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1	These are the characters from ''VideoGame/DuneII'', ''Dune 2000'' and ''VideoGame/EmperorBattleForDune''.
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3	Characters from the original book series can be found [[Characters/{{Dune}} here]].
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5	For an index of the voice actors and voice actresses who have their own page on this wiki, see [[MediaNotes/DuneActors here]].
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7	[[foldercontrol]]
8	!Main Houses
9	[[folder:Atreides]]
10	!The Atreides
11	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atreides_big.jpg]]
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13	One of the major Houses, hailing from the planet Caladan, a lush, oceanic world. They are ruled by the patriarch of the Atreides family, who takes the title of Duke.
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15	* AdaptationalHeroism: While the Atreides are presented in an overall positive light in the books, they're not without flaws and are more of ALighterShadeOfGrey rather than a KnightInShiningArmor faction. The videogames makes them straight up good guys who want to conquer Arrakis to protect it from the evil Harkonnen and Ordos and want to use the spice "for the good of all".
16	* BlueIsHeroic: The only good faction in the games and has blue as primary colour. This is an inversion from the books where the Atreides sigil is a [[RedIsHeroic red]] hawk and Leto Atreides is known as the "Red Duke".
17	* DeathFromAbove: In ''Dune 2000'', the Atreides can call an Ornithopter air strike after upgrading their High-tech factory.
18	* FactionCalculus: The Atreides are the Balanced faction, with moderately powerful, average speed and decently armored but versatile units. Their 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.
19	* 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.
20	* TheGoodKingdom: The Atreides are the only unambiguously good faction of the games. Compared to the [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder insidious Ordos]] and the [[AxCrazy 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 now-broken trust and forge a new alliance.
21	* 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 as a gesture of goodwill.]]
22	* ParadisePlanet: Caladan is a lush and fertile ocean planet.
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24	!!''Dune 2''
25	!!!Cyril
26	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mentat_cyril.png]]
27	* BlueIsHeroic: As Mentat of the noble House Atreides, he wears a blue garment.
28	* BookshelfOfAuthority: [[{{Downplayed}} Remove "-shelf" from the trope]]; the book he's shown always holding in his arm fuels his image as a wise Mentat.
29	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has blond hair and is a very gentle, compassionate Mentat.
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31	!!''Dune 2000''
32	!!!Noree Moneo
33	->'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnRhysDavies
34	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d2k_noree_moneo.png]]
35	* CaptainErsatz: Of Thufir Hawat, though with a hit of AdaptationalAttractiveness.
36	* 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".
37	* 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.
38	* KilledOffscreen: Only in the Harkonnen campaign; his corpse is subsequently plundered by the Harkonnen for intelligence. In the others, his [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse fate is not mentioned]].
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40	!!''Emperor: Battle for Dune''
41	!!!Duke Achillus
42	->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelDorn
43	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/duke_achillus.png]]
44	* 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 of capturing and torturing him. In the Ordos campaign, however, his fate is unknown]].
45	* 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 (as opposed to the other two, who threaten the commander upon arrival). If the commander performs poorly, he threatens only to dismiss them; however, the distrust from the Fremen 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 offers his resignation over not forseeing [[spoiler:the Guild's betrayal]], Achillus refuses it and tells him to not "play the fool".
46	* BigGood: He's the leader of the Atreides, the only morally white faction of ''Emperor''.
47	* 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, 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. Also, he's subject to RaceLift, being Black instead of dark Caucasian.
48	* TheGoodKing: Just, caring and wise ruler of House Atreides.
49	* HeroAntagonist: Being the leader of the only undoubtedly good faction, he fulfills this role if the player chooses the Ordos or the Harkonnen.
50	* 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 goodwill. They intend to kill the commander to gain their water.
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52	!!!Mentat Kolinar Koltrass
53	->'''Played by:''' Creator/NicholasWorth
54	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kolinar_koltrass.png]]
55	* CaptainErsatz: Of Mentat Thufir Hawat, bearing a very close resemblance of the character in ''Film/Dune1984''.
56	* 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]].
57	* FacialMarkings: He displays the expected red marked lips which characterise Mentats.
58	* PayEvilUntoEvil: A minor case. When Atreides frigates are being attacked on the Guild Heighliner and the Guild gives the Atreides permission to defend themselves, he suggests actively destroying the Harkonnen and Ordos frigates. Such CollateralDamage is easily attributed to the chaos of battle, after all.
