The Noblest of Men, and a Woman - Red Dead Redemption 2 Guide - IGN (2024)

This page takes you through the Stranger Mission or side quest The Noblest of Men, and a Woman in Red Dead Redemption 2. This is also known as the Gunslinger Quest.

In the town Valentine, you can come across Theodore Levin interviewing the supposed renown gunslinger Jim "Boy" Calloway. After talking to Theodore he'll explain that Calloway hasn't been as helpful as he'd like for the book he's writing.

If you agree to help him, Theodore will provide you with photographs and information on notable gunslingers in the world that you can track down to interview. Look at all the photos and read them individually to get mark their locations on your map.

Visiting them all will give you some little challenges and provide you with unique weapons for your trouble.

Flaco Hernandez

You can find Flaco up to the north-west at Cairn Lake in the snowy area of the map. This is a good point to start as it's in a different direction to the others and is reasonably close to Valentine.

Once you arrive approaching the camp will alert one of the many men here to you. You can either kill them all or choose to threaten them and they will let you pass to see Flaco.

Walk towards the hut at the back of the camp and call out to Flaco, he will come out and trigger a scene where you need to beat him in quick draw. Failure to do so will allow you to reload straight here and try again.

Once you've defeated him you can take his picture for the record and his special revolver.

Falco’s Revolver

Emmet Granger

Emmet now lives in a pig farm just East of FLatneck Station to the south of your camp.

Once you talk to him he'll agree to tell you stories in exchange for shoveling his pig manure. Pick up the pitch fork and shovel in the pig pen until all the manure is gone.

He will then refuse to give you the information you came from, so a cut-scene will play out where you grab two sticks of dynamite. Head over to where you left the manure and use R2 to place the explosives.

After the explosion he's not too pleased about what you've done, so another quick draw sequence will play. Finish him off and take your weapon and photo.

Granger’s Revolver

Billy Midnight

Billy is a bit trickier to find but to start you'll need to go further south to the train station at Rhodes.

Go in and talk to the ticketing gate and the gentleman there will tell you to check the next train's bar car.

So hop on the next train and head through til you find the carriage with a bar in it. Billy Midnight will take off down the cart after you talk to him, so head after him. You'll need to climb onto the roof of the train to catch him.

Once you've caught up to him another quickdraw event will take place, defeat him and again take his picture and his weapon.

Midnight’s Pistol

• Ammo Types: Regular, High Velocity, Split Point, Express, Explosive

Black Belle

Your next target is Black Bell who can be found in the swampland north of Saint Denis.

Approach her house and she'll ask you if you intentionally brought those bounty hunters do her door. Help her fend off the onslaught of enemies and make sure she stays alive.

There are multiple switches along her house which will trigger explosions. Belle will generally tell you when it's good to hit them to be most effective. Also make sure to prioritize the mounted gun when it shows up, as well as take out any new enemies headed to use it.

After the fight she'll tell you that Calloway is a coward and wasn't any good in a fight. She'll also let you take her picture before heading on her way.

Part Two

Once you're further along the main story the icon for Jim 'Boy' Calloway will pop up again in Valentine, indicating you can continue this quest. Unfortunately, once you go there it will direct you to Saint Denis instead.

Part Three

You can find Calloway and Levin on a boat at the harvour in Saint Denis.

Once you head to the location talk to one of the guards to ask about their whereabouts. He'll take you to the bar to meet with the two men.

Talking to Levin you'll be able to tell him of your adventures tracking down the gunslingers. Calloway will interrupt who doesn't seem too impressed you're acting on his behalf.

Arthur comes up with the bright idea to help Calloway prove he's still a legend and Calloway set you off to find Slim Grant to settle an old beef with a bullet. This will mark a new waypoint on your map.

Part Four

You'll need to head north to Anneburg along the coast. Stop into the Sherrif's office to ask about Slim Grant and where he might be he hiding.

The men there will tell you he's been off hunting down bandits at Beaver Hollow and they have little motivation to find him regardless of his state marshal status.

This will mark another spot on your map so head on over to it but be careful on your approach as the outlaws here will shoot you on sight. There should only be around four men to take out by the river and you'll need to get rid of them all first.

Once you're done dispatching the outlaws, free Slim from being tied up by the tree.

Carry Slim to your horse and stow him on the back before heading off to meet Calloway and Levin. Another marker will appear but essentially you just want to follow the river to the waterfall.

Once arrived remove Slim from you horse and drop him down near Levin. This will trigger a scene where Calloway kills Levin and then challenges yourself to a quick draw.

Defeat Calloway and Levin and you will agree that there's a better story to be told in all this than what really happened. You can also take his gun as a reward.

Calloway’s Revolver

Aftermath

Some days later, you will receive a letter in the mail from Theodore Levin, informing you of the (heavily fabricated) book's success, along with your cut of the profits: $350.