The Complete Red Dead Redemption Timeline! | The Leaderboard

when it comes to games about the Wild West very few titles can compare to the legendary Red Dead Redemption series today we'll cover the whole Red Dead Redemption saga from both games I'm justice with the leaderboard and this is our Red Dead Redemption timeline 1865 the Wild West era begins it was a period of lawlessness and chaos for the American frontier for 30 years this untouched Territory west of the Mississippi River was riddled with immoral gunslingers Cowboys prospectors and pioneers just running amok it was a dangerous time people cared less about their principles and more about their priorities they would survive by any means necessary even if it meant turning to a life of crime 1872 the Pinkerton agency versus the Wild West the Pinkertons were the country's first national detective agency during the frontier expansion the Pinkertons were highly recruited by wealthy businessmen to help tame these uncharted territories of the West they typically worked as bounty hunters for railroads and Express companies helping to protect their assets from the thieving gangs of outlaws 1878 the Vandal and gang is formed to young drifters named Dutch van der Linde and Hosea Matthew's team up and formed the legendary van der Linde gang the gang is all about personal liberties and true independence above all else they oppose all government control operating under the altruistic ideas of their leader Dutch Dutch fancies himself a champion of the people a real Robin Hood figure the van der Linde gang worked together to shape the world into his vision of utopia Dutchess natural charisma and idealism convinces his gang that they're actually making a difference in the world and changing it for the better later that year a petty criminal named Arthur Morgan is taken in by Dutch at the young age of 15 becoming one of the first members of the notorious gang 1885 John's history Dutch rescues a 12 year old orphan boy from a lynching in Illinois after he is caught stealing from a group of homesteaders the boys been killing and stealing since his father passed away leaving him to fend for himself this young boy is named John Marston when John joins the gang he meets Abigail Roberts a working girl Abigail was also orphaned as a young child and has spent most of her life barely getting by with her earnings from the local dive bars and brothels she becomes pregnant with Jack Marston soon after John joins the game 1886 Arthur's grudge John and Arthur are Duchess best protegees they like brothers until John suddenly leaves the gang for unknown reasons shortly after Jack is born John returns to the gang a year later but his relationship with Arthur isn't the same Arthur holds a grudge against John for abandoning his family he feels betrayed but never addresses it 1899 Red Dead Redemption to the end of an era even the most notorious gangs have started to dwindle but the feared vanderlyn gang is still hanging in there they're still dreaming of that one last big score that will allow them to retire at this point there are 23 members in total each ready to get rich the Blackwater massacre the gang attempts a ferry heist in Blackwater that goes south and results in one of the biggest most infamous shootouts in all the land the Blackwater massacre resulting in a staggering number of police and civilian deaths the exact numbers are unclear but it's rumored that there's only one survivor aside from the gang itself mr. Landon Ricketts the vanderlin gang leaves their money and belongings behind and heads to the mountains to lie low until it's safe to return but the weather is fierce and the gang finds themselves unprepared for the dreaded snowstorm looking for shelter they stumble upon a rival gang the old Driscoll's in addition to a warm place to post up they learn of the old Driscoll's plan to rob a train owned by the renowned businessmen laviticus Cornwall the gang also rescues a newly widowed woman being held captive by the O Driscoll's Sadie Adler she becomes the newest member of Evangeline gang the next day Arthur and Xavier escuela goes searching for John who's gone missing in the snowstorm the two find John nearly dead with a new series of nasty scars on his face the Pinkerton agency versus the vanderlin gang Dutch changes the plan to lie low and decides to rob Cornwallis private train thanks for the inside info Driscoll's the robbery is a success but Cornwall hires the famed Pinkerton Detective Agency to track the gang down and bring them to justice Valentine after the robbery the gang flees to the livestock town of Valentine New Hanover Arthur Morgan does his best to help the gang while they lie low including rescuing gang members Micah Bell and Shawn Maguire from a hang on top of that Arthur pulls off another Train Robbery alongside John Marston agent Milton head of the Pinkerton agency catches wind of Arthur's misdeeds and attempts to turn him against the gang even though Arthur refuses Milton is on the gangs trail after a botched bank robbery shootout with many of the lawmen in Valentine dead the gang is forced to run again and this time south towards roads but the Pinkertons aren't far behind roads dominated by two prominent rival families the braithwaite's and the grace both families are rumored to have hidden gold somewhere within the city naturally Dutch and Hosea devised a plan to steal the gold they befriend each family to play them against each other Arthur plays his part in inciting a war that will keep the families busy while the gang runs off with the gold Arthur and Dutch are both appointed deputies in the town but it's all a ruse the families are aware of the gangs plan to double-cross them and instead ambush the gang first after the gun smoke clears Sean Maguire is dead and little Jack Marston is kidnapped by the head of the Braithwaite House Katherine Braithwaite the gang takes down both families and learns that jack is in the industrial city of San Denis held captive by Italian crime lord Angelo Bronte San Denis once they reach San Denis the gang tracks down Jack and Bronte and negotiate the boys release Bronte provides