He’s hanging out there in Red Dead Redemption, working as a hitman for the Mexican army in the country’s ongoing civil war. Javier Escuella hails from Nuevo Paraíso, a (fictional) province of Mexico that lies on the border with the U.S. Dutch, Bill, Javier and John are all key members of the crew at this point, but they’re not the only characters who show up in both games. Twelve years earlier, Red Dead Redemption 2 follows the exploits of the Van der Linde Gang in its heyday - or perhaps its last hurrah. So they blackmail one reformed ex-member, John Marston, into hunting down three of his former comrades - Bill Williamson, Javier Escuella and Dutch van der Linde himself - by kidnapping his wife, Abigail Marston, and their son, Jack. Federal agents from the Bureau of Investigation are looking to round up what’s left of the Van der Linde Gang, a group of outlaws that once terrorized large swaths of the West and South. As civilization takes hold in every nook and cranny across America, the government looks to tame the Wild West once and for all. Red Dead Redemption is set primarily in 1911. Let’s begin with a quick story synopsis to explain the crossover.
Here’s a primer on everyone - as far as we currently know - who appears in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2. Whether you played the first game and are just looking for a refresher, or you never got around to it and want to do some homework before you jump into the follow-up, we’ve got you covered. After all, the Van der Linde Gang plays a central role in both games.
To be clear, the two games don’t just take place in the same universe - there’s direct continuity between them, with Red Dead Redemption 2 featuring younger versions of multiple characters from Red Dead Redemption. Red Dead Redemption 2 is launching eight and a half years after Red Dead Redemption, but it’s a prequel: It is set in 1899, more than a decade before the events of the previous game.
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