Smith is the blacksmith that resides at Sector 7. He prides himself in his work and seems to only absorb himself in that. He is very private with his past and his personal life, though Johnson is lucky enough to see glimpses of it from time to time. Smith is, in reality, not a Beta. In fact, he is an Alpha who was sent to spy on Sector 7 by the Council in order to keep an eye on their movements and plans as well as assist in plotting out its eventual eradication. He is the son of Zero, but does not have a very good relationship with his father. He has found himself attached to Johnson and is having second thoughts about the plans the Alpha Council have for the Betas and Sector 7.

Smith is an odd-one-out in the Alpha Council, which is why he was sent to spy on Sector 7. Because of this feeling of abandonment, he is sure to keep himself as unattached to anyone as possible. Johnson is the outlier, as Smith sees a genuine young man in him as opposed to the ones he despises. Smith is much like his father in this way, but is careful not to let himself succumb to numbness. To hide his feelings, he buries himself in his work and hobbies and tries to keep mostly to himself.