El Matadero (Spanish for The Slaughterhouse) is a settlement in Red Dead Redemption in the Diez Coronas region of the Nuevo ParaÃso territory.
Background[]
Red Dead Redemption[]
The main attraction in the town is the slaughterhouse run by Juan de la Vara. Inside the slaughterhouse on the upper floors is a crackable safe. Most inhabitants are Mexican or Chinese workers living in tents or communal housing. The area hosts the arm-wrestling minigame, as well as a Safehouse for sale. On top of the safehouse is a mounted Maxim Gun.
A portion of the Landon Ricketts mission "Landon Ricketts Rides Again" takes place at this location.
The Stranger side-mission "Love is the Opiate" begins here and it is also one of the destinations in the Stranger side-mission "Poppycock". A portion of the Stranger side-mission "Aztec Gold" takes place in this location.
Undead Nightmare[]
During the Undead Nightmare, this is one of 23 locations that must be cleared of the Undead and then protected from re-infestation thereafter. It is inhabited by five survivors: Arsenio Baldizon, Francisco Aragon, Rafael Vallerino and two Chinese immigrants. The player can supply them with ammunition and must defeat all the Undead attacking the town in order to make it a 'safe zone' and be to able to save here.
The player can make good use of the Maxim Gun placed on the roof of the original El Matadero Safehouse in order to down a good portion of the undead. They must watch their fire, however, as friendly NPCs will sometimes ride through the streets on horseback and there are a few survivors located on the roof of the building across the road.
This is also the location of Santiago Valenzuela, the fifth missing person to be rescued in the El Presidio segment of the Missing Souls Side-missions.
Mission appearances[]
Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption/Stranger Side Missions
Amenities[]
- Safehouse (purchasable for $150)
Activities[]
Tips[]
- Beware, as there are a lot of rattlesnakes in this area; they may even appear near doorways or between houses.
- The machine gun on the roof of the safehouse can be helpful for getting the Mowing Them Down achievement.
- A long sustained fire with this gun will overheat it permanently, resulting in being able to fire only short burst.
- When firing a weapon in this area, be careful: many houses are packed with explosives and TNT barrels.
- With all of the Rattlesnakes, this is a good place to kill and skin 8 Rattlesnakes for a scrap of the Expert Hunter Outfit.
- There are three chests inside the canyon, and one on a small upper floor in the corner of the stables, so this is a good place to make a quick buck.
Trivia[]
Red Dead Redemption[]
- After Colonel Allende's downfall, soldiers of the Mexican Army remain present in this town.
- This is the only location where Chinese workers can be seen smoking opium. On very rare occasions, other NPCs can be seen smoking it as well.
- There is a glitch in the caves where a dead Dog will randomly spawn sliding along the floor, distinguished by its whimpering sound.
- This is the only populated settlement in Red Dead Redemption where civilians on horseback do not slow down when riding through the area. Instead, their horses will remain at the same speed as they were before entering the town's borders.
- Even though the Chinese residents in this settlement are said to be railroad workers, and the second Journal entry prompt for "Love is the Opiate" refers to Juan de la Vara serving as the railroad foreman here, there doesn't seem to be any physical evidence of El Matadero being a railroad camp.
Undead Nightmare[]
- Similar to Twin Rocks, while El Matadero is under attack, the survivors on the roof are using Volcanic Pistols. Strangely, the pistols have the sound effects of the High Power Pistol.
- When El Matadero is under attack, one of the major gathering areas for the undead are the workers' tents. However, due to the unusually small borders of this settlement, if the player enters the town through the main road from the north, the settlement's name and the Town Safety meter won't appear until the player moves past these tents and goes further into town.
- Clearing the undead that gather around the tents before the Town Safety meter appears will not increase the meter in any way. The player must move closer towards the main buildings for the town's name and meter to show up, where they will then be able to save the town without issue.
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Achievements/Trophies[]
Red Dead Redemption[]
The discovery of locations in Red Dead Redemption count towards the following Trophies/Achievements:
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10
 Bronze
 Uncover every location on the map in Single Player.
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100
Gold
 Attain 100% List in the singleplayer game completion list.
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Undead Nightmare[]
Keeping this location free of Undead infestation during the Undead Nightmare contributes toward the following Achievements/Trophies:
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10
Bronze
Have every territory saved at the same time during the Undead Nightmare
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Keeping the area free of Undead infestation and rescuing the missing person at this location also contribute toward the following Trophy/Achievement:
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40
Silver
 Attain 100% Game Completion statistic in Undead Nightmare.
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