59	--> '''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]]).
60	* UnusualEyebrows: ''Very'' thick eyebrows.
61	[[/folder]]
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63	[[folder:Harkonnen]]
64	!The Harkonnen
65	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harkonnen_big.jpg]]
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67	Hailing from the planet of Giedi Prime, a heavily industrialized planet, House Harkonnen is most famous for its underhanded and sinister political tactics, gaining power frequently by assassination. They maintain an ancient feud with the Atreides. The Harkonnen have a reputation for ambition, malevolence, hatred and brutality.
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69	* CosmeticallyDifferentSides: 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]].
70	* 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.
71	* ColdBloodedTorture: The Harkonnen love doing this, but they enjoy doing it more to their enemies. This is far more displayed in ''Emperor'' than in the previous games, [[spoiler:when they go invade either Caladan 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.]]
72	* TheEmpire: A militarist, oppressive empire where cruelty, backstabbing and absolute disregard for human life are the norm.
73	* FactionCalculus: The Harkonnen are the Powerhouse Faction, with powerful and heavily 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.
74	* FireBreathingWeapon: In ''Emperor'', the Harkonnen extensively use incendiary weapons such as Flamethrower Infantry, Flame Tanks and Flame Turrets.
75	* IndustrialWorld: Giedi Prime, to the point of being an entire planetary PollutedWasteland.
76	* NoCureForEvil: 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). Averted in ''Dune 2/Dune 2000'' where they have the Repair Pad like the other two Houses.
77	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The evilest faction of the games has red as their primary colour with brown, black and other dark tones as secondary colours.
78	* RedIsViolent: The Harkonnen aren't simply evil: they're violent, bloodthirsty and AxCrazy.
79	* VillainProtagonist: If the player chooses them.
80	* 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 moaning as he is tortured in the specially designed Ixian chair.]]
81	--> '''Gunseng:''' "[[spoiler:Brother]], please! I'm trying to have a conversation here! <sighs, annoyed> I'll have to contact you later when it's a little less NOISY!"
82	--> '''Copec:''' "A few minor complications, but overall, a lovely day! <SlasherSmile> Just ''lovely''."
83	* YouHaveFailedMe: If the commander performs horribly, he'll be tortured for days from the Baron before having his heartplug removed.
84	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Implied. [[spoiler: The Harkonnen ending is the only one where [[PlayerCharacter the Commander]] is glaringly absent; considering the House's [[AlwaysChaoticEvil nature]], it's reasonable to assume they were disposed of once the Golden Lion Throne was in House Harkonnen's hands.]]
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86	!!''Dune 2''
87	!!!Radnor
88	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mentat_radnor.png]]
89	* BaldOfEvil: Completely bald and Mentat to the evil Harkonnen.
90	* KlingonPromotion: The manual says that he murdered the previous Harkonnen Mentat and took his position.
91	* PrayerPose: He appears in this position, which further fuels his sinister nature.
92	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: It's not particularly glaring, but is the result of his red garment and his large, pitch black eyebrows.
93	* SinisterSchnoz: A noticeable large nose for a mean Mentat.
94	* SmugSmiler: Has this perpetually printed on his face.
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96	!!''Dune 2000''
97	!!!Hayt De Vries
98	->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobertCarin
99	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d2k_hayt_devries.png]]
100	* ArtificialHuman: He's a ghola, a human created in a Tleilaxu vat out of the flesh of corpses.
101	* BloodLust: After removing the heartplug from the captive Fremen woman, he sucks the blood on it.
102	* CaptainErsatz: Of Piter De Vries and the similarity between them is uncanny, especially compared to the one from ''Film/Dune1984''. Beside sharing the surname, they're physically almost identical and show the same frantic, nervous mannerism and gesticulation.
103	* DesecratingTheDead: Slaps in the face and toys with the corpse of [[spoiler:Mentat Noree Moneo]].
104	* EvilSmellsBad: The captive Fremen woman comments that he stinks like a corpse. He's aware of it and doesn't care.
105	* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: He gets ''very'' touchy with the captive Fremen woman.
