UPDATE: Following the channel hack this video weirdly got hit with a copyright strike after months of being up with no problem whatsoever. I had to cut a minute out of this video to not get the channel weirdly hit for something that was fine MONTHS ago. The minute is in the beginning but if there are anymore oddities in this video that is the reason. I apologize for this and am equally as upset about this video, one that was dedicated to the original RED, being affected.
Technically no The stereotypical cowboy is a clean shaven white wearing morally good cowboy who's very talkative. Characters like Clint Eastwoods The Man With No Name subverted this stereotype with an anti hero like gunslinger. A man of few words who's prone to violence very easily, obtains a morally grey compass, is not clean at all and wears brown instead of white. This became its own stereotype, arguably more popular now and its the stereotype Red Harlow obtains greatly
@@SIEGTHEGOATFRFR He said that the imagery of this Western badass bounty hunter came is another stereotype. And Red's not a cowboy, he's a bounty hunter.
@@christianmino3753I like the idea that red Harlow and red dead revolver is more of a fable like a story told in the west exaggerating parts of the story like call of Juarez gunslinger
You can say that uncle claims to be the one shot kid. Maybe he was capable of shooting. At his prime youth. But he got so lazy overtime that he only gets gung ho when very necessary.
I got to meet Robert Bogue (Red Harlow's voice actor) a few weeks ago at the Black Hills Redemption event. Such an amazing and personable guy, ended up chatting with him way longer than I should've. The way his face lit up when I pulled out a copy of RDRevolver for him to sign while the rest of the room went nuts for John Marston and Arthur Morgan... man, Red Harlow (and now his actor) will always be a personal favorite for me.
My headcanon is that Red Dead Revolver is a romanticized retelling of events that actually took place in the Red Dead verse, in the vein of dime novels spun by the likes of Theodore Levin, or W.W. Beauchamp from Unforgiven.
In some way. Yes it does. It’s a dime novel. But it’s based on real life events within Brimstone. Then later a novelist recreated the events of Red Harlow. Just in some romanticized way. Red would be a real survivalist bounty hunter. And red escape the law for killing governor Griffin.
I believe that would b the case. That's what R* do with GTA. Sure there's different universes but it can b implied some form of the events do actually happen in different universes
To be fair, a sizeable chunk of RDRevolver was developed by Capcom. So yeah maybe romanticised is the best avenue to explain how at time Capcom-tier whimsical RDR is.
It pains me that people think Jack Marston ends up a villain after RDR1 when he's clearly a parallel to Red Harlow and it makes far more sense for him to be a hero.
Just what I was thinking. It's like the 1st Red game is the proto-version of who Jack becomes. Maybe the next game will bring Jack & Red together somehow.
its not that jack ends up as a villian, but he follows in his fathers footsteps of killing and things of the sort. john wanted him to lead an honest life rid of killing and crime, which he does not and therefore lets his father down. red dead redemption has no happy ending.
@@butterbandit9122tbf, John also let’s Arthur down for taking revenge at Micha (even he said to never look back) which then compromises John’s family to the government which leads to the events of the main game. There is only redemption in death
Red was my introduction to the Western anti hero bounty hunter in video games. He is indeed a badass legend and him getting his vengeance on Griffin was a perfect ending for his arc. 'It never was about the money'.
The voice actor himself on instagram told me he would want return to his role as Red Harlow and even do the full mo cap for Red. Its just up to Rockstar maybe Rdr3 will actually be Red Dead Revolver 2
I think RD: Revolver remake would make more sense but with the blueprint of what made RDR2 excellent. Imagine a remake with the graphics of RDR2 or better, instead of the camp mechanic you are a solo gunslinger with a companion dog who can be feed and treated just like the horse mechanic. Widen up the map, had some more spice to the story and you could name it RDR3 or keep it RD: Revolver, it would be a banger of a game. They could explore the native part of history even more since Red’s mother was a native herself, we could meet some of the ancestors of RDR2 characters as Easter eggs and maybe even meet a young Hosea… since they already gone back in time with the sequel they could really dig even more into the past with RDRevolver and it would totally make sense.
@@111paolo2there’s plenty to do with rdr4. Plenty of stories they could come with through the Wild West period no different than gta being set in “civilized” times.
This is one of the things that always got me with the franchise is that everybody and their mom knows john and Arthur but not Red the guy who this franchise takes it’s name from! P.S. since I’ve got 61 likes by this point it’s safe to say that there are still a decent amount of people that still remember Red Dead Revolver!
@@azr_Ħ they may be true but that still doesn’t mean red dead revolver was a bad game! I’ve played it myself and had some good memories beating the game and plus you got to play more than two characters considering rdr1 and 2 only have two playable characters in each game!
@@garrettromer8499 yeah i think off the top of my head the level where you play as general diego! The part where you had to destroy the cannons was the most difficult part of the level!
I think the Romanticised retelling is a good way to explain Red Dead Revolver. Its fitting since a good chunk of RDR was developed by Capcom after all. So it would explain the whimsy of the story
I heard it was more of a concept that capcom tried to do but failed so they sold their right to rockstar. Which is why rockstar owns it and its pretty much the start of their red dead series.. I could be wrong but pretty sure it’s somewhere around those lines
I like the idea of uncle being red harlow. He didn’t mind letting the tales be exaggerated because it would make it harder for people to associate a larger than life hero of folk lore with a laid back shirker like himself. Plus if it’s true, Red’s story begins with his family dying at the ranch, and ends with him dying at another ranch to save the family he found.
