Red Dead Wiki
Register
Advertisement

A tyrant, driven by nothing but power and greed.
Leon Fuentes on Alberto Fussar in "Welcome to the New World"

Colonel Alberto Fussar is a major character featured in Red Dead Redemption 2. He serves as the main antagonist of the game's fifth chapter.

History[]

Background[]

At some point prior to 1899, Fussar became the ruler of Guarma and ran it under a quasi-military rule. Using his new power, he built up connections in the city of Saint Denis. Despite his controversial reputation of being flamboyant and cruel, he also became a close ally of Leviticus Cornwall, who described Fussar as “a great friend to America”, likely as a result of their business ties.[1]

Events of Red Dead Redemption 2[]

Saint Denis Chapter[]

Fussar makes a brief appearance at the mayor's party in Saint Denis. According to Angelo Bronte, he often visits the city in order to “whore and despoil himself”.

Guarma Chapter[]

Fussar is first seen in Guarma when Dutch and Arthur sneak into Aguasdulces. Here, they see him with a large group of his men, taunting, beating and dragging Javier by a donkey following his capture by the local military.

Fussar eventually discovers the gang's true identity and learns that they have a large bounty on their heads. He alerts the Cuban Navy and sets up gun batteries on the shore to stop them from leaving. Dutch, Micah, and Arthur, along with Hercule Fontaine, assault these batteries and then attack Aguasdulces to rescue the ship captain. Arthur bursts into the workers' cabin to rescue the captain but gets tackled by Levi Simon, Fussar's right-hand man. Simon holds Arthur at gunpoint, and is about to shoot him, when Dutch enters the room and holds Levi at gunpoint, only to, in turn, be held at gunpoint by Fussar himself. A Mexican standoff ensues, which is resolved when Arthur kicks a rifle over to the captain, who shoots Levi in the chest and kills him. Fussar, however, manages to escape.

The gang then begins making their way to the ship, until they are attacked once again by Fussar, who is manning a cannon on a tower overlooking the port where their boat is docked. Knowing they won't be able to set sail while under the colonel's fire, Hercule draws Fussar's fire as a distraction so Arthur can sneak towards a second cannon nearby. Once he reaches it, Morgan fires the cannon at Fussar's tower, destroying it and killing Fussar in the process.

Character[]

Personality[]

(In Spanish) Men... I was just in America... do you know how they deal with striking workers there? Do you know? They shoot them! That is civilization. That is future. That is law and order and that is what we must bring to this place.
Alberto Fussar in A Kind and Benevolent Despot"

Viewed from the outside, Alberto Fussar is described in newspapers as a good ruler to Guarma, fair and just. In reality, he is a ruthless dictator. Speaking fondly of the unscrupulous business practices of American industrialists, he equates shooting of striking workers to being representative of civilization and believes it to result in order. Similarly, he is said to by locals to work those employed at his plantation to death.

He appears to take some amount of pleasure in seeing those he considers beneath him in pain, such as when he accompanies his soldiers in overseeing a wounded Javier being dragged to his compound, interrogating the pained and incapacitated outlaw with open delight. Further fitting for his brutal leanings, he has metal cages for holding prisoners at his estate.

Fussar also shows himself to be an arrogant and prideful individual, as after being forced to flee the results of a deadly standoff, he makes an attempt to assault his enemies by personally manning a cannon, which results in his demise.

Appearance[]

During the party in Saint Denis, Alberto wears a very regal uniform, with medals and other honors on his person. In Guarma, Alberto wears clothing much more suited to the environment, with a blue vest and white shirt with black jeans tucked into boots. He wears a belt that his sword loops around and a holster on his right hip.

Mission appearances[]

Red Dead Redemption 2

Trivia[]

  • The medals on Fussar's military uniform suggest he previously served the Spanish military.[2]
  • He is very reminiscent of Agustin Allende. Both have the rank of Colonel and are tyrannical governors of a land that uses the Spanish language and both serve as the main antagonists of their respective chapters where the protagonist is in a foreign territory. Alberto also has a similar appearance to Allende, particularly during his introduction when he wears a uniform similar to Allende’s in addition to having similar hair and facial hair.
  • Killing Fussar with the cannon is only optional. He can also be killed with one shot by any gun if the player stands in the correct angle.

Gallery[]

References[]

Navigation[]

Advertisement