Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-34633327-20171002160810/@comment-26397825-20171004132757

Nah, he was always a conman. He's always been a man behind a curtain, pretending to be an almighty being.

Sure, he had powers which the recent movie doesn't, but he's always used superstition and gullibility to build up his image to be greater than it really is. It's why he never could deal with the witch himself; she wouldn't hesitate to simply destroy him. At least Dorothy had the Ruby (Silver) slippers to keep the witch from killing her outright if she wanted them for herself.