, ▁Canada ▁from ▁North ▁Dak ota . ▁A ▁medical ▁exam iner ▁concluded ▁that ▁Sm oot ▁died ▁from ▁" cor on ary ▁ar tery ▁th rom b osis ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁his ▁pre - ex isting ▁coron ary ▁ar tery ▁disease ". ▁On ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁Dave ▁Bro ck ie ▁officially ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Fl att us ▁Maxim us ▁would ▁be ▁retired ▁out ▁of ▁respect ▁to ▁Sm oot . ▁ ▁Cost ume ▁evolution ▁ ▁Fl att us ▁began ▁life ▁with ▁a ▁hel met ▁with ▁large ▁horn s , ▁din osa ur - sk ull ▁shoulder ▁p ads , ▁a ▁painted ▁red ▁face ▁and ▁long ▁dread lock s . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Tour ▁De ▁Sc um , ▁Fl att us ' ▁hel met ▁changed ▁into ▁something ▁res emb ling ▁the ▁horn s ▁of ▁a ▁ram , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁change . ▁Two ▁of ▁Fl att us ' ▁three ▁appearances ▁in ▁" Ph all us ▁In ▁Wonder land " ▁used ▁his ▁" Sc um d ogs " ▁hel met ▁( the ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁three , ▁the ▁video ▁for ▁" Have ▁You ▁Se en ▁Me ? ," ▁has ▁him ▁we aring ▁a ▁t ux edo , ▁and ▁no ▁arm or ▁what so ever ). ▁The ▁second ▁inc arn ation ▁did ▁away ▁with ▁the ▁hel met , ▁and ▁the ▁shoulder ▁p ads ▁were ▁en larg ed . ▁By ▁" R ag Na R ok ," ▁the ▁shoulder ▁p ads ▁were ▁brown ▁din osa ur ▁heads