At the age of 14, Red and his mother greet Nate as he returns with good news: he and his partner "Griff" found gold in Bear Mountain's mine. To celebrate their partnership and newfound wealth, Nate and Griff made a pair of custom revolvers called the Scorpion Revolvers. After Red noticed his father's new weapon, Nate gave his son his old pistol for practice, promising that one day the Scorpion revolver will become Red's. On his father's suggestion, Red decides to go down the river next to their farm to practice, much to his mother's annoyance due to him shooting at their pots and pans. The Harlow ranch is soon raided by outlaws and bandits; as Red chases towards his parents, he guns down several bandits before rushing towards his parents' screams. Finding his deceased father and mother, Red is soon confronted by their killer and the bandits' leader, Daren. As Daren mocks the deceased Nate, the young Red grabs his father's revolver - engulfed with flames - and shoots Daren's left arm, severing it; the molten metal of the revolver would scar Red's right hand-palm. That day, he became a legendary bounty hunter, no one dared to say his name out loud.