106	* MeaningfulName: Is called ''Hayt'' and belongs to one of the most vicious, hate-driven factions in the game. Hayt is also the name of the first named ghola in the Dune books.
107	* MotorMouth: Downplayed, but speaks notably quickly next to the other Mentats. Most notable in his introductory cutscenes, with his rapid recitation of the Mentat mantra and subsequent threats to the player.
108	* UnusualEyebrows: ''Very'' thick and curved eyebrows.
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110	!!''Emperor: Battle for Dune''
111	!!!Baron Rakan
112	->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelMcShane
113	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baron_rakan.png]]
114	* 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.
115	* BloodLust: A deleted scene has him licking with excitement the blood of the heartplug removed from the previous commander.
116	* CaptainErsatz: Of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Unlike the original, gravely obese and needing an anti-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.
117	* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}}: he really should have expected one of his sons to eventually betray him. Still, he's shocked when he realises he's been poisoned by Copec]].
118	* EvilRedhead: Red-haired and ruler of the AlwaysChaoticEvil Harkonnen.
119	* FatBastard: Head of a AlwaysChaoticEvil house, checks several evil tropes, and is overweight.
120	* HollywoodHeartAttack: Has one shortly after the Mentat Yanich Kobal introduces him to the new commander.
121	* ItIsDehumanizing: That's how he threatens Mentat Yanich when first seeing the commander:
122	--> "If this one performs as badly as the last one I'll have you strangled along with ''it.''"
123	* PetTheDog: At first, Baron Rakan is very unimpressed at 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 a nice gesture from him.
124	* SuddenlyShouting: When [[PragmaticVillainy Gunseng]] dares to question this orders to attack the Atreides/Ordos forces aboard the Heighliner, Rakhan goes from speaking to angrily shouting for Gunseng to obey him or be replaced.
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126	!!!Prince Copec
127	->'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidReynolds
128	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/copec.png]]
129	* 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 prove to be hardly any better than him]].
130	* CaptainErsatz: To Glossu Rabban: he's the FatIdiot, older heir to House Harkonnen and nearly identical in appearance as Rabban from ''Film/Dune1984''. The rivalry with his brother however is an original trait.
131	* 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]].
132	* 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]].
133	* FatIdiot: Has strokes of it, being far less outwardly competent and more whiny than his brother, throwing a tantrum over not being assigned to Arrakis and having to take care of his father's needs. Despite this, he also shows signs of intelligence in some areas - [[spoiler: he's smart enough to use an untraceable poison to kill the Baron, and orders that Gholas be made of the enemy leaders so that he can torture them, rather than torturing the soldiers who killed them]].
134	* PsychopathicManchild: Has a moment of this when he finds out [[spoiler:Duke Achillus committed suicide to avoid capture and torture]]: he whines and gives kicks around like a child.
135	* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:He murders his father Baron Rakan with a colourless, odourless Tleilaxu poison poured in his food]].
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137	!!!Prince Gunseng
138	->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoelChristian
139	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gunseng.png]]
140	* 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 sceptical of 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]].
141	* 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]].
142	* CaptainErsatz: To Feyd-Rautha: the lanky, blond, younger and much more competent heir of House Harkonnen, plus bearing a striking resemblance to Feyd-Rautha from ''Film/Dune1984''. The rivalry with his brother however is an original trait.
143	* 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 [[ThisIsADrill drills]]]].
144	* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:A trifecta of it - The Ix chair was ordered by and designed to his specifications, intended for use on Copec. If you side against him, Gunseng is the one put in the chair by Copec. The latter even lampshades the irony of the situation.]]
145	* DesecratingTheDead: [[spoiler:Angered over Duke Achillus having killed himself with poison, to avoid capture and torture by the Harkonnens, he throws the body on the floor and empties an entire clip into it]].
146	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:The Ix chair Gunseng is put in if Copec wins their civil war is in fact designed following Gunseng's instructions. Copec even lampshades it with a big smile on his face.]]
147	--> [[spoiler:'''Copec:''' "Delicious irony."]]
148	* 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.]]
149	* LeanAndMean: Compared to the FatBastard that is his father and his brother. Of course, less weight doesn't come with less evil.
150	* MythologyGag: In ''The Literature/DuneEncyclopedia'', Gunseng Harkonnen is the father and predecessor of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (who's the youngest son), and [[spoiler:died poisoned by his other son during a banquet.]]
