Deacon St. John

Deacon Lee St. John, also known as Deacon St. John, Deek, Son of a Preacher Man and Corporal St.John, is the main protagonist from the Days Gone series.
== Charactah Account ==
A biker in the Mongrels MC, a native of Farewell, Oregon and a veteran of the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan, Deacon barely survived the opening days of the Freakers' outbreak. He now ekes out a living as a bounty hunter, doing jobs for the handful of survivors' communities that have risen in the years since the fall of civilization.
Deacon is quite a complex individual. Even prior to the apocalypse, Deacon had suffered quite a lot of trauma from his time in war, and has a somewhat grim outlook. He was described as being "broken" having lost much since the outbreak. Deacon still wears his kutte as it reminds him of the times when he lived by a code, and of the brotherhood and comradery, he felt with his club and the sense of belonging he once had. Deacon still retains some aspects of his code, as he will not attack unarmed women and will be enraged by anyone who does so.
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* Days Gone
== Trivia ==
* The name Deacon is of Greek origin meaning 'dusty one' or 'servant' it is also a term for an ordained minister in some denominations of Christianity. His surname John is of Latin origin which translates 'to be gracious'. His middle name Lee is derived from English meaning 'clearing' or 'meadow'.
* Deacon is named after Creative Director John Garvin's pet. His surname St John is the name of the street which Garvin grew up on.
** Deacon is once referred to as "The Son of a Preacher Man." by Taylor, much to his chagrin.
** Deacon's name is similar to that of the Queen Bass player, John Deacon. Interestingly the game features several homages to the band. The trophies associated with skills are all named after lyrics from the Queen song, "Don't Stop Me Now" (the trophies being "Don't Stop Me Now", "I'm Out of Control", "There's No Stopping Me" and "Mr. Fahrenheit"). There is also a horde that the description upon beating it is "Another Horde Bites The Dust" which is a play on the Queen song "Another One Bites The Dust," which was written by John Deacon.
* During the design development of Deacon’s physical appearance, the developers worked to ensure that he kept his outlaw-biker roots intact but also wanted him to dress believably for riding the broken road after a global pandemic.
* Deacon St. John's character appears to be inspired by Jackson "Jax" Teller from FX's original series Sons of Anarchy. They were high-ranking members of an 1% outlaw motorcycle club which they held a strong loyalty towards. They both appeared to be in their thirties with a slim physique and bear distinct tattoos. They both chose to become Nomad, while Jax eventually reconsidered, Deacon's decision was permanent. They were also both married to a woman who studied in the field of biology.
* Deacon's neck tattoo of Sarah is similar to Nero Padilla's from Sons of Anarchy.
* Deacon also shares a few similarities to Daryl Dixon from AMC's The Walking Dead. Both are motorcycle enthusiasts and hardened survivors who have endured loss in a post-apocalyptic world. Additionally, both Deacon and Daryl have a red bandana that hangs out of their back pants pocket.
* According to Deacon, his baseball cap is a gift from an 'old friend'. The identify of this person is never revealed.
* Deacon disliked mobile phones and so he never owned one, as he claims to have hated how he saw everybody had their heads buried in them.
* In the original trailer/gameplay demo, Deacon's kutte bore a patch that identified him as a "Road Captain" for his MC. This was later changed to "Enforcer." It is currently unknown why this change of rank occurred.
* Oddly, Deacon has a nomad patch on his kutte, but also has the bottom rocker of the mother charter of the MC. Typically bikers who are in nomad charters would wear the nomad patch as a bottom rocker, but replace it upon transferring charters. In game it was explained this meant he was going to be less involved as opposed to not being bound to a territory as he stayed with the original character.
* Deacon's Mongrel Ring is inscribed with the Latin Phrase "Morior Invictus" which he claims translates to "Death Before Defeat." Morior Invictus more closely translates to "I Protest Undefeated." On the front of his ring is the number 13 (which was the number of his old military unit) for most members of the MC it stood for 'M' or 'Mayhem'. On the inside lies the inscription "I ride in the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no one."
* Deacon is aquaphobic, this is a result of a traumatic experience whilst serving in Afghanistan where he witnessed the death of his entire squadron in the Hari river. He later conquers this fear when infiltrating Wizard Island.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Deacon St. John at Days Gone Wiki
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