Love and Honor Guide – Red Dead Online
In Red Dead Online, one of your tasks is to help out law enforcement across the land. One of the sheriffs you’ll assist is located in Tumbleweed. This sheriff has a mission for you, and we’re here to guide you through the Love and Honor mission. Use the details below to successfully complete the mission.
Note: This is an Honorable/Dishonorable choice mission. The outcome of your decision will influence your story path—there are separate honorable and dishonorable mission branches, each with two distinct missions. You can access both paths by adjusting your honor after completing the three Sheriff missions.
How to Start the Love and Honor Mission
You’ll begin the Love and Honor mission in Tumbleweed.
Before you can access the mission, speak with Horley in Blackwater. After your conversation, three mission icons will appear on your map. One of them is the Love and Honor mission, located at the Tumbleweed Sheriff’s office. The mission prompt is as follows:
“A young woman has been taken by a gang of outlaws, and her husband is concerned. A moral decision will be required.”
This mission requires 2-4 players to start.
Go to Twin Rocks
After the mission begins, you and your team will be near the gang hideout at Twin Rocks.
You’ll watch a cutscene involving Terrence O’Dowd and the Tumbleweed Sheriff. O’Dowd asks for your help to rescue his wife from a gang at Twin Rocks. The Sheriff can’t do it, so it’s up to you. Make your way to Twin Rocks and prepare for the next objective.
Clear Out the Gang
To save Mrs. O’Dowd, you need to eliminate the gang members protecting her.
Upon arrival at Twin Rocks, you’ll be tasked with clearing out the gang holding Mrs. O’Dowd. This part is straightforward: fight your way through the enemies and use available cover to make it easier. Once the area is clear, you’ll be prompted to find Mrs. O’Dowd.
Find Mrs. O’Dowd (Honorable/Dishonorable Decision)
When you enter the building where Mrs. O’Dowd is held, a cutscene will trigger, revealing that she’s not being held captive but is instead in love with the gang leader.
At this point, you’ll have to make a crucial decision that will determine the path you take in the mission:
- Help the Couple (Honorable)
- Take Cliff Down (Dishonorable)
Protect the Couple (Honorable)
If you choose to help the couple, you’ll need to escort them as they leave the hideout.
Your task will be to protect the couple as they travel by wagon to their new hideout. You can ride in the wagon with them or follow behind on horseback. During the ride, enemies will attack. If you’ve got a good team, it’s a good idea to have one person in the wagon while others defend from horseback. This segment lasts about five minutes, and you’ll fight off attackers until you reach the destination. Once there, a cutscene will trigger, and the mission ends.
Take Mrs. O’Dowd Back to Her Husband (Dishonorable)
Choosing the dishonorable path means you’ll turn against Mrs. O’Dowd’s wishes and bring her back to her husband.
After you’ve killed the gang leader, hogtie Mrs. O’Dowd and put her on your horse. On the ride back to Tumbleweed, gang members will attack you, so you’ll need to fight them off or ride through the ambush. Once you reach Tumbleweed, take her to the Sheriff’s office where the mission will end with a cutscene.
The Love and Honor mission gives you a difficult moral choice that impacts your storyline in Red Dead Online. Whether you choose to help the couple or bring her back to her husband, it will influence your honor level and the subsequent missions.
Once you’ve completed the Love and Honor mission, your next moral choice awaits in the Where the Morals Lead You mission. Depending on your decisions, your path may diverge further, leading to new challenges and storylines. For a detailed breakdown of what comes next, check out our Where the Morals Lead You guide to help you navigate the consequences of your actions.
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