–Bad Bessie
| “ | Hanz used to have a girl there went by the name of Bessie. Used to do things with a whip you wouldn't believe. Bessie used to claim she'd never miss with her whip, but she often did and would get right muddled afterward and end her act early. Well it happened one too many times for Bessie's liking. She heard him laughin' at her, whipped him, stole his money, and ran off to hills, or so I heard. | „ |
| —Verne Wiggins, referring to Bessie's saloon days |
Bad Bessie is a minor boss character featured in Red Dead Revolver.
The player can unlock Bad Bessie as a playable character in Showdown Mode by completing the mission "Rogue Valley" with an Excellent rating. She can also be unlocked by purchasing the Harmonica.
Bessie starts with the Widowmaker and has a special whip weapon ability that uses the deadeye meter. One successful whip is enough to kill an opponent.
History[]
Background[]
| “ | There's something wrong about a woman who carries around a horse whip, but owns no horse. Something bad, plain and pure. Everywhere Bessie goes, bad men follow, valuables go missing, and good folk die. With her talent, she could have made a killing in the Dance Halls and Saloons, but instead she's just plain killing. | „ |
| —Description from Sheriff Bartlett's Journal |
Bad Bessie was once a showgirl in the saloon in Brimstone. One day she became tired of customers and the bartender making fun of her when she flubbed her whip routine, so she took the saloon's money, whipped Hanz Kenyon and fled to Rogue Valley (which earned its name because of her gang's presence). Bad Bessie has a bounty of $250 as a result ($500 according to Bartlett's journal).
Events of Red Dead Revolver[]
Bad Bessie is the "boss" of the mission "Rogue Valley". Red Harlow came to claim her bounty after being told of her by Sheriff Bartlett. After dispatching her gang, Red found Bessie at her hideout, along with "Sissy" Fess and a few other outlaws. After killing the last of her gang and avoiding her whip, Red gunned down Bessie. Red's parting words while picking up her corpse after the battle were, "Hate to kill a lady."
Redemption Saga[]
Note: The events of Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 are not considered part of the same canon as Red Dead Revolver. The following description is therefore not contiguous with the preceding section on Red Dead Revolver.
Bad Bessie appears to be a folk legend in the Redemption universe. She is known for being one of the toughest women on the frontier.[1] According to one story, she once killed multiple men with her horse whip[2] after they refused to pay her.
Sheriff Bartlett's Journal[]
Bad Bessie is listed in Sheriff Bartlett's Journal on pages 142 - 143 under the Wanted - Dead or Alive section. The pages are unlocked by by either completing "Rogue Valley" on Excellent or purchasing the Harmonica.
Quotes[]
| “ | You're good, but I'm bad! | „ |
| —Bad Bessie, when selected in Showdown Mode |
| “ | I've whooped better men than you! | „ |
| —Bad Bessie |
| “ | Don't mess with Bessie! | „ |
| —Bad Bessie |
| “ | Stings, don't it? | „ |
| —Bad Bessie |
| “ | I told ya I was too much of a woman for ya! | „ |
| —Bad Bessie winning in Showdown |
Trivia[]
- Be careful if you are playing the game on the Xbox 360. If Bad Bessie strikes you with her whip, the game will freeze. To avoid this, shoot her from a distance and use explosives. As long as she does not touch you, the game will not freeze and the gameplay can continue.
- Bad Bessie is the only female bounty in the game.
- The game manual contains a screenshot of her highlighted in Showdown Mode, where she is instead named "Betty". It is assumed this was her beta name.
- According to Sheriff Bartlett's Journal, Bessie's bounty reward is $500 while in the gameplay it is only $250. She shares this with numerous other outlaws due to the fact that the mission rewards always only multiply by 50 dollars.
- If Bad Bessie is selected as the second or third character in Showdown, she will have an entirely blue outfit and black hair and a green corset with blond hair.
- Similar to Chris Bailey, Bessie always has a cigar stuck in her mouth, even when killed. This is an aspect of her character model.
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