People please I preach to you out of love belive on the lord Jesus Christ and trust in him for you salvation and not in yourself Christ came to die for our sin we have all sinned and deserve hell but God is so merciful and Jesus died on the cross to take our punishment so that who ever belive on him will not perish but have eternal life john 3:16 romans 10:9 if we confess with our mouth Jesus is lord and belive in our heart that god rose him from the dead we will be saved we can not earn salvation it is the free gift from God❤❤❤ .,.,,.

I don’t know why they think he’s the devil when he literally sent him to a nun, I like the thought of him being some sort of grim reaper

"You forgot more important people than me" Hits Harder after Red Dead Redemption 2

The Strange Man's face when he says, "Then why would you remember me, friend? You've forgotten far more important people than me." is absolutely superb. Really sends across his disappointment in John. Really good animation, man. Love it!

Never knew if he was god or the devil

3 gunshots, 3 deaths, Abigail, Uncle and John, the gun jammed on the last shot, saving Jack. Honestly a theory I came up with a friend, but It's stuck in my mind since I've re-played the game after playing RDR2, John forgot about death thinking he's escaped it and death knows about Johns honor helping the man from cheating on his wife and giving the nun money because he takes it into his mind when their time will come which I think is why there's multiple different version of Arthur's death.

I was hoping you did this. I love how mysterious the Strange Man is.

Man I'd love to see the whole game animated like that

I like how you made John’s grave appear after the Strange Man walks away. Drives home how ominous he is. Neat touch

" DAMN YOU!" " Yes...many have " I just love the delivery of that line, I like to think its Rocksteady playing into the Stranger being death or the grim reaper in general. Many have cursed his name, but he comes for all in the end to collect on their dues.

The first red dead reminded me a lot of Blood Meridian. The dirty art style, how bloody and messy the violence was, the sad message, the gruesome ending, and of course the supernatural.

This mystery man has always fascinated me and I have always wondered who the devil himself could be. Cain could be a mystery to you, who or what could he be?

The final time you see the strange man is such a good foreshadowing I swear. I love this animatic it's so perfect I absolutely adore your talent

Always loved the symbolisms behind the bullets John firest at him. The first three bullets go off normally (Uncle, John and Abigail will die), but the fourth one *jams* (Jack will live).

Gotta applause the design of the Strange Man in this. The whole "Death being an exhausted, depressed soul," trope is kinda overused, but your art, combined with enigma and mystery of the character takes what would be cliche and makes it feel original. Great work.

A fine spot indeed. Death was never our enemy, Time is. Our time in life can be short or long, yet it is all guided by Death, the inevitable. The actions of a Cowboy or any other way of life may not be remembered but are remembered by Death. The end is something our player or we cannot escape but like our player, death can guide us to good and noble aspirations. Yet at the end we will meet with that mysterious person, Death and laugh like old friends. Fantastic work by the way. This part of RDR stuck with me for a long time and probably will continue until the day I finally go.

I've seen this scene over a dozen times at the bare minimum over the years Thank you for giving me the same chills I got the first time I encounter the Strange Man. I honestly didn't think I could get that feeling towards this moment again You did a phenomenal job ♡

Allot of people seem confused, so here's my own synopsis on this guy, which I feel makes PERFECT SENSE. The Stranger is referenced throughout Rockstar games. He is not labeled as the devil, god, or death. Yet the most plausible answer, based on evidence presented, is God. The Devil knows his own name and would never send a mortal towards good deeds - especially to a nun. The Devil is the tempter. Death is indifferent to the quartels of man - and if he got involved in one man's quarrels and not everyone else's, it'd damn near be a crime to every other living being. John isn't special in the world, he's just the protagonist you follow. The Stranger... he speaks cryptically but *never* dishonest. He doesn't know his own name but he knows EVERYTHING about anything else. He sends John, a soul who's out for NOTHING but red dead redemption.. to commit redeeming acts. For fruits to propser upon his tree - for there to be traces of him in the book of other people's lives. Who knows how inportant that marriage and that donation was one hundred years from then. He also reminds John of the traumatic deaths he's forgotten about.. as those should be far more important to him than trying to figure out The Stranger. "DAMN YOU!" "Yes... Many have." How many people in the west, and even all over our own world, say "god damn" at least once a week? Or just have a damning image of God every now and again for the cards you've been dealt? I'm no lore expert; but from what we know, the Stranger is either God himself, or a divine messenger for God. Edit: Ontop of all of that. John shoots at The Stranger. Nothing occurs. His bullets damn near disappear. That's control of reality and nature. Death is a force of nature who is under the same regulations as anything else. He has no influence over it. Not like God would. "Where do you know me from..?" "Oh - well - I know *you* from ALL OVER..."

