Abraham Reyes

"I Know these people, I know this land, and in short I can make them better!"

- Reyes in The Great Mexican Train Robbery

 is a Major character featured in Red Dead Redemption.

Background
Reyes was born to a very rich family and had a wealthy upbringing. According to him, his nursemaid used to tell him when he was little, "Abraham, one day, everybody will know your name". He then became a revolutionary guerrilla leader, who resided in Nuevo Paraiso, Northern Mexico. Reyes has goals of achieving social reform through violent revolution, against the Federales and their leader General Ignacio Sanchez. His charisma has allowed Reyes to be an excellent recruiter for his paramilitary group.

The Federales think very little of Reyes, labeling him a traitor and coward. They despise him as a combat leader, accusing him of never fighting his own battles, but rather sacrificing his followers.

Interactions
After John has been betrayed by Colonel Allende, he joins the rebels, helping them and eventually managing to get to Javier Escuella. John then joins Reyes' army in an attempt to attack Allende and his villa. The attackers manage to kill Allende and Bill Williamson, but Luisa dies in an attempt to save Reyes. Reyes usurps General Ignacio Sanchez between 1911 and 1914 as it is stated in a 1914 newspaper that Reyes becomes a tyrant as president.

Mission Appearances

 * "Must a Saviour Die?"
 * "Cowards Die Many Times"
 * "The Great Mexican Train Robbery"
 * "The Gates of El Presidio"
 * "An Appointed Time"

Trivia

 * Reyes may be visually inspired by Francisco I. Madero, the person who won the real-life Mexican Revolution and became the next president. *Note: The Mexican Revolution was from 1910–1920 and Madero was president from 1911–1913 and executed at the end of his presidency.
 * Reyes may also be partly based on Mexican revolutionaries Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata.
 * Reyes speaks fluent English, although he notably maintains Spanish pronunciation of many words, such as México.
 * His age is mentioned in "The Gates of El Presidio" after a replay of the mission. A soldier says Reyes is 27 years old, making his year of birth 1884.
 * He shares the same last name as Bernardo Reyes, another important character in the real-life Mexican Revolution. Bernardo overthrew the government in the real life border region 'Nuevo Leon' and ruled a few years as a dictator.
 * In a 1914 newspaper, Reyes is ironically labeled as a tyrant, due to the fact that he ordered his soldiers to shoot a crowd of protesters.
 * His last name "Reyes" means "kings" in Spanish.
 * Further evidence of Reyes' future dictatorial nature is found upon meeting him for the first time at Agave Viejo. After rallying his men Reyes will remark to John that their energy is "like food" to him, a similar sensation that fascistic leaders such as Benito Mussolini have described feeling.
 * He seems to be somewhat racist, since he calls the Chinese workers an inferior race during the ride to El Presidio.
 * The player can dress as one of Reyes' men by unlocking the Reyes' Rebels Outfit.
 * As seen in Pre-release screenshots (like the two below) Reyes had goatee-style facial hair instead of his full beard.
 * He wears a Confederate States of America belt buckle.
 * Although he always seems to mistakenly call Luisa Fortuna, "Laura" instead of Luisa, it was revealed after the mission, "An Appointed Time" that Laura was another girl he knew.
 * His signature weapon seems to be the Winchester Repeater.
 * He is one of the new playable multiplayer characters in the DLC Liars and Cheats.

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Abraham Reyes