Character
Dutch (specifically, Holland)-born Van der Smut was fascinated with gold. After losing his genitals in an unfortunate smelting (or "schmelting," as he pronounces it) accident in the 1970s, he became known as "Goldmember."
Van der Smut teamed up with Dr. Evil in 2002 to conquer Earth. Their plan was to use the tractor beam which he had created to drag a gold asteroid onto the polar ice field and cause a flood.
After Dr. Evil switches sides, Goldmember declares that he will destroy the world himself. When Foxxy Cleopatra throws the key away he reveals that he had replaced his genitals with a duplicate copy of the key. He attempts to activate the tractor beam with the spare key (still attached to himself) but is stopped by Austin and Dr. Evil when they reverse the polarity in the system. Shocked by the electrical feedback, Goldmember falls to the deck of the submarine, where he is arrested by Foxxy.
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