The following actors have been credited in the opening titles of the television series adaptation of Preacher. Jesse Custer , also known as Jesse L'Angelle , is a small-town church pastor who becomes fused with a powerful entity named Genesis, giving him the ability to cause people to obey whatever he commands. Using this power, he begins a journey of discovery and revenge across America, with the aim of forcing God to answer to his creation for his sins.
Standing in Custer's way is a secret religious military organization mysteriously known as The Grail, as well as Custer's own twisted family. When his soul becomes merged with the angel-demon entity Genesis, its powers, the sum of which are greater than God's, are focused into what Jesse Custer refers to as "The Word of God. Partway through the story arc, in an attempt to appease Jesse, God removes his blessing from the clan, making The Word once more effective.
Custer prefers to keep his Word in reserve, using it only when necessary. He is an incredibly able hand-to-hand combatant thanks to years of brutal training forced upon him by Jody, the same man who murdered Custer's father in front of him when he was only 6 years old as he mentions in The Alamo: "Being taught how to fight by the man who killed your daddy in front of you sure does tend to focus your concentration". As a result, Custer is able to defend himself against multiple attackers at once and even against the superhuman strength of the vampire Cassidy.
He uses the Word for all sorts of situations, from ordering a Ku Klux Klan member to 'shit himself' to calling in on a radio phone-in show and ordering the guests to tell America what they really want. In spite of his abusive upbringing, Custer firmly believes in concepts like justice and chivalry and does not hesitate to physically punish those who unfairly victimize innocent people. Tulip O'Hare is Jesse Custer 's romantic interest, and a trained marksman of exceptional skill, also being three [ 1 ] years Jesse's elder.
Her mother died during childbirth, and she was raised much like a son by her father, Jake O'Hare, who introduced her to firearms, hunting, fishing, and war stories. When Jake dies in a hunting accident, Tulip grows to hate guns. Tulip is sent to a boarding school, where she befriends the wealthy Amy Grinderbinder. The two remain friends through college and drop out together after Amy gains a large inheritance. Tulip meets Jesse while waiting for Amy at a bar.
