Tilly Jackson

“	Most of us grew up hungry and scared and alone, one way or another.	„
	—Tilly Jackson

Tilly Pierre (née Jackson) is a supporting character featured in Red Dead Redemption 2.

History[]

Background[]

“	An outlaw from the age of 12, Tilly ran with another gang before joining up with Dutch. Savvy, resilient and dependable, she can more than handle herself and isn’t afraid to speak her mind.	„
	—Description by Rockstar Games.

TillyJacksonBio — Biography in RDR 2 (click to enlarge)

The daughter of a former slave, Tilly became an outlaw at the age of 12, running with a gang called the Foreman Brothers after they kidnapped her from her mother. At some point, she killed Anthony Foreman's cousin, Malcolm, by slitting his throat when he tried to make advances on her and left the gang. Tilly then returned to her mother's working place, only to found out that she had passed away. Dutch van der Linde later encountered Tilly while she was in trouble; as he had with Arthur and John, Dutch saved the young girl, raised her, and taught her how to read. Tilly viewed Dutch as a surrogate father and was very grateful for his acts of kindness.^[1]

Events of Red Dead Redemption 2[]

Horseshoe Overlook Chapter[]

Arthur and Uncle take several of the women to Valentine so that they can shop and explore the town. Towards the end of the excursion, Tilly is hassled and attacked by Anthony Foreman, but he leaves her following a stern warning from Arthur.

Throughout the chapter, Tilly mostly remains in camp, assisting with chores and often conversing with Mary-Beth and Karen while being berated by Susan Grimshaw to "do more work." In a random encounter, she may approach Arthur about an O'Driscoll operation in the Valentine Doctor's Office, of which Arthur can rob.

Clemens Point Chapter[]

For much of Chapter 3, Tilly continues her normal routine, remaining in camp and assisting with chores. In a companion activity, she can play dominoes with Arthur, where they will jokingly converse about “killing Miss Grimshaw,” to which Arthur will respond, saying Dutch typically intends to avoid murder within camp.

In another companion activity, Tilly accompanies Arthur and Bill Williamson in robbing a Boles Overland stagecoach north of Dewberry Creek. Bill intends for her to stop the stagecoach before he and Arthur ambush it, but he and Tilly get into an argument and the stagecoach slips by, forcing Arthur and Bill to chase after it while Tilly rides off.

Saint Denis Chapter[]

Tilly expresses her concern to Susan regarding the location of the new camp, stating that it's close to a safehouse of the Foreman Brothers. Tilly's concerns later proved to be founded, as the Foreman Brothers manage to kidnap Tilly. After finding out about this, Susan enlists Arthur's help in rescuing her, and the two find her in Radley's House. After eliminating the guards and saving Tilly, Arthur and Susan then pursue the leader of the gang, Anthony Foreman, killing more of his henchmen before hogtying him and bringing bring him back to Radley's House.

Tilly warns Anthony to leave her alone; in turn, Foreman promises that he will. Arthur has the decision to kill or spare him, with Tilly supporting the latter, although Grimshaw pushed for Arthur to slit his throat. If Arthur spares Foreman, he can be caught as a bounty in the epilogue.

Beaver Hollow Chapter[]

Tilly gives Arthur a letter from Mary Linton, before commenting that Mary "isn't worth it.” After the Pinkertons raid the Hollow, she takes Jack and hides him from them. She and Jack run from the camp and come across the other members, informing them that Abigail was captured. While Dutch, Micah, Bill, and Javier decide to abandon Abigail in order to avoid further conflict, Arthur and Sadie decide to rescue Abigail. Before leaving, however, Arthur gives Tilly his share of their just-completed train heist and tells her to live a good life. Tilly, realizing Arthur's incoming death, expresses that she'll miss him. After Abigail is rescued, she and Sadie head to Copperhead Landing to reunite with Tilly and Jack.

Epilogue[]

After leaving the gang, Tilly marries a lawyer from Haiti with the surname Pierre, with whom she would have a daughter shortly afterwards. John Marston can encounter her in Saint Denis, on a bench near the park next to the tailor shop. They greet each other and have a conversation before her trolley arrives. John tells her that he lives on a ranch with his family while still seeing Uncle, Charles, and Sadie. Tilly is pleased and promises to write him. Later, she writes a letter to John in which she reveals that her family lives in a fine house with servants, and that she still frequently sees Mary-Beth. Additionally, she mentions that she has neither seen nor heard from Karen, speculating that she died from alcoholism.

