The Corruption of Saint Denis - Red Dead Redemption 2

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  • @Fizhy
    @Fizhy  Рік тому +255

    Be sure to subscribe to our history channel, Decades: www.youtube.com/@DecadesVideos if you like history! We put a lot of work in over there and it's still early days so any suggestions and advice over there is massively appreciated.

    • @ashroskell
      @ashroskell Рік тому

      Really enjoyed that. Thanks. This is the best channel for the best video game of all time . . . so far. Can’t wait till you are covering the characters and locations of Red Dead 3 . . . one day. ✌️

    • @markbutmark4145
      @markbutmark4145 Рік тому +2

      daddy

    • @nickcozzie6614
      @nickcozzie6614 Рік тому +2

      Dude I love you I’m gonna be honest I’ve been here since 2014 it’s almost been 10 years I remember watching your old assassins creed videos that was my favorite game series and sadly the series is not so good anymore.

    • @sapphirearts4916
      @sapphirearts4916 Рік тому

      Saaaasa

    • @kyleduddy8313
      @kyleduddy8313 3 місяці тому

      @@nickcozzie6614 I dunno man I enjoyed Valhalla and I think the new one in china looks pretty 🔥

  • @TheDownrankTrain
    @TheDownrankTrain Рік тому +3249

    Bronte is a great villian for Dutch because he is an outlaw of the past coming face to face with an outlaw of the future. Bronte and his organization are proof that even the criminal underworld is leaving them behind.

    • @benschultz1784
      @benschultz1784 Рік тому

      Dutch is a relic of the 19th-century Western outlaw gang, whereas Bronte is the definition of the 20th century Il Mano Negro/Mafia gangster.

    • @nachoguy5
      @nachoguy5 Рік тому +254

      Mafioso vs. Outlaw gang leader. Changing of the guard and all that. In line with many of the other themes in the game.

    • @nachoguy5
      @nachoguy5 Рік тому +326

      Also note Bronte has much more power and influence by simply using the threat of force to encourage corruption that benefits him, whereas Dutch is focused almost entirely on dangerous, high profile, old-timey Wild West heists that clearly attract public [newspapers, rumors] and government attention. Dutch's Boys in general are too busy LARPing as if it's the 1860s and reminiscing about the old days to actually adapt their strategy for modern times.

    • @TheHaas123
      @TheHaas123 Рік тому +121

      @@nachoguy5 I wouldn’t consider it a larp considering this is how it’s been done for ages and they’re just outdated now. But when they came up that’s how it worked, so it’s what they know

    • @nocommentary9928
      @nocommentary9928 Рік тому +103

      That was my take on it aswell when I first met Bronte. The duality of it all was pretty striking and I loved it. Angelo to me represents one of the early figures of the Italian American Mafia. The beginning of a new type of criminal enterprise that does not shun civilization and live outside of it but actively embraces it. Something Dutch vehemently detests.

  • @brandon9689
    @brandon9689 Рік тому +5864

    If you arrive in Saint Denis with nice clothes when looking for Bronte, the bar doesn't all stop and stare at you when you come in. The Bartender also doesn't ignore you as heavily. I only recently tried this after playing for years.

    • @phelps9112
      @phelps9112 Рік тому +468

      What counts as 'nice'? I always wear formal suit and ties but I'm pretty sure that still happened...

    • @phelps9112
      @phelps9112 Рік тому +253

      @@Kvs-vf9nt Well that's an awful.. lotta exposition, to be honest, I always wear a rambler's jacket, traditional vest, working pants and dress shoes along with a tie. The only difference is the color really, I'm not creative with my attire, I just wear formal and I'm good.

    • @brandon9689
      @brandon9689 Рік тому +110

      @@phelps9112 It may have been The Saint Denis or The Deauville? I bought them from the city before the story sends you there.

    • @phelps9112
      @phelps9112 Рік тому +36

      @@brandon9689 Alright I'll check it out since I'm doing a new playthrough anyway.

    • @zaidlacksalastname4905
      @zaidlacksalastname4905 Рік тому +34

      @@Kvs-vf9nt 3400 hours? That's insane

  • @H45556
    @H45556 Рік тому +918

    Red Dead gets a lot of praise but no one ever talks about the set work and shot composition, the way John, Dutch, and Arthur are reduced sitting all little on that couch across from Brontë when they first meet is a hilarious bit of physical comedy begat from the framing. It also highlights Arthur and John’s bewilderment. They’ve been taken off guard, and Brontë is reclined and relaxed - in emotional control of the situation, manipulating Dutch with ease. Video games have a tendency to turn off the part of my brain that appreciates cinematography because most of the game is a static third person view but if I manually pay attention it’s very rewarding and it’s certainly work that the developers deserve praise for

    • @shtokur
      @shtokur Рік тому +26

      That's a great insight! Red Dead 2 has some really great cinematic shots.

    • @boddaboom77
      @boddaboom77 Рік тому +9

      People definitely talk about the set work and shot composition. It's one of the great parts of the game that everyone definitely talked about at first. It's years later and the "Easter eggs" and the minute details have been the focus for the past couple years.

    • @malign3158
      @malign3158 11 місяців тому +10

      Bear in mind, all the cutscenes of this game were shot with everyone in ping-pong ball mocap suits. It was created like a movie, where everyone’s positions and the composition of scenes was specifically thought through

    • @CamTheWarlock
      @CamTheWarlock 11 місяців тому +3

      @@boddaboom77I think there’s just SO much that people talk about, that it’s kinda hard to hear everything about it.

    • @boddaboom77
      @boddaboom77 11 місяців тому +3

      @CamTheWarlock yeah, I can appreciate that. Especially with a game like RDR2 that's been out for so long. Some of the praise and criticisms and talking points kinda come and go in cycles. The cinematography and storytelling of RDR2 should be pretty evident for anyone who has played through the game to the Epilogue. It's just beautiful throughout to me.

