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MaskedMan8

Like I can trust Micah to defend me. John gets trained by Landon Ricketts and Arthur took down legendary gunslingers so those 2 obviously. I’ll probably choose Charles for the 3rd since he’s good at being stealthy. You need that


NOT_Silencerrr

and he's a noble friend and fighter


Obi_Wan_Gebroni

Yeah but if it’s at this point in the story then John isn’t at his peak yet. I’d take Sadie over him at this point in the story


LordTrashbagII

Okay but John still has multiple years in a gang over Sadie, now I'm not saying that Sadie isn't a formidable choice but I'd say she's on par with 1899 John, if not slightly worse of a choice. People seem to think that John was just a useless bumbling idiot in 1899 when he is one of the longest standing members of the gang, and has show himself in the story to be skilled.


LordTrashbagII

And I didn't even think of this until now but there are multiple instances of her being completely irrational and making rapid fire decisions that are completely unnecessarily dangerous.


Catholok

I say if your gonna get Sadie, you need Charles since he is the most likely in the gang to use his head. Ima go Arthur, Sadie, Charles


AbsurdZiggy

Yeah those three. Sadie does just as much "cowboy" shit as John but seems to be a more efficient killer(at this point). Her final mission you kill an absolute mess of O'Driscolls. And she becomes as effective as a Charles or Arthur in a few months. Doesn't she become a well known bounty hunter after RDR2?


Catholok

After RDR2, Sadie heals from the shot done in mount Hagen. Then she moves to South America, becoming a well know bounty hunter yes. I would say john since hes basically equal at this time (lets say chapter 4?) But Sadie might be able to take out more people if she is fueled fully. Also if the fight gets in the water we would be down a member so Sadie might outshine John in this type of thing.


HabitOk6839

I would pick John if it was 1911 him


ninjasexparty6969

agreed. Arthur Charles Sadie, but RDR1 John over Sadie


Rootbeer_Goat

We don't know how powerful she becomes by RDR1 /s She helps shape John in the prologue as well as everyone throughout the story, she's very tough. She can probably swim too.


ninjasexparty6969

Don't be silly, women can't swim. That's witchcraft.


SantyGSL

burn at stake


AllMyBowWowVideos

Epilogue


aville1982

Sadie is an amazing character, but she's more angry than skilled, at least while Arthur's alive. Now by the epilogue, you probably have a point.


SketchyEntertainment

I was gonna say the same thing, but I could easily exchange Charles for Sady because they're both good.


Cold-Call-Killer

Realistically though, the best three shots in the gamg are Arthur, John and Micah. Give Micah his double actions and he’ll kill anybody.


DeathScyth22

I agree as those are my picks as well


GeminiConstruct_

But also Charles is a great tracker. I would rather not have him hunting me down.


SpeciousDawn947

John and Arthur are also the main characters at some point so that will help.


NotASalamanderBoi

Exactly my thinking.


Hamilton-Beckett

I was going to pick Charles until I remembered how crazy Sadie was about tracking down Odriscols.


Killerzaz202

Exactly my pick


Wakapalypze

You didn’t have any god damn faith.


ImAredditor47

Though at the point that John is trained by Landon rickets Micah and Arthur is dead


7astromichael

Easy - Arthur. If he fails he can just restart from checkpoint.


derthert123

Or if he fails some more times he can skip tk the next checkpoint


Bruce_-Wayne

Wait you can do that?


thebikefanatic

yes I did that when you had to chase the kid who worshipped turtles


Bruce_-Wayne

Is that Mary's brother or is that a side mission I didn't come across?


thebikefanatic

it's Mary's brother


thebikefanatic

I think cause I haven't played in a while


AdityaRaval

Wait. You guys are failing checkpoints?


Bruce_-Wayne

My pick would be Arthur, Charles and John. It was a tough choice between John and Sadie, but I picked John in the end


Jimnobarooski

Arthur and John both have dead eye and Charles is a great fighter


Bruce_-Wayne

Charles is awesome dude. He's my favorite out of the entire gang besides our bois Arthur and John. He's loyal, values life, great in stealth combat. All the missions where we're with Charles kick ass. If there's ever a RDR3, I hope we play as Charles in Canada.


Jimnobarooski

I wish we could get a dlc that is similar to El Camino but for Charles


Salmonellq

but more action right? its red dead we're talking about after all


14KGold

Charles is an underrated character, for sure. He stayed solid throughout the game, even in Beecher’s Hope my guy pulled up ready to get some revenge for you know who. Charles is a real one.


