Red dead redemption the man from blackwater

Kill or spare Blackwater man is one of the moral choices in Red Dead Redemption 2. It will be presented to you in chapter 2, after you go to Valentine with your gang mates in the Polite Society, Valentine Style mission. You’ll end up chasing the man from Blackwater, and after a brief but exciting hunt, you’ll be standing on top of a cliff, watching him dangle precariously. You will get to decide his fate, and many people are wondering what the consequences of each option are. This guide is going to help you decide whether to kill or help Blackwater man in Red Dead Redemption 2.

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How to deal with man from Blackwater in RDR 2?
Premise and characters
What happens if I save the man from Blackwater?
What did Dutch do to the girl in Blackwater?
How do you not be wanted dead or alive in Blackwater?

Red Dead Redemption 2 Kill or Help Blackwater Man

How to deal with man from Blackwater in RDR 2?

It may be tempting to step on his fingers – after all, he was spreading rumors about you and made you chase him all the way there. If you choose to do so, the fall will be fatal – the man from Blackwater will die, and you’ll get to loot his corpse for a fistful of dollars and a gold ring. You’ll also get an honor penalty, so obviously, don’t choose this option if you’re looking to roleplay the good cowboy.

If you want to spare him, you’ll get his eternal gratitude. On the more tangible side, you’ll get some honor points and the man will give you a pen. You can sell the gift off for a quick profit, but it might be worth hanging onto.

There’s no telling whether you could use it later on, maybe to prove to somebody that you’re the one who saved the man from Blackwater. It might actually be more valuable than it looks, so if you’re going this route, you may want to think about holding onto it. It probably won’t make a difference in the end, but playing the bad guy doesn’t really pay in RDR2.

If you end up getting stuck at another point, you might want to check out some of the other guides we have. We've written about mysteries like the missing person Gavin, the Rhodes Gunsmith prisoner, the locked door at Valentine doctor. We also have instructional guides that show how to rob stores without getting bounty or where to sell jewelry and gold bars. If it's collectibles or key items you're after, we've found all the Penny Dreadful comic books, Chick's treasure map location, or that famous pipe for Dutch. Finally, if you don't care to explore the map yourself, you could take a look at our Watson's Cabin and Catfish Jackson's Homestead locations guides. In the latest Red Dead Online Moonshiners Update you'll have a chance to find Navy Revolver and Best Shack Locations.

Promotional poster for The Man from Blackwater, depicting an early artwork of protagonist John Marston.

Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater is a 2010 short film produced by Rockstar Games and based on the western action-adventure game Red Dead Redemption. It was directed by John Hillcoat and edited by Barry Alexander Brown, using cutscenes and gameplay footage from the game.

Overview

The Man from Blackwater was made entirely from the game engine of Red Dead Redemption. The majority of the film's scenes are lifted from the game, including several cutscenes that were recorded from alternate angles or with modified dialogues.

The rest of the short movie features shots of Marston walking, riding on horseback, and camping across the various landscapes that can be visited in Redemption.

The Man from Blackwater's running time is 29 minutes.

Story

Premise and characters

The majority of the events depicted in The Man from Blackwater are taken from the game's first act, set in New Austin, 1911. John Marston, a former outlaw, is sent by the Bureau of Investigation - a precursor to the modern-day FBI - to capture his former brother in-arms, notorious criminal Bill Williamson. Throughout his adventures in New Austin, Marston allies himself with several figures.

Aside from Marston and Williamson, featured characters include Marshal Leigh Johnson, Sheriff of Armadillo; Jonah and Eli, Johnson's deputies; Nigel West Dickens, an elderly con-man; Seth Briars, a treasure hunter; Norman Deek, Williamson's second in command; and Irish, a shady thief and liar.

Minor characters such the Stranger character Jenny, duelist Aquila and Seth's partner Moses Forth also make an appearance, so do background NPCs and bounty targets such as Charlie Mash.

