What if Red Dead Redemption 3 Happened?

This video is solely my opinion. Everyone else should have their own opinions so feel free to share them in the comments! This script took me over a year to write, the actual video took me a month to make. I had to gather all of this footage and trust me, it wasn't easy... So I thank you all for any support! Edit 4/4/22: Mistake 1 - That Cornwall bit was 100% a mistake. I should have done more research there’s no excuse for that so I am sorry. I just thought it would’ve been cool if the van der linde gang had history with robbing his businesses and Cornwall secretly knew? But that’s not right it’s wrong. Then I thought it would’ve been cool if Cornwall was the villain against Hosea and maybe they both have history? Or maybe not. I just thought it would’ve been cool, but I forgot that Cornwall went after them because of the train, so that’s 100% my fault. Idk for some reason I thought that the Pinkertons worked for Cornwall I’m so stupid 🤦‍♂️Guys just ignore anything I said about Cornwall that was a mistake and I am sorry because now it makes the whole entire video look bad. Edit 4/5/22: Mistake 2 - Sometimes I think this video is poorly written because Rdr2 is amazingly written. The story gets deeper than you think. Dutch used the members to fill his ego and get only what he wants, so why would you want to play as that? He is an antagonist, narcissistic sociopath. And only used Arthur, Hosea, and the rest of the gang to get his wants. He doesn’t care about Arthur he doesn’t care about Hosea he doesn’t care about John and the proof is there because not only he left grimshaw but he also left Arthur and John to die when they were at their weakest level. So MEANING that Dutch was never a good person he was always like this even before the events of rdr2. And maybe Micah didn’t manipulate Dutch before everything, maybe Dutch knew the entire time and only let him manipulate him to make an excuse to get what he wants! I didn’t really think about that level of writing during the making of the script. Edit 4/6/22: Mistake 3 - I come to realize that I still stand by my own take on Dutch. I know I kinda painted him as a good guy in this video, but I still think that he cares about Arthur. I’m not gonna sit here and say he was always like this, he wasn’t. At one point I do believe he was good and didn’t use Arthur and the rest of his gang for his own fame. I guess you can say that about him in the second game, but Dutch is.. a very interesting antagonist. Of course he is pure evil in rdr1 but I have a feeling that he was a good person I mean he did save Arthur and John and raised both of them I do see that as good because he basically adopted them. I wouldn’t see that as manipulative or trying to use people because his connection to Arthur and John is very deep and the dude just went crazy in the second game becoming more and more evil overtime. I think they should add a lot to the storyline of Dutch and showcase what else of more major plots that drove him to the land of insanity. That’s just my take on it. I also wanted to point out another mistake I made during the making of this video. I state that Bessie died due to something that was unknown in the evidence of the history. This is false, Hosea in fact confirms that Bessie passed away due to pneumonia. I didn’t see that in the Red Dead Wiki at the time but it’s the truth. So yes, Bessie does in fact die from pneumonia so my bad. Edit 4/7/22: Mistake 4 - You all may be wondering why I make a big deal about Mr. Gillis selling the Brooch? Yes it’s practically useless because Arthur gets it back anyway but I think it’s much more than that. You see, It's not about Arthur getting it back, it's about the intention behind Mr. Gillis's mind. it shows how he doesn't care about his family anymore and it's the little things, like selling her mom's brooch, that counts into my argument. It shows that he will easily pass on the most valuable thing to his daughter and deceased wife away just for a quick buck. That's the reason why I state that it's "worse". Another mistake I wanted to point out was the scene where the gang is running from the blackwater massacre. That scene obviously doesn’t make sense. The reason why it doesn’t make sense is because the scene was rushed. Yes, rushed. That’s why you see Sean there lol. Yes I know Sean was captured. That specific scene was the last footage I got so it was towards the end. I had to fill in the part of me explaining what the infamous massacre was so that whole scene was honestly rushed and I was getting tired because my deadline was March. So I completely apologize for that mistake that specific scene was in fact rushed. Edit 4/8/22: Mistake 5 - There’s a theory that Arthur met Eliza before he met Mary. I believe this to be false. I assume that him and Mary were teenagers and grew up together in their relationship. Apparently, Arthur met Eliza when she was 19. I would assume that Arthur was in his 20s. I’m sure that Arthur raised Isaac for 10 years. I wouldn’t say that Arthur met Mary after he lost his son? I’m positive that him and Mary were together before him and Eliza were. But again, there’s no proof of that claim anyway so both views are in your own style. I feel as if Arthur became a good man in the second game because of trauma. I’m not just gonna say Arthur became a good man because he got tuberculosis, nonono. I believe there’s way more to that. Sure he comes off as mean at the start, but wasn’t really in his right mind to begin with. He had to learn the hard way, and it forced him to become a good man. Even tho he was a killer lol. The trauma damaged the entire form of his character and shaped him into a caring being. Now you can obviously change this by going into low honor mode, but I feel as if it’s the way you perceive it. The death of his wife and his son could either make him into a high honor man or a low honor man. You decide… Edit 1/25/23: Thank you all so much for ONE MiLLiON ViEWS!!! I am so grateful for all of you watching my video from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU!!! 🙏

A trilogy going backward in time has never been done. Would be glorious.

