in the 1984 movie]] in the Dune miniseries]] Thufir Hawat is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He is primarily featured in the 1965 novel Dune, but also appears in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy (1999-2001) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The character is brought back as a ghola in the Herbert/Anderson sequels which conclude the original series, Hunters of Dune (2006) and Sandworms of Dune (2007). In Dune, the Mentat Master of Assassins who served under the Atreides family for multiple generations, until Duke Leto Atreides is killed by a Harkonnen attack. Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, recognising good talent, and seeking a replacement for the late Mentat Piter De Vries, wishes to utilize Hawat's immense abilities. The Baron manages to press Hawat into service by making him chemically dependent on a substance provided by the Harkon

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