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** In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : the Harkonnen variant has the toughest armor by far but the slowest rate of fire (but not by much) and is the slowest.
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** In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : the Ordos variant is the fastest, both in speed and rate of fire but has the weakest armor of the three.
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**nature. In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : the Ordos variant is the fastest, both in speed and rate of fire but has the weakest armor of the three.
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* BlueIsHeroic: The only good faction in the game games and has blue as primary colour. This is an inverson from the books where the Atreides coat of arms colour is [[RedIsHeroic red]].red]].
* DeathFromAbove: In ''Dune 2000'', the Atreides can call an Ornithopter air strike after upgrading their High-tech factory.
* DeathFromAbove: In ''Dune 2000'', the Atreides can call an Ornithopter air strike after upgrading their High-tech factory.
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* TheGoodKingdom: The Atreides are the only unambiguously good faction of ''Emperor''. Compared to the insidious Ordos and the violent Harkonnen, the Atreides dynasty was always composed of just and wise rulers, and Duke Achillus is no exception. Even if they aspire to control Arrakis and the spice, they're genuinely concerned for the Fremen, with whom they try to restore the once lost trust and forge a new alliance.
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* CosmeticallyDifferentSides: [[spoiler:There's In ''Emperor'', [[spoiler:there's no gameplay difference between Gunseng and Copec's campaigns: the missions remain the same and the cutscenes' are almost identical, just with swapped roles and altered dialogues]].
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* FactionCalculus: The Harkonnen are the Powerhouse Faction, with powerful and heavyly armored but slow and pretty straight-forward units. [[MightyGlacier Their]] Their Devastator]] ([[TankGoodness Tank]] in ''Dune 2/Dune 2000'', [[HumongousMecha Devastator Mech]] in ''Emperor'') perfectly reflects that.that.
** In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : the Harkonnen variant has the toughest armor by far but the slowest rate of fire (but not by much) and is the slowest.
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* NoCureForEvil: Zigzagged. The Harkonnen cannot heal their units directly but they can gain self-healing if they gain enough veterancy levels (two of the three maximum levels).
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The evilest faction of ''Emperor'' has red as primary colour with brown, black and other dark tones as secondary colours.
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* NoCureForEvil: Zigzagged. Zigzagged in ''Emperor''. The Harkonnen cannot heal their units directly but they can gain self-healing if they gain enough veterancy levels (two of the three maximum levels).
levels). Averted in ''Dune 2/Dune 2000'' where they have the Repair Pad like the other two Houses.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The evilest faction of''Emperor'' the games has red as primary colour with brown, black and other dark tones as secondary colours.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The evilest faction of
** In ''Dune 2000'', this is also reflected in their Combat Tank : the Ordos variant is the fastest, both in speed and rate of fire but has the weakest armor of the three.
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* NoNameGiven: Their own home world had no name in ''Dune 2'' and ''Dune 2000''.
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* NoNameGiven: Their own home world had no name in ''Dune 2'' and ''Dune 2000''.
2000''. [[AvertedTrope Not the case anymore]] in ''Emperor'', their homeworld is named Draconis IV.
* RegeneratingHealth:All In ''Emperor'', all of the Ordos' vehicles have self-heal self-healing by default.
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* HumanoidAbomination: The Speaker looks like a tall human with green skin, bald and almost white iris. It's unclear what exactly it is, if a HumanAlien, an ArtificialHuman or a {{Cyborg}}.
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* DeadlyEuphemism: At your second briefing, he orders you to "persuade" the Harkonnen to flee the Imperial Basin, remarking that you've got to be "very persuasive".
* GunpointBanter: After Fremen Kari somehow frees herself from the restraint chair, the following briefing has her keeping Noree at knifepoint as he attempts to brief you.
* GunpointBanter: After Fremen Kari somehow frees herself from the restraint chair, the following briefing has her keeping Noree at knifepoint as he attempts to brief you.
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* BlueIsHeroic: The only good faction in the game and has blue as primary colour.
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* BlueIsHeroic: The only good faction in the game and has blue as primary colour. This is an inverson from the books where the Atreides coat of arms colour is [[RedIsHeroic red]].
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* IAmLegion: He sometimes refers to himself in plural.
--> '''Edric O:''' My name is Edric O. Mentat to the House Hordos. ''We'' will brief you on your mission.
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* VaderBreath: At first, he breathes ''heavily'' at every few sentences. He gradually drops it as he's slowly intoxicated by the Spice.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: As effect of the Spice exposition, his voice slowly becomes deeper, reverbal and ominous voice.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: As effect of the Spice exposition, his voice slowly becomes deeper, reverbal and ominous voice.
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!Main houses
[[folder:Atreides]]
!The Atreides
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atreides_big.jpg]]
* BlueIsHeroic: The only good faction in the game and has blue as primary colour.
* FactionCalculus: The Atreides are the Balanced faction, with moderatly powerful, average speed and decently armored but versatile units. Their [[MakeMeWannaShout Sonic Tanks]] can serve as an effective anti-infantry, anti-vehicle and siege weapon.
