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Them bastards in Gaptooth Breach got my friend, Floyd. Please, mister, you gotta save him!
—'Clay Pettiford' to John Marston

Clay Pettiford is a minor character featured in Red Dead Redemption.

History[]

Background[]

Eager for quick riches, Clay partners with seasoned prospector Floyd Brogles to excavate the old mine at Gaptooth Breach. While using the miners' old railway house to haul equipment, they are ambushed by local vagabonds, and Floyd is captured and hogtied. Clay manages to escape but gets injured and finds himself unable to abandon Floyd. He wears a straw boater hat, spectacles, and fine clothes, suggesting that he is fairly well-to-do.

Events of Red Dead Redemption[]

When Marston first enters the Gaptooth Breach gang hideout, he encounters an injured Pettiford, hiding behind two crates. Clay explains the situation to John, and where they are holding his partner, Floyd. He stays behind to guard the entrance but will be shot dead off-screen before Marston can rescue his friend.

Despite his apparent "death", Clay can still be found in Blackwater, wandering through the town or sitting outside the offices of Felix Publishing & Immigration Co., which is likely where he is employed. He is also known to frequent Armadillo, as well as other locations in West Elizabeth.

Clay also appears in the missions "Liars, Cheats and Other Proud Americans" and "The Sport of Kings, and Liars", both times serving as the race announcer and timekeeper.

Mission Appearances[]

Red Dead Redemption

Trivia[]

  • Clay will always be killed at Gaptooth Breach regardless of what the player does. He will also slump into a death pose if the player stays in exactly the same spot for two seconds after the starting cutscene.
  • On an odd note, if the player kills Clay at Gaptooth Breach, they will not be able to finish the hideout and must restart the game.
  • He wears exactly the same outfit as Titus Sinclair, with the exception that Sinclair sports a bow tie on his collar.

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