  • @ceedsnuts4965
    @ceedsnuts4965 Рік тому +1442

    “You boys found my pappys watch yet?!” John’s one liners will always be the best 😂

    • @CoolColton947
      @CoolColton947 Рік тому +137

      And he always says them at the *worst* times lmao

    • @thesporkening
      @thesporkening Рік тому +156

      "yOU EAT BABIES!"

    • @beegtuna9375
      @beegtuna9375 Рік тому +91

      “Goddamn place- i mean goshdarn shithole” in the same mission😂

    • @Hem3455
      @Hem3455 Рік тому +9

      That line never gets old

    • @eyesturnedeverinward
      @eyesturnedeverinward Рік тому +9

      That could also be a nod to the movie Life with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence.

  • @Mike2020mike2020
    @Mike2020mike2020 Рік тому +676

    "Those were the days." Dutch biting his tongue and eating the insult is a great scene.

    • @Nate-mq4rh
      @Nate-mq4rh Рік тому +71

      pretty hard for a guy like Dutch I imagine

    • @catpriest
      @catpriest Рік тому +1

      Yea he hit the spot 😂

    • @Professionaldawg888
      @Professionaldawg888 8 місяців тому +2

      Then he kills him a couple of days later

    • @BL00DYME55
      @BL00DYME55 5 місяців тому +11

      @@Professionaldawg888 Yea, was a brutal scene too. Left John and Arthur just standing there speechless. All that pent up anger just came out all at once. Dutch even gets into an argument with Arthur on the way to Lagras, gets really heated, then realizes what he sounds like and apologizes to Arthur. It's pretty crazy how quickly Dutch starts losing his mind after meeting Bronte.

  • @oscars4608
    @oscars4608 Рік тому +603

    I love freeing the Mayor’s assistant, did it in my first playthrough and seeing him becoming mayor when playing as John is a cool detail

    • @Kvs-vf9nt
      @Kvs-vf9nt Рік тому

      I kill him for the 10% discount in all shops playing as low honor Arthur.

    • @GrumpyLoco6
      @GrumpyLoco6 Рік тому +7

      Where/How do you see him become mayor?

    • @PaulRodriguez9
      @PaulRodriguez9 Рік тому +43

      Read the newspaper

    • @BratMilorad
      @BratMilorad Рік тому +60

      @@PaulRodriguez9 I also remember getting a letter as Arthur which referred to Jean Marc as the mayor

    • @r011ing_thunder6
      @r011ing_thunder6 Рік тому +3

      ​@Paul Rodriguez I don't have anyone selling newspapers idk if I need to continue with missions or maybe I accidentally killed the kid

  • @Chavsbusiness
    @Chavsbusiness Рік тому +1059

    I remember the introduction to Saint Denis. The pure filth you felt seeing all the factories active, working all the poor people to death. I hated the very sight of it and you could feel Dutch and Arthur feeling the same. I think Rockstar truly perfected the "Wild west" and the civil world in one map. The way the people are so different compared to Tumbleweed or other livestock towns really makes you ponder if humanity ever really changed for the best.

    • @Hoppelite
      @Hoppelite Рік тому +132

      Modern urban civilization definitely has brought many good things to our species, but it’s undeniably left some irreparable harm to us as well. Lately I’ve been feeling like we aren’t meant for the city living life. When you compare the crime rates, drug abuse rates, and mental health problems between urban and rural living, rural living has a clear advantage. I was raised in a medium sized city in the North East US (250k population) but recently I moved across the country to a much smaller city in the Deep South and now live in a much more spread out area, and I feel a lot better. Less smothered by urban life. It was good for me

    • @simmethaboi5232
      @simmethaboi5232 Рік тому +12

      Damn you really gave me another perspective

    • @Foxfire_forty-nine
      @Foxfire_forty-nine Рік тому +17

      Yet it just undermines the same exact thesis and idea of the first game, where Blackwater was the most advanced town and the sign of the future, with its paved roads, established police force and automobiles.

    • @eyeballjay
      @eyeballjay Рік тому +33

      @@Hoppelite I mean wherever there are more people there is gonna be more crime, I'd personally rather live in a city after growing up in boring small towns my whole life but everyone's different. I will say the industrial revolution sure does have a lot to answer for- climate change and exploitation of the working class to name just 2, but without it we wouldn't have the technology we're using right now to watch this video or type these comments so it is what it is innit🤷‍♀

    • @levilandes1719
      @levilandes1719 Рік тому +7

      Yeah, don't forget that the sheriff in one of those livestock towns straight murders his girlfriend, and the other started shooting people without trial, which even then was a big no no. And then there's sheriff gray. This game is a compilation of bad guys, corruption and futility, it's beautiful.

  • @blackopsquay
    @blackopsquay Рік тому +479

    What Dutch was too stupid to realize is that if that trolley station did have a shit ton of money, Brontë would have either snatched it himself or some other gang would have. Also it would have been heavily guarded to begin with.

    • @leroysanchino
      @leroysanchino Рік тому +45

      Idk, Bronte is a crime boss not a petty criminal. You can only bribe the police as long as you stay out of each others way

    • @thejoking.madmen
      @thejoking.madmen Рік тому +17

      And what's not to say that Bronte already had deals with the trolley station for them to pass "safely"

    • @BL00DYME55
      @BL00DYME55 5 місяців тому +17

      Dutch definitely gets more and more careless the further the story develops. By the time they reach St. Denis he's not thinking straight at all, he's like a dog chasing a bone (meaning money). It was painfully obvious that Bronte would never just try to help them by revealing where "easy money" is, and even Arthur and John say that it's not a good idea. But Dutch being Dutch just disregards everything they say as them having NO GODDAMN FAITH.

