Uncle

All though uncle was in 3 rdr games like 1, undead nightmare, 2. His screen time was only 30 minutes compared to Micah which is 37

For now this is only a speculative theory, nothing more than that.

The New England Examiner tell us that Dutch and Hosea escaped from a jail at Kettering, Ohio on March 8th, 1877. It also mentions that the citizens of Kettering don't know how it happened, only Sheriff Carmichael knows but he was too embarrassed to even give important details.

My theory suggests that maybe Uncle was involved in the ambiguous escape.

Why I think that:

1. Uncle lived in Ohio until he met Dutch (1849-????).

2. Uncle claims that he and Dutch go way back (Chapter 6).

3. John Marston will comment that when he was kid, Uncle was already old, this might not be just a joke since Uncle at that time would've Arthur's age or a bit more, depending whether or not he remembers Uncle being around exactly in 1885.

4. It's not a coincidence that this important event occurred in "Kettering", Ohio. I'm aware that the trivia section states that Kettering technically didn't existed back then (check the page) but I don't think that it was a mistake, because some things are different in the world of Red Dead Redemption even tho it is an historical saga. Plus, Uncle mentioned that he arrived in a new city after losing both of his parents at the age of 9 (1858), that could fit perfectly with the number of people living there at that time.

I know that my theory has holes and leaves a lot of questions but it popped in my head when I was thinking about different arguments against "Uncle Is Red Harlow" for a video.

What you guys think of this?

I found something cool about one of Uncle's lines.

"Oh, you don't build a barn, dumbass. What do you think this is, 1785?"

This could be a reference to an antique barn in Barkcamp State Park, Ohio. It was built from 1785 to 1865 (Major's orders). Remember that Uncle is from Ohio, he had 16 years when it was finished.

Maybe a big coincidence.

Robberies:

• In chapter 3, Uncle finds a good robbery shortly after the gang sets up in Clements Point. Then in chapter 4, he's setting up a rustling job when the gang just arrived at Shady Belle.

Shooting skills:

• Uncle mostly takes 1-3 shots with his Schofield to kill an NPC but his shotgun allows him to use just 1.

Conclusion: Uncle has the knowledge and shooting skills of an old and retired outlaw.

What you guys think?

Uncle's cloth:

The cloth is red with two holes (not made by bullets) in it.

The color red is also another nod to the "Uncle is Red" theory, since everyone back in 2010 was starting to call him Red or Uncle Harlow.

Those two holes are a nod to Red's parents, but not Nate Harlow's cloth, if it was, why Uncle would had a cloth so special to him dirty like that?

Like the Cougar Man easte egg or Donkey Lady, R* saw how popular some theories and glitches were in 2010.

Outfit:

Uncle's outfit is not red because of "Uncle is Red", but because he's the spiritual successor of a Red Dead Revolver character, Curly Shaw, he wears a lot of red and has similar features with Uncle (beard, nose, hat)

Plus, both characters help 2 times in their respective games before going (Uncle leaves the gang and Shaw dies)

Conclusion: R* made RDR2 Uncle a nod to his most popular theory.

Uncle in RDR1 had a single glove for his right hand, and also wrinkles "similar" to scars, that led to a huge amount of players theorizing that it was indeed Red Harlow from the first Red Dead game in the series.

The Glove: his glove didn't really meant nothing from the start because his whole outfit is used/copied for other characters (the base of it), like a rancher at McFarlane's ranch and Edgar Ross.

"Scars": In reality, Uncle never had scars, ppl just started to call his normal wrinkles (that he has in RDR2 too) scars. Why?, because they started to tie other things to the theory, like his wrinkles.

Conclusion: Idk how ppl started to believe in that theory, seeing how these two arguments could've been enough to debunk it back in 2010.

I noticed by accident that Uncle's Shotgun has a more reddish varnish and the barrel is blackened steel instead of browned steel.

Stock Shotgun:

Uncle's Shotgun:

This is kind of stupid but it bugs me a bit since I like them a lot.

-Uncle's Schofield doesn't have a black cylinder, it's actually iron with a brass plated frame.

-Bill's Schofield is full black but since he was in the Army it's all worn and old, the trigger and hammer are the brown parts (Most worn parts of the gun)

-Sean's Cattleman has the trigger and hammer black but the cylinder, sights and barrel are blued steel.

Made this post to let you guys know not to criticize the Wikis.

Who else is SERIOUSLY tired of the Uncle Lumbago jokes on the Internett. I do. I used to like them and laugh so much at them but after nearly two years, the joke is no longer interesting and funny because of it’s overuse by folks who don’t have a brain cell.

What are your guys thoughts on Uncle, what did you think about him when you were first met him, let me now.