Red Dead Redemption 2 has been out for over seven years, but the game continues to offer up surprises for people still playing and exploring the massive open world. While most of the secrets and hidden details in the game have been discussed by fans in the past, some players are just discovering those secrets for the first time.
One such player on Reddit known as MasterChiefOnPS5 recently learned of the gruesome details and horrifying fate of Gertrude Braithwaite. Another player called Elmo_Chipshop points out that you can see her skeletal remains in an outhouse in the epilogue, implying that her family never let her out and she “apparently starved to death.”
RDR2 Player Learns Just How Messed Up The Braithwaites Are
Reddit User Is Wowed By Awful Red Dead Discovery
Gertrude Braithwaite’s story is a tragic and horrifying one, and is part of the larger Braithwaite-Gray feud that players will be familiar with in Red Dead Redemption 2. During “The Course of True Love” missions, you can eventually learn about Gertrude Braithwaite being locked away in an outhouse by her family to hide her disfigurement and mental illness.
The family placed her in the outhouse instead of taking her to the asylum, which Penelope Braithwaite describes as an act of kindness given the asylum’s terrible conditions. MasterChiefOnPS5 finally discovered these Gertrude details after all these years, pointing out just how “sick” the Braithwaites truly are for leaving her there.
He was then wowed by the fact that you can actually go back several years later and find her corpse in the epilogue. The discovery reveals that the Braithwaites never ended up releasing Gertrude from the outhouse after all, and the implication is that she starved to death and was left to rot.
Gertrude Detail In RDR2 Hides Even Darker Secrets
Fan Theories Suggest Gertrude’s Numbers Hint At Something Sinister
While the above details are horrifying enough, some fans have developed extensive theories surrounding Gertrude, particularly related to the manner of her death and the nature of the “numbers” she continually repeats from within the outhouse. Gertrude’s number sequence is repeated in a set pattern, and while this detail is likely meant to reiterate the extent of her mental illness, fans such as Strange Man on YouTube have far larger conspiracies in mind.
Ultimately, the discovery of Gertrude and her horrifying fate is a great example of why RDR2 has such enduring gameplay. Even after all these years, players are learning and re-learning new secrets and are amazed at the depth of the game’s lore. It’s a testament to why Red Dead Redemption 2 is considered one of the greatest video game stories ever told.
Red Dead Redemption 2
9/10
- Released
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October 26, 2018
- ESRB
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M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
- Engine
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RAGE