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Walkin' Walter: With Spo-De-Odee, Madge Sinclair, Jack Dodson, Denise Marcia. The story of Walkin' Walter, a free-spirited ex-vaudevillian who moves in with and freeloads off of his long-lost brother's wife and her two foster children.
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- Spo-De-Odee, Madge Sinclair, Jack Dodson
- 1977-06-13
- Spo-De-Odee, Madge Sinclair, Jack Dodson
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Walter o'Dim, Flagg's main persona in The Dark Tower. O'Dim was originally written as a separate character from Flagg, but King later combined the two. Art by Michael Whelan. Flagg makes several appearances in King's Dark Tower series (1982-2012), which follows gunslinger Roland Deschain as he travels in search of the Dark Tower. Flagg's ...
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Randall Flagg (real name Walter Padick) is the main antagonist of the Stephen King multiverse.
He serves as the main antagonist of the novels The Stand, The Eyes of the Dragon, the first volume of the The Dark Tower, The Gunslinger, a unseen antagonist of the second and sixth volumes The Drawing of the Three, and Song of Susannah, a minor antagonist of the third volume The Waste Lands, one of the three overarching antagonists (alongside The Crimson King and John Farson) of the fourth volume Wizard and Glass, a major antagonist of the fifth and seventh volumes Wolves of the Calla and The Dark Tower, and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Bern Kells) of the eighth volume The Wind Through the Keyhole. He also appears as a minor antagonist of the short story "Blind Willie" published in his collection, Hearts in Atlantis. He is also the main antagonist of the Stand 1994 and 2020 miniseries, and the Dark Tower film.
He is also suspected by some fans to be the unseen overarching antagonist of The Mist, one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Ralph White) of Carrie, the final antagonist of The Long Walk, a supporting antagonist of From a Buick 8.
He is the most recurring and without a doubt, the most important villain of the entire multiverse with countless various acts of atrocities in his name, Randall Flagg is, following King's own words, the best villain he created, whom he had in mind since he began writing. Flagg has appeared in multiple works, always as a powerful and charismatic embodiment of evil. He is also a servant of the ultimate evil of the multiverse, the Crimson King. He is the archenemy of Roland Deschain.
He often appears under different names; most are abbreviated by the initials R.F. There are exceptions to this rule; in The Dark Tower series, the name most often associated with Flagg is Walter o'Dim, yet he is also known as The Man in Black, Marten Broadcloak, but his real name is Walter Padick. Flagg is described as "an accomplished sorcerer and a devoted servant of the Outer Dark" with general supernatural abilities involving necromancy, prophecy, and unnatural influence over predatory animals and human behavior. His goals typically center on bringing down civilizations, usually through spreading destruction and sowing conflict. The character first appeared in the novel The Stand as a demonic figure who wreaks havoc after a plague kills most of the population. He makes his second appearance in The Eyes of the Dragon as an evil wizard attempting to plunge the fictional medieval city of Delain into chaos.
Flagg made several more appearances in King's epic series The Dark Tower as one of the main antagonists, in which he attempts to thwart protagonist Roland Deschain from reaching the Tower, the linchpin of all existence, so he can claim it for himself and become a god. The Dark Tower expanded upon Flagg's backstory and motivations, as well as connecting his previous appearances together. Aside from King's novels, Flagg was featured in a television miniseries adaptation of The Stand, in which he was portrayed by Jamey Sheridan, as well as making appearances in Marvel Comics' adaptations of The Dark Tower and The Stand. Flagg would later reappear under his Walter Padick title in The Dark Tower 2017 film, which was an adaptation as well as a sequel of The Dark Tower novels. Stephen King initially attributed Donald DeFreeze, the lead kidnapper in the Patty Hearst case, as his inspiration for Randall Flagg.
Early Years
He was given to a mill owner and his wife to be brought up to learn the ways of men. At thirteen he grew bored and burned down his home, then sought out his father Maerlyn. The next year, he was raped by a fellow wanderer, but instead of returning home he went on to fulfill his destiny. Over the years, it is implied that Walter learned the ways of Dark magic and became a very powerful sorcerer and to some extent becoming a sort of Demon with a "quasi-immortality". It may have been, at one point or another, that Walter was taught dark magic by Maerlyn, the very Wizard who is responsible for forging the Bends O' the Rainbow, the mystical seeing balls (one of which Roland finds in Wizard and Glass), because he is often seen possessing said seeing balls throughout different parts of the dark tower story, using them for his own wrong doings. It also appears he is a keen student as he wished the remains of a Slow Mutant to be bagged for later studies. At one point he begins to attempt to drive a wedge between the John Farson and James Farson revealing the truth of James' parents' deaths and so causing him to become increasingly on the side of the Crimson King. He enters into a sexual relationship with the demon of the Pink Sphere whom he calls his sister.
