Red Dead Redemption 2
Summary
The chief playable fictional character and protagonist ofRed Dead Redemption 2 , Arthur Morgan , is a complicated part . Thanks toRDR2 ’s Honor system , he ’s a variable character , and can either be a righteous military group for good , or a bad - to - the - bone outlaw . Either way , though , Arthur is a well - cultivate , ego - mindful man , and his negotiation frequently betrays his philosophical system and his perception of the van der Linde bunch ’s place in the world .
[ warn : This article containsspoilers for Red Dead Redemption 2 , ]
Balancing the treachery of felon life with echt aid for his fellow pack fellow member , Arthur is everything Dutch thinks he is , and perhaps once was . Although unforced to take and even prepare for the impending experimental extinction of the American cowhand , Arthur ’s commitment to Dutch makes him the final fatal accident of the crew ’s collapse . Butbefore Arthur break inRDR2 , he sire offmore than a few quips , one - liners , and memorable musings . Here are Arthur ’s safe quote fromRDR2 .
Dutch is one of RDR2 ’s most compelling characters , a captain operator who still believes in his own lies . Here are some of his gravid quote .
10"When The Time Comes, You Gotta Run And Don’t Look Back. This Is Over."
Arthur Warns John Of Impending Danger
ThroughoutRDR2 , Arthur bed that the viability of his outlaw way of life is lento dwindling . This position him in stark line with Dutch , who stubbornly insist upon exerting his own will as long as potential , even when it puts others at risk . However , he ’s bound by his loyalty to the rest of the gang . Seeing himself as a sort of father figure , a levelheaded counterpoise to Dutch ’s anger and ego - righteousness , he refuses to pull up stakes until he perfectly has to .
But he sees John other than , and he show it , much before than most other preindication of his loss of faith , in this quote . John has a married woman and a Logos , andArthur believes him equal to of becoming the category man he necessitate to be . In Holy Order to do that , he ’ll postulate to part ways with the gang , so that they ’re no longer at peril of losing him .
9"We’re More Ghosts Than People."
Arthur Laments His Fate
Sadie Adler ’s is one of the more satisfying character arcs inRDR2 . Arthur and the crew ascertain her concealment in her root cellar , her husband murdered and her rest home pirate by O’Driscolls . She attacks them on deal , but they calm her , and receive her into their refugee camp , where she quickly becomes an integral part of their posse . Once she warms to him , Sadie finally has a middle - to - heart with Arthur , during which they exchange psychic trauma . Recognizing their common pain and desire for vengeance , Arthur acknowledge that he and Sadie are " more ghost than citizenry . "
In a path , Arthur and Sadie are always anathemize to hold up in the past , long for a life they ’ll never be able to return to . That ’s the primary motivation behind Arthur ’s line here , but there ’s another meaning . Everyone in Dutch ’s gang is a wraith in one way or another , whether it ’s because of their misspent youths or their clinging to a rapidly go away way of lifetime .
8"Five Thousand Dollars? For Me? Can I Turn Myself In?"
Arthur’s Wit & Humility
For all his serious ego - reflexion , Arthur can also be pretty mirthful . Whether it ’s antagonizing random stranger , force back on Dutch ’s plan , or sass the Pinkertons on his lead , Arthur is full of joke and witty comebacks . That ’s profusely clean-cut by the time detective Andrew Milton corners him , and tells him there ’s a $ 5,000 bountifulness on his head . Arthur reacts by playfully raising the mind of twist himself in to lay claim his own bounty .
Even in the grimace of utmost danger , Arthur is quick with a quip . It ’s a testament not only to his wit , but also to his overall positive attitude throughout much of the early plot . There ’s also a mo of humbleness behind this personal credit line , as Arthur seems truly impressed by the time value of his own head . That said , there ’s also a nitty-gritty of truth in there . Arthur really does need that $ 5,000 , whether it ’s to retire to Tahiti or attempt treatment for his TB .
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7"I Guess I…I’m Afraid."
Arthur’s Vulnerability
ThroughoutRDR2 , Arthur can repeatedly mark off in with Sister Calderón , a nun at a church in Saint Denis . If Arthur has completed both Sister Calderón ’s first Stranger mission , and has high Honor , she ’ll later look on a bench near the Saint Denis train station for the missionary work , " The ok Art of Conversation . " In a heart - to - heart , Arthur will admit to her that he ’s dying of TB , and she ’ll give him space to express how he feels . Arthur expresses his fear in a bit of vulnerability , and Sister Calderón , without missing a beat , turns to him and insists , " There is nothing to be afraid of , Mr. Morgan . Take a gamble that honey exist , and do a have it off human activity . "
If Arthur ’s Honor is low , he ’ll instead meet with Reverend Swanson during this mission .
This is a rare moment in whichArthur ’s strong façade breaks down completely , and he expresses his emotions candidly , verbally , and outside of his jourmal . Here , Sister Calderón also implicitly recognize that , as much uncollectible as Arthur has done , and as much as he doubt it , he still has a good heart . In her belief , he can still be write - but religious connotations aside , she makes it clear that his good deed of conveyance will ransom him .
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6"Some Jobs Aren’t For Saving. And Some Legacies Are For Pissing On."
Arthur’s Morality
Arthur run across many alien throughout his travels , and meets most of them with cheeseparing - multitudinous patience , if not unlimited kindness . So , when he meet down - on - his - fortune Jeremiah Compson , who ’s recently lost his home , Arthur may fit to break into it for him and remember some of his furnishings . However , once at bottom , Arthur come upon Compson ’s leger , whose pages reveal that he once act as a striver catcher , and was majestic of himself for it , too . Arthur confronts Compson , who raves abouthis own legacy , which , Arthur is quick to cue him , is worth less than nothing .
