History RedDeadRedemption2 / TropesAToL

** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadmysteries/comments/e7iy4z/whats_up_with_the_moon_in_this_game_it_rises_in/ The moon is incorrectly placed]] -- it's on the northern skies, which would be correct if the game took place on the southern hemisphere. As the game takes place in North America, it should be on the southern skies. It also goes through phases ''much'' faster than the real thing.

* Fanservice: You have to take a bath at a hotel. You can choose to have a "Deluxe Bath"]] to up the cost, and a revealing, attractive woman will help you bathe. You can give inputs on body parts to wash and make small talk, as long as you keep her happy.

%%* Fanservice you have to take a bath at a hotel. You can choose to have a "Deluxe Bath"]] to up the cost, and a revealing, attractive woman will help you bathe. You can give inputs on body parts to wash and make small talk, as long as you keep her happy.

** In Chapter 6, it is possible to overhear Dutch [[TalkingToThemself talking to himself]] at camp where he seems to be running through a game of chess in his mind. He mutters "ah, yes, White to d4," which is the Algebraic Notation of for describing chess moves. However, that system of notation didn't become popular until the 1980s. During the era of the game, Descriptive Notation would have been used instead. (Ex. "White Queen's Knight 4".) As a GeniusBonus, the move Dutch describes is the first in a strategy known as the "Dutch Defense".

* ISurrenderSuckers: You can pretend to surrender to the Lawmen / {{Bounty Hunter}}s, and then cancel it mid-way by pulling out your gun. They will surely won't see it coming, and it will give you some time to think of an stratedy.

** There is an NPC who would challenge you to a horse race. He will beat his horse if he loses, and if he loses a second time, would [[YouHaveFailedMe outright kill it]].
* BadassArmy: Deconstructed with the [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks U.S. Army]] soldiers present in the game. Drawing their attention and wrath is considered a death sentence by most of the Van der Linde gang, including Arthur. However, when they are fought, they turn out to be little more than green recruits handed rifles and sent off into dangerous situations. They are also led by an incompetent Colonel looking for some last glory before retirement who even tries [[spoiler:to have his actually competent second-in-command court marshaled and hanged for treason when he wants to sue for peace with the Wapiti]]. Discussed at one point by Arthur after fighting some of them when he finds one's ID card (a precursor to dog tags) and learns that he's just a "kid from New Jersey". Except when in overwhelming numbers, they're little match for hardened career outlaws.

** Played For Laughs in one of the most {{memetic|Mutation}} missions in the game, where Arthur takes Lenny to a bar to calm him down. HilarityEnsues.

* FanserviceWithASmile: At some point you have to take a bath at a hotel. You can choose to have a [[HotCoffeeMinigame "Deluxe Bath"]] to up the cost, and a revealing, attractive woman will help you bathe. You can give inputs on body parts to wash and make small talk, as long as you keep her happy.

** Played For Laughs in one of the most [[MemeticMutation memetic]] missions in the game, where Arthur takes Lenny to a bar to calm him down. HilarityEnsues.

** [[spoiler: Even if Arthur was to somehow find, and then donate, say, one hundred thousand dollars, which is a very nice amount of money, especially in 1899, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Dutch would still need more money]], despite the fact that the gang had more than enough to leave the country.]] This is {{Justified}} as Dutch actually [[spoiler: has the money available from the Blackwater Heist but doesn't want to retire.]]

** The KKK can be encountered, but the original incarnation of the Klan was forcibly disbanded by the Grant administration in the early 1870s, long before the game starts in 1899, and wouldn't be revived until the release of Film/TheBirthOfANation1915.

** In the ''GTA V'' mission ''The Long Stretch'', one mandatory objective is to purchase a pump-action shotgun from Ammu-Nation with Franklin's own money. It is possible to '''trigger a Mission Failure''' if Franklin doesn't have enough money for it. During a mission in Chapter 2 involving a bit of livestock rustling, Arthur needs to purchase a Remington Rolling Block rifle from the Valentine gun store, again with his own funds. However, should he not have the funds to pay for the cost of the rifle himself, John will pay for it instead.

** The KKK was not in operation during 1899. The First Klan was shut down by the U.S. Government in the early 1870s under the Grant administration and wouldn't be recreated until the 1910s (although a number of similarly brutal white supremacist groups remained in operation in the South), and their infamous hood and robes wouldn't be seen until much later. [[ButtMonkey But who doesn't like seeing the KKK make]] [[TooDumbToLive complete fools of themselves?]] Since ''Red Dead'' is set in an alternate version of the United States like the ''GTA'' series[[labelnote: note]]To give an example of how different America in GTA is from real life, their version of Las Vegas is in their version of '''California''' instead of Nevada[[/labelnote]], it's possible that the KKK persisted in some form later. In one of the random encounters, a KKK leader notes that it's become much harder to operate due to the federal government, so they're probably a remnant.

** When John is holding Javier at gunpoint in ''Redemption'' 1, he says the following: "Now, I ain't the judge, but as it turns out, it's you or me. The way I see it, it might as well be you". In ''II'', Dutch says nearly the same thing ("It was either us, or him! I figured it might as well be him.") after [[spoiler:a shocked John admonishes him for drowning Angelo Bronte]], changing the context of the original line to John deliberately quoting Dutch.

** Venturing out to New Austin in the epilogue (which, it should be noted, is completely optional, save for a single story mission that takes place near the state's outskirts in Hennigan's Stead and one side quest in Rio Bravo) makes no real sense, as [[spoiler:John implied in ''Redemption'' 1 that he's never been in the area, seemed unfamiliar with the [=MacFarlane=] Ranch and Armadillo, and needed an escort to Fort Mercer]]. It's been speculated that the existence of New Austin in ''II'' at all is mainly for the multiplayer portion.

