History Awesome / RedDeadRedemption

** For me, it was my RoaringRampageofRevenge against [[spoiler: Ross]]. I arrived at his home and after I was done, lit the place on fire with his wife inside. I found his brother and we proceeded to brawl. In a thunder storm no less. I beat him down and finished him off with a tomahawk to the head just as he drew his gun. I found [[spoiler: Ross]] and we started the duel. At the moment, I was thinking of all the people who died throughout the game and put 8 bullets in him (4 in the chest for [[spoiler: Abigail, Uncle, Nastas, Luisa]] and I even added 3 for Dutch, Javier and Bill even if they didn't deserve it. And the last hit him in the neck for [[spoiler: John]]. Despite being riddled with more bullets then any mortal man could take, the bastard still managed to stand for a few seconds, grasping his chest in pain before collapsing.

* [[spoiler:Jack]]'s VigilanteExecution of [[spoiler:Ross.]]

* Meta-example for Rob Wiethoff. Despite it being his only video game role ever, and one of the only acting roles he ever had (especially since he retired from acting shortly after), Wiethoff's performance as John Marston is regularly listed as one of the finest voice acting performances in gaming history, being placed near the top of many "Best Ever" lists for voice acting.

--> '''Marston:''' [[BadassBoast Looks like the West still is wild!]]

* Meta-example for Rob Wiethoff. Despite it being his only video game role ever, and one of the only acting roles he ever had (especially since he retired from acting shortly after), Wiethoff's performance as John Marston is regularly listed as one of the finest voice acting performances in gaming history, being placed near the top of many "Best Of" lists for voice acting.

* Random happenstance can turn many of the games moments into cinematic triumphs. For example, it's completely possible to duel [[spoiler: Edgar Ross]], during a thunderstorm, in the middle of the night, ''as wolves circle you both''.

* Random happenstance can turn many of the games moments into cinematic triumphs. For example, it's completely possible to duel [[spoiler: Edgar Ross]], during, a thunderstorm, in the middle of the night, ''as wolves circle you both''.

** And again, during "The Gates of El Presidio"; during the chase with Javier Escuella, I shot down his horse, engaged him in GoodOldFisticuffs, until he tried to steal my horse, at which point I had to kill the horse, and kept beating him until he started shooting at me. Then I had to kill him, all while a thunder storm occurred to add to the awesome.

** This troper had a similarly awesome experience that gave Marston ChronicHeroSyndrome; he was in the middle of rescueing Floyd Brogles at Gaptooth Breach when a "Hangman's Noose" NPC came asking Marston to come help save his wife. The player then left Gaptooth Breach, followed the husband, shot his wife's noose loose, killed the criminals and then road back to Gaptooth Breach to save Floyd, get the treasure and then completed the second phase of "Funny Man". Pure Win!

** This troper had a similarly awesome experience that gave Marston ChronicHeroSyndrome; he was in the middle of rescueing Floyd Brogles at Gaptooth Breach when a "Hangman's Noose" NPC came asking Marston to come help save his wife. The player then left Gaptooth Breach, followed the husband, shot his wife's noose loose, killed the criminals and then road back to Gaptooth Breach to save Floyd, get the treature and then completed the second phase of "Funny Man". Pure Win!

* Random encounters can easily become awesome depending on the player's actions. But the coolest has to be when bandits attack a town and you stand out in the middle of the road as they come to you, whip out your [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]], activate [[ImprobableAimingSkills deadeye]] and [[BoomHeadShot headshot]] each bandit off their horses staying still as the horses run right past you while your [[BadassLongCoat duster coat]] blows from the wind of the running horses. As a bonus the guy they were dragging and the townsfolk will thank you for such an awesome display of badassery.

* On a meta example: Rockstar didn't expect this game to sell well but [[DoingItForTheArt made it anyway]]. And millions of dollars later, there's a sequel on the way!

* On a meta example: Rockstar didn't expect this game to sell well but [[DoingItForTheArt made it anyway]]. And millions of dollars later, there's a sequel on the way!

* This is just me, but as a huge fan of Preacher, I found it immensely enjoyable to don a duster coat, pick up a 6-gun, and turn on infinite ammo, health, and Dead Eye cheats in order to walk around role-playing the Saint of Killers.

* This is just me, but as a huge fan of the comic book "Preacher", I found it immensely enjoyable to don a duster coat, pick up a 6-gun, and turn on infinite ammo, health, and Dead Eye cheats in order to walk around role-playing the Saint of Killers.

* The Assault on Fort Mercer. Sure, it's not really far into the game, but [[spoiler: seeing Marston pop out of Dicken's wagon with a gatling gun and absolutely lay waste to dozens of mooks definitely belongs here.]]

* John riding to reunite with this family while epic music plays.

* [[spoiler: The surprise credits after "Remember My Family".]]

** Except for that one time he almost gets executed for betraying the government. Then it's a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for the Rebels.

** Except for that one time he almost gets executed for betraying the government. Then it's a CMoA for the Rebels.

* John Marston's last stand.

* Mexico is one long CrowningMomentOfAwesome for John. Not only does he manipulates both the Government and the Rebellion in order to get his objective, he also manages to win some of the biggest shootouts in western history. He's pretty much the one who decides who wins the war at the end, even if he doesn't care.

* Mexico is one long CrowningMomentOfAwesome for John. Not only does he manipulates both the Government and the Rebellion in order to get his objective. He also manages to win some of the biggest shout out in western. he's pretty much the one who decides who wins the war at the end, eve if he doesn't care.

* John Marston's last stand.