* FireForgedFriends: Post-''Dune 2000'', relations between the Atreides and Fremen are strained until an enemy assault on Caladan during a diplomatic meeting between the two helps them iron things out. Notable in that [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Duke Achillus himself]] fights on foot in the mission where this occurs, probably a big reason the Fremen decide the Atreides are worthy allies.
* TheGoodKingdom: The Atreides are the only unambiguously good faction of ''Emperor''. Compared to the insidious Ordos and the violent Harkonnen, the Atreides dynasty was always composed of just and wise rulers, and Duke Achillus is no exception. Even if they aspire to control Arrakis and the spice, they're genuinely concerned for the Fremen, with whom they try to restore the once lost trust and forge a new alliance.
* GoodIsNotNice: While the Atreides are by far the most morally good faction, they're not to be trifled with either. Fail too much and [[YouHaveFailedMe they'll offer your water to the Fremen.]]
* ParadisePlanet: Caladan is a lush and fertile ocean planet.
!!''Dune 2000''
!!!Noree Moneo
->'''Played by:''' John Rhys-Davies
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d2k_noree_moneo.png]]
* BadassBaritone: Nothing you wouldn't expect from John Rhys-Davies.
* CaptainErsatz: Of Thufir Hawat, though with a hit of AdaptationalAttractiveness.
!!''Emperor: Battle for Dune''
!!!Duke Achillus
->'''Played by:''' Michael Dorn
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/duke_achillus.png]]
* BadassBaritone: Courtesy of Michael Dorn.
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:If a Harkonnen player chooses to invade Caladan, Harkonnen troops will find the already dead body of Achillus, who chose to commit suicide rather than grant the Harkonnen the pleasure to capture, torture and kill him. In the Ordos campaign, however, his fate is unknown]].
* BenevolentBoss: Unlike Rakan or the Executrix, he is not bringing in a new strategist because he killed the previous one and comments that the new commander looks promising and eager to learn. If the commander performs poorly, he threatens only to dismiss them; however, the distrust of the Freemen caused by the commander's failures forces Achillus to hand them over to the Fremen as a gesture of goodwill. And when Mentat Kolinar Koltrass feels guilt over not seeing the Guild's betrayal, Achillus tells him to get a hold of himself.
* BigGood: He's the leader of the Atreides, the only morally white faction of ''Emperor''.
* CaptainErsatz: {{Downplayed}}. He's one of Duke Leto Atreides in broad lines, being TheGoodKing and the leader of the only unambiguously good faction of the setting. Beyond that however, he's subject to RaceLift (he's Black instead of dark Caucasian) and the absence of equivalents for Paul Atreides or Jessica leads Duke Achillus to have a very different role compared to Duke Leto: Duke Achillus remains alive through the campaign and eventually becomes Emperor of Arrakis.
* TheGoodKing: Just, caring and wise ruler of House Atreides.
* HeroAntagonist: Being the leader of the only undoubtedly good faction, he fulfills this role if the player chooses the Ordos or the Harkonnen.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Despite being the only BenevolentBoss of the game, if the commander performs horribly he'll have no choice but to hand them over to the Fremen as a gesture of goodwil. They intend to sacrifice the commander to gain their water.
!!!Mentat Kolinar Koltrass
->'''Played by:''' Nicholas Worth
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kolinar_koltrass.png]]
* CaptainErsatz: Of Mentat Thufir Hawat.
* CastingGag: When presenting the trade offers from Ix or Tleilaxu he closes with "The choice is yours"... the same words he used to threaten the American people as [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2 Premier Romanov]].
* FacialMarkings: He displays the expected red marked lips which characterise Mentats.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: A minor case. When it's discovered that Atreides frigates are being attacked on the Guild Heighliner, he suggests to actively destroy Harkonnen and the Ordos frigates in retaliation. It would be anyway easy to cover it up as CollateralDamage.
--> '''Kolinar:''' There are also Harkonnen and Ordos frigates on that ship. It is quite possible that some of ''them'' might... disappear. In the chaos of the battle ([[SmugSmiler smug smile]]).
* UnusualEyebrows: ''Very'' thick eyebrows.
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[[folder:Harkonnen]]
!The Harkonnen
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harkonnen_big.jpg]]
* CosmeticallyDifferentSides: [[spoiler:There's no gameplay difference between Gunseng and Copec's campaigns: the missions remain the same and the cutscenes' are almost identical, just with swapped roles and altered dialogues]].
* TheEmpire: A militatrist, oppressive empire where cruelty, backstabbing and absolute disregard for human life are the norm.
* FactionCalculus: The Harkonnen are the Powerhouse Faction, with powerful and heavyly armored but slow and pretty straight-forward units. [[MightyGlacier Their]] [[HumongousMecha Devastator Mech]] perfectly reflects that.
* FireBreathingWeapon: The Harkonnen extensively use incendiary weapons such as Flame-Thrower Infantry, Flame Tanks and Flame Turrets.
