The United States Marshals Service is a faction and form of law enforcement in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II. The Marshals operate around each games resected maps and are also called in to pursue players with high bounties throughout the American portion of each games' map. "Marshals" is also a class of playable multiplayer characters.
Background
The U.S. Marshal Service is the oldest American federal law enforcement office, the office being created by the first U.S. Congress in the Judiciary Act of 1789. Marshals in Redemption and Redemption 2 are heartless and usually in charge of one county.
The most prominent marshal in the Red Dead Redemption story is Leigh Johnson; the Sheriff of Armadillo. In single player, the player can obtain the U.S. Marshal Outfit.
Bounties
When the player has an active bounty and has killed at least 20 law officers, Marshals are called in to pursue the player in place of the local law enforcement. Marshals will not pursue the player into Nuevo Paraiso, but can sometimes be found waiting at the border if the player tries to cross over to New Austin while the bounty is still active.
Similar to the first game, in Red Dead Redemption 2 Marshal's only start to come after the player has a high enough bounty and are called in to pursue the player in place of the local law enforcement.
Members
Red Dead Redemption
- Bert Leverick
- Earl Hollingsworth
- Guy Crossfield
- Isaac McKinnon
- Leigh Johnson
- Marion Freel
- Randolph Knox
Red Dead Redemption 2
Multiplayer
Rockstar added Marshals as playable multiplayer characters on October 1st, 2010, giving access to eight characters in the Outfitter. For more information on these characters see the Marshals section of the Multiplayer Characters page.
As in single player, NPC Marshals will pursue characters with bounties in multiplayer.
When the player becomes a Public Enemy, Marshals will often spawn near the player and start pursuing him\her. This can sometimes happen in the wild, though they often spawn relatively close to a town or settlement. It does, however, depend on the player's location.
In Multiplayer, Marshals will not give the player a chance to surrender. They will shoot at the player on sight.
Trivia
- The U.S. Marshal badge is the symbol used for the third level of Legend in multiplayer.
- The Mexican Army acts as their counterpart in Nuevo Paraíso.
Achievements
Pursuit by Marshals is a factor in the following achievement/trophy:
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5
 Bronze
 Evade the U.S. Marshals while riding the Hungarian Half-bred in single player.
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