John Smith

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John Smith is a high-ranking Nazi official in the alternate-history television series "The Man in the High Castle," whose loyalty, ambition, and moral conflicts drive much of the show's central drama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
adaptedFromWorkBy Philip K. Dick
affiliation Third Reich
surface form: Greater Nazi Reich

SS
allegiance Reich
appearsIn The Man in the High Castle
surface form: The Man in the High Castle (TV series)
associatedWith Wehrmacht High Command
surface form: Nazi high command
basedOn The Man in the High Castle (1962 novel)
surface form: The Man in the High Castle (novel)
characterTrait ambitious
conflicted
loyal
ruthless
child Amy Smith
Jennifer Smith
Thomas Smith
commands Nazi occupation forces in former United States
createdBy Frank Spotnitz
createdFor Amazon Prime Video
enemyOf American Resistance
Juliana Crain
fictionalUniverse The Man in the High Castle
firstAppearance The Man in the High Castle season 1 episode 1
genre alternate history
science fiction
hasInternalConflict duty versus family
ideology versus conscience
loyalTo Nazi Germany
surface form: Nazi regime
medium television
nationality American
notableAction protects his family within the Nazi system
suppresses resistance activities in the Greater Nazi Reich
occupation Nazi official
SS officer
portrayedBy Rufus Sewell
promotedTo Reichsmarschall of the Greater German Reich
surface form: Reichsmarschall of North America
rank Obergruppenführer
residence New York City
suburbs of New York
roleInStory central character
main antagonist
setting alternate 1960s United States
spouse Helen Smith
storyFunction drives much of the show’s central drama
themeInvolvement loyalty versus family
moral conflict
power and corruption

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