Red Dead Redemption 3: 10 Predictions For The Story

Landon Ricketts was and is one of the most beloved characters in any Rockstar game.

There was just something about him that captured the imagination of players. He's a badass outlaw of legendary proportions. His past is vague and mysterious. John idolized him as a boy, and is immediately awe-struck upon seeing him.

Up until the moment you meet Landon Ricketts in Mexico, you swear that John is an incomparable gunslinger. Then comes this unassuming, mustachioed god among men to show you how it's done. He absolutely schools you, like the greenhorn you are.

Why WOULDN'T fans be clamoring for more of Old Man Ricketts? He's fantastic, and of all the supporting characters introduced in either game, he's the one most deserving of an expanded backstory.

Of course, "deserving" is no guarantor of anything. He's cool, and his past is wide open for a game, but maybe he's more intriguing as a cypher. Maybe his past is better left a myth. His voice actor, Ross Hagen, passed away in 2011, so Rockstar may want to let his legacy rest in peace.

If they DID recast, though, a young Landon Ricketts story could be one hell of a ride.