Escape from El Paso

**Escape from El Paso** is the twelfth mission in Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive. In this mission John Cooper needs to warn his other team mates before Marshal Jackson's men find and kill them.

## Overview

In this mission, the player controls John as he needs to travel all around El Paso and regain control of his allies through interacting with them.

## Cinematic

John delivered Sanchez to El Paso where marshal Jackson prepares to transport him to Fortezza. Still upset over their last confrontation, he orders Cooper to take his bounty and leave before leaving the room; John replies with pleasure.

Just as John was counting his money, he got the idea to confront B. Smith about Sanchez's claims. As soon as Smith begins to panic, John realized that he was lying and told him to tell him who was behind the mask of El Diablo. Smith started to mumble, but before he could reveal the answer, he was killed by a throwing knife from an unknown individual.

At the same time, Marshal Jackson returned to his office to find Smith dead. He tried to shoot at John, but he managed to throw the knife that killed Smith and block his arm to the door. Jackson tried to escape, but John was already gone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpdv0u-DyfU

## Story

A now free Marshal Jackson ordered his man to look around all of El Paso for John and his gang. John overheard this and decided to go and warn his teammates.

Travelling around the town diligently Cooper warned one of his men that there was trouble afoot. Rather than explain immediately, John instead told them to meet him south of town. The gang member John him that John's horse was at the station and John responded by saying that he may use the passing train as a distraction to get it back.

Once all members had regrouped, John told his teammates that they were going to rescue Sanchez from Fortezza. While demeaning an explanation, John told them to ride as he would explain everything on the way.

## Characters

### Playable Characters

* John Cooper
* Samuel Williams
* Doc McCoy
* Kate O'Hara

### Other Characters

* Marshal Jackson
* 22 Civilians
* 60 Armed Gunmen

### Animals

* 4 Horses
* 4 Chickens
* 1 Dog
* 5 Pigs

## Items

* 1 Precision Bullets
* 1 Gas Vials
* 1 First-Aid Kit

## Objectives

* First try to warn all the members of your gang of the imminent danger!
* Then steal four horses and get the other team members to meet up in the courtyard of the hacienda south west of the town for your escape south!
* There are already three horses waiting in the inner courtyard, only Cooper's horse is in the well-guarded station. Maybe you'll be successful in tempting the guards away from their posts!

## Quotes

**Intro**

* *Come on men...* - **Marshal Jackson**
* *Come on, you lazy cowhands - shift your butts right now!* - **Marshal Jackson**
* *I want you to search this town from top to bottom for that lousy gang of bounty hunter!!!* - **Marshal Jackson**
* *Why that goddamn...* - **John Cooper**
* *I gotta warn the others before they run into the Marshal's men!* - **John Cooper**
* ***The Marshal and the men go their separate ways while the camera goes to John.***

**John talking to Sam first**

* *Sam! We've got to jump on those horses and get out of here right now!* - **John Cooper**
* *We'll meet up in the courtyard of the hacienda south west of town!* - **John Cooper**
* *But your horse is in a station yard which is guarded?* - **Samuel Williams**
* *Yep. We gotta get the guards out of there somehow!* - **John Cooper**
* *Maybe the passing train will grab their attention!* - **John Cooper**

**John talking to Doc**

* *Hurry up, Doc things are getting too hot around here!* - **John Cooper**
* *Darn it! I'm getting too old for all this!* - **Doc McCoy**

**John talking to Kate**

* *Kate! We have gotta get outta here!* - **John Cooper**
* *I just love riding next to you, John.* - **Kate O'Hara**

**John talking to Doc first**

* *Hurry up, Doc things are getting too hot around here!* - **John Cooper**
* *We'll meet up in the courtyard of the hacienda south west of town!* - **John Cooper**
* *And how in tarnation d'you think you're gonna get your horse back?* - **Doc McCoy**
* *We need to lure the guards out of the inner yard of the station somehow!* - **John Cooper**
* *Maybe the passing train will grab their attention!* - **John Cooper**

**John talking to Sam**

* *Sam! We've got to jump on those horses and get out of here right now!* - **John Cooper**
* *Why does this always happen to us?* - **Samuel Williams**

**John talking to Kate first**

* *Kate! We have gotta get outta here!* - **John Cooper**
* *We'll meet up in the courtyard of the hacienda south west of town!* - **John Cooper**
* *How are you going to get your horse?.* - **Kate O'Hara**
* *We need to get the guards out of the inner yard of the station somehow!* - **John Cooper**
* *Maybe the passing train will grab their attention...* - **John Cooper**
* *I love riding with you, John!* - **Kate O'Hara**

**Kate talking to Doc and Sam**

* *We had a couple of problems* - **Kate O'Hara**
* *We gotta get out of here fast!* - **Kate O'Hara**

**Doc talking to Kate and Sam**

* *We had a couple of problems* - **Kate O'Hara**
* *We gotta get out of here fast!* - **Kate O'Hara**

**Sam talking to Doc and Kate**

* *Quick, we gotta scoot!* - **Samuel Williams**

**All four at the south-west of town on horses**

* *Goddamit John, what have you done now?* - **Doc McCoy**
* *The entire town is after us!* - **Doc McCoy**
* *I'll tell you while we're ridin'.* - **John Cooper**
* *Let's get away first - we're goin' to Fortezza!* - **John Cooper**
* *Fortezza?* - **Samuel Williams**
* *Yep, we're off to free Sanchez!* - **John Cooper**
* *He's the only one that can help us now!* - **John Cooper**
* *Sanchez?* - **Doc McCoy**
* *Seems to me you've got a lot of explaining to do, John!* - **Kate O'Hara**
* *Later! Let's get going! Hohhh!* - **John Cooper**

## Notes

* The train will not come if the player are on the train tracks.
* The player can kill civilians by placing them in from of the passing carriage or train.
* The player get your horse stuck between the train and the train tracks; avoid this.
* Marshal Jackson can be killed through cheats, but he has no death animation.

## Trivia

* A flag of Mexico flies atop a fort north of the map. Probably because El Paso is on the Mexican border, right next to Ciudad Juarez. In any case, if the soldiers commanded by Marshal Jackson are American, it is strange to be garrisoned in a fort with a foreign flag.
* This map has two vehicles that can run over NPCs or the player. The train on the right of the map and a stagecoach on the avenue on the left of the map.
* Soldiers wear a khaki uniform in El Paso. The same as in Socorro in the Dance with the Devil and A Fistful of Dollars missions. In Walls of Fortezza and A Piggies in the Middle the US Army soldiers in their usual blue uniform.