This isan excellent encapsulation of Arthur ’s moral code . Although he ’s unforced to lie , steal , and bolt down , he has to take out the line somewhere . His feeling are n’t define by legal philosophy , or the Holy Scripture of others - they merely reflect his own observation and animation experience . In this quote , he could arguably be projecting his feelings onto his own bequest as well , as he ’s grappling with his own doubts about whether his good deeds preponderate his bad .
5"You Don’t Get To Live A Bad Life And Have Good Things Happen To You."
Arthur’s Karma
But Sister Calderón is n’t the only person Arthur has a kernel - to - heart with . When the gang gets embroil in the conflict between the Wapiti tribe and the Army , Arthur drop some time take to know its top dog , Rains Fall . He confides the mystery of his malady in Rains Fall , who allows him to opine on the nature of destiny . Arthur settle that bad things tend to happen to bad people , revealing thathe has a variety of karmic view of his own circumstances . He take his tuberculosis something of a punishment for the evil he ’s done , and has softly resolve himself to its depredation , believing himself deserving .
But Rains decrease promptly retorts , saying that Arthur is too hard on himself . He ’s ripe -there ’s no such thing as black and ashen morality inRed Dead Redemption , and it ’s impossible to call even a low - Honor Arthur an irredeemably forged person . This cuts to one of the game ’s central themes , and address through Arthur ’s self - inflicted guilt feelings in just a few short word of honor .
4"All Them Years, Dutch, For This Snake?"
Arthur’s Regrets
Towards the remnant ofRDR2 , Arthur discovers Micah ’s betrayal . He and a few other crew members wrick on Dutch , and as they face him , Arthur questions him , " All them days , Dutch , for this snake ? " His phonation cracks as he interrogates his former father anatomy , signify that their relationship is well and truly broken . This is also the first time , however , thatArthur verbalise regret for all the time he ’s spent with Dutch- even the good stretches . Dutch has redact aside all the trust he and Arthur have built up over the year , and there ’s no longer any hope of bushel their bond .
This is the very crux ofRDR2 ’s narrative , the inevitable tragedy the entire plot has been building towards . The bottom falls out under all Dutch ’s plans and hope in this very bit , as his last and true worshipper ultimately declare him too far operate . All that ’s leave behind is for the gang to slowly fall apart in the absence of any kind of leading .
3"Just Do One Thing Or The Other. Don’t Try To Be Two People At Once."
Arthur Mentors John
Arthur oft serve well as mentor to John , much as Dutch was to him when he first joined the crew . However , where Dutch take aim Arthur in the ways of the felon , Arthur tries to convince John to entrust the gangbehind at the first opportunity he gets . When John struggles with twofold dedication ( to his wife who wants out , and Dutch who wants them in ) , Arthur severalize him to stop trying to be both a gangster and a family man at once . It ’s clean-cut which side Arthur wants him to pick , and John does seek to take his advice - at least for a while .
This line takes ona tragic timber when considered in the linguistic context of the firstRed Dead Redemption . AfterArthur ’s last ride inRDR2 , John takes over as playable supporter , and purchase a small plot of Edwin Herbert Land to turn into a family unit farm . Between the closing of that game and the beginning ofRDR1 , he makes a real go at it , and manages to eke out a modest bread and butter . But the authorities comes pink and demands he track down his older associate , and John has no choice but to compel . Soon , he ’s forced to dally both side again , robbing and killing while he longs to return to his family . This lead him directly to his dying .
2"It Weren’t Us Who Changed."
Arthur’s Lament
But as much as he wants to save John , Arthur also professes his own noble desire to keep the gang together . He tells John as much : " Nothing means more to me than this crew . I would toss off for it . I would happily die for it . I wish thing were dissimilar , but it were n’t us who change . “This is Arthur ’s philosophical system in a nutshell : the preservation of the crowd is central to his whole identicalness , and he ’d do anything to protect those he sees as his charges . But he still accredit that the earthly concern around them is changing , and they ’ll all have to find a way out of it soon . Arthur , meanwhile , is prepared to go down with the ship .
This inverted comma may also be a slight maneuver at the pack ’s leader , as if Arthur were enjoin , " it ’s not you and I who have changed , John , it ’s Dutch . " And that ’s honest enough - Arthur and his chap repeatedly acknowledge that , where Dutch used to be something of a noble felon , he ’s become so possessed with his own power and money that he cares about nothing else , to the detriment of everyone around him .
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1"I Tried, In The End. I Did.”
Arthur’s High-Honor End
In a mellow - accolade playthrough , these are Arthur ’s last words , spoken as he succumb to tuberculosis while watching the sun rise from a scenic ridgeline . In context , he ’s referring to his attempts to release John and the others from the dangers of ring life . Despite his beneficial efforts , however , many of his former supporter are dead - but he takes some solacement in the fact that he essay .
A broken - Honor Arthur instead dies at Dutch ’s manus , and spends his last intimation cursing his former mentor .
But this can also be interpreted to have a wide meaning . If Arthur breathes these Bible as his last , then the player strain , made a conscious cause through him , to be good despite the necessity of evil . He finally recognize , then , that morals is gray-haired by nature , and that he ’s not the purely bad man he ’s often think himself to be . It ’s not technically the death of the plot ( John still needs to say his bit ) , but it ’s the consummate button on Arthur ’s story . In his final moments , Arthur elegantly resolves one of the most central themes inRed Dead Redemption 2 .
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