Red Dead Redemption 2: 10 Mind-Blowing Details You Totally Missed
10. The Buried Ice Skater
Themes of death and the afterlife play a major role throughout both Red Dead Redemption games.
It comes as no surprise then that many of the game's Easter eggs and hidden secrets relate to a bygone era. In a reflection of the story's own themes of the wild west coming to an end, no profession seems safe given what happened to an ice skater, Felix Hawley.
Just by Barrow Lagoon, one of Ambarino's many iced-over lakes, lies a defaced grave for Hawley. Despite his fame and credit of being a "hero", his body was dug up and had the words "NO ICE IN HELL" painted on the gravestone.
Hawley had retired a decade before his death due to a horrific accident resulting in the loss of one of his legs. Could the defiling have been from a jealous rival? Maybe, or perhaps there was something more sinister behind Hawley's untimely retirement...