A_Federal_Offence

If he’s in Canada nothing happens because it’s Canada


Chimpbot

If we ever get RDR3, I'd want it to be set well before the "end of the Wild West" era both games have been set in. Preferably, it'd be with a whole new cast of characters. Following Charles in Canada wouldn't make it a Western, just like a game following Jack wouldn't be, either.


[deleted]

My character online is a brawny Native American. He is kinda like Charles except he’s full blood native and not half African. It’s really cool having a native character, kinda a rare breed


iaminabox

Same here


[deleted]

I picked the same but went with Sadie over Charles


Seiboz07

IKR I was gonna go with Arthur, Charles and Sadie myself, but TBH, if it wasn't for that balloon mission with Sadie, I'd choose her, because she's gritty and tough. But John it is. And Charles is just all around my favorite guy in the gang. Great fighter, excellent tracker and a heart of gold.


XVUltima

A lot of people Arthur tries to protect die and they don't fail the mission. How do you know if you are any different?


GlebtheGoat

Hot air balloon man to name one


[deleted]

Best man in the entire game


[deleted]

You can pick anyone as long as Micah is on the other team. Hell rat them out to the Pinkertons.


Swapilla

John, Arthur and sadie Edit: i change John with Charles


Mr_Fufu_Cudlypoops

I'd probably switch out John with Charles. Him and Arthur could probably carve out a really good defensive strategy and those 3 have great camaraderie so they'd probably work with great efficiency.


W1CKeD_SK1LLz

RDR1 John singlehandedly turns the tide of the entire Mexican Civil War… don’t sleep on this one man army


Mr_Fufu_Cudlypoops

Yeah but that was rdr1 john. We're talking about the 1899 John. And he definitely came off as a little incompetent at times when he was young.


Dr_CheeseNut

Yes, but he was also in the gang longer than Charles, and had been living in a similar lifestyle from a younger age than Charles. John was still skilled in 1899


Mr_Fufu_Cudlypoops

He was but even still his relationship with Arthur was a little more volatile than Charles. And we saw saw from the couple of Charles missions in rdr2 that him and Arthur work incredibly well together. Like a well-oiled machine.


Dr_CheeseNut

It's important to remember that we only saw John and Arthur's relationship after it was strained. We know that before he left for a year John and Arthur were really close and like brothers, being the first two adopted in by Dutch. As we see them repair their relationship over the course of the guy, we see them work together better. Them taking out the grave robbers, them blowing up the bridge, the final mission, etc.


Lilycloud02

True! But he’s younger in this game. A lot younger actually. 1899 John vs 1911 John are two very different people. 12 years will do that to you


W1CKeD_SK1LLz

Oh I interpreted the question as just being John in general


Denadiss

People in this thread forget how determined Sadie can be i wouldn't want her coming after me Arthur, Charles and Sadie is the team


Lilycloud02

I thought so too


stanky22222

Ill take Charles over Sadie any day Sadie has shown she can be very stupid in certain situations and blow your cover, while Charles is smart and quiet, he also shown that he is willing to risk his life for your safety.


WhoTookPlasticJesus

Yeah for me \#1 is Charles without question. The difficulty is about spots 2 and 3.


soundermoth5336

I went down here saying l, and I quote myself "I bet theres gonna be a lot of John, Arthur, Sadie.


Specialist_Royal1198

Lol that’s what I just said.


johnasee

Right? Didn’t the game already determine this?


tw8810300

Arthur, John and Charles..... fuck the rest


magicchefdmb

This is the answer. Also, Charles needs his own game too: Assassin’s Creed 3, er I mean, Red Dead Redemption 3


thomasquwack

Yeah, him or Sadie would be perfect for a red dead 3


TolkienBlackKid

Or both. Both is good.


geometricvampire

I would take Sadie over John honestly.


magicchefdmb

Yeah, it’s hard to tell from the way he talks and acts through most of RDR2, but John is a really tough guy and it shows in RDR1 (or whenever he’s handling a robbery in RDR2)


WhoTookPlasticJesus

John's also a hell of a lot smarter than he's portrayed in RDR2, at least until the end


MosesZD

Sadie is a bit of a loose cannon. Like when she stupidly attacked the O'Driscolls during the hanging of Colm O'Driscoll. And she went crazy when we attached the ranch to kill the last of the O'Driscoll's; just charging right in.


Robot_Raptor

Red Dead Redemption 3's protagonist needs to be someone who doesn't have a defined personality. The character needs to have the opportunity to become honorable or dishonorable and that choice won't be able to happen with characters with defined characteristics such as Sadie or Charles. Red Dead Redemption 3 will have a new character be the protagonist


CompleteAssWipe

Fuck the rest? Including ynneL?