@@palmtree8082 OF COURSE NOT, he's OLD and ILL. That's like getting mad at a war veteran for not going into battle anymore. He's not a bum, he's retired and even though he has every excuse in the book to lie around and completely enjoy his retirement, he still takes the women out to have fun, stakes out new robbing opportunities for the gang, and sings songs to boost the gang's morale; Even when the gang broke up, he stayed to help his friend build his house. I know from second-hand experience, that's HARD for someone with back problems to do. Bro is up there with Arthur, in terms of "selflessness".
I remember when my dad rented Red Dead Revolver from Blockbuster for the PS2 me,him,and my little brother when he got older played many hrs on that game and I just recently downloaded it on the Xbox one beat the game again and completed the bounty hunter levels
Played this game as a kid and its half the reason that I still love Western movies today. PS2 era was really just peak story game era imo, laid the ground work for such great things to come later.
Red Harlow the man before Arthur Morgan and John Marston had shocked his way into legend in rdr universe. He’s an interesting character that you tell kids bed time stories and camp fires . If you can think about it , Red Dead Revolver is the foundation of rdr franchise ever existed
I think its kinda cool how video games nowadays kinda play into the trope that the eldest generations were legends and their stories were so great but also dubious and out of the public eye that modern protagonists would likely only think if them as a myth. Like, hearing your grandpas stories about the war, then your dads stories about how cool he was in his youth, then hearing a sobering and dramatic tale from your dying uncle that reveals the ugly truths of all the tales of old while also showing that the truly amazing moments were all the bits grandpa didnt tell you.
Likely considering his proximity to story telling Cowboys and Uncle he could have heard about Red Harlow's Stories and wrote essentially the Dime Novel definitive edition of Red's story.
ragnar lothbrok was 100% a real person but yeah the mythical part of his story that was shown in the tv show is definitely overblown by a lot. being the father of the people that led the great heathen army definitely made people mythologize him past the fact that he converted to christianity and add in the ragnorok ties after the normans took over france and england. maybe even to justify doing it.
Red Harlow's original revolver would be the grand daddy of a treasure to have. Think of how many legends and outlaws he's bested with that thing and he gives it to that buffalo soldier for the goofy ass scorpion revolver. That's a weapon you put in a museum.
It would be cool for red to be some old man (NPC) in a rocking chair smoking a cigarette on some porch at a random house somewhere and if you talk to him, he could re tell you the story of red Harlow. Even if it's a different universe or timeline, the character of Red could still exist. Just with different chronology.
Well Red has to exist in some form in the Redemption series considering u find NPCs talking about him. Sure the game might not take place in RDR 1 and 2 but that doesn't mean some form of events from Revolver can't have been adapted I'm pretty sure Rockstar have hinted that events from past games have taken place in some form in others
@@themaskedwander Wrong. Rockstar has stated multiple times Red Dead Revolver is its OWN universe. Those stories referencing events from Revolver are merely Easter eggs for fans of the 2004 title, they said it themselves. Fans are really bad at doing basic lore research.
@KC.45 u do realise that since NPCs know who Red is, that has to imply he has to exist in some form in universe, it can't b just easter eggs if multiple people seem to know about him. I'm not saying the game is canon to Redemption. I'm saying that some of the events of the game r. Which can b and has been allowed to happen in R* IPs They have done it all the time with GTA
Man I played this game so much on the PS2, and then again on PS4. The soundtrack alone is incredible. This story would make such a great TV series if done right
Red dead revolver was beautiful. Both in story and in game play. His story was so tragic that once you understand the full magnitude of it, you damn near felt obligated to storm that mansion and put one right in-between ol' govener "griff" griffon's eyes. He makes Micha look like an honorable man by comparison, which is saying A LOT, because we all know that after playing rdr 2 we see Micha in our heads whenever the word rat comes up in our day to day. God I love this game. A definite must play if you haven't already or watch a walkthrough if you can't get access to it yourself. Just for the story. Yes, it really is that good
I think it could be interesting for Red dead 3 for Jack Marston to begin to loose his way and become a more malicious figure like maybe Micah driven by the loss of everyone around him thinking what’s the point of doing good if he has nothing to fight for. But he then stumbles upon an old man in a remote area running from the law who understands what Jack is going through and takes Jack under his wing and sets sets him on the right path for him to become the next legend. At the end of the game it would be revealed that it was Red and that he didn’t reveal himself or tell anyone who he was or if he really even existed because it was never about the fame and fortune.
