John Marston

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John Marston
Name:	John Marston
Also known as/Alias(es):	Johnny Boy Gringo Wolf Man (By Arthur Morgan) Scar Face (by Arthur Morgan and Micah Bell)
Appearance(s):	Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare Red Dead Redemption 2
Gender:	Male
Status:	Deceased - Shot multiple times by the U.S. Army
Date of birth:	July 3 1873
Date of death:	Marston Ranch at Beecher’s Hope, Great Plains, West Elizabeth, April 12 1911 (aged 38)
Home:	Marston Ranch in Beecher's Hope, West Elizabeth
Affiliation(s):	Nigel West Dickens Professor MacDougal Dutch van der Linde (Formerly) Edgar Ross Landon Ricketts Bill Williamson (Formerly) Uncle Bonnie MacFarlane Marshal Johnson Javier Escuella (Formerly) Archer Fordham Seth Briars Irish Luisa Fortuna Vincente de Santa Abraham Reyes
Business(es):	Outlaw (formerly) Rancher
Family:	Jack Marston (Son) Abigail Marston (Wife) Deceased daughter Deceased mother Deceased father unnmaed brother
Weapon(s):	Player's choice
Voiced by:	Rob Wiethoff
Height:	{{{Heigth}}}

"People don’t forget. Nothing gets forgiven."

―John Marston to Bonnie MacFarlane

John Marston is a character in the Red Dead series who appears as the protagonist of Red Dead Redemption, and the deuteragonist of Red Dead Redemption 2. He is also the protagonist of the non canon DLC, Undead Nightmare.

John is a former outlaw who was part of Dutch van der Linde's gang until it's disbandment. Later on while living on a ranch in Beecher's Hope, his family was kidnapped by government agents, who told him to bring his former brothers-in-arms to justice.

John Marston was voiced by Rob Wiethoff.

Background

Early life

John Marston was born in 1873. His father was a Scottish immigrant who was born in a boat to America, and his mother was a prostitute who died during childbirth. According to John, his father was possibly her pimp. John's father died in 1881, when John was only 8 years old.

John was then raised in an orphanage until age 17, when he ran away alongside his future wife, Abigail. At some point, John joined up with Dutch van der Linde's gang and Abigail became a prostitute for the gang. Dutch tought John how to use weapons, read, and the "rules of west".

Life as an outlaw

John became part of the gang and helped them steal from those who "had too much." He became partners with Bill Williamson and Javier Escuella. After a while, Abigail fell in love with John and discovered she's pregnant with John's child. The two got married sometime later.

Sometime in 1899, John was wounded in a bank robbery and the gang left him to die. He survived and thanks to the help and sacrifice of Arthur Morgan, he left the gang to pursue a better life for his family in Beecher's Hope. They bought the land, where John, an old family friend, Uncle, and a friend, Charles, build the ranch and hired Uncle to help them with their ranch. He had an unnamed daughter and a son, Jack. Somewhere close to 1908, his daughter died of an unknown illness.

Events of Red Dead Redemption

Government agent Edgar Ross kidnaps John's family and makes him hunt down Dutch van der Linde, Bill Williamson and Javier Escuella, the members of the gang he used to ride in, or else great harm will come upon his family. He agrees and gets on a train at Blackwater and heads to New Austin, to search for his old gang members that he used to ride with and save his family.

New Austin

ent at El Presidio. He rescues him and begins working for him. He tries to get as much information as he can from them.

Allende finds out about John playing both sides and tries to have him killed. Reyes and his rebels rescue John from being killed by Allende's men. John only works for the rebels the rest of the time that he is in mexico. They later find and kill Captain de Santa. John joins in as the rebels launch a full attack on Allende's villa. During this attack, Luisa is shot and killed by Allende's men. Allende and Bill Williamson escape in a stagecoach, but are quickly gunned down by John Marston and Abraham Reyes. Reyes also helps John find Javier Escuella. Then John heads up to West Elizabeth to meet with Edgar Ross.

Gallery

Red Dead Redemption

Artwork of John Marston.

Artwork of John Marston, holding a wanted poster of himself.

Undead Nightmare

Artwork of "Undead" Marston.