* IndustrialWorld: Giedi Prime, to the point of being an entire planetary PollutedWasteland.
* NoCureForEvil: Zigzagged. The Harkonnen cannot heal their units directly but they can gain self-healing if they gain enough veterancy levels (two of the three maximum levels).
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The evilest faction of ''Emperor'' has red as primary colour with brown, black and other dark tones as secondary colours.
* VillainProtagonist: If the player chooses them.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: [[spoiler:In the cutscene following the defeat of either Gunseng or Copec, the victorious brother will attempt to brief the commander on the following mission, while being only slightly bothered by the defeated brother tortured in the IX chair and moaning.]]
--> '''Gunseng:''' "Brother, please! I'm trying to have a conversation here."
* YouHaveFailedMe: If the commander performs horribly, he'll be tortured for days from the Baron before having his heartplug removed.
!!''Dune 2000''
!!!Hayt De Vries
->'''Played by:''' Robert Carin
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d2k_hayt_devries.png]]
* ArtificialHuman: He's a ghola, a human created in a Tleilaxu vat out of the flesh of corpses.
* BloodLust: After removing the heartplug from the captive Fremen woman, he sucks the blood on it.
* CaptainErsatz: Of Piter De Vries and the similarity between them is uncanny. Beside sharing the surname, they're physically almost identical and show the same franctitc, nervous mannerism and gesticulation.
* DesecratingTheDead: Slaps in the face and toys with the corpse of [[spoiler:Mentat Noree Moneo]].
* EvilSmellsBad: The captive Fremen comments that he stinks like a corpse. He's aware of it and doesn't care.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: He gets ''very'' touchy with the captive Fremen woman.
* UnusualEyebrows: ''Very'' thick and curved eyebrows.
!!''Emperor: Battle for Dune''
!!!Baron Rakan
->'''Played by:''' Michael [=McShane=]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baron_rakan.png]]
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: During the course of the campaign he grows impressed and decides to award you... a shipment of slaves. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Which serve literally no gameplay purpose]]. It's all reduced to that single cutscene.
* BloodLust: A deleted scene has him licking with excitement the blood of the heartplug removed from the previous commander.
* CaptainErsatz: Of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Unlike the original, gravely obese and needing an anty-gravity device to carry around his weight, Baron Rakan is only overweight and can walk on his own, though he suffers from failing health. Also, he shows no sign of DepravedHomosexual, and his two heirs are his own sons instead of nephews.
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}}: he really should have expected one of his son to eventually betray him. Still, he's shocked when he realises he's been poisoned by Copec]].
* EvilRedhead: Red-haired and ruler of the AlwaysChaoticEvil Harkonnen.
* FatBastard: Checks several evil tropes and is overweight.
* HollywoodHeartAttack: Has one just the moment Mentat Yanich Kobal introduces him the new commander.
* ItIsDehumanizing: That's how he threatens Mentat Yanich when first seeing the commander:
--> "If this one performs as badly as the last one I'll have you strangled along with ''it''"
* PetTheDog: At first, Baron Rakan is [[{{Understatement}} very unimpressed]] to seeing [[PlayerCharacter the Commander]]. But after a few successful missions, he grows appreciative of the Commander and rewards him with a shipment of his own personal slaves. [[AndYourRewardIsClothes While this serves]] [[GameplayAndStorySegregation no gameplay purpose]], it is a quite nice gesture from him.
!!!Prince Copec
->'''Played by:''' David Reynolds
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/copec.png]]
* CainAndAbel: At first he appears as Cain with Gunseng being Abel: Copec is the less capable than his brother and is clearly envious towards him. [[spoiler:He then takes the first step in treachery when he poisons their father]]. The trope however can be subverted [[spoiler:if the player sides with Gunseng, who will torture and kill Copec, and for the rest of the campaign will show to be hardly any better than him]].
* CaptainErsatz: To Glossu Rabban: he's the FatIdiot, older heir to House Harkonnen. The rivalry with his brother however is an original trait.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Should the player side with Gunseng, Copec will be put on an Ix chair designed to torture him ''for weeks'' before he dies. Torture methods include [[ElectricTorture electric shock]] and drills]].
* DesecratingTheDead: [[spoiler:Angered over Duke Achillus having killed himself with poison, to avoid the capture and torture from the Harkonnen, he throws the body on the floor and orders that he's resurrected as a ghola, so that he can be tortured over and over again]].
* FatIdiot: Has strokes of it, being far less competent and more whiny than his brother.
* PsychopathicManchild: Has a moment of this when he finds out [[spoiler:Duke Achillus commited suicide to avoid capture and torture]]: he whines and gives kicks around like a child.
* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:He murders his father Baron Rakan with a colourless, odorless Tleilaxu poison poured in his food]].
!!!Prince Gunseng
->'''Played by:''' Joel Christian
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gunseng.png]]
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: A ''very'' {{Downplayed}} case, but he's trusting of the commander's potential and shows him respect, obeys without question his father's orders, performing admirably when he's sent to Arrakis and [[PragmaticVillainy is skeptical at violating the Great Convention]] (though he ultimately doesn't hesitate doing so); finally, he's appalled at discovering that [[spoiler:his brother poisoned their father]].
