Gertrude Braithwaite is a minor character featured in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Who are Gertrude Braithwaite's parents in Red Dead Redemption 2?
Why was Gertrude Braithwaite locked in an outhouse near Braithwaite Manor?
How can Arthur help Gertrude Braithwaite in Red Dead Redemption 2?
What is the Braithwaite secret about Gertrude and how can she be freed?
History[]
Background[]
Gertrude was born to Catherine Braithwaite and is a member of the Braithwaite family. Disfigured and mentally unwell, her family decided to lock her in an outhouse near Braithwaite Manor instead of sending her to a sanitarium, as they feared that the family name would be tarnished if word of Gertrude's health got out.
Events of Red Dead Redemption 2[]
When helping Penelope Braithwaite to escape from her family, Arthur can take her to Gertrude's outhouse. If so, Penelope reveals that Gertrude is her cousin who is mentally ill and that her family decided that keeping her on the property would be better than sending her to a sanitarium. Penelope then states that she'll do what she can from Boston to help Gertrude, to which Arthur is highly doubtful. During this conversation, Gertrude notices Penelope outside and calls her a "bitch".
During the epilogue, Gertrude's outhouse can be visited, revealing that she was never released and apparently starved to death. Her skeletal remains are still contained within the rotting structure.
Character[]
Personality[]
Gertrude is an unhinged individual prone to random fits of maniacal laughter. She also seems to relish in thoughts that most would find morbid. She does not seem entirely aware, and seems to have gone insane because of her isolation in the outhouse.
Appearance[]
After being locked in an outhouse for an unknown amount of time and partially exposed to the elements, Gertrude has developed a sickly appearance. Her eyes and cheeks are sunken and her skin is considerably pale. She appears to have a cleft palate lip. She has dirty blonde hair tied in pigtails and a receding hairline. Some of the factors of her appearance may have been caused by her incestuous forebears and her extensive unclean living in the outhouse.
Trivia[]
- Her name only appears in the credits.
- She is one of the many points of interest that can be found across the map.
- Gertrude's insanity could be a result of an incestuous lineage, as the Braithwaites have been known for inbreeding.
- If the player attempts to inspect the outhouse, or gets too close to the crescent moon-shaped hole in the door, Gertrude will attempt to grab the player through the hole to no avail.
- If Arthur shoots a gun or throws a molotov or dynamite at the outhouse, he will lose honor, but Gertrude will be nevertheless unaffected.
- She is the only point of interest that can't be discovered as John (while the outhouse with her remains can be visited, the option to mark it as a point of interest is unavailable).
- Gertrude occasionally recites a line of numbers, which is possibly her attempting to count, and will get to 5 before messing up. This is thought to be related to the number of outhouses in Butcher Creek, as her outhouse faces the direction of the settlement.