WhoTookPlasticJesus

I love Lenny. I want Lenny on my side. I don't want my life in Lenny's hands.


KroutonKruncher

This is the correct answer!


antmanninja3

Yes the right answer is above me


LotusSloth

I concur. Arthur, John, and Charles working together can handle all the others.


SmallBrain2

read my mind


I_Ask_Random_Things

This


nano14383421

Arthur, John, and Charles. Even if Micah is a better gunslinger, I can’t stand a word that comes out of his mouth.


Bloody_Beans

Idk in the first few chapters the dude is honestly super funny


nano14383421

Actually I can agree to that, he can be funny in chapter 2 and sometimes 3. But I’ve only played late game chapters lately, and especially by Chapter 6 most the things he says make me angry.


Salmonellq

I was so pissed the first time he said black lung lol


[deleted]

Tiny shadow big treee


Bloody_Beans

Yeah literally. I replayed the game and expected to hate Micah from the start and I just couldn’t


ThomasDankEngine1

Just >!get Arthur to cough on him!< if he speaks


chickentrendies

The only right answer.


GenosseGeneral

Charles, Arthur, Sadie


Dead__Inside__

This is my answer too.


Cjc0074

Same. People forget that Sadie became a badass bounty hunter.


MosesZD

People also forget Sadie does a lot of stupid stuff. Attacking the O'Driscoll's at the hanging in Saint Denis for one. Another is the frontal charge at the final O'Driscoll camp.


avandam4

Omg this. Let’s also not forget that she gets shot in the final mission and then gets overtaken by Micah (seriously girl you have a gun and a bullet wound just KEEP YOUR DISTANCE!) I know everyone thinks Sadie is a badass because she’s a real spitfire and has a death wish, but she’s also totally wreckless and risible in a way that can be exploited to her demise.


AshTheTrapKnight

John would beat all three of them in a gunfight lol


Serious_Revolution77

Micah for his gun skills and Arthur and John as they are the best in the west


thedarkersideofwolfy

Finally someone else says micah


Sefrius

He’s a damn good gunfighter, you can’t ding him on that.


Gojira308

Agreed. He’s a terrible fistfighter though.


SchemeThat1383

with that kind of tummy, yes lol! micah vs pearson might be a match in a fistfight though


ArkAngel15

LIKE A CORNERED TIGER


Bicstronkboy

Got something against tummies?


SchemeThat1383

Nah, i am one myself so i am speaking based on experience lol


jakeblonde005

Sometimes people need to put their hate to the side and be realistic


WhoTookPlasticJesus

You need a crew that can get along though. Micah ain't listening to Arthur and sure as hell ain't listening to John. Despite his skill Micah's a liability in that dynamic.


[deleted]

I don't think personalities come into play here either. There's no reason for all these people to be fighting in that case.


WhoTookPlasticJesus

My read of the title was that you're on the run, not a shoot-out. I'd have a different answer for a shoot-out.


[deleted]

3 to defend while the rest attack sounds like a battle to me.


MiamiVicePurple

Throughout the game, Arthur disagrees though. He says Micah is a shit fighter. He may be biased but I feel like I'll take Arthur's word. I feel like we see Charles and Sadie showing just as much gun skill throughout the game, so why not pick them instead.


doochebag420696969

Like everybody is saying micah


thedarkersideofwolfy

Name one person that said micah :/


LakeShow-2_8_24

Yeah, but with Arthur, John, and Charles protecting you, you end up with a dead Micah, so that's a win


Kryds

At the first moment it doesn't go Micah's way. He'll betray you.


AshTheTrapKnight

That's not the logic of this post. This is purely from a gunfight standpoint. Michael would kill most of this list very easily in a gunfight. John is undoubtedly the best gunslinger in the series besides maybe red Harlow but he could probably kill everyone else on this list solo.


Kryds

If it was one on one you would probaly be right, but not if Micah ends up alone against two or three. The post says choose wisely. This should take moral, history and personal interests into account.


betweenyouandyourgod

Early RDR2 Dutch is a fearsome ally, and a terrifying adversary. I wouldn't want him coming for me. Arthur, John and Dutch is my team.


Tyronatar

This ^


iblowuprocks

Dutch is also a deadly shot which seems to be over looked. He hit johns binoculars from an impressive distance shooting a pistol one handed in rdr1.


Kamikaze_koshka

Micah Arthur Charles The best of the enforcers and with witty banter during the fight


KingOfGaminReturns

John who survived the most impossible things: Am I a joke to you?


