

Marshal Johnson is desperately trying to defend the town in the name of the law. Everyone is running for their lives and survivors are holed up in the buildings and on the rooftops as the town descends into chaos. In the midst of the apocalyptic invasion of the Undead, Armadillo has been besieged constantly by the hordes of undead. In the Undead Nightmare DLC pack, this is one of 23 locations that must be cleared of the Undead and then protected from re-infestation thereafter. The first segment of the Stranger side-mission "Lights, Camera, Action" also begins and ends in the Cinema. A portion of the Stranger side-mission "Let No Man Put Asunder" takes place in the Armadillo Saloon. The Stranger side-mission "California" ends in the Armadillo Telegraph Office. The introduction of Irish also takes place here in the mission "A Frenchman, a Welshman, and an Irishman".Īll three segments of the Stranger side-mission "American Appetites" begin in front of the Armadillo Sheriff's Office. The mission "Old Swindler Blues" ends here and leads directly to the beginning of "You Shall Not Give False Testimony, Except for Profit". Every mission in the Leigh Johnson strand except "The Assault on Fort Mercer" begins at this location, in his office.

The only type of shop that the area does not possess is a tailor, but because interaction with tailors is not particularly common (only to buy outfit scraps or a bandana), this is not a problem.Ī small portion of "Exodus in America" takes place in the saloon. It is also common for Herbert Moon's General Store to be robbed, or for a random prostitute to be attacked by an angry punter (and killed if nothing is done). Three or four members of Walton's Gang occasionally ride through town, dragging a civilian behind them, and firing their guns. Recently, Walton's Gang have been terrorizing the townsfolk of Armadillo and have infested the saloon. Despite the general decay of the region, it provides good services and goods to this day.
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Temperatures in Armadillo are high it will often reach the mid-thirties (Celsius) during the day.īy 1911 the town recovered from its series of plague and life in the town had returned to normal once again. There is also a town crier, with pamphlets warning people about the cholera, with many of the townsfolk seen to be either dead or gravely ill. Additionally, Herbert Moon is still in the town, and the player can visit his general store. Furthermore, multiple fires can be seen throughout the village, mummified bodies can be found from time to another and a handful of Del Lobo thugs make their way to town, occasionally.ĭuring the cholera outbreak, the saloon in Armadillo is active, although it only serves drinks. In 1907, Armadillo and the nearby area seems to be suffering from a cholera plague and most of its inhabitants are either dead or have moved away. When exactly these outbreaks occurred is unknown, but it would have been between 18. Īfter the Scarlet fever outbreak, the town would be plagued again by the desert plague, and then a typhus outbreak would occur afterwards. It is unknown when this plague ended, but it was sometime between 18. In 1898, Armadillo experienced an outbreak of Scarlet Fever, which caused much of the town to flee, with the remainder becoming heavily ill, with many fatalities. In 1897, Leigh Johnson was appointed district marshal of the town. The history of Armadillo during the late 19th and 20th centuries is plagued with disease outbreaks, with many of them causing near-wipeouts of the town's population. It's unknown if he means the most important citizen, or was literally one of the founders of Armadillo, which is certainly possible given his age. Herbert Moon, the general store shopkeeper, refers to himself as Armadillo's first citizen. According to Johnson, the arrival of railroads to Armadillo led to the decline of its regional rival, the old decaying frontier town of Tumbleweed, reducing the latter to being an abandoned ghost town at the time of Red Dead Redemption. He is assisted by the young deputies Jonah and Eli. Duels are common, making it a place where danger is ubiquitous.īy 1911, Leigh Johnson is the acting Marshal and legal authority of Armadillo, along with local lawmen, and is well known by the local residents. Armadillo is a common hangout for Walton's Gang members, who continue to bring violence and chaos to the town. Armadillo is depicted as one of the few remaining boomtowns of the American West, in contrast to the modern industrialized northern settlements characterized by the city of Blackwater.
