Is RDR2 based on a true story?

Although Red Dead Redemption 2 is based on the real American Wild West, many of the characters featured in the game are only fictional... but not all of them. There are a handful of non-playable characters
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inspired by real-life counterparts.
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Who is Arthur Morgan based off of?

He took inspiration from actors such as Toshiro Mifune, John Wayne, and Rob Wiethoff, who played John Marston in the game and its predecessor. Arthur has received acclaim from critics, with his complexity and path to redemption most frequently the subject of praise.
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Where is rdr2 based on?

Played from a first or third-person perspective, the game is set in an open-world environment featuring a fictionalized version of the Western, Midwestern, and Southern United States in 1899, during the latter half of the Wild West era and the turn of the twentieth century.
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What movie is rdr2 based on?

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Red Dead 2 owes its very existence to The Wild Bunch. It is essentially a video game adaptation of the beloved movie - not that that is a bad thing.
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Is Arthur Morgan based on Doc Holliday?

Arthur's potential desire to better himself and help the Marstons despite his diagnosis, as well as his death at the hands of Micah, echoes the character arc of Doc Holliday in the 1946 film My Darling Clementine, which portrays a fictionalized picture of events leading up to the shootout at the O.K. Corral.
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How Historically Accurate is Red Dead Redemption 2?



Is Tombstone a true story?

The film is loosely based on real events that took place in the 1880s in Tombstone, Arizona, including the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the Earp Vendetta Ride. It depicts several Western outlaws and lawmen, such as Wyatt Earp, William Brocius, Johnny Ringo, and Doc Holliday.
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Why is Arthur not mentioned in rdr1?

Even in 1907, he's barely mentioned at all, so history forgot about him. By 1911, he's not mentioned at all, which does make sense in some ways because, as said, he went down in history as one of a group and anything he did was thought to have been done by the gang as a whole.
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Is rdr2 inspired by tombstone?

Arthur's diagnosis with tuberculosis is inspired by the illness of Doc Holliday, a real-life gunslinger whose portrayal by Val Kilmer in the movie Tombstone made him a household name.
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Will there be a Red Dead Redemption 3?

For reference, Red Dead Redemption 3 came out in 2018. With that development timeline in mind, it's safe to say that RDR 3 won't be coming out until at least 2026. Rockstar takes pride in its obsessive attention to detail and top-notch graphics, and both of those traits take time.
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What is rdr2 inspired by?

The conversations and sense of life within the gang environment was inspired by Grand Theft Auto V's exploration of the lives of two of the game's playable characters while the player was controlling the other one.
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Where is Saint Denis in real-life?

Saint Denis - New Orleans

In one of Red Dead 2's most direct parallels, Saint Denis is clearly based on New Orleans, Louisiana. Both names are French in origin, with Saint Denis a famous Parisian martyr who gave his name to one of the French capital's suburbs.
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Where is Valentine in rdr2 real?

Real-Life Inspiration

– that most closely resembles the town in the game is Valentine, Nebraska, along with other northern Great Plains towns located in regions near the bases of the Black Hills or Rocky Mountains.
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What city is strawberry based on rdr2?

Of these, the real-life town that most resembles that in the game is Strawberry, El Dorado County, California. It was founded in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range after the California Gold Rush and succeeded in becoming a popular resort town by the latter half of the nineteenth century.
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How historically accurate is RDR2?

Several additional historically accurate elements that reflect the incredible level of detail that Rockstar put into their latest game have been added to this list. From its social issues to outlaw heists, Red Dead Redemption 2 is more realistic than many players may realize.
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Was Blackwater a real place?

RDR2's Blackwater In Real Life

This location is based on the real-life town of Blackwater, Missouri, which became an important trading point in the 19th century. Only several hundred people live in this small town today.
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Is Jack Marston John's son?

Jack Marston was born in 1895 as the first child of the outlaw John Marston and prostitute Abigail Roberts, two members of the Van der Linde gang. He would also have a younger sister, who died at some point before 1911.
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Is Sadie Adler in rdr1?

Both games feature a heavy story mixed with characters from all walks of life, many of who are well written and serve the game in various ways. Among these characters are Bonnie MacFarlane and Sadie Adler, who make their first appearances in RDR 1 and RDR 2, respectively.
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How old is Arthur Morgan?

Arthur Morgan is the Main Protagonist and playable character in the Story of Red Dead Redemption 2. Member of the Van der Linde Gang, Arthur is Dutch's trusted right arm, and the main story protagonist in Red Dead Redemption 2. As of 1899, he is 36 years old. The life of an outlaw is all Arthur Morgan has ever know.
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Can Arthur survive RDR2?

Unfortunately, there is no chance for his survival. Arthur's death at the conclusion of his story in Red Dead Redemption 2 shouldn't have come as much of a surprise, even before players learned he contracted active tuberculosis.
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Is Josiah Trelawny the strange man?

Rockstar Games has since confirmed that Josiah is not the Strange Man, but of course, there is some connection there. Appearance-wise, they look nearly identical and one could have, at the time, easily been the other in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Is John Marston based on a real person?

John Marston is a fictional character in the Red Dead video game series by Rockstar Games.
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Who from RDR2 is in RDR1?

Edgar Ross, or Agent Ross, plays a huge role in RDR1, as he's the FBI agent that forces John to track down each former member of the Van der Linde Gang. His presence is still very much felt in RDR2, as he lurks on the sidelines everywhere Arthur Morgan goes.
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Does Jack Remember Arthur?

A few years later Abigail finds out that Jack can remember Arthur and believes that it was Arthur that saved them, Abigail confirms this and says that, "None of us would be here today if it wasn't for Arthur." Further adding that John doesn't like to talk about him.
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Where is Sadie in RDR1?

Sadie on the other hand either goes to South America or is in the area being a notorious bounty hunter or starting a protection agency. She played a pretty important role in Dutch's gang so it's unlikely they wouldn't know about her (I know she wasn't written at the time of RDR1 but still).
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How old is John RDR2?

Arthur meets a 12 year old John Marston in 1885, through Dutch's rescue of the boy from a lynching after he had stolen from homesteaders. John was therefore born in 1873 which makes him 26 in Red Dead Redemption 2 and 38 in Red Dead Redemption.
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