Barry Bandit

Barry Bandit was an American Outlaw, gunslinger and Right hand man of gang leader, Lee Mao during the old west Born around 1856. Some point During the early 1900s, Barry would flee to the Australian outback to escape his past and become a farmer.

## Early Life

Barry's early life is not entirely known. He was born around 1856 in Louisiana and orphaned when just a child, his mother and farther passing away due to unknown causes. His farther likely shot by lawmen. Still very young, Barry would be sent to an orphanage in New Orleans where he would grow up. He was a rowdy and ill-mannered child however he was fond of watching the warships and military vessels that would pass through the city both during and after the American Civil War. Barry would aspire to join the Navy following this found interest in ships however it would never come to be as he found himself plunged into a life of crime. He spent his childhood as a street Urchin along with many of his fellow orphans.

## Pre Mao Gang

Barry's adult years are largely unknown. He was likely a drifter and occasional highwayman, running with numours small time stick up crews gaining him the nickname "Barry Bandit". At the time Barry saw himself as quite the romantic. While his occupation immoral and methods often barbaric, he was rather charming, well groomed and quick witted. His time on the streets as a child teaching him how to "put on a show". At some point during this time, Barry would marry and have a child, but throw it all away due to the life he lived. The heartbreak he would face lead him down the path of heavy drinking. Barry's personality would shift heavily from a charming rouge when sober to a brutal and hot headed maniac when drunk. Barry's issues with alchohol would only increase as the years went by

## Joining the Mao Gang

In the early 1880s, Barry would find himself in Texas, here he would run into the Mao gang and join its ranks. Quickly becoming a valued member, as various members joined and fell. Barry's unwavering skill and overall intimidation made him a suitable candidate for the far more high stake robberies the Mao gang partook in.

## Becoming Lee's Right Hand Man

In 1897 the gang would be forced to temporarily disband, as they fled west across state lines into New Mexico, after a failed robbery. But a few months later, now 1898, Lee and Barry would be the first to reunite and set out to rebuild the gang. Lee would make Barry his right hand man, becoming very trusting of the bandit and allowing him to help run the gang, as Lee was growing much older he would struggle to do it on his own. During some of this time Barry would find himself running off and leading his own small gang on the side. Commiting far more brutal attacks and robberies than he would with Lee.

## Betrayal

through the next two years the gang would be driven north into Colorado, as the pressure of the government begins to crush down on the gang. During a snowstorm, the remaining gang members would get lost in the mountains, taking shelter in an old cabin awaiting for the passing of the storm. In this moment, a drunk and angry Barry would make the sudden decision to steal the gang's money and flee, a decision brought on by his own greed and his ever increasing instability. Barry would tail Lee to where he was hiding the money. Killing John II in the process. Barry would catch up to Lee and confront him. The two would duel, resulting in Barry shooting Lee killing him. Barry took the money and fled

## Australia

After his rash decision to betray the gang, Barry would be struck with much remorse. Despite all the money he had, he spent it all on alchohol and spent his time drunk awaiting his fate, either dying from alchohol poisoning or getting caught by the authroities. One day he awoke on a ship he had drunkenly stowed away on that was on course to Australia. The journey gave Barry much time for reflection and he came to the decision he would start a new life. Arriving at Australia, Barry took on the surname "Butterscotch" and began to work. After saving up enough he bought a small ranch in the outback and started a family.

## Death

At around 1913, Barry had been living his new life in peace. Until he recieves an unexpected visit from an old friend. John Kelly accompanied by a historical novel writer. Kelly came to seek answers for what happened back in 1900. The two former outlaws sit and talk. Barry reveals to Kelly he is dying from a brain tumour that has slowly been developing the past few years, that he infact killed Lee and that he lives in regret for his actions every day. John then makes the final decision, Kill Barry or leave

### Ending A:

John Kelly leaves Barry alone. Forgiving him and moving on from the past. Barry would succomb to the brain tumour a few months later.

### Ending B:

Kelly demands Barry duel him, for a chance at getting revenge for Lee. Barry's age and developing tumour have made him slower than he once was and is killed by John in a duel

### Ending C:

Kelly demands Barry duel him, for a chance at getting revenge for Lee. However John's anger gets the better of him and causes him to slip up, Barry is killed almost instantly while John is mortally wounded and bleeds out soon later.