Bonnie MacFarlane

" Stupid is the word we use around here."

 is a major character and a primary ally of John Marston in Red Dead Redemption.

With the addition of the Liars and Cheats DLC pack,  is also a multiplayer character model that may be selected in the "Redemption" section of the Outfitter.

Background
Bonnie is the daughter of Drew MacFarlane, the owner of MacFarlane's Ranch and has spent her whole life working on the ranch with her father. She had six brothers, but five of them died from either illness or foolish choices. Her sole surviving brother moved to New York, where he supposedly is employed as a banker. With the majority of her generation deceased and the only other survivor leaving the family, Bonnie feels it is up to her to become the "man" of their family's ranch.

Red Dead Redemption
She is first seen on the train from Blackwater. It is unknown why; she is possibly getting supplies for her ranch. The next morning, Bonnie rescues John by the road after he is seriously wounded in the initial confrontation with Bill Williamson at Fort Mercer. Bonnie pays a doctor $15 to heal Marston's wounds and provides lodging in return for assistance with duties on the ranch. John does several missions at the ranch. After finding out that John is at the ranch, Bill Williamson's bandits set the ranch's barn on fire and John risks his life to rescue the horses out of the burning barn. Bonnie is later taken hostage by members of Bill Williamson's gang. Norman Deek from the Armadillo jail. After traveling to the ghost town of Tumbleweed and attempting to hand the man over, it is revealed to be an ambush. The gang attempts to hang a brutally beaten Bonnie, but the rope tightens around the side of her throat, preventing her neck from being broken. After an intense battle, John then cuts the ropes. Marshal Leigh Johnson takes her back to Armadillo after all of Williamson's men are killed.

After the death of Dutch van der Linde, John returns to MacFarlane's Ranch and visits Bonnie to purchase cattle. Shortly after, Bonnie calls upon John by telegraph to bring the ranch some corn to make up for corn lost to pests at their ranch. After John and Abigail Marston leave the ranch, she gazes longingly after the couple, shuffling her feet as she watches the wagon leave. She then turns to Amos as he walks into the general store and then follows him in, marking her last appearance in the main storyline. It is suggested by Abigail that Bonnie had developed feelings for John. The way in which she stared at the two as they left also supports this.

Epilogue
In 1914, Bonnie has already gotten married, though it is not stated to whom. Jack Marston is still welcome at the MacFarlane's Ranch and is able to make use of the cabin his father once recovered in. Bonnie is not seen by Jack, although the ranch operates just as it did in 1911.

In 1914, NPCs can be heard discussing that she found a husband.

Undead Nightmare


Bonnie appears at the ranch, seemingly unfazed by the zombie epidemic, but seems mentally disturbed from her words. She nonchalantly tells John that Drew was rounding up the undead in the barn and was there since the day before, and asks John to check on him, which begins the side-mission "Paternal Pride". After John tells her the fate of her father, she states she is glad that he fought protecting those he loved and walks back into the house.

Red Dead Redemption

 * "Exodus in America"
 * "New Friends, Old Problems"
 * "Obstacles in Our Path"
 * "This is Armadillo, USA"
 * "Women and Cattle"
 * "Wild Horses, Tamed Passions"
 * "A Tempest Looms"
 * "The Burning"
 * "Hanging Bonnie MacFarlane"
 * "The Outlaw's Return"
 * "Old Friends, New Problems"

Undead Nightmare

 * "Paternal Pride"

Quotes
"If you think I'm going to lower myself by making a joke about being 'all tied up' - you've got another thing comin'."

- Bonnie MacFarlane after nearly being hanged

"Change is only good when it makes things better."

- Bonnie MacFarlane

"With your trigger itch and my feminine intuition, we should make quite a team."

- Bonnie MacFarlane patrolling the ranch with Marston

"Call me Bonnie, you dolt! Call me Bonnie."

- Bonnie MacFarlane

"You do so love to talk in riddles, Mr. Marston."

- Bonnie MacFarlane after Marston told her about his life

"Do my eyes decieve me? A devil walks among us."

- Bonnie MacFarlane

"Stupid is the word we use around here."

