Mac Callander

Mac Callander
Gameplay
Game	Red Dead Redemption 2
Biography
Gender	Male
Affiliations	Van der Linde gang
Family	Davey Callander (brother)
Occupation	Outlaw

Mac Callander is a minor character mentioned in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Quick Answers

What is the relationship between Mac Callander and Davey in Red Dead Redemption 2?

In Red Dead Redemption 2, Mac Callander and Davey Callander are brothers and members of the Van der Linde gang. Mac, known for his violent tendencies, went missing following the Blackwater Massacre and was later killed by a Pinkerton Agent. Davey, an enthusiastic drunk and poker player, was fatally wounded in the same event.

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What is known about Mac Callander's personality in Red Dead Redemption 2?

In Red Dead Redemption 2, Mac Callander is an outlaw with a wild, violent personality and remarkable physical strength. Despite his harsh exterior, he also had a softer side. He was part of Dutch's gang alongside his brother, Davey, before 1899. Following the Blackwater Massacre, Mac was apprehended by Pinkerton Agents and ultimately met his end at the hands of Agent Milton.

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Who are the Callander brothers in the context of Red Dead Redemption 2?

In Red Dead Redemption 2, Mac and Davey Callander are minor characters referenced as outlaws and members of the Van der Linde gang. Mac Callander is the more prominent of the two brothers.

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How did Mac Callander become a part of Dutch van der Linde's gang?

Mac Callander and his brother Davey, both notorious for their violent tendencies, became members of Dutch van der Linde's gang prior to 1898. Their involvement in a failed robbery in Blackwater in 1899 led to injuries for both brothers. While Davey was saved by the gang, Mac had to make his escape alone.

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History

Background

Mac and his brother Davey were two criminals who joined Dutch van der Linde's gang at some point prior to 1898.

According to Charles Smith, both Callander brothers were rather wild and violent men. Similarly, Hosea Matthews at one point mentions that once, when the gang got into some minor trouble in a town named Deer Creek, "Mac went crazy, threatened to kill the whole town".

Uncle at one point can be overheard telling a story of how he once saw Mac single-handedly beat up fifteen sailors in a brawl. This indicates that he possessed immense physical strength and was a skillful fighter.

A comment by Bill Williamson in a conversation with Uncle indicates that Mac, while he may have seemed at the surface to be a brutal ruffian, was in reality a much more layered and complex person: Williamson tries to express that complexity by describing Mac with the seemingly contradictory formula that Mac was "a heartless son of a bitch, but he had a heart".

In 1899, the Van der Linde gang attempted to rob a ferry in the town of Blackwater. Mac participated in the heist alongside Dutch, Davey, Micah Bell, Sean MacGuire, Javier Escuella, and John Marston. However, things turned sour, and both Callander brothers were gravely injured. Davey was rescued and taken with the gang as they fled for the mountains, but Mac was separated from them and had to escape on his own.

After a couple of days, Mac was eventually caught and killed by Agent Milton of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, who would later claim that Mac was "shot up" by the time they caught him and that his death was “slow but merciful”. Before dying, Mac acted defiant and told something to Milton which he described as a "philosophy lesson.”

Events of Red Dead Redemption 2

Colter Chapter

Mac was mentioned several times by Arthur Morgan and other members of the gang, who lament his absence and surmise that Mac died as Davey did.

Horseshoe Overlook Chapter

While fishing with Jack Marston, Arthur is approached by Pinkerton agents Milton and Edgar Ross, and the former reveals what happened to Mac and uses his death to taunt Arthur. Jack, being too young to have understood the situation at the time, expresses concern for Mac's safety, and Arthur reassures him by saying that Mac might be somewhere safe.

His death would be mourned by the gang members, one of them being Bill, who fondly says Mac was just the type of man that you'd want to go robbing with.

While going a hunting trip with Hosea, Arthur expresses his belief that some of the gang’s luck in surviving died with Mac, Davey, and Jenny Kirk.

Beaver Hollow Chapter

When Arthur reveals to Charles that he is sick and dying, Charles tells Arthur that he has the chance to make amends, unlike many of the other gang members, including Mac and Davey, saying that the brothers were a “vicious pair of bastards” and that’s all they ever were and will be.

Trivia

• Lenny and Charles are the only members of the gang to imply any dislike of the Callander brothers. Every other member of the gang, including Hosea, John and Arthur, appears to regret their passing.
• In Redemption 2, Mac Callander is one of a few deceased members of the Van der Linde gang who does not have a grave that can be found in the game's world (the others including Molly O'Shea, Micah Bell, Cleet, Joe, Bessie Matthews, Annabelle, an unnamed traitor, and Leopold Strauss). Moreover, he is one of the three unseen members besides Bessie and Annabelle to not have a grave.
• The surname "Callander" implies that Davey and Mac may have Scottish heritage.