Synopsis

The Man from Blackwater sees John Marston teaming-up with Marshal Leigh Johnson to take down Bill Williamson and the Williamson gang. Over the course of the movie, Marston works with Marshal and his two deputies, Nigel West Dickens and Seth Briars with the ultimate goal of assaulting Fort Mercer, the Williamson gang's hideout.

Scenes depicted in the feature include:

Marston rescuing a wounded West Dickens in the desert and bringing him to Armadillo, taken from the mission "Old Swindler Blues".
Marston encounters Marshal Johnson and Jonah for the first time, taken from the mission "Political Realities in Armadillo".
An original scene of Marston scouting Fort Mercer before riding off.
The Ridgewood Farm massacre committed by the Williamson gang, taken from the mission "Spare the Rod, Spoil the Bandit".
The confrontation between Marston and Williamson, also taken from the aforementioned mission. It also includes an original scene of Williamson watching over the resulting gunfight before riding off with his men.
Marston encounters a sick Jenny, taken from the Stranger side-mission "Jenny's Faith".
West Dickens convinces Marston to help him in one of his schemes, taken from the mission "You Shall Not Give False Testimony, Except for Profit".
Marston meeting Seth for the first time, and their confrontation with Seth's former partner Moses Forth, taken from the mission "Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies".
Marston and his newfound allies watch over Fort Mercer before storming into it, taken from the mission "The Assault on Fort Mercer". This final segment includes several changes, alterations and original scenes, including Marston chasing after Bill following the downfall of the Williamson gang. It also incorporates a scene from the mission "Let the Dead Bury Their Dead", in which Seth finds his treasure: a glass eye.
The closing scene shows Marston as he looks out the window of the Fort while Williamson makes an escape on a horse. This is an original scene not found in the game.

Release

The Man from Blackwater originally aired on May 29th, 2010 at 12:00 am, Eastern & Pacific on FOX. It also aired on 5USA in the United Kingdom on June 5th, 2010 at 11:25 pm BST.

Shortly after airing in the UK, the film became available for download through Rockstar's Official Website and IGN's Official Website.

Trivia

Cutscenes are not in chronological order as they are in the actual game, but they do tie together. For example, the map that Seth retrieves leads to Fort Mercer, however, in the game the map leads to Tumbleweed. And if in the game Bill ran off to Mexico a day before The Assault on Fort Mercer, in the movie John encounters him in the fort's cellar and shoots his way through to the main hall, only for Bill to escape and Seth finding the Glass Eye in one of the rooms on the second floor (the cellar, main hall and cutscene with Seth being from Let the Dead Bury Their Dead mission).
The title, The Man From Blackwater, may be a reference to the movie, The Man from Laramie.
In the game, Marston's initial weapon is a Cattleman Revolver and he starts off in the game wearing the Cowboy Outfit. In The Man From Blackwater, his weapon of choice is a LeMat Revolver (except for the scenes where Aquila challenges him to shoot his hat out of the air and when he disarms Aquila after drawing his pistol) and he wears the Duster Coat through most of the film.

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Video provided by IGN Official YouTube Channel.

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What happens if I save the man from Blackwater?

If Arthur chooses to rescue him: After helping Jimmy up from the cliff, Arthur threatens him into not saying a word about the fact that he was in Blackwater. Brooks is extremely grateful for his life being saved and promises that he will not tell anyone, before giving Arthur a steel pen and then riding away.

What did Dutch do to the girl in Blackwater?

Heidi McCort was a young woman who was murdered by Dutch van der Linde via a gunshot wound to the head during the Blackwater Massacre. She has been described as an innocent civilian who happened to be present on the ferry at Blackwater during the heist that was carried out by the Van der Linde gang.

How do you not be wanted dead or alive in Blackwater?

To remove the Blackwater Bounty in RDR2: Reach the Epilogue in the Story. You can pay it off beforehand at post offices but the status will remain “Wanted Dead or Alive” so people will shoot you on sight. There's no other way to remove the Wanted Dead or Alive Status – you simply have to reach the end of the game.