Cowards Die Many Times

Cowards Die Many Times is a mission in Red Dead Redemption.

Story
John Marston is told by Colonel Allende that Bill Williamson and Javier Escuella have been captured in Chuparosa. Together with Captain de Santa, he travels to Chuparosa, where he's betrayed by De Santa. Abraham Reyes's men come to aid Marston, as a huge firefight breaks out between the army and the rebels.

Mission Prerequisites
Before this mission becomes available, the player must complete:
 * Vincente de Santa mission: "Mexican Caesar"; and
 * Luisa Fortuna mission: "Must a Saviour Die?"

Mission Objectives
To complete this mission, the player must:


 * Ride shotgun with De Santa to Chuparosa.
 * Enter the church.
 * Find Abraham Reyes and have him cut you free.
 * Retrieve your weapons from the cantina.
 * Kill all of the soldiers in town.
 * Kill Captain Espinoza.

Ride shotgun with De Santa to Chuparosa. On the way, you can partake in a shooting contest, where you'll get 25 dollars if you can kill five animals in a row with five bullets (4 seems to be enough, but you have to kill 5 to complete the bet). You can start this by shooting a bird, or other animal and De Santa will offer the challenge. If you start it early enough on the ride you can do it 3-4 times by starting it the same way after one is complete.

Upon arriving in Chuparosa, you'll enter the town and head for the church. When you enter, you'll be betrayed as one of the soldiers hit you in the head, knocking you out cold.

Just as De Santa is about to kill Marston, Reyes and his rebels will arrive and stop the execution, much like Marston stopped Reyes's execution. Once the gunfight starts, you'll have to run up a building's stairs to find Reyes, who will cut the ropes to free Marston's hands.

Next, you'll have to find your weapons. They can be found in a crate in the middle of the gunfight, near the circle in the middle of the town. You're heading for the building marked El Alcalde De Chuparosa, where all the soldiers are. After killing the soldiers, enter the building and shoot the guy on the stairs. Head up the same set of stairs and kill the man standing at the top of them. If there are still some enemies standing outside, you can go kill them from the terrace as well. Lastly, enter the door at the top of the stairs to kill Captain Espinoza.

In the end scene, Reyes is rallying his rebels, encouraging them to fight on to overthrow tyranny.

Mission Failure
The mission will fail if the player:
 * Assaults, kills or abandons De Santa or any Mexican Army soldier (prior to entering the church).
 * Assaults or kills Reyes or any of the rebels.
 * Breaks the law.
 * Kills a dog.
 * Commits vandalism.
 * Assaults or kills townsfolk.
 * Dies.
 * Shoots a horse

Mission Complete Unlockables

 * Abraham Reyes mission strand

Bugs

 * After the cutscene where De Santa tricks Marston, whether in cowboy, duster or poncho etc. outfit, the black gloves will not be seen again, even after saving and restarting the game.
 * No matter what outfit you wear when starting the mission, John will change back into his cowboy outfit when Reyes rescues him.
 * Upon receiving equipment back, the weapon categories order may be messed up. If this glitch occurs, it is not fixable. This will separate your repeaters/rifles and revolvers/pistols.
 * After the speech, the game may freeze, and you'll have to do the mission again.
 * The cutscene immediately after you're betrayed may be skipped over.
 * Players who took advantage of a glitch in order to get into West Elizabeth early and who bought the Explosive Rifle may not receive it upon opening the chest containing Marston's weapons. This may also occur for the Tomahawk.
 * While the Tomahawk may not show up, it is still in the inventory. If the player had, say, 12 of them and returned to Manzanita Post later on, only 8 could be bought. When more are purchased, the amount previously owned are there once more.
 * After completing the mission and listening to Reyes' speech, the game can occasionally freeze (black screen). The only option is to reset the console and redo the mission.

Trivia

 * The mission gets its name from the famous Shakespeare line "Cowards die many times before their actual deaths". This is said by Julius Caesar in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
 * This mission is relatively easy to get a gold medal and the achievement/trophy.
 * Captain De Santa seems to understand what the Colonel wants with Marston and seems to be unwilling to betray Marston at first.
 * Strangely, when John is almost executed, he is wearing metal handcuffs. However, when he reaches Reyes, it is now rope.

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