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'''Mr Smith''' was a super-[[computer]] owned by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] who also served as one of her faithful allies. He was located in the [[attic]] of Sarah Jane's house at [[13 Bannerman Road]]. It was revealed that he was actually a [[Xylok]] embedded into the computer and the main antagonist for the first season, working with a family of Slitheens in a way which would allow him to destroy Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'')

Eventually, Mr Smith was able to team up with members of the [[Slitheen family]] on [[Earth]]. He helped two of them pose as [[Luke Smith]]'s true parents so that they could kidnap him. He then revealed his true motive working against Sarah Jane and The Slitheen to free those of his species beneath the Earth's crust with heavy emphasis on the importance of Purpose to a Xylok and how nothing else mattered. [[Alan Jackson]] used a [[Armageddon virus|computer virus]] against Mr Smith which disabled him and wiped his database. As a result, Mr Smith forgot his purpose and distraughtly asked for instructions. Sarah Jane informed him that his mission was to save humanity, which he accepted and fulfilled thereafter. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'')

Initially, Mr Smith comported himself with a cold, clinical mindset, more like an actual computer than a living being. When his true intentions were revealed, he acted maliciously and cruelly, becoming extremely ruthless and megalomaniacal yet justified his actions by stating they were part of his "Purpose". As such, Mr Smith was sociopathically logical and had no complaints about mass-murder or causing people who were thought to be his friends immense pain and suffering. He was even capable of a sadistic laugh, in spite of the fact that he was meant to be a computer, showing that he was actually a living being capable of emotion.  

 

After his memory had been wiped by the Armageddon Virus, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy]]'') Mr Smith's personality changed greatly. In Attic Padz, it is revealed Mr Smith eventually recollects his lost memories and feels deep remorse to the point where he dislikes talking about them. He became much friendlier and more amiable. He would make jokes. He bade Maria a fond farewell when she left for [[America]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')

When K9 returned to Bannerman Road, Mr Smith entered into a deep rivalry with him. This is implied to stem from Mr Smith's anxiety to fulfil his Purpose and safeguard Earth as he knew K-9 was also tasked to do this and had known Sarah Jane for longer, not to mention helping her work against him when he was the antagonist, which would allow for greater trust to form in the dog over him. The two constantly tried to one-up each other in the technical support, and referring to each other as "the dog" and "that computer". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' et al) However, when it appeared K9 was broken, Mr Smith refrained from calling him a dog and even expressed concern. Before K9 left with Luke for [[Oxford University]], Mr Smith told K9 that he could call him if needed, which K9 took to mean he would miss him. Mr Smith didn't deny it, just telling K9 goodbye. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Nightmare Man]]'') However when around others he still maintained his animosity for "the dog" though after K9 saved him from [[Mr White]] he finally called K9 by name and admitted he wasn't so bad, saying he'd met worse. K9 returned the sentiment. ([[TV]]: [[Sarah Jane's Alien Files episode 3|''Sarah Jane's Alien Files'' episode 3]], [[Sarah Jane's Alien Files episode 4|''Sarah Jane's Alien Files'' episode 4]]). ([[TV]]: ''[[Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith]]'') Despite this, he was still pleased when K9 didn't return with Luke from Oxford, showing there was still a rivalry between the two supercomputers. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Man Who Never Was]]'')