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What is the strange writing in Blackwater? ›

These Aztec symbols can be found around the city of Blackwater in West Elizabeth, and allegedly translate to: Blessed are the Peacemakers.

Aztec Symbols

The first writing located in the passthrough tunnel off Main Street between the Blackwater Saloon and Mrs. Wilson's sweet shop, on the roof of the Grain & Feed building across from the post office, in a dead-end alleyway in the south-east corner of town and on a pylon on the north side of Blackwater Pier.

When you do the mission “American Venom”, the last story mission in the game, John comes across a chest with the Blackwater money, and his share of the cash is $20,000 - which is plenty enough. You don't have to actually find it, though, because John sees and opens the chest in a cutscene.

While Red Dead Redemption 2 was a prequel to the first game, a third entry in the franchise doesn't necessarily need to follow suit.

Even though players are never given a complete story of what happened at Blackwater, various missions and dialogue during Red Dead Redemption 2's storyline allow players to piece most of the incident together.

Heidi McCourt was a young woman who was murdered some time during the Blackwater Massacre by Dutch van der Linde via a gunshot to the head. She has been described as an innocent, defenceless civilian who happened to be present on the ferry at Blackwater during the heist that was carried out by the Van der Linde gang.

All boys who were between the ages of ten and twenty years old would attend one of the two schools: the Telpochcalli or the neighborhood school for commoners, and the Calmecac which was the exclusive school for nobles. At the Telpochcalli, students would learn the art of warfare, and would become warriors.

Inside the city of Blackwater in Red Dead Redemption. 2, there are six Aztec Symbols which are actually an. Easter Egg that make a reference to the Undead.

The Aztecs wrote using symbols called glyphs or pictographs. They didn't have an alphabet, but used pictures to represent events, items, or sounds. Only the priests knew how to read and write. They would write on long sheets made of animal skins or plant fibers.

Sadly, Arthur's horses that he may have had stabled at the end of Chapter 6 are no longer there for John to inherit. You begin the post game with the one horse that John has, and can break or buy new ones for yourself.

Where is Dutch's mom buried? ›

Once players can safely explore the beautiful town of Blackwater, Greta van der Linde's grave can be found in the town cemetery.

Red Dead Redemption 3 Not Officially In Development

Just recently, rumors were popping up suggesting that Rockstar is working on a Red Dead Redemption Remaster – if this turns out to be true, the resources in the development teams will probably be focussed on that project and GTA 6 before taking on RDR3.

Why was Arthur not mentioned in RDR1? Because Arthur was non-existent in RDR1. Arthur did tell John not to look back. I would like to imagine that it's too painful to recall memories of Arthur.

The Blackwater Massacre, as it comes to be referred to, led to the loss of $150,000 from the ferry that the gang targeted. Due to the arrival of Pinkertons and police to the area, the heist went wrong swiftly, causing Davey Callander and Jenny Kirk to be killed.

Blackwater Station, provides travel via railway, also contains a telegraph office, operated by Stonewall Ellington, where Marston can pay off his bounties.

In a recent post on Reddit, a Red Dead Redemption 2 player decided to work out roughly how much money Arthur Morgan and the gang left behind in Blackwater. A screenshot uploaded with the post shows that the $150,000 dollars that Van der Linde was trying to retrieve would be worth over $4.5 million today.

The Blackwater massacre was an infamous gunfight. involving the Van der Linde Gang, the Blackwater Police Department, the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and supposedly the famous gunslinger Landon Ricketts, which took place in the town of Blackwater in may 1899.