Red Dead Redemption 2 Players Discover A New Brutal Way For Arthur Morgan To Die (2024)

The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is a pretty ruthless place, with rival gangs, wild cults, serial killers, wild animals, and more looking to kill Arthur Morgan as he ventures across the game's fictionalized version of America toward the end of the Wild West. Therefore, there are many ways Arthur can die horribly before the game's campaign even draws to a close, but due to the impressive attention to detail and hidden features Rockstar has implemented in the game, some players are still discovering new methods almost six years on from the game's launch.

Redditor Kindly_Budget_6462 took to the r/reddeadredemption Subreddit with a video clip showing a lawman swiftly running up to Arthur following a massacre in Saint Denis and brutally stabbing him in the chest with a hunting knife.

This clearly took Kindly_Budget_6462 and others on the thread by surprise, with various comments that this kind of approach was more in line with a bounty hunter or a member of the night folk and that a lawman would surely use some kind of nightstick or truncheon. It turns out the lawmen of Saint Denis don't mess about when it comes to neutralizing a potential threat and go straight for the kill by any means necessary.

When Will Lawmen Use Knives?

Melee Attacks Are A Last Resort

It turns out lawmen will equip their knives as a last resort after being disarmed by players, but if anything, them using this tactic is far more lethal than shooting in Red Dead Redemption 2. Players are able to take a few hits from a gun, but a melee weapon such as a knife will take them down in one move, as seen in Kindly_Budget_6462's video. Disarming the lawmen can be achieved by shooting at their guns from afar or getting up close and personal and punching them in the arm and the head when they have their guns equipped.

Of course, the act of disarming characters like the lawmen isn't that easy, as it requires precision to pull off. Targeting their hands with the slow-motion Dead-Eye targeting mode activated is the easiest way to achieve this, as Arthur can unload a whole clip's worth of bullets into one area, making it more likely that one of them will hit the gun at least.

Although lawmen have been known to bend the rules at times, it's surprising to see one using such a weapon, but there's no denying that the tactic was certainly efficient. It does go to show that Rockstar thought of an array of different situations to keep players on their toes in Red Dead Redemption 2, as the law - much like those in Grand Theft Auto - will stop at very little to apprehend their target, dead or alive.

Source: Kindly_Budget_6462/Reddit

Red Dead Redemption 2

9/ 10

Did you love the original Red Dead Redemption back in 2010? Check out this prequel to the first game, Red Dead Redemption 2. Players explore the complex Western world as Arthur Morgan, a member of the Van der Linde gang. Get ready to find an adventure in the western frontier in the 1800s, fighting against government figures and famous rivals. While some controls are difficult to manage at first, after some practice mounting and dismounting your horse, you should be ready to meet more characters. The stunning graphics are to be expected with Rockstar Games, as they created other popular open world games such as Grand Theft Auto.

Platform(s)

PS4 , Xbox One , PC , Stadia

Released

October 26, 2018

Developer(s)

Rockstar Games

Publisher(s)

Rockstar Games

Genre(s)

Action , Adventure

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Engine

RAGE

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol

How Long To Beat

50 Hours

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Publishers

Rating

Metascore

97

PS Plus Availability

Extra & Premium