I hate the fact that I can't experience this masterpiece again for the first time...

I think mac callender would be the best protagonist for rdr3 as he was a tough man and at the end gave arthur his horse and his coat.

The story of Jack is in the big picture a sad story, but killing Ross was immensely satisfying. Also it's not like he became a ruthless murderer and killed an innocent woman in cold blood like Dutch. He avenged his father. And it was done in an honorable duel, he didn't shoot him in the back. To my mind Jack knew that his parents didn't want him to seek revenge which is why he waited until Abigail died to pursue his vengence, but he also could not let the injustice done to him and his family go unanswered for. It was something that needed resolving before he could move on with his life.

A prequel to a prequel? That’s like the ultimate prequel!

If RDR 3 was a another prequel then that wouldn’t bother me since there’s was a LOT of lore to explore in it (in this video obviously) along with adding Landon Ricketts since a lot fans (me included) would like to see him in his prime and focus on his storyline. And maybe in RDR4 we could play as Jack again tracking down Sadie and Charles to write the book Red Dead thats in Franklin's house years later.

This concept is brilliant. At first I wasn’t onboard with another prequel, but man a reverse trilogy actually sounds sick.

The only issue I have is that Hosea is 11-12 years older than Dutch and would probably be a father figure to both Arthur and Dutch. You can see that both of them feeling like they lost their father in Saint Denis. I think it'd be a better story if you start with Hosea being the leader of the 3 then slowly leaning towards Dutch starting the gang as the other members slowly come in with John and Arthur having a small rivalry. I will say that it would be nice(if not the better story imo) to see how Jack turned out after the events of RDR and the dying off of gunslingers and going into a more evolving world with WW1 and things of that nature. You could bring in Charles and Sadie since they might still be alive. And this could also be him going after all the men that killed his father outside of Ross and discovering that his dad was actually a good man (like the way they had John talk to other strangers with them talking about Arthur) just like Arthur was (depending on how you played).

I love this idea, to good to be ever realised by rockstar. These GTA type role play footage kills me though, young Arthur was wild💀

There’s a lot more to Arthur’s story alone we don’t know about. I thought it was interesting that of the vanderlinde gang Arthur had the biggest bounty on his head. Arthur also seems to be viewed by many in the gang as the most skilled gun judging by voice dialogs.

18:05 hit me hard because of the music in the background R.I.P Arthur Morgan

This is what I've thought should happen for rdr3. Nice to see someone with a nearly identical idea😊

I love how for the young Arthur, you literally just made him smaller, like he still looks like an adult but just comically small, like I saw a video of someone using mods to play as Jack Marston, and at one point used the mod to make Jack adult sized but still using the kid model

Personally, I think sticking to one character would be better as it creates a stronger bond (the player and Arthur), but exploring how the gang started and developed would be a great way to approach RDR3. Well done on your video, so much effort was put into it!

Great idea and video. Ty for taking the time to make it visual. Would not have had the same effect without it.

After my playthrough of RD2.. This was almost EXACTLY my thoughts on how RD3 should play out. Rockstar would be dumb to not have this storyline. And I think it would make one of the best game trilogies in gaming history, and take the goat for storytelling. I really want to know what happened with blackwater... I would love playing that out. Awesome video. My thoughts on this are in line with yours.

I get that every character has an interesting backstory and I would love to know more about them, but the game still needs to have a main convincing, appealing story/journey. Without it, I feel the game will easily become an action-packed game with epic set peices but no real deep message behind. Like in rdr2, we get to know the journey that the Van der Linde gang went through together, the stories of rdr characters in their younger day. But on top of that, we witness the amazing redemption arc of a completely new character and it definitely is the winning point of the game. With Arthur Morgan, Rockstar set a really high bar for themselves to meet and beat.

I like the idea of playing as Mac but making his death as devastating and impactful as Arthur's or even John's would be a major challenge. Perhaps he sacrifices himself to let the rest of the gang get away and has a tender brotherly moment with a badly wounded Davey before making his final stand against the Pinkertons in a nod to both games where both death's involved a sacrifice to attempt to save others. Maybe this would give a bit more emotional depth to Davey's death as despite Mac's sacrifice it still was not enough to save Davey. This ties in perfectly with the theme of Arthur's death not being enough to save John in the long run and John's death not being enough to save Jack from the outlaw life.

I would definitely like RDR3 to be a prequel focusing on the era of outlaws at its peak with a brand new protagonist who occasionally runs with the Van der Linde gang.