Randall Flagg

Randall Flagg is a male literary character who features in Stephen King's universe.

Biography

Walter Padick

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.

At some point, he came to learn dark magic and attained a form of immortality in the process.

It was noted that he had made attempts 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.

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.

Randall Flagg, who also can take the form of a raven, represented the concept of evilness and stood in opposition to Mother Abagail, who represented goodness. The two fought for control over the survivors of a world plagued by disease, and he was present when the Captain Trips flu, a deadly virus, began and swept across the United States and soon the entire Earth in a matter of weeks, eliminating 99.4% of the planet's human populace. He later chose and raped his new 'bride', Nadine Cross, whom he has been visiting in her nightmares. She soon turned on Randall while having remaining feelings for the man named Larry she met in New York. She committed suicide by taking a jump off the balcony of Flagg's penthouse in Las Vegas, killing not only herself but also Randall Flagg's unborn child she was pregnant with, not long she replied her final words to the monster, "your seed is cold".

Overview

Personality and attributes

He came to be known by many names including Walter O'Dim, Marten Broadcloak, and the Man in Black.

Notes

• Randall Flagg was created by Stephen King featured in the setting of Stephen King's respective works.

Appearances

• The Stand: (1978)

External Links

• Wikipedia Entry

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