From Arthur Morgan and John Marston of the notorious Van der Linde Gang to Red Harlow, the ruthless bounty hunter from the West, we’re honoring 10 of the best playable characters from all the three games: Red Dead Revolver , Red Dead Redemption , and Red Dead Redemption II . Please be informed that the following ten entries will not be free of major spoilers, and you have been war

In the first Red Dead Redemption , John Marston can find strangers and complete tasks for them. These types of side missions were first featured in Grand Theft Auto 4 and gave the player a chance to discover a little more about the Indie Game music‘s world. These side missions could range from gathering flowers for an old man to blackmailing a politician. These stranger missions can still be completed during the epilogue, even if they were started by John. The strangers will comment on Jack looking different , but will gladly accept his h

Bill Williamson was born in 1866 as Marlon Williamson, but he felt embarrassed by it, so he changed it. He grew up in an uneasy household as his father was a heavy drinker. Afraid of having the same fate, Bill decided to join the US Army and was assigned to the 15th infan

Charles Smith was one of the recent recruits of the gang shortly before the Blackwater Massacre . Before that, Charles used to live with his parents until the US Army drove them away. A couple of years later, Charles’ mother was captured by them, turning Charles’ father into a depressing alcoho

However, it’s not too long after we see the honorable man John is under all of his shortcomings. He is rescued and nursed back to health by Bonnie MacFarlane, a fierce and proud rancher, and John goes out of his way to repay his debt to her and her fam

Back in the days, he was a lone wolf native American who lived by his own moral code. However, things changed when his favorite cousin, Red Harlow, needed his help on his quest to find Colonel Daren, the murderer of his pare

In the 1890s, Red Harlow caught himself in the middle of a mess after Colonel Daren and his group of bandits attacked their ranch and killed his parents in the process. This event angered him, and he promised himself that he was never going to stop. He would later meet his cousin, Shadow Wolf, and other characters to make his way to the man responsible for his parents’ de

John Marston did everything Edgar Ross asked him to do. For his actions, he was supposed to receive a pardon for his past. But John knows all to well that the past can’t be killed, and in the end, it catches up to us

For instance, in one discussion, Mary-Beth says, «One day, I’d love a beautiful fountain pen and a… great desk in a quiet room and… to write the most beautiful stories.» Later, when John finds out her wishes came true, few players will remember the original conversation. This is just one of many foreshadowing conversations that occurs at the Van Der Linde Gang’s ca

If Dutch was the gang’s father figure, then Susan Grimshaw was the mother. Along with Arthur & Hosea Matthews , Ms. Grimshaw was one of the gang’s original members in the early days. Before joining the gang, she had a romantic relationship with an unnamed fiancé, who eventually passed away la

Born in 1877, Abigail Roberts turned into a prostitute before joining the gang. Back in days, she grew up as an orphan, or according to Rockstar’s official description, ‘Scraping out a living in dive bars and brothels in the West.’ Maybe that’s why she felt connected to John, the most above all the rest of the memb

Born and raised in Sandhurst, a small town in the United Kingdom, Jack Swift was an aspiring rugby player back in his youth. Things changed when he learned that he could make a lot of money from robbing banks, which he did in London before finally moving to America, the «land of opportuni

The last and best playable Red Dead character to this day is Arthur Morgan. Growing up, young Arthur was basically resigned the same fate as John before Dutch took him under his wing and guided him. Arthur always viewed Dutch as his only father-figure until the dispute that broke out among the gang later on Red Dead Redemption

John, and again we the player, must now make life in the world we so desperately fought for. Instead of firing a Gatling gun to take out a gang stronghold or lending a helping hand to a fledgling rebellion, John is striving to be the man he said he wanted to be. He’s teaching his son to hunt, herding cattle, and making deliveries. In terms of gameplay, it’s boring, but in service of the narrative, it is exquisitely d

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a tragic story of how far someone can lead a group of lost souls into their inevitable fate. After a robbery-gone-wrong in Blackwater, charismatic leader Dutch van der Linde promised his gang to lay low, only to find themselves trapped in the criminal world again and ag

In my playthrough, John was an honorable man in search of redemption nearly as much as he was searching for his family. He was striving to not only reunite with them, but to prove to himself that he deserved that reun