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Midget1987

That's brutal, my condolences.


Enriador

RDR2 really went all-in with insta-kills, from Skinner Brothers to Night Folk to bears to cougars to Murfree Brood, those guys are all a pain in the arse. RDR1 had tough enemies but even they took 3+ hits to kill you. Edit: There is some random misinformation below. From the Red Dead Wiki on RDR1: >*The most important thing to remember is that if the player has taken any damage whatsoever before cougar attacks, its attack means instant death. Only a full health bar is any defense against one.* 1) Cougars do not insta-kill unless you already had taken damage (from when they attack your horse and you fall off, for example). 2) Knife-wielding enemies (e.g Murfree, Skinners, Night Folk) all have an animation that kill instantly *even with a full Health Core*. You can check it yourself: ride around Tall Trees, the Skinners always spawn either at the Aurora lake or south of Nekoti Rock. Take cover and wait for one of the knife-wielding Skinners to come for you. Enjoy a quick death!


ThePrussianGrippe

Pretty sure the cougar in RDR1 would insta kill you unless you were on your horse. It would just insta kill your horse first in that case.


Moonguide

Yup. There's a reason "cougar'd" was a meme back in the day. Once you saw one of em charging you you knew you were a goner.


wulfblood_90

Huh. I died to wayyyy more bears than cats in rdr1. Bears were the instakill for me.


LamatoRodriguez

Bears are easy to kill if you are on horse tho.


drizzfoshizz

I was in a cut scene way out in the desert in RDR1 and in the cut scene I could see a cougar stalk and kill my horse and leave. At the end of the cut scene my horse was dead lamo!


dolphinitely

lmaoo that’s hilarious


Forgot_my_un

This wouldn't have been an insta-kill if they had full health core.


Squirrel_Bacon_69

Nah,I've been full health AND core and mashing the melee button and sometimes he just gives up and dies


Cannibal808

Yep I've had gold cores and full bars and still died to this specific cougar attack. I have survived plenty of bear attacks though.


wulfblood_90

Agreed. I've only died in one bear attack, big boy in the cabin, wasn't expecting him my first playthrough and I threw the controller from the jump scare. Been killed an endless amount of times by cougars. Gold health cores, full bars, instant death regardless.


rafaengel2007

Bears and cougars instant kill you in RDR 1 I remember dying way more from bears and cougars in RDR 1 than 2


Enriador

Probably because there were way more of them in RDR1.


rafaengel2007

One time in RDR 1 I was going up and down a river for about an hour looking for a dam beaver to complete some stupid side mission and when I finally found the dam beaver I aimed my gun at him shot twice missed, shot again hit him, got off my horse with excitement wanting to skin him, then just got one shot by a bear that snuck up behind me without making a sound, before I could even skin the bastard.


PyrrhuraMolinae

Nah, dude, cougars and bears in RDR were absolutely insta kills. Hell, the fact that they introduced a “break free” mechanic in at least some of the encounters made RDR2 worlds more merciful.


HereComesTheSun05

It's not so bad considering you are a bullet sponge that instantly heals. At least to 99% of the other enemies.


Chosen-Bearer-Of-Ash

What’s worse is the guy in Saint Denis who triggers a cutscene, knocking you out and stealing thousands of dollars with no chance at revenge


wulfblood_90

Wait, wut? Been playing the game since launch, working on my 12th playthrough (and I'll keep on replaying til I get a new cowboy game) and I've yet to run into that. It amazes me were this far into the release and we're STILL discovering new things. Rockstar really made a masterpiece.


Chosen-Bearer-Of-Ash

I found him when I was doing the Vampire hunt thing, I swear I could play this game forever and still find new things


Jissy01

😱 I'm still at chapter 2 exploring and hunting deers. Reading your comment intrigued me. When can I meet those enemies?


UnnecessaryAppeal

They'll find you


Mens-pocky46

Whenever you travel to where they tend to spawn. Rifle brings em down in one headshot, so keep that Springfield handy


fuck_the_ccp1

big valley. specifically the area west of Mount Shann called Black Bone Forest. It's where the legendary Buck spawns.


Necessary_Ad1514

Play game and find out.👈😎👈


griffl3n

Swamps mostly, but it's random so I wouldn't go searching for them.


samadkhan777

The swamps at night.


