This page describes one of Red Dead Wiki's policies and guidelines
All users are expected to follow policy, except where it would damage the wiki. If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints, please post them on the talk page.
In Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2, the versatility of the singleplayer open world narratives allow for distinct and unique NPC characters to die in varying time periods. Additionally, these NPCs can potentially be killed by multiple protagonists when contrasting play-through. This policy describes how such inconsistencies are to be handled in this wiki.
Standard convention[]
Where these inconsistencies exist, the established convention will be to assume that, canonically, all these missions are completed by the primary protagonist, John Marston, in the year 1911. All characters which have the potential to be permanently killed in the narrative should be assumed deceased to conform to future narrative linearity.
All related articles should reflect this canon.
It is appropriate to note within the trivia sections of an alternative that an alternative exists. However, to avoid misrepresenting mid-narrative gameplay spoilers with end-game spoilers, these notes should be protect all vital information, while simply and clearly linking users to the necessary information, should they choose to peruse it.
If you are unsure, be sure to ask an Administrator.
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Trivia[]
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DLC[]
Unless stated otherwise by Rockstar, characters and missions added by DLC are assumed to not be part of the Red Dead Redemption canon. As a specific example, Rockstar has stated that the events of Undead Nightmare are not part of the canon.[1]
Multiplayer[]
Many playable multiplayer characters are either present in the single player campaign or share the same character model as NPCs from the single player campaign. In addition, missions or events in multiplayer make use of locations and NPCs from the single player campaign. All characters and actions in multiplayer are considered distinct from the Red Dead Redemption canon.
Red Dead Revolver[]
Rockstar has stated that Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption do not take place in the same game universe.[1] Although passing references to Revolver may be found in Redemption, in campfire talk for example, these are considered to be references to myths rather than an actual connection between the stories.