Jesus Christ is God's son, Lord and Saviour, King of Kings, and the religious and central figure of Christianity, considered to be the promised Jewish Messiah. As such, he is sent to Masada as the emissary from Heaven in preparation of the apocalypse.
Biography[]
Prior to his crucifixion, Jesus had an affair with a woman, giving humanity one final gift - he fathered a child. His lineage had been heavily been protected by the Grail.[1][2]
Emissary of Heaven[]
In preparation for God's grand plan for the world, Jesus returned to Earth and arrived to Masada as an emissary of Heaven, to discuss the coming apocalypse. While Tulip was attempting to rescue Cassidy, she was assigned as Jesus' personal valet. After Tulip told him the truth about his identity, he tried to help her break Cassidy out of his cell, but was unable to convince Lara Featherstone to leave her post due to his meek nature. He and Tulip were able to get past Lara and the guards later, but discovered that Cassidy had already escaped. Before Tulip left, Jesus asked if he could go travelling with her.
The Apocalypse[]
As God prepared for the Apocalypse, Jesus got into a fight with Adolf Hitler, ultimately strangling the Führer to death. Following the death of Humperdoo, God tried to get Jesus to act as the Messiah for the Apocalypse but he refused, having realized that he is no better than anyone else. Jesus tries to convince God to be loving and merciful, causing God to storm off in anger.
A New Life[]
After God's defeat, Jesus began working at the paint service desk of a hardware store where he was able to calm an irate customer and seemed content with his new life.
Powers and abilities[]
Jesus Christ as God is much weaker and less divine in the series, being almost an ordinary human, but he presented having some specific powers, perhaps because he was the son of God
- Immortality: Jesus Christ is somehow a supernatural being, even though he is presented as a human, he can live eternally since he has not shown aging since he has been alive since his birth.
- Manipulation of souls: Jesus Christ like Hitler, being representatives of heaven and hell, can manipulate in some way which soul goes to heaven and which goes to hell
- Premonition: When Jesus met the tulip, he was able to sense that she was in danger, warning her beforehand, this could be a telepathic ability since hamperdoo also has telepathic powers
Appearances[]
Season 2[]
- "Pig" (mentioned)
- "Dirty Little Secret" (flashback)
Season 4[]
- "Search and Rescue"
- "Bleak City"
- "The Lost Apostle"
- "Messiahs"
- "Fear of the Lord"
- "Overture"
- "End of the World"
Behind the scenes[]
- Jesus Christ is portrayed by Tyson Ritter, who also portrays Humperdoo.
- In the vertigo comic series, Jesus Christ didn't die in the cross. Instead, he was drugged by his followers into a coma state while being crucified. After 3 days, he "resurrected" and took a wife called Mary, with whom he had several children. The TV series makes no such statements and changes events considerably.
- Given his biblically accredited career as a carpenter, perhaps it makes sense that Jesus would enjoy his new career as the clerk of a hardware store.
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References[]
- ↑ Dufalt, Olivia (writer), Yip, Wayne (director) (July 31, 2017). Preacher Season 2: "Pig". Episode 17. (2x07).
- ↑ Laws, Mary (writer), Green, Steph (director) (August 21, 2017). Preacher Season 2: "Dirty Little Secret". Episode 20. (2x10).