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 Randall Flagg is a fictional character created by writer Stephen King. Flagg has appeared in a number of King's novels under different names, many of which have the initials R.F. However, the name that he later associates himself with the most and uses for the majority of his appearances in The Dark Tower series is Walter o'Dim. He is described as "an accomplished sorcerer and a devoted servant of the Outer Dark" with general supernatural abilities such as necromancy, prophecy and influence over people's behavior. Flagg makes his first official appearance in the 1978 novel The Stand as the main antagonist, followed by significant roles in The Eyes of the Dragon and The Dark Tower.

His goals typically center on spreading destruction and causing conflict, usually through bringing down entire civilizations. In The Stand, where he is also referred to as the "Walkin' Dude," he organizes what is left of the "dregs of society" after America is almost entirely decimated by the accidental release of a government-made superflu. In The Eyes of the Dragon, he hoped to bring an entire kingdom to ruin by manipulating various characters. In The Dark Tower series, Flagg is influential in weakening and destroying the "Affiliation," the feudal system of government in Mid-World, under the name Marten Broadcloak. (more...)