For people who don’t know. Rockstar based him off Cain from the Bible. He killed his brother Abel and was marked by God to forever wander. This is hinted at in RDR2 when a black dog turns up at camp and Dutch names him Cain. Cain was actually known to turn into other forms, including a dog. It’s also a fact that if someone tried to harm Cain, it’d come back on them 7x worse. John shoots the man 3 times and John gets shot 21 times when he dies. Micah abuses the dog and is implied to have killed it and we all know what happened to Micah.

Ya know in a way i always found the stranger to be a very comfortable character to be in the presence of.

I always loved how human the characters talk in RDR1. They don't immediately jump from sentence to sentence, and there isn't a filter on them that sounds 'game-like'.

“You’ve forgotten far more important people than me.” Holy shit I know this’ll sound crazy but what if he’s talking about Arthur?

This dude was actually the grim reaper that followed John since day one and wanted to make sure he solved all his personal issues before he died.

some lore: the gunshots he fired are indicating his death First shot: Uncle 2nd shot: john 3rd shot: Abigail Jammed shot: Jack.

I like how they leave to interpretation if it’s John’s subconscious or an actual supernatural entity.

The red pattern when john shoots is a pretty good idea to create more effect on the scene

I love this art-style so much! I love the dark shadow cast over the strange mans upper face and eyes, really encapsulates the gloomy and enigmatic energy he gives off

That guy was always my favourit, because he had this...mysterious aura around him. His calm, sometimes...depressed behavior, as if he knows exactly what will happen (which he does), yet hoping he is wrong about it. As if he had seen things, that no one has. And yet also his interest into specific persons, as if it gives him hope for something or someone.

Why does the Strange Man look like he eats 15,000 calories a day and lift horses for a hobby?

i love red dead redemption so much, thank god the community for it is still alive.

“This is a fine spot”💀

3 gun shots, seal the fate of John, Abigail and Uncle but the forth one got jammed. The strangest man spared Jack

He is not the devil. Not a god. Nor angel. He just is. He is as he was. A fact as sinple, as it is complex.

I think this is the best content on the stranger that's out there

Great video for an intriguing character. I love these kinds of characters in media, the ones who even to this day we don't know much about, similar to G-Man from Half-Life. This one is no different.

Arthur knew he was death in the beginning, but he went through 5 stages of grief(not in order) when meeting him. First was denial of knowing him, bargaining for his name wanting to deny it, anger to the point he shoots him, short depression within him knowing the aftermath of his actions(high honor or low honor) as shooting him confirmed his assumption, and finally acceptance of what had happened.

He can’t be the devil, but he is too sinister to be a god. He is the in between

This is actually brilliant and goated with the sauce especially with the cursive title adds so much to the mystery i cant wait until this becomes a real animation

My head cannon is this is Arthur sending death to get John straight one last time. Tryna save John from damnation just before it all heads south along with johns soul

I always like the theory that the guy is caine

This is a headcanon, but I believe he is Cain who became an entity, Judging killers like he used to be, and test them if they are still pure of heart

Not only the animation but the sound design is good too. You put some good music to accompany the scenes!

*3 Gunshots = John's death, Uncles Death and Abigails Death*

"You can be a King of a Street Sweeper, but everybody dances with the Grim Reaper". It doesn't matter who The Stranger is. He could be God, The Devil, Death, or Cain. But he does judge everybody in the end.

"Tell me your name, or I won't be responsible for my actions." "Oh, but you will. You will be responsible."

This is a masterpiece, just like the game 🤩

This might be the best animation I ever saw. It’s now canon that there’s a universe where this is what the world looks like, all drawn and stuff. Like Beyond the spider verse but with red dead.

i would love a comic in this style

I really enjoy the movement and blur! It reminds me a lot of how MGS: Peace Walker was animated. Well done

This is creepy and amazing at the same time...

This reminds me of Lonewolf's cutscenes. Wonderfully made. Nice work

One of if not the best rdr animations i have ever seen good job

the end gave me goosebumps, nice work!

For those who are wondering, the strange man is the grim reaper. In the final cutscene John meets him at the place where John himself is buried.

“You’ve forgotten far more important people than me.” I like to think he’s referring to Arthur when he says this.

This is really well made. Makes me want to play the game again. Great job!

For those who still wonder who the man in the hat is, he’s most likely the grim reaper or death incarnate, following John from back out west, from Mexico, everywhere John took lives feeding death itself only to bury John where they met for the last time.

Holy shit, Extremely well done!

Pretty neat art used here, along with the neat character. Good work.

Well done, gave me chills.

Now this is art.

imagine if the mistery man was gavin all along

People keep wondering if hes the devil or god but i think he could be an angel. More like a messenger.

