Sergeant Hollister

Hollister
Gender	Male
Title	Sergeant
Status	Dead

Introduction[]

More monster than man according to some, Hollister disappeared mysteriously during the Civil War. Rumor has it his tactics were so brutal, generals feared him and his men. He recently reappeared as the scarred commander of a renegade fort somewhere in the northern country.

Overview[]

Sergeant Hollister is an intimidating man with a big beard. After the war, he commanded a fort with Renegades. He has a deep voice and seems to choose his words very carefully. During his death, a lot of his remarks are war related. He doesn't seem to really care about anything else than his own well being, but is greatly loyal to Thomas Magruder. Even so loyal, that he was willing to give his own life to take Colton down to please Magruder. Hollister seemed to have known Ned, or at least heard about him, because he claimed he took Ned's rifle from 'an Indian loving fool'. He also seems to have a deep hatred for Indian people, keeping them in his camp and torturing them. Hollister was greatly respected by the renegades, shown when he enters the fort. They were also all willing to give their life to protect the fort, meaning they were very loyal to him.

The steamboat massacre[]

Hollister sent the Renegades, his army, to the steamboat to retrieve the stolen item, the cross. They were commanded by Reed after they arrived. Hollister later retrieved Ned's Ferguson rifle from his dead body, using it as his main weapon. It is unknown if Hollister played any role in the massacre himself. He was not seen on the steamboat. However, when Colton uses the cannon, the Fort is passed. Hollister possibly commanded his troops from the fort, staying out of the main battle.

Hollister's fort[]

After the death of Hoodoo Brown, Magruder and Reed figured out that Colton was going for the safe. Reed didn't seem up for the mission, and told Magruder that the Renegades would surely retrieve it. However, Magruder called them traitors, still showing some anger about the steamboat massacre where they failed to retrieve the cross. It is unknown if Magruder also harbored resentment against Hollister.

When Colton arrives at the fort, he spies on them but is caught quickly by some renegades. Hollister did not know who Colton was, and he takes them in to see what they want. He assumes they are outlaws. He strips them both of their guns first. When they enter the fort on horses, Hollister is enthusiastically greeted by a dozen renegades. Despite his sociopathic nature, Hollister was friendly enough to offer Colton and Soapy a beer. However, right after this, Hollister scares Soapy, by telling him that if he runs, he will make bowstrings of their guts. Reed arrives to inform Hollister about the situation, and leaves. He commands to murder anyone else that approaches the Fort. Hollister probably found out who Colton was during the conversation he had with Reed.

After Colton manages to escape, Hollister presumably orders an attack on the Indian camp. Colton manages to kill all the renegades and saves the camp.

The battle

When Colton and the Indians completely destroy Hollister's fort, he flees to the steamboat area. Fights-At-Dawn tells Colton that Hollister can not live, so Colton, along with Fights-At-Dawn and Soapy sail off to confront Hollister.

Upon arrival, Hollister throws a piece of dynamite, which hits Fights-At-Dawn, implicating he was expecting to face them again. Fights-At-Down is thrown against the rocks due to the explosion, but survives the impact. Colton draws his guns, ready to face off Hollister, while Hollister claims that Colton will never kill him.

Hollister makes various comments during the battle with Colton, one of them being 'Know your enemy boy', which could be a hint to his past of being a sergeant. Hollister also seems to be fond of dynamite: he uses it regularly during the battle, forcing Colton to run out into the open. This gives Hollister a clear shot, but it's not enough to win the fight. Colton eventually wounds Hollister up to the point where he runs off into a ditch.

Once Hollister realizes he is not going to win the fight, he straps himself full with dynamite, trying to take Colton with him to the grave. He manages to surprise Colton, but is not fast enough, presumably due to his wounds, and blows himself up, leading to his demise. Colton remarks that it was a waste of good dynamite.

Death[]

Killed by:

Himself
Colton (Caused)

Colton and Hollister face off on the path to the Morning Star wreckage - and Colton eventually drives Hollister to stick dynamite in his wounds and light them in an attempt to take Colton's life with his. He does not succeed, and Colton takes back Ned's Ferguson.

Killed victims[]

This list shows the victims Hollister has killed:

Ned (Caused)
Himself (Attempted sacrifice)
Presumably many Indians (Caused and direct)
Possibly civilians/bandits trying to enter the Fort (Caused)
Steamboat passengers (Caused/ordered)

Relationships[]

Magruder[]

Hollister showed great loyalty to Magruder, fighting for him till he died, even committing suicide in the hopes of taking Colton with him. He was under Magruder's command and was loyal till the end, but it is unknown if Hollister did this out of pride or out of loyalty for Magruder.

Reed[]

Hollister seemed on friendly terms with Reed, providing him the troops for the steamboat massacre, and having a conversation at the Fort.

Colton[]

Hollister was friendly to him at first, not being aware of his identity. However, when he later learned of his identity, Hollister did everything in his power to kill Colton.

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Trivia[]

- Hollister was voiced by Marc Graue

- Hollister is the only boss that killed himself: all the other bosses were either killed by Colton or died due to other circumstances

- When playing on insane, Hollister kills you with a single hit. This makes him the hardest boss.

- Hollister's death was not directly acknowledged by Magruder.

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