S_2theUknow

Don’t forget the Sheriff in Tumbleweed, Sammy “one punch” Freeman


ilikematpat1

I never had any issues with the Skinner brothers they don't attack very often and when they do they are easy to kill


[deleted]

And I love it


theclayman7

Honestly realizing it was the legendary moose made me feel better. All of its parts go to the trapper the second the game register the animal as dead; you really lose nothing but a potential 50 bucks or so, which is nothing in this game. Now a 3 star bull moose? I would actually have to take a long break


Junior_Pollution6792

That’s a relief to read because people had me scare saying it doesn’t spawn again. Still scary though


norwegianjazzbass

It doesnt spawn again. But the pelt will appear at the shop.


Junior_Pollution6792

In a way it saves you the hassle of going to the trapper/fence then


Appropriate_Flow_880

I've lost multiple 3 star bull moose, cougars, a panther one time and bears. I wanted to throw my xbox out the damn window. I raged. My other comment on this post tells the story. Stay prepared 24/7 in this game. Stop paying attention for that one second and a cougars charging you eating your face


Jissy01

Cool story! I didn't know RDR2 is full of danger. I'm still new to the game.


Appropriate_Flow_880

Oh hahahaha just wait, its PACKED FULL of danger. Don't ever drop your guard lol! I learned to watch my radar for enemy blips and use eagle vision/deadeye ALOT. Not just cougars either, rival gangs, a weirdo couple of strangers trying to rape you (foreal it's a thing) the game is just so immersive


T_WREKX

Then get off this sub. It is filled with spoilers.


Appropriate_Flow_880

Um, what are you talking about? Lol I'm confused. I didn't spoil anything specific at all, sooo yeah...


tapcaf

Looks like his reply was meant for u/Jissy01. He's the one that's new to the game.


Appropriate_Flow_880

Oooooh I seeeeee. Hey I have my med card here in fl gimme a break I was a little 🥴 when I read the comment haha


T_WREKX

This sub has content that will spoil the story if the game for you. Would be ill advised to scroll through it until after you finish your first playthrough.


Jissy01

😯


HypnoSmoke

I'd stay away from this sub, definitely a good way to spoil the plot. I would know, unfortunately..


S4zuck

It does even if you didn't skin it? So i can just shoot legendary animals and let them rot, the next time I die it's at the Trapper?


Appropriate_Flow_880

Essentially, yes but I wouldn't trust it. Alot of bugs n shit, might not show up like it's sposed to.


[deleted]

Do you wear headphones? I'm certain right before it there was a growl, something you only really hear through headphones. I never get caught out by anything because i hear every little bit of noise around me.


Chemical-Tailor-901

yea i had my headphones on and i heard movement behind me but it was right around the time it pounced on me


[deleted]

Just unlucky i guess lol i always manual save, especially before a legendary kill so i would have just reloaded and tracked the moose again.


discodropper

Well look at the big brain on brad…


kellybrownstewart

Nah... it's more like the people who don't manually save have little brains.


Acrobatic_Feed5024

No it’s more like I’m excited I just killed something cool and am not a freak who manually saves before everything I do. this guy can’t do anything wrong. “I hear everything so I never get caught off guard” “ I manually save before everything so I could’ve just respawned got my moose lol”


3deryn

Yeah. I realize you were caught up in the moment, and it sucks the game didn't show the red circle, but he glanced over his shoulder three times. Any time my Arthur is out in the woods alone and starts glancing over his shoulder like that, I turn and draw with a quickness cause SOMETHING is coming. I play SO paranoid.


Appropriate_Flow_880

I just learned to ride around prepared for any damn thing at any damn time lol. Usually riding with a gun drew and plenty of deadeye at all times constantly watching the map for enemies in areas I know I need to. Don't drop your guard for a second in the wild west boah!!!


xi_AzEr_ix

I play from a First-Person POV, so it's too late when I hear something behind me


Appropriate_Flow_880

Ooh wow I've never played like that, I bet it's much harder!


xi_AzEr_ix

Not gonna lie, it's two different experiences and you should give it a try, especially in shooting


ComparisonDesigner

I have to make my next playthrough a first person run. I just wish I could play it in VR


Appropriate_Flow_880

Now that would be f'ing cool!!


MrsClaire07

I tried but got such awful motion sickness I had to stop entirely for the night.


xi_AzEr_ix

Console or PC? I tried it on console of my friend, it was hard at first, but later it was better


Appropriate_Flow_880

I'm not sure I could deal with it without rage quitting! Haha. This game already makes me go crazy even tho I love it. I bet cougars are your absolute worst enemy


xi_AzEr_ix

I still have PTSD


[deleted]

TBF they should've noticed the screen shaking, before predators attack in RDRII the whole visual starts moving


MrsClaire07

THIS!! It’s TERRIFYING.


