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==Biography==
===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. 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.{{Cite thisFn|3}}
'''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 planetArmageddon.{{Cite thisFn|3}}
He was known as a decadent ruler with little concern for the well-being of his subjects. He used fear to control the population to 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.{{Cite this}}