- Bonnie MacFarlane to John Marston

"We all have to look for answers somewhere. Some in big ol' books, others in big ol' bottles of whiskey."

- Bonnie MacFarlane discussing faith

"He switched his saddle for a tie, and that's fine. I just never met a man in a tie that I could trust."

- Bonnie MacFarlane referring to her only living brother

"Daddy, stop teasing me!"

- Bonnie MacFarlane calling to her father during Undead Nightmare

Multiplayer
"You disgust me!"

"You're not a real man."

"Put it back in your pants Mr!"

"You don't scare me."

"You ain't gettin away that easily!"

"Are you afraid of losing to a woman?"

"This sure beats milking cows!"

"What are you trying to prove?!"

"I'll show you how to treat a woman!"

"Come on, are you givin up already?!"

"Lets go, what are you waiting for?!"

"What? you think you're a cowboy now?!"

"You're not much good at this, are you?!"

"Look at that male pride go!"

"I'll teach ya some respect!"

"Call yourself a man?!"

"What the hell's wrong with you?!"

"You're an idiot!"

"Coward!"

"You are really showing off, aren't you?!"

"Are you trying to impress me?!"

"That's it, I'm done being nice!"

"Come on, don't make me kill you!"

"Leave now, or never leave at all!"

"This is your last chance to put down the gun!"

"You need to learn some manners!"

"Where do you think you're going?!"

"I pity you, I really do."

Trivia

 * Bonnie's brothers' graves can be found at Coot's Chapel.
 * Bonnie hints some sort of love or passion for John Marston. Amos can be heard saying "don't tell anyone I said this, but Miss MacFarlane is sweet on that Marston fella". Abigail supports this by telling John that Bonnie "blushed redder than a shepherd's sunset when she saw you", but John replies with "I tend to have that effect on women". Bonnie's demeanor at the end of the mission Old Friends, New Problems also suggests that she had feelings for John.
 * Bonnie may be inspired by Annie Stoakes from the previous game Red Dead Revolver. Both are ranchers with blonde hair and similar outfits and they both face similar threats during the games.
 * Bonnie's age is discussed in the first issue of the Blackwater Ledger after the mission to free Bonnie from the hanging noose. The article, found in the lower left hand corner, suggests her kidnapping was a crime of passion perpetuated by the Bill Williamson gang and goes on to describe Bonnie as "a spinster of 29 years." This contradicts Bonnie's own statement in "This is Armadillo, USA" that she is 27, as well as the guide which lists the same age; this may be an oversight on Rockstar's part, though it's also plausibly an in-story misreporting.
 * Bonnie MacFarlane is named after the aunt of former Rockstar San Diego designer Rob Hanson. He renamed the ranch he designed "MacFarlane's Ranch" and named the rancher's daughter Bonnie MacFarlane just before he resigned. Obviously, the names have been changed slightly, but the inspiration is clear.
 * Bonnie is seen in the opening scene in "Exodus in America" on the train from Blackwater to Armadillo.
 * Bonnie appears on the back of the fold out map provided with the game.
 * When Bonnie sends a telegram to Beecher's Hope to ask for John's help, Abigail Marston, who can't read and only knows the name of the sender, angrily confronts John about being contacted by some strange woman. Her suspicion apparently dies down as she learns the full story, however, and she even admits to taking a liking to Bonnie after meeting her.
 * Her outfit can be bought and worn within PlayStation Home.
 * It is unknown if Bonnie, or any other main characters, knew of John Marston's death. However, the final newspaper mentions his death at the hands of Edgar Ross in Ross' retirement article, so it is probable.
 * In the Undead Nightmare DLC, a graffito will appear on a wall in Blackwater reads "You do so love to talk in riddles" in significant attached handwriting. This quotes Bonnie's statement to John. Another quote from Bonnie found scrawled on the walls of Blackwater is "Civilization is truly a beautiful thing".
 * She was #29 on Game Informer's list The 30 Characters Who Defined a Decade.
 * On close examination, it can be seen that she wears two belts like most male characters, a regular belt and a gunbelt.
 * John only calls her "Bonnie" twice in the series. The rest of the time he refers to her as "Miss MacFarlane."
 * Bonnie never uses her Cattleman Revolver or Double barrled shotgun.

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