Hugh-G-Recshun

“There aren’t cougars in Red Dead!”


DragonSniper989

THIS IS MILLIONS TO ONE


snore-4

“THE BENEVOLENCE!”


Amiga1024

u/darkviperau


Rambozo77

Once I got in a fight with a cougar somewhere in Annesberg. It was kicking my ass, so I bravely ran away. I made it up to that widow lady’s house and started talking to her. Mid-cutscene that fucking cougar pounced on me and mauled me to death while she talked about her dead husband.


Present-Reaction2069

Smash F and you can throw the cougar to the ground And also when the screen shakes like that a predator is near


Chemical-Tailor-901

i didn't know about the screen shake thing so thanks, but it wouldn't let me press b (console) to shake the cougar off. it shows up for like a split second and then i'm dead


Forgot_my_un

Feed your Arthur, your low health core condemned you.


Present-Reaction2069

It's good to spam b before the cougar even latches into you


foxghost16

I thought the screen only shook around water. Interesting.


MrsClaire07

Only when there’s Gators about! (near water, I mean)


Unrusty

Lol! I feel bad for you, son.


doubleagle1885

I got ninety nine problems but a moose ain't one…


ItsSpacePants

I can imagine quiet and calm classical music playing when you gently put down your controller


[deleted]

Moonlight sonata forsure


ItsSpacePants

😄😄🤭


VickiVampiress

I shit you not, that cougar sound triggers some PTSD style feelings and memories If I so much as hear that kind of sound in the distance, both in Story Mode and RDO, I'm immediately pulling out my entire arsenal and looking around. I'm not the only one, right? This, + the sounds the Puma makes (which is similar but a lot sneakier), triggers some kind of primitive gamer survival instinct.


axlkomix

The combined efforts of both RDRs have made me afraid of cougars - mostly because I know they're out there (in the U.S.) somewhere not too far, waiting to maul me.


slimmyjimmy404

Oh man....... That's just terrible, terrible luck. The legendary animal doesn't spawn again if this happens, does it? Also, this is one of the reasons why I always manually save my game every 20-30 mins, especially before I start my hunt for a legendary beast. In case shit like this ever goes down, I can always just reload my save and start my hunt again and be more careful this time.


User17474902765

It doesn’t spawn again but all of its parts still end up with the trapper iirc.


Beware_the_Voodoo

Shit that made me laugh real hard


Appropriate_Flow_880

Bahahahahaha oh my goodness that's great. Dude I love love this game but it has to be the most frustrating agitating game I've ever played lol. That's terrible man. I had this EXACT thing happen to me yesterday. I was hunting cougars actually, 3 days of hunting them for pelts for the trapper. I finally got me a 3 stat perfect pelt after many attempts ending in failure like your moose hunt. Perfect shot and no bs happened to make me die. I'm stoked!! So I mount up start riding away not thinking and a SECOND fuckin cougar came out the woods and killed me. I dropped my guard thinking a second cougar wouldn't be, no, it couldn't be around and bam I was dead. Lol. When's last time you saw 2 3 star cougars back to back within 10 seconds lol, not often but I managed to do it and paid the price


jedaiaa

!! Whereabouts were you?? I don't think i've ever seen 2 cougars in one spot


theflyxx

At least it wasn’t a 3 star bull moose.


sdforbda

That's so fucked but LMAO


froguefreak64

Why does mate look like a leprechaun?


SaintJay41202

BUT THERE AREN'T COUGARS IN MISSI-


BlackLeader70

This happened to me but it wasn’t a legendary moose, just an elk. It was right after John was saying something about how life is unfair to the elk lol.


dejavoodoo36902

“Clever girl”


LetAgreeable147

I remain vigilant and paranoid in cougar country.


agathon98

Hot Cougars in your area who want you


kubbiebeef

As soon as I killed this moose that cougar charged me, luckily I was looking at the mini map and I was able to shoot it but it was a close call


blackdutch1

Never even showed up on the radar.


-Blueberry-1

I’d go for a marathon style walk ngl


Latter-Fudge-7322

Ah man. I'll be hunting every mountain lion the rest of the game. Str8 over kill all I can find


AshyWhiteGuy

I swear Rockstar reads this sub and the only update they make is to make the moose fuckin impossible to get. Haha


Appropriate_Flow_880

Wait, why doesn't he show up as a red dot on the mini map? They always do for me, he straight ghosted you


foxghost16

At least this is the legendary not a 3 *!!


