Red Dead Redemption
51 Achievements
Clemency Pays
Capture a bounty alive.
33.6%
How to unlock the Clemency Pays achievement in Red Dead Redemption - Definitive Guide
The mission order is:
1. Exodus in America
2. New Friends, Old Problems
3. Obstacles in Our Path
4. This Is Armadillo, USA
5. Women and Cattle
6. Wild Horse, Tamed Passions
**Thanks to DimitriRascalov for supplying the mission order!**
Once you have procured your lasso, you will need to find a wanted poster located outside of a Sheriff's/Lawman's office. (I used the one on MacFarlane ranch). **Note: Wanted posters show up on your map as a greyish/white skull** View the poster by pressing "B" and select the bounty by pressing "Y". Once the bounty mission is selected, you will see a red skull appear on your map, this is the wanted man you are trying to capture.
Follow the map to the marker and fight the kill the posse protecting your wanted man but DO NOT KILL THE WANTED MAN. Once you have taken care of your prey's posse, select your lasso, target the wanted man and rope 'em. **Note: to make this easier on yourself, switch the targeting in your options to normal or casual, this way you can lock on the bandit and make him easier to rope**
Once the man is roped, hold on to the left trigger, walk up to the roped man and press "Y" to hogtie him. It is then the simple matter of picking the man up, putting him on your horse and taking him back to town. You may have to deal with other posse members out for revenge as you take him back so be quick. Once you drop off the hogtied man to the Lawmen, the achievement will pop after a short cutscene of them walking him into the jail. There you have it, an easy 10 Gamerscore.
Let me know if I am missing anything.
Excelsior!
Exodus in America
New Friends, Old Problems
Obstacles in Our Path
This Is Armadillo, USA
Women and Cattle
Wild Horse, Tamed Passions
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If you show up to a town or wake up after 8:00 in the morning you will have missed the wanted poster. That is why it may seem hard to get one to appear, as you have to be precise with your timing in terms of arriving at a major settlement that would post wanted bounties.
The bounty you try to capture may or may not try to run away as you approach him at his hideout, but regardless, once you have him on your horse you can expect waves of reinforcements to come after you. The amount of resistance depends on the bounty value; bounties in Armadillo, say, may be $80 if captured alive, while bounties out of Blackwater may fetch up to $600 if alive.
If you show up to a town or wake up after 8:00 in the morning you will have missed the wanted poster. That is why it may seem hard to get one to appear, as you have to be precise with your timing in terms of arriving at a major settlement that would post wanted bounties.
The bounty you try to capture may or may not try to run away as you approach him at his hideout, but regardless, once you have him on your horse you can expect waves of reinforcements to come after you. The amount of resistance depends on the bounty value; bounties in Armadillo, say, may be $80 if captured alive, while bounties out of Blackwater may fetch up to $600 if alive.
To be able to get this trophy you will need the Lasso which you unlock after the "Wild Horses, Tamed Passions" mission and complete the "Political Realities in Armadillo" mission to unlock bounty missions. You can find bounty missions in large towns including Armadillo, Chaparosa, Escalera and Blackwater. They will be marked with a skull icon on your map. You can either accept a bounty with the button or decline it with the button. Once you accept a bounty, a red skull will appear on your map with the bounty location. Every bounty will be surrounded by his gang so take them out to make the bounty easier by leaving him for last.
Equip your Lasso by bringing up the weapon wheel by holding and aim it by locking onto an enemy with , get close to the enemy, release with then hogtie him with . Pick him up with and call your horse, then place the bounty on your horse then ride to the jail. Be careful while taking him to the jail as 3 enemies will be after you at any given time.
This can be fairly tricky if your bounty starts to make a run for it. Find any wanted poster in the various towns (marked with a skull on your map). Accept the bounty and make your way to the bounty's location. Take out the various enemies but do not kill the red skull marked on your map, instead shoot out his legs. Once he stumbled quickly change to your lasso and wrangle him. You can change to your lasso by holding the and selecting it with the . Once you rope the bounty press and hold the and quickly hogtie him with the . If you're not quick enough the bounty will escape.
Pick up the bounty, and then place him on the back of your house. Make your way back to the wanted poster to claim your reward and achievement.