Simon Pearson

 is a supporting character featured in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Background
A United States Navy veteran, by 1899, Pearson has become the butcher and cook for Dutch van der Linde and his gang. At some point before the events of the game, Pearson served as a sailor aboard a Navy ship, which became stranded at sea for fifty days and struck with plague. He managed to survive the ordeal, and after an unspecified amount of time became affiliated with the gang.

Colter chapter
Pearson tells Arthur that they are basically out of food, and sends him and Charles out to hunt some deer. The pair bring back two deer, which Arthur and Pearson skin.

Clemens Point Chapter
Pearson can be encountered having an argument with Sadie, over her not wanting to cut vegetables. After Arthur talks to him, he will send Arthur and Sadie to Rhodes to buy groceries.

Beaver Hollow chapter
With the gang falling apart, Pearson decides to take his leave before any more disasters occur.

Epilogue
Eventually, Pearson settles into a happy life, running his own general store in Rhodes, and getting married while still keeping a photograph of his former family close to his counter.

Personality
Pearson is described as a loud and jolly degenerate, who appears to be in denial about the turn his life has taken. He takes his position as the camp’s cook seriously, and is always grateful when Arthur offers to go out hunting. Pearson is quite fond of his time spent in the Navy, and spends most of his time nostalgically reminiscing about his experiences at sea.

Appearance
Pearson is a portly, balding, middle-aged man with collar-length brown hair and a bushy moustache. His upper body garments change with location, but he is typically seen sporting a black, red-banded top hat, yellow-striped Navy dress pants, and a pair of black leather jackboots.

Mission appearances

 * "Outlaws from the West"
 * "The Aftermath of Genesis"
 * "Old Friends"
 * "Eastward Bound"
 * "A Strange Kindness"
 * "Further Questions of Female Suffrage"
 * "Blessed are the Peacemakers"
 * "The Battle of Shady Belle"
 * "Horsemen, Apocalypses"
 * "Fleeting Joy"
 * "That's Murfree Country"
 * "Visiting Hours"
 * "My Last Boy"
 * "American Venom" (Credits)