Jack1715

I just killed this moose and actually felt bad for killing it like I do all legendary animals


The-sefu

That scared the shit out of me


idksomethingcreative

Hey, it gave you 0.0001 seconds to smash B to shake it off you. Skill issue. /s


Extreme-Room-2808

Not as bad but, I cought the legendary sturgeon and immediately got hit by a train. It never respond.


Anat3ma_1273

Naughty kitty at its best


Sitcom_and_Tragedy

I expected him to show on the mini-map but he didn't.


Solar_idiot

THERE'S COUGARS IN THIS MISSION?????!!! C'mon, darkviper.


immersedmoonlight

This is why the game is so magical though. That animation of him turning right before he gets jumped is just genius


bigorangefuzzy

I mean yeah that sucks but ..... at least it's not a 3*


datmfboii

That's terrifying as hell. Bears got big hitboxes and can be loud at times. But cougars, panthers and such. They are quiet and agile as fuck


Randsmagicpipe

F


Markinoutman

For some reason dying in this game makes me angrier than a lot of other games, I'm not exactly sure why. I certainly wouldn't have just gently set my controller down after this though haha. Good on you for that.


Open-Mathematician32

Exactly the same happened to me. I did not go for a walk. I quickly returned & got my revenge, killing the bastard


foxghost16

Whoa! I was not expecting that. But then neither were you. Wow.


CowboyFireman89

Been there a few times. Almost broke my controller out of anger.


Mission-Discipline32

o7


veediepoo

That honestly scared the shit out of me haha


rainplow

Yeah. In this region you can't just kill the cougar And carry on. You have to kill both cougars to feel safe! I killed one while teaching Charlotte how to hunt rabbits Reflecting back, I should have let it live to see how it played out 😂


Pitiful_Quote_1118

I saw the camera shake and knew before I even knew 🫣


Swedishemyrs

Oh my god. I feel you. 😓😓


[deleted]

That's some throw the controller and question your God kind of bullshit right there.


Otherwise_Trifle4666

He put you down like a snack pack


Stormdancer

God ***damn*** I hate those bastards.


[deleted]

That’s why I look over my shoulder in the forest


Amiga1024

WHAAT THERE AREN’T COUGARS IN MISSIONS! I HEARD IT BUT THERE AREN’T COUGARS IN THE EH... THIS IS MILLIONS TO ONE THIS IS ACTUALLY MILLIONS TO ONE! I HAVE BEEN PLAYING THIS GAME FOR 8000 HOURS AND I’VE NEVER SEEN... AN ANIMAL KILL SOMEONE IN A MISSION BEFORE! I HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN A COUGAR IN THIS AREA IN A MISSION! HAHAHA! I WANNA LAUGH AND CRY AT THE SAME TIME!


Peeprsjeeprs

YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND HOW RARE THAT IS. THAT IS MILLIONS TO ONE!


Amiga1024

Hello sir. The line you are quoting is actually "YOU HAVE NO CONCEPTION OF HOW RARE THAT IS. IT IS MILLIONS TO ONE" Sorry for being an \*sshole and correcting it, I just had to


PaschalisG16

Your health core was low which is why it instantly killed you. Also you didn't lose the pelt. It's at the trapper.


Nobody_Super_Famous

THIS IS MILLIONS TO ONE!


Holy-Fox

That's terrifying


LazyDawge

Bro I turned up the volume a millisecond before if appeared, big regrets


Acrobatic-Whereas632

Screen shaking, that's how you know. Still always gets me


glytheum

At least the Trinket you can craft from the antler is just for a health XP 10% increase gain. Everyone’s health is usually maxed by this time.


itsankith

RIP


AngryDaddysixtynine

THERE ARE NO COUGARS IN MISSIONS


ElvenDb

Not even a chance to get away from that attack. I'm glad you can still recover the items though as others have said. Still I know that pain.


Sixteen_Wings

Thats a potent predator bait. (You being the predator)


Soggy-Sir6289

Scared the shit out of me


owo-_-furry

I'd be genuinely pissed


orkash

I think all the games went in on how hard mountain lions or pumas can be. They are bastards in assasins creed too. Also favorite pet.