* CainAndAbel: Zigzagged: [[spoiler:Even though Copec is more overtly treacherous and poisons their father, Gunseng has no qualms about defying his power and, should he be successful, leaving Copec to be tortured for days before dying]].
* CaptainErsatz: To Feyd-Rautha: the lanky, blond, younger and much more competent heir of House Harkonnen. The rivalry with his brother however is an original trait.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Should the player side with Copec, Gunseng will be put on an Ix chair designed to torture him ''for weeks'' before he dies. Torture methods include [[ElectricTorture electric shock]] and drills]].
* DesecratingTheDead: [[spoiler:Angered over Duke Achillus having killed himself with poison, to avoid the capture and torture from the Harkonnen, he throws the body on the floor and shots a burst on it]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:The Ix chair Gunseng is put in if Copec wins the Civil War is in fact designed following Gunseng's instructions. Copec even lampshades it with a big smile on his face.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Copec:''' "Delicious irony."]]
* KickTheDog: Despite being a minor example of ALighterShadeOfBlack, he's so angered at the discovery that [[spoiler:his troops burned the Ordos palace along with the Executrix, whom he wanted alive to be tortured, that he orders to torture the soldiers who burned the palace instead, for denying him the pleasure.]]
* LeanAndMean: Compared to the FatBastard that is his father and his brother. Of course, less weight doesn't come with less evil.
* PragmaticVillainy: He shows skepticism when he's ordered to attack enemy frigates ''before'' they land on Arrakis, as that would be a violation of the Great Convention. Though he ultimately proceeds with it when Baron Rakan remains adamant and Copec calls him "[[NobodyCallsMeChicken baby brother]]".
* SpitefulSpit: Gives one when Copec [[spoiler:poisons their father and declares himself Baron]].
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has light blond hair contrasting with his brother and his father's red hair. That doesn't make him any better though.
!!!Mentat Yanich Kobal
->'''Played by:''' Vincent Schiavelli
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yanich_kobal.png]]
* CaptainErsatz: {{Downplayed}}. He can be compared to Piter de Vries in the role, but it was Hayt De Vries from ''Dune 2000'' who truly resembled the original Harkonnen Mentat, both in appearance and mannerism.
* FacialMarkings: He displays the expected red marked lips which characterise Mentats.
* YouHaveFailedMe: He's almost victim to this when the Highliner leaves behind the Harkonnen in [[spoiler:Caladan or Draconis IV]]: the Baron ([[spoiler:at this point Copec or Gunseng]]) threatens Yanich to find immediately a solution. He comes up with a plan to [[spoiler:have the Harkonnen armies brought secretly back to Arrakis with the help of the Arrakeen Smugglers' guild]]. It works and he's spared.
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[[folder:Ordos]]
!The Ordos
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* AFateWorseThanDeath: Failing commanders are [[LosingYourHead decapitated and have their head kept artifically alive]] on a podium, so that they can be of example.
* DeadlyGas: Poisonous gas is widely employed by the Ordos, through Chemical Troopers and Gas Turrets.
* FactionCalculus: The Ordos are the Subversive faction, relying on relatively weak, highly mobile but cheap units to overwhelm their opponent. Their [[CharmPerson Deviator tanks]] perfectly reflect their subversive nature.
* {{Greed}}: They're obsessed with the concepts of profit, efficiency, contracts and success.
* LanguageEqualsThought: As the introduction to House Ordos mentions:
-->In the language of the Ordos, there are no words for the concepts of 'trust' or 'honour'. There are more than three hundred for the concept of 'profit'.
* NoNameGiven: Their own home world had no name in ''Dune 2'' and ''Dune 2000''.
* RegeneratingHealth: All of the Ordos' vehicles have self-heal by default.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Draconis IV is a massive arctic planet.
* SnakesAreSinister: The Ordos' symbol is a snake, signifing their cunning, cold and deceiving nature.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In ''Dune II'' and ''2000'' the Ordos were at worst characterised as a selfish faction merely interested in profit and the control of Arrakis, not excessively malicious but beyond any moral pretense. In ''Emperor'' however they're just a few steps below the Harkonnen in terms of villainy, with the extensive use of forbidden technologies and AFateWorseThanDeath reserved to commanders who fail being examples.
* VillainProtagonist: If the player chooses them.
!!''Dune 2000''
!!!Edric O
->'''Played by:''' Richard Marcus
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d2k_edric_o.png]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's unclear whether Edric O is a [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetically enhanced Mentat]], an ArtificialHuman or a MechanicalLifeform that looks human.
* BaldOfEvil: Not a lock of hair on his head. Likely it's to better handle tinkering on the hardware of his brain.
* BrainComputerInterface: While he's defective, he manages to upload his own consciousness on a widescreen while his body flinches and shakes.
