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'''Herman von Strab''' was the [[Governor|Overlord ]] of Armageddon during the [[Second War for Armageddon]], during which conflict he became notorious for his disastrously inept leadership. He was [[Princeps|Princeps Prime]] [[Kurtiz Mannheim]] of the fourth son [[Iron Skulls (Titan Legion)|Iron Skulls Titan Legion]], who would eventually perish as a result of his father, Luthor von Strab's orders, described the Overlord as "the greatest waste of flesh and bone born in the last five hundred years."
==History==
===Rise to Power===
Herman was the fourth son of his father, Overlord Luthor von Strab, and rose to power the same way all others had done before him, through assassination of the other claimants to the throne - in Herman's case, his three elder brothers. His He was not himself targeted by his brothers , who considered him too stupid, weak or unsophisticated to take him seriously as a rival, - to their cost.
'''Anton''', the eldest brother, was killed by a bomb planted by Herman at a banquet, which also claimed the lives of 322 guests. The second, '''Otto''', was killed by a hit-and-run driver. The third, '''Vilhelm''', was found in his room, his body riddled with bolter shells. Herman himself was found on the scene with a smoking bolter in his hand, but brazenly proclaimed Vilhelm's death to be a suicide. The authorities investigating Vilhelm's death were too afraid to confront Herman, for he was next in line for the throne. When his father died, from a suspicious combination of grief and spidervenom poisoning, Herman assumed total power over an entire planet.
His personality reflected that of a typical aristocrat, decadent and ignorant of threats to his planet's safety. He used fear to control the population and maintain his position of power. He was however, personally fearless (whether this was a sign of actual bravery or just blind stupidity is unknown) and ruthless to the point of insanity. When the [[Ork]] threat appeared, he had little grasp of the magnitude of the problem and had even less of an idea how to deal with it.