Multiplayer pvp was fun too. Red harlow original character killing everything and everyone between him and the grind of vengeance just felt right. Most people that seen him died or forgot him just a strange Wanderer similar to the Legends until they seen him in action.
fun fact: Red Dead Revolver was originally a Capcom joint. It was at a gameshow and was way more arcadey and over the top, and the Rockstar guys loved it. The game was kinda floundering in dev hell at Capcom, so Rockstar bought the rights and twhatever they made and made their own take on it
My idea is that Red Harlow settles down in the small town of Widow’s Patch since you can buy the deed to the saloon there in the game, so a business owner in a small town protecting it as it grows to be a larger more self-sufficient town and has a family
Red Dead Revolver was the game that got me into westerns. The songs in that game where a perfect starting point in discovering movies that weren't made by Sergio Leone
It's Rockstar. Better to die in your own game, than be turned into a pansy and have your head stomped in Lost and the Damned. And then they made Marston so unlikable in RDR2
RDR1 will forever hold its place in my mind as I played it first: it has a western atmosphere that the color palette, music.. honestly idk what it is that just makes it more Wild West classic feeling in my opinion. It may be the memories or how the story is set up, or just the fact you’re stuck in New Austin in RDR1, giving the dry desert atmosphere. I still haven’t figured out what it was about it that made it feel like more of Wild West cinematic, especially when RDR2 is far more cinematic.
I like to think that the story of Red Dead Revolver is just an over the top retelling of an actual story of a bounty hunting-gunslinger. It feels like something Levin (from RDR2) would write and make bank on
I so much want Revolver to be part of the overall lore/canon. I love this game to death and has such a great story. I would want a remake of this game with updated graphics and improved mechanics. And strongly believe that Uncle is NOT Red, not a chance. I'd like to see Red as a legend who just disappeared after his main goal was completed.
A friend and I used to sit down 3 days a week and beat the game and spent HOURS! Playing multi-player battle. Honestly. This game had the best couch pvp ever. Fking awesome
The main reason why rockstar likes to keep revolver sperate from the redemption series (same goes for the 3D GTAs and HD GTAs) is because it came before they were worried about continuity and it allows them to not worry about maintaining continuity with their new releases, especially when it comes to map layouts. Cuz imagine having to play a game like GTA VI on the OG vice city map
I have seen a lot of videos lately about speculation on what The next Red Dead game could look like. I wouldn't mind seeing a reboot or continuation of Red Harlow's storyline. Either titled "Red Dead" or "Read Dead Revenge"
Used to watch your channel years ago when I first started playing Red Dead. Completely forgot you exist, but I got a new PS4 and another copy of RDO finally, after not having one for nearly 2 years, and this video pops up in my recommended feed. Fate indeed. Also I'm a subscriber to the Red Harlow is Uncle theory and I'll die on that hill.
So long as they dont cut content i think itll be fine. Take mexico from rdr1 for example. If it was gutted or nothing compared to the US part of the map it would have felt just as bad as guarma.
Man, how dare you not even bring up the sacrifice of my boy Jack Swift? 😤The audacity. lol But nah. Really well done video. I love the way you summarized everything, almost like you were telling the legend yourself. There are a few things you left out that I would have loved to see included, like, as I said before, Jack Swifts death, or Buffalo Soldier, who wasn't even mentioned at all. But I understand this is specifically the myth of Red Harlow, so I get it. Other than those few gripes, this was an excellent video.
Jack Swift only helped Red assault Governor Griffin's mansion because Red saved Jack Swift's life from Pig Josh. THIS IS WHY Red Harlow definitely goes to search for Jack Swift after the events of the game. They have a close bond
An idea on how to open up the game if they ever do a remake: It starts with Uncle telling the story around the campfire, either during the van dir lind days days or at John's Ranch whichever y'all feel is more appropriate, it being a retelling as an Old West legend could explain away some of the more Fantastical and wacky elements.
Its a reference however it also fits the Old West Setting to have Red as a semi mythical figure of Folklore among the denisens of the Red Dead Redemption world, Also compared to GTA, the references to Red Dead Revolver are far more blatant as the NPCs are basically constantly talking about it, the closest GTA HD ever had of referencing the 3D universe was the C.J's gang being present in GTAV but thats it no real reference to the events of San Andreas.
You may think what you want about rockstar gamers, i used to play this game as a kid, as well as RD 1 & 2 and other rockstar games. they somehow manage to balance quality & business. they always deliver quality, which cannot be said about a lot of other game producers anymore.
I love the theory of Landon Ricketts being the real life version of Red Harlow. Guy does all this crazy shit then just settles down protecting people down south in Mexico
Red Dead Revolver is really underrated game. Yes, it is hard, but its so fun and enjoyable. But not that many people talk about it. Glad that Red got some spotlight
I think it would be a neat concept to do a sort of remake/retelling that fits in with the "Redemption" style of the world and is a little more grounded, but the original game is like the exaggerated story people tell. Or just just straight-up remake the original game plot; not usually into remaking good old games, but there's a lot of cool things that could be expanded on with Revolver. Would love more play time with other characters (especially Jack, who really should've gotten more than a single level) and see the newer gameplay try and do different mechanics/play styles for each of them.
This game needs a remaster and if Red Dead 3 ever happens. I think it would be cool if you was to meet red as an old man or middle aged depending on the time period of the game, but he needs to be cannon to the red dead redemption games.
You mean uncle? I know there's likely some lore reason why this is impossible, but I can't help loving the head cannon that uncle was actually a legendary gunslinger who got lazy in his old age.
i have a theory on how red harlow fits in the red dead universe, apparently are in a first person perspective telling the story of red harlow. how do i know this? well if you examine the title screen you'll see that you're in a room sitting in front of a desk, you're either a reporter, sheriff, or someone of importance that's telling the story to someone, and that someone is Red Harlow. so, you're basically someone in the Red Dead Redemption Universe telling the story of Red Harlow in the Red Dead Revolver Universe. that's why you hear references Of Red Harlow throughout Red Dead Redemption 2. You've told a story, A Wild Western Folktale, the story of Red Harlow, himself.
the story passed down from mouth to ear being told from generation to generation, as this of the reporter or sheriff telling his story to another colleague. and the story would spread on from the time of the wild west to the end of the wild west itself which is 1899 to which therefore is WHEN Red Read Redemption takes place. and that's how we hear references of red harlow in the universe of Red Dead Redemption 2.
