Marseilles/Preacher

Marseilles is a fictional military commander and a recurring secondary antagonist featured in comic books published by Image Comics under their Vertigo imprint. He is associated with Preacher ongoing series and first appeared in Preacher #17 in September, 1996. He made seven appearances in total.

Biography
Marseilles was an adult male who hailed from France. He became a follower of Herr Helmut Starr and served under him even in the days prior to Starr taking control of the secret society known as The Grail. Marseilles was one of Herr Starr's most trusted and loyal soldiers.

Marseilles accompanied Herr Starr on the day they were to greet Allfather D'Aronique at a helipad at the Masada compound in Israel. Herr Starr warned him about the Allfather's capriciousness and the cleverness of his cruelty. Marseilles was in attendance at a great feast held for the Allfather, at which point he learned, to his utter disgust, that the Allfather, in addition to being grotesquely obese, was also bulimic.

When Jesse Custer arrived at Masada, his presence caused the entire facility to descend into upheaval. Herr Starr, in an effort to escape, armed a bomb. The Allfather attempted to flee the pending explosion via his helicopter, but Starr was aboard and had the pilot bank sharply to the left, causing the Allfather to fall out. He plummeted to the ground, crushing Marseilles to death.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of Marseilles was created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon.


 * Marseilles (Preacher) redirects to this page.


 * The character's name is taken from Marseilles, which is the second largest city in France.


 * At one point, Marseilles threatened to kill Humperdoo, which pretty much sealed his fate.


 * Final fate: Crushed to death, along with Humperdoo, when D'Aronique fell out of a helicopter on top of them.

Related categories

 * Marseilles appearances

Appearances

 * Preacher 17
 * Preacher 20
 * Preacher 21
 * Preacher 22
 * Preacher 23
 * Preacher 24
 * Preacher Special: One Man's War 1