    • @montserratmarroquin400
      @montserratmarroquin400 4 місяці тому +7

      @@BL00DYME55It’s crazy how pretty much the only successful heist in the game is the Valentines one
      Led by Bill off all people

  • @clayleone9111
    @clayleone9111 Рік тому +1236

    Bronte is such a good villain. Seeing him power-play over Dutch is wild. Thanks for the great content as always!

    • @Gum_Cuzzler
      @Gum_Cuzzler Рік тому +52

      I wish they would have kept him around a bit longer

    • @dwhutto
      @dwhutto Рік тому +87

      Really enjoyed Braithwaite and Bronte. Both rolled with gang putting them on the spot, and turned the situation in their favor effortlessly. The only thing Dutch had going for him was the fact Arthur is a time warlock. Without an unstoppable killing machine Dutch would have lost to both of them.

    • @its_A_me_Njobe
      @its_A_me_Njobe Рік тому

      way too cocky and way to full of himself to be a threat for the gang. he could have handled Dutch the same way the mayor handled Arthur but noooo doveva scopare con loro. he is a good villain tho and well written..just as a person,bad.

    • @Poke-ladd
      @Poke-ladd Рік тому +8

      I did wish we had more missions with the beau thwarts and bronte

    • @deangelo479
      @deangelo479 Рік тому +14

      honestly wasn’t that surprising considering how careless and naive dutch was, considering he got set up the first mission brontë gave them

  • @oldschoolfrp2326
    @oldschoolfrp2326 Рік тому +313

    I just completed a replay and finally realized the blue restaurant with striped awnings by Algernon Wasp’s greenhouse is Commander’s Palace, a fantastic NOLA restaurant in business continuously since the 1800s, where several famous TV chefs started out (the tiniest details of New Orleans architecture are captured as well as the city’s legendary corruption)

    • @someguy1894
      @someguy1894 Рік тому +14

      yea, theres a corn field gate in an area in New Orleans (saw it in a video where some guy explored the locations where rdr2 had inspiration) and..THAT GATE IS IN THE GAME

    • @livingsalami6529
      @livingsalami6529 Рік тому +2

      woah thats so cool

    • @tikkidaddy
      @tikkidaddy Рік тому +3

      Absolutely. If people can't see that Saint Denis is clearly inspired by to or a direct reference to the city on NOLA then they aren't paying attention😂

  • @Beegsire
    @Beegsire Рік тому +412

    I still think Bronte always intended to give Jack back, and he treated Jack like a prince because he knew that would sadden and anger the people Jack was going back to, hearing him talk about Bronte as "Papa". He's truly a sick man

    • @xoaquimyeray
      @xoaquimyeray Рік тому +91

      I think that because Bronte lived amongst false people who would take any advantange to throw him out of his throne he treated Jack, the only innocent thing that came for his life, like a prince; because he wasn't inside that criminal world and had the kindness and innocence of a kid

    • @zacharyriley4561
      @zacharyriley4561 Рік тому +64

      Bronte actually has a soft spot for kids, he helps orphan children at times.

    • @ThoroughbredThab
      @ThoroughbredThab Рік тому

      @@zacharyriley4561 a repulsive maggot nonetheless.

    • @darthdaddy3071
      @darthdaddy3071 Рік тому +56

      I think too that those old fashioned mafiosos had some pretty strong principles about not harming women or children during the course of "business" if they could help it. It just wasn't done.

    • @jorgebersabe293
      @jorgebersabe293 7 місяців тому +17

      ​@@darthdaddy3071 Those were the old school Mafiosi, pre-Lucky Luciano (the ones high on traditional values). The new school Mafiosi, Lucky Luciano-present day, don't give a fuck about anything other than money.

  • @1stwonder788
    @1stwonder788 Рік тому +259

    Always loved the part where Arthur holds that guy’s arm to light his cigar😂”alright now get lost “

    • @kix_501st
      @kix_501st Рік тому +3

      same 😂

    • @nickblaze9361
      @nickblaze9361 3 місяці тому +1

      @@kix_501st What I remember about the rise of the Empire is...

  • @ThatBlackBolt
    @ThatBlackBolt Рік тому +156

    It chuckled me how Arthur first met the mayor in his mansion with his beard looking well-shaped and came a second time with a full fledged Viking beard shortly after. The things Saint Denis offer you...

    • @craigstoner2632
      @craigstoner2632 Рік тому +3

      Your first sentence is grammatically incorrect. I assume you meant, "it tickled me...". That works, grammatically.

    • @craigstoner2632
      @craigstoner2632 Рік тому +3

      Or, "I chuckled when Arthur....."

    • @juicebox7372
      @juicebox7372 3 місяці тому

      Not grammatically just not properly done saying it was grammatically incorrect is saying that somwthing is wrong with the structure or punctuation of the sentence.​@craigstoner2632

  • @imperialmodelworks8473
    @imperialmodelworks8473 Рік тому +313

    Hearing how Bronte talks to the characters, it reminds me that feeding him to the alligator was justified.

    • @Whocares158
      @Whocares158 Рік тому +25

      Especially calling them dirty and stinky.

    • @dirkz.duggitz1567
      @dirkz.duggitz1567 Рік тому +21

      ​@@Whocares158"stinking like sh*t" were his actual words

    • @BaronVonMott
      @BaronVonMott Місяць тому +2

      The sheer arrogance of the man, his confidence in his own superiority and his contempt for everybody else, hangs over him like a nauseating cloud. He's so easy to hate, even more so than the game's other villains!

  • @OJ9992
    @OJ9992 Рік тому +214

    I think Lemieux is based on Pierre Lanoire, mayor of the French city Marseille in the 1860’s. He was corrupt but charismatic and well liked until the mafia that operated in his city were accused of burning down an orphanage which led to so much public outcry he had to resign and go into exile, being replaced by his former assistant Julien Gaiter.