Dutch with a tip on a score involving a local trolley station Dutch begins planning his next move Arthur assists in a riverboat casino heist where he meets a Native American tribe leader named rains fall rains Falls tribe is also being pursued by the government and Arthur develops a strong friendship with him Dutch attempts to follow through on the tip he received from Bronte but it's bunk there's no money to be had in the trolley station a livid dutch takes out Bronte and attempts to rob the local city bank with Hosea and Lennie summers getting killed in the process John is taken into custody by the police while the rest of the gang goes back into hiding Dutch Myka and Arthur make off with the gold and hop on a boat to Cuba gwandma a massive storm sinks the boat and Dutch Myka and Arthur are washed up on the small island of Guam ax Guam ax is run by a ferocious dictator named fusa hussar owns all the sugar fields on the island and he makes his wealth off enslaving the locals so because of foo SARS brutal harmless nature Varma is in the midst of a revolution the gang befriends the locals and decides to help them break who SARS hold on the people with the help of a rebel named Hercule the gang leads the locals in a raid on foo Tsar's compound the people successfully enforce ours tyranny and the gang makes their escape back to San Denis Anne's burg Dutch Micah and Arthur returned to find the rest of the vanderlin gang camped out somewhere outside of San Denis but the Pinkertons are hot on their trail the Pinkertons devised an epic attack on the gang forcing them to flee once more to Roanoke Ridge it becomes apparent that Arthur's health is deteriorating on his way to meet Sadie Adler in San Denis Arthur has a coughing attack and collapses in the streets a stranger takes him to a doctor where he learns he's contracted tuberculosis and his days are numbered Dutch knows that the Pinkertons witch-hunt is funded by Cornwall and decides to confront him as his ship arrives in Anne's burg Dutch tries to make a deal with Cornwall and when the deal falls through Dutch shoots Cornwall in the chest with setback after setback the gang is on decline and now members are beginning to jump ship even Arthur given his new condition is less enthused he teams up with Sadie to break John out of prison and reunite him with his family then he sets his sights on helping rains fall and the ypg people settled their conflict with the US government once again Dutch decides to act upon yet another ruthless impulse he convinces reigns Falls Sun eagle flies to attack the u.s. compound Dutch plans to use the attack as a distraction to escape the eyes of the US Army but like the vanderlin scheme there's a price to pay eagle flies is killed in the altercation Charles Smith leaves the gang and stays to help the wap heat see people through their time of loss and hardship Dutch drums up one last job for the remaining members the gang will rob a train filled with enough army payment for the gang to finally retire but of course the job is only semi successful Dutch and Myka run off with the loot but John is shot during the robbery and presumed dead meanwhile the Pinkertons rate the gangs campsite capture Abigail and forced the final members to flee Xavier Dutch Myka and Bill Williamson decide to leave her behind while Sadie and Arthur go rescue her horn Sadie and Arthur lead a successful attack on the Pinkertons an agent Milton is killed in the process they also learned from agent Milton that Myka has been an informant for the Pinkertons ever since they returned from gwandma Sadie then rides off with Abigail to safety while Arthur goes after Dutch and Myka the end of the vanderlin gang Arthur confronts Myka but he denies the accusations leaving Dutch confused John also arrives revealing he was shot and left for dead having been disowned by his own mentor the remaining gang members all draw their weapons in a standoff until the Pinkertons arrive once more shooting up the campsite John and Arthur flee into the woods where Arthur tells John to leave his life of crime and start over with Abigail and Jack Arthur provides a distraction for John to escape and faces off against Myka Arthur dies there as the rest of the gang parts ways and so ends the story of Arthur Morgan but before this timeline tumbleweed keeps rolling here's a quick reminder to sign up for the leader boards ongoing console giveaway just head to leaderboard NYC slash giveaway and log in with a social account to enter 1907 John Marsten's new beginning by this point John Abigail and Jack are living life on the run they're trying to leave their gun-slinging pass behind them but it's proving to be more of a challenge than they originally thought when the family arrives at the town of strawberry John gets saddled with a quick job delivering goods to pronghorn ranch for the local general store at pronghorn ranch John chases off the Laramie boys rival ranchers and prevents them from robbing the ranch the ranch owner mr. Gettys decides to keep John and his family around so John can protect pronghorn John quickly learns the way of the rancher but a trip to the local post office reveals his true identity to the public some men confront him seeking revenge and John is forced to kill again the incident makes Abigail worry that John may fall back into old habits their worries only grow as John assists mr. Gettys in retaliating against the Laramie boys John kills their leader and puts an end to the rivalry between the two ranches Abigail becomes so concerned that she runs off with Jack the next morning to convince Abigail to come back John gets a loan to buy a piece of property named Beecher's hope and starts a ranch of his John reunites with uncle Sadie and Charles who all helped him build up the property John also begins bounty hunting with Sadie to repay the loan a new man John writes to Abigail asking her a return when she does john proposes to Abigail and they begin their new life together looking after the land and nursing it back to health Sadie learns of the whereabouts of Micah bell and recruits the help of Charles and John to track him down despite Abigail's