Red Dead Redemption 1: How To Unlock Every Stranger Mission

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refers to many of its side quests as Stranger Missions, reflecting the format in which they're unlocked. Each one begins with John meeting a stranger somewhere in the world — along the side of a road, deep in the woods, within a saloon — and agreeing, for better or worse, to complete a task for them. This may range from the simple and violent to the complex and meditative. John might find himself working as a hired gun for someone he has just met, or searching far and wide for herbs to cure a sick traveler.

Although less pivotal to 's overarching story than any of its main missions, Stranger Missions are no less complex. Some of them span the entire game, requiring you to encounter a particular Stranger multiple times throughout the course of the campaign. Others lead into much larger, arguably main quest-adjacent activities. Some Stranger Missions have various branching paths depending on the player's choices; others are straightforward, little more than comedic relief. There are 19 Stranger Missions available in: here's how to find all of them.

Part one of this Stranger Mission is located southwest of MacFarlane's Ranch, about halfway down the southern road between it and Armadillo. It can only be accessed after completing the Bonnie main story mission "." Look for the question mark icon on the map just south of the road. There, John will meet a Strange Man who asks him to confront a friend of his, who apparently intends to cheat on his wife. In an introduction to 's Honor system, John can either convince him not to or egg him on.

All three parts of " " must be completed before " ," or they will automatically fail.

Later on, after completing Irish's main story mission ","you'll find the Strange Man south of El Matadero. This time, you'll be choosing whether to rob a nun or donate to her cause. Finally, part three is located just outside Beecher's Hope after completing "," and constitutes a simple conversation with the Strange Man in which he remarks on your