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Silas Spatchcock is a minor character featured in Red Dead Redemption. He plays a part in the Stranger side-mission "Lights, Camera, Action".

History[]

Background[]

Spatchcock's personal history is largely unknown; what is known is that he's a professional actor working for aspiring filmmaker D.S. MacKenna, who has cast him in the role of a gunfighting cowboy for his debut film.

Events of Red Dead Redemption[]

MacKenna bemoans to Marston that Spatchcock has become too obsessed with his role - to the point of abandoning the film entirely to pursue a career as an actual gunfighter. Knowing full well that Spatchcock is going to get himself killed, Marston decides to intervene. He finds the actor at Benedict Point, but Spatchcock remains in character and tries to threaten Marston into backing off. When that fails, he challenges him to a duel. Marston has to disarm, but not kill, Spatchcock, at which point he will drop the act, reveal himself as a fraud, and agree to finish the film.

Trivia[]

  • Spatchcock is a closeted gay man. MacKenna reveals that not long after he resumed filming, Spatchcock ran off with his cameraman and assistant to Canada.
  • After Marston disarms Spatchcock in the duel, a bug may be triggered where he pulls another handgun out of his holster before dropping it to the ground.
  • Spatchcock is also a culinary term that means a chicken or game bird split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed). This supports the idea that Spatchcock is either a stage name, or more likely, the name of his character in the film.
  • His duel with Marston is unique in that it zooms in much closer than any other duel in the game. This is probably to make it easier for the player to aim for his arm and keep him alive.

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