She pleads Arthur to find him and, after Hosea steps in, Arthur and Javier set out to find John. John is also the protagonist of Undead Nightmare, the zombie apocalypse-themed downloadable content. He reunites with Uncle in Blackwater and Charles in Saint Denis, who help Marston build his ranch, as well as Sadie in Valentine, who provides him with various bounty hunting jobs to pay off his bank loans. Still standing, breathing harshly and with multiple bullet wounds on his body, he drops his revolver, falls to his knees and then eventually collapses back to the ground. However, in-game, he has hair similar to Arthur's, though it grows naturally left-parted and is off-black in colour as opposed to being right-parted and dark brown as seen in. Arthur Morgan is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2.A high-ranking member of the Van der Linde gang, Arthur must deal with the decline of the Wild West while attempting to survive against government forces and other adversaries in a fictionalized representation of the American frontier. 3 Link to post Share on other sites. He was a more polite and mature man, better with words too, i don't know how to explain exactly. John Marston, Sr. He is cynical of the government as a whole, stating that "most men can't handle power", and explaining to Marshal Leigh Johnson the irony of murder being a crime "unless it's ordered by a court of law". At the border, the captain tells them all to get off and clear the roadblock. After the mission "Motherhood", Marston's appearance can be modified by the player. Read Code de triche RDR1 from the story Red Dead Redemption I et II by Jokaa_And_Chill (Mirage ~) with 106 reads. If the player antagonizes the camp enough, John may punch Arthur and throw him out of the camp, just like Lenny, Javier, Bill, Sean, and Charles. Technical director Ted Carson said that the character became interesting due to the combination of cynicism and realism. On orders from Dutch, John and Arthur blow up Bacchus Bridge with the stolen dynamite. However, their plans are temporarily delayed when Bonnie MacFarlane is kidnapped, to which John volunteers to help Marshal Johnson save her from being hanged. Having John Marston's story set amidst a majority desert backdrop is a perfect analogy for the old times coming to an end with John himself eventually fading into legend. Eventually, the rebels lead an attack on Allende's villa. With tensions in the gang at an all-time high, some other members of the gang such as Bill also suspect that John is a turncoat, and distrust him as a result. Like his father, Jack was born to a mother who was a former prostitute. [20] Conversely, Paul Tassi of Forbes found John's story less interesting than Arthur's after spending so much time with the latter, partly due to John's lack of character growth. )Scarface (? John's father died in 1881, when John was only 8 years old. )JM (?)J.M. )Wolf Man (? [17] Game Informer staff felt that, by the end of Red Dead Redemption 2, John had developed into "the man we knew him to be in the original game: loving, faithful, honorable, and tragically doomed". john, morgan, marston. 1899 John was then raised in an orphana… [27], Fictional character in the Red Dead video game series, "Rob Wiethoff (John Marston in RDR & RDR2)", "How 'Red Dead Redemption 2's' Stars Brought a New Western Classic to Life", "John Marston Speaks! He was a more polite and mature man, better with words too, i don't know how to explain exactly. John is forced to kill Drew, and he goes to Bonnie and tells her what happened. The links above will perform a search for the content that matches this page's name. [6] He stated that the early decisions in John's life were a direct result of his need for acceptance, and that he may not have been aware of his actions. It felt so wrong. In exchange for Jack being returned to them, Arthur and John are sent to deal with a group of grave robbers in the city's cemetery. Our hero is a failed apostle. John was the legend of the West, and the last remaining outlaw of the old era. John Marston was born in 1873. Yup, my work is finished right here for the day, onto the rules! [3], When developing John in Red Dead Redemption 2, the writers felt that his previous appearance could be limiting to them, since players have already resonated with the character. They eventually arrive in Strawberry to try their luck there where Abigail and Jack land a job in the town clinic and, under the pseudonym "Jim Milton", John temporarily gets a job working for the general store, delivering goods to David Geddes