Honestly people say he’s the devil but he literally sends John to help people like god with angels and stuff

Damn that was some good rdr content

This is amazing. Glad I discovered this channel. This animation gives even more creepy vibes to the strange man quest. It’s perfect

WOOOOOAH THIS IS SO COOL!!!!! Has a similar style to a picture book this is awesome!!!! Keep up the wonderful work!

Awesome, gave me chills

We will never figure out who he really is.. He definitely does have a great taste in fashion and he knows so much.

plot twist: he is Gavin

Great job making this. This is bad ass

I love how somber you made the mysterious stranger, his eyes really say that john isn't the first nor will he be the last to cross his path

I think the man is the personification of death. He tells John the details about the girls death, and John says he doesn’t remember, and then Death says then maybe you don’t know me. Then at the ranch, John shoots him 3 times in the spot where all 3 adults in the ranch would be buried: Uncle, Abigail, and John. He also claims that he follows John wherever he goes, as if to say John always kills people wherever he goes. He’s not the devil because he’s not trying to get John to sin, he’s not a lord figure like Jesus or God because he’s not trying to get John to repent, he’s not Cain because if he were Cain he would’ve felt those bullets John shot, and there’s no symbolic reason for him being there. Death is simply there to let John know “I’ve had to follow you around for years now and I think it’s time I showed myself.”

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This is amazing.. I love the art, and I love the animation! Red Dead Dedemption was and still is an amazing game, and just know there are people out there who still live the game as much as I do. I just fill my heart with love! 🤠

Omg beautiful work! ❤

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Red Dead Redemption

Hes god bc he has the list of all the people who go to heaven, that's what he means by "accountant" also, the nun literally told john that the lord sent him to her, many damn him "God damn", also, in the last scene, they were standing where John's grave is, 3 shots are fired, symbolizing John, Abigail, Uncle, he says that john has forgotten God, but the lord is merciful, so he allows him to redeem himself by giving to charity and stopping sins like adultery, this could not be more clear

Really good shit you got here man

This is amazing, this must have taken forever!!

