But Rabban's younger brother, young Feyd-Rautha. Not this Rabban he'd summoned, of course. The Baron could see the path ahead of him. The Baron favors the handsome and charismatic Feyd over Feyd's older brother Glossu Rabban ("The Beast") because of Feyd's intelligence and his dedication to the Harkonnen culture of carefully planned and subtly executed sadism and cruelty, as opposed to Rabban's outright brutality. But where Paul displays compassion and loyalty, Feyd cares only for himself and the acquisition of power." Appearances Dune Īs Dune begins, Feyd-Rautha figures heavily in the Baron's plans to gain power for House Harkonnen. Ari Szporn of Comic Book Resources wrote, "Both are charismatic, cunning young noblemen who have received the greatest education and combat training. The character Feyd serves as a narrative foil for Paul Atreides, son of the Baron's enemy, Duke Leto Atreides. Feyd and his elder brother Glossu Rabban are the legal sons of Baron Harkonnen's youngest half-brother, Abulurd Rabban, who had "renounced the Harkonnen name and all rights to the title when given the subdistrict governorship of Rabban-Lankiveil". The Baron also notes that the "full and pouting look" of Feyd's lips is "the Harkonnen genetic marker". He is lean and muscular in contrast to his morbidly obese uncle, and is a deadly fighter. Sixteen-year-old Feyd, the younger nephew and heir of Baron Harkonnen, is described as dark-haired, and "round of face and with sullen eyes". He is the younger nephew and heir of the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, and is depicted to be as cruel, treacherous and cunning as his uncle.įeyd is portrayed by Sting in the 1984 film Dune and by Matt Keeslar in the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune, and will be played by Austin Butler in the upcoming 2023 film Dune: Part Two. Austin Butler will portray Feyd-Rautha in the 2023 film Dune: Part Two.įeyd-Rautha Harkonnen is a fictional character in the 1965 science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert.
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