please John joins in the pursuit to avenge Arthur they eventually confront Micah at his cabin in the snowy mountains and have a standoff Dutch reveals himself and joins in the standoff he then shoots Micah and takes his leave surrendering the gangs hidden money stash to John Charles and Sadie John returns to Beatrice hope pays off his loan and formally marries Abigail the Marsten's finally settle into their new lives on the right side of the law until a federal agent by the name of Edgar Ross tracks him down four years later 1911 Red Dead Redemption a new era begins the days of the Wild West are numbered and the government is actively rounding up the last known outlaws in their final effort to civilize the land John Marston now in the custody of two FBI agents is cooperating with the government to take down the nefarious Bill Williamson leader of the Williamson gang at Fort Mercer although bill and John were once thickest Thebes during the vanderlin days John is driven by the desire to save his family the FBI is holding Abigail and Jack captive as a bargaining chip Edgar Ross head of the agency promises that the marshes will be free to live a lawful life without the cost at worries of prosecution and well death all John has to do is help track down the remaining members of the vanderlin gang once John arrives at Fort Mercer the whole plan goes down the tubes he is met with only hostility from his former outlaw brother bill bill shoots John down right outside the fort leaving him for dead thanks to a random act of kindness John is saved by Bonnie McFarlane the owner of the nearby McFarland ranch she and her father seek medical attention for John's wounds and after a successful recovery John wakes up to discover he is indebted to the McFarland's about fifteen dollars worth that's a lot of money in the Old West so to repay them John helps Bonnie with chores around the ranch until he's healed enough to continue his search for Bill along the way John then comes into contact with the district Marshal of armadillo Leigh Johnson Johnson assures John that he'll help with his Bill Williamson troubles that is if John helps with a few local goons first during his time accompanying the marshal Jon meets three other characters that will help lead him to Bill Williamson first there's a shifty snake oil salesman named nigel west dickens after saving his life John helps Nigel sell his herbal remedy in exchange for his assistance Nigel Vincent's John off to meet Seth a grave robber that needs help seeking a phony treasure later Seth introduces John to a drunkard by the name of Irish who has a line on some pretty heavy firepower finally all of John's quid-pro-quo errands pay off he and his new allies storm Fort Mercer using the classic Trojan horse technique John hides in Nigel's cover wagon with Irish's Gatling gun while Seth serves as a distraction however Bill Williamson is long gone at this point having fled to Mexico to meet up with another of the Dutch mandolin gang members Javier escuela Mexico John travels to Mexico in search of Bill and Javier but once he crosses the border he is immediately greeted with trouble from the locals a stranger intervenes by the name of land and Ricketts a famed gunslinger in the Wild West John recognizes land him from the stories he was told as a young man and Landon teaches John a few gun slinging tricks like how to use the Deadeye when John crosses the border he discovers Mexico is in the middle of a revolution but John's not interested in Mexican politics he helps whichever side would get him closer to Bill and Javier Vincent de santé captain of Mexico's army discovers that John has been helping the rebels and betrays him but before John bites the bullet he's saved by the leader of the revolution Abraham Reyes looks like John's finally picked a side of the revolution first John and Abraham catch up with Javier Javier claims that Bill is hiding with the head of the country's armed forces Colonel Ayinde with Javier dealt with John and Abraham storm I in days Villa and find him in bill trying to flee but bring a swift into them both Abraham assumes power and John bids him farewell returning to Elizabeth the hunt for Dutch back in the States John receives a tip on the whereabouts of Dutch after enlisting the help of a Native American named nostos and an exile professor named Harold mcdougal John discovers that Dutch has a new band of followers he's convinced the local tribe to join him in his fight for a utopia free from government oppression and has been hiding at Cochin a a mountainous village occupied by the local tribe the FBI US Army and John all take on Dutch and his new gang and their combined efforts proved to be too much for Dutch to handle he commits suicide and with Dutch out the picture John is free to go home John's return to Beecher's hope John returns to his ranch to find uncle Jack and Abigail all waiting for him he continues to enjoy his new life once more teaching young Jack how to be a rancher and actively steering him away from a life of crime life is peaceful until a band of government agents accompanied by the US Army arrived to terminate the real remaining members of Dutchess gang John sends Abigail and Jack away before stepping outside to take his final stand and accept his fate John story ends there in a hail of bullets 1914 Jack's revenge now that Abigail has passed Jack decides to become an outlaw hell-bent on revenge he tracks down the recently retired Edgar Ross and challenges him to a duel in a shallow victory Jack guns down the man that double-crossed his father and continues the Marston legacy if your trigger finger is still itching shoot over to our 107 facts video about Red Dead Redemption - don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more awesome videos like this one and much more all right here on the leaderboard [Music] you

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Length: 17min 12sec (1032 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 25 2018

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[u/TonkinColor]

you should really tag this as a spoiler for the who haven't completed rdr2