Arthur Morgan

"Nothin' means more to me than this gang. I would kill for it. I would happily die for it. I wish things were different... But it weren't us who changed."

- Morgan in the last trailer.

"John made it. He's the only one. Rest of us... no. But... I tried. In the end. I did."

- The very last words of a mortally sick Arthur Morgan. (Determinant)

"DAMN US BOTH!"

- The very last words of a mortally sick Arthur Morgan, before being executed with a headshot by Micah Bell.

Arthur Morgan is the main protagonist of the 2018 video game, Red Dead Redemption II. He was lead enforcer of the Van der Linde gang who begins to have doubts about his loyalty to the gang's leader, Dutch van der Linde.

In the end of Chapter 5, Arthur Morgan is diagnosed with Tuberculosis and eventually succumbs to it later on, or gets killed by Micah Bell (determinant on the player's honor).

He is voiced by Roger Clark.

Personality
Arthur is a cold, brooding outlaw who often resorts to violence and has very few moral qualms about killing. At his worst, Arthur could be completely emotionless and unempathic to the people he hurts. Despite being capable of commiting such violence, Arthur does have a playful side to his personality that comes out around those he is friendly with. He isn't above joking or employing sarcasm amongt his friends. Notably, Arthur was kind and polite to John Marston's son, Jack. Having a gentle demeanor around the young boy in contrast to his threatening persona.

Despite his ability to commit great acts of violence, Arthur has his own moral code and doesn't believe in what he