00:00 Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we are speculating about a game that hasn't even been confirmed yet.
00:15 We're crazy, but hopeful. Let's take a look at 10 theories about Red Dead Redemption 3.
00:21 For this list we'll be looking at some speculations and theories about what the next entry in this
00:26 fantastic series could entail. Learning about the events and characters through these two games
00:31 has left a lot of doors wide open, doors Rockstar could easily take us into. Looking at the structure
00:37 of the first two games, fans are able to make some pretty strong guesses about the possibilities
00:42 for the third entry. Do you like the sound of any of these theories? Let us know in the comments
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00:57 Admittedly a lot of these entries talk about events, characters and stories that have already
01:02 been established in the RDR universe. But before we get into the weeds, we should acknowledge the
01:07 possibility that Rockstar might remove us from New Austin, West Elizabeth and Mexico and take us to a
01:13 whole new setting, with an entirely new character and possibly a new gang. Traditionally this is how
01:19 Rockstar has handled its sequels, like with GTA. It allows for way less baggage and endless
01:25 possibilities. The fanbase behind this particular Rockstar entry may not take so kindly to this
01:31 though, as there are plenty of stories and characters in RDR1 and RDR2 that they'd like
01:35 to see explored. Charles. Charles Smith is one of the best characters to come out of RDR2.
01:52 He does not appear in RDR1 as at the end of RDR2, the prequel, he leaves John and Sadie,
01:58 stating he wants to go north, meet a woman and start a family. A Charles driven story
02:04 for the third entry would allow a fan favourite character to return whilst giving Rockstar the
02:09 opportunity to explore a new setting and invite a whole bunch of new characters into his world.
02:13 Does Charles have the gravitas to carry an entire plot on his lonesome though?
02:18 Some argue no. A Charles sequel may have been a nice DLC, but as the basis for an entire game,
02:26 we aren't so sure. The Golden Age. No matter who the game follows, no matter what story they tell,
02:40 it would be more than likely that Rockstar follows the trajectory they've already set
02:44 up by having the third entry of Red Dead Redemption take place further back in time
02:48 again as the prequel to RDR2. The exciting thing about this period of the 1870s and 1880s
02:55 is that this was essentially the golden age of lawless violent mischief in the American West.
03:01 The stories and tales that come out of this time period are epic and wild, as well as deeply
03:06 depressing and often dark. This period of time would be an interesting era to explore in RDR3,
03:12 should Rockstar decide to take us back there. The Rise of Vanderland.
03:24 There have been many, many arguments about how it would quote not work for RDR3 to jump back
03:30 further in time to put us in the shoes of Dutch Vanderlinde and get an up close and personal look
03:35 at the rise of this infamous gang. The most popular argument is that we've seen the best
03:40 of this gang, and there isn't any story left to tell. Entering RDR2, we knew nothing about Arthur,
03:46 Hosea, Lenny or even Sadie. In RDR1, John didn't discuss his biggest and most epic adventures from
03:53 his past, and he definitely didn't discuss Micah Bell's betrayal. Rockstar created one of the
03:58 greatest stories of all time by taking advantage of the vagueness and holes that had been left in
04:04 our RDR1 protagonist stories, and with the vagueness and holes left in the story of Dutch
04:08 Vanderlinde, there's no reason why they couldn't do it again. To see Dutch with his lost love Annabelle
04:14 may humanise our antagonist into a protagonist, and tell me for one second you don't want to
04:20 actually see what happened in Blackwater as the games inevitable conclusion.
04:23 Black Bell
04:48 Black Bell, otherwise known as Maybelle Elizabeth Coulter, appears as a minor character in one of
04:53 the Stranger Missions of Red Dead Redemption 2. Black Bell became an infamous member of the Coulter
04:59 Tobin gang, of which she is the sole surviving member. Her journey and jobs eventually resulted
05:05 in her becoming a renowned gunslinger, much like Dutch Vanderlinde. She was so sought after,
05:10 she amassed a bounty said to be higher than the famous gunslinger Landon Ricketts. So she's a
05:16 pretty bad bitch. Some believe that her epic backstory combined with her history as a gang
05:20 member could hint at the possibility of her story being the focus of RDR3. Some also believe that
05:27 Rockstar left as a hint that this would be the case as Johns original Red Dead Redemption 1 hat
05:32 can be seen hung up in her cabin, a clear easter egg if I've ever seen one.
