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The Evolution Of Characters From RDR1 To RDR2

Oct 1st 2025, 1:00 pm
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One of the fun things about second games is that characters from the original often come back to visit, whether they be old, familiar friends or mortal enemies. _ Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Dead Redemption 2 _ is no different, even if it takes place ten years before the original.


Some of those old characters have certainly gotten a face-lift in terms of graphics, but how do their personalities hold up? We’re here to answer that question by taking a dive into both games to see how each of these Wild West folks has changed with the passage of time. (And watch out—spoilers ahead!)


**Updated on October 11th, 2020 by Josh Davison : ** Despite the name, Red Dead Redemption 2 is actually the prequel to Red Dead Redemption (which itself is actually a distant sequel to Red Dead Revolver). The stories between the RDR and RDR2 are tightly connected, with the prequel feeding directly into the story of Red Dead Redemption. As a result, many characters appear in both games, and we get to see how these individuals develop over the course of the two games as well as how the world of the dying West has shaped them. RDR2 continues to be a oft-talked about title in the gaming scene, so it's still a good time to dive back into this game and see how the characters of the RDR world changed between 1899 and 1911.


15 Mother Superior Calderon



Mother Superior Calderon was still a Sister in the time of Red Dead Redemption 2 . She is encountered by Arthur Morgan in Saint Denis and, depending on the actions of Arthur, is encountered again at a train station where Arthur will reveal his illness to Calderon. In Red Dead Redemption , John Marston will encounter her at Las Hermanas in Mexico where he will either donate money to her convent or rob her.


She is among the more static characters between the two games, as she remains the morally pure voice of reason and comfort for Morgan and Marston as needed. She is a saintly woman, and it makes sense that she became a Mother Superior.


14 Nigel West Dickens



Nigel West Dickens is the snake-oil salesman of Red Dead Redemption that helps John Marston in his quest to lay siege to Fort Mercer, the hideout of one Bill Williamson. He is a charismatic man, even if every cure-all he sales is a pure act of fraudulence. That said, there is something likable about the man nonetheless.


He doesn't directly appear in RDR2 , but he is referenced in a newspaper that claims that Mr. Dickens is on a quest to root out "Hippocratic frauds" that are selling, well, false cures. It's unclear whether Nigel West Dickens was once an honest doctor or a fraud calling out other frauds as a cover for his own fraudulence.


13 The Strange Man



The Strange Man is among the most unsettling side characters of Red Dead Redemption 2 Pc Dead Redemption . He makes several appearances in the first game, seemingly testing the kind of man John Marston is with opportunities of either charity or debauchery. He never gives his name, but the common theory is that he is either God or Lucifer — a strong take, but it illustrates how cryptic the Strange Man is.


His footprint in Red Dead Redemption 2 patch notes Dead Redemption 2 implies he may be the latter. A shack seemingly belonging to the Strange Man can be found in Lemoyne. Inside, writings mention Armadillo, Herbert Moon, and the ongoing cholera outbreak of New Austin. If John finds the portrait of the Strange Man completed, the Strange Man can be seen in the mirror of the shack watching John. He will disappear before John can turn around.

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