15 Memorable Arthur Morgan Quotes From Red Dead Redemption 2

Although Arthur is an outlaw, his moral compass is that of a man adamant to do good. To him, having a purpose is what makes life worth living. Anyone who doesn’t have something to aspire to is an empty shell.

Arthur discovers that he is suffering with tuberculosis (TB) and isn’t going to live long leading to one of the most vulnerable moments for his character. He speaks to Sister Calderon in Saint-Denis, telling her how afraid he feels.

Dutch always had a soft spot for Micah. He always sided with him over the rest of the gang members. Arthur confronts Dutch when Micah proved to be a traitor who keeps endangering the remainder of the gang.

This is one of the earliest signs of Arthur’s eventual disillusionment regarding their deeds. He’s on his way to the realization that they’re not saving anyone but rather, just robbing and killing people.

Arthur’s savage replies are one of the highlights of his character. In a game of Five Finger Fillet with Micah, he trash talks Micah using the quote above showing how intimidating Arthur can really be.

In a side quest, Arthur encounters an old mysterious man. It is revealed later that the old man used to harm and sell slaves. When Arthur confronts the man, the latter cries about how that was his job and legacy to which he replies with the above quote.

Arthur’s charismatic aura is enough to get anyone to fall in line. When Sean disrespects Arthur, he replies with the above lines to make him fall in line and obey him, which he eventually does.

Arthur’s past still haunts him. In a dream, Arthur’s mind plays tricks on him and shows him visions of his past deeds which he still feels guilty about. He mutters to himself the above quote, reminding himself that the past is in the past and he should rather move on.

Every member of the Van Der Linde gang is a rebel who’s committed some horrible crime. They have no families, no attachments and no life outside the gang. While some seek redemption, others like Arthur, are seeking revenge.

The Van Der Linde Gang is the most important thing for Arthur. He genuinely cares a great deal about his comrades and would go to any lengths to keep them out of harm’s way, even if it means putting his own life on the line.

Arthur can be ruthless if the situation calls for it. In a conversation with one of his victims wife, he tells her that killing her husband was not something he cared about. It was just a job given to him and he did it because he had to.

Micah had been manipulating Dutch and leading him to do as he wished. The gang was falling apart and changing drastically. The Van Der Linde gang was never a group of hired guns and careless murderers yet that is exactly what the camp became with Micah’s actions.

The gang was all that Arthur cared about. He was loyal to the gang and was ready to do whatever it took for them. But Dutch changed and the gang fell apart. The system that he and John knew so well didn’t work anymore because loyalty was abandoned the moment Micah started whispering poison into Dutch’s ears.

In the final moments of the game, Dutch, Arthur and Micah are left alone as the Pinkertons can be heard creeping ever closer up the mountain. John would be the only person to make it out. The three of them on the mountain would be killed and everything that they started would end for good.

In a conversation with John, Arthur tells him what he truly thinks about the gang now. The Van Der Linde gang was about to be shattered and there was nothing left for the two of them to do about it. They weren’t the ones who changed. Dutch did.