Revenge?! YOU?! Ha! I am SMAUG! I kill when I wish! I am strong...STRONG...STRONG! My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are like swords, my claws...spears! The shock of my tail...a THUNDERBOLT! My wings...a HURRICANE! And my breath...death!
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~ 1977 movie's adaptation of Smaug's most famous speech
Smaug (also known as Smaug the Dragon) is the main antagonist of the 1977 Rankin/Bass animated film adaptation of The Hobbit. He is an evil dragon who took over Erebor and guards his treasure to no end.
Dragon physiology: He compares his strength; his skin is as durable as armor, his teeth as sharp as swords, his claws is deadliest fears and his tail can give off the strike of a thunderbolt and his wings to a hurricane.
Fiery breath
Flight
Hypnosis
Nigh-invulnerability
Deceit
Advanced intelligence
Immense strength
Endurance
Stamina
Speed
Heightened senses
Astronomical wealth
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In the 1977 Rankin/Bass cartoon film adaptation of The Hobbit, Smaug resembles an Eastern dragon with ears that are somewhat cat-like, likely inspired by his purring sounds mentioned in the book.
A genus of extant girdled lizards was named after Smaug due to its dragon-like appearance.
Smaug (in the 1977 film) was the third and last character to be voiced by Richard Boone before his death on January 10, 1981.
