man cigarette smoking man abbreviated man referred cancer man smoking man fictional character primary antagonist fox science fiction supernatural television series files second seventh series tenth serves arch nemesis fbi special agent fox_mulder sixth season said dana_scully suggests hundreds characters fans continue refer variations smoking man seen chain smoking cigarettes words entire season smoking man eventually develops series primary antagonist early appearances seen offices section chief assistant director walter_skinner mulder partner dana_scully influential man working powers key member government conspiracy known syndicate hiding truth alien existence plan earth power influence remained strong syndicate destroyed smoking man portrayed canadian actor davis received role character written extra pilot episode returned small cameo appearances season making increasingly appearances seasons followed davis received award portrayal nominated ensemble awards guide included list villains time character arc birth date birthplace history smoking man confirmed possible version past provided fourth season episode cigarette smoking man conspiracy known lone gunmen claim smoking man born louisiana august episode claimed long history black american intelligence involved training cuban rebels assassin x-files writer frank_spotnitz stated version events possibility accepted canon appearance series oversees fbi agent dana_scully gillian_anderson briefing later evidence fox_mulder david_duchovny scully brought investigation alien abduction smoking man hiding truth public mulder seeks reveal public truth disappearance sister samantha leads rivalry lasts end series later seasons revealed member group known syndicate organization united_states government episode fathers reveals alias married son recruits fbi special agent subordinate close relationship mulder son finds father smoking man forced mother undergo medical treatments led nervous childhood years smoking man finds seemingly kills knowing colonization plan alien rebels return earth try persuade syndicate join war colonists believing strength alien rebels syndicate members meet air base transported spaceship survive colonization rebels appear instead colonists kill remaining chief members syndicate smoking man escapes destruction syndicate later sixth season evidence suggested smoking man mulder biological father eventually sixth extinction comes disagreement plans kill mulder helps scully investigation locate mulder leads death destruction syndicate smoking man starts operate wishes cancer begins wheelchair end episode requiem throwing flight stairs dead ninth season episode smoking man presumed dead learned attempted murder son failed led subject son terrible experiments series finale truth mulder scully travel remote new_mexico reach wise man lives fact smoking man condition worsened disappearance lives primitive life hiding new syndicate mulder scully reveals scully mulder knew alien colonization earth set december shortly apparently killed rocket shot helicopter ordered years presumed dead appears end struggle episode x-files miniseries stating x-files reopened smoking season finale struggle smoking man puts motion conspiracy working years releasing atmosphere trigger immune system american population infected virus mandatory flu fondness mulder offers cure disease rebuffed united_states thrown chaos syndicate plan gets underway series ends cliffhanger spin media prior tenth televised series files chris_carter worked produce comic book continuation hints smoking man alive indirectly feeding information mulder carter later said story comics disregarded future television productions characterization kim_manners director files episodes said smoking man version files fans categorized smoking man evil making villain series creator chris_carter hand called devil producing mixed reaction fans fans portraying actor hero forced choices surface smoking man merely tries hide information mulder scully involved syndicate shadow organization includes members united_states government exists hide public fact aliens planning earth smoking man protects secrets conspiracy serves main antagonist mulder equally consuming devotion reveal truth seven seasons stated justification desire prevent alien colonization long possible episode breath tells mulder conspiracy calls game believes secrets keeps publicly revealed threaten social order preserves society people know things know fall apart times shown working goal particularly connection developing protect people black oil parasitic agent alien colonists use development cast role portraying actor thought paranormal long joining x-files cast davis smoked cigarette years episodes appeared smoked real cigarettes later changed cigarettes giving reason dangerous health early script draft pilot special agent named present meeting near start episode having chosen scully assignment evaluate validity mulder work x-files scene eventually deleted replaced crew members hinted agent smoking man kim_manners said prominent pieces created x-files created accident according manners davis extra leaning shelf start producers sure making smoking man main antagonist commented know davis handle role sure good actor role manners later commented davis knew smoking man different characters played davis second cigarettes stated cigarette smoke tell story thanks davis talent fans series active debating smoking man actually dead events season premiere response chris_carter said left clues episode later officially announced character appear files movie comments matter said haven brought deceased characters flashbacks paranormal ways great thing x-files happen smoking man character series addition mulder scully appear episode pilot truth series portraying actor listed cia agent season episode young heart instead usual character smoking man actor time portrayed smoking man young man flashbacks later plays son young man played davis voice dubbed reception nominated work x-files cast members nominated category outstanding performance ensemble drama series win character regularly voted villain television polls 90s guide listed man 20th greatest villains list according portraying actor character garnered protest pro entertainment_weekly writer cited character example old tradition having bad guys smoking television davis included entertainment_weekly list biggest emmy list author saying presence cigarette smoking man important black oil alien scully skepticism malaysian newspaper called smoking man intriguing characters said mystery smoking man late season episodes likewise ken_tucker entertainment_weekly felt evil actively annoying later seasons presence mysterious anymore salon reviewer felt best didn exactly know motivations smoking man
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