Papa Smurf

Papa Smurf (original French name Le Grand Schtroumpf) is one of the four main characters of the The Smurfs franchise. He is the leader of the Smurf Village and the father figure of 103 Smurfs.

Official Website description
Papa Smurf is the wisest, oldest, and bravest Smurf of all, the big cheese, the one the others all look up to. He is 542 years old, and he can change tacks and find a solution to every situation, even as the Smurfs are continually challenging and testing the rules. Papa Smurf can do magic, and he keeps a laboratory where he creates potions for a variety of uses.

Character
Papa, in most iterations, is gentle, understanding, and fatherly to any good-natured creature he meets. He also understands other people's or Smurfs' feelings. He rarely uses intimidation or expresses malice toward any of the Smurfs, but still gives punishments and stern talks when needed.

He always wants everyone to do the right thing, going as far as helping Gargamel and Azrael out of trouble when no one else can (much to the annoyance and confusion of the others).

In most previous stories of the comics. Papa Smurf originally has shown irritability and tendency to blatantly insult or yell at the other Smurfs. He also expresses anger in more ways than one, such as booting Dopey Smurf from his laboratory due to the latter's failure to understand that he has not found the Bzz Fly in The Black Smurfs. Despite the differences, he had many moments of kindness and cares very much about others from the start of the series.

Eventually in recent comic stories and the 2021 television series, Papa Smurf's short tempered traits was toned down, making him resemble the kindly, easygoing and helpful father figure that we know as of today.

In the 2021 cartoon television series, Papa Smurf's personality is developed to show a rather rare mischievous side of himself toward the other Smurfs in "Where's Papa Smurf?" when Papa Smurf was accidentally turned invisible and the Smurfs all thought he was gone and they decided to take a vacation from their work, and when Papa Smurf finds out about this.

Motives
Papa Smurf is considered the village leader of the Smurf Village and father figure to all the other Smurfs. He trusted that the other Smurfs are able to handle things with supervision and meditation from him, allowing him to be able to continue his studies and experiments.

During vital emergencies, Papa Smurf use his wisdom and knowledge of magic and science to protect the village from different types of danger that exist within (or outside) the Smurf Forest.

Physical appearance
Papa Smurf is identified by his red Smurf hat, pants, a shortly-trimmed white beard and moustache, and white eyebrows.