Remember My Family

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Red Dead RedemptionStranger Side-missionRed Dead RedemptionStranger Side-missionRemember My Family
Start	Blackwater
End	Nuevo Paraiso
Given by	Howard Sawicki
Location	Lake Don Julio
Rewards	$400 + loot rewards
Progression
Unlocked by	Jack Marston mission strand: "The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed"
Unlocks	Ending credits
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“Forgive me for startling you sir, I have a message for you. My name is Jack Marston, you knew my father.”

–Jack Marston

Remember My Family is a Stranger side-mission, the epilogue of Red Dead Redemption and the only mission which can only be done with Jack Marston as the protagonist. It is classed as a Stranger side-mission due to the "?" shown on the map, but technically acts as the final mission of the main storyline.

Walkthrough

Mission Prerequisites

Before this Stranger will appear on the world map, the player must complete:

• Jack Marston mission: "The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed"

Mission Objectives

After speaking with Howard Sawicki, the player must:

• Ride to Lake Don Julio and speak to Emily Ross.
• Ride to a location near Rio del Toro and speak to Phillip Ross.
• Ride a short way down the San Luis River and confront Edgar Ross in a duel.

Mission Details

The mission will start when the player talks to Agent Howard Sawicki in Blackwater, indicated by the "?" on the map — the train station on the west side of town. The agent will point the player to the south of Lake Don Julio, and the newspaper includes a story about how Edgar is now living near the lake. When the player arrives, only Ross's wife is present, and she says that Edgar went with his brother on a duck-hunting trip down in Mexico.

In Mexico, close to the river, the player will find Edgar's brother, Phillip Ross, at a campsite. He points the player down along the riverbank towards Ross. Down the riverbank, the player will encounter Edgar Ross, who, after a short chat, will challenge Jack to a duel. If the player wins, Edgar dies. Jack looks down at the gun he just killed Ross with. Without knowing it, he has just thrown himself into a life of violence his father died to protect him from, but at the same time has redeemed his father's honor by killing his killer. He walks away, the camera zooms on his face, and the screen is tinted red & black with the title Red Dead Redemption, and then the credits roll.

If the player wants to get complete and total revenge you can kill all of his family members, his brother and his wife. Doing so will result in negative honor (unless if you have the bandana on), but killing Ross will restore the honor lost. After the credits finish, walk over to where Ross's body is and loot it (he should have around 400 dollars on him) for money and luck increasers.

Mission Dialogues

Main article: Remember My Family/dialogues

Duel Details

For this duel, targeting Edgar in a lethal manner is required. If the player attempts to target the gun or arm of the target (normally a disabling shot), the duel will be lost (the bar will simply not fill when targeting his hands; this happens in other important duels also). This will result in the player's death and then the player must retry the duel until a fatal shot is achieved.

Attempting to snipe Edgar prior to the duel will result in an automatic mission failure; simply looking at him through the scope will trigger this, even before you try to pull the trigger. The same goes for Edgar's wife and brother in the earlier step.

Trivia

• This is the only mission with Jack Marston as the protagonist.
• If you kill him or tie him up, and fail the mission, the credits will not start. You must kill Edgar Ross in a duel.
• This mission offers an opportunity to hunt duck, which can help in the completion of the Unnatural Selection achievement/trophy.
• The cabin that the Ross' Family lives in is the same cabin Irish originally sends John to to find a gatling gun in "A Frenchman, a Welshman and an Irishman".
• If you go to a campfire with people there, they sometimes talk about Edgar being killed by robbers.
• Failing the duel and restarting it results in Ross using a different shotgun to hunt each time, either the Double-barreled Shotgun, Semi-Auto Shotgun, or the Pump-action Shotgun.
• It is the only stranger side-mission that takes place in all three areas. It starts in West Elizabeth, you find Ross's wife in New Austin and you find Ross's brother and Edgar Ross himself in Nuevo Paraiso.
• While confronting Ross, Jack mentions that he saw him kill John, despite only hearing gunshots from a distance and riding back to the barn only to find a corpse.
• Sometimes when you are dueling Ross he will be facing toward the pond shooting ducks, but can still be killed and he will not fire back.
• Sometimes, a glitch will occur in which a second shotgun can be seen floating beside Phillip Ross.

Gallery

NOW BACK OFF OR I'LL KILL YOU, LIKE I KILLED YOUR FATHER!

Jack confronting Edgar Ross

DRAW!

The Duel

Jack wins the Duel

Trophies/Achievements

Completing this mission contributes toward the following Trophies/Achievements:

	NURTURE OR NATURE? 50 gamerscore Gold gold Complete "Remember My Family".

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	STRANGE THINGS ARE AFOOT 10 gamerscore Bronze bronze Complete a task for a Stranger.

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	PEOPLE ARE STILL STRANGE 20 gamerscore Silver silver Complete 15 tasks for Strangers.

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	REDEEMED 100 gamerscore Gold gold Attain 100% List in the singleplayer game completion list.