Like other heroes, Holme has many hit points, but if he falls, he will collapse instead of dying and need to regenerate enough hit points to be rescued by allies. Holme fights with a pistol and a rifle, and has the ability to train Outlaw Riflemen, but cannot move or attack while doing so. Holme will collapse instead of dying when his hit points reaches 0 and can be revived by having a friendly unit or building around him once he regenerates at least 100 HP “
settlers in place of Native Americans if they had claim to the territory instead. He even tells Chayton in their final confrontation that he would have cruelly killed U.S. He eventually lets his greed get the better of him, however, and is shown to be uncaring about others when it comes to money-making. This eventually leads him into a conflict with Chayton over the proper use of force against others.
Chayton expresses disappointment at his former friend's decision and slowly walks away from the smoking hole.Īs an American Civil War veteran, Sheriff Holme sees unsettled American territory as land of conflict and opportunity, and this has given him a gruff, sometimes jest, view of life. Mortally wounded, Holme stumbles backwards into some powder kegs before falling with them down a mine shaft, where said kegs explode. Chayton draws his gun more quickly, however, and shoots the aging sheriff. Holme flees, and Chayton searches for him with the help of native Sioux who discover him in a cave.Īfter killing his team of bandits armed with gatling guns, Chayton tries to convince Holme to stop attacking the Sioux villages (he had explained to Colonel Custer that it was Holme and not the Sioux that had begun the attacks), but Holme refuses and tries to kill Chayton with a quick shot from his pistol. At first, Chayton allies with Holme, but, when Holme asks Chayton to raid a Sioux village and kill even women and children, Chayton refuses after realizing that his old friend has become corrupt and leads an attack on Holme's base. When the Americans claim this gold, tensions between the Sioux and American settlers erupt after the miners continue to invade Sioux lands to strip them of their resources. Ten years later, Chayton meets again with Holme (now a sheriff), who has discovered gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota and offers Chayton a partnership in the mine. With his long-time friend Chayton by his side, Holme is not a man to let events simply unfold for themselves.īilly Holme was a hardened Civil War veteran on the Union side who later became quartermaster of Fort Laramie.Īfter Chayton Black first meets him, they protect Miners and Settlers from Sioux raids successfully over the length of a year before parting ways. He's a survivor - a tour of duty during the Civil War has given him a gruff, sometimes jesting, view of life. Sworn to preserve and protect, Sheriff Holme sees this territory as a land of conflict and opportunity.