Billy Midnight

Wilhelm Schnell, also known as Billy Midnight, is a minor character and featured in Red Dead Redemption 2. He is one of the subjects of the Stranger side-mission "The Noblest of Men and a Woman".

Background
Billy Midnight was an infamous gunslinger roaming the Wild West. He became an overnight sensation after killing another gunslinger, Rabbit Matthews. Billy later becomes a national celebrity, he later did speaking tours and reenactments in Saint Louis, San Francisco and Saint Denis amongst other places. Due to his popularity, he has received death threats and has suffered from assassination attempts on his life.

Red Dead Redemption 2
The player is sent to track down Billy, and potentially interview him. The train clerk tells the player that Billy is often drinking in the bar carriage. The player searches the train and finds him in the train's bar room. When the player approaches and asks him about his gunslinging days, Billy gets frightened and hints that he killed Matthews in his sleep. He believes that the player has been sent to kill him. The player will chase him through the train and eventually onto the roof. Cornered, Billy then challenges the player to a duel, in which he is killed, before a picture is taken of his corpse. His personal weapon, Midnight's Pistol, can be obtained after his defeat.

Duel
Since the player will neither gain nor lose honor in duels part of The Noblest of Men, and a Woman side mission, the best way to beat Midnight is by cheating. Only partially charge the Draw Meter, to make sure you do not miss, before shooting, or immediately activate Dead Eye, manually adjust the aim and then shoot. Regardless of where you hit him, Midnight will die in a single shot.

Alternatively, the duel with Midnight is the only one in the mission where the opponent can be disarmed. However, while drawing Midnight will take a knee to make the player miss their shot, making the tabletable for this very short. To make sure to get it, fully charge the Draw Meter and make the shot the moment he reaches for his pistol.

Mission appearances

 * "The Noblest of Men and a Woman"

Trivia

 * If disarmed Midnight will pull out a another gun and commit suicide by shooting himself in the head.
 * Attempting to stop Billy Midnight from shooting himself will result in you killing him, despite shooting him in the same hand twice.
 * His real name implies he is of German ancestry.