"I think all I have left now is doubt, doubt and scarring." John Marston is the central character in the RDR series throughout the two generations. A legend in the West has passed away, and this column tells the story of a handful of dollars. Try to analyze a legend in the history of the game from an objective point of view.
John was born on a ship bound for New York. His birth was an accident. But his father still insisted on raising him until he died of drunken blindness in 1881, when he was forced to be sent to an orphanage. We don't know the details of these years, but we only know that he escaped from the orphanage when he was twelve. According to Arthur Morgan, john was nearly hanged by a rancher for stealing, and Dudge, who was passing by, thought he was a useful talent and tried his best to take him in and teach him to ride, shoot, hunt, and write (but didn't teach him to swim). After several years of criminal life, in 1894, he fell in love with Abigail and gave birth to a child, Jack Marston (Dodge laughed at the Blackwater Town Bank): "We've all played with her, only you've married her.) Of course, many people think that Jack is not John, a man, which is why John left the camp for a year. However, if we carefully analyze how Abigail and Jack reacted to John when they grew up and how Jack and John compared, then this rumor would be destroyed. (Of course, some people think it was Javier's child.) The production team also played this meme in the interview)
After introducing the main story, let's cut to the main story of the clenched fist dollar 2. In Blackwater, after a failed robbery, John was injured by a wolf attack while fleeing the snowy mountains, leaving the iconic three-paw mark, which also earned him the classic nickname: John, after a break in Skafax, organized the robbery of Cornwall and kidnapped sheep (or did not get the money to feed), and the mission that Datch personally commanded in Rhodes town basically demonstrated his outstanding ability. Although it is not as magical as the generation said, it can also be said that Van der Linde helped T1 combat power (Arthur!). The Eternal God) We can see How John reacts when Jack is kidnapped, though John is clumsy. But we can see John's feelings for his son, and we can see that change as well. I noticed that John was the one in charge of the lookout, which may explain why John started not to be trusted. Prior to this mission, Micah had told Arthur that John might have defected. As a result, despite all the grievances, Arthur was a mess. Arthur had always been on John's side, after all, and Arthur had always considered his eldest brother to be like his father, and John was his closest brother. After seeing Dachi feed Angelo to the crocodiles, and after Dachi abandons John several times, John begins to think about his past and future. John knew he had discovered The Essence of Dutch, and he had hit the nail on the head. "A person will not change, he will only gradually reveal his own nature." After being rescued from Sisica, he began to speak mercilessly, as if that generation of John Marston had since appeared. "King of Ideas: I have a plan! Ginger: What are the plans? What the fuck are you planning, Dudchi? After Arthur protected John's family from evacuation and died laughing, John spent an uneventful eight years. Personally, I don't think John, like Dutch, could change his murderous nature. During the trip, I mentioned many times that John ran around because he didn't like people, and then he drew his gun and fired. Forkhorn Ranch gave him a job and loaned him to build a ranch. The difference between John and Dutchie is that John will try to change and build a ranch for just one word. Clumsily teaching his son to ride a horse, holding Arthur's ring to Abigail, proposing marriage, everything seemed to be working well. It wasn't until John saw Mrs. Adler coming on horseback that John knew arthur wouldn't take revenge, and he didn't want him to take revenge. But John is John Marston, not Jim Milton, like the revolver in Micah's hand. His credo was "Avenge me." Finally, John climbed to the top of the mountain alone. He wore a worn-out gambler hat and pulled the trigger with a revolver in his hand. Try to draw a line with yourself.
Four years later in 1911. "And the word and civilization, they're the same thing, they're gifts," and along with this conversation, John appeared before us. The ladies and gentlemen on the train avoided him. The scars on his dirty clothes and face were in perfect contrast to their trendy suits and suits. Rose kidnaps Abigail and Jack and asks John to destroy his former friend. When Arthur died 12 years ago, he hated these "friends." In his opinion, it was Bill and Javier who destroyed the gang. Their blind loyalty and Micah's seduction led to the disintegration of the gang. John angrily denounces Bill for driving Dutch mad, while they believe that John's situation about whether Duckie is a dog or a cat makes it impossible for John to settle peacefully with them, and Bill has no feelings for him.
Bill wounded him with a rifle, and he shot and killed Bill Javier trying to justify, but he relentlessly refused: "Javier: You're not going to kill your brother, are you?" We used to be a family. John: You and Dudge are crazy, family doesn't matter. Javier: So do you work for the government now? John: You and Dutch were both wrong, and it was wrong to leave me. The current situation is that one of us must die, and my decision is for you to die. Brother, I want to hand it over to you and let them judge you. Javier: Are the days we spend insignificant? John: It's not a small thing when we live together, but it's just an excuse. You and I both know. ”
His conversation revealed his philosophy and outlook on life. Sheriff: "Murder and robbery are never just, kid, no matter how you beautify it." Marston: "Unless the law allows it, do you mean that?" ”
Revolutionary martyr: "We want to build a free and equal world." ”
Marston: "All I know is that where there is money and guns, there is absolutely no equality. ”
Ross: "Don't tell me about the logic that belongs to you horse thieves. If you insist, I suggest you learn to read first!
Marston: "Then I suggest you learn how to shoot a target in front of you, instead of putting it down from behind!" ”
Bonnie: "Do you believe in God?" ”
Marston: "I sometimes tell myself that there's always a reason for what happens. Fate may have paved the way for each of us, but most of the time I believe that no one but myself can decide my path. ”
As can be seen from the dialogue, John has really changed, and that civilization and freedom are nothing to him. In a sense, he initially became like Arthur, but it was this that made his charisma begin to magnify. But he rejected the farmer's daughter and instead continued to hunt down criminals for his wife and children. At the end of the day, he confronted Dachi
"John. I have a plan. John: (Calm) You always have a plan, Dodge Duddhi: We can't defeat civilization, John we can't beat change, we can't beat gravity, we can't beat anything damn! I've been fighting all my life. But I never gave up. I cannot betray my own civilization. It was my belief that John would find another monster if I died. They must do so because they must justify their actions. Our time had passed, and John watched As Dach jumped into the valley to die, riding his horse farther and farther away from his past, Jamie Liddell's compass sounded. It means that John Marston's life is coming to an end, and none of us can change it.
When he watched his uncle die at the door and the army outside surrounded him, he would remember that night. Arthur put the hat on his head, and he would remember him carefully taking out the loan, just to make Abigail happy. But that's over, my son is gone, and our time is indeed over. But Jack's time came, and he pushed open the door. Facing a dozen soldiers, he drew his pistol and pulled the trigger. The bullet hit his body. He fell to his knees, blood soaking into the hot soil he loved. This also ends the last words of the Western era.
He no longer felt pain because he was dead. In the winds of the West, in the howl of wolves, only a few words explained it all. "We can't forget"
You must also be tired of endless duels, pursuits, revenge and revolutions. You must also want to hunt, herd cattle, train horses, and drive with your loved ones in the vast wilderness, under the golden sunset. But from the moment you pick up the gun, your fate is doomed. You will eventually lie dead in the wilderness like a ferocious robber, but you are firmly on this path of redemption.