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"The Lord does works in mysterious ways. He giveth and He taketh away. So it was with my freedom."
—Preacher, Twisted Metal: Black

Preacher is first introduced to the Twisted Metal series in Twisted Metal: Black and returns in Twisted Metal (2012).

Twisted Metal: Black[]

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Though only an evangelist, Preacher travels from town to town in hopes of sharing his religious visions with anyone who will listen. He hopes to eventually gain forgiveness and be allowed back into the Lord's good graces. His tireless pursuit to become ordained has led many, even his followers, to believe that he is actually a fanatic, driven by excessive madness. Whatever enveloped him surely became obvious in a later downfall...

Blackfield Asylum Patient Profile:

DELUSIONAL

Vehicle: 1964 Chevrolet El Camino "Brimstone"

Info: Male

Age: 57

Disorder: Paranoid Schizophrenia with persecutory and grandiose delusions.

Treatment: Intramuscular meds, restraints, *avoid theological discussions!*

Wish: Drive out the devil himself.

Voice actor: Robert Ayres

Story[]

One night, a couple brought a newborn to the church, the Preacher was performing his duties when the infant was possessed by a demon. However, it was too powerful and ended up possessing the preacher. With the demon inside of him, the Preacher killed everybody in the church. By the time the police came, the demon had abandoned him and he was arrested for murder. The Preacher was sent to Blackfield Asylum where he hears the demon inside calling for him. One day he had a visitor, Calypso, who said that he ran a contest and if the Preacher won, he would reveal the truth. Hoping that God would welcome him back, the Preacher enters the contest.

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Dialogue[]

  1. Can Calypso really kill the demon in me? Can he destroy the voice? If I win his game, will I be free?
  2. Innocents will surely be sacrificed today. Many of my flock live here yet they surely understand why a man must free his soul.
  3. The battles; the blood; the death. This contest is brutal. And somewhere inside I think...my God...I think I like it...
  4. So...this is Minion. This unholy killer used his infernal shield to win last year's contest, but I will destroy him.
  5. Now do you see? It was the demon. He killed those lost souls & tarnished my good name. I hope the Lord will take me back...
  6. This place is as small as the hearts of men, and just as dangerous. Father, why do you afford me no sanctuary?
  7. 100 stories up. Maybe I should just jump and end it all. No! That is the demon talking. Dear God, make it go away!
  8. So this is to be my Armageddon? The law demands that I surrender... but I only answer to a higher power.

Ending[]

The Preacher approaches Calypso, wanting his innocence proven and name cleared. Calypso, however, reminds him that he only promised to reveal the truth: there is no demon at all, the voice inside his head was a figment of his imagination, and that the exorcism was merely a baptism. Everything he had experienced was all in his insanity-ridden mind.  The Preacher tries to cope with this information through various rituals including crucifixion to "prove his loyalty to God", but to no avail. In the end the Preacher decides that he "cannot hide from himself" and throws himself off of a roof into traffic below, committing suicide.

Twisted Metal: Lost[]

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This rejected evangelist took his own life at the end of Twisted Metal: Black®. Rejected by Heaven and Hell, Jebidiah's spirit now roams the Earth, searching for those who wronged him. Locals say if you see Jebidiah's ghost, you will be dead from a car accident within a year.

Twisted Metal (2012)[]

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Preacher returns in Twisted Metal (2012), however he doesn't have his own storyline. He appears in Mr. Grimm's middle cutscene, and again after Dollface's ending. He is playable in every game mode other than Story Mode. His gang is called The Holy Men.

In Mr. Grimm's middle cutscene, it shows that his objective is to "tear down your [Calypso's] tower of sin", apparently in reference to the Calypso Industries HQ. During the cutscene after the credits, Preacher is seen being in an asylum that appears to be in another dimension (probably Hell, or is among other souls Calypso has trapped, implying that Calypso used his powers to capture Preacher as he posed a threat) inside Calypso Industries, screaming, "I know who you are!"

Voice actor: Steve Marvel

Actor (Live action): Steve Marvel

Age: Presumably 54-Years-Old

Status: Alive

Scenes:

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Twisted Metal (2012) Preacher's Cinematics And Ending

Trivia[]

Twisted Metal: Black[]

  • Although he is seen performing priestly duties such as baptisms, Preacher's story mode identifies him merely as a fanatical evangelist rather than an actual ordained member of any church, ironically making any religious duties he performs illegitimate.
  • His real name, as hinted on his intro movie in Twisted Metal: Black, and his bio in Twisted Metal: Lost, is Jebidiah.
  • Preacher was the man responsible for cursing Sweet Tooth, giving him the iconic flaming head. Ironically, this event does not actually come up during Preacher's story itself, being only mentioned in Sweet Tooth's story.
  • Preacher is often shown wielding a large revolver.
  • The man that Preacher stabs with a candelabrum in his ending appears to be identical to Billy Ray Stillwell, before he was disfigured, and If one looks closely in the Preacher's middle cutscene when the Preacher recounts what happened in the church, the wife of the man who asks for the baptism closely resembles Billy Ray Stillwell's wife. Both are likely just reused assets.
  • Preacher's ending was originally more graphic, showing him drowning the infant he was "exorcising".
  • If you look closely when the Preacher crucifies himself you will see a picture of a clown on the wall.
  • Early concept arts depict the Preacher driving a pickup truck instead of an El Camino.

