R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (2022) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Otis opened the gateway while searching for gold in a mine. In his greed for treasure, he unknowingly created a portal to hell, which allowed a demonic entity to possess him. This possession turned him into one of the Deados and set the entire plot in motion.

Foreshadowing: The opening scene shows Otis's obsession with gold, hinting at his fatal flaw that leads to the catastrophe.

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• gateway to hell
• gold
• possession
• deados

After Roy was killed by Otis Clairborne's gang, he found himself in the R.I.P.D. office in the afterlife. He was given a choice to join the department by shaking hands with the manager Hano. This commitment allowed him to return to Earth as an undead agent tasked with fighting the Deados.

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• ripd
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• recruitment
• ha

The Deados cannot open the gateway to hell on their own, they require human souls to power it. This is why Otis's gang captured prisoners from the town. The prisoners were being used as sacrificial vessels to complete the ritual that would fully open the hellish portal.

Foreshadowing: The scene where Roy and Jeanne intercept the prison transport reveals the Deados specifically need live humans for their plan.

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• gateway
• souls
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• ritual

Jeanne overcame her fear of fire and jumped over the open gateway to hell. She used a drop of Jesus' tears, an artifact she had protected for centuries, to seal the rift. This holy item was the only thing capable of closing the portal permanently.

Foreshadowing: Earlier in the film, Jeanne is established as someone who carries sacred relics, hinting at her role in stopping the demonic threat.

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• jesus tears
• gateway
• seal
• holy water

Mayor Butterfield was working with the Deados. He and hotel employee Beverly were coughing because of noxious gases from the mine where the gateway was located. Butterfield betrayed Roy and Jeanne to prevent them from stopping Otis's plan, as he was complicit in the scheme to open the hell portal.

Foreshadowing: The mayor's reluctance to accommodate them and his suspicious behavior early on hints at his allegiance.

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• betrayal
• deados
• mine
• red creek

Roy discovered the tears of Jesus in the aftermath of the gateway sealing. He imbued his bullets with the holy tears and shot the creature that had possessed Otis. This destroyed the demonic entity and freed Otis from its control.

Foreshadowing: The tears were revealed as the key weapon against the demon earlier in the narrative.

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• creature
• jesus tears
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• final battle

Roy is bound to the R.I.P.D. by a 100-year contract he signed upon joining. Even though he wants to be with his daughter Charlotte and has feelings for Jeanne, he cannot leave his duties as an undead agent. This contractual obligation keeps him in the afterlife department.

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• contract
• ripd
• 100 years
• duty

Jeanne d'Arc is an undead agent in the R.I.P.D., having died centuries ago. She was assigned as Roy's partner because of her experience fighting supernatural threats. She carries sacred artifacts like Jesus' tears and wields a sword blessed with holy water, making her a formidable warrior against the Deados.

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• ripd
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• historical character

Roy suspected one of the criminals remained alive because he noticed signs that not all the gang members who attacked him were truly dead. This suspicion led him and Jeanne to intercept the prison transport, where they discovered the Deados were using captured criminals for their gateway plan.

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• gang
• criminals
• suspicion
• deados

Beverly freed Slim because she realized he was innocent of Roy's murder, the real culprit was Mayor Butterfield. Her change of heart came from witnessing the Deados' true nature and wanting to make amends for her complicity in the town's suffering.

Foreshadowing: Beverly's chronic cough from the mine gases suggested she was a victim rather than a true ally of the Deados.

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• slim
• escape
• mayor butterfield
• innocence

The ending is bittersweet because while the world is saved, Roy cannot fully reunite with his daughter Charlotte, who marries his former fiancé Angus. Roy remains bound to the R.I.P.D. due to his contract, and he must say goodbye to Jeanne, with whom he has developed unspoken feelings. Justice is served, but personal happiness remains out of reach.

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• angus
• jeanne
• contract