Karen Jones

Karen Jones is a supporting character in the 2018 western action-adventure game Red Dead Redemption II.
A member of the Van der Linde gang, Karen both works as a handmaid and a gun-woman, working with Tilly Jackson and Mary-Beth Gaskill under Susan Grimshaw’s leadership.
She is voiced by Jo Armeniox.
== Background ==
A scam artist with a love for the outlaw lifestyle, Karen became a member of the Van der Linde gang sometime prior to 1899. At some point between 1895 and 1897, she helped Arthur and Javier rob a bank in Tucson, Arizona by dressing up as a nun and hiding firearms under her clothes.
== Events of Red Dead Redemption 2 ==
=== Chapter 1 ===
Karen and the rest of gangs were chased into the mountains by the Pinckletons. She welcomed Sadie Adler into the gang upon her arrive and later moved to Horseshoe overlook at the end of the chapter.
=== Chapter 2 ===
Karen, along with Tilly and Mary-Beth, accompanies Arthur and Uncle to Valentine. Mary-Beth asks if they should have invited Molly too, to which Karen scoffs and replies that Molly is "high-society" now and is too good for the likes of them.When they reach Valentine, the girls split off to pursue their own ends. Karen enters the hotel with a man, who becomes violent after Karen tries to rob him, punching her in the face. Arthur intervenes and rescues her, and the girls ask if she's okay, to which she replies that she's fine and that he only punched her.Back at camp, Molly later confronts her, saying she has heard what Karen said, and Karen is completely nonchalant, admitting she said it. Molly gets furious and wildly screams that the girls are all sluts.
When Sean MacGuire is rescued, the pair get very drunk at the ensuing party back at camp. Sean begins telling Karen he loves her, to which she replies that he only loves her when he's drunk, she can see in his eyes that he hates her, and she hates him too. He insists that he loves her, and the pair retire to a tent where they promptly begin to make love. Midway through, Karen starts crying and Sean asks if she wants to stop, to which Karen says no, she just wants someone to "see her". Sean exclaims "I see you, Karen!" whilst the pair continue to make love. As soon as the act is over, Karen exits the tent and a disappointed Sean asks, "You're going...? Oh, well... I'll see you in the morning, then".While at Horseshoe Overlook, Karen begins investigating the possibility of robbing the Valentine bank. This plan never comes to fruition as they are forced to move out right before the planned heist would have begun, frustrating her.
=== Chapter 3 ===
Despite moving to a new camp location, Karen still wants to rob the Valentine bank, and convinces Lenny, Bill, and Arthur to help her. In the heist, she can either pretend to be a harlot or a lost girl and when the people in the bank attempt to help her, she pulls a gun on them. The other three rush in and loot the bank, before fighting their way out of the town.
=== Chapter 4 ===
After the gang moves to Shady Belle following Sean's death, Karen begins drinking alcohol constantly. Tilly once expresses her concerns to Arthur, regarding Karen's changed behaviors. Nonetheless, she still happily joins the party following Jack Marston's safe return.During the O'Driscolls attack, Karen also participates in the defense of the camp.
=== Chapter 5 ===
After the gang moves to Beaver Hollow, Karen proceeds to become an embittered alcoholic. At most times in the camp, she can be found drunk and angrily dismissing anyone who shows concern for her. She particularly is in constant turmoil with Grimshaw, due to Susan shooting Molly for apparently betraying the gang, which she berates Grimshaw for doing.Karen later abandons the gang in tow with Simon Pearson, Uncle and Mary-Beth.
=== Epilouge ===
Following the gang's downfall, Karen disappeared from the public eye; in a letter to John, Tilly believed that Karen had drunk herself to death.
==Licensing==
This article contains content derived from the "Karen Jones" article on the Red Dead Wiki, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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