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Dutch van der Linde
CharacterRed Dead Redemption 2
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Dutch van der Linde is the leader of the Van der Linde gang and serves as a major mission giver and central story point of interest throughout Red Dead Redemption 2. Players look for him to undertake story missions and to manage camp upgrades near his tent.
- Type
- Character
- Where to find them
- Chapter 5: Guarma: the makeshift rebel campsite under the ruins near Cinco Torres
- What's there
- Colter: abandoned mining town in the Grizzlies serving as a gang hideout and camp
- Lakay: temporary hideout in the swamps
- Beaver Hollow: cave system in Roanoke Ridge serving as a gang camp
- Mount Hagen: Micah's camp, where Dutch is encountered in the Epilogue
- Braithwaite Manor: site of an armed assault, burning, and confrontation with Catherine Braithwaite
- Collectibles
- smoking pipe: companion item request during Chapters 2 through 4
- Missions
- Outlaws from the West · story · Chapter 1: Colter
- Old Friends · story · Chapter 1: Colter
- Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall? · story · Chapter 1: Colter
- A Strange Kindness · story · Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook
- The New South · story · Chapter 3: Clemens Point
- American Distillation · story · Chapter 3: Clemens Point
- Advertising, the New American Art · story · Chapter 3: Clemens Point
- Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern · story · Chapter 3: Clemens Point
- •Near Dutch's tent, players can access the gang contribution box and camp ledger to donate funds and buy camp improvements.
- •Upgrading Dutch's tent via the ledger improves gang morale and encourages other gang members to donate more cash.
- •Fulfilling Dutch's companion request for a smoking pipe rewards the player with a pair of custom spurs.
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