151	* 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]]".
152	* SpitefulSpit: Gives one when Copec [[spoiler:poisons their father and declares himself Baron]], though Copec laughs it off as being greeted in accordance with local Dune custom ("a gift of your water, isn't that the expression?").
153	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has light blond hair contrasting with his brother and his father's red hair. He's still just as cruel and brutal, just slightly smarter and better at hiding it.
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155	!!!Mentat Yanich Kobal
156	->'''Played by:''' Creator/VincentSchiavelli
157	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yanich_kobal.png]]
158	* 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.
159	* FacialMarkings: He displays the expected red marked lips which characterise Mentats.
160	* OhCrap:
161	** His smug smile drops quite quickly when the Baron threatens to have him strangled along with the commander should they fail him.
162	** When Yanich ends up on the receiving end of the Baron's temper at Draconis IV or Caladan, he's visibly quite rattled even before the Baron starts physically threatening him.
163	* PerpetualFrowner: Downplayed - his default expression seems to be a frown, but he does repeatedly smile (ranging from {{Psychotic Smirk}}s to {{Slasher Smile}}s) in cutscenes.
164	* YouHaveFailedMe: He's almost victim to this when [[spoiler:the Heighliner strands the Harkonnen at 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.
165	[[/folder]]
166
167	[[folder:Ordos]]
168	!The Ordos
169	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ordos_big.jpg]]
170
171	A mercantile House whose home was an ice-covered planet, Sigma Draconis 4, in the Sigma Draconis star system. House Ordos was most famous for its smuggling of forbidden Ixian technologies into their home planet, and for the wealth that makes them paranoid, but powerful.
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173	* AFateWorseThanDeath: Failing commanders are [[LosingYourHead decapitated and have their head kept artificially alive]] on a podium, so that they can be used as an example to future officers.
174	* AnimalMotif: The Ordos as a whole are associated with snakes, symbolic of their tendency toward manipulative behaviour and cold-blooded pragmatism.
175	* BadBoss:
176	** Dune 2000 has them test a type of Ixian [[DeadlyGas nerve gas]] on Edric O (the NPC mentat).
177	** Practically every speech they give in ''Emperor'' ends with an unsubtle intimation that you'll be [[MakeAnExampleOfThem made an example of]] [[YouHaveFailedMe if you fail them]], and their punishment for failure is [[AndIMustScream incredibly harsh compared to the other two Great Houses']].
178	* CanonImmigrant: House Ordos was not in the books, only mentioned in the now non-canon ''Dune Encyclopedia''. They were added in the game to be the in-between of the Atreides and the Harkonnen.
179	* DeadlyGas: Poisonous gas is widely employed by the Ordos by the time of ''Emperor'', through Chemical Troopers and Gas Turrets.
180	* {{Expy}}: To House Corrino as well as to the Harkonnens based on their portrayal in the books.
181	* 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.
182	* {{Greed}}: They're obsessed with the concepts of profit, efficiency, contracts and success. Their language even has over three hundred words for "profit" and none for "Trust" or "Honour".
183	* GreenAndMean: Green faction and, since ''Emperor'', a veritable villainous faction.
184	* HoverTank: In ''Emperor'', the Ordos have three of them in their arsenal : the Laser Tank, their APC and the Deviator.
185	* LanguageEqualsThought: As the introduction to House Ordos in ''Emperor'' mentions:
186	-->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'.
187	* MadLibsCatchphrase: Ordos Mentats, with the exception of [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness Ammon]], tend to conclude their sentences with phrases that start with "That is".
188	* NoNameGiven: Their own home world had no name in ''Dune 2'' and ''Dune 2000''. [[AvertedTrope Not the case anymore]] in ''Emperor'', their homeworld is named Draconis IV.
189	* RegeneratingHealth: In ''Emperor'', all of the Ordos' vehicles have self-healing by default. The downside of that is if the vehicle is hit on its armor by any weapons (even as weak as a pistol shot), it will slow considerably for a few seconds.
190	* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Draconis IV is a massive arctic planet.
191	* SnakesAreSinister: The Ordos' symbol is a snake, signifying their cunning, cold and deceiving nature.