So I used to think that I’ve never played this game, until I saw old footage of someone playing the multiplayer mini games and I remembered “oh sh*t!! I have played this! Waaaaaay back at my grandmas house”
I'd like to think Red Harlow's tale did happen in the cannon of his game, but in the Red dead redemption cannon there was a Red Harlow, his tale exacerbated and retold as legend: as any good storyteller would. There was a man that, in some capacity, did do those things during the mythic age of the Wild West. Not one-for-one with the same characters, a faceless Gunslinger whose deeds may have been selfish, but we're deemed as heroic.
If you ask me, I know it doesn't make any sense with the timeline, but Jack Marston and Red Harlow have more in common instead of uncle because they both witnessed their parents died
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UPDATE: Following the channel hack this video weirdly got hit with a copyright strike after months of being up with no problem whatsoever. I had to cut a minute out of this video to not get the channel weirdly hit for something that was fine MONTHS ago. The minute is in the beginning but if there are anymore oddities in this video that is the reason. I apologize for this and am equally as upset about this video, one that was dedicated to the original RED, being affected.
They finally got rid of mxr plays now they turning their attention to everyone else
The world were living in these days, youd probably be ok if you transition and upload twerk videos 😂😂.... now that's a hard stance
red harlow is the most stereotypical cowboy in RDR universe and i absolutely love him
Technically no
The stereotypical cowboy is a clean shaven white wearing morally good cowboy who's very talkative.
Characters like Clint Eastwoods The Man With No Name subverted this stereotype with an anti hero like gunslinger. A man of few words who's prone to violence very easily, obtains a morally grey compass, is not clean at all and wears brown instead of white. This became its own stereotype, arguably more popular now and its the stereotype Red Harlow obtains greatly
@@jackbluehq6653you just agreed with him but complicated
@@SIEGTHEGOATFRFR He said that the imagery of this Western badass bounty hunter came is another stereotype. And Red's not a cowboy, he's a bounty hunter.
@@KC.45 ah my bad
@@jackbluehq6653 I'm talking about the RDR universe, not ours.
If red Harlow actually ended up as uncle in rdr2 that would be the most depressing thing in the entire red dead universe
Atleast he died a hero.
Luckily, he didn't. The age differences alone throw that theory out the window.
@@demonslayer5122 Even if it's a different universe or timeline, the character of Red could still exist. Just with different chronology.
@@christianmino3753I like the idea that red Harlow and red dead revolver is more of a fable like a story told in the west exaggerating parts of the story like call of Juarez gunslinger
You can say that uncle claims to be the one shot kid. Maybe he was capable of shooting. At his prime youth. But he got so lazy overtime that he only gets gung ho when very necessary.
I got to meet Robert Bogue (Red Harlow's voice actor) a few weeks ago at the Black Hills Redemption event. Such an amazing and personable guy, ended up chatting with him way longer than I should've. The way his face lit up when I pulled out a copy of RDRevolver for him to sign while the rest of the room went nuts for John Marston and Arthur Morgan... man, Red Harlow (and now his actor) will always be a personal favorite for me.
i love Steve Haines & sometimes Troy
i’d do the same in your situation
I just had the biggest mind fuck when i found out that Robert Bogue also plays the FIB agent in GTA V
"so davey wheres your boyfriend red harlow?"
My headcanon is that Red Dead Revolver is a romanticized retelling of events that actually took place in the Red Dead verse, in the vein of dime novels spun by the likes of Theodore Levin, or W.W. Beauchamp from Unforgiven.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has the same headcanon.
In some way. Yes it does. It’s a dime novel. But it’s based on real life events within Brimstone. Then later a novelist recreated the events of Red Harlow. Just in some romanticized way. Red would be a real survivalist bounty hunter. And red escape the law for killing governor Griffin.
I believe that would b the case. That's what R* do with GTA. Sure there's different universes but it can b implied some form of the events do actually happen in different universes
100% same.
To be fair, a sizeable chunk of RDRevolver was developed by Capcom. So yeah maybe romanticised is the best avenue to explain how at time Capcom-tier whimsical RDR is.
It pains me that people think Jack Marston ends up a villain after RDR1 when he's clearly a parallel to Red Harlow and it makes far more sense for him to be a hero.
Just what I was thinking. It's like the 1st Red game is the proto-version of who Jack becomes. Maybe the next game will bring Jack & Red together somehow.
Lol not my Jack Marston. That dude def was the most prolific serial killers in history. Killed 1,000 people in 10 mins
its not that jack ends up as a villian, but he follows in his fathers footsteps of killing and things of the sort. john wanted him to lead an honest life rid of killing and crime, which he does not and therefore lets his father down. red dead redemption has no happy ending.
