| “ | I'm an accountant... in a way. | „ |
| ~ The Strange Man to John Marston |
Summary
The Strange Man is a very mysterious character in the Red Dead Redemption video game. He first appeared in the original Red Dead Redemption game, as a character who gave John advice on what decisions to make next, or told him about events that were about to take place. He would later appear in front of John one last time, revealing that in some ways, he is an accountant. He would later make easter egg appearances in Red Dead Redemption 2.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Unknown
Name: Mysterious Stranger (File name), The Strange Man (Fan name)
Origin: Red Dead Redemption
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Unknown (Strongly implied to be Death or the Grim Reaper), "Not of the mortal realm"
Powers and Abilities: Likely Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses, Extrasensory Perception (Likely knows when every living being is going to die, and can know all the choices people have made throughout their life), Immortality (Type 1), Likely Abstract Existence (Type 1; Concept. Is strongly implied to be death itself), Acausality (Type 4), Causality Manipulation and Death Manipulation (The Strange Man could not be seen by the precognition of the Blind Man and is said to be "not of this world". The 3 bullets John shot at The Strange Man were exchanged for the lives of John himself, his wife Abigail and Uncle, while the 4th bullet being jammed being the reason Jack would be spared), Intangibility (John Marston's bullets went straight through him), Law Manipulation, Disease Manipulation, Curse Manipulation (The Strange Man was responsible for all the sicknesses in the town of Armadillo, with the disease being described as a curse, and he made a deal with the only survivor who remained immune by forming a contract with The Strange Man stating he'd be immune but at the cost of various generations being plagued with illness), Resistance to Disease Manipulation and Curse Manipulation (Likely as he granted this to a shopkeeper)
Attack Potency: Unknown (Should be far stronger than any other character in the game)
Speed: Omnipresent (The Strange Man exists throughout all the Rockstar multiverse as the embodiment of death including Red Dead Redemption, GTA and Bully, and can appear and disappear wherever he wants)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Unknown
Durability: Unknown
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Unknown
Standard Equipment: None Notable
Intelligence: Nigh-Omniscient (Seemingly knows everything that has happened, all the choices every living being has made, as well as everything that will happen in the future. Knew the exact location and time of John's death and knew about everything him and the gang ever did throughout both Red Dead games. He even knew who would end up killing John. Told John that a man will be unfaithful to his wife which turned out to be true. Knows all the decisions The Player makes throughout the game and it is stated that The Strange Man is always watching. Bill stated that The Strange Man knew everything about Arthur)
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
- Mot (Apocalyptic Horseplay) Mot's Profile (Standard Battle Assumptions were used)
Discussions
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