  • @WalkBesideMe
    @WalkBesideMe Рік тому +198

    Bronte playing Dutch in front of his face added a ton to both of them. All his life, Dutch mostly robbed dumb, country folks but he couldn't help it once he came into contact with a powerful man from the city who thought himself untouchable

    • @jorgebersabe293
      @jorgebersabe293 7 місяців тому +3

      And Bronte ended up being Dutch's better. In many ways, Bronte is Dutch if he figured out civilization.

  • @bladexpower534
    @bladexpower534 Рік тому +2276

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate the quality of content he creates.

    • @alphanot653
      @alphanot653 Рік тому +53

      The best, he’s just the best. I’ve been following him for like pre pandemic with 3 days and watched every vid since then!!🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

    • @LegitLeg
      @LegitLeg Рік тому +30

      Indeed. Truly giving us the best possible content he can. A true legend!

    • @bennewbury2572
      @bennewbury2572 Рік тому +28

      I’ll take more than a moment. I’ll take 45 minutes lol

    • @Fizhy
      @Fizhy  Рік тому +154

    • @6pfchrs
      @6pfchrs Рік тому

      Shut up

  • @redheadboyyy123
    @redheadboyyy123 Рік тому +131

    I like that the kid can lead you to a group of other young thugs who tell you where to go but man i’ve never wanted to slap children more in a game than that cutscene

  • @thegatorhator6822
    @thegatorhator6822 Рік тому +57

    Dutch is right though. He does possess something Bronte never would or even could understand. Micah Bell aside, his men are 150% loyal to him. He's much more a "king" in the romanticized sense of the word, than Bronte ever managed to be. No one was loyal to Bronte, they were loyal to their wallets and others feared him.

  • @ronnald1514
    @ronnald1514 Рік тому +84

    Bronte is disgustingly evil. You could see Arthur noticing it when Dutch and Bronte were talking on the balcony

    • @BaronVonMott
      @BaronVonMott Місяць тому +2

      Nothing in his heart but confidence in himself and contempt for all others, truly a grade-A psychopath. A great easy-to-hate villain!

  • @Dan19870
    @Dan19870 Рік тому +107

    I think we can surmise that the State of Lemoyne was purchased by the United States from the French Republic in the very early 1800's (the Louisiana Purchase occurred in 1803). The city of Saint Denis still has a large French ex-pat population. On their first playthrough did anyone else try to draw their weapons to kill the guy who stole our bag?

    • @noobie1890
      @noobie1890 Рік тому

      Summarize*

    • @mason103000
      @mason103000 Рік тому +28

      Nah, surmise is a separate word synonymous with assume

    • @shinsai-sa6249
      @shinsai-sa6249 Рік тому +1

      Yep I wanted to kill them so bad can never get gold on that mission

    • @craigstoner2632
      @craigstoner2632 Рік тому +4

      ​@@noobie1890 swing and a miss. Sumise is the word you are looking for. You were correct in pointing out that an error had occurred. It was just a spelling error, not poor word choice.

    • @hakureishrine
      @hakureishrine Рік тому +7

      ⁠@@craigstoner2632ironic that you make a point on improper spelling only to misspell surmise as sumise 😂

  • @peterversionone
    @peterversionone Рік тому +29

    Funniest moment to me when you tell Dutch you got robbed, he was ready to put a bullet in the person’s head. When Arthur said it was children, Dutch stopped being angry.

  • @CaptainSam666
    @CaptainSam666 Рік тому +293

    Dutch was so right when he fed Bronte to gators, it was also hilarious.

    • @Nizzumnuts
      @Nizzumnuts Рік тому +32

      No he wasn't lol
      He could have used him for a good paycheck which would have made him last longer and would have helped him achieve what he wanted (even though he would have eventually lost anyways)

    • @yes-qw6om
      @yes-qw6om Рік тому +62

      @@Nizzumnuts lol bronte wouldve backstabbed him again

    • @channel45853
      @channel45853 Рік тому +35

      @@Nizzumnuts dude, there was nothing more they could have done after kidnapping him and killing his guards, keeping him alive would have got them screwed over worse than they already was

    • @clamcrewcarclub6017
      @clamcrewcarclub6017 Рік тому +44

      Yeah I never understood why the gang helped you kill a small army guarding the house and kidnap Bronte, but got all offended when Dutch fed him to a gator, especially John considering bronte held his son for ransom, and set up Arthur, Dutch, and Lenny at the train station. Dude had it coming

    • @qpricenator
      @qpricenator Рік тому +7

      ​@@clamcrewcarclub6017they didnt tourture soldiers and it was dutches emotions and just hime be8ng unhinged which dosent happen often

  • @SomeFrenchie
    @SomeFrenchie Рік тому +85

    I just want to take a moment to appreciate that he realized that 90% of people would check Discord as soon as they heard that noise so he did us a solid and told us it was in the video

  • @quantum174
    @quantum174 Рік тому +28

    Being from Louisiana born and raised, exploring Saint Denis was really cool as though its not an exact recreation its obvious its based on New Orleans so it was kinda like a blast to the past of a really cool place.

  • @Odinson930
    @Odinson930 Рік тому +208

    Oh you know it’s gonna be a great day when Fizhy posts a forty minute RDR2 minidoc. Keep up the great work!

    • @hyperscepthical-end
      @hyperscepthical-end Рік тому

      Bot.

    • @Odinson930
      @Odinson930 Рік тому +2

      @@hyperscepthical-end Oh I love botany, I think it’s rad. Not sure how that’s related to the video though :)

    • @TheTrueDan
      @TheTrueDan Рік тому +2

      ​@@hyperscepthical-end Human.

