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Missable Content in Red Dead Redemption 2
By hk.
Discover all the missable items in Red Dead Redemption II with this concise guide. From rare trinkets and unique hats to special weapons, missions, and documents, ensure you don't miss out on any essential content for a complete game experience.
   
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Category: Achievements, Gameplay Basics, Loot, Secrets, Story or Lore
Languages: English
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Guide Index
Overview
About 
Chapter 1: Colter 
Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook 
Chapter 3: Clemens Point 
Chapter 4: Saint Denis 
Chapter 5: Guarma 
Chapter 6: Beaver Hollow 
Epilogue I & II 
Comments
About
Based on personal experience playing the game and this article.[reddead.fandom.com]
Chapter 1: Colter
Documents
  • Mining Company Letter to Cornwall - Found during "Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?", on the desk close to the door in Cornwall's private train carriage.
  • Oil Company Letter to Cornwall - Found during "Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?", on the desk in Cornwall's private train carriage.
Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook
Last chance before "The Sheep and the Goats"

Companion Activities
  • Charles Smith - Hunting
  • Javier Escuella - Home Robbery
  • Lenny Summers - Five Finger Fillet
Documents
  • Charity Handbill - Taken from Thomas Downes's table on Valentine (can meet him only one time, before or after "Americans at Rest").
  • Dutch's Speech Notes - Found on a table beside a broken wagon near camp.
  • Jack's Drawing - Reward for completing Jack's item request.
Item Requests
  • Abigail Marston - $5
  • Jack Marston - Abigail's Thimble
  • Jack Marston - Penny Dreadful's Comic
  • Javier Escuella - Oleander Sage
  • Mary-Beth Gaskill - Fountain Pen
  • Sean MacGuire - Kentucky Bourbon
  • Simon Pearson - Unskinned Rabbit Carcass
Missions
  • Money Lending and Other Sins I & II
  • Pouring Forth Oil II
  • We Loved Once and True I - III
Valuables
  • Antique Watch - During "Money Lending and Other Sins I", while visiting Wróbel, open the drawer that contains the watch but do not take it. After you finish the mission, come back for it.

Chapters 2 - 4
Achievements
  • Give it to the Poor - Donate $250 to the gang tithing box.
  • Errand Boy - Deliver 5 camp companion item requests.
  • Friends With Benefits - Complete a Companion Activity in each camp.
Companion Activities
  • Javier Escuella - Rescue Bill Williamson (available after "The First Shall Be Last").
Item Requests
  • Bill Williamson - Hair Pomade
  • Charles Smith - Moonshine
  • Charles Smith - Oleander Sage
  • Dutch van der Linde - Pipe
  • Hosea Matthews - The Case of the Shrew in the Fog Book
  • Lenny Summers - Pocket Watch
  • Simon Pearson - Naval Compass
  • Susan Grimshaw - 2x Oregano

Chapters 2 - 5
Documents
  • Letter from St. Luke's Academy - Looted from a dead worker at Appleseed Timber Company (restricted to the event duration).
Hats
  • Bucket Hat - Looted from workers at Appleseed Timber Company (restricted to the event duration, 4 stages).
Missions
  • Good, Honest, Snake Oil

Chapters 2 - 6
Documents
  • Chelonian Handbill - Given by Anders Helgerson in Saint Denis.
  • Letter from Ms. Hobbs - Received after "A Better World, A New Friend"
  • Rambles through Woods and Plains - Found in Arthur's tent.
  • Son's Drawing - Looted from the Rhodes gunsmith.
  • Zoological Compendium - Found in Arthur's tent.
Event Areas
  • Appleseed Timber Company - 4 stages
  • Castor's Ridge - 4 stages
  • Central Union Railroad Camp - 3 stages
Hats
  • Classic Raccoon Mountain Hat - Worn by Jon in Smithfield's Saloon.
  • Newsboy Cap - Worn by enemies during "The Sheep and the Goats", "An Honest Mistake" and "Just a Social Call".
Home Robberies
  • Van Horn Mansion - You will find two criminals hiding inside, taking the money or stepping too close to them will cause them to wake up and become hostile.
Points of Interest
  • Braithwaite's Secret - Found in an outhouse near Braithwaite Manor.
Strangers
  • Arcadia for Amateurs III
  • Fundraiser

Chapters 2 - E
Animal Compendium
  • Carolina Parakeet - Study/kill and pick it up to fill the compendium before killing 25 of them.
Documents
  • Bride Photograph - Found on the corpse of Jim, close to the crashed wagon at the base of the Monto's Rest cliff.
  • Letter to Edmund from Mother - During "American Dreams", found on the table in the basement of Lucky's Cabin.
  • Letter to Mayor Timmins from Belinda - Looted from Nicholas Timmins, Strawberry.
  • Letter to Nigel from Tom - Kill and loot Gavin's friend.
  • Letter to Pa - Looted from a rally member during any Ku Klux Klan's chance encounter.
  • Letter to the Editor - During "American Dreams", found on the table in the basement of Lucky's Cabin.
  • Meeting Notes - Looted from a rally member during any Ku Klux Klan's chance encounter.
  • Murfree Brood Prisoner's Note - Looted from a hanged person.
  • Murfree Brood Ransom Note - Looted from a hanged person.
  • Night Folk Victim's Note - Looted from a hanged person.
  • Night Folk Wagerer's Note - Looted from a hanged person.
  • Wild Man's Journal - Follow the Wild Man to his cave in the third encounter, kill the wolves and pick up the Wild Man's Journal.
Hats
  • Fisherman's Hat - Looted from Jeremy Gill's, kill him before triggering his quest.
  • Liberty Hat - Looted from enemies during "An American Pastoral Scene" or worn by a hogtied man during "A Fine Night For It".
Valuables
  • Native American Ring - Looted from a drunk man who talks about Fort Riggs at a campfire.
Weapons
  • Flaco's Revolver - Looted from Flaco during "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman".
  • Granger's Revolver - Looted from Granger during "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman".
  • Midnight's Pistol - Looted from Midnight during "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman".
  • Ornate Dagger - Looted from the Vampire, Saint Dennis.
  • Rare Shotgun - Looted from the Hermit, northwest of Annesburg.
Chapter 3: Clemens Point
Last chance before "Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern"

