As the player travels the world of Red Dead Redemption 2 and advances the story, the player will regularly run into special characters that offer unique dialogues. Many of them can be encountered multiple times, with the way the player behaves early on affecting later stages. For example, intimidating a special character may cause the character to flee the next time they see the player.
Although the encounters of some special characters are divided by year and number of encounters, the player can still encounter some of them the full number of times or the remaining encounters in 1907. For example, the Soothsayer can be encountered 10 times in 1899 and 5 times in 1907. However, if the player never encountered her at all, or encountered her fewer than 10 times in 1899, they can still encounter her up to a total of 15 times in 1907, depending on how many times she was encountered in 1899. This case also occurs with some special characters who don't have their encounters divided by both year and number of encounters, such as Agnes Dowd.
List of Special Characters[]
| Special Character | Image | Location | How many times can they be encountered? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Dowd |  |
Bluewater Marsh, State of Lemoyne | She can be encountered 16 times. |
| Anders Helgerson |  |
City of Saint Denis in Bayou Nwa, State of Lemoyne | He can be encountered once in 1899 and once in 1907. |
| Armadillo Town Crier |  |
Town of Armadillo in Cholla Springs, State of New Austin | He can only be encountered twice. |
| Blind Man Cassidy |  |
Cumberland Forest, State of New Hanover Twin Stack Pass in The Heartlands, State of New Hanover Town of Annesburg in Roanoke Ridge, State of New Hanover Great Plains, State of West Elizabeth Town of Tumbleweed in Gaptooth Ridge, State of New Austin |
He can be encountered 18 times in 1899 and eight times in 1907. |
| Cave Hermit |  |
Hidden Tunnel in Big Valley, State of West Elizabeth | He can be encountered five times. |
| Bob Brownlee (Sun Worshipper) |  |
Transitory in New Austin | He can be encountered 12 times. |
| Chelonian Master |  |
Cumberland Forest, State of New Hanover | He can only be encountered once after the player has encountered Anders Helgerson in 1907. |
| Dorothea Wicklow |  |
City of Saint Denis in Bayou Nwa, State of Lemoyne | She can only be encountered twice. |
| Giant |  |
Cave near Fairvale Shanty in Grizzlies East, State of Ambarino | He can only be encountered twice. |
| Harville Presley (Constipated Man) |  |
Town of Valentine in The Heartlands, State of New Hanover | He can be encountered every time the player comes to Saints Hotel and stands in front of his room (2A) after completing the mission "Polite Society, Valentine Style". |
| Hayden Russell |  |
Clingman in Roanoke Ridge, State of New Hanover | He can be encountered three times in 1899 and twice in 1907. |
| Hermit |  |
Manito Glade in Roanoke Ridge, State of New Hanover | He can be encountered three times.Awaiting Confirmation |
| Joe Butler |  |
Settlement of Rhodes in Scarlett Meadows, State of Lemoyne | He can be encountered three times in 1899 and once in 1907. |
| Jon |  |
Smithfield's Saloon in Town of Valentine in The Heartlands, State of New Hanover | He can be encountered eight times.Awaiting Confirmation |
| Lillian Powell |  |
Bastille Saloon in City of Saint Denis in Bayou Nwa, State of Lemoyne | She can be encountered four times. |
| Mad Preacher |  |
Hawks Eye Creek in Big Valley, State of West Elizabeth By the Dakota River near the town of Valentine in The Heartlands, State of New Hanover By the Kamassa River near the Murfree Brood hideout in Roanoke Ridge, State of New Hanover By the San Luis River near the Sea of Coronado in Gaptooth Ridge, State of New Austin |
He can be encountered three times in 1899 and once in 1907. |
| Malcolm MacIntosh |  |
Town of Annesburg in Roanoke Ridge, State of New Hanover | He can only be encountered twice. |
| Mickey |  |
Town of Valentine in The Heartlands, State of New Hanover | He can be encountered six times in 1899 and once in 1907. |
| Nicholas Timmins |  |
Town of Strawberry in Big Valley, State of West Elizabeth | He can be encountered three times. |
| Nigel (Gavin's Friend) |  |
Roanoke Ridge, State of New Hanover City of Saint Denis in Bayou Nwa, State of Lemoyne Town of Rhodes in Scarlett Meadows, State of Lemoyne City of Blackwater in Great Plains, State of West Elizabeth Tall Trees, State of West Elizabeth MacFarlane's Ranch in Hennigan's Stead, State of New Austin Desert area near Lake Don Julio in Cholla Springs, State of New Austin |
He can be encountered four times in 1899 and twice in 1907. |
| Norris Forsythe |  |
City of Saint Denis in Bayou Nwa, State of Lemoyne | He can only be encountered once, but after that, he still appears as a special character, although the player can no longer interact with him. |
| Peter Fotheringham (Reverend) |  |
Town of Strawberry in Big Valley, State of West Elizabeth | He can be encountered once in 1899 and once in 1907. |
| Poor Joe |  |
East of Doverhill in Roanoke Ridge, State of New Hanover | He can be encountered twice in 1899 and once in 1907. |
| Robot |  |
Peak of a mountain near Colter in Grizzlies West, State of Ambarino | It can only be encountered once after completing the stranger mission "A Bright Bouncing Boy". |
| Sam Freeman (Tumbleweed Sheriff) |  |
Town of Tumbleweed in Gaptooth Ridge, State of New Austin | He can be encountered three times. |
| Sonny |  |
Bayou Nwa, State of Lemoyne | He can only be encountered twice, but after the second encounter, the player can continue to come across him throughout the game. Every time the player sees him, he will be shocked and flee into his house, and the dialogue will be the same each time. |
| Soothsayer |  |
Bluewater Marsh, State of Lemoyne Bayou Nwa, State of Lemoyne |
She can be encountered 10 times in 1899 and five times in 1907. |
| Thomas Downes |  |
Town of Valentine in The Heartlands, State of New Hanover | He can only be encountered once, either before or after the mission "Americans at Rest". However, the timing of the interaction, whether it happens before or after the mission, will affect the dialogue. |
| Timothy A. Donahue |  |
City of Saint Denis in Bayou Nwa, State of Lemoyne | He can only be encountered twice. |
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