    • @visassess8607
      @visassess8607 Рік тому +1

      Didn't even realize it was that long and when I checked the time I was already halfway through

  • @vaqueroman9406
    @vaqueroman9406 Рік тому +210

    I really feel especially the police department is corrupt because even when the npc starts shooting I’m still the bad guy if I even tie him up

    • @dahken417
      @dahken417 Рік тому +78

      I know! The sheriff of Valentine shot a guy to death for pulling a knife on me during a fist fight, but I've never made it out of San Denis without a bounty.

    • @vaqueroman9406
      @vaqueroman9406 Рік тому +34

      @@dahken417 yes in valentine it’s the exact opposite, I remember the sheriff there shot a gunsmith for defending himself because I was robbing his store

    • @dahken417
      @dahken417 Рік тому +24

      @@vaqueroman9406 Ha! Never had that much good luck.

    • @mycaht364
      @mycaht364 Рік тому +12

      The blood money dlc in Red Dead online proves their corruption

    • @craigstoner2632
      @craigstoner2632 Рік тому +2

      ​@@mycaht364 as does their nationality!

  • @ApplePie-dr5pt
    @ApplePie-dr5pt 8 місяців тому +12

    "YOU BOYS FOUND MY PAPPY'S WATCH YET?" got me cackling

  • @JyvaslentisM2
    @JyvaslentisM2 Рік тому +50

    Always love to hear interesting stuff about the bustling city of Sandy Knee

  • @CommanderNoob
    @CommanderNoob Рік тому +117

    Saint Denis really feels like a bad city even to this day. Saint Denis has a physical taste, smell, and feel that you can feel through the screen. The sounds are garbled through the cranking of industrial gears, the cries of pain, the corruption. While Saint Denis seems at first glance like a world wonder in an old society, the truth is that for the average person, the pay off isn't worth anything. You lose everything in Saint Denis if you're not the exploiter of the people. Rockstar Games did an AMAZING job with making Saint Denis a supposed paradise, but a smog storm in person.

    • @breannathompson9094
      @breannathompson9094 6 місяців тому +6

      This is why i think red dead 3 should take us back to the gold rush era with different characters but similar themes. Going west to find out that the hauls are shit, the leads are dry, and now they're all getting robbed and poor.

    • @Tea_Noire
      @Tea_Noire 29 днів тому

      ​@breannathompson9094 A tail end Gold Rush Red Dead would be amazing, esp since the decay and decline are huge themes in the series. Would love to see a gold rush Red Dead take place in Cali, since the state owes its success and growth to the rush and has a rich history surrounding it. The Mojave and Death Valley are perfect for a Wild West setting too.

  • @MikefromTexas1
    @MikefromTexas1 Рік тому +27

    Fun Facts: Angelo Bronte is acted by the same guy that played Boozer in Days Gone.
    Also, you can go to New Austin during the graverobbing mission. John follows you there and back, and you can catch a Tiger-Striped Mustang!

  • @indiana_holmes
    @indiana_holmes Рік тому +32

    You can still fish out that severed arm if you spare Jean Marc. Arthur says something like, "Jeeze, someone wanted you to disappear."

  • @TheOnlyTaps
    @TheOnlyTaps Рік тому +70

    These are always so well done. You really have a talent for storytelling. And I know I've probably said it a thousand times before in the comments but genuinely, keep up the great work 👊🏿. As many times as I've played this game, I can consume these breakdowns/analysis's endlessly and still find myself learning something new or thanks to your videos picking up on maybe details I'd missed.

  • @coyotegaming4027
    @coyotegaming4027 Рік тому +9

    06:43 when asked who he is, I would have LOVED to hear Dutch say: "Names are for friends, so I don't NEED one!" as he pulls the guy into the gate!

  • @oooooopppps12
    @oooooopppps12 Рік тому +29

    What i find interesting through all of this is how many people see right through Dutch and his rhetoric except for the people in the gang. The Grays and Baithewaits manipulated him into attacking their rivals, Bronte, who was too powerful to care about Dutch's posturing, saw Dutch as a kindred spirit, but not in a positive way.
    That imo is the significance of the Dutch killing Bronte scene. Bronte figured Dutch was doing what Bronte did and bought the loyalty of his men, keeping them in line with money. And when his offer to pay the gang more than double what he thought dutch does was met with stone silence, he realized Dutch was far more dangerous than he could have anticipated, because he kept his tools in line with faith and you can't buy that out.
    Fantastic story telling bits

    • @Whocares158
      @Whocares158 Рік тому +5

      That's what I think is amazing about Dutch.
      Call each gang member by name and they will be loyal to you.
      Not to mention how he raised few of them.
      😊❤🖤

  • @KC.45
    @KC.45 Рік тому +40

    The best way to describe corruption in these games, other than complex, is with the line "It's so much bigger than you could ever imagine, it's the whole system" said by DA Gil Colson in "The Batman".

  • @theoutsiderjess1869
    @theoutsiderjess1869 Рік тому +102

    You could say alot of things about Bronte but he was right on the money with Dutch and his personality

  • @smilingnut3305
    @smilingnut3305 Рік тому +49

    Loving these detailed insights into RDR Stuff really like these types of videos. Keep it up man

  • @luca-km6pl
    @luca-km6pl Рік тому +14

    11:44 if you watch the guy Dutch talks too, you can see him flick his hand out from under his chin. This is the Italian equivalent of flipping somebody off, and a detail that I absolutely love

  • @Charlie-ow9hh
    @Charlie-ow9hh Рік тому +8

    "You boys found my Pappy's watch yet" has gotta be one of the best lines in the series

  • @then9779
    @then9779 Рік тому +33

    Another damn Fizhy lore video, thank you for that; it's always a good listen.

  • @JediHobbit89
    @JediHobbit89 10 місяців тому +8

    I always loved the Bronte section. There's just something about the dynamic of the past vs the future of American organized crime.