Just in case, you haven't finished RDR1 or RDR2 yet, there are SPOILERS below. In my opinion the Strange Man has to either be: Death, or something along the lines of Fate. In the 1st Strange Man mission in RDR1, you go to Thieves' Landing and see a husband (his name is Leland Byers) who is talking to a prostitute. You can either: give him money to buy the services of the prostitute (or in other words cheat on his wife); or you can convince him to be faithful to his wife. In the 2nd Strange Man mission in RDR1, you go to Las Hermanas and see a nun (her name is Mother Superior) standing outside with a bucket of money. Here you have the choice to donate money to her and the nuns at Las Hermanas, or to rob her. Keep in mind, if you do give money to Mother Superior, in the future you will get more random encounters where you can give money to other nuns. Furthermore, it must be said that in the ending lines of the first two Strange Man missions, the Strange Man does not order you to choose a certain action (i.e. Do Good or Do Evil). This is an important observation to make. In the 3rd Strange Man encounter, (in my opinion this is the most important one and I will go into more detail here) the Strange Man is on a hill south of Beecher's Hope (John's ranch) over looking John's home. As you approach him he says "We have to stop meeting like this John." Then the actual cutscene begins and I will give you a transcription of what is said: SM: Strange Man J: John SM: "Ain't this a beautiful spot" J: "Sure. What are you doing here?" SM: "My accounts. I'm an accountant" J: "Is that so?" SM: "In a way." J: "What's your name?" SM: "You know, it's the darndest thing, but I can't remember." J: "Tell me your damn name, and where you know me from." SM: "Well, I know you from Mexico, and I know you from back out West. I know you from all over!" J: "Tell me your name, or I won't be responsible for my actions." SM: "Oh, but you will. You will be responsible. This is a fine spot. See you around, cowboy." J: "Damn you!" SM: "Yes, many have." By now, the Strange Man is standing several paces away from John and is facing away from him (he is facing towards John's house) J: *John pulls out his pistol, and fires 3 shots at the Strange Man which all seem to phase through him. The 3 main theories that deal with the Strange Man's identity is that he is The Devil, God, or Death. The Strange Man can not be the Devil as the Devil is Evil, and would make you do only Evil. The fact that you have a choice in whether the husband cheats on his wife means that the Strange Man can not be the Devil as the Devil would make you give the money to the husband to cheat on his wife. Same thing with the nun. If the Strange Man was the Devil, he would make you rob the nun as The Devil is only capable of committing evil acts. The Strange Man can not be God as God is Good, and God would make you do only good things. The same logic which rules out The Devil is the same logic that rules out God. While you can convince the husband to not cheat on his wife, you could also give him the money to cheat on his wife. While you can donate to the nun, you can also rob her. So this means you can do Evil in both of the first two Strange Man missions. If the Strange Man were either God or The Devil, they would order you to act a certain way - the Strange Man does not. In fact, he even mentions that you could rob her the nun after mentioning that she could use help. Therefore, he must be someone or something incapable of being Good or Evil. Now I'm going to analyze the 3rd Strange Man encounter: As you approach him he says "We have to stop meeting like this John." It is known that the 3rd Strange Man encounter is only possible once you unlock the West Elizabeth area which is getting closer to the end of the game, or in other words: John's death. The Strange Man saying "We have to stop meeting like this John" could mean that he is unsatisfied in meeting John in such ad hoc/random ways (i.e. out in the wilderness). It is almost as if there is a more permanent place that he would like to meet John again (in death). Or of you look at the part where he says "like this" he could be talking about meeting in a mortal form (i.e. man to man/in person). SM: "Ain't this a beautiful spot" The hill he is standing on when he says this is the same hill that Jack buries John, Abigail, and Uncle on. J: "Sure. What are you doing here?" SM: "My accounts. I'm an accountant" J: "Is that so?" SM: "In a way." Notice how he says that he is an accountant. Death is very much an accountant as well, taking them to God or The Devil to be judged, or perhaps to some afterlife. The Strange Man is at the residence of Marston's family when he says this line, and he could obviously be talking about accounting or managing what he is going to do with John, Abigail, and Uncle once they die (which like I said is not a long time from this point as you must be in the 3rd act of the game to complete this encounter). J: "What's your name?" SM: "You know, it's the darndest thing, but I can't remember." This could be a nod to the fact that Death has been called many names by many different people throughout history, and he can not choose a single name. J: "Tell me your damn name, and where you know me from." SM: "Well, I know you from Mexico, and I know you from back out West. I know you from all over!" The Strange Man says he knows you from all Mexico, back out West, and all over. At first glance it seems he is talking about the first two encounters. But he also says, "all over." Think of all John Marston has done up to that point in RDR1 and RDR2. He has no doubt killed a great, many people in his time, something that Death would know him for-all over. J: "Tell me your name, or I won't be responsible for my actions." SM: "Oh, but you will. You will be responsible. This is a fine spot. See you around, cowboy." The Strange Man saying that John will be responsible for his actions shows that he will be judged whether or not he knows who is judging him. And then he says this is a fine spot, again. At this point he is standing exactly where Jack buries John, Abigail, and Uncle. J: "Damn you!" SM: "Yes, many have." J: *John pulls out his pistol, and fires 3 shots at the Strange Man which all seem to phase through him. These lines show that John is just like many men who have come before him, damning and cursing Death for ending their lives. Him firing 3 shots is indicative of how many people are put to rest there - 3: Himself (John), Abigail, and Uncle. (A further message can be discerned here, which is that John caused the deaths of those 3, by the way he lived. But however, you choose to interpret that is another conversation.). This shows that John can not escape his fate - death, no matter how much he damns and curses Death. This is why I believe the Strange Man is Death, or possibly some kind of Fate.

God I fucking love this, I hope to god you make more like these rdr1 deserves as much love as 2

Fun fact: The three gunshots represents a death like Johns Abigails and Uncle but the fourth shot was jammed meaning Jack was spared

Reminds me of the MGS Peace Walker cutscenes, great work!

I love it when games throw in just a bit of fantastical elements in there

There were theories that said that the "Strange Man" is "Cain", if I remember correctly "Cain" is the first murderer

This is amazing i am honestly just amazed by this great work

Dude please make more RDR1 Animations like this. You are seriously talented.

It took us at least 10 years to figure out this guy was Cain. Tremendous work with the animation and the music. You did this story justice.

Probably my new favorite red dead animation. Funnily enough the strange man video by fizhy is what got me interested in the franchise.

This animatic is gonna be stuck in my head for a long time, especially after red dead 2.

I love how he acts like he’s not omniscient, despite probably being omniscient. He doesn’t brag or lord himself over John, he just gives him some advice, a bit of a talking down too, and a conversation, and than let’s John know that he knows how John will die so subtlety that only the viewer can understand what he means. What a fantastic character and addition to an already incredible series, it’s hard to tell if he’s Death or the Devil, but that only makes me more interested in him and his actions.

I always thought of him as Death in human form, just passing on by, seeing what others will choose to do.

God damn this is incredible

This Is a goated animation, id actually pay for a full movie animated.

Plz make more red dead animations like this, I love this

Masterpiece! ❤

I will always love the beauty of the RDR series

It already looks amazing

I didn't play much of the games, but this guy is such a freaking interesting character, I love him... it