Randall Flagg, real name Walter Padick, is a key antagonist in Stephen King's multiverse, featuring prominently in 'The Stand', 'The Eyes of the Dragon', and the 'Dark Tower' series. His presence extends to at least nine novels, where he is referenced under different aliases.

Randall Flagg makes his first named appearance in King's 1978 apocalyptic novel The Stand, where he tries to construct a new civilization in the United States after a plague kills most of the population.

Sep 20, 2019 · Flagg — described as a man in jeans, a denim jacket, and boots, who walks the highways of America with his pockets stuffed with pamphlets — is the avatar of the dark.

Jan 16, 2021 · Clad in denim and a pair of worn cowboy boots, Flagg appears as the main villain of The Stand, leading a decidedly sinister group of survivors in Las Vegas in a world ravaged by lethal contagion.

In the 2020 The Stand miniseries, Flagg is played by Alexander Skarsgård, whose brother, Bill Skarsgård, portrayed It in the 2017 film series. Many fans suspect that the dark form at the end of The Long Walk is somehow an incarnation of Randall Flagg.

Flagg rescues spree killer Lloyd Henreid from prison and makes him his lieutenant. A pyromaniac nicknamed "The Trashcan Man", after destroying oil tanks in Gary, Indiana and meeting a power-hungry madman named "The Kid", joins Flagg's group and becomes a weapons specialist.

Nov 25, 2020 · At the center of The Stand, and one of its most captivating characters, is the villain Randall Flagg. Flagg emerges as the leader of a settlement in Las Vegas, Nevada. He sends out a psychic call that draws people attracted to order and stability and creates a totalitarian society ruled by rank and creature comforts.

Dec 24, 2020 · Randall Flagg in The Stand seems to have demonic origins. At one point in the novel, a hypnotized Tom Cullen, who claims to be " God's Tom," says that Flagg was once cast into a herd of pigs by Jesus, referring to Legion, a demon of many personalities.

Sep 27, 2014 · *Flagg is a major player in The Stand. He sets up shop in Las Vegas, in opposition to Mother Abagail and the rest of the Free Zone in Boulder. He is defeated (with the help of some divine power) when the Trashcan Man brings an nuclear weapon into Las Vegas, which explodes.

May 3, 2022 · Throughout The Stand, Randall Flagg is portrayed as calculating, capable leader, but right around the beginning of the third act, something happens to him and he starts to become unhinged.