The smoke monster is actually Les Grossman, the famed hollywood producer from Tropic Thunder, canceling actors' contracts right on the show. - Cristo

The on screen drama can't match the legal maneuvering behind the scenes; the nanites, from Michael Crichton's Prey, resurrected him so that he could place an injunction on Smokey, claiming that he was he a cheap rip off. Smokey countered that the nanites in Prey waren't original and that their was nothing remotely similar to the two clouds. It was clear that the judge didn't buy it, and at the 11th hour, Smokey pulled his best Perry Mason, slapped the bible down and said that he really was that cloud that killed all the first borns in the Ten Commandments, citing his newly revealed Egyptian temple and statue, so suck it Smokey. In related news, the nanites from Prey have resurrected Cecil B. DeMille - RAPatton