There are new hints that Red Dead Redemption 2 will be a prequel to the first game. “Investigations” by fans lead to these results.
To find hints for a popular project, fans sometimes employ strange methods. What some fans of RDR2 call stalking, others refer to as “thorough examination.” Ultimately, the description of the activity doesn’t matter. What interests us are the new hints regarding Red Dead Redemption 2. Sources include actor websites and Facebook friendships pointing towards specific actors and stories.
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After the trailer, it was quiet
In October 2016, Rockstar released the trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, and the excitement among fans was immense. After that, it went silent about Rockstar’s game, which is supposed to be released this fall.
But fans are not satisfied with this silence surrounding the anticipated Western game and are conducting their own investigations. There are already rumors that RDR2 will be a prequel to the first part, telling the story of John Marston and his gang before they parted ways.
In the GTA forums, hints of all kinds are being collected that support the rumor about the prequel.
Actors involved in motion capture work for RDR2
Initial hints were already provided on March 7 by GTA forum user Jabalous. He found information on an Actors-Access website that actor Matt Bradford was involved in motion capture work for Dutch in RDR2. Since Dutch van der Linde dies in the first part, his return would be a strong argument for a prequel. This information can no longer be found on Bradford’s Actors-Access website.
On March 8, user Jabalous found another hint. This time, it concerns actor Roger Grundwald, who confirmed on his website that he is working as a German psychiatrist on a project from Rockstar Games and Take-Two. On his Actors-Access website, the character name “Menchen” was briefly found before it was deleted again.
Twitter followers and YouTube likes
On March 8, another user from the forum discovered that some of the RDR1 voice actors follow each other on Twitter. Here is the corresponding post in the GTA forums.
The voice actor of Bill Williamson (a member of the RDR1 gang) is Steve J. Palmer, who joined Twitter in September just before the announcement of RDR2. He made the character Bill Williamson his banner image, following other voice actors like Benjamin Byron Davis, who is the voice of Dutch.
He also followed Irish-American actor Roger Clark on Twitter. This, in turn, fueled the rumors among the stalkers fans, as he followed back Steve J. Palmer and Benjamin Byron Davis on Twitter in January.
However, Roger Clark did not stop there and gave fans another “hint.” With his public YouTube profile, he liked a video speculating about a prequel.
Continuing on Facebook
Further “hints” appeared on March 11. Roger Clark, Benjamin Byron Davis, Steve J. Palmer, Gabriel Sloyer Ceron (known from the Netflix series “Narcos” and from GTA 5) and Rob Wiethoff (known for the voice and motion capture of John Marston) are friends on Facebook with actress Cali Moore, who will presumably take on the female role in the gang.
As a reminder:
- Rob Wiethoff – voice of John Marston in RDR1
- Benjamin Byron Davis – voice of Dutch van der Linde in RDR1
- Steve J. Palmer – voice of Bill Williamson in RDR1
Every person in this six-member group is also friends with Noshir Dalal on Facebook, who voiced Knight Rhys in Fallout 4. Dalal could thus be the seventh member of this group.
These Facebook friendships are said to provide hints of a prequel featuring John Marston and his old gang, according to users in the GTA forum. Keep in mind that this is purely speculation. You can find the thread in the GTA forum here on GTAForums.com
As soon as there is official information about Red Dead Redemption 2, we will of course inform you.
The multiplayer mode of Red Dead Redemption 2 is said to be particularly important – possibly a competitor for GTA Online?
