Agent 23

Help Siegfried use a nuclear weapon to assassinate the President of the United States and destroy Los Angeles (all failed)

### Worst Actions

Vowing to assist Siegfried in destroying Los Angeles with a nuclear bomb, which could have caused countless deaths.
Threatening to kill Agent 99 while holding her hostage.
Attempting to kill Max by beating him up to the point of almost killing him.

### Kill Count

Hundreds (at least; indirectly caused)
Millions (attempted)

### Crimes

Mass murder by proxy
Treason
Attempted populicide
Attempted genocide
Abuse of power
Assault
Incrimination
Death threats
Espionage
Kidnapping
Stalking
Terrorism
Nuclear warfare

### Type of AB

Traitorous Spy

**Agent 23** is the main antagonist of the 2008 action spy comedy film *Get Smart*, which is based on Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's popular television series of the same name.

He is known as one of the best agents of CONTROL as well as one of the friends of Agent Maxwell "Max" Smart. However, it later turns out that Agent 23's a traitor who works for KAOS, an organization that fought against CONTROL. He is the archenemy of Max and Agent 99.

He was portrayed by former WWE wrestler Dwayne Johnson.

## His Brilliance and Evil Rankings

### What Makes Him Amazing?

* He initially seems to be the only CONTROL agent who is friends with Max, and encourages him to pursue his dream of becoming an agent. While this is a façade since he later framed Max for treason, Agent 23 was still manipulative enough to keep his hostility towards Max a complete secret.
* He is a very charismatic and mature villain, and he never gets angry. As a matter of fact, he always keeps his cool even when he tries to kill Max.
* While it's not detracting, Agent 23 shows no joy in his crimes.
* He has many comedic moments and some of his earlier cruel actions, like stapling papers to the head of an obnoxious coworker, are played for laughs, but his actual crimes are taken seriously, especially once his true colors are revealed and he becomes the film's final boss. Also, the moment that leads to his defeat (Max getting him to release his chokehold by kissing him) is also somewhat comedic, but his actual death is a moment of triumph and catharsis.

### What Makes Him Heinous?

* He betrayed CONTROL and the United States to assist KAOS, facilitating an attack on CONTROL's headquarters and the theft of their field agents' info, resulting in the deaths of many agents.
* He was fully complicit and participant in Siegfried and KAOS's plan to assassinate the President of the United States with a nuclear device that will destroy Los Angeles and kill millions, carrying around the bomb's remote detonator in his briefcase, presumably to set it off himself in case the bomb's musical-trigger failed.
* After Max exposed him, Agent 23 takes 99 hostage, threatening to kill her if not let go. He later taunts 99, telling her he will kill her soon regardless.
* He attempts to kill Max with his bare hands in their final fight.

## Trivia

* Agent 23 wasn't originally approved as Pure Evil back in 2019 due to the assumption that attempting to blow up a city and kill millions of people was standard villainy. However, he got a Pure Evil re-proposal in January 2023 and got approved once it was decided that he meets the baseline heinous standards for the action movie genre as attempted populicide is more than heinous enough for the general standards as well as the in-story standards.
* Agent 23 is not only the only Pure Evil villain to be portrayed by Dwayne Johnson, but he is also the only Dwayne Johnson villain to be an Amazing Baddie.

## External Links

* Agent 23 on the Villains Wiki
* Agent 23 on the Pure Evil Wiki