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The Saint of Killers is a fictional character who appears in the comic book series ''Preacher'', published by Vertigo Comics in 1995. The Saint of Killers was created by writer Garth Ennis with artist Steve Dillon. The Saint is described as, "a grim, taciturn, implacable killing machine", with supernatural abilities involving divinity, immortality, and influence over Heaven and Hell. His goals typically center on bringing down individuals through destruction and death by the laws of Paradise. The Saint of Killer first appeared as a heartless murderer, who is transformed into the Angel of Death, under the condition that he takes up the role of collecting the souls of those who die by violence. Following his reanimation, Heaven arranged for him to be put into a deep slumber, until he was needed to kill people. The Saint was the primary antagonist in the ''Preacher'' series, who is tasked by Heaven to kill protagonist Jesse Custer due to his possession of the entity Genesis. Aside from Ennis and Dillon's ''Preacher'', the Saint was featured his own four-issue limited series, ''Preacher: Saint of Killers'', which expanded on the Saint's background and motivation, and has appeared briefly in the DC Comics series, ''Hitman'', centered around a "wise-cracking assassin plying his trade in Gotham City",〔 and soon to be featured in a television series adaptation of ''Preacher''. Ennis initially cited Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, both actors, as his inspiration for the Saint, with artists Dillon and Glenn Fabry making him look far more physically imposing. The Saint's character and the nature of his evil have been the subject of considerable critical attention. ''Empire Magazine'' ranked The Saint of Killers number 43 in their 50 Greatest Comic Characters of All Time,〔 ''Topless Robot'' placed him number 3 in their Top 10 Least Heroic Antiheroes, ''What Culture'' placed the Saint #57 on their list of the 100 Greatest Comic Book Villains Of All Time, and the character ranked #74 on ''IGNs Top 100 Comic Book Villains compilation. ==Publication history== In his forward to ''Preacher: Ancient History'', Ennis reveals that Clint Eastwood provided the inspiration for the character of the Saint of Killers, with the face of Lee Marvin influencing Steve Dillon's visual depiction of him.〔 Ennis wished to place a certain degree of emphasis on the outlaw nature of the Saint simultaneously establishing that the Saint, like the lead character of Clint Eastwood's ''Unforgiven'', remains "unforgiven".〔 Regarding the Saint's origin story, Ennis declared, "His story is a myth. All Western's are." 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Saint of Killers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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