Piter De Vries
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Piter De Vries is a fictional character from Frank Herbert's Dune science fiction series.
History
A "twisted" mentat in the service of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. This mentat was a particular favoriate of the Baron because the Tlextau had made his amoral character obvious through his sadistic nature and role as torturer for the Baron.
Personality
De Vries' loyalty to his master is unusual in that he continues to serve the Baron with great enthusiasm, even though his near-prescient mental abilities and great intelligence confirm De Vries' suspicions that his master plans to eventually kill him. This twisted mentat is more sadistic and cruel then most.
Note: In prequels he uses a nero-dagger to inflict pain. This weapon does not actually inflict any physical damage to a person, only forces the person to imagine the pain.
More stuff about De Vries
De Vries is generally regarded as architect of the plan to destroy the Harkonnen's long-time enemy, House Atreides, while returning the Baron's stewardship over Arrakis. Piter was killed on Arrakis shortly after House Harkonnen's troops and Imperial Sardaukar had captured Duke Leto Atreides. He was assassinated by Leto, who had been given a false tooth by Wellington Yueh, the Suk doctor who betrayed House Atreides. When the tooth was crushed, a poisonous gas was released. The attack was meant to kill the Baron, but failed.fr:Piter De Vries