User blog comment:Misry6/Pure Evil Removal Proposal: Smaug/@comment-31330278-20190809172032/@comment-31330278-20190809184252

Because he caused a serious conflict in his setting. To put things in perspective: Gandalf was afraid that Smaug will join Sauron. What we have here is a terrifying dragon who invoke fear and repulse from most of the other characters. Azog and such are worse, but Smaug did a great of damage on his own right. We know he burned down at least 3 cities and who know how many lives were lost in his never ending quest for treasure.