Hidden Secrets You Haven’t Found

The expansive world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is filled with so many secrets, that even years later and with multiple playthroughs, some players still might have never seen these rarities before them. A bundle of secrets is part of the charm of Red Dead Redemption 2, so saddle up and prepare to discover some things that you may have never seen.

With such a vast world filled with many states, different encounters, and hidden areas, the explorative and unbound secrets of Red Dead Redemption 2 are worth knowing to inspire more cowboys to jump into the boots of Arthur Morgan and ride again.

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The Extinction of the Carolina Parakeet

Find and Kill 25 Carolina Parakeets to Cause Extinction

• Location: Throughout Bayou Nwa

In the Bayou Nwa, players might find an exotic-looking bird with green feathers known as the Parakeet. This beautiful and small bird is wonderful to study, and those who dare to shoot one down will see the honor rating drop, along with a secret mission log stating: The Carolina Parakeet is an endangered species.

If players continue to hunt and kill 25 parakeets, they will have successfully caused the extinction of this beautiful bird. Many players might have never noticed the bird to begin with, nor would they know that they can actually completely destroy it from existence.

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Josiah Trelawny’s Secret Family

Trelawny Can Be Heard With His Wife and Sons in Saint Denis

• Location: Up the stairs of the building between the Photo Studio and Doctor’s Office

Not much is known about Josiah Trelawny, except for the fact that he always seems to turn up when the gang least expects it. He’s a hard man to reach, but always reliable when it comes to the leads he brings to Dutch Van der Linde. However, Trelawny’s privacy is exactly why he’s so hard to find, and it seems there’s reason for that, as he has a wife and two sons.

Suppose players venture to the upper buildings on Saint Denis, just North of the doctor’s office. In that case, players can listen in on a conversation between Trelawny and his wife, and it will even open a secret conversation between him and Arthur back at camp.

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Aztec Fortune in Blackwater

Translating the Aztec Symbols is Bad News for John Marston

• Location: South West building’s wall in Blackwater

Scattered around the walls and rooftops of Blackwater in West Elizabeth, John Marston will spot a few Aztec symbols that catch his eye, which he can jot down in his journal. If players are to find all of these symbols and translate them for themselves, then they will get the message: Blessed are the Peacemakers – Ayauhteotl.

What’s ominous about this discovery is that Blessed are the Peacemakers is exactly what’s written on John Marston’s grave, and even more disturbing, is the fact that Ayauhteotl is the Aztec deity that helps John Marston fix the zombie apocalypse in Undead Nightmare. Do these writings confirm Ayauhteotl’s existence, and her knowing of John’s fate years prior?

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Conversations With a Giant

Make Small Talk With a Friendly Giant Who Hides in a Cave

• Location: North of Ambarino

After having studied over 30 animals in the Compendium, players can head East of Fairvale Shanty in the Grizzlies East, Ambarino, to find an unreachable cave entrance. From behind the cave entrance, a friendly voice will speak out to greet whoever stands before it. This is the voice of a lonely man who claims he’s too big to integrate with society.

While players never get a good look at the giant, many fans have dubbed him as one, or even debated whether he is another sasquatch. He’s a friendly enough feller who doesn’t seem to mean any harm, and this is such an out-of-reach location that many might have missed it.

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The Strange Statues

Marble Statues Hold Great Treasure in the Mouth of a Cave

• Location: In a cave North of Bracchus Station,

Spelunking in a cave can be a dangerous job, and if players head North of Bacchus Station into Ambarino, they can uncover a small cave entrance between a mountainside that will allow them to squeeze through and find a rather disturbing and unexplained mystery that involves a multitude of marble statues that have been built around a smaller statue from within a tight cave.

The Strange Statues are ominous to look at, and there’s even a puzzle involved with the dials found on each statue to reveal 3 Gold Bars for the player to take. It’s an incredible treasure and an incredible sight, yet it begs the question of who built this place, and why?

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Otis Miller’s Revolver

The Hidden Revolver of a Legendary Gunslinger

• Location: Within a cave found in Rattlesnake Hollow, West of Twin Rocks

West of Twin Rocks in Cholla Springs, located close to Rattlesnake Hollow, players can find a small cave entrance that they can crouch into that will hold a secret chest, where inside, players can find the Schofield Revolver of the legendary gunslinger, Otis Miller, equipped with its clean engravings of gold and ivory.

Otis Miller was a legend of the Wild West, and he had killed many men across his travels and as the leader of his own gang of outlaws. Yet, Otis Miller’s death came at the hands of someone from his own gang, and now players can take his Schofield Revolver and claim to be the fastest gun in the West thanks to this New Austin treasure.

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Vetter’s Echo

A Cabin in West Elizabeth Holds a Grizzly Surprise

• Location: South of Little Creek River, above the ‘W’ in West Elizabeth

Just South of Little Creek River in West Elizabeth, players will find a lonely cabin worth exploring. Usually, it’s not a good idea to explore lonely cabins, especially when they are isolated in the woods, for who knows what dangerous hermit resides here? As it turns out, that rings true even more so with this cabin, as opening the door reveals a grizzly surprise.

The surprise in question? A literal hulking and starving bear that will immediately attack and potentially kill Arthur Morgan who steps inside. It’s quite the unexpected jumpscare, and rather hilarious to survive and see the gaping hole in the wall from behind the cabin that shows how the bear got inside in the first place.

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Ammolite & Flourite

Two Rare Minerals That Aren’t Worth Much Except the Experience

• Location: Between the ‘I’ and ‘Z’ in Grizzlies East

North-West of O’Creagh’s Run in the Grizzlies East, players can scale a mountain for a dangerous journey with a not-so-satisfying reward. Found within the eagle’s nest on a mountain, players can help themselves to some ammolite and fluorite, two rare gems that can be found nowhere else in the game for their collection.

It’s a rare find indeed due to the parkour required, and how one small slip and players are definitely going to fall to their deaths. However, it’s not entirely worth it when one considers each mineral can be sold for a measly $25, meaning Arthur would’ve risked his life for $50.