One of the things I have always loved about the Red Dead Redemption franchise is how it leaves so many strands of mystery all around for fans to theorize and speculate on, such as the fate of Princess Isabeau, Gavin’s tireless search for a man named Nigel, or the abandoned town of Pleasance with the scary writing “Don’t open, plague”.
Now, after more than 15 years of waiting, one of those mysteries has finally been addressed: the enigmatic identity of the Strange Man – and it’s way scarier than you might think.
It Took Over 15 Years For This Red Dead Mystery To Finally Get an Answer
Let’s rewind a bit for some context (if your memory is as bad as mine, I know you’re thanking me right now).
The Strange Man is basically a mysterious and elusive character from one of the “Stranger” side missions in the first Red Dead Redemption, who appears on a clifftop to test John Marston’s morality, saying he’s an “accountant”.
That alone made some players believe he is not real (merely a hallucination) or even the incarnation of a supernatural figure like Death, God, or the Reaper. And, well, that’s actually pretty close to the...