  • @BR33CH.
    @BR33CH. Рік тому +25

    Great video! I feel like a video dedicated to the Van Horn Trading Post would be interesting because of how completely lawless the town is, and also how unnecessarily aggressive it’s residents are. I wonder how it came to be that way.

  • @chrisdadigger1018
    @chrisdadigger1018 Рік тому +8

    I love how the trolley car magically goes really fast all of a sudden none of the other ones go that fast

  • @perplent8488
    @perplent8488 Рік тому +14

    Loving these new 40 minute or so video essays on big topics of rdr2 lore. Keep up the great work!

  • @BeezerGutlr
    @BeezerGutlr 8 місяців тому +3

    5:15 I always loved how Arthur says "give my thangs back :("

  • @nerdiboy5128
    @nerdiboy5128 Рік тому +26

    7:05: The reason that Bronte has so many armed guards (and why he's specifically noted as being 'Italian') is because of the real-life history of Late 19th - Early 20th Century New Orleans (which Saint Denis is based off of; Lemoyne being a thinly veiled parallel to Louisiana, my home state).
    More specifically, it's based on the criminal history of New Orleans, which at the time was mostly ruled over by La Cosa Nostra, or "the Black Hand" in English, which was a kind of precursor to the modern-day Mafia and the Crime Families. They got their name from their calling card which they would put on a piece of paper they mailed to the target of their attentions or would paint onto the sides of buildings they were going to target... a black handprint, meaning that they were 'Marked for Death/ Harassment.'
    They often used brutal scare tactics of burning down properties belonging to folks that wouldn't pay their 'Protection' Fee, of mutilating and disfiguring those that had either publicly or unintentionally stood in their way leaving them in a state of agony but not letting them die before showing others what they were willing to do to anybody that opposed them, kidnapping and ransoming children or wives to extort money from desperate family members who didn't want to see their loved ones hurt, and other cruel, exploitative acts to assert dominance over the average citizen and to intimidate those law-enforcement officers who wouldn't play ball and become dirty cops in their employ, by showing them how far they were willing to go.
    In fact, there's some suspicion that the actual serial killer involved in the mysterious 'Axman Murders' of the early 1910s was actually a La Cosa Nostra hitmen sent to assassinate people for either refusing to work with or pay expected fees to the organization.
    The main crux of the arguments was that one of the main suspects at the time was a known associate of la Cosa Nostra, as well as most of the victims being either Americans of Italian descent or Italian immigrants.

    • @mikeroberts9299
      @mikeroberts9299 Місяць тому

      I knew of the black hand but I'd never heard them being tied to the Ax murders. Makes some sense. Wasn't there a thing where houses that played a certain music would be spared? Basically saying they would cooperate.

  • @giantboneguyakaregulargum2934
    @giantboneguyakaregulargum2934 Рік тому +43

    Honestly love this content
    grew up on rdr1 so its nice to have this part of me tickled
    love this shit

  • @swayerYT
    @swayerYT Рік тому +9

    Absolutely awesome video, the effort you go to is amazing 👏

  • @geckoo9190
    @geckoo9190 Рік тому +7

    That mission reminded me of one of the first mission of gta vice city, when you go to a party in a yacht and are introduced to most of the characters that you will make missions for.

  • @jasminehollyxo
    @jasminehollyxo Рік тому +7

    Genuinely thank you for all the red dead 2 content all these years later, I look forward to every single video :D

  • @nchub2169
    @nchub2169 Рік тому +3

    33:24 I love how Arthur just kicks the dude until he gives up 😂

    • @Night_Terror_
      @Night_Terror_ 9 місяців тому

      This is the comment i was looking for, that part was funny asl

  • @attilay2k224
    @attilay2k224 Рік тому +9

    I always stop whatever I'm doing to watch these videos right away. Keep up the great work Fizhy.

  • @truthhurts3524
    @truthhurts3524 Рік тому +29

    I’m simple, I see a RDR2 video from Fizhy, I click.

  • @stevegovea1
    @stevegovea1 Рік тому +25

    While playing this game , I became torn on whether to think Dutch was actually a storm for good. Yes, he put his gang in danger, but most of the time, they are getting rid of worse men.

    • @vlader1743
      @vlader1743 Рік тому +11

      I was loyal till the end to dutch on my first playtrough, i always wanted to see the good on his actions either to the gang or to the world, but there was a moment i had enough and i coulndt continue to search for the good when there was none

    • @joecostantino3684
      @joecostantino3684 Місяць тому

      Anyone that has ever played RDR 1 or even watched playthrough videos on UA-cam knows that Dutch is an absolute POS at least by 1911, He doesn't show those traits at least in the beginning of RDR 2 but towards the end of the game we get sense of the Dutch Van Der Linde that we meet in the first game. While I do think the events of RDR 2 drove him further into madness I believe he was always a bit of a silver tongued schyster who was always able to use other people for his own gain. Hosea tempered him and once he was gone Dutch had nothing holding him back.

  • @alexsheperd2060
    @alexsheperd2060 Рік тому +7

    I never really picked up on it specifically while playing but it’s very interesting how nearly every villain of RDR2 is a personification of one of Dutch’s masks without the other to hide behind. Colm is his straight up outlaw mask robbing and killing for the fun of it without the fancy self assured idealist mask to cover it. Brontë is his idealist mask who speaks like he’s smarter than he is and thinks he’s bullet proof even with a gun in his face, and Cornwall is Dutch’s ideal life, he’s a rich man with so many avenues of money he can just sit around and muse on random things

  • @StevieCzykPN
    @StevieCzykPN Рік тому +6

    Best RDR2 content on the internet. Always in depth, informative, entertaining. The best part is it’s obvious you love the game as much as we do. Unlike some other clickbait creators on UA-cam who seem like they’ve never even played the whole story coughMrBossftwcough

    • @Juan_deep
      @Juan_deep Рік тому

      Def best content other guys are pretty cringy this dude could be a producer

  • @kmdreacts
    @kmdreacts Рік тому +6

    Bruh, I just got back home from a Nightshift (No Commodores) only to see a near hour video on RDR2 from the boy, Fiz...
    Lemme roll up and get comfortable.
    Love these videos and Do Not Stop!! I don't care if you're talking about the mountains, just keep em coming.
    Best Game Ever. Don't @ me.