* CoolChair: He spends all of his time sitting on a robotic chair. It seems he's completely connected to it due to his cybernetic nature and the fact that he's never seen once in a different place.
* CreepyMonotone: He speaks robotically, with [[BeigeProse short sentences]], showing no emotion. Which further fuels the ambiguity of his "humanity".
* KickTheDog: Threatens to put the player in a pain amplifier if they fail.
* TechnicolorEyes: As the campaign progresses, he develops blue iris and sclera because of Spice exposition.
!!''Emperor: Battle for Dune''
!!!Executrix Council
->'''Voiced by:''' Gregg Berger, Diane Michelle, Neil Ross, Susan Silo
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ordos_executrix.png]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ordos_speaker.png]]
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The Speaker has green skin.
* HiveMind: The executrix are four entities, sitting on [[CoolChair fluctuating chairs]] and sharing a single mind, all connected to a creature called "The Speaker" through which they comunicate.
* IAmLegion: Being the union of four different beings, they refer to themselves through the "we/us" pronouns
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:If the Harkonnen invade Draconis IV, it's confirmed that the Executrix were burned alive along with the great hall, despite the Baron's order to have them captured alive. It's implied they died in a similar fashion if the planet was invaded by the Atreides, but not outright confirmed.]]
* MouthOfSauron: The Speaker is a weird green-skinned humanoid who's connected to the Executrix and reads aloud their thoughts.
* ShadowDictator: If they emerge victorious from the War of Assassins, they'll put in charge of Arrakis [[spoiler:a ghola clone of the late Emperor Corrino]], while remaining de facto absolute rulers of the planet.
!!!Mentat Roma Atani
->'''Played by:''' Minae Noji
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roma_atani.png]]
* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: While Edric O was an [[EmotionSuppression emotionless]] and AmbiguouslyHuman Mentat (being capable of BrainUploading, it's unclear if he was a sophisticated android or a human with cybernetic implants), Roma Atani is a consciously calculating and cruel servant of the Ordos ruled by the barely-human Executrix.
* DragonLady: A cold, ruthless woman mentat portrayed by a Japanese-American actress.
* {{Foil}}: She contrats the other Mentats of ''Emperor'', and of the ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' universe in general. While most mentat are plain looking middle-aged men with weird mannerism or facial traits, Roma Atani is a fascinating, young woman, calm and collected, and lacking the red marked lips or usual UnusualEyebrows.
* TokenMinority: The only female and non-Caucasian Mentat of ''Emperor''.
[[/folder]]
!Main houses
[[folder:Atreides]]
!The Atreides
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atreides_big.jpg]]
* BlueIsHeroic: The only good faction in the game and has blue as primary colour.
* FactionCalculus: The Atreides are the Balanced faction, with moderatly powerful, average speed and decently armored but versatile units. Their [[MakeMeWannaShout Sonic Tanks]] can serve as an effective anti-infantry, anti-vehicle and siege weapon.
* FireForgedFriends: Post-''Dune 2000'', relations between the Atreides and Fremen are strained until an enemy assault on Caladan during a diplomatic meeting between the two helps them iron things out. Notable in that [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Duke Achillus himself]] fights on foot in the mission where this occurs, probably a big reason the Fremen decide the Atreides are worthy allies.
* TheGoodKingdom: The Atreides are the only unambiguously good faction of ''Emperor''. Compared to the insidious Ordos and the violent Harkonnen, the Atreides dynasty was always composed of just and wise rulers, and Duke Achillus is no exception. Even if they aspire to control Arrakis and the spice, they're genuinely concerned for the Fremen, with whom they try to restore the once lost trust and forge a new alliance.
* GoodIsNotNice: While the Atreides are by far the most morally good faction, they're not to be trifled with either. Fail too much and [[YouHaveFailedMe they'll offer your water to the Fremen.]]
* ParadisePlanet: Caladan is a lush and fertile ocean planet.
!!''Dune 2000''
!!!Noree Moneo
->'''Played by:''' John Rhys-Davies
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d2k_noree_moneo.png]]
* BadassBaritone: Nothing you wouldn't expect from John Rhys-Davies.
* CaptainErsatz: Of Thufir Hawat, though with a hit of AdaptationalAttractiveness.
!!''Emperor: Battle for Dune''
!!!Duke Achillus
->'''Played by:''' Michael Dorn
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* BadassBaritone: Courtesy of Michael Dorn.
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:If a Harkonnen player chooses to invade Caladan, Harkonnen troops will find the already dead body of Achillus, who chose to commit suicide rather than grant the Harkonnen the pleasure to capture, torture and kill him. In the Ordos campaign, however, his fate is unknown]].
* BenevolentBoss: Unlike Rakan or the Executrix, he is not bringing in a new strategist because he killed the previous one and comments that the new commander looks promising and eager to learn. If the commander performs poorly, he threatens only to dismiss them; however, the distrust of the Freemen caused by the commander's failures forces Achillus to hand them over to the Fremen as a gesture of goodwill. And when Mentat Kolinar Koltrass feels guilt over not seeing the Guild's betrayal, Achillus tells him to get a hold of himself.
