U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals
Status	Active
Notable members	Leigh Johnson (1897-1914) Bert Leverick Earl Hollingsworth Guy Crossfield Isaac McKinnon Marion Freel Randolph Knox Slim Grant Tom Davies
Affiliations	United States Army Bureau of Investigation
Location	United States
Game	Red Dead Redemption Red Dead Redemption 2 Red Dead Online

The United States Marshals Service is a form of law enforcement in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2.

Marshals are also a class of playable multiplayer characters in Redemption.

History

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 usually in charge of one county.

Events of Red Dead Online

Several Marshals band together with the local authorities to take out Teddy Brown's Boys at Fort Mercer, which they succeed in doing, with some help from Horley and the protagonist's posse.

Events of Red Dead Redemption

Alongside the U.S. Army and the Bureau of Investigation, several Marshals lead an all-out assault on Beecher's Hope, killing John Marston and Uncle.

When playing as Jack Marston, the player can obtain the US Marshal Uniform. Wearing it means that Jack is treated as part of the law and will not have to pay for stagecoaches.

Overview

Red Dead Redemption

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 Paraíso, 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.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Similar to the first game, Marshals only start to pursue the player when they have a high enough bounty in place of the local law enforcement.

Known Marshals in Redemption

Marshals

• Leigh Johnson
• Bert Leverick
• Earl Hollingsworth
• Guy Crossfield
• Isaac McKinnon
• Marion Freel
• Randolph Knox

Deputy Marshals

• Eli
• Jonah

Known Marshals in Redemption 2

Marshals

• Slim Grant
• Fulkerton

Deputy Marshals

• Tidwell

Known Marshals in Online

• Tom Davies
• Whitsickle
• Alan Peters

Multiplayer

Rockstar added Marshals as playable multiplayer characters on 1st October, 2010, giving access to eight characters in the Outfitter. The player can choose which individual Marshal they wish to play as.

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.

Mission appearances

Red Dead Redemption

• "Political Realities in Armadillo"
• "Justice in Pike's Basin"
• "Spare the Rod, Spoil the Bandit"
• "Hanging Bonnie MacFarlane"
• "The Assault on Fort Mercer"
• "The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed"

Red Dead Redemption 2

• "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman"

Red Dead Online

• "Where Your Morals Lead You"
• "Highly Illegal And Highly Moral"
• "Kill Them, Each and Every One"
• "Bring a Goddamn Posse"
• "The Hanging Of Tom Davies"
• "Yukon Nik"

Trivia

• The U.S. Marshal badge is the symbol used for the third level of Legend in multiplayer.
• The Mexican Army acts as its counterpart in Nuevo Paraíso.

Gallery

Red Dead Redemption

• Marshals
• Earl Hollingsworth
• Badge

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Red Dead Redemption 2

• US Marshall Slim Grant

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Achievements

Pursuit by Marshals is a factor in the following achievement/trophy:

	HEADING SOUTH ON A WHITE BRONCO 5 gamerscore Bronze bronze Evade the U.S. Marshals while riding the Hungarian Half-bred in single player.