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===Background===
 
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Billy Midnight was an infamous gunslinger roaming the Wild West. <ref>[https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1055160527440277506 Rockstar Games' Twitter]</ref> He became an overnight sensation after killing another gunslinger, [[Rabbit Matthews]], which made Billy later became a national celebrity. He later did speaking tours and reenactments in Saint Louis, San Francisco and [[Saint Denis]] amongst other places. Due to his popularity, he has received death threats and has suffered from assassination attempts on his life.
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Billy Midnight was an infamous gunslinger roaming the Wild West. <ref>[https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1055160527440277506 Rockstar Games' Twitter]</ref> He became an overnight sensation after killing another gunslinger, [[Rabbit Matthews]], which made Billy later became a national celebrity. He later did speaking tours and reenactments in Saint Louis, San Francisco and [[Saint Denis]] among other places. Due to his popularity, he has received death threats and has suffered from assassination attempts on his life.
   
 
===''Red Dead Redemption 2''===
 
===''Red Dead Redemption 2''===

Revision as of 17:56, 3 May 2019


Wilhelm Schnell, also known as Billy Midnight, is a minor character and featured in Red Dead Redemption 2. He is one of the subjects of the Stranger side-mission "The Noblest of Men and a Woman".

History

Background

Billy Midnight was an infamous gunslinger roaming the Wild West. [1] He became an overnight sensation after killing another gunslinger, Rabbit Matthews, which made Billy later became a national celebrity. He later did speaking tours and reenactments in Saint Louis, San Francisco and Saint Denis among other places. Due to his popularity, he has received death threats and has suffered from assassination attempts on his life.

Red Dead Redemption 2

The player is sent to track down Billy, and potentially interview him. The train clerk tells the player that Billy is often drinking in the bar carriage. The player searches the train and finds him in the train's bar room. When the player approaches and asks him about his gunslinging days, Billy gets frightened and hints that he killed Matthews in his sleep. He believes that the player has been sent to kill him. The player will chase him through the train and eventually onto the roof. Cornered, Billy then challenges the player to a duel, in which he is killed, and a picture is taken of his corpse. His personal weapon, Midnight's Pistol, can be obtained after his defeat.

Duel

Midnight has a unique strategy where he will take a knee as he draws his pistol in an attempt to make the player miss their shot. Therefore, the best way to make sure your shot hits is to ignore the head and aim for the body. Regardless of where you hit him, Midnight will die from a single shot.

Since the player will not lose honor in duels part of "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman" side mission, the easiest way to beat Midnight is by cheating. Only partially charge the Draw Meter, to make sure you do not miss, before shooting, or immediately activate Dead Eye, manually adjust the aim and then shoot.

Alternatively, the player can also choose to disarm him. To do so, fully charge the Draw Meter and take the shot as soon as Midnight reaches for his pistol. Unfortunately, the player will not gain honor from duels part of "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman" side mission either.

After being disarmed, Midnight will pull out a Cattleman Revolver and commit suicide. The player cannot stop this, as hitting him anywhere will result in him dying.

Mission appearances

Trivia

  • His real name implies that he is of German ancestry. Furthermore, his use of a custom Mauser Pistol (a weapon of German origin) also hints at him having either German nationality or ancestry.

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