* BigGood: He's the leader of the Atreides, the only morally white faction of ''Emperor''.
* CaptainErsatz: {{Downplayed}}. He's one of Duke Leto Atreides in broad lines, being TheGoodKing and the leader of the only unambiguously good faction of the setting. Beyond that however, he's subject to RaceLift (he's Black instead of dark Caucasian) and the absence of equivalents for Paul Atreides or Jessica leads Duke Achillus to have a very different role compared to Duke Leto: Duke Achillus remains alive through the campaign and eventually becomes Emperor of Arrakis.
* TheGoodKing: Just, caring and wise ruler of House Atreides.
* HeroAntagonist: Being the leader of the only undoubtedly good faction, he fulfills this role if the player chooses the Ordos or the Harkonnen.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Despite being the only BenevolentBoss of the game, if the commander performs horribly he'll have no choice but to hand them over to the Fremen as a gesture of goodwil. They intend to sacrifice the commander to gain their water.
!!!Mentat Kolinar Koltrass
->'''Played by:''' Nicholas Worth
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* CaptainErsatz: Of Mentat Thufir Hawat.
* CastingGag: When presenting the trade offers from Ix or Tleilaxu he closes with "The choice is yours"... the same words he used to threaten the American people as [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2 Premier Romanov]].
* FacialMarkings: He displays the expected red marked lips which characterise Mentats.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: A minor case. When it's discovered that Atreides frigates are being attacked on the Guild Heighliner, he suggests to actively destroy Harkonnen and the Ordos frigates in retaliation. It would be anyway easy to cover it up as CollateralDamage.
--> '''Kolinar:''' There are also Harkonnen and Ordos frigates on that ship. It is quite possible that some of ''them'' might... disappear. In the chaos of the battle ([[SmugSmiler smug smile]]).
* UnusualEyebrows: ''Very'' thick eyebrows.
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[[folder:Harkonnen]]
!The Harkonnen
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* CosmeticallyDifferentSides: [[spoiler:There's no gameplay difference between Gunseng and Copec's campaigns: the missions remain the same and the cutscenes' are almost identical, just with swapped roles and altered dialogues]].
* TheEmpire: A militatrist, oppressive empire where cruelty, backstabbing and absolute disregard for human life are the norm.
* FactionCalculus: The Harkonnen are the Powerhouse Faction, with powerful and heavyly armored but slow and pretty straight-forward units. [[MightyGlacier Their]] [[HumongousMecha Devastator Mech]] perfectly reflects that.
* FireBreathingWeapon: The Harkonnen extensively use incendiary weapons such as Flame-Thrower Infantry, Flame Tanks and Flame Turrets.
* IndustrialWorld: Giedi Prime, to the point of being an entire planetary PollutedWasteland.
* NoCureForEvil: Zigzagged. The Harkonnen cannot heal their units directly but they can gain self-healing if they gain enough veterancy levels (two of the three maximum levels).
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The evilest faction of ''Emperor'' has red as primary colour with brown, black and other dark tones as secondary colours.
* VillainProtagonist: If the player chooses them.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: [[spoiler:In the cutscene following the defeat of either Gunseng or Copec, the victorious brother will attempt to brief the commander on the following mission, while being only slightly bothered by the defeated brother tortured in the IX chair and moaning.]]
--> '''Gunseng:''' "Brother, please! I'm trying to have a conversation here."
* YouHaveFailedMe: If the commander performs horribly, he'll be tortured for days from the Baron before having his heartplug removed.
!!''Dune 2000''
!!!Hayt De Vries
->'''Played by:''' Robert Carin
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* ArtificialHuman: He's a ghola, a human created in a Tleilaxu vat out of the flesh of corpses.
* BloodLust: After removing the heartplug from the captive Fremen woman, he sucks the blood on it.
* CaptainErsatz: Of Piter De Vries and the similarity between them is uncanny. Beside sharing the surname, they're physically almost identical and show the same franctitc, nervous mannerism and gesticulation.
* DesecratingTheDead: Slaps in the face and toys with the corpse of [[spoiler:Mentat Noree Moneo]].
* EvilSmellsBad: The captive Fremen comments that he stinks like a corpse. He's aware of it and doesn't care.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: He gets ''very'' touchy with the captive Fremen woman.
* UnusualEyebrows: ''Very'' thick and curved eyebrows.
!!''Emperor: Battle for Dune''
!!!Baron Rakan
->'''Played by:''' Michael [=McShane=]
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* AndYourRewardIsClothes: During the course of the campaign he grows impressed and decides to award you... a shipment of slaves. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Which serve literally no gameplay purpose]]. It's all reduced to that single cutscene.
* BloodLust: A deleted scene has him licking with excitement the blood of the heartplug removed from the previous commander.
* CaptainErsatz: Of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Unlike the original, gravely obese and needing an anty-gravity device to carry around his weight, Baron Rakan is only overweight and can walk on his own, though he suffers from failing health. Also, he shows no sign of DepravedHomosexual, and his two heirs are his own sons instead of nephews.