@@butterbandit9122tbf, John also let’s Arthur down for taking revenge at Micha (even he said to never look back) which then compromises John’s family to the government which leads to the events of the main game. There is only redemption in death
jack harlow
I hope red harlow never suffer of the terible diseas that is lumbago
He does. He's Uncle after all.
Or so I heard somewhere...
@@GhostRydr1172 poor him that hell of a way to slowly died
@@GhostRydr1172no rockstar even said that Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption are separate universes
@@ivantheterriblepart3shut up
Terminal lumbago. A painful slow fate
I loved Revolver, I remember when Redemption 1 came out and in online mode I always used the Red Harlow skin, just to keep his memory alive.
Red was my introduction to the Western anti hero bounty hunter in video games. He is indeed a badass legend and him getting his vengeance on Griffin was a perfect ending for his arc. 'It never was about the money'.
The voice actor himself on instagram told me he would want return to his role as Red Harlow and even do the full mo cap for Red.
Its just up to Rockstar maybe Rdr3 will actually be Red Dead Revolver 2
tf are we going to do in rdr3 fight in ww1?
Of course he would. Imagine they paycheck he'd get. Still, good on ya for taking the initiative.
Let’s go or maybe he’s a ghost rider in undead nightmare 2
I think RD: Revolver remake would make more sense but with the blueprint of what made RDR2 excellent. Imagine a remake with the graphics of RDR2 or better, instead of the camp mechanic you are a solo gunslinger with a companion dog who can be feed and treated just like the horse mechanic. Widen up the map, had some more spice to the story and you could name it RDR3 or keep it RD: Revolver, it would be a banger of a game. They could explore the native part of history even more since Red’s mother was a native herself, we could meet some of the ancestors of RDR2 characters as Easter eggs and maybe even meet a young Hosea… since they already gone back in time with the sequel they could really dig even more into the past with RDRevolver and it would totally make sense.
@@111paolo2there’s plenty to do with rdr4. Plenty of stories they could come with through the Wild West period no different than gta being set in “civilized” times.
This is one of the things that always got me with the franchise is that everybody and their mom knows john and Arthur but not Red the guy who this franchise takes it’s name from!
P.S. since I’ve got 61 likes by this point it’s safe to say that there are still a decent amount of people that still remember Red Dead Revolver!
Games old as hell and Red Dead only got popular with RDR1.
@@azr_Ħ they may be true but that still doesn’t mean red dead revolver was a bad game! I’ve played it myself and had some good memories beating the game and plus you got to play more than two characters considering rdr1 and 2 only have two playable characters in each game!
@@tristanjones7682lol i remember playing this with my nephew when i was a teenager. Game was decently hard.
@@garrettromer8499 yeah i think off the top of my head the level where you play as general diego! The part where you had to destroy the cannons was the most difficult part of the level!
@@tristanjones7682Revolver is a great game. I played the shit out of it back in the day. Love it. Just wish they'd make an outfit for Red Harlow.
W red for making gun sounds in the first loading screen
The only disappointment I had with rdr2 was the fact that they didn’t have ponchos in story mode.
I think the Romanticised retelling is a good way to explain Red Dead Revolver.
Its fitting since a good chunk of RDR was developed by Capcom after all. So it would explain the whimsy of the story
What whimsy? Red Dead Revolver is the perfect Spaghetti Western I'm game form
Wait, CAPCOM?!
@@Cosmic_407 Yes
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I heard it was more of a concept that capcom tried to do but failed so they sold their right to rockstar. Which is why rockstar owns it and its pretty much the start of their red dead series.. I could be wrong but pretty sure it’s somewhere around those lines
This game needs a remake.
Remake. With RDR2 tech.
No a remake
no remaster only remake
Yup.
Not everything needs a remake.
"It never was about the money"
it was about the Lumbago
@@andrediaconu2878 GODDAMN I both love you and hate you for beating me to it
@@maximusd26 :D
I like the idea of uncle being red harlow. He didn’t mind letting the tales be exaggerated because it would make it harder for people to associate a larger than life hero of folk lore with a laid back shirker like himself. Plus if it’s true, Red’s story begins with his family dying at the ranch, and ends with him dying at another ranch to save the family he found.
I would be fine with that if uncle wasn’t such a bum and doesn’t represent any of the selflessness or heroics Red Harlow does.
@@palmtree8082 OF COURSE NOT, he's OLD and ILL. That's like getting mad at a war veteran for not going into battle anymore. He's not a bum, he's retired and even though he has every excuse in the book to lie around and completely enjoy his retirement, he still takes the women out to have fun, stakes out new robbing opportunities for the gang, and sings songs to boost the gang's morale; Even when the gang broke up, he stayed to help his friend build his house. I know from second-hand experience, that's HARD for someone with back problems to do. Bro is up there with Arthur, in terms of "selflessness".
Ive never seen someone respect uncle in such an honoring way @wesleyharris5917
Playing the original as a young kid was one of those low key blessings. Its unfortunate many people didn't get to experience that
Red Harlow doesn't get enough respect.
I remember when my dad rented Red Dead Revolver from Blockbuster for the PS2 me,him,and my little brother when he got older played many hrs on that game and I just recently downloaded it on the Xbox one beat the game again and completed the bounty hunter levels
Played this game as a kid and its half the reason that I still love Western movies today. PS2 era was really just peak story game era imo, laid the ground work for such great things to come later.
