Smaug

### **Enemies**

Girion, Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Bard, Bain, Sigrid, Tilda, Balin, Dwalin, Gandalf, Fíli, Kíli, Óin, Glóin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori, Ori, Thrór, Thráin, Dís, Fundin

## Personal Information

### Paraphernalia

Arkenstone (formerly)
Mithril Vest (formerly)

### Powers/Abilities

Flight
Fire breathing

### Likes

Harming innocent people, being king of the Lonely Mountain, tearing Thorin and Bilbo's friendship apart, manipulating others, gold, jewels, wealth, mocking his enemies

### Dislikes

People disrupting his sleep, Thorin Oakenshield and his allies, not having the gold, black arrows, dwarves, Bard

## Character Information

### **Inspiration**

The dragon from *Beowulf*

**Smaug** (also known as **Smaug the Dragon**) is the main antagonist of the 1937 classic fantasy novel *The Hobbit* by the late J.R.R. Tolkien, and its many adaptations.

He appears as one of the two main antagonists (along with Azog) of Sir Peter Jackson's live-action *The Hobbit* film trilogy, serving as the overarching antagonist in *An Unexpected Journey*, the titular main antagonist of *The Desolation of Smaug* and a minor yet pivotal antagonist in *The Battle of the Five Armies*. He is also the main antagonist of the 1977 Rankin/Bass animated film adaptation.

He is a large and dangerous dragon who conquers the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, taking the Lonely Mountain and it's vast treasure for himself. 150 years later, a Company of 13 Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, would set out to take their home back from him. In their quest they were aided by Bilbo Baggins and the Wizard Gandalf, whose real reason for joining the quest was to eliminate Smaug before Sauron would command him for war.

In the live-action film trilogy, he was portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch in motion capture, who also portrayed Sauron in the same trilogy, Khan Noonien Singh in *Star Trek: Into Darkness*, William Ford in *12 Years a Slave*, The Grinch in the 2018 film of the same name, Dormammu in *Doctor Strange* and Shere Khan in *Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle*. In the 1977 animated film, he was voiced by the late Richard Boone. In the 2003 Sierra Entertainment videogame, he was voiced by James Horan.

## Background<br>

In the year 2770, as a young dragon, Smaug had heard of the hoard holding inside Erebor. He attacked Dale, but then came for a greater treasure Girion, the Lord of the City, tried to fire. Arrow after arrow, Girion kept missing. Smaug continued on to Erebor. He had driven the dwarves into exile all the way to Ered Luin (the Blue Mountains). Among the treasure was the Arkenstone, Thrór's stone and a Mithril shirt that would be give to Bilbo Baggins by Thorin Oakenshield. Thorin would also swear his vengeance on the accursed beast.

## The Hobbit film trilogy

One day, a hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins interrupted the dragon's sleep and hunted down Bilbo until the Hobbit became visible to him through the One Ring. Smaug interrogated the hobbit of his friends' whereabouts, but Baggins did not divulge any of them, but he thought otherwise. Smaug knew of Thorin Oakenshield's attempt for the Arkenstone, where he started to come at Bilbo before the hobbit disappeared. Smaug searched for the Hobbit, and also tried to destroy Oakenshield's and Baggins' friendship. He also tempted to let Bilbo take the Arkenstone, only to watch Thorin suffer. Bilbo slipped the ring on his finger and disappeared, leaving Smaug enraged and Fire at the Hobbit. The next time he spotted Bilbo was when he was with Thorin and the other dwarves who came in to rescue Bilbo, but they fled. This lead Smaug to hunt them down.

The remaining company thought of a plan to split to distract Smaug. He was next seen by Bilbo and the two dwarves and chased Thorin down a hole until Nori intervened and fell to. Thorin told his fellow companions to hide after he enraged the “witless worm" on the pillars' edge. They outsmarted Smaug. The dragon than came an attack on Bilbo before the hobbit ran to the Gallery of the Fallen Kings. They attempt to burn the dragon’s skin. The plan fails miserably while Smaug runs off to destroy Lake-town.