after spending some time in this community, here’s a summary of how the fandom sees every character:
firstly this obviously contains spoilers so beware.
also, this will mainly be about rdr2, since only 30% of its players actually completed the story, let alone care about its predecessor. lesgo
-let’s start with our only hero of the franchise: arthur morgan. he’s a saint who knows everything and is right about everything. he’s the best game protagonist oat, and pre tb arthur was just a multiverse level threat. no one was stronger or wiser than him.
-then comes john marston. compared to arthur, he’s inferior in every way. he’s really dull and stupid, all he does is make mistakes, and he eventually meets his fate solely because he went after micah. that’s why the agents leave him alone for 4 years, yk? and no character development whatsoever. arthur would’ve done better. he should’ve listened to arthur. revenge is a fools game john! did i mention that he’s stupid AND CAN’T SWIM??
-and they all had his wife abigail. that’s all there is to her.
-now, their son, little jackie. or is he really? he's literally a group project. since his mother is... yk? regardless, he clearly inherited marston’s stupidity because he chooses to go after the man who tied his father’s hands by holding him and his mother hostage, confiscated his land and money, forced him to do the government’s dirty work and then sent an army to slaughter him. all for political reasons btw, not to bring anyone to justice or anything. in the end leaves jack an orphan and proves that no matter how hard his family tried or how bright he is, civilization will never accept him. just foolish! his bond with arthur was cute though. if only he’d listened to his uncle, who was objectively a better father figure… what a shame.
-didn’t forget the van der linde gang, of course. its leader, dutch, (TAHITI) needs money (TAHITI) and has a plan. (TAHITI) that’s all.
-micah, one of the gang’s most infamous members, might be the best written villain in gaming history. why? umm, he’s racist? and… doesn’t like arthur? yeah! he’s also one of the best gunslingers, definitely better than john because we couldn’t use dead eye in american venom. not because he’s just the final boss of the epilogue or anything. he can’t be better than arthur, though. pre-tb arthur solos.
-sadie, who goes from a grieving widow to a bitter cold blooded killer. she just orders arthur and john around and takes all the credit. this your girlboss? how dare she stoles the spotlight from arthur? next!
-hosea would’ve sided with arthur :(
-javier seemed like he would’ve sided with arthur. what a shame.
-bill is also a betrayer of arthur. just stupid.
-we loved lenny because he had a good bond with arthur. LENNEEYYYYYYYYY!!!!
-charles didn’t rival arthur in any way, so we love him too.
-strauss is EVIL bc he caused arthur to get tb. not because arthur decided to beat a sick man to death of course! he definitely deserved to get kicked out of the gang like that. fuck him
-uncle lumbago.
-anyone else was just not that relevant to arthur, so whatever.
-and at last, mary linton. ugh, she just uses arthur for her own benefit and then leaves! how dare she simply wants arthur to leave the gang and stop committing crimes to be together? just selfish. what a bitch**.**