192	* TokenMinority: Their Earth roots are implied to be in China, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordos_Desert due to the desert of the same name,]] while the Atreides and Harkonnen hail from Greece and Russia/Finland, respectively. It's also worth noting that the mentat from ''Emperor'' is East Asian.
193	* TookALevelInJerkass: In ''Dune II'' and ''2000'', the Ordos were at worst 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.
194	* VillainProtagonist: If the player chooses them.
195
196	!!''Dune 2''
197	!!!Ammon
198	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mentat_ammon.png]]
199	* BadassArmFold: His constant position.
200	* 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.
201	* TheTeamNormal: Unlike Edric (a cyborg at the very least) and Roma (a young woman instead of an older man and lacking a Mentat's usual eccentricities), Ammon is a more typical specimen of Mentat.
202	* TokenGoodTeammate: Downplayed, but since the Ordos in ''Dune 2'' are a far less morally perverse faction than they are in the sequels, it comes unsurprising that their only character here is far less cruel and malicious.
203
204	!!''Dune 2000''
205	!!!Edric O
206	->'''Played by:''' Creator/RichardMarcus
207	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d2k_edric_o.png]]
208	* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's unclear whether Edric O is a [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetically enhanced Mentat]], an ArtificialHuman or a MechanicalLifeform that looks human. All that's known for sure is that enough of him is organic that he can get high on and addicted to Spice and [[BanOnAI doesn't count as a "thinking machine,"]] but even that raises the question of whether he's [[WasOnceAMan human]] or [[OurClonesAreIdentical ghola]]. Edric offhandedly states that he ''is'' Ixian technology during one briefing, further fuelling the ambiguity of his humanity.
209	* BadBoss: Calmly threatens to put the player commander in a pain amplifier for the rest of their life if they fail to restore Spice production.
210	* BaldOfEvil: Not a lock of hair on his head. Likely it's to better handle tinkering with the hardware of his brain.
211	* BrainComputerInterface: While he's [[BadBoss having nerve gas tested on him by his superiors]], he manages to upload his own consciousness on a widescreen while his body flinches and shakes.
212	* CatchPhrase: He punctuates all orders with "That is the mission" and all advice with "That is advice." He also uses variations of this when threatening the player character or intoxicated by Spice.
213	* 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.
214	** It's the very same chair that was designed by H.R. Giger, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen and was meant to appear in Jodorowsky's Dune]].
215	* CreepyMonotone: He speaks robotically, with [[BeigeProse short and to the point sentences that show no emotion]]. Which further fuels the ambiguity of his "humanity".
216	* IAmLegion: He sometimes refers to himself in plural.
217	--> '''Edric O:''' My name is Edric O. Mentat to the House Ordos. ''We'' will brief you on your mission.
218	* KickTheDog: Threatens to put the player in a pain amplifier if they fail to restore Spice production.
219	* TechnicolorEyes: As the campaign progresses, he develops blue iris and sclera because of Spice exposition.
220	* VaderBreath: At first, he breathes ''heavily'' at every few sentences. He gradually drops it as he's slowly intoxicated by the Spice.
221	* VoiceOfTheLegion: As effect of the Spice exposition, his voice slowly becomes deeper and gains a reverb.
222
223	!!''Emperor: Battle for Dune''
224	!!!Executrix Council
225	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreggBerger, Creator/DianeMichelle, Creator/NeilRoss, Creator/SusanSilo
226	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ordos_executrix.png]]
227	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ordos_speaker.png]]
228	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The Speaker has green skin.
229	* HiveMind: The Executrix is comprised of four entities, sitting on [[CoolChair fluctuating chairs]] and sharing a single mind, all connected to a creature called "The Speaker" through which they communicate.
230	* HumanoidAbomination: The Speaker looks like a tall human with green skin, almost white irises, an odd black stone set into its forehead, numerous cables trailing out of its bald head, and some kind of speaker-like device attached to its mouth. It's unclear what exactly it is, if a HumanAlien, an ArtificialHuman or a {{Cyborg}}.
231	* IAmLegion: Being the union of four different beings, they refer to themselves through the "we/us" pronouns.
232	* 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.]]
233	* MouthOfSauron: The Speaker is a weird green-skinned humanoid who's connected to the Executrix and vocalises their thoughts.
