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Colm O'Driscoll is the secondary antagonist of the 2018 western action-adventure drama video game Red Dead Redemption II.
He is the arch-rival and former friend of outlaw Dutch van der Linde and Arthur Morgan, and the sadistic and cruel leader of the O'Driscoll Boys. He is also the arch-nemesis of Sadie Adler, due to killing her husband.
He was voiced by Andrew Berg.
Personality[]
| “ | He's, uh... uh... wh-when he talks to you... when he talks to you nicely, it's like the sun is shining, and when he's mad at you, it's like the devil's gonna be... be upon you. That's how I'd put it. He changes... he's happy and you're happy... he's mad and you’re upset and you don't know why. He's unfair and unkind... and as long as it isn't directed at you. You don't care. He turns his men into monsters. Somehow, he... makes them love only him. He scares me... (pause) I mean, you boys scare me, but you're still like... like human beings... he's... it's hard to explain. | „ |
| ~ Kieran Duffy perfectly explaining Colm's malevolent personality to Sean MacGuire. |
A typical Western villain, Colm is a proud, remorseless, untrustworthy and sadistic outlaw gang leader. He has no trouble committing violent acts, whether it be for profit or for his own pleasure. Among his most vicious crimes include the massacre of a group of women and children, rape, torture, robbery, and several other crimes. He is seen to have very little honor, using a parley as a distraction to abduct Arthur Morgan, Dutch's most valuable follower.
Like Micah Bell, Colm is a sadist who enjoys causing pain and suffering on others for the sake of it, be they other outlaws or innocent bystanders. He laughs while torturing Arthur, repeatedly pistol whipping him in the stomach as hard as he could. He also tortures Kieran Duffy to death, having his eyes gouged out and beheaded. He expresses no remorse at his life as an outlaw at his execution, laughing and smiling. He even playfully acknowledged, "I've been a bad man!"
Colm has no care or compassion for anyone. He views his men as disposable pawns, and values quantity over quality. He is shown smacking a lower member of his gang (later revealed to be Kieran). His gang is one of the largest in the game, numbering in the hundreds at the least. He seems not even to value members of his own family. When Dutch apologized to Colm for killing Colm's brother, Colm replied that he never liked him much. This implies that Colm murdered Dutch's lover Annabelle not out of revenge, but purely to hurt Dutch for no reason other than to cause Dutch emotional harm.
In a discussion with Sean, Kieran, a former low-level member of the gang, provides a brilliant description of Colm's personality in a monologue that explains why he is so terrifying. Kieran says when Colm speaks kindly, it is like the sun shining, but when he is angry, he is like the devil. Colm seems to have a terrifyingly manipulative and psychological grip over his men. Kieran says, "He changes... he's happy and you're happy... he's mad and you're upset and you don't know why." He goes on to say that Colm turns his men into monsters who worship him endlessly. This implies Colm inspires a cult-like mindset in his followers, with himself the center of a cult of personality. Near the end of their discussion, Kieran goes so far as to say Colm is not even a human being.
At his execution, after laughing about his crimes, when the noose is tied around his neck, he notices that Dutch, Arthur and Sadie have stopped his plan to escape. Realizing there is no escape for him and that his death is imminent, Colm begins to freak out. His last moments are ones of fear and terror as he faces judgement for his actions. A man who caused so much death to countless people died trembling at his own, marking him as a coward.
Biography[]
Background[]
| “ | The way I see it... they get him... they forget 'bout me. | „ |
| ~ Colm to Arthur Morgan during 'Blessed are the Peacemakers' |
While not much is known about Colm's past, it is revealed by Arthur that he and Dutch used to be friends of sorts (or at least got on or saw eye to eye) before Colm's "mean side got meaner" and Dutch wanted to try living a different way.
During one time, Dutch killed Colm's brother and in return, Colm murdered Dutch's lover; Annabelle. This of course only strengthened the hatred and rivalry between the two and their gangs.
Javier once mentioned that the Van der Linde gang once planned to rob a stagecoach, only to find it filled with women and children. The gang chose to rightly abandon the robbery and let the innocents go their way. However, they later discovered that the O'Driscoll gang encountered them down the line and robbed and killed them all.
Events in Red Dead Redemption 2[]
Colter Chapter[]
In 1899, Colm and his gang had plans to rob a train owned by Leviticus Cornwall. However, Dutch found out about the plans and robbed the train for themselves.
Clemens Point Chapter[]
While Dutch and his gang were hiding out in Clemens Point, Colm and his gang call a truce between both gangs, but it was a ploy to capture Dutch's lead enforcer, Arthur Morgan. As it turned out, Colm made a deal with the Pinkerton Agency to arrest Dutch when he goes to rescue Arthur. However, Arthur manages to escape.
Saint Denis Chapter[]
Shortly after the Van der Linde gang relocated to Shady Belle, Colm and his gang capture former member Kieran Duffy, decapitate him, and gouge his eyes out before sending his mutilated body back to Dutch's hideout on horseback. There, the O'Driscoll's fired on the Van der Linde gang in an attempt to take them out, but they managed to fight back.
Beaver Hollow Chapter[]
Sometime after Dutch and his men returned from Guarma, Colm was arrested and sentenced to death by hanging in Saint Denis.
Some of his remaining men plotted to rescue him, but they were thwarted by Dutch, Sadie Adler, and Arthur, who watched as Colm met his end at the rope before killing the remnants of his former gang.
Relationships[]
Friends[]
- O'Driscoll Boys (leader)
- Kieran Duffy † (formerly)
- Dutch van der Linde † (formerly)
- Van der Linde gang (formerly)
Enemies[]
- Dutch van der Linde † (arch-nemesis)
- Arthur Morgan †
- Sadie Adler (second arch-nemesis)
- Micah Bell †
- Kieran Duffy † (arch-enemy victim)
- Bill Williamson †
- Javier Escuella †
- Van der Linde gang (disbanded)
- Hosea Matthews †
- Susan Grimshaw †
- Mac and Davey Callander †
- Charles Smith
- Lenny Summers †
- Sean MacGuire †
- Pinkertons
- Andrew Milton †
- Edgar Ross †
- Leviticus Cornwall †
- John Marston †
- Police
- Army
- Government agents
- Military
- Soldiers
- Rival gangs
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- It is revealed by Sean MacGuire that Colm's name is actually pronounced "Colom", although many in the game mispronounce it regularly, including himself.
- Arthur Morgan's actor, Roger Clark, is Irish himself and had difficulty saying the name differently.
- Colm is often viewed by fans as one of the most evil and unlikable villains in the game, second only to Micah Bell.
- A real life Colm O'Driscoll had reported receiving hate messages from Red Dead Redemption 2 fans shortly after the game was released, despite having nothing to do with the development of the game.
- Colm is believed to be a symbol of the type of outlaw Dutch will become during the events of the first game, a callous and wild outlaw who relies on sheer numbers to cause mayhem. Unlike Dutch, however, Colm felt absolutely no remorse for his crimes.
External Links[]
- Colm O'Driscoll on the Pure Evil Wiki.
- Colm O'Driscoll on the Red Dead Wiki.