Companion Activities
  • Coach Robbery - Bill Williamson
  • Coach Robbery - Sean MacGuire
  • Dominoes - Tilly Jackson
  • Five Finger Fillet - Micah Bell
  • Fishing - Javier Escuella
  • Fishing - Kieran Duffy
  • Home Robbery - Sean MacGuire
Documents
  • Letter to Angelo Bronte - During "Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern", on the nightstand in the same room with the Gold Shield.
  • Mine Share - During "Magicians for Sport", in Trelawny's caravan.
Item Requests
  • 2x American Ginseng - Hosea Matthews
  • 2x Burdock Root - Kieran Duffy
  • Necklace - Tilly Jackson
  • Pocket Mirror - Molly O'Shea
Missions
  • Money Lending and Other Sins IV
  • The Course of True Love I - III
Valuables
  • Gold Shield - During "Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern", taken from above the fireplace in the first room on left side.
Weapons
  • Rare Rolling Block Rifle - Wielded by a bounty hunter inside the Braithwaite barn during "Magicians for Sport".

Chapters 3 - 4
Item Requests
  • Harmonica - Sadie Adler

Chapters 3 - E
Trinkets
  • Lion's Paw — Obtained after killing the lion during "He's British, of Course IV", loot it.
Chapter 4: Saint Denis
Last chance before "Banking, the Old American Art"

Bounty Hunting
  • Anthony Foreman - In the Epilogue, the Bounty Hunting mission concerning Anthony Foreman will obviously be unavailable if Arthur killed him in "No, No and Thrice, No".
Companion Activities
  • Bank Robbery - Charles Smith (Special/Ultimate Edition content)
  • Coach Robbery - Lenny Summers
  • Coach Robbery - Micah Bell
  • Hunting - Simon Pearson
  • Rustling - Uncle
Documents
  • Algernon's Business Card - During "The Gilded Cage", given by Algernon Wasp if the player saves him.
  • Letter to Bronte from the Mayor - During "The Gilded Cage", found on the desk.
  • List of Accounts - During "Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten", found on the desk in Bronte's office.
  • Telegram to Police Chief Lamber - During "Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten", found on the desk in Bronte's office.
  • Theatre Ticket - During "The Gilded Cage", talk to smoking people in the party.
Missions
  • Brothers and Sisters, One and All
  • Fatherhood and Other Dreams I & II
  • Help a Brother Out
  • Money Lending and Other Sins V

Chapters 4 - 6
Documents
  • Electric Chair Blueprint - During "The Mercies of Knowledge", looted from professor Andrew Bell III' body at the end of the mission.
Strangers
  • The Mercies of Knowledge I - VII

Chapters 4 - E
Documents
  • Inventor's Note - During "A Bright Bouncing Boy", found at Doverhill at the end of the mission.
  • Inventor's Plan - During "A Bright Bouncing Boy", found at Doverhill at the end of the mission.
Weapons
  • Calloway's Revolver - During "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman", kill Jim "Boy" Calloway and pick up his gun.
Chapter 5: Guarma
Last chance before "Paradise Mercifully Departed"

Animal Compendium
  • Blue & Yellow Macaw
  • Great Green Macaw
  • Rainbow Boa Snake
  • Red-Footed Booby
  • Red-Tailed Boa Snake
  • Scarlet Macaw
  • Sunglow Boa Snake
Hats
  • Sun Hat - Worn by enemies during any mission at Guarma.

Chapters 5 - 6
Documents
  • Letter from Charlotte - Obtained during "Charlotte Balfour"
Strangers
  • The Widow of Willard's Rest
Chapter 6: Beaver Hollow
Last chance before "The Fine Art of Conversation"

Documents
  • Letter to Tom from Colm - During mission "Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow", looted from the final O'Driscoll during part two of the mission.
Hats
  • Military Mountie Hat - Worn by enemies during "Favored Sons","The King's Son"
    and "My Last Boy".
Missions
  • Archeology for Beginners
  • Honor, Amongst Thieves
  • Money Lending and Other Sins VI & VII
  • Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow I & II
  • The Course of True Love IV & V
Strangers
  • Do Not Seek Absolution I & II
  • Of Men and Angels
Trinkets
  • Owl Feather Trinket — Do not kill anyone during "Archeology for Beginners"
Epilogue I & II
Last chance before "American Venom"

Hats
  • John's Gambler's Hat - Worn by John after "Simple Pleasures", get it knocked off and pick it up again.
  • Worn Flat Cap - Worn by John during "The Wheel", get it knocked off and pick it up again.
Item Requests
  • Eagle Feathers - Charles Smith (Epilogue I)
  • Home Remedy Ingredients - Uncle (Epilogue II)
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Zidanenvy 18 Jul @ 2:12am 
thanks
CharlieInABox 14 Jul @ 5:55pm 
Thank you! This is great and seems mostly spoiler free if I don't read ahead