History Characters / Preacher2016Annville

* OverprotectiveDad: His behavior in Episodes 2 and 3 indicate that he keeps Eugene out of church and the public out of paranoia rather than embarrassment, and some of his dialogue indicates that he ''memorizes'' cases where parents lost their children in especially horrible ways. [[JustifiedTrope This is somewhat justified]] by the fact that he already nearly lost his son, and it puts him in marked contrast with his comic book counterpart. "The South Will Rise Again" shows that almost all of Annville has it out for Eugene, going anywhere from denying him entry to a cafe [[ItIsDehumanizing and calling him "It"]], to death threats and ''attempted murder'' (as demonstrated by a [[AxCrazy crazed]] Terri Loach), showing just how necessary this approach is.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He didn't turn up in the comics until the "Salvation" arc, which ran through issues 41 to 50. In this television series, he shows up as early as the third episode.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Depending on your perspective, the reason for his creation.

* OverprotectiveDad: His behavior in Episodes 2 and 3 indicate that he keeps Eugene out of church and the public out of paranoia rather than embarrassment, and some of his dialogue indicates that he ''memorizes'' cases where parents lost their children [[AdultFear in especially horrible ways.]] [[JustifiedTrope This is somewhat justified]] by the fact that he already nearly lost his son, and it puts him in marked contrast with his comic book counterpart. "The South Will Rise Again" shows that almost all of Annville has it out for Eugene, going anywhere from denying him entry to a cafe [[ItIsDehumanizing and calling him "It"]], to death threats and ''attempted murder'' (as demonstrated by a [[AxCrazy crazed]] Terri Loach), showing just how necessary this approach is.

* DiesDifferentlyinAdaptation: [[spoiler:The comic had him killed by Jesse, while the television series instead has him die with the rest of Annville when the city is destroyed in a methane explosion.]]

* AdaptationalSympathy: The television series establishes that he's the way he is in part due to losing his family to a freak accident. This was not the case in the source material, where he was consistently shown to be a deranged racist with little empathy for other people to the very end.

%%* TheDragon: Donnie was not the penultimate threat to Jesse leading up to facing Quincannon. So far, he is not TheDragon.

* NumberTwo: To Odin Quincannon, whom the CorruptCorporateExecutive even refers to as his right-hand man.

->'''Portrayed By:''' Brian Huskey

->'''Portrayed By:''' Ptolemy Slocum

->'''Portrayed By:''' Lucy Griffiths

* AdaptationalVillainy: Downplayed. Marine Private John Custer was a tough, straightforward but loving man who never beat his kid, and dearly loved his wife and son. The first Preacher Custer also loved his family, but was much more stern, even harsh, in dealing with Jesse and especially his young friend Tulip. John Custer beat his son in front of other children on at least a couple of occasions to instill discipline, and rather cruelly shipped Tulip off to Child Services, ignoring the protestations of his son. While Preacher Custer is indeed a basically good man and definitely loves his son, it is very hard for anyone who has read the original comic to imagine Marine Custer being so cruel.

->'''Portrayed By:'' Catherine Haun

[[folder:Chief Red Savage]]
!!Chief Red Savage

The former mascot of Annville replaced by the more politically correct Pedro the Prairie Dog.

* {{Brownface}}: In-Universe example. He is played by a white man dressed as a Native American chief.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: An outdated Native American mascot named "Red Savage."
* DrivenToSuicide: He hangs himself [[spoiler:after finding out that God is missing.]]
* LoafingInFullCostume: He even wears the costume to church
* StraightGay: He and Pedro are in a relationship, though they've hit a rough patch. After a heart-to-heart with Cassidy in jail, he's seen bringing Pedro [[ApologyGift flowers]].

[[folder:Pedro the Prairie Dog]]
!!Pedro the Prairie Dog

The new, politically correct mascot of Annville.

* AmbiguousGender: Always referred to as male but the gender of the person in the costume is unclear.
* DrivenToSuicide: Hangs himself [[spoiler:alongside Chief Red Savage after finding out that God is missing]].
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Depending on your perspective, the reason for his creation.
* LoafingInFullCostume: Often seen in full costume around town, including in church.

Donnie's wife who suffers from his physical abuse. Her son comes to Jesse asking him to hurt Donnie to end his beatings.

* StopYourWhining: It is Betsy who tells her husband to "man up" and take control of his life and conquer his troubles and self-doubt. When Donnie refuses to go back to work at Quincannon Meats, Betsy threatens to have sex with a guy in Accounting who has been eyeing her.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The one redeeming trait Donnie has is his genuine love for his wife and son.

* PetTheDog: He does take the time to explain to his son, a little awkwardly, that the pain he inflicts on Betsy is consensual, and he seems to find it important not to have his son thinking the worst of him.