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Scotty Steele is the main antagonist of the first season of The Righteous Gemstones. He is a former stuntman turned robber, courtesy of Gideon Gemstone, son of the main protagonist Jesse Gemstone.
He was played by Scott Macarthur who also played Neil Kandy in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Biography[]
Scotty Steele was born in 1979, and he became a Hollywood stuntman in Los Angeles. He worked with Gideon Gemstone during the 2010s before Gideon invited him and his girlfriend Lucy to make millions by blackmailing his father Jesse Gemstone for $1 million, using a sex tape of his father which he had recorded at an Atlanta hotel room. Steele, dressed as the devil, sent Jesse Gemstone the video via text and demanded that he meet with him at a parking lot to discuss the situation further. Jesse was told that he had to deliver the $1 million at a strip mall parking lot at night, but he went to the meeting with his brother Kelvin and his sister Judy and refused to pay the blackmailers, instead attacking Scotty with a kabaton and fleeing in the family's van. In a panic, Judy and Jesse accidentally ran over a wounded Scotty, and they also struck Lucy with the van as she came out to help Scotty, critically injuring both of them. Gideon remained in the back of the van, and he helped the two escape. As Scotty and Gideon escaped, Scotty said they threw Lucy down a hill, believing her to be dead. This turned out to be untrue. They then took up refuge at a motel after escaping the hospital where Scotty and Lucy were being healed. When Lucy discovered that Scotty and Gideon had thrown her down the hill, she abandoned them, and Scotty grew angry and abusive towards Gideon due to their failures. The two of them engaged in a brawl, where Scotty did considerably well despite his broken bones. They later plotted to have Gideon return to his family and gain access to the family finances through an internship, all while they camped out at a trailer park. Eventually, Gideon invited Scotty to come to the family compound, where Scotty made subtle hints to the family that he was the blackmailer, all while endearing himself to them and attempting to get close to them. Gideon and Scotty planned to rob the megachurch's financier Martin Imari during the Easter Sunday services, but Gideon ultimately reneged on the plan, having come to feel guilty about his betrayal of his family. He beat Scotty down after he tried to stop him from interfering with the services, and he then left, believing that Scotty was dealt with. However, Scotty drove back to the Gemstone compound, having been recognized as a friend and allowed in. He kidnapped Jesse, Gideon, and Eli Gemstone at gunpoint and took them to the Gemstone Salvation Center, where he forced them to open the church's vault so that he could rob it. As he escaped in his van with the money, he crashed into Baby Billy Freeman's car (as Freeman was himself driving out of town after quitting his job at the Locust Grove campus of the Gemstones' church), and Scotty was knocked unconscious. He was killed by Baby Billy's wife when she accidentally shot him in the head.
Quotes[]
| “ | Steele. Scotty Steele. | „ |
| ~ Scotty entering the Gemstone compound. |
| “ | Don't slap me with those meaty dad hands! | „ |
| ~ Scotty after being slapped by Eli. |
| “ | You made your choice. And you broke my f-cking heart. | „ |
| ~ Scotty to Gideon. |
| “ | Hold on to your dick! | „ |
| ~ Scotty being chased by Eli. |
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Trivia[]
- Scotty's last name is implied to be fake, only using "Steele" because he's about to steal from the Gemstones.
- Scotty is implied to be considerably stronger than Gideon, being able to stand against him in a brawl while suffering from broken arms and legs.
- In the final scene of Season 1, Scotty's ghost can be seen sitting next to the ghost of Aimee-Leigh.
- Scotty is implied to be bisexual, as he constantly talks about having sex with a kathoey (Taiwanese male prostitute who dresses like a female).
- Scotty shares a name with the actor who plays him, Scott Macarthur.