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After reading an interesting post on the "anti-midian" meaning of Seras'
battle rifle/cannon thing, I would like to know what the motif of Vladimir
Harkonnen from the "Dune" series has to do with her cannon?

Let me give you an example:

> Alucard's awesome pistol "The Jackal" symbolizes Walter's future betrayal of
> Alucard because, in the Fred Forsyth book "The Day of The Jackal", the
> character The Jackal kills everyone who helped him make his forged documents
> and weapon as a way of covering his tracks as he tries to kill Charles De
> Gaulle. In the dream sequence where this motif is introduced, The Jackal
> comments, "Never trust the man who makes your own weapon," which foreshadows
> Walter's betrayal.

So since Seras has two huge cannons that bear the Vladimir Harkonnen name and
she even talks to Harkonnen in a trippy dream sequence, what kind of symbolism
or motif does Harkonnen have in relation to the _Hellsing_ universe?


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Why is the name "Harkonnen" used on Seras' cannon in Hellsing?


If you recall from the OVA and manga, during dream sequences, the appearance
of the gun's so-called "spirit" bears a strong resemblance to Baron Harkonnen
from the David Lynch adaptation of _Dune_. This is strongly implied to be a
tribute/reference to the _Dune_ series (or at least the movie).

![The movie Baron](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EKZOq.jpg)

![From the mango](https://i.stack.imgur.com/56n0m.jpg)

![From the animu](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TRTzJ.jpg)


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Seras Victoria experiences repeated visions of [Baron Vladimir
Harkonnen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Harkonnen) from the David
Lynch film "Dune" claiming to be to be the spirit of her gun.

As far as I can tell, there's no
[canon](http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/161/282/161282537_640.jpg) [sic] explanation
for the reason why it chooses to manifest itself in this particular way, aside
from the fact that her gun is actually called **The Harkonnen** (which is
itself a contraction of the formal name of the gun; e.g.

  * **H** ellsing **A** rms **A** nti-Midian **C** annon" becomes "HAA Cannon" becomes "[Harkonnen](http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Harkonnen)").

![Seras Chased by Harkonnen](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qvg3P.jpg)

Although she is initially scared by the Baron's 'spirit' and runs from it on
several occasion, it does ultimately provide a successful (and **wholly
accurate** ) warning that she is being targeted by a Rio S.W.A.T. team which
would seem to indicate that there's more to her visions than mere
introspection brought on by extreme psychological pressure.


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Okay, this is kinda pushing it, but if you see on Westwood Dune series RTS
(Dune, Dune 2/ Dune 2000, Emperor: Battle For Dune) (which, kind of, based on
Dune universe, kind like Alternate Universe or something), you see that House
Harkonnen, a faction in this game, is kinda... obsessed with firepower.
Ludicrous Firepower and Armor, at the expense of speed and utility. Their
ultimate weapon is a nuclear missile.


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