Nate Johnson

"I always liked what happened back on your daddy's farm, Jack. I should have been there... to make sure you joined them."

- Nate Johnson

Nate Johnson is a minor character featured in Red Dead Redemption part III The New Life. He plays a part in the strange side-mission "American Lobbyist", he is also the main enemy in the game Red Dead Revolver 3dn edition.

Info
Mayor is first referred to by Mrs. Dickiss, who was one of two women sitting behind John in the opening titles of the game and first cutscene in "Exobus in America." She believes that Nate Johnson's family is "hillbilly trash that came here after the war." (This is implying the World War II) He is then referred to by the other woman sitting behind Marston, Mrs. Bush, who says: "It seems that money can't buy cactus, though."

Meanwhile, Johnson was became obsessed with owning Boonie MacFarlane range. When she refused to sell it, Nate would have his men try to bribe and intimadate MacFarlane into selling the ranch, but still failed.

Revolver
An ally of Jack's named Landon Ricketts attempted to warn Johnson of Allende's plans, but the mayor tells him that he and Allende had worked together the entire time, then Mr. Kelley imprisons Ricketts.

He is met during a Battle Royale. Jack Marston recognizes the now Mayor Johnson as his father's former partner boss (William Williamson's boss) by the matching Le'Mate Revolver he had in his possession. Nate attempts to get Mr. Kelly to kill Jack, but Jack manages to kill Kelley.

Jack wins and hunts Mayor Johnson down to his mansion. Boonie MacFarlane and Leg Johnson assist him in entering the mansion. They find Landon Ricketts, who joins them. Jack and Ricketts follow a separate path to Johnson. Mayor manages to wound Landon, and Jack carries on by himself. Jack fights Nate and his men. When his men are down, Mayor tells Jack he regrets not being at his father's farm, to make sure Jack joined him, but now he has been given another chance. Jack finally kills Nate in a quick-draw showdown. Leg is later revealed as a casualty of the assault.

The curtain closes on the game and Jack tosses the bag of money that was to be the prize for the Battle Royale to Thurlow. He declares "It never was about the bun-bun-bun-bun-bunny money." and walks off after holstering the companion to his father's revolver. The money is presumably used to buy back Boonie's ranch although the presence of the Landon Ricketts hints that he may have received some of the reward as well. Thurlow tells Jack as he walks out "I'd hate to see you leave, without a reward."

Showdown Mode
After completing the level Fall From Balcony with an Excellent rating, Mayor Nate Johnson becomes available as a playable character.

The New Life
Marston shows him the blackmail photos given to Marston by Aldous Warthington's associate to make Warthington stand down from opposing the mayor.

Journal Entery
Mayor Nathanial "Nate" Johnson was one of the snobest man I have ever seen in my entire life. But anyways I still was working for him, along with all the other Marshals. If we would have lived like in old times, Mayor Johnson would be the king of country and all of us would be his slaves, knights, that kinda things... One thing is for sure, he was working with a criminal named Bill Williamson, in an old mine in Mexico.

Trivia

 * He is one of few characters in the game to wear spectacles.
 * Nate, John Marston, and Jack Marston are all mentioned in a campfire segment in Red Dead Redemption, with the storyteller recounting the assault on Nate's mansion and that he used to ride with Bill and Allende.
 * The final duel between Jack Marston and Edgar Rose is probably an homage to the final duel between Jack and Nate given the character similarities.