Benedict Cotswal

"Now now partner! I'm gonna shoot yer foot there!" - Benedict when first meeting Steve Flow

"Guns drawn! Heads up! Bodies down!" - Benedict's catchphrase

"I ain't no scared of no ricochet, I can take it!" - Benedict to Steve Flow

## Benedict Cotswal

### Relatives

Unnamed Wife (Deceased)Unnamed Father (Deceased)

Unnamed Son (Deceased)

### Affiliation

BanditBounty Hunter

Barter

## Character Information

***Benedict Cotswal*** is a character and one of the 3 main protagonist in Phoenix Gaming's Red Dead Redemption Series and is played by Phoenix Gaming. He is a wrinkled, blonde man with blue eyes and a scar going down his left eye from a past battle involving a knife. He specialises in long range killing with his trusty six-shooter called Killimoore. His past activities involved disobeying the law, killing innocent and cruel folk and avenging his dead father.

## Physical Description

Benedict can be known for his broad shoulders and skinny, slender legs. He is a tall man, always wielding his six-shooter, rifle and a hunting knife by his side. He also own a horse called ***Janky Leg*** which he uses in chases, robbing or killing that he thinks will involve a dip from the law. He can be described to look like the late singer, actor and musical artist *David Bowie* (Apart from the scar). He has bright blue eyes, blonde/brown hair and a firm jawline. He can run at great speed and takes more than a few bullets to go down!

## History

Benedict has had a history of robbing, killing and fighting against the town mayor Karl Karlson. That however was not the case when it wall went south a few years back.

When he got married in 1894, he was a kind, less ignorant soul that only cared for his family. They bought a horse together and called it Rob, after a town comedian, and lived in Oregon. After their first born son, they moved to South Carolina and sadly had a loss of their horse. One night, a bounty hunter called Arthur Morgan, snuck into their house with 5 other men. They tied Benedict up and killed his wife and son in front of him. Angry, he broke loose of the ropes and attacked and killed one of their allies, by ripping his neck open with only his mouth. Arthur slashed Benedict in the eye, causing a scar to appear overtime. They burned down his house, thankfully, he crawled out safely and hid away for a few weeks. The town assumed him dead and the mayor, Karl Karlson, covered the killings up. He bought a new horse, by bartering his wedding ring, and handcrafted his own revolver. He then killed any merchants, hunters and assassins that crossed his path. His main goal, to kill Arthur Morgan. He then encounters a time traveller Steve Flow (Stephen Floglass) and they team up to kill Arthur and the mayor, and find the needed pieces to head back to present day Rathfarnham (1999) where Elon Tusk is waiting for him.

### Death

In the final battle, while helping Stephen Floglass escape to the real world and back to the present, he reveals a bullet wound that he took while they escaped a barn yard. When they rebuilt his time machine, they then got ambushed by Arthur Morgan and his crew, Benedict then gets shot in the back of the head. He stumbles down and collapses on the controls, sending Stephen home.

## Personality

Benedict can be cruel, cold-hearted and mean at points due to his tragic backstory, but can be nice and caring when not fighting outlaws like himself. His facial features make him intimidating towards others that have never seen his kind side.

## First Appearance

Ghost Horse [Red Dead Redemption 2]

Outlaws Get What's Coming To Them [Red Dead Redemption 2]