Simon Pearson

Simon Pearson is a supporting character in the 2018 western action-adventure video game Red Dead Redemption 2.
A former sailor, Pearson is a valuable member of the Van der Linde gang as being the butcher and camp cook, also helping to organize the camp alongside Susan Grimshaw when the gang relocate to another location.
He was voiced by Jim Santangli.
==Background==
Simon Pearson was born to a family of whale hunters, and he initially wanted to follow in their footsteps. However the whaling industry had declined by the time he left school, forcing him to pursue other careers  Pearson once served as a sailor in the United States Navy, though it is unknown how long for. Notably, he mentions being stranded at sea for fifty days on a ship struck with plague, and is generally nostalgic for his time at sea. At some point prior to 1899, he got into financial trouble, and subsequently became the butcher and cook for Dutch van der Linde and his gang after they rescued him from loan sharks. At camp, the player can donate provisions to Pearson, or use his services to craft better gear or extra features to the camp.
==Events of Red Dead Redemption 2==
===Chapter 1===
Pearson and the rest of gangs were chased into the mountains by the Pinckletons. Pearson tells Arthur that they are almost out of food. Arthur is initially unsympathetic, until Charles steps in offers to take Arthur out to hunt some deer. The pair bring back two deer, which Arthur and Pearson skin.He moves with the rest of the Gang to Horseshoe overlook.
===Chapter 2===
Shortly after setting up camp at Horseshoe Overlook, Pearson remarks that the food supplies are still low and encourages his fellow gang members to go hunting and start contributing again.
===Chapter 3===
Pearson can be encountered having an argument with Sadie, over her not wanting to cut vegetables. After Arthur talks to him, he sends Arthur and Sadie to Rhodes to buy groceries and post a letter for him.Later on, Pearson tells Dutch and Arthur that he came across some O'Driscolls, who said they wanted a parley meeting with the Van der Linde gang. Dutch, Arthur and Hosea are all very skeptical, but Micah insists that they should try. He eventually convinces Dutch to go along with it, on the condition that Arthur watches over them with a sniper rifle. Pearson is told to stay behind while Dutch, Arthur and Micah go, and he later apologizes to Arthur when he returns to camp afterwards - badly injured due to the supposed parley being a trap.
===Chapter 4===
Pearson becomes noticeably depressed and demoralised after the gang is forced to relocate to Shady Belle. He occasionally expresses his worries to other members such as Susan Grimshaw, who berates him for his perceived self-pity. At some point during this chapter, Pearson may invite Arthur to go searching for crayfish along the swampland shore. As well as crayfish, the two also manage to find Gator eggs, by stealing them from nearby nests.
===Chapter 5===
With the gang on the brink of collapse, Pearson becomes increasingly unhappy with the situation, and decides to leave before things get worse.
===Epilouge===
Eventually, Pearson settles into a happy life, running the general store in Rhodes. He gets married, and still keeps a photograph of his former family close to his counter. John Marston can meet him in his shop are happy to each and talk about the past.Pearson can sell and buy to you for the rest of the game.
==Trivia==
*Pearson is considered by fans to be one of the more heroic members of the Van Der Linde Gang, as he is never involved with any of the violence, and provides the gang with food. 
*He also has very little antagonizing moments, other than his argument with Sadie, regarding her contributions.
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