The Stand
Over the course of Earth's history, Flagg keeps appearing, claiming that he just "became" although he has memories of being a marine, a member of the KKK, and the Viet Cong. He even remembers having a role in the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. In an apocalyptic version of our world, a great plague wipes out over 99% of Earth's population. Flagg stations himself in Las Vegas, Nevada and sends out a psychic call to all survivors of the plague, which most experience in the form of dreams. He gathers people attracted to order and stability. But it is "not just the evil ones like him" who are receptive to Flagg's summons, according to Mother Abagail, "but the weak ones...the lonely ones...and those who have left God out of their hearts." Like any other despot, Flagg rewards his followers with rank and creature comforts while using cruel measures — crucifixion, torture — to punish those who violate his laws. Flagg intends to destroy another emerging post-plague society known as the Boulder Free Zone, led by the adherents of Mother Abagail. In doing so he will become the ruler of the new, dominant civilization in the former United States. Two of Flagg's followers in Boulder, Harold Lauder and Nadine Cross, fail to wipe out the leadership of the Free Zone. In turn, four of those leaders head to Las Vegas to confront Flagg: Stu Redman, Larry Underwood, Ralph Brentner and Glen Bateman. Three members of this expedition are captured — one of which Flagg has shot in a fit of rage because he defies and mocks him. The remaining two are taken into downtown Las Vegas, where they are scheduled to be publicly executed by dismemberment. This gruesome display of Flagg's power is interrupted when his loyal-but-unpredictable minion, the Trashcan Man, arrives hauling a nuclear warhead out of the desert. The "hand of God" appears and detonates the warhead, destroying the city and all of Flagg's followers in it. Flagg himself dematerializes just before the blast, surviving to reappear on a remote and unnamed beach.
The Eyes of the Dragon
In his first chronological appearance, during the middle ages, Flagg terrorized the country of Delain and schemed to kill the king and throw the country into chaos. Part of his mega plan was to frame Prince Peter, the rightful heir. Thomas, Peter's naive and resentful brother becomes king and names Flagg his advisor. Due to his inexperience, Thomas gives Flagg large amounts of power and was easily manipulated by the demonic wizard, thus Flagg became the de-facto ruler of Delain. Flagg then plunges the kingdom into the dark ages. Years later it's revealed Thomas knew and witnessed the murder of his father, but was too scared to admit it, even to himself. Thomas fires an arrow into Flagg's left eye, and he disappears. Peter takes his rightful place as king and Thomas leaves with his butler Dennis to hunt Flagg down. They eventually found him, but Flagg apparently survived.
Monikers
•••••••The Midnight Rambler (by Lloyd Henreid) •The Adversary (by Glen Bateman) •The Grinning Man (by Tom Cullen) •Old Creeping Judas (by Ratty Erwins) •
In The Stand
•Richard Fry - in Mountain City •Robert Franq - in New York City •Ramsey Forrest - in Georgia •••Russell Faraday - "The Circle Closes" ••Legion - (by Tom Cullen)
•The Stand (miniseries)
•••••Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling (mentioned)
•••••••••"The Wind Through The Key Hole"
•••••Haven (see Herald of Haven 1698)
•Randall Flagg is widely regarded as Stephen King's most popular villain (alongside It).
•Stephen King himself regards Randall Flagg as the greatest villain he ever wrote.
•Randall Flagg has appeared in at least nine novels and is mentioned or referenced in other Stephen King works under various aliases.
•Many fans suspect that the dark form at the end of The Long Walk, as well as He Who Walks Behind the Rows from Children of the Corn, are incarnations of Randall Flagg.
•Despite being killed by Mordred, Randall's current status is unknown in the Dark Tower series, making it possible that he may be alive.
•A popular fan speculation is that Randall Flagg is the true father of Carrie White.
•Jamey Sheridan portrays Flagg in the television miniseries adaptation of The Stand (1994).
•Matthew McConaughey portrays Walter Padick in the movie adaptation of The Dark Tower (2017).
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The story of Walkin' Walter, a free-spirited ex-vaudevillian who moves in with and freeloads off of his long-lost brother's wife and her two foster children.
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