Twisted Metal (2012)[]

  • In Twisted Metal (2012), Preacher's live actor looks significantly younger compared to his in-game model. In-game he looks about 65-70, but in the cutscenes he appears to be in his early fifties.
  • Despite being a priest, Preacher's gunner in Twisted Metal (2012) will still curse. This is most apparent when using the pick-up shotgun and getting in a point-blank shot.
  • Preacher is the only character in Twisted Metal (2012) who does not have an official vehicle, considering that he is unplayable in the Story Mode. However, a piece of artwork shows him driving the Road Boat and if you look closely, Meat Wagon. It is likely that he and his faction, the Holy Men, drove whatever they could get their hands on, likely including Shadow, Death Warrant, and other relatively attainable cars.

Quotes[]

  • "The Lord does work in mysterious ways. He giveth and he taketh away. So it was with my freedom."
  • [Deleted quote]: "Oh, the Lord does work in mysterious ways. He giveth and he taketh away. So it was with my freedom."
  • "In my years alone in that dark place, I would often hear a voice calling to me from within."
  • "(In his head) You are my chosen one, Jebidiah. You are my child, here to do my bidding."
  • [Deleted quote]: "(In his head) Jebidiah, you are my chosen one. You are my child, you'll do by my bidding."
  • [Deleted quote]: "It wasn't the voice of the Lord I heard. Truly I believed there would be no escape from the demon inside me."
  • "Truly I believed there would be no escape from the demon inside me. I wasn’t even a real preacher; I was an evangelist rejected by the church!"
  • [Deleted quote]: "Until the day I was offered a chance for redemption."
  • "I didn’t have the strength to fight the demon alone! But one day, I was given a chance of salvation."
  • "His name was Calypso. He came to me with a proposition. If I won his contest, he would reveal the truth."
  • "It has been two years since the beast had entered my mind, controlling my actions, making others believe I was responsible for those killings."
  • "But now, I had a second chance. I accepted the offer willingly. All I had to do was win and a path back into the light would be opened unto me."
  • [Deleted quote]: "But now, I had a second chance. A way to prove the demon was responsible. All I had to do was win and a path back into the light would be opened unto me. I accepted the offer willingly."
  • "When a man is lost in darkness, it is wondrous indeed how his mind will find shelter in memories of the past."
  • "I thought back to that fateful night. I had been approached by a young couple who brought to me their child. I was to perform one of my most important duties; An exorcism."
  • "But the beast was too powerful, even as I ministered to the child."
  • "The demon brought its foul influence upon me, and entered my mind! My soul was trapped, all I could do was cry out inside as I tore that church apart!!"
  • [Deleted quote]: "The demon's hatred raged all around, killing everyone in the church. Countless millions of years that demon had been hounded by the warriors of God, and now it was going to make me pay."
  • "The demon's hatred raged all around, killing everyone in the church! Countless millions of years it had been hounded by the warriors of God, and now it was going to make me pay."
  • "And then, the creature abandoned me, right when I needed it the most."
  • [Deleted quote]: "Every waking hour since, I feared the demon. He took my good name, my life. But now I have a second chance. When I win this contest, I know the Lord will welcome me back with open arms."
  • "Every waking hour since, I feared the demon! But now I had a second chance. When I win this contest, I know the Lord will welcome me back with open arms!"
  • "The contest was mercifully at an end. I had triumphed over the darkness."
  • "I visited Calypso. It was time for him to prove my innocence and clear my name. And yet, he seemed hesitant."
  • "I made no promise to clear your name, he said. I only promised to show you the truth."
  • [Deleted quote] "And the truth was that the demon wasn't real. The voice inside was a figment of my imagination. Oh my god, it was all in my mind. I think I had known deep down all along. It was always just me. There was no demon."
  • "And the truth, he said, was that the demon wasn’t real! The voice inside me was a figment of my imagination! My god, it was all in my mind!"
  • "The exorcism? It wasn’t an exorcism at all! It was simply a baptism!"
  • [Deleted quote]: "I murdered that child in the eyes of the almighty father. And it wasn't just the baby I killed, it was anyone else who stood in my way."
  • "It was Judgment Day in that church, and I was the Angel of Death!"
  • [Deleted quote]: "The truth had been delivered indeed. Not by God, but by Calypso. He was right. I was, as they say, insane."
  • "The truth had been delivered indeed. But not by God, but by Calypso. He was right. I was, as they say, insane."
  • [Deleted quote]: "My whole life, I've been trying to silence that voice. My own voice! I even performed rituals to show my loyalty to God in hopes that he would save me. Lord in Heaven, take this demon from my soul!!"
  • "My whole life, I’ve been trying to silence that voice! I even performed rituals to show my loyalty to God in hopes that he would save me!"
  • [Deleted quote]: "But nothing worked. A man can't hide from himself. There is only one path before me. And so it is written 2 Corinthians 5:13; If we are out of our minds, it's for the sake of God. Almighty father, I was lost, but now I am found."
  • "But nothing worked. A man cannot hide from himself. There is only one path before me."

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