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| “ | How did my f**kin' sperm grow into a Nancy boy like you? | „ |
| ~ Auggie abusing his son. |
| “ | Forty years ago, God challenged me as he did Abraham, but I was too weak to listen. But not no more! I knew you was unclean when you were born! And even more so when you killed your brother. I knew when you listened to that devil music! I knew when you shaved your body like a woman! I knew when you slept with the WHORES OF POLLUTED BLOOD... AND MEN! And even more so when you conspired with the forces of Baphomet against the United States of America! And now, boy, I give your life... TO GOD! | „ |
| ~ White Dragon to Peacemaker. |
August "Auggie" Ransom Smith, also known as the White Dragon, is the overarching antagonist of the HBO Max original streaming series Peacemaker.
He was the leader of a white supremacist organization known as the Aryan Empire and the father of the lethal peace-obsessed vigilante Peacemaker who trained his son to kill from a young age. He eventually retired from his supervillain career, however after being framed for a crime he didn't commit, he set out to get out of prison and became the White Dragon once again intending to kill his own son. He is also the arch-nemesis of the Peacemaker and Vigilante.
He Is portrayed by Robert Patrick, who also portrayed the T-1000 in Terminator 2 Judgement Day.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- Frequently physically, mentally, and verbally abuses his son, Christopher Smith, leaving him with much self-loathing and an abrasive personality that drives others away from him.
- When Chris was a kid, he forced him to fight his brother Keith as a form of entertainment for him and his friends. When Chris accidentally killed Keith, Auggie was quick to blame it all on him. Causing Chris to hold it against himself his whole life, even though Auggie himself is indirectly responsible.
- Though Auggie claims he loved Keith and hated Chris for accidentally killing him, he never actually remembers Keith with any fondness and even goes so far as to dishonor Keith's memory by using his accidental death as a manipulation tactic against Chris.
- During a flashback to Chris' childhood, it's shown that Auggie had forced him to kill an innocent man he kidnapped for his own amusement.
- He's the one who shaped Chris into the violent extremist known as Peacemaker, meaning he's indirectly responsible for all the crimes his son committed as a misguided vigilante.
- When Chris tells Auggie about Bloodsport's backstory, Auggie sadistically laughs at Bloodsport's expense. Only to go back to mocking Chris after finding out Bloodsport shot him.
- While Chris claims his father hates crime, this is only hypocritical, given his status as a retired Supervillain. Furthermore, Auggie's supposed hatred of crime has not been portrayed onscreen in any way.
- As the leader of the Aryan Empire, he's responsible for many crimes committed by his fellow white supremacists.
- After being framed for the murder of Annie Sturphausen, Auggie threatens to rat Chris out to the police in exchange for his own freedom. Despite knowing Chris had nothing to do with him being framed.
- While he refuses to attack Vigilante after the latter provokes him, he only does so because he could tell Vigilante wanted to kill him in self-defense. He immediately opts to rat Chris out afterward.
- After being released, Auggie assembles the Aryan Brotherhood and decides to kill his son.
- Ambushes Peacemaker, Vigilante, and John Economos and tries to kill them, claiming he should've killed Chris years ago.
- While he took care of Eagly for several years while Chris was in prison, he eventually subverts this by trying to kill Eagly in episode 7.
- He shows no concern for his fellow Aryans after John Economos mows them down.
- Taunts Peacemaker as the latter punches him in the face and holds him at gunpoint, though this turned out to be Auggie's undoing, as Peacemaker shoots him dead soon after.
- Even after his death, the memory of Auggie Smith and all the trauma he caused still haunts Chris and likely will for the rest of his life.
- In spite of Peacemaker being a comedy series, Smith is taken dead seriously and only has a few comedic moments which do not detract from his villainy.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- Due to his past crimes as the White Dragon taking place offscreen and having no effect on the story, he ends up failing the heinous standards compared to Victor Zsasz, who manages to kill more people onscreen than him in much more gratuitous ways. All while having fewer resources than Smith too.
Trivia[]
- His counterpart from the DCU qualifies as Pure Evil due to existing in a universe with lower heinous standards, thus helping him stand out more than his DCEU counterpart.
External Links[]
- White Dragon on the Villains Wiki
- White Dragon on the DC Extended Universe Wiki
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 Near Pure Evils
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