History Characters / TheRighteousGemstonesTheGemstones

* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Most people outside the family, including his household staff, call him "Dr. Gemstone".

* CoolCar: They're people of immense wealth and very little taste, so each of them owns several luxury cars of all styles and builds. The centerpiece though is The Redeemer, Jesse's old monster truck which is as tacky as it is an efficient weapon.

* SelfMadeMan: His father, according to their conversation in "Interlude I" was a much more modest preacher who was taken aback at the largesse of the family and the huge birthday party Eli threw for Judy. It’s made clear that for the rest of his faults, Eli made all his money on his own.

* HeroesWantRedheads: He definitely sees himself as the hero of the story and is married to a beautiful redhead.

* ToothyIssue: Due to growing up without access to proper dental care, she starts out the series with several imperfections in her teeth. After he takes on a bigger role in the church, Baby Billy quickly provides her with a new smile to match his own EternallyPearlyWhiteTeeth.

* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: He's used to dealing with young children and teenagers, so he treats his "God Squad" more like kids at a summer camp than fully-grown bodybuilders.

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->The Gemstone's extended family on Aimee-Leigh's side.

->The Gemstone's extended family on Eli's side, branching off from his younger sister Mary.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time they're seen, the Gemstones are in China trying to baptize as many people as they can in a big wave pool. Eli is competent but fails to maintain control over his sons, whose childish antics threaten to derail the entire thing, only for the wave pool to activate and fuck everything up.

* [[PoliticallyCorrectVillain Politically Correct Anti-Hero]]: He's a brutish blowhard who commits petty crimes and a conservative southern preacher, but he's openly affirming of homosexuality. He reprimands Pontius for using homophobic slurs, tells Gideon he accepts him when he mistakenly believes he's bisexual, and [[spoiler: smiles ear to ear with pride when his brother finally kisses Keefe.]] His "gang" is also racially diverse, and for all the insensitive and misogynistic stuff he says to berate them, he never brings ethnicity into it.

* BadassDriver: His role in season 3 as his Granddad's wheelman.

* TheEvilGenius: She's easily the smartest of the Gemstone children, in addition to being perhaps the most overtly corrupt.

** Both men had somewhat strained relationships with their own fathers. Grandaddy Roy, while proud of his son, disapproved of his wealth and excess. Jesse seems to struggle to relate to his son, who seems to favor his grandfather.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Has an affair with her guitarist in between season 2 and 3, which she regrets very much.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: While they ''are'' all true believers in a sense, they do ''not'' practice what they preach. They're greedy, arrogant and don't really care about saving souls or serving God.

* [[PoliticallyCorrectVillain Politically Correct Anti-Hero]]: He's a brutish blowhard who commits petty crimes and a conservative southern preacher, but he's openly affirming of homosexuality. He reprimands Pontius for using homophobic slurs, tells Gideon he accepts him when he mistakenly believes he's bisexual, and [[spoiler: wordlessly smirks when his brother finally kisses Keefe.]] His "gang" is also racially diverse, and for all the insensitive and misogynistic stuff he says to berate them, he never brings ethnicity into it.

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