Four Horses of the Apocalypse

The  are some of the mythical creatures unleashed in the Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare DLC pack.

They are War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death.

Characteristics
These 4 new mounts can be found and broken by John Marston, although Death is additionally awarded upon completion of the On a Pale Horse quest. Each of these mounts are faster and tougher than a regular horse or Undead Horse. It should be further noted that all mythical mounts have unlimited stamina and extremely high health by default. However, the Four Horses of the Apocalypse can be killed from damage to the head or extermely long falls. If the mount is killed or John Marston breaks a different horse without retrieving and hitching the original one, the mount cannot be recalled until Marston completes Rank 5 of the Four Horses of the Apocalypse Challenge. Completion of the challenge awards Marston with "Blood Pacts" for each of the Apocalypse Horses, functioning exactly the same way as Horse Deeds. However, Death's Blood Pact is automatically acquired upon breaking him or receiving him at the end of the game.

Each of the Four Horses of the Apocalypse possess somewhat unique attributes and physical characteristics, making them easy to discern from both one another, normal, and undead steeds. They are summoned via Blood Pacts in lieu of proper deeds. Each Blood Pact bears a brief description of the horse to which it applies. Those descriptions are transcribed below, in the order in which the Blood Pacts are arranged in the player's satchel once they are awarded:


 * Death: A pale horse trailing a mist of death in his wake. Extremely tough. Fast Speed.
 * Note: Will cause Undead's heads to explode on contact.
 * War: A roan horse with a blazing mane, tail, and hooves. Extremely tough. Fast Speed.
 * Note: Will ignite enemies on contact.
 * Pestilence: A diseased white horse surrounded by a green miasma. Extremely tough. Fast speed.
 * Note: Though some have described Pestilence as having a particularly high pain threshold and infinite stamina; these traits in reality apply to all Four Horses of the Apocalypse.
 * Famine: A scrawny horse surrounded by a swarm of locusts. Extremely tough. Fast Speed.
 * Note: Though some have described Famine as being the fastest Horse of the Apocalypse; no actual advantage in speed over the other Horses of the Apocalypse is discernible.

Locations
When exploring the map, a blue circled marker on the mini-map and the notice, "A mythical creature has appeared in the area," will signify if you are close to these or any other mythical creatures. Unlike other mini-map notifications however, the blue circled marker covers an expansive area and does not move with it's target. In other words, said mythical creature may escape outside of the blue circled marker at any time, thus decreasing it's likelihood of discovery. In addition, after a mythical mount's apparent death or loss (prior to obtaining their Blood Pact), it is also possible to find each Horse of the Apocalypse again in the wild. Unfortunately, the notificiation and blue circled marker on the mini-map will not appear again after they have already been broken once before.

It should be noted that other than their general locations listed below, these horses are not necessarily at the precise locations and are typically encountered at random (similar to Random Encounters).

Pestilence is generally located in the West Elizabeth region. Reported sightings include: War is generally located in the New Austin region. Reported sightings include: Famine is generally located in the Nuevo Paraiso region. Reported sightings include: Death can be found in 2 different ways:
 * In Tall Trees.
 * Near Nekoti Rock
 * Between Manzanita Post and Aurora Basin.
 * Between Aurora Basin and Nekoti Rock.
 * The Great Plains southeast or southwest of Beecher's Hope.
 * Just outside of El Presidio in Mexico.
 * Between Benedict Point, Tumbleweed, and Gaptooth Breach.
 * Just outside of Ridgewood Farm.
 * Near Thieves' Landing.
 * Near the Hanging Rock.
 * Near Mescalero.
 * Near MacFarlane's Ranch.
 * Near Coot's Chapel.
 * Near Gaptooth Breach.
 * Near the Scratching Post.
 * West of Mescalero at the top of the mesa heading toward Armadillo.
 * East of Venter's Place.
 * Around Fort Mercer.
 * Near Lake Don Julio
 * Outside of Mercer Station.
 * Between Chuparosa and Tesoro Azul.
 * Northwest of Torquemada.
 * Between Las Hermanas, Sepulcro, and Agave Viejo.
 * In Tall Trees.
 * Around Manzanita Post.
 * East of Aurora Basin.
 * Found in any of the general (New Austin, Mexico and West Elizabeth) and specific regions listed above, and will only appear while at Rank 4 of the Four Horses of the Apocalypse Challenge.
 * Or given to the player after completing the Undead Nightmare storyline.

Background
While most believe the Four Horses to be a reference to the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible, the presence of Pestilence (as opposed to Conquest) means that Rockstar went with the interpretation most commonly used in popular culture instead of the Christian view.

In both versions Jesus Christ opens the first 4 seals of God’s scroll, summoning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. They come mounted on white (Conquest or Pestilence), red (War), black (Famine), and pale (Death) horses. Their presence would mean that the Apocalypse has begun but the fact that their riders are not present has a different meaning.

Trivia

 * Some have noticed an increased liklihood in finding certain mythical creatures at night, rather than during the day.
 * If you are riding one of the Horses of the Apocalypse, you can have a second Horse of the Apocalypse accompany you during your current game (before any significant events like camping or hitching your horse to a hitching post). While riding one of the Horses of the Apocalypse, encounter and break a second one, then switch back to the one you were riding originally. The newly-broken horse will follow you until you decide which one you want to keep by hitching it to a hitching post. This is a good way to complete the "Four Horses of the Apocalypse" challenge without losing a horse you like.
 * The player cannot skin any of the Horses of the Apocalypse if they are killed.

Poll
Which is your favorite Horse of the Apocalypse? Pestilence Famine War Death

Gallery
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