A Big Clue To Desmond Hart's True Identity Was Hidden In Dune: Prophecy's Very First Episode

Desmond Hart's plot twist was one of the biggest reveals in Dune: Prophecy season 1, and this clue was right under our noses the whole time.

January 3, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Stacie Castillo

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Dune: Prophecy

Includes SPOILERS for Dune: Prophecy season 1.

Among those original characters are Emperor Javicco Corrino, Tula Harkonnen, and, of course, Desmond Hart.

Travis Fimmel plays Desmond Hart inDune: Prophecy’scast, delivering on a complex, enigmatic villain.

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He enters the series as a war veteran from Arrakis who’s survived under strange circumstances.

The age certainly lines up to be Desmond.

Desmond Hart in Dune Prophecy

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Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel) receives the appointment as Bashar to lead the Empire’s soldiers in Dune: Prophecy Season 1 Ep 5

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Desmond Hart and Emperor Javicco Corrino having a conversation in Dune: Prophecy Season 1 Ep 4

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