  • @thehashslingingslasher2708
    @thehashslingingslasher2708 Рік тому +7

    Incredible quality in your videos. So much detail and solid narrating man. Fantastic work 🔥

    • @Fizhy
      @Fizhy  Рік тому +3

      Thank you!

  • @dwhutto
    @dwhutto Рік тому +5

    I like how at 11:45 the guy gives the hand gesture for "I don't care" and Dutch probably thought he was getting a goodbye kiss lol

  • @jonathanfrench2131
    @jonathanfrench2131 Рік тому +4

    That graverobbery mission usually takes me like 3 hours to finish because the glitch that allows you to go to new austin and do a bunch of stuff as arthur i love that mission

  • @kevinschofieldjr.9927
    @kevinschofieldjr.9927 Рік тому +29

    I appreciate the work you put in your videos Fizhy

  • @lucabrazzi7112
    @lucabrazzi7112 Рік тому +6

    Your work is absolutely great ! 🔥
    You transcribe the deepest part of the scenario in the most developed way , amazing work cowpoke !

  • @M4zamitla
    @M4zamitla Рік тому +19

    I wish we got more missions in Saint Denis like more robberies or making events of some sort go wrong for Bronté or see the gang explore the city and get get used to high society, maybe a companion when doing Henri Lemieux dirty work?? More characters to work with? Rival businesses? Targets for the Van der linde gang, like someone who knows who they are and threaten to send Milton, so they silence them. Idk R* should’ve expanded the potential of somewhere as huge like Saint Denis,

    • @olivergould3878
      @olivergould3878 Рік тому +3

      Rather have anything but those Guarma mission's I nearly gave up on the game at that point

    • @Kvs-vf9nt
      @Kvs-vf9nt Рік тому +10

      ​@@olivergould3878 If Guarma was exploration like it was supposed too it would have been more enjoyable. But chapter 5 was too short. I mean we could had stayed at Lakay a bit longer. The Guarma missions were very easy missions and it doesn't take long to be back but then again I wanted to explore a full island to bad we didn't have that.

    • @olivergould3878
      @olivergould3878 Рік тому +4

      @@Kvs-vf9nt I know what you mean you try to explore but you get shot down by Fusar's goons if I remember right it's possible but not possible cos you get gunned down if you try. But nah I don't like it because it's only purpose is to show how crazy Dutch is and I feel like Fursar wasn't a main Villain I think Bronte should of had a longer storyline I say he was more annoying then a character I could hate!

  • @ralphgalang5173
    @ralphgalang5173 Рік тому +1

    Just finished RDR2 for the first time. Came across your videos. Thank you, sir! These are extremely quality content.

  • @gwoody4003
    @gwoody4003 Рік тому +10

    Great mini-doc.
    I gotta go back and play RDR2 again. I have been inspired now.
    Its such a good game. So immersive, I forget I am playing a game. Its so immersive and believable, like taking part in the lives and times of the gang.
    RDR2 is next-level stuff that any other open world game can not be compared to. Even GTA5 does not have the writing immersive quality that RDR2 has. It never feels like a list of chores or redundant gameplay. The 'grind' is blended with the world and the story so well.
    Its the best Western movie ever made, and we all get to be the lead role.

    • @abrahamwashington8579
      @abrahamwashington8579 Рік тому +1

      If you realized all this after the 5 years this game was out you haven't been playing it right lol. I been playing since 2019 and I knew since I was about 2 hours into my first ever play thru exactly what this game is and how immersive it is

    • @gwoody4003
      @gwoody4003 Рік тому +1

      @@abrahamwashington8579 oh yeah, the video inspired me to play a 4th playthrough lol.
      I was just praising the game. It wasnt a sudden revelation 😆.

  • @sebs31
    @sebs31 Рік тому +1

    these types of videos are literally AMAZING.
    keep going.
    i dont care this vid was 8 months ago its still very good.

  • @KakosSet
    @KakosSet Рік тому +5

    This is my first video of yours that I have seen but gawd damn you put a lot of effort in.

  • @johncampbell4534
    @johncampbell4534 11 місяців тому +2

    I always wished there was a side quest series that took place in St. Denis where you’re hired by some private investigator to help him investigate some series of murders or other crime that culminated in you taking down a corrupt politician or gang leader. St. Denis just has such a cool noir feel to it, especially at night.

  • @gc033
    @gc033 Рік тому +30

    I did t know you could catch up to the little bastard! I thought the game coded the mission to where you can’t catch up but it felt good to see him surrender😭 played the story about 6 times and never caught that little sh*t😂😆

    • @real-cr3qo
      @real-cr3qo Рік тому +1

      I didn't know you could fail it

    • @c-1506
      @c-1506 Рік тому +1

      If you let him escape he leads you to his kid gang

  • @GusTheAnus
    @GusTheAnus Рік тому +49

    the mission where arthur and john search the cemetery is so good. the fog, the darkness mixed with the lighting. ah, i adore it.