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}}: he really should have expected one of his son to eventually betray him. Still, he's shocked when he realises he's been poisoned by Copec]].
* EvilRedhead: Red-haired and ruler of the AlwaysChaoticEvil Harkonnen.
* FatBastard: Checks several evil tropes and is overweight.
* HollywoodHeartAttack: Has one just the moment Mentat Yanich Kobal introduces him the new commander.
* ItIsDehumanizing: That's how he threatens Mentat Yanich when first seeing the commander:
--> "If this one performs as badly as the last one I'll have you strangled along with ''it''"
* PetTheDog: At first, Baron Rakan is [[{{Understatement}} very unimpressed]] to seeing [[PlayerCharacter the Commander]]. But after a few successful missions, he grows appreciative of the Commander and rewards him with a shipment of his own personal slaves. [[AndYourRewardIsClothes While this serves]] [[GameplayAndStorySegregation no gameplay purpose]], it is a quite nice gesture from him.
!!!Prince Copec
->'''Played by:''' David Reynolds
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* CainAndAbel: At first he appears as Cain with Gunseng being Abel: Copec is the less capable than his brother and is clearly envious towards him. [[spoiler:He then takes the first step in treachery when he poisons their father]]. The trope however can be subverted [[spoiler:if the player sides with Gunseng, who will torture and kill Copec, and for the rest of the campaign will show to be hardly any better than him]].
* CaptainErsatz: To Glossu Rabban: he's the FatIdiot, older heir to House Harkonnen. The rivalry with his brother however is an original trait.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Should the player side with Gunseng, Copec will be put on an Ix chair designed to torture him ''for weeks'' before he dies. Torture methods include [[ElectricTorture electric shock]] and drills]].
* DesecratingTheDead: [[spoiler:Angered over Duke Achillus having killed himself with poison, to avoid the capture and torture from the Harkonnen, he throws the body on the floor and orders that he's resurrected as a ghola, so that he can be tortured over and over again]].
* FatIdiot: Has strokes of it, being far less competent and more whiny than his brother.
* PsychopathicManchild: Has a moment of this when he finds out [[spoiler:Duke Achillus commited suicide to avoid capture and torture]]: he whines and gives kicks around like a child.
* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:He murders his father Baron Rakan with a colourless, odorless Tleilaxu poison poured in his food]].
!!!Prince Gunseng
->'''Played by:''' Joel Christian
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* ALighterShadeOfBlack: A ''very'' {{Downplayed}} case, but he's trusting of the commander's potential and shows him respect, obeys without question his father's orders, performing admirably when he's sent to Arrakis and [[PragmaticVillainy is skeptical at violating the Great Convention]] (though he ultimately doesn't hesitate doing so); finally, he's appalled at discovering that [[spoiler:his brother poisoned their father]].
* CainAndAbel: Zigzagged: [[spoiler:Even though Copec is more overtly treacherous and poisons their father, Gunseng has no qualms about defying his power and, should he be successful, leaving Copec to be tortured for days before dying]].
* CaptainErsatz: To Feyd-Rautha: the lanky, blond, younger and much more competent heir of House Harkonnen. The rivalry with his brother however is an original trait.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Should the player side with Copec, Gunseng will be put on an Ix chair designed to torture him ''for weeks'' before he dies. Torture methods include [[ElectricTorture electric shock]] and drills]].
* DesecratingTheDead: [[spoiler:Angered over Duke Achillus having killed himself with poison, to avoid the capture and torture from the Harkonnen, he throws the body on the floor and shots a burst on it]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:The Ix chair Gunseng is put in if Copec wins the Civil War is in fact designed following Gunseng's instructions. Copec even lampshades it with a big smile on his face.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Copec:''' "Delicious irony."]]
* KickTheDog: Despite being a minor example of ALighterShadeOfBlack, he's so angered at the discovery that [[spoiler:his troops burned the Ordos palace along with the Executrix, whom he wanted alive to be tortured, that he orders to torture the soldiers who burned the palace instead, for denying him the pleasure.]]
* LeanAndMean: Compared to the FatBastard that is his father and his brother. Of course, less weight doesn't come with less evil.
* PragmaticVillainy: He shows skepticism when he's ordered to attack enemy frigates ''before'' they land on Arrakis, as that would be a violation of the Great Convention. Though he ultimately proceeds with it when Baron Rakan remains adamant and Copec calls him "[[NobodyCallsMeChicken baby brother]]".
* SpitefulSpit: Gives one when Copec [[spoiler:poisons their father and declares himself Baron]].
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has light blond hair contrasting with his brother and his father's red hair. That doesn't make him any better though.
!!!Mentat Yanich Kobal
->'''Played by:''' Vincent Schiavelli
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* CaptainErsatz: {{Downplayed}}. He can be compared to Piter de Vries in the role, but it was Hayt De Vries from ''Dune 2000'' who truly resembled the original Harkonnen Mentat, both in appearance and mannerism.
