Bureau of Investigation
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The Bureau of Investigation is a fictional early federal law enforcement agency in the video game Red Dead Redemption, depicted as a precursor to the modern FBI that coerces outlaw John Marston into hunting down his former gang.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Investigation canonical | 2 |
| Bureau of Investigation (historical U.S. agency) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional law enforcement agency
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fictional organization ⓘ |
| alignment | lawful but morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Red Dead Redemption
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Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare ⓘ |
| basedOn | Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| coerces | John Marston ⓘ |
| controls |
local law enforcement (in-game)
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military resources (in-game) ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| developerOfWork | Rockstar Games ⓘ |
| employs |
Archer Fordham
ⓘ
Edgar Ross ⓘ Agent Milton ⓘ
surface form:
Milton (agent)
Ross’s subordinates ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerOver |
U.S. Marshal
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surface form:
U.S. Marshals (in-game)
|
| fictionalStatus | non-canonical to real U.S. history ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Red Dead Redemption
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surface form:
Red Dead Redemption (2010)
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| forcesProtagonistTo |
capture or kill Bill Williamson
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capture or kill Dutch van der Linde ⓘ capture or kill Javier Escuella ⓘ hunt former gang members ⓘ |
| function | federal law enforcement ⓘ |
| genreContext | Western ⓘ |
| goal |
consolidate federal authority
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eliminate outlaw gangs ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | federal government (fictional) ⓘ |
| inspiredByRealWorldInstitution |
Bureau of Investigation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bureau of Investigation (historical U.S. agency)
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| medium | video game ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for John Marston’s final missions
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symbol of expanding federal power ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | Red Dead Redemption universe ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
corrupt
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politically motivated ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| relatedTheme |
loss of frontier freedom
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modernization of law enforcement ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | death of John Marston ⓘ |
| roleInStory | antagonistic organization ⓘ |
| settingContext | end of the American Old West era ⓘ |
| threatens |
Abigail Marston
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Jack Marston ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
blackmail
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threats against family ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bureau of Investigation
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inspiredByRealWorldInstitution
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Bureau of Investigation
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Bureau of Investigation (Red Dead Redemption)
this entity surface form:
Bureau of Investigation (historical U.S. agency)