  • @glenbrowne8703
    @glenbrowne8703 Місяць тому +1

    the way dutch kills bronte was one of the best parts of the game

  • @Cruelrevolter
    @Cruelrevolter Рік тому +4

    Saint Denis is the pure example of the worlds city's and governments
    This is the whole massage that the producers showed

  • @johnrockyryan
    @johnrockyryan Рік тому +1

    Fizhy and the Strange man make the best RDR2 content and it's not even close

  • @thomasgibbons3226
    @thomasgibbons3226 10 місяців тому +13

    *Arthur:* We each got 15 dollars. Ohh and a quarter. Don't. Forget. The quarter.
    *Dutch:* Shut up Arthur....
    Gets me Everytime.

    • @TheHK_47
      @TheHK_47 3 місяці тому +1

      Never forget the quarter

  • @Povryan
    @Povryan 9 місяців тому +1

    I know this is an old video, but I discovered recently that you can intimidate the Art Critic without hurting him, I simply threatened him and he fell over for no reason and eventually caved due to my Arthur’s pure power of intimidation and Chad energy

  • @r-furyrko2612
    @r-furyrko2612 Рік тому +8

    You should do more like this , don't worry about repeat the themes! Red dead lore and your narrative skills are enough. 🤙

    • @r-furyrko2612
      @r-furyrko2612 Рік тому

      I don't use that bro. I create once but lost the pass

  • @JoKiR90
    @JoKiR90 8 місяців тому +2

    The music during the Saint Denis graveyard shootout is 🔥

  • @chrisberrios5857
    @chrisberrios5857 Рік тому +4

    Love these vids and this game man. Four years and I still can’t get enough. Fuckin legendary.

  • @jirisykora2104
    @jirisykora2104 Рік тому +2

    You have a great voice for these stories. You always make it more mysterious

  • @reddeaddude2187
    @reddeaddude2187 Рік тому +4

    Yet another phenomenal Red Dead video by the fishman!

  • @MicroGiantSESSwordofVictory
    @MicroGiantSESSwordofVictory 10 місяців тому +2

    25:00
    "Don't,
    forget,
    The quarter."

  • @DV42069
    @DV42069 3 дні тому +1

    At 8:18 I love the the discord notification sound. I’m at my moms over an hour away from my computer I heard it and looked up at nothing as if it was my desk because I heard the notification noise 😂😂

  • @justanormalperson6410
    @justanormalperson6410 Рік тому +4

    In online, Sean works for Martelli because of the blood money missions, would have been funny if he came along and met Bronte or Martelli in chapter 4 :]

  • @deckieonlamons8834
    @deckieonlamons8834 Рік тому +2

    Fizhy, u knocked it outta the park again!! Always a pleasure, watchin your content. Cheers from ft. Lauderdale, Fl.😎🍻 Keep being great, bruh.

  • @Kareem16372
    @Kareem16372 Рік тому +5

    You have the best red dead, redemption, two content

    • @twinzzlers
      @twinzzlers Рік тому +1

      Nah MrBossFTW is obviously better

    • @KC.45
      @KC.45 Рік тому +3

      ​​​@@twinzzlers Yep, the guy who steals content and cons his subs with fake GTA 6 videos is now considered a better youtuber.

    • @twinzzlers
      @twinzzlers Рік тому +1

      @@KC.45 Obviously!

  • @pghchaos
    @pghchaos Рік тому +1

    Honestly your videos are just some of my favorite to have ping my notifications. You have made the red dead games so much more with these incredible deep dives. Thank you so much

  • @elishepherd1535
    @elishepherd1535 Рік тому +3

    my grandfather watched this 51 times and cured him of testicular cancer. not only that but it also allowed him to walk again. Thank you fizhy for the amazing content 🙏🍿

  • @TobeWilsonNetwork
    @TobeWilsonNetwork 9 місяців тому +1

    I like how Bronte says “I’ll pretend to know what that means”. The idea of “Criminals with Virtue” that Dutch represents is just incomprehensible to his forward looking criminality

  • @timefriendly6610
    @timefriendly6610 Рік тому +4

    Best rdr2 history channel.

  • @BL00DYME55
    @BL00DYME55 5 місяців тому +1

    I love every interaction the gang has with Bronte. There's always this unspoken tension in the air, and most of it is just communicated through eyes. The looks Dutch and Arthur give Bronte, the forced smiles, the carefully controlled tone of voice when they speak to him, it's so well acted. And of course the final confrontation where all of Dutch's suppressed anger finally erupts as he loses his cool for the first time and drowns Bronte, while Arthur and John just stand there speechless, that scene gives me goosebumps.
    All the actors did a phenomenal job. And so did the devs of course, capturing these amazing performances, designing the scene, the lighting, all the cinematic camera work. This game is an absolute masterpiece of cinematography, certainly better than most Holywood movies today.

  • @visassess8607
    @visassess8607 Рік тому +2

    These videos are making me replay the game after leaving it for a few years

  • @Johnniecash26
    @Johnniecash26 Рік тому

    Love how RDR2 videos are still relevant 5 years later and I'm still finding out new things....ty

  • @djfaded420
    @djfaded420 Рік тому +4

    Out of every city this game haves to offer, Strawberry is the only place that haves decent folk

  • @jaggertate1292
    @jaggertate1292 Рік тому +1

    Ayo been watching for a few years now and really appreciate your work. Thanks man

  • @SanAndreas24
    @SanAndreas24 Рік тому +5

    Really love the red dead and assasins creed content on the channel probably the youtube channel of all time

  • @pickford3152
    @pickford3152 Рік тому +1

    I love that u r still doing rdr videos brother👍 I will never tire of this game world..and I usually learn a thing or two in your videos I didn’t know b4. So thank u👍

  • @chris1142A
    @chris1142A Рік тому +18

    “Swarmy cok sucker … “
    Best line in the game

  • @AkiyamerGaming
    @AkiyamerGaming Місяць тому +1

    i downloaded 5+ fizhy rdr2 videos so i could watch em later.
    pray for my storage😭😭😭