Paradise Mercifully Departed Red Dead Redemption 2 Mission
Group: Chapter 5 - Guarma
Category: Story Mission
This mission will start automatically after completing the Hell Hath No Fury mission. Before you can leave the island, you must destroy the cannons, which are a threat to your ship and rescue its captain.
Arthur and the gang must destroy gun emplacements on the coast, and rescue the ship captain, before they can leave the island.
Gold Medal Checklist
- Kill the first 2 sentries without being spotted
- Escort the captain to the boat within 1 minute 45 seconds
- Complete within 6 minutes 45 seconds
- Get 25 headshots
Prior missions
To begin Paradise Mercifully Departed you must first complete Hell Hath No Fury.
Objectives of Paradise Mercifully Departed
1. Eliminate the guards without raising an alarm / Plant the explosive
Hercule will lead you to the hill where the first cannon station is located. When you reach it, you and Micah will sneak in from behind to the two guards guarding the place. To complete one of the requirements for the gold medal, you have to kill those guys quietly. You should use a knife and kill the guard standing closer and Micah will take care of the other one.
Then place the dynamite on one of the cannons.
2. Eliminate the guards
Start moving through the ruins towards the next cannon station. Eliminate the soldiers who will attack you along the way.
When you reach the next cannon station, Micah will take care of the explosives and you and the others will have to eliminate the attacking soldiers.
3. Follow Dutch / Hold off the guards / Wait for Micah to finish planting the explosives
Follow Dutch to the top of the hill and get into cover.
There will be a lot of soldiers coming through the cornfields to the northeast.
Once they’ve all been taken care of, wait for Micah to finish planting the explosives.
4. Follow the gang / Rescue the Captain
Follow the others to the workers' compound. When you get close to a buildings, more enemies will start shooting. Push forward with your gang, while taking cover.
Dutch will eventually instruct you to go to the blue building and get the captain.
You must enter the building where the captain is being held. You will get jumped by when you get inside by the guard hiding inside. He will point his gun at you. The Dutch will point the gun at him and after a while Fussar will join you and the situation will become even more complicated.
Look left and right until you can look down on the captain and then kick the gun to the captain.
The captain will be rescued but Fussar will escape through the window. To earn the gold medal you must now escort the captain to the boat within the time limit.
5. Follow the gang back to the ship / Eliminate the guards and fight your way back to the ship
Go with the others to the port.
You'll meet more Fussar's men on the way. Kill them as fast as possible and move forward.
6. Get on the cannon / Kill Fussar
You'll eventually make it to the port. Unfortunately Fussar is also here, handling the cannon on the tower.
Man the cannon on the left side of the tower and shoot Fussar with it.
Nothing is left to prevent you from leaving the island. You will board the ship and sail away.
After completing Paradise Mercifully Departed you will get or will be able to get Dear Uncle Tacitus.