* GunsAkimbo: Borrowing from Rockstar's earlier work on ''VideoGame/MaxPayne 3'', you can dual-wield pistols for extra firepower.

* ISurrenderSuckers: You can pretend to surrender to the Lawmen / [[BountyHunter Bounty Hunters,]] and then cancel it mid-way by pulling out your gun. They will surely won't see it coming, and it will give you some time to think of an stratedy.

* [[spoiler:[[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou John Marston Is About to Shoot You]]]]

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Leviticus Cornwall is a railroad, oil, and sugar baron who didn't get that way by being nice. He thinks nothing of siccing his PrivateMilitaryContractors and {{Pinkerton Detective}}s on anyone who gets in his way. Oil is discovered under TheRez? Bribe the government to move the natives again so you can stake claim.

* HeroicRROD:[[spoiler:Arthur is told that he can slow the progression of his illness by going someplace warm and dry, but he chooses to stay with the gang. If the player finishes the final mission with high Honor, he dies from overexerting his disease-weakened body.]]

* BulletDancing: If the player chooses to shoot one of the two kidnappers in lieu of beating them up at the campsite during the mission 'Magicians for Sport', a cutscene will play of Arthur coming up to the remaining kidnapper with gun drawn, demanding to know where they took Trelawny, and when the terrified man has trouble finding his words, Arthur decides to help him find his tongue by shooting repeatedly at the man's feet, making him dance around until he finally shouts out where Trelawny was taken.

--> ''[[OldFlame Mary]] to Arthur: "There's a good man within you... but he is wrestling with a giant."''

* CampingACrapper: Combined with NatureTinkling: During "Paying a Social Call", you notice that one of the O'Driscolls decides to take whiz on a tree. You can sneak up behind him and stealthily kill him using a throwing knife. Or a regular knife. Or blow his head off with a sawed-off.

* CampingACrapper: Combined with NatureTinkling: During "Paying a Social Call", you notice that one of the O'Driscolls decides to take whiz on a tree. You can sneak up behind him and stealthily kill him using a throwing knife.

* BulletTime: Dead Eye returns from the last two games, crossing over with SuperReflexes. There's also a kill-cam system that shows certain kills in slow-motion, similarly to Rockstar's ''VideoGame/MaxPayne 3''. The focus of the camera changes depending on Arthur's honor level; high honor will have the camera focus more on Arthur, while low honor focuses more on the victim.

* ButThouMust: Frequently; while the player has a fair degree of control on how Arthur behaves outside of missions, as well as to a limited degree within them, throughout the story Arthur is ''required'' to do many reprehensible things. This reaches Meta levels with the [[spoiler:Thomas Downes debt collection mission; it's the ONLY one of the debtor missions that's mandatory, compared to the all the others being optional, because Arthur MUST beat Mr. Downes to death and contract TB in the process for the back half of the game's story to play out the way it does.]]

** Arthur is out of the norm for the time period by unequivocally treating every woman he comes across as an equal and with respect. He can tell the girls at camp that he thinks that men and women are equal[ly awful]. He even says in his journal that he doesn't like when men treat the women in their lives as objects without seeing them as their own people (specifically in the context about Mary's dad). He's also disgusted when Micah says in Chapter 4 that the girls owe the guys sex because all they do is sit around at camp all day. Arthur says they help and that they don't owe anyone anything.

** Arthur is out of the norm for the time period by unequivocally treating every woman he comes across as an equal and with respect. He can tell the girls at camp that he thinks that men and women are equal(y awful). He even says in his journal that he doesn't like when men treat the women in their lives as objects without seeing them as their own people (specifically in the context about Mary's dad). He's also disgusted when Micah says in Chapter 4 that the girls owe the guys sex because all they do is sit around at camp all day. Arthur says they help and that they don't owe anyone anything.

* InterfaceScrew: Drinking several alcoholic beverages in a short time will cause the screen to blur and your movements to become slower and more clumsy. The prompt for calling out Lenny is even affected, with the letters rearranging and even being spelled backwards.

* InterfaceScrew: While searching for Lenny in the saloon, elements of the HUD become more and more distored the drunker Arthur gets.

* GameGourmet: There are two main categories of consumables - tonics and provisions. The former consists of a variety of items that [[HealingPotion restore health]], [[ManaPotion stamina, or Dead Eye]] and are either store-bought or [[PotionBrewingMechanic brewed by the player]] at a campfire. The latter consists mostly of actual food and drink, falling squarely into this trope, and consuming them increases one or two Cores, which govern the regeneration of the meter they're tied to. Fruits, vegetables and snacks restore the Health Core, coffee, chocolate and other stimulants restore the Stamina Core, and [[SmokingIsCool cigarettes, cigars]] and [[TheAlcoholic various types of alcohol]] restore the Dead Eye Core. Lastly, campfire-cooked [[RealMenEatMeat meat]] restores all three Cores at once - the bigger the game, the bigger the recovery. Cores are always constantly draining, and while the player can't starve to death, having completely empty Cores often puts the player at a disadvantage.

* BadassLongcoat: One of Arthur's clothing options are coats, ranging from waist length jackets to dusters and tailcoats.
** Just like the last game the [[AndYourRewardIsClothes reward for completing all the challenges]] is an outfit with an awesome looking duster, with a gorgeous ruby red shotgun coat this time completing the immaculate Legend of the East outfit.