Character[]

Personality[]

Tilly is often considered sweet and innocent by her peers and is well-liked. She appears to like Molly O'Shea more than some of the other women, as evident in the mission "Polite Society, Valentine Style" when she is the first to express regret in not bringing Molly along. However, after Molly was killed after confessing to betraying the gang, Tilly is less sympathetic than most of the other women and believes that O'Shea got what she deserved. Jackson is also shown to be brave and altruistic, saving Jack from the Pinkertons in the absence of other gang members.

Tilly holds Anthony Foreman in low regard and claims that he thinks he owns her, while being hostile to him while she is captured. Nonetheless, when Foreman later promises that he’ll leave her alone, Jackson is adamant that he should be spared and asks Arthur not to kill him, revealing a forgiving side to her personality. Like other women in the gang, Tilly thinks highly of Arthur and offers multiple conversations with him at camp. Tilly is also shown to have strong relationship with the Marston family and like most of the other women in the gang, Tilly has a soft spot for young Jack Marston.

Appearance[]

By 1899, Tilly is a young African-American woman with brown eyes and dark hair pulled neatly into a French braid. She usually wears a yellow dress with short sleeves and white tips at the bottom of the dress and on the sleeves.

Tilly's second outfit includes a yellow jacket worn over her yellow dress, along with a long red neckerchief. She can also be seen wearing a grey jacket with white stripes on the collar and on the arms, which is also worn over her dress.

Tilly's fourth outfit includes an orange-light brown blouse, a white shirt with a long brown skirt. The fifth outfit includes a blue shirt with a white collar, a brown belt with a silver buckle, and a long yellow skirt. The sixth outfit that Tilly includes usually wears in Clemens Point includes a white blouse, a green shawl, a red belt with a gold-plated buckle, and a long red skirt.

While in Colter, Tilly wears a yellow jacket, a dark brown poncho, a dark red shawl tied over her head, dark brown patterned mittens, a long yellow skirt, with her boots.

Tilly will always be wearing worn black and white boots.

By 1907, her appearance has changed very little. She is visibly pregnant and wears a dark blue striped dress, a white shirt, a red bow tie and a black belt.

Relationships[]

Tilly has a good relationship with Mary-Beth and Karen, bonded by their responsibilities and subordination to Susan Grimshaw. It was shown that Ms. Grimshaw was very harsh with Tilly to keep her doing her chores, at the point she will one time ask Arthur if Dutch would be upset if she kills her. During Chapter 4, Tilly is kidnapped by the Foreman brothers and Susan takes immediately the initiative to rescue her and asks Arthur to come with her. An enraged Ms. Grimshaw will then threaten Anthony Foreman to never touch Tilly again and that she ain’t his property. By then, their relationship improves a lot and Tilly now considers Susan as a harsh, motherly figure, like most of the gang does. Following her kidnapping, Susan will take care of Tilly and in Chapter 6, when she expresses her fear, Susan reassures her, saying that she grew into a fine woman and that she knows she will be fine. Their relationship is one of the rare ones to improve as the story progresses.

Unlike Karen and Mary-Beth, Tilly seems to like Molly O’Shea but acter she got killed for confessing to have betrayed them, Tilly will be less sympathetic and will state that Molly got was she deserved.

It is implied, when antagonizing her, that Tilly has romantic interest in Javier Escuella, although this has yet to be confirmed.

Mission appearances[]

Red Dead Redemption 2

Companion Activities

Murders Committed[]

Malcolm Foreman

Trivia[]

While antagonizing her at camp, Arthur implies that Tilly has a romantic interest in Javier, stating that she’s been giving him lots of attention.
In one random conversation, Tilly mentions that her mother used to be a slave until the age of 15.
Tilly seems to be very close to Jack Marston, similar to an aunt-nephew relationship. She saves him from the Pinkertons at Beaver Hollow and keeps him warm in the beginning at Colter. Also, if Jack is far from Abigail at camp, Tilly is often close by. She also states in a letter to John and Abigail that her time spent with him gave her the desire to have children of her own.
Sometimes a glitch can occur where Tilly can be seen in camp with a Carbine Repeater equipped on her back.