The Stranger

 is a minor character featured in Red Dead Redemption.

Background
He, Andreas Müller, Landon Ricketts, and Manolo Santander were playing a Poker game when John comes along and is asked to join in by Ricketts. After Müller has accused John of cheating and is killed in a Duel, The Stranger takes a girl hostage. He holds a Knife to her throat, threatening to kill her.

Interactions
The Stranger is only seen in the mission "Lucky in Love". At first, he, Ricketts, Manolo Santander, Müller, and John are playing a peaceful card game. However, after Müller accuses John of cheating, everyone draws their guns, including The Stranger. Müller and John duel, with John being victorious. So, The Stranger, angered by his friend’s death, threatens to cut a girl's throat. John shoots him, and then proceeds to kill Manolo, and a gang of Banditos.

Mission Appearances

 * &quot;Lucky in Love&quot;

Trivia

 * You cannot avoid killing him without restarting the mission.
 * He sometimes appears as an enemy in multiplayer, mainly found amongst the rebels in Nosalida. Interestingly, he is seen wearing an outfit quite different than that which he wears in story mode. You cannot play as him.
 * Very rarely, if the player shoots him in his arm, he will not die, but will have his pistol pointed, aiming in Marston's direction, but not shooting at Marston. He will stand, holding the gun and holding the girl, who is still struggling. The game engine thinks he is dead, even though he is standing there. He does not react again. Killing him has no significant result, you can finish the mission with him standing there holding the gun forward, which is fairly amusing, but this is even more rare as Landon will probably kill him anyway.
 * It is unknown why he has his hat on at the table, and not in the duel.
 * "The Stranger" is also the name of the protagonist in the 1973 Western film "High Plains Drifter", starring Clint Eastwood.
 * Oddly, Andreas Müller refers to as "Sanchez" during "Lucky in Love", while he is referred to as "" when he challenges Marston to a duel.