at Pronghorn Ranch. Which makes Marston 26 during Red Dead 2. )"John" Jim (? I just finished the ending of RDR1 again, and as before, I cried and screamed at how unjust the whole thing is. They are all talking about general things, like a book Jack is reading, however they mention that Uncle hasn't returned from what he was doing yet. Treats like this litter RDR2. Read Code de triche RDR1 from the story Red Dead Redemption I et II by Jokaa_And_Chill (Mirage ~) with 106 reads. In Armadillo, John meets Marshal Leigh Johnson, and Johnson asks John to find Eli and Jonah, who have been missing for a few hours. His return was met well with Dutch and certain other members of the gang, whilst Arthur felt betrayed by his actions. John's mother, a prostitute, died during childbirth and his father, who had been blinded in a bar fight, died when John was eight years old. Ross' disdain for outlaws is also shown in Red Dead Redemption 2, when he mockingly tells four-year-old Jack Marston to enjoy his fishing when he still can, just for the sake of it. In 1914, three years after John was killed, Abigail dies from unknown causes. Once John does so, MacKenna sets it and another zombie loose, and they both proceed to attack him, who is then turned into a zombie. The gold rush in the Yukon which John participates in soon after leaving the gang is a direct reference to the real-life, The hat John Marston wears in 1899 (before the introduction of his classic hat seen in. John developed into an experienced outlaw, running with Dutch, Hosea, Bill Williamson, Arthur Morgan, Javier Escuella and several others, committing robberies, raids, murders, kidnappings and other crimes across the American frontier. The gang picked up new members such as Micah Bell, Lenny Summers, and Charles Smith as they traversed the Grizzlies circa 1898. In Red Dead Redemption 2, a younger John Marston is depicted. In the year 1911, John was approached by Edgar Ross, a governmental official whose position of power is never explicitly revealed. Old Boy (1899)Rachel (1907)Player choice. John also says she died years after he left the gang. He eventually locates Javier, and the player can decide whether to kill him or give him to the agents. After Captain De Santa is dealt with, John participates in an attack on El Presidio. The following set of events will depend on the player's choice: Either way, John manages to escape and reunite with his family along with Sadie and Tilly at Copperhead Landing, while Arthur dies, either from his Tuberculosis or from being killed by Micah. When it comes to how he feels about religion, in-game quotes suggest that he is likely a Christian who is not overtly religious. Morgan probably appears to sacrifice … In Fort Mercer, John sees an Army Captain posting up a missing persons poster for Millicent Waterbury. Marston also works with incompetent Yale Professor Harold MacDougal and Native American informant Nastas in tracking Dutch down. John returns to his family at Arthur's wishes. He builds a ranch with the help of Uncle and Charles Smith, while Sadie provides him with jobs to pay off his loans. In Escalera, John finds a woman, who tells him that Reyes is up ahead, John finds Reyes, however, he is zombified and is trying to kill a woman. Marshals, launch an attack on the Marston ranch. Guidelines for Requests -Online Requests Are Once Again Open! Considering everything the character does in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2, that particular incident is absurd. John grew up in a rough orphanage and started stealing and killing when he was young. Marston subsequently finds the Blackwater ferry robbery money stash and returns to the ranch with Charles and Sadie. I think I actually screamed out loud at this revelation. We do get to see how being part of the Van der Linde Gang has affected this much younger John. MacDougal is killed by an undead Nastas, however, and John is forced to clear out Blackwater and look for more survivors. John returns home to find that his family has been cured. Inside the house, John comes across Bronte and knocks him unconscious with a punch to the face. Nicknames Red Dead Redemption 2 adds characters and subtly changes things mentioned in RDR. While imprisoned at Sisika Penitentiary, he is seen in black and white prison garb and has thick stubble. John kills the zombified Reyes and finds a girl, who reveals that Reyes had desecrated several catacombs beneath the government building, and had stolen an ancient Aztec mask, unbalancing order and unleashing the undead. The talkative guide questions