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| Rick Smith | |
| Aliases: | Rick from Circuit Works |
| Series: | Preacher |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Occupation: | Nazi |
| Gender: | Minor character |
| Location: | Texas |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Died: | 2018 |
| First: | "Hilter". |
| Final: | Preacher: The Light Above |
| Actor: | Garrett Kruithof |
Rick Smith is a fictional Neo-Nazi and a minor recurring antagonist featured on the AMC television series Preacher. He was played by actor Garrett Kruithof and first appeared in the season three episode, "Hilter". He made four appearances in the series in total.
Biography[]
Rick lived in Louisiana or Texas in the modern era and worked for a company called Circuit Works. When Adolf Hitler escaped from Hell, he began creating a New Reich. Rick was one of his first recruits.
When Satan sent the Saint of Killers to recapture Hitler, as well another escapee named Eugene Root, he found him near his new place of employment. Hitler was loaded onto a bus bound for Hell. Hitler attempted to contact Rick, but feared that he was not receiving his message.
Rick, along with other members of the New Reich, somehow acquired an American M3 Stuart tank and adorned it with a Nazi flag. Dressed in rule SS military regalia Rick and his similarily dressed cronies attacked the bus, and toppled it over. They had not reckoned on the presence of the Saint of Killers of Sidney, the Angel of Death. The Saint and Sidney cut through the New Reich soldiers with machine guns and a whip, slaughtering all of them, including Rick.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Rick Smith was created by director Michael Morris and writer Carla Ching.
- Rick Smith is exclusive to the continuity of the Preacher television series. He has no counterpart in the Preacher comic book series by DC Comics.
- Even though Rick Smith was dressed in an SS uniform, he incorrectly wore a medal from the German Luftwaffe - a fact that the Angel of Death had to point out to him.