234	* ShadowDictator: If they emerge victorious from the War of Assassins, they'll put in charge of the Imperium [[spoiler:a ghola clone of the late Emperor Corrino]], while remaining de facto rulers of the empire behind the throne.
235	* StarfishLanguage: When the Speaker is talking, an unintelligible mutter can be heard along the English-speaking voices of the Executrix. It could be implied it's the Speaker's native tongue, if it has any.
236
237	!!!Mentat Roma Atani
238	->'''Played by:''' Creator/MinaeNoji
239	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roma_atani.png]]
240	* CatchPhrase: Similar to Edric O, she tends to conclude her sentences with "That is the directive," or "That is the imperative."
241	* 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.
242	* DragonLady: A cold, ruthless woman mentat portrayed by a Japanese-American actress.
243	* {{Foil}}: She contrasts the other Mentats of ''Emperor'', and of the ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' universe in general. While most mentats are plain looking middle-aged men with weird mannerisms or facial traits, Roma Atani is a young woman, calm and collected, and lacks the red marked lips or UnusualEyebrows most other Mentats have.
244	* OhCrap: When the Executrix's Great Hall comes under attack from malfunctioning Tleilaxu weapons, her tone is much more urgent and emotive than in the rest of the campaign. Particularly notable considering that she maintains her calm even when [[spoiler: the Spacing Guild betrays House Ordos]].
245	* TheStoic: Generally maintains a level, calm demeanour and tone, with little in the way of emotion whenever she speaks.
246	** NotSoStoic: When the Executrix comes under threat, Atani is visibly unsettled and breaks her usual calm to shout orders at the Commander.
247	* TokenMinority: The only female and non-Caucasian Mentat of ''Emperor''.
248	[[/folder]]
249
250	!Sub houses
251	[[folder:Sardaukar]]
252	!The Sardaukar
253	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sardaukar_big.jpg]]
254	* AnimalMotif: Lions. Their sigil resembles a lion's head, and they serve an Emperor who sits on the Golden Lion Throne. Appropriate, considering the way that the lion traditionally symbolizes ferocity, loyalty, and regality.
255	* CodeOfHonor: In ''Emperor'', the Sardaukar are motivated by their strong sense of honor. [[spoiler:This is probably why they will go against the Guild's Emperor Worm as the Spacing Guild attempts to seize the throne without even fighting on the war.]]
256	* DeathWorld: Salusa Secundus, which doubles as a PenalColony as well, is a hostile world and the perfect place of training the Imperial Sardaukar. This is consistent with the books.
257	* EliteMook: Each Sardaukar soldier is incredibly tough and armed with powerful weapons.
258	* FinalBoss: In the campaign of ''Dune 2'' and ''Dune 2000'', regardless of the House chosen by the player, the Emperor and his Sardaukar will always be your final opponent.
259	* HypercompetentSidekick: The Sardaukar Caid in ''Emperor'' - he immediately smells a rat when [[spoiler:the [[PuppetKing Corrino Ghola]]]] is introduced, rather than immediately bowing down as his direct superior does, and stops his commander from absentmindedly ingesting a poisoned drink [[SpottingTheThread by recognising an unfamiliar servant]].
260	* IFightForTheStrongestSide: The main reason why they join the War of Assassins in ''Emperor'', holding that the strongest House is worthy of the throne. [[spoiler:They will automatically offer their support to the player's House when it invades one of the others two Houses' Capital on Arrakis.]]
261	* 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.
262	* 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.
263	* ProperlyParanoid: Turns out that the Caid had good reason to be suspicious of the [[spoiler:Corrino Ghola -- it's genetically programmed to serve and obey House Ordos, rather than being the Emperor as he was.]]
264	* SpaceMarine: The Sardaukar in the games wear heavy armor. In ''Dune 2000'' and ''Emperor'', they wear distinctive black armor with a green square visor, echoing their portrayal in ''Film/Dune1984''.
265	* SwordAndGun: The Elite Sardaukar in ''Emperor'' has a lasgun and a sword, the latter of which can OneHitKill any infantry close to them.
266	* TrialByCombat: In ''Emperor'', they intend to subject the three Houses to this by letting them battle over Arrakis, to evaluate them and then ally with the one they judge the strongest.
267	[[/folder]]
268
269	[[folder:Fremen]]
270	!The Fremen
271	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fremen_big.jpg]]
272	* BadassNative: The native people of Arrakis and very capable of fighting. Considering what [[DeathWorld Arrakis is]], it is not hard to see why they are like this.
