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My English good, no need practice.
Chow Hoy while having a drink

Chow Hoy is a minor character featured in Red Dead Redemption.

Background[]

Chow Hoy is an elderly Chinese immigrant living in Nuevo Paraíso. His background is unknown.

Events of Red Dead Redemption[]

Chow Hoy can frequently be encountered drinking or playing blackjack at the cantina in Chuparosa. He appears to be a resident of the small Chinese community in El Matadero, though he seems to be unemployed unlike most of his fellow immigrants. However, he could also be working somewhere else, like in Chuparosa, and only living in El Matadero.

Chow spends most of his time lounging around the slaughterhouse, smoking opium and conversing with the other inhabitants. During evenings in Chuparosa he can sometimes be seen waiting at the train station, implying that he often travels by rail between the town and his home in El Matadero to gamble.

Quotes[]

Néih hóu. (你好 in Chinese - Cantonese)
Chow Hoy greeting someone
Mut gam ngaam ge. ("What a coincidence", 咁啱嘅 in Chinese - Cantonese)
Chow Hoy greeting someone
I do doubling.
Chow Hoy (doubling down in Blackjack)
Hit me, you hit!
Chow Hoy (taking a card in Blackjack)
Hit card, go!
Chow Hoy (taking a card in Blackjack)
No card. Stay!
Chow Hoy (staying in Blackjack)
I will stay.
Chow Hoy (staying in Blackjack)
Hello, Mr. John.
Chow Hoy (when Marston has high fame)
Split card.
Chow Hoy (splitting in Blackjack)
No gun! No gun! Don't shoot!
Chow Hoy (running away during a gunfight)

Trivia[]

  • Chow Hoy can be translated into "走開" which means to "go away" or "piss off" in Cantonese which was a dialect of Chinese most commonly spoken by Chinese immigrants at the time. It can also be translated as "周海". The word "周" (Chow) is a fairly common family name in China, while the word "海" (Hoy) means "sea".
  • On occasion, Chow Hoy can be seen performing tricks with a Cattleman Revolver. However, if he is attacked or threatened, he will scream that he is unarmed before running away in a panic. However, sometimes he may take cover and shoot at the player with his Revolver.
  • Given that he is apparently unemployed, it is unknown how Chow Hoy has money to play blackjack. His opium addiction suggests he might be a middleman or courier involved in supplying the drug to other Chinese residents or he could have some other job.
  • Like most Chinese characters in the game, Chow Hoy speaks in the Cantonese dialect of Chinese, hinting at his place of origin in Guangdong province.
  • During the mission "Landon Ricketts Rides Again", he makes a brief appearance smoking his opium pipe at Carlos' butcherstore.
  • Despite claiming to have good English, this is far from the truth.
  • He wears a similar outfit as Felix Middleton.

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