John Marston

John Marston, also known as Cowboy, Johnny Boy, Mr. Martin, Scarface, That Government Boy, The Man from Blackwater, Old Boy, Wolf Man, "John" Jim, Rip Van Winkle, Jim Milton and James, is the main protagonist from the Red Dead Redemption series.
== Charactah Account ==
An orphan of Scottish descent, John ran away at a young age to live on his own, soon finding himself in the company of Dutch van der Linde. Raised like a son by the outlaw and his growing gang, John was a loyal follower for many years, until rising tensions and a job gone wrong saw him left for dead by his so-called family. Embittered by the betrayal and looking for a second chance, he married his sweetheart Abigail and settled down as a rancher with their son, Jack - until one day, a group of government agents came to him with an ultimatum.
John has a strong dislike of birds and a rather dull imagination, especially when compared to his son Jack. When it comes to how he feels about religion, in-game quotes reveal that he is likely a Christian who is not overtly religious.
John is also extremely polite to women, often calling Bonnie MacFarlane "Miss MacFarlane", even after she has asked him to call her "Bonnie." He also does anything possible to keep women safe, even pistol-whipping Irish to defend two nuns he was holding up. In contrast to his politeness to women, John is unafraid to take the moral high-ground when dealing with less than reputable characters, like Irish with his alcoholism and Nigel West Dickens with his swindling of gullible people. John seems to be one of the only men in the game that is loyal to his wife. He also seems to get angrier when someone mentions his wife's past than his own.
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* Red Dead Redemption
* Red Dead Redemption 2
* Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
== Trivia ==
* Marston and Red Harlow have similar scars and hat.
* John's parents' relationship with each other is left ambiguous. As his mother was a prostitute, John implied that his father was her pimp, but even then, he still struggled with what to label him.
* John's grave marker reads "Blessed are the peacemakers", signifying his long road to redemption and peace for his family in a lawless land.
** "Blessed are the peacemakers" is a beatitude that was recorded in Matthew 5:9.
** "Peacemaker" is coincidentally a nickname for the Cattleman Revolver, John's starting firearm, giving his epitaph a slight dark irony since it would twist the meaning in "Blessed are the guns".
* Before Red Dead Redemption came out, in the trailers, John looked much younger and thinner.
* He, along with Leigh Johnson, Abraham Reyes, Luisa Fortuna, Bonnie MacFarlane, and Drew MacFarlane, sounded different during development. This can be heard here and here.
* John is #2 in Game Informer's "30 Characters who Defined a Decade" list in their December 2010 edition and is also #1 in Game Informer's "Top Ten Heroes" list.
* If the player presses "O" (PS3) or "B" (360) while near Abigail, Jack, Uncle, or Amos, John will tip his hat, as usual, but he won't speak.
* When playable, John is able to swim for a few seconds despite not knowing how. However, John is a poor swimmer compared to Arthur and will drown not long after entering the water.
* John never learned how to swim. This is confirmed by the fact entering water in Red Dead Redemptionresults in death, and in Red Dead Redemption 2 Arthur Morgan may say when greeting John at the Clemens Point campsite "Must make you nervous, being around all this water."
* When playable, John is able to activate Eagle Eye, like Arthur Morgan.
* The Dead Eye sound effect of John Marston is different from Arthur's Dead Eye sound effect; similar to the sound in Red Dead Redemption.
* Marston's eyes appear to be blue, while they were brown in the first game.
* If the player antagonizes the camp enough, John will punch Arthur out and throw him out the camp, just like Lenny, Bill, and Charles.
* John Marston makes a cameo in the character creator of Grand Theft Auto Online. He can be chosen as the player's father, allowing the player to determine their looks based on Marston's and another female's genes.
* Marston's hat appears as an Easter egg in L.A. Noire, also published by Rockstar Games. It can be found at the start of "The Silk Stocking Murder" while following a trail of blood, hidden in a trashcan in an alleyway behind a police officer guarding the crime scene.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* John Marston at Red Dead Wiki
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