* FacialMarkings: He displays the expected red marked lips which characterise Mentats.
* YouHaveFailedMe: He's almost victim to this when the Highliner leaves behind the Harkonnen in [[spoiler:Caladan or Draconis IV]]: the Baron ([[spoiler:at this point Copec or Gunseng]]) threatens Yanich to find immediately a solution. He comes up with a plan to [[spoiler:have the Harkonnen armies brought secretly back to Arrakis with the help of the Arrakeen Smugglers' guild]]. It works and he's spared.
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[[folder:Ordos]]
!The Ordos
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* AFateWorseThanDeath: Failing commanders are [[LosingYourHead decapitated and have their head kept artifically alive]] on a podium, so that they can be of example.
* DeadlyGas: Poisonous gas is widely employed by the Ordos, through Chemical Troopers and Gas Turrets.
* FactionCalculus: The Ordos are the Subversive faction, relying on relatively weak, highly mobile but cheap units to overwhelm their opponent. Their [[CharmPerson Deviator tanks]] perfectly reflect their subversive nature.
* {{Greed}}: They're obsessed with the concepts of profit, efficiency, contracts and success.
* LanguageEqualsThought: As the introduction to House Ordos mentions:
-->In the language of the Ordos, there are no words for the concepts of 'trust' or 'honour'. There are more than three hundred for the concept of 'profit'.
* NoNameGiven: Their own home world had no name in ''Dune 2'' and ''Dune 2000''.
* RegeneratingHealth: All of the Ordos' vehicles have self-heal by default.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Draconis IV is a massive arctic planet.
* SnakesAreSinister: The Ordos' symbol is a snake, signifing their cunning, cold and deceiving nature.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In ''Dune II'' and ''2000'' the Ordos were at worst characterised as a selfish faction merely interested in profit and the control of Arrakis, not excessively malicious but beyond any moral pretense. In ''Emperor'' however they're just a few steps below the Harkonnen in terms of villainy, with the extensive use of forbidden technologies and AFateWorseThanDeath reserved to commanders who fail being examples.
* VillainProtagonist: If the player chooses them.
!!''Dune 2000''
!!!Edric O
->'''Played by:''' Richard Marcus
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's unclear whether Edric O is a [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetically enhanced Mentat]], an ArtificialHuman or a MechanicalLifeform that looks human.
* BaldOfEvil: Not a lock of hair on his head. Likely it's to better handle tinkering on the hardware of his brain.
* BrainComputerInterface: While he's defective, he manages to upload his own consciousness on a widescreen while his body flinches and shakes.
* CoolChair: He spends all of his time sitting on a robotic chair. It seems he's completely connected to it due to his cybernetic nature and the fact that he's never seen once in a different place.
* CreepyMonotone: He speaks robotically, with [[BeigeProse short sentences]], showing no emotion. Which further fuels the ambiguity of his "humanity".
* KickTheDog: Threatens to put the player in a pain amplifier if they fail.
* TechnicolorEyes: As the campaign progresses, he develops blue iris and sclera because of Spice exposition.
!!''Emperor: Battle for Dune''
!!!Executrix Council
->'''Voiced by:''' Gregg Berger, Diane Michelle, Neil Ross, Susan Silo
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The Speaker has green skin.
* HiveMind: The executrix are four entities, sitting on [[CoolChair fluctuating chairs]] and sharing a single mind, all connected to a creature called "The Speaker" through which they comunicate.
* IAmLegion: Being the union of four different beings, they refer to themselves through the "we/us" pronouns
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:If the Harkonnen invade Draconis IV, it's confirmed that the Executrix were burned alive along with the great hall, despite the Baron's order to have them captured alive. It's implied they died in a similar fashion if the planet was invaded by the Atreides, but not outright confirmed.]]
* MouthOfSauron: The Speaker is a weird green-skinned humanoid who's connected to the Executrix and reads aloud their thoughts.
* ShadowDictator: If they emerge victorious from the War of Assassins, they'll put in charge of Arrakis [[spoiler:a ghola clone of the late Emperor Corrino]], while remaining de facto absolute rulers of the planet.
!!!Mentat Roma Atani
->'''Played by:''' Minae Noji
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* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: While Edric O was an [[EmotionSuppression emotionless]] and AmbiguouslyHuman Mentat (being capable of BrainUploading, it's unclear if he was a sophisticated android or a human with cybernetic implants), Roma Atani is a consciously calculating and cruel servant of the Ordos ruled by the barely-human Executrix.
* DragonLady: A cold, ruthless woman mentat portrayed by a Japanese-American actress.
* {{Foil}}: She contrats the other Mentats of ''Emperor'', and of the ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' universe in general. While most mentat are plain looking middle-aged men with weird mannerism or facial traits, Roma Atani is a fascinating, young woman, calm and collected, and lacking the red marked lips or usual UnusualEyebrows.
* TokenMinority: The only female and non-Caucasian Mentat of ''Emperor''.
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