Dynamite

 is a weapon featured in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Revolver.

Description
It is a versatile tool in the late period of the American west, and a powerful weapon in Red Dead Redemption. Used in demolition and mining, dynamite has also found much use among outlaws who create improvised explosive weapons to cause carnage and chaos among enemies.

Marston can use dynamite as a weapon against groups of foes, to ambush stagecoaches and armed convoys and to assault enemy positions.

Single Player

 * The player can purchase dynamite from gunsmiths after completing the mission &quot;Mexican Caesar&quot;.
 * The player can also pick it up from a crate in the mission &quot;Father Abraham&quot;.
 * The player can also pick up dynamite at the Nosalida gang hideout.
 * The player can also pick it up during the mission "Civilization, at any Price". After shooting one of the dynamite throwers before they throw. They are on foot about to throw dynamite at the train. They are on the left side of the train tracks in the second group of enemies the player encounters during that mission, the player can then ride over the bodies and pick up the unused dynamite.

Undead Nightmare

 * It is given to the player after saving Gaptooth Breach or Agave Viejo from an undead invasion.
 * There is also a chance that the player will receive some when looting the Undead.

Multiplayer

 * The is unlocked into the player's regular inventory upon reaching rank 15.
 * The "DYN-O-MITE" and "DYN-O-MITE DEM-O-LI-TION weapon challenges are unlocked at the same level. Completion of these challenges turns the weapon golden for the player.
 * Dynamite is used when planting bombs at Gang Hideouts. This is not taken from the player's inventory, however, it is just part of the Gang Hideout activity.

Combat
Dynamite is used as a thrown weapon in both Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption. Due to its powerful explosion, it is best to throw from a certain distance or from behind cover to ensure that you are not injured or killed from the blast. It will take 5 seconds to explode once the fuse has been lit. This can be used to time the throw to make it explode at different distances, or to do a suicide run near an enemy. The fuse will be reset once stop aiming. An interesting way to use dynamite is to activate dead-eye targeting in single-player and mark the target in the center of the screen. The dynamite will be thrown as usual by Marston, but will hone in on its target, appearing to be thrown normally, but when about a foot off the ground it will then fly towards its chosen target. However, the fuse will continue to shorten even during Dead Eye, so one needs to watch out or they might accidently kill themselves.

If a player hits an enemy in the head with a stick of dynamite, they will die instantly.

Dynamite Chests
Dynamite chests are present in certain Gang Hideouts, settlements, multiplayer competitive maps, and co-op missions. These will explode when shot with a firearm and can therefore be used to take out nearby enemies. Conversely, the player must be cautious to avoid the vicinity of these chests when enemies are around.

Trivia

 * When a player dies by Dynamite in multiplayer, the kill feed sometimes says "Player met a Nobel end". This is a reference to the inventor of Dynamite, Alfred Nobel.
 * The Dead Eye Targeting for dynamite is very deadly as it is like a homing missile and explodes on impact. To properly use it during dead-eye, aim as if there were still a targeting reticule, and fire. It will home in on whatever it's tagged, including birds.
 * Shooting the dynamite held by another player will cause it to explode and kill them.
 * Players cannot use Dead Eye with dynamite in multiplayer.
 * Dynamite is the most powerful of the four thrown weapons (Fire Bottles, Throwing Knives, Dynamite, and Tomahawks).
 * One of the Random Encounters in single-player consists of a campsite full of Dynamite and a chest. The player can get free Dynamite from these campsites and then open the chest. Once the chest is opened, one of the men will light a cigar thus lighting a fuse of dynamite. Run away. The Dynamite will go off, killing the men at the site. Proceed to loot their bodies.
 * The only animal that cannot be killed with a single stick of dynamite is an uninjured bear, with our without Dead-eye tageting.
 * The character Pig Josh in Red Dead Revolver uses dynamite exclusively. In Red Dead Redemption multiplayer, this same character is the subject of an achievement/trophy involving dynamite, as noted below.

Achievements/Trophies
Using in Multiplayer while wearing the Pig Josh character model contributes toward acquisition of the following Achievement/Trophy:

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