Gunseng_Harkonnen Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I would like to know which Harkonnen is your favorite. I already made such poll between my fellow Polish duners and I will be more than happy if you answer this as well. I need this this to my Dune website. I will do the same with Atreides in another thread to make things clear.So please write down your favorite Harkonnen and you will gain a cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunseng_Harkonnen Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 I would like to know which Atreides is your favorite. I already made such poll between my fellow Polish duners and I will be more than happy if you answer this as well. I need this this to my Dune website. I will do the same with Harkonnen in another thread to make things clear.So please write down your favorite Atreides and you will gain a cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Thought I'd merge the thread. Easier to reply to.1. Who's your favourite Harkonnen2. Who's your favourite Atreides.Been so long since I read the books1. I dunno. I thought I had one but it hasn't come to mind yet.2. Duncan. He is in most of the books, so it is easy to know him, and the torture he must go through being resurrected hundreds of times.Leto II God emperor. I liked his philosphical side. Made me think a lot. (so I guess I pick Leto II, or III depending on how you count names) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezcatlipoca Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 2. Duncan. He is in most of the books, so it is easy to know him, and the torture he must go through being resurrected hundreds of times.Leto II God emperor. I liked his philosphical side. Made me think a lot. (so I guess I pick Leto II, or III depending on how you count names)So is it Leto or Duncan? :P1. Piter. Definately Piter. Even if he isn't really a Harkonnen, and just in his employ.2. This may sound strange, but the Atreides trooper that was in the arena with Feyd. For me, he exemplified the mindset that was engrained into the Atreides military. Even if he was a pawn (and knew it) he was still a no bullshit-fight till you drop and do whatever damage you can with what you're given fellow. Thufir would be in second; what a galient fellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunseng_Harkonnen Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 So is it Leto or Duncan? :PIf Andrew won't specify I will count Duncan since he was first. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Atreides: somewhat predictably, Paul.Harkonnen: again somewhat predictably, the Baron. A lot of the other characters in Dune got their cunning from rigid training (mentats or Bene Gesserit), but the Baron is a political animal steeled by experience and personal observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I picked God Emperor for Atreides. I edited my post a while ago. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piterdevries Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Atreides: Gurney Halleck. Such a nice friend for the atreides though he suspected jessica.Harkonnen: Feyd Rautha. Slick, cunning killer. I liked it when he was ordered to kill all the women in the pleasure/slave (cant quite remember where it was) chambers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I finally figured out how to put it right without violating the "1 guy per side" rule:Harkonnen: Piter DeVriesAtreides: Vladimir "Grampa Atreides" Harkonnen :DBut still I'd also add Leto II to the Atreides list. And Miles Teg. And Darwi Odrade, too :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunseng_Harkonnen Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 MrFlibble, you are cunning folk who knows how to achieve his ends. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Thanks dude 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I finally figured out how to put it right without violating the "1 guy per side" rule:Harkonnen: Piter DeVriesAtreides: Vladimir "Grampa Atreides" Harkonnen :DBut still I'd also add Leto II to the Atreides list. And Miles Teg. And Darwi Odrade, too :PClever :)Keeping this in mind, my favourite Harkonnen is Paul and my favourite Atreides LetoII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egeides Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Atreides: PaulHarkonnen: FeydThey come as a pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose212 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 1. Xavier Harkonnen2. Miles Teg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeghead Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Harkonnen: Iakin Nefud... Good efficient soldier who likes SemutaAtreides: Alia... She should have been the "God Empress"Personally I never like Paul Muadib or Leto II, they were 'holier than thou' and just plain preachy... Going around tellin everyone they met "I have the prescience" "I can see the future" "Its such a burden" "You can't possibly understand me" They remind me of emo kids...Its lucky Herbert makes sch good villians or I mightnt like the books... I keep re-reading them hoping this time the Baron or Alia will 'win' :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunseng_Harkonnen Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 I agree with you. I don't like Paul and I don't really like Leto II too. I found myself deep into badass characters as Feyd-Rautha and Baron. Alia is cool too and I think she is my favorite Atreides as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 It's true that the lines blur between the two factions, what with the Baron being Paul's grandfather and all, and thus the ancestor of every following Atreides, from Moneo to Odrade. Likewise characters such as Piter and Thufir tend to count as their respective factions, despite not being genetically related to the family in question. Harkonnen: The Baron. A little predictable perhaps, but he exemplifies all of the Harkonnen qualities that I admire. Cunning, patience, ambition, manipulation. But he has his flaws as well, indulgence perhaps being the first. Even death didn't halt his influence. A mind powerful enough to shut out the voices for Alia, later came close to taking her over completely. Incomparably smarter than Rabban, more restrained than Feyd, lacking Piter's psychosis, the Baron has it all really.Atreides: There are a lot of references to Atreides later on, Odrade and Teg, to a lesser extent Lucilla and Bellonda, etc. And I like the Bene Gesserit. However, I don't think they strictly count as Atreides. Atreides is not just genetics, it's name and family and mindset. Jessica. A traitor to the faction that I hold dearest, but still my favourite Atreides. How ironic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unreached Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Leto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 LetoThe original Duke Leto? Or God emperor :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunseng_Harkonnen Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 I think the thread stopped so I will start with these replies. Thank you guys for your answers.If you want you can bring your favorite games characters too. They would be in separated group of game personas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalas Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Atreides: Toss-up between Paul and Miles.Harkonnen: Xavier. (Yeah, I know, the stinking prequels. They weren't that bad.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristeas Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I hate to admit this...I really do. Y'see...I don't like the prequels but my favorite Harkonnen comes from the prequels...Xavier. I really like that character. Sure I love the Baron, Feyd, and Piter but Xavier is just do damn cool. Atreides...can't decide between Leto II or Miles Teg. I like them for different reasons but i like them equally. If you have to have just one of them go with Teg...just because he hasn't gotten a lot of votes yet and I feel bad for him. But hell...I love all of the Atreides. Duke Leto, Paul, Odrade, etc. I even liked Agamemnon. I like him in the same way that I like Gene Simmons. They're both intelligent, articulate, and accomplished and they're both magnificent bastards of the highest order. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Gods I hate Xavier. ... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristeas Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Gods I hate Xavier. ... :) Yet you have an avatar from the prequel books. ^-^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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