Red Dead Redemption 2: 18 Easter Eggs And References You Totally Missed
7. The Blind Prophet Predicts Red Dead Redemption's Grim Reaper
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The Blind Prophet is a recurring stranger who the player can interact with during their travels across the Old West, and they're going to want to. He predicts key events in the story, including Micah's betrayal and Arthur's impending death, but there's an interaction with Marston that makes the character even more interesting.
As Marston, the Blind Prophet can be found in between Beecher's Hope and the town of Blackwater. Should you stop and give him money, he'll accurately predict the events of Red Dead Redemption, mentioning specifically the arrival of two people, "one from this world" - Edgar Ross - "and one not." The latter seems like a blatant reference to the Grim Reaper-esque figure from Red Dead's I Know You Stranger Mission, who repeatedly tests Marston's morality throughout the game.
If the player heads into Armadillo itself, things get even creepier. Inquire as to why the general store shopkeep has a photo of a moustached man with a top hat, and he won't be able to explain why. It's the very same figure from Red Dead Redemption, and the fact that Rockstar have doubled down on his supernatural qualities is brilliant to see.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