Marston about his motives but gets no answers in return. John spends more time with his family, such as fishing with Jack and Rufus, and going to Blackwater with Abigail. After assisting U.S. john, morgan, marston. John Marston (Red Dead) has been listed as one of the Video games good articles under the good article criteria.If you can improve it further, please do so. Uncle is killed during the shootout, while John and his son continue holding off the attackers. By already this time, Jack has begun to read books, which were often hidden by Williamson and Van der Linde. In several instances throughout the game, Ross displays a rather dark, dry, morbid sense of humor. Multiple characters appear in both games, including John Marston… John "Jack" Marston Jr. was born in 1895 to Abigail and John Marston. By kidnapping John's wife and son, Ross forces him to comply. At some point afterwards, John asks Dutch if he can join the train robbery crew, but Dutch refuses and tells John that he needs to rest and heal. After John kills Reyes, the woman tells John that the cause of all this is because Reyes' lust for invulnerability made him steal an ancient Aztec mask, and this is why the plague started. [23] Some players criticized the game's patches for changing John's character model, considering it a "downgrade" to more closely resemble Arthur's model. John's voice being 2x raspier, as if Rob Wiethoff's worked in an insulation factory 24/7 and smoked 5 packs of cigarettes per day since voicing RDR1. Alongside his new subordinate, Archer Fordham, they begin a manhunt for the culprit, questioning various people until they trace the murder to John's location at Beecher's Hope. )The Man from Blackwater (?) During the encounter with the Pinkertons at Clemens Point, when, With the ability to play as John Marston in the epilogue chapters following the conclusion of Arthur Morgan's story, John has become the only playable protagonist of an open world sandbox game developed by Rockstar Games to be playable in more than one game. John Marston’s horse from RDR2 is the “same” War Horse from RDR1. Dead or Alive, Javier is handed over the newly arrived agents Edgar Ross and Archer Fordham. His parents, John and Abigail, were both members of Dutch's Gang. In Escalera, Seth is shown stealing the ancient mask once again, causing the dead to rise again, including John Marston. Cutter De Blanc 15,078 Posted November 28, 2018. The heist went wrong when Dutch shot a defenseless young woman named Heidi McCourt in the head and a unit of Pinkerton agents ambushed the gang, resulting in an eruption of violence. John goes to Blackwater, where he finds Professor MacDougal, who returned from Yale to document the undead infestation. His body is buried on a hillside at the ranch. Marston gets together his posse and assaults Bill's stronghold as Bill is the head of his own gang at this point. [16], Prior to Red Dead Redemption 2's release, Kotaku's Heather Alexandra expressed hesitation towards John's return, as his past remaining vague made the first game compelling. Thus, John is forced to roam the frontier once again to protect his family. When Bill flees to Mexico to seek the help of fellow former gang member Javier Escuella, John pursues them. Johnson also gives John a Sawed-off Shotgun. They eventually manage to track him down and find him up in the mountains, badly injured and his horse killed. Around 1896,[2] John left the gang for a year. Marston gets together his posse and assaults Bill's stronghold as Bill is the head of his own gang at this point. Red Dead Redemption is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games.A spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver, it is the second game in the Red Dead series. reasons and not make her less likable for the judgy type of player. He is the playable protagonist of the 2010 video game Red Dead Redemption, wherein he must deal with the decline of the Wild West while later being forced to hunt down the last surviving members of his old gang in exchange for his family. Bill is also tracked down and killed, either by John or the rebel leader Abraham Reyes. The two begin making plans, and John informs Arthur that Abigail knows where the gang's money stash is. Without a retcon, the daughter would've had to have been given away or somebody else is the mother. After Abigail returns, John proposes. Jack also had one sister. After John returns with the ingredients, Nigel makes a phosphorus coating with it, and then asks John to find him some old parts he needs. With the addition of the Undead