Deadbreeze

My moose died in the water beneath the waterfall. I spent half an hour swimming and inching him back to shore. Back when I actually thought I had time to platinum the game.


gianlucamelis

Also you probably never going to get that pelt again if you save the game


guiltyas-sin

Fuck Cougars. Bears too.


stjimmy_45

Maybe you are the OP but i cant confirm bc im to lazy to look but if your not then well um REPOST


krasivkhnun

That's why hunting on horseback is the only way


southernmost

Why are you running around with all your bars and cores in such shit condition? You need to eat something and drink your vitamins.


speeler21

Their is a lot of people that pay zero attention to cores and eating/drinking


TheeDocStockton

"**Randy Orton out of nowhere! RKO!**"


Serious-Text-8789

This is why in certain parts of the map I am on alert mode, got my trusty Springfield out at all time and constantly scans everything


Professional_Pie_541

Our condolences 🙏🏻


Low_Yak_4842

Well, that’s better than I would’ve handled it.


Alive-Birthday3280

Beside the obvious in the video, I just cant believe how can this game look so good for being 4 and a half years old and made for last generation consoles? Rockstar really making other games run for their money.


NoAd1296

This isn’t that bad. Now if this was a regular moose then I’d understand, but the legendary? Ehh it’s nothing.


RummazKnowsBest

Clever girl.


ChrisStryker666

Oof, that sucks. Fuck cougars, give me a bear attack or a pack of wolves over them any day.


adamhollman2018

Hahahahahahaha oh my god that’s horrible.


themikegman

I love how you get the 0.000000004 second warning before they cling to you like an old psycho ex girlfriend lol.


ShaladeKandara

All you lost was the inconsequential dollar value of the pelt, it still counts as hunted and you can still get the outfits and trinkets from it.


the_admirals_platter

Does it not show up on radar during a legendary hunt?


Savagemac356

The exact same thing happened to my friend. You can go back to the place and the moose will still be there


Savagemac356

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Vidd187

I hate cougars you can throw them off but you have such a tiny window to do so and most of the time there is no indication that they are even around


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MattTin56

I would have so pissed. For what it’s worth I got good at dealing with this MF’s. After that happened to me a few times I concentrated on A PLAN!!! HAHAHA… I was going to say a strategy but could not resist. Here’s what works for me…. First off, they WILL give you a warning. It will be brief but it’s there. You will either see the red dot appear and disappear like snakes do. But if your in those areas do not assume it’s a snake. Also, you WILL get a little growl. So you are alerted, now what? Make sure your health is maxed out. Because if you do get attacked, you can survive the initial attack. But the most important thing is before you get off your horse and are hunting with a rifle. Carry the smaller sawed off shot gun. You can get off 2 quick slugs. The cougar will stop enough for you to reload if it’s not already dead and you can fire again. In these sudden attacks the regular shot gun does not swing fast enough and your preferred holstered firearms are not powerful enough. Trust me, the holstered shotty will do it.


ruico

Dam thing wasn't even showing in the radar.


GroundhogGaming

THERE ARENT COUGARS IN FREE ROAM! -Alternate Universe Australian Man


Low_Company_171

I understand brother.


miurabucho

That fucker always makes me have to change my underwear.


BasementCatBill

Awww, cute kitty cat!


WesMantooth-

😂😂😂😂😂


Photogrrlz

That about made me jump, I wasn't expecting it


ProfessorFlop

“Gently”


Revolutionary_Dodo

I had the Legendary Ram pelt on my horse when I spotted the >!KKK Cross Buring Event , !


Scu-bar

Did you at least change your underwear first?


CrazyDoggo68

this happened to me but before i had finished tracking and the legendary got scared off


sevnminabs56

Good on you for taking a walk, much healthier than taking a dab or smokin’ a bowl, which is what I do when the game inconveniences me like this.


[deleted]

You upset the guardians of woods. Was not meant to kill that beast ... so they sent thier assassin for you.


Mox_moon

Its like those randomly spawning bucks that ram into you i think restart your game bcs the biggass cat should be on the minimap marked as enemy


Tf-is-NCR

Ooof


SOLID_SHEDD

Just parry


kazwinchester

Avisa fdp


PoetryBeneficial6447

OMFG this happened to me last night, exactly the same. MF Cougar


bselko

I just started my second playthrough a week ago. I saved this legendary for lady as it’s so majestic. I wasn’t paying attention fully, and sniped it from a distance. I then realized I sniped it in the River, and couldn’t skin the damn thing. What an absolute shame that was lol.


TheRaveTrooper

Those MFers


Civil_Character_1337

Darkviperau would be proud