Meacham

Meacham is a supporting character in the western/science-fiction film . 
He was portrayed by .
== Description and Personality ==
He is Absolution's town preacher. He takes his job very seriously but can be friendly and supportive as when show when he first meets Jake Lonergan. He is very sympathetic to all people (especially Doc) and even tolerant of Dolarhyde's drunkard son, Percy.
== History ==
He is the first villager Jake meets when he first comes to the village. Although he doesn't know if he's a criminal or what, Meacham treats the man with a seriously injured stomach. At the end of the operation, they are surprised by the shots fired by Percy, the son of the ruthless Colonel Dolarhyde. The young man then harasses Doc but Meacham intervenes by explaining that everyone is doing their best to live.
Later, Meacham witnesses the alien ships attacking the city and rounding up the inhabitants. When one of the ships is hit, Meacham thinks they are "demons" according to the Bible, but doesn't insist, not wanting to scare Emmett, the town sheriff's grandson. Woodrow leads a search expedition the next day, and Meacham is part of it with Doc, Emmett, and the mysterious Ella (whose later revealed to be an alien herself, but from a different planet altogether).
For the rainy night, the group takes refuge under a ship turned upside down. Meacham teaches Doc how to shoot a rifle and encourages him by telling him to have faith. Later, Emmett is attacked by an alien but Meacham saves him in time by shooting the vicious creature in the back, infuriating him. The now enraged alien creature then leaps and jumps on him and viciously thrusts its clawed fist into his chest, mortally wounding Meacham, and causing him to scream, before Jake Lonergan and Ella arrive. Jake intervenes in turn and scares the alien away. In his last breath, Meacham asks Jake to be able to bring everyone back and dies of his injuries.
The next day, the preacher's body is buried and Doc gives a short speech alongside Jake before continuing their mission with the others.
Emmett later during the final battle, he manages to kill the very same alien that murdered Meacham, by using Colonel Dolarhyde's knife and stabbing the alien in both of it's two hearts, successfully avenging preacher Meacham's death.
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