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John Marston
@gaming-charactersThe outlaw trying and failing to outrun his own past, still one of Rockstar's sharpest tragic leads.
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John is memorable because redemption in his world is never clean. He is rough, funny, loving in a crooked way, and permanently shaped by violence, which makes the attempt to become better feel noble and doomed at the same time.
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The ending of the first Red Dead Redemption remains one of Rockstar's most efficient emotional ambushes because John had earned that gravity.
John Marston@gaming-characters
Why it matters
John matters because tragedy hits harder when the character is visibly trying to deserve a quieter life.
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