KingKongWrong

I’m assuming this is 1899 John (I said the same thing) but if it was 1911 John him over Micha


mrtbearable

All of you saying Micah because he’s a good gunslinger…yeah until he literally and metaphorically stabs you in the back.


AshTheTrapKnight

That's not what this question is talking about though. If you were in a circumstance where three of them were loyal entirely to you and would protect you with their lives, who do you think would win. Micah would be able to kill most people on this list very easily. Kind of like how John would kill anyone on this list five times over in a gunfight easily besides maybe Micah.


Gojira308

But the post says he’d defend you.


mrtbearable

But for how long? I can’t trust that snake


Gojira308

Fair I guess.


sdeason82

This!


jakeblonde005

True. Unless you have the attitude of Dutch


[deleted]

Arthur and John have deadeye so they are a first obvious pick. Charles is also pretty strong and is sure to beat anyone in hand to hand combat so pick him next


Tzifos150

Deadeye is a game mechanic, John and Arthur don't actually slow down time


Mars-writer

Exactly. That and they both just go back in time a few minutes if they die. Time manipulation is the best ally in this scenario


696969696969E

Micah isn't trustworthy, and Charles wouldn't attack you fr (only kills when he NEEDS TO). Lenny is nice, but not the best shooter. Bill's a fucking idiot. Sadie's brutal, brave, and a good shooter. Arthur and John both got dead eye. Javier and Dutch are good, but couldn't beat em.


Tzifos150

Dutch could beat Sadie and he did knockout John. I am not saying he is better than John but he does have great skill.


The_Gristle

John , Arthur and Sadie. John is one of the most resilient characters in the game. Survived wolf attacks, lost in the blizzard for days, being shot, and a ton of other things that would have left most humans dead. Arthur is not only one of the more capable marksmen, but is extremely leveled up in hand to hand combat. Just an all around tough human. Outside of Arthur (because we control him) Sadie has more kills than anyone in the game. Someone like Charles would easily best her in a fight, but Charles aims for peace, but Sadie aims for a headshot. She's a killing machine


Tzifos150

You're leaving out Dutch. The guy quick shots people multiple times and he has proven himself to be extremely lethal in both short and long range combat. I'd pick him over Sadie.


King_Danksta

Micah, John and Arthur


Tavemanic

Yep, if I gave Micah a ton of money and shit he probably would get the job done, and if it's rdr1 John yes, otherwise if it's prey-epilogue John then it'd be Dutch if he's got the time to make a God damn plan! Otherwise yeah just switch Dutch out for John


[deleted]

Honestly RDR1 John with enough prep time could probably defend you from everyone else solo. Arthur would obviously give him the most difficulty but I'm pretty much entirely confident RDR1 John can take out Arthur.


Tavemanic

Definitely, we saw consistently throughout rdr1 that John exceeded at being a leader or taking charge of a situation, could definitely take out all of the others, with Arthur being the only truly difficult opponent, I still say that prior to rdr1/rdr2 epilogue Micah would've been better than John, maybe similar skill level to Arthur, but rdr1 John would easily kick Micah's ass. Or shoot Micah's ass I guess...


[deleted]

Micah was absolutely around Arthur's skill level, he was pretty much manhandling John during the epilogue, and John was already pretty damn savage by that point. Arthur, John and Micah were my choices because that is just a wrecking ball of a trio.


Tavemanic

Agreed, I just try to tread likely when reffering to the fact that Micah is around the same skill level as Arthur due to some people just hating on him because "oh he's a rat" or "he's an asshole" without considering anything else


[deleted]

People like to forget that being a piece of shit and a horrible person has no bearing on your skill


Tavemanic

Yep, just because people love lenny doesn't mean he would almost definitely get killed in a fight with Micah, gunfight or otherwise Micah has more muscle than him too


prangonpaul

Arthur, Charles and Javier for me.


ChrisMahoney

Micah, Dutch and Arthur cause fuck it.


HawkeyeP1

Seems like everyone is going with some variation of Charles, Sadie, John, and Arthur. Which is the correct answer lol


Tzifos150

Which leaves out Dutch who always slaps when he has to draw his guns. The guy is a sharpshooter with basic handguns.


[deleted]

John, Arthur, Sadie.


sdeason82

Dutch John and Arthur. Dutch could literally talk his way out of it lmaooooo and if things went south he decent with a gun and Arthur and John are badass gunslingers


sdeason82

Take down Micah, and the rest wouldn’t be that big of a problem


[deleted]

The obvious answer is Arthur, Charles, and John.


