The Pinkertons - Red Dead Redemption 2

Also, in case anyone was wondering, one dollar in 1899 is worth $36.25 today, meaning that Dutch’s total take from the ferry is $5,437,500 in today’s money. To put it in perspective, that’s almost enough to buy one whole car in GTA Online🤡

Fun fact: While the Pinkertons DID sue Rockstar for their portrayal of their agency as sadistic villains, they ultimately dropped the suit as it was determined there was not a significant difference from their real historical actions that would constitute slander.

the fact they tried to sue rockstar is piss ass funny

The irony of Colm having this master plan of luring Dutch to rescue Arthur and Dutch not even realizing Arthur had been captured.

The Pinkertons are definitely a gang... they just have badges. So doing it as a gang video fits quite nicely

I love the scene where Arthur makes love to Mr. Pinkerton, really brought chapter 7 together

I had forgotten it was Ross who taunted Arthur & Jack about “enjoy the fishing” — it is a great bit of foreshadowing/call back to RDR1. Today if anyone hears about the Pinkerton agency it’s usually in the context of corporate loss-prevention, like hiring and placing undercover employees. Their image probably hasn’t been helped by so many people thinking they are the guys who tried to kill Arthur.

I do have to agree with Agent Milton on his view of Dutch. He even allowed the gang a chance to disband and live normal lives if they would just leave Dutch. Whether that deal would have been held up by his cohorts would have to be seen later, but we can’t deny he tried to give them a chance.

I feel like Milton is run down by the events of the game by the time Chapter 4 ends. He tries negotiating and cutting deals with other mercenary groups before, but when he sees that Dutch has such a strong hold on the people in his gang he gives up and just starts throwing all he can at them.

The Pinkertons seem like cool people i hope some gang wont quarrel with them

Funny enough about Allan Pinkerton, my teacher in 8th grade was his direct descendant. He was my history teacher and even shared the same name as him. He was probably one of my most favorite teachers too.

A very interesting detail I only just noticed -- Agent Milton only shoots Hosea after he turns back around and faces him. Shooting a man with his back turned to you was/is considered extremely dishonorable and underhanded; this is referenced in the duel between that old gunslinger and the old lawman. I always thought Milton was written to be irredeemably despicable, but he's consistently well-mannered and well-disciplined. Just more layers to the themes of the story.

When Milton says “It’s Pinkerton time!” Right before absolutely obliterating the gang was amazing, 10/10 the best twist in gaming.

It's funny that a simple quote from John can be actually quite loaded and thought provoking. When John says to Milton's enquiry about his name, and says 'Rip Van Winkle'......Rip Van Winkle is a story about a guy who meets a mysterious Dutchman who gives Rip some beer as payment for helping the Dutchman with some work. Rip drinks so much beer that he fell asleep for 20 years. There's the thing about sleeping for 20 years, whereas the Pinkertons slogan was 'We Never Sleep.' Then you've got Rip who meets the mysterious Dutchman, the same as John. The amount of thought that went into just a short sentence is incredible, and is one of the many reasons why Red Dead 2 is the best game ever made 🤠👍

I've always really appreciated the voice acting for the Pinkterton detective, especially when John gave him a false name upon their first meeting and he just follows up with "Huh..." before continuing on with what he was gonna say, like a subtle 'I don't believe you but whatever' 😂😂 I gotta respect the drip.

It's interesting looking back on the meeting Dutch had with the Pinkertons in the Leymoyne camp when he basically balked at the idea of saving the rest of the Van Der Linde gang by sacrificing himself. Especially when you consider his first speech in Coulter was claiming that he would trade places with the two dead characters if he could and doing so would save the gang from having to run. If the Pinkerton's were to be believed, this was his chance to and he turned it down, which is another example of Dutch really being in it for himself rather than for the good of the gang.

This happened in April Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast reportedly sent Pinkerton private investigators to a YouTube creator’s house last week to retrieve mistakenly sold cards from an unreleased set. In doing so, the massive company upset the creator’s home, allegedly harassed neighbours and spawned a wave of criticism from the tabletop community and beyond.

I looked into the Pinkertons "suing" Rockstar, they can't sue you. They have no right to claim that they own history, which was Rockstar's arguement. They eventually just dropped the cease and desist when Rockstar sued them in response with that arguement. They had no grounds.

It’s hilariously petty that the Pinkertons tried to sue Rockstar.

Always thought it was odd that rockstar creates fictional parodies of cities, states, people, and government agencies but didn’t parody Pinkertons. They even fictionalized the FBI and CIA in gta as FIB and IAA