Nightmare DLC pack, an undead version of him, known as Zombie Marston, is a Multiplayer character model that may be selected in the "Zombies" section of the Outfitter. Later on, in Chapter 2, John is seen with stitching where the scars are and wears an orange union suit with either a scout coat or a black leather jacket and dark black pants. John then has to hogtie both of them, and after giving them both a plate of food, he leaves them in the house and sets out to find a cure. Actor I just got rdr1 today and something really stuck out to me. After tying up the infected Jack and Abigail, John seeks to discover the source of the plague. The following description is therefore not contiguous with the preceding section on Red Dead Redemption. One of them is John Marston's old partner, Bill Williamson, who will strike a deal with the Mexican Colonel to spare his life in exchange for a share in the claim at Tesoro Azul Mine. CowboyJohnny BoyMr. John's relationship with Dutch begins to deteriorate during this chapter, as Dutch believes that John is becoming too close to his family, and that Abigail is turning John against him. The rest of Jack's life is shrouded in mystery. Mount His father was a Scottish immigrant who was born in a boat to America, and his mother was a prostitute who died during childbirth. They bury him up on top of the hill overlooking the ranch, next to Uncle. We do get to see how being part of the Van der Linde Gang has affected this much younger John. (? He soon confronts and kills Joe, before eventually finding Micah. After John and Arthur outrun their pursuers, their horses are shot from under them. Zombie Marston's left foot appears crooked, indicating that his ankle is broken. John rescues the trapped horses and Bonnie promises to sell him some cattle when he settles on his ranch again. As per his affliction, other zombies will ignore Zombie Marston until he provokes them (walking too close, shooting them, having a, If you look at his head while he is wearing the, His stance as an undead is the same as it was when he was shot and killed in. His father was an illiterate Scottish immigrant who was born on the boat to New York, while his mother was a prostitute, who died during John's birth. And to be fair, Dutch sounds completely different as well, despite having the same voice actor. She tells John that the other nuns are not as resourceful as her, and that he needs to head inside Las Hermanas and save the town. In order to get the ranch going, he returns to MacFarlane's Ranch to purchase some cattle, breaks some horses with Uncle, and goes out hunting with Jack, even saving him from a bear in one instance. John has a strong dislike of birds and a rather dull imagination, especially when compared to his son Jack. I do prefer John as a playable character because of how determinant and angry/badass he was, but I definetely think that Arthur no doubt had the best redemption story because of how much he changed. When returning for the prequel, Wiethoff looked to his younger life for inspiration. With the addition of the Liars and Cheats DLC pack, John Marston is also a multiplayer character model that may be selected in the "Redemption" section of the Outfitter. 1 Overview 2 Changing Outfits 3 All Outfits 3.1 4 Trivia 5 Gallery 6 Related Content There arefifteen orsixteen outfits available in Red Dead Redemption, depending on which version is being played, and an additional four that can be added to the main game through DLC. He taught John how to read, shoot, hunt, gather, and instilled him with a love of nature and things other than power. [25] He was nominated for Best Performance by a Human Male at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards, where John was also nominated for Character of the Year. Game That boy turned out to be 12-year-old John Marston, a bad kid who'd started robbing and killing at a young age. In Marston's case, it was his wife, Abigail, while in Klebitz's case it was Ashley Butler. That makes him 38 at the time of his death. However, Nigel tells John that if he gets a U.S. Army uniform from some deserters, he can sneak on a train manned by the U.S. Army that is headed to Mexico. 1911 Nigel is disappointed and asks John to retrieve ingredients to see if he can make a better cure. Explore "Rdr1" posts on Pholder | See more posts about Reddeadredemption, Reddeadfashion and Red Dead Online [18] Dave Meikleham of GamesRadar wrote that Red Dead Redemption 2's climax was effective in explaining John's behavior in the first game. 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