Mad Emperor Yuri
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Mad Emperor Yuri is a minor fictional character in Lois McMaster Bujold's sci-fi series the Vorkosigan Saga
Yuri Vorbarra was the one time emperor of the Barrayaran Imperium. He was succeeded by Emperor Ezar, his brother.
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Emperor Yuri acquired his nickname by virtue (or vice) of being an extreme paranoid and being so worried about others stealing power from him that he starting sending death squads to kill everyone with an Imperial Blood Line. He sent a squad to kill the Vorkosigan side of the line. Aral Vorkosigan witnessed Yuri's death squad execute his mother and other relatives. Aral Vorkosigan is an imperial heir through salic descent. He is a descendant of the Vorbarra clan on his mother's side.
