History Characters / RedDeadRedemptionWestElizabeth

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After nearly getting killed, he decides to leave Blackwater, decrying the Wild West as a complete CrapsackWorld and the people, natives and settlers alike, are just madmen who like to shoot each other.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After nearly getting killed, he decides to leave Blackwater, decrying the Wild West as a complete CrapsackWorld and the people, savages and settlers alike, there as just savages who like to shoot each other.

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* MultipleGunshotDeath: [[spoiler: Thanks to Jack Marston.]]

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* HateSink: Despite ultimately being the main antagonist, Ross is a lawman who, despite his underhanded methods, does have at least a few good points, and it's hard to fault someone who's trying to clean up the crime-ridden, dangerous world that is the old west. However, he's such an underhanded, snide asshole who's also clearly in it for personal glory that despite these good points, we're able to sympathize with John and not take Ross' side in the matter, hating him as much as John does. Indeed, he's ultimately one of, if not ''the'' most despised characters in the game, [[spoiler: and for a very good reason]]. The one upside is that the very final mission is [[spoiler:Jack getting to pump him full of lead]].

* VirtuousCharacterCopy: {{Downplayed|Trope}} He's basically a white, Wild West counterpart of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Frank Tenpenny]], with a similar looking mustache to boot. Much like Tenpenny, Ross is [[DirtyCop a corrupt law enforcement official]] with an [[SmugSnake irritatingly smug personality]] who forces the protagonist to do his dirty work by [[IHaveYourWife holding family hostage]], claims to be doing what he does for the greater good, and [[spoiler: decides to kill the protagonist after they've done everything he asked]]. However, he genuinely believes he is the force of law and order and has a few PetTheDog moments, while Tenpenny is ultimately self-serving, is not above killing fellow cops, and has no redeeming qualities. As such, Ross ends up [[spoiler: [[WrittenByTheWinners being remembered as a good person]]]], while Tenpenny is HatedByAll.

* InsultBackfire: [[spoiler: Boy, and it did backfire. Insulting and threatening Jack Marston, not only angers the man more, but it also leads to Ross’s brutal death.]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: ''II'' reveals just how much death, destruction and damage the gang actually caused when they were active...''especially'' to law enforcement, the U.S Army, and the Pinkertons. Even if he later changed his ways, John ''was'' completely willing to cause it back in the day. He's still a dick, but his treatment of John is completely understandable given his hatred of the gang. His ShutUpKirk to [[spoiler:Jack]] at the end of the first game, while dripping with assholish contempt, is also [[BrutalHonesty pretty accurate]], with the exception of his refusal to acknowledge his own treachery.

* JerkassHasAPoint: ''II'' reveals just how much death, destruction and damage the gang actually caused when they were active...''especially'' to law enforcement, the U.S Army, and the Pinkertons. Even if he later changed his ways, John ''was'' completely willing to cause it back in the day. He's still a dick, but his treatment of John is completely understandable given his hatred of the gang. His ShutUpKirk to [[spoiler:Jack]] at the end of the first game, is also [[BrutalHonesty pretty accurate]], with the exception of his refusal to acknowledge his own treachery.

** Regardless of whatever sanctimony he endlessly shoots John's way, it becomes clear by the end he's a much worse person than John likely ''ever'' was. John was driven into being an outlaw, but even then doesn't make excuses for his misdeeds in life and is simply trying to be a better man for his wife and son. Ross is a HolierThanThou asshat who threatens John's family to get him to do his own job for him [[spoiler: and then treacherously murders him even after he's done it [[GloryHound just for some extra glory.]]]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: ''II'' reveals just how much death, destruction and damage the gang actually caused when they were active...''especially'' to law enforcement, the U.S Army, and the Pinkertons. Even if he later changed his ways, John ''was'' completely willing to cause it back in the day. He's still a dick, but his treatment of John is completely understandable given his hatred of the gang. His ShutUpKirk to [[spoiler:Jack]] at the end of the first game, while assholish, is also [[BrutalHonesty pretty accurate]] all things considered.