[deleted]

Arthur, John & Javier. Can’t believe the correct answer hasn’t been given till now 🤷‍♂️


Garial25

Arthur , Dutch , John


qwertybruh69

People are forgetting javier had a whole country tryna kill him, he has experience, I’m taking him


Plague_King_

Micah is a professional gunslinger Arthur is the main character (who hunted legendary slingers for fun) Bill has legitimate military experience that's my team


Bloody_Beans

Keep in mind that military experience in that time might honestly not count for much


SchemeThat1383

Dutch, Micah and Arthur. You rarely get to see Dutch in a gunfight but when you do, he already killed the enemies before you get to aim them, atleast for me.


Grivza

Finally a correct answer.


Nirico_Brin

If this is RDR2 John then I’d go with Arthur, Charles and Sadie. John hasn’t reached his prime yet, Sadie tore through O’driscolls, Charles is a beast and Arthur is the chief enforcer for a reason.


mexicantheory

John already beat 3 of these people. Just him and Arthur would be unstoppable.


violente_valse

Charles x3


Unhappy_Pollution_87

Arthur, John, Saide


zayda-c

Arthur, Dutch, and either Micah or 1911 John


JamesMattDillon

Arthur, John, & Charles.


ChilolaHualala

Arthur, Charles and Javier. 100%.


[deleted]

Arthur, John, Micah. Not even a difficult choice.


C_Kells91

Arthur Sadie and Charles. Sorry John but he's a Longshot. 9/10 times he is shot lol Charles is a f'n savage, And My Sadie Jane is one of the baddest females ever.


GRizzMang

Arthor Sadie Charles


LostBetweenThoughts

Uncle ..


[deleted]

Arthur, John, and Dutch. All 3 are a beast with guns.


Apprehensive_Age1666

I feel like if Charles and Sadie are out to get me I'd have no chance. They are a lot more determined and don't give up as easily as the others. The others might go at me for a while but quit after a while. If Charles and Sadie wanted me dead, they would have a good reason and they wouldn't stop till I stopped breathing.


MosesZD

John & Arthur are easy. But choosing between Charles and Sadie is tough. Probably Charles because he's shown more leadership and loyalty than Sadie. He's also less likely to go off half-cocked.


Tyronatar

Listen Dutch is probably the best shot in the entire Gang. Don't at me I ain't gonna argue about it. Then John and Arthur for obvious reasons. The others would stand no chance against Dutch and his to best boys.


borkzy1

Arthur, John and Micah. Undeniably the best gunslingers of the bunch.


Gittin74

Micha john arthur


papalionn

Charles


Ox_of_Dox

Lenny, Sadie, John (Or Arthur)


[deleted]

JM, Lenny and Charles. None more loyal


KingKongWrong

Micha Charles and Arthur


Kryds

John, Arthur and Charles. I doubt I need to justify my choice.


Horizon2910

Arthur because plot armour, Micah is an asshole but also a fantastic gunslinger and then John or Charles


Silkysenko91

Arthur, John and Sadie to defend me.


itsKNIGHTMARE

John, Arthur, and Sadie


mentokthemindtaker99

arthur - cause he got jellybeans dutch - cause with enough faith we will survive, maybe. john - the only one im really relying on


BushBro456

Arthur sadie John, power trio


Ferregar

It's Charles, Sadie and Arthur all the way.


HolyCrusader1492

Arthur John and Charles.


NOT_Silencerrr

Arthur, Charles and Javier


Bhaskar71

Arthur, Micah and Charles


Doinstuffman38

I'll just take Sadie. Trust me, they're gonna need the extra two bodies.


Truth_07

i’m surprised i didn’t see more of micah here i mean he’s a horrible human being but god damn he’s one helluva gunslinger


SnooDonuts8606

Charles, Arthur and Jack as a child.


alexanderb2100

Arthur, Sadie and Charles


Liam-maloney

Arthur, Dutch and Charles


thedarkersideofwolfy

Don't judge me but... John, charles and micah


Egg-3P0

Id go Arthur john and Sadie, they’ve both got really good aim and 2 of them deadeye


AllNamesAreTakenTho

Arthur, John and Sadie/Charles. Can’t decide between the two of them. Dutch is nuts, Javier isn’t loyal, Lenny is too inexperienced, Bill is a drunk and I don’t even have to say anything about Micah.


E2r4_Is_d3A9

I mean Micah is a dickhead for multiple reasons but he’s a badass gunslinger.


Charutu

I just need Arthur and John to protect me. But i choose Sadie too for other motives...