Archer Fordham

"You've done your country a service and it has been an honor to work with you."

- Archer Fordham to John Marston

Archer Fordham is a supporting character featured in Red Dead Redemption. Fordham is a junior agent in the early Federal Bureau and the younger associate of Edgar Ross. He is characterized as being assertive and exceedingly capable at his profession.

He is a young, sturdy and keen-eyed government agent, he is Ross's right-hand man and is very ambitious and aggressive at times.

Red Dead Redemption
Fordham is seen alongside Edgar Ross, escorting protagonist John Marston through the town of Blackwater in the opening credits of Red Dead Redemption. Fordham has participated with Ross in the detention of Marston's family and his extortion to pursue his fellow gang members.

Fordham is not seen again until much later after the player captures or kills Javier Escuella in Nuevo Paraiso. Fordham arrives by motor car with Ross and reiterates that Marston must deal with Williamson and return to Blackwater.

Fordham unwaveringly supports Ross in his dishonorable methods. Participating in a handful of engagements with Van der Linde, Fordham demonstrates himself as capable in combat.

Fordham is present in the firing squad that ultimately kills John Marston and can be killed during John's final stand. Regardless of whether or not he is killed, he never appears again.

Mission Appearances

 * Exodus in America
 * The Gates of El Presidio
 * Bear One Another's Burdens
 * Great Men are Not Always Wise
 * And You Will Know The Truth
 * And The Truth Will Set You Free
 * The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed (Can be Killed).

Trivia

 * According to a tombstone in the Blackwater graveyard, his mother has been dead since July 24, 1900.
 * After the final confrontation with Dutch, Fordham will show himself to not be as harsh as his boss, telling Marston "You've done your country a service and it has been an honor to work with you".
 * Fordham and Escuella are the only antagonists that have a chance to survive the events of Red Dead Redemption.
 * He used a Cattleman Revolver in the early missions, but switched it for a High Power Pistol, just as Edgar Ross did. He also used an old Winchester which is out-dated at the time of the game and may imply that Fordham has a preference in old firearms.