Red Harlow the man before Arthur Morgan and John Marston had shocked his way into legend in rdr universe. He’s an interesting character that you tell kids bed time stories and camp fires . If you can think about it , Red Dead Revolver is the foundation of rdr franchise ever existed
A red dead revolver remaster would be so awesome
A remake would be better. I recently played the original and it's a masterpiece.
I think its kinda cool how video games nowadays kinda play into the trope that the eldest generations were legends and their stories were so great but also dubious and out of the public eye that modern protagonists would likely only think if them as a myth. Like, hearing your grandpas stories about the war, then your dads stories about how cool he was in his youth, then hearing a sobering and dramatic tale from your dying uncle that reveals the ugly truths of all the tales of old while also showing that the truly amazing moments were all the bits grandpa didnt tell you.
I like the theory that all Red Dead games went on too be written and publicly by Jack. Even Red dead revolver could just be a Story Jack wrote
Likely considering his proximity to story telling Cowboys and Uncle he could have heard about Red Harlow's Stories and wrote essentially the Dime Novel definitive edition of Red's story.
this video awoke so many good memories of this game as a kid, thank you.
I like that red Harlow is the ragnar lothbrok of the wild west in red dead so legendary he might just be a myth
ragnar lothbrok was 100% a real person but yeah the mythical part of his story that was shown in the tv show is definitely overblown by a lot. being the father of the people that led the great heathen army definitely made people mythologize him past the fact that he converted to christianity and add in the ragnorok ties after the normans took over france and england. maybe even to justify doing it.
@hgriff14 I thought it was highly debatable that raganar wasn't real due his story in the sagas being a amalgamation of other vikings
Red Harlow's original revolver would be the grand daddy of a treasure to have. Think of how many legends and outlaws he's bested with that thing and he gives it to that buffalo soldier for the goofy ass scorpion revolver. That's a weapon you put in a museum.
I like to think that red dead revolver is actually a movie based off the myth of red Harlow
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@@whos_deimosbasically, the actual game of red dead revolver is an in universe movie about the events of the myth of red harlow.
We call him Uncle round these parts, like classy folk.
What I wouldn’t give for a Red Dead Revolver 2, from the perspective of a lawman chasing down the final gunslinging gangs of the dying west
It would be cool for red to be some old man (NPC) in a rocking chair smoking a cigarette on some porch at a random house somewhere and if you talk to him, he could re tell you the story of red Harlow. Even if it's a different universe or timeline, the character of Red could still exist. Just with different chronology.
Well Red has to exist in some form in the Redemption series considering u find NPCs talking about him.
Sure the game might not take place in RDR 1 and 2 but that doesn't mean some form of events from Revolver can't have been adapted
I'm pretty sure Rockstar have hinted that events from past games have taken place in some form in others
Red Harlow would be old as Landon Ricketts when John met him in Mexico Landon was in his late 50s or early 60s.
@@themaskedwander Wrong. Rockstar has stated multiple times Red Dead Revolver is its OWN universe. Those stories referencing events from Revolver are merely Easter eggs for fans of the 2004 title, they said it themselves. Fans are really bad at doing basic lore research.
@@KC.45 they can be easter eggs and world building info, nothing in universe says otherwise.
@KC.45 u do realise that since NPCs know who Red is, that has to imply he has to exist in some form in universe, it can't b just easter eggs if multiple people seem to know about him.
I'm not saying the game is canon to Redemption. I'm saying that some of the events of the game r. Which can b and has been allowed to happen in R* IPs
They have done it all the time with GTA
Red Harlow is in RDR2,in the hearts of all the gunslingers done wrong by a world experiencing growing pains.
Man I played this game so much on the PS2, and then again on PS4. The soundtrack alone is incredible. This story would make such a great TV series if done right
I still remember getting red dead revolver out of the cheap games in GameStop. It’s awesome to see how far the series has come
Red dead revolver was beautiful. Both in story and in game play. His story was so tragic that once you understand the full magnitude of it, you damn near felt obligated to storm that mansion and put one right in-between ol' govener "griff" griffon's eyes. He makes Micha look like an honorable man by comparison, which is saying A LOT, because we all know that after playing rdr 2 we see Micha in our heads whenever the word rat comes up in our day to day. God I love this game. A definite must play if you haven't already or watch a walkthrough if you can't get access to it yourself. Just for the story. Yes, it really is that good
”What are you doing with my pots n paaans” is something i still say in opportune moments
I think it could be interesting for Red dead 3 for Jack Marston to begin to loose his way and become a more malicious figure like maybe Micah driven by the loss of everyone around him thinking what’s the point of doing good if he has nothing to fight for. But he then stumbles upon an old man in a remote area running from the law who understands what Jack is going through and takes Jack under his wing and sets sets him on the right path for him to become the next legend. At the end of the game it would be revealed that it was Red and that he didn’t reveal himself or tell anyone who he was or if he really even existed because it was never about the fame and fortune.
Red dead revenge
Multiplayer pvp was fun too. Red harlow original character killing everything and everyone between him and the grind of vengeance just felt right. Most people that seen him died or forgot him just a strange Wanderer similar to the Legends until they seen him in action.
The sun setting behind young Red is a nice touch.
The sun going down on his happy youth.
I still have my copy of Red Dead Revolver.
In the RD Redemption multiplayer mode, I set my character as Red Harlow for everything when I unlocked him.