05:36 The Calendar Brothers
05:38 Much like in GTA 5, some people theorised that RDR3 could involve multiple protagonists,
05:59 rather than just a sole gang member. The Calendar Brothers are mentioned heavily throughout RDR2
06:05 as members of the gang whose ending we are all aware of. Mac was shot and killed by Andrew Milton
06:10 at the Blackwater Massacre, while Davey died en route to Coulter as the gang drudged through the
06:16 heavy snow. Could RDR3 put us in the shoes of those two brothers as we witness their history,
06:22 their involvement in the gang, and ultimately their deaths? Only time will tell.
06:27 Sadie Adler
06:29 Fans have been clamouring to know more about Sadie since the moment the credits rolled on RDR2.
06:44 Her character Ark is easily one of the most interesting of the entire gang as we watch her
06:49 go from farm wife widow to revered bounty hunter. Well, fans have been speculating for a long time
06:55 after a possible leak from Rockstar that Sadie would be either the central character of RDR3,
07:01 or a side character and possible friend of the protagonist. To follow Sadie's story before the
07:07 events of RDR2 would possibly be a little boring during her farm wife days, so if Sadie is the
07:13 protagonist of the new entry, it'd be safe to assume we'll be following her into the same
07:17 timeline as RDR1 while she lives her Mandalorian dreams.
07:21 Colm's Brother
07:29 One of the most interesting things about the plot and characters of RDR2 was getting involved with
07:43 and growing fond of characters who had been antagonists and enemies in RDR1. Some gamers
07:48 speculate that we may switch sides again in RDR3 to jump back in time further and into the shoes
07:54 of Colm O'Driscoll's brother, a man who was killed by Dutch Vanderlind after the gangs agreed to
08:00 peace. We obviously would hate to be on the side of Colm O'Driscoll, but we know that Colm never
08:06 really liked his brother, so perhaps the O'Driscoll brother is the perfect character to follow as a
08:10 more moral and rounded human who may have been the driving force behind the two gangs creating peace.
08:16 Seeing the Vanderlind gang as enemies whilst living in the shoes of a gang we know very
08:28 little about has endless possibilities for epic storytelling.
08:32 Jack Marston
08:39 This theory for RDR3 has been around probably since RDR2 dropped. At the end of RDR1 one of
08:45 the now infamous Red Dead epilogues takes place where, just like in RDR2, the protagonist dies,
08:51 and we step into the shoes of another character. In RDR2 it was John, in RDR1 it was John's son,
08:57 Jack. There are two possibilities for a Jack Marston driven story. We could follow Jack during
09:03 the time between John's death and the epilogue of that game, watching him become a competent
09:08 gunslinger himself, or we could simply kick off our story from where RDR1 ends, with Jack having
09:13 avenged his father, now moving onto this next adventure during the prohibition era of American
09:19 history. It wouldn't be much of a western, but Rockstar could still make it awesome.
09:24 Landon Ricketts
09:35 Landon Ricketts was introduced in RDR1 as one of the best gunslingers to have ever fought his way
09:50 through the west, and fans are so keen for him to be the protagonist of RDR3 that they've already
09:55 got the plot laid out. One of the most interesting hidden details in RDR2 is in a newspaper article
10:01 that states Landon Ricketts was fighting at the Blackwater Massacre. Remember that? The infamous
10:07 event that nobody talks about in detail where Dutch shot and killed an innocent woman? Yeah,
10:12 Landon was there. With Landon driving RDR3 we could get an epic prequel that leads up to the
10:18 events of this massacre, and an epilogue that takes us from the massacre through till John
10:21 meets Landon in Mexico. This story has so much potential for its own purposes, but also finally
10:28 gives players an objective look at what the hell happened at Blackwater. Did you enjoy this video?
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