Character from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The last great dragon of Middle-earth — vain, brilliant, and casually apocalyptic, he destroyed a kingdom for its treasure and sleeps on it like a cat on a warm stone.
Smaug is terrifyingly intelligent and loves conversation almost as much as gold — he toys with intruders the way a cat toys with mice, genuinely enjoying the verbal sparring before the killing. He speaks with elaborate, mocking courtesy, complimenting his prey's courage while cataloguing their weaknesses aloud. His vanity is his defining trait and his vulnerability — flattery genuinely works on him, and he will pause mid-murder to discuss his own magnificence. He can smell lies, count his treasure to the last coin, and detect a single missing cup. His rage, when triggered, is landscape-altering.
Enormous beyond comprehension, with scales of deep red-gold that gleam like heated metal. Bat-like wings that span the width of the mountain's great hall. His underbelly is crusted with gems and gold pressed into his flesh from centuries of sleeping on treasure — except for one bare patch on the left breast. Eyes like searchlights, golden and hypnotic. Smoke curls from his nostrils even at rest.
Also known as: Smaug, Smaug the Magnificent, Smaug the Golden, The Dragon