I hope Red Dead 3s protagonist is young Uncle in the prime of the Wild West and see if he was actually telling the true stories in Red Dead 2
So... Red Harlow's family home is in New Austin, the little house at Cholla Springs?
fun fact: Red Dead Revolver was originally a Capcom joint. It was at a gameshow and was way more arcadey and over the top, and the Rockstar guys loved it. The game was kinda floundering in dev hell at Capcom, so Rockstar bought the rights and twhatever they made and made their own take on it
My idea is that Red Harlow settles down in the small town of Widow’s Patch since you can buy the deed to the saloon there in the game, so a business owner in a small town protecting it as it grows to be a larger more self-sufficient town and has a family
Damn. He would’ve been a good adversary for Dutch’s gang.
that would’ve been awesome once a character hero now an antagonist to the new story
Red Dead Revolver was the game that got me into westerns. The songs in that game where a perfect starting point in discovering movies that weren't made by Sergio Leone
John Mason died in his own game.
Arthur Morgan died in his own game.
Red Harrow survived and won.
And got lumbago.
It's Rockstar. Better to die in your own game, than be turned into a pansy and have your head stomped in Lost and the Damned.
And then they made Marston so unlikable in RDR2
RDR1 will forever hold its place in my mind as I played it first: it has a western atmosphere that the color palette, music.. honestly idk what it is that just makes it more Wild West classic feeling in my opinion. It may be the memories or how the story is set up, or just the fact you’re stuck in New Austin in RDR1, giving the dry desert atmosphere. I still haven’t figured out what it was about it that made it feel like more of Wild West cinematic, especially when RDR2 is far more cinematic.
I like to think that the story of Red Dead Revolver is just an over the top retelling of an actual story of a bounty hunting-gunslinger. It feels like something Levin (from RDR2) would write and make bank on
It would be cool if some of the locations like Brimstone are in RDR3. The town can still do it's yearly quick draw competition.
It’s wild being 31 and completely forgetting about this game until you watch a video like this. I love any game with cowboys in it.
I so much want Revolver to be part of the overall lore/canon. I love this game to death and has such a great story. I would want a remake of this game with updated graphics and improved mechanics. And strongly believe that Uncle is NOT Red, not a chance. I'd like to see Red as a legend who just disappeared after his main goal was completed.
A friend and I used to sit down 3 days a week and beat the game and spent HOURS! Playing multi-player battle. Honestly. This game had the best couch pvp ever. Fking awesome
I think its dumb that red dosent exist in red dead, like why not? I would have rather met him than landon ricketts
He does exist, there's a couple npcs in Rdr2 that mention him
@@jwfanatic A couple of NPCs mention the name of the man the game is named after. We aren't even sure if he still really exists, or if he's a myth
@@heypistolero I mean I think that’s really cool idea though, but clearly he must exist in some fashion, myths aren’t born from thin air.
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he does actually exist in the redemption universe, just that the events of revolver are a bit exaggerated over what happened
rip Red’s dog 😞
The most depressing part of the game😔😔😔
Love the video not very many people even know that there are 3 Red Dead games one of my first games and still to this day one of my favorite games
Red Harlow in the rdr universe is just a myth, a legend people on the frontier tell to pass the time
Fun fact, Red Harlow is technically a Capcom character.
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huh... you're right. Revolver Remake when, Capcom?
Red harlow would go SO hard in smash bros
Pig Josh drove me crazy as a kid
Babe, a new cynic video came out.
The main reason why rockstar likes to keep revolver sperate from the redemption series (same goes for the 3D GTAs and HD GTAs) is because it came before they were worried about continuity and it allows them to not worry about maintaining continuity with their new releases, especially when it comes to map layouts.
Cuz imagine having to play a game like GTA VI on the OG vice city map
I have seen a lot of videos lately about speculation on what The next Red Dead game could look like. I wouldn't mind seeing a reboot or continuation of Red Harlow's storyline. Either titled "Red Dead" or "Read Dead Revenge"
It's been 20 years since I played it, I was 8 when it came out, and when I got to play it again on the ps5, I felt like I was a kid again
I can’t believe 90% haven’t played RDR1, that game was really freakin’ good especially when it came out.
Used to watch your channel years ago when I first started playing Red Dead.
Completely forgot you exist, but I got a new PS4 and another copy of RDO finally, after not having one for nearly 2 years, and this video pops up in my recommended feed.
Fate indeed.
Also I'm a subscriber to the Red Harlow is Uncle theory and I'll die on that hill.
I just hope there’s no pointless, half-assed Guarma-type mission/chapter in RDR3.
So long as they dont cut content i think itll be fine. Take mexico from rdr1 for example. If it was gutted or nothing compared to the US part of the map it would have felt just as bad as guarma.
Rdr3 needs to bring back the river monster
We will see in 2031
Man, how dare you not even bring up the sacrifice of my boy Jack Swift? 😤The audacity.
lol But nah. Really well done video. I love the way you summarized everything, almost like you were telling the legend yourself. There are a few things you left out that I would have loved to see included, like, as I said before, Jack Swifts death, or Buffalo Soldier, who wasn't even mentioned at all. But I understand this is specifically the myth of Red Harlow, so I get it. Other than those few gripes, this was an excellent video.
