Sardaukar were also experts at covert operations, managing to conceal themselves among groups for extended periods of time before striking.ĭuring the Harkonnen attack on planet Arrakis, when it was under the control of House Atreides, Sardaukar troops were provided by Emperor Shaddam IV to assist the Harkonnens. They would carry weapons on their person that would be ingeniously concealed, such as shigawire in their hair or a fake toe or two inserted with small stabbing weapons. When in close-quarter, hand-to-hand combat, if they found themselves surrounded they would group into threes and adopt a fighting stance with their backs to each other. They had a distinct combat style, which allowed them to be recognised easily. They wore their hair long, which was taken as a sign of arrogance by those who beheld them. Sardaukar troops typically wore uniforms and helmets of grey and black with gold trimming. To discharge the weapon, its user needs only point his arm toward the target and lift his hand from the missile trajectory this triggers the reflexive firing mechanism. Too small to contain more than a single envenomed dart, needle guns are easy to conceal and light to wear.and typically hidden beneath long baggy sleeves. This small projectile weapon resembles a wristwatch in size and form. Flip-darts can be concealed within ornamented finger rings, fighting girdles, wrist bracers, or weapon sheaths. It is so named for the protective "flip-cover" used to conceal the needle, and to protect its user from inadvertent harm.
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This small barb-like needle delivers potent drugs or poisons, upon penetrating the skin of the intended victim. If you would like to help to improve this article click on the 'edit' tab above. Subsequently, the Sardaukar became a marginal force, continuing to act as the standing army and guardians for the newly-deposed House Corrino, though they deliberately avoided direct conflict with the powerful Fremen forces of the Atreides Empire. Fremen typically scorned Harkonnen soldiers as cowardly and weak, but judged that the Sardaukar fought well, and even respected them to some degree.ĭuring the Fremen uprising on Arrakis, the Sardaukar suffered a devastating defeat, opening the way for Paul Atreides' elevation to the Golden Lion Throne and the title of Emperor.
Only the Fremen, raised in the fanatical warrior culture and merciless desert environment of Arrakis, were capable of matching the Sardaukar.
The abilities of the Sardaukar were largely attributed to the harsh environment and brutal discipline they were exposed to on planet Salusa Secundus, the Corrino prison planet. Sardaukar soldiers on Salusa Secundus ( Dune, 2021) At the apex of their sway over the affairs of the Universe, it was said that their swordsmanship was comparable to that of Ginaz Tenth Level, and their cunning abilities at in-fighting were said to match that of a Bene Gesserit adept. The fighting abilities of the Sardaukar were renowned throughout the Old Imperium. Intense training gave them formidable swordsmanship and espionage abilities, and instilled in them a religious fervor that added to their mystique and served to make them even more loyal to the Imperial house. Members of the Sardaukar were raised from a young age in a ferocious natural environment that saw almost half (6 out of every 13) die before the age of 11. 2 Personal Armament, Melee (short range).