273	* BeastOfBattle: The Fedaykin Warrior can set up a "thumper," which summons a sandworm that they can ''use into battle''.
274	* ColdSniper: The Fremen Warrior in ''Emperor''.
275	* HumanResources: An essential part of Fremen culture consists of reprocessing the bodies of their dead to obtain water. As disgusting as it sounds, this is necessary in a ThirstyDesert such as Arrakis, where water is drammaticaly scarce.
276	* InvisibilityCloak: All Fremen warriors in ''Dune 2000'' and ''Emperor'' are stealthed.
277	* SpitefulSpit: {{Inverted}}: For the Fremen, spitting is a gesture of utmost respect, interpreted as "offering their own water" to someone else.
278	* TechnicolorEyes: Exposure to the Spice since their birth stains their sclera and iris of an intense blue.
279	* 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]].
280	* ThirstyDesert: The planet of Arrakis.
281	[[/folder]]
282
283	[[folder:Ix]]
284	!The House of Ix
285	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ix_big.jpg]]
286	* ArchEnemy: To the Tleilaxu in ''Emperor'', due to radical doctrinal differences and their competition in the scientific fields.
287	* ActionBomb: Their Infiltrators.
288	* {{Foil}}: To the Tleilaxu. They are a fascist, technocratic House, in which the scientist elite rules and the Ixians provides mechanical, highly advanced technological units. This contrasts the Tleilaxu, who are religious fanatics that believe machines are evil and provide biological weapons, mutants units created from their Flesh Vats. They hate each other too.
289	* InvisibilityCloak: Their Infiltrators are stealthed.
290	[[/folder]]
291
292	[[folder:Tleilaxu]]
293	!The Bene Tleilax
294	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tleilaxu_big.jpg]]
295	* ArchEnemy: To the Ixians in ''Emperor''.
296	* ArtificialHuman: The gholas are created from the reprocessing of human corpses, then sold as expendable foot soldiers. There's even a clone of the late [[spoiler:Emperor Corrino to serve as a PuppetKing in the case of the Ordos' victory]].
297	* 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 and airborne units.
298	* DoubleAgent: In ''Emperor'', [[spoiler:they've been bought by the Guild before the game even starts. Any alliance you make with them is temporary and they'll always betray you by the final mission, if not before]].
299	* {{Foil}}: To the Ixians. See the Ixians entry above.
300	* HumanoidAbomination: Their Contaminator is a mutant created from their Flesh Vats, capable of transforming any infantry in another Contaminator.
301	* OrganicTechnology: The Tleilaxu rejects conventional machinery and chooses instead to produce their own creation out of organic resources.
302	* SpawnBroodling: The Tleilaxu units, Contaminators and Leeches, attack infantry and vehicles respectively and convert them into more of themselves.
303	[[/folder]]
304
305	[[folder:Spacing Guild]]
306	!The Spacing Guild
307	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guild_big.jpg]]
308	* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:They serves as this for the ''Emperor'' campaign by engineering the Emperor Worm, regardless of the House chosen by the player.]]
309	* ShockAndAwe: In ''Emperor'', their units' attacks are displayed as a form of lightning attack.
310	[[/folder]]
311
312	!Others
313	[[folder:The Bene Gesserit]]
314	!!!Lady Elara
315	->'''Played by:''' Creator/MusettaVander
316	The Bene Gesserit concubine and advisor of Emperor Corrino. She appears in both ''Dune 2000'' and ''Emperor''.
317	* CompellingVoice: A common skill for a Bene Gesserit.
318	* SmallRoleBigImpact: While she only appears sparely in cutscenes, Lady Elara is responsible for secretly shipping [[PlayerCharacter the Commander]] to Arrakis in ''Dune 2000''. This results in the fall of Emperor Corrino by the House chosen by the player. This trope is even more pronounced in ''Emperor'' where she appears even less, [[spoiler:by killing Corrino, she starts the War of Assassins of the second game.]]
319	* TreacherousAdvisor: She is seen by Emperor Corrino's side most of the time as his advisor. But in reality, she is plotting his demise. [[spoiler:She even kills him personally.]]
320	[[/folder]]

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