Jack Swift only helped Red assault Governor Griffin's mansion because Red saved Jack Swift's life from Pig Josh. THIS IS WHY Red Harlow definitely goes to search for Jack Swift after the events of the game. They have a close bond
An idea on how to open up the game if they ever do a remake:
It starts with Uncle telling the story around the campfire, either during the van dir lind days days or at John's Ranch whichever y'all feel is more appropriate, it being a retelling as an Old West legend could explain away some of the more Fantastical and wacky elements.
Red vs The ugly gang is a john wick prequel
1:33 Why would you even make this second assumption? You could apply this logic to the HD Universe making references to the 3D canon.
Its a reference however it also fits the Old West Setting to have Red as a semi mythical figure of Folklore among the denisens of the Red Dead Redemption world,
Also compared to GTA, the references to Red Dead Revolver are far more blatant as the NPCs are basically constantly talking about it, the closest GTA HD ever had of referencing the 3D universe was the C.J's gang being present in GTAV but thats it no real reference to the events of San Andreas.
You may think what you want about rockstar gamers, i used to play this game as a kid, as well as RD 1 & 2 and other rockstar games. they somehow manage to balance quality & business. they always deliver quality, which cannot be said about a lot of other game producers anymore.
the dialogue in this game is burned into the deepest part of my memories
I love the theory of Landon Ricketts being the real life version of Red Harlow. Guy does all this crazy shit then just settles down protecting people down south in Mexico
Red Dead Revolver is really underrated game. Yes, it is hard, but its so fun and enjoyable. But not that many people talk about it. Glad that Red got some spotlight
I was always waiting for Red to be the final boss in RDR, it would’ve been sick.
Red Dead Revolver was goated.
The whole series is named after him so yeah he’s important and he’s always been cool in my eyes
Governor Griffin looks like Senator Armstrong- and the resemblance doesn’t end there
I have a feeling if they ever remastered Revolver, Red Harlow would be one of the coolest characters we've had in a while
I think it would be a neat concept to do a sort of remake/retelling that fits in with the "Redemption" style of the world and is a little more grounded, but the original game is like the exaggerated story people tell.
Or just just straight-up remake the original game plot; not usually into remaking good old games, but there's a lot of cool things that could be expanded on with Revolver. Would love more play time with other characters (especially Jack, who really should've gotten more than a single level) and see the newer gameplay try and do different mechanics/play styles for each of them.
great story telling brother!
In rdr2
I always use the Scorpion 🦂
Engraving on my revolver 😅
Another lil detail that’s a callback to Rd revolver
One of my Headcanons was that the entire story of Red Dead Revolver was a story Jack read. Jack did like western books afterall...
This game needs a remaster and if Red Dead 3 ever happens. I think it would be cool if you was to meet red as an old man or middle aged depending on the time period of the game, but he needs to be cannon to the red dead redemption games.
LOL why did he say “US Soldier?”
His name was Buffalo Soldier
You mean uncle?
I know there's likely some lore reason why this is impossible, but I can't help loving the head cannon that uncle was actually a legendary gunslinger who got lazy in his old age.
i have a theory on how red harlow fits in the red dead universe,
apparently are in a first person perspective telling the story of red harlow. how do i know this? well if you examine the title screen you'll see that you're in a room sitting in front of a desk, you're either a reporter, sheriff, or someone of importance that's telling the story to someone, and that someone is Red Harlow. so, you're basically someone in the Red Dead Redemption Universe telling the story of Red Harlow in the Red Dead Revolver Universe. that's why you hear references Of Red Harlow throughout Red Dead Redemption 2. You've told a story, A Wild Western Folktale, the story of Red Harlow, himself.
the story passed down from mouth to ear being told from generation to generation, as this of the reporter or sheriff telling his story to another colleague.
and the story would spread on from the time of the wild west to the end of the wild west itself which is 1899 to which therefore is WHEN Red Read Redemption takes place. and that's how we hear references of red harlow in the universe of Red Dead Redemption 2.
So I used to think that I’ve never played this game, until I saw old footage of someone playing the multiplayer mini games and I remembered “oh sh*t!! I have played this! Waaaaaay back at my grandmas house”
its a shame they never left RDO in the remastered version of RDR1, the fact that you could play as red harlow in RDO1 was amazing on its own.
Original Red Dead is such a classic for me. Boy what are you doing with my pots and pans!
Some of the most Iconic boss fights and missions. I remember getting so mad as a kid trying to beat those duels (Especially the last two)
The third game. Will probably take place west and north of the current map. Which is likely where red's story took place
I'd like to think Red Harlow's tale did happen in the cannon of his game, but in the Red dead redemption cannon there was a Red Harlow, his tale exacerbated and retold as legend: as any good storyteller would. There was a man that, in some capacity, did do those things during the mythic age of the Wild West. Not one-for-one with the same characters, a faceless Gunslinger whose deeds may have been selfish, but we're deemed as heroic.
Red Dead Revolver soundtrack is maybe the best ever. I still after all these years listen to it.
I’m gonna have to get this game because it looks fire
Man, I would love for them to make a remake or remaster of this one with updated graphics just because.
If you ask me, I know it doesn't make any sense with the timeline, but Jack Marston and Red Harlow have more in common instead of uncle because they both witnessed their parents died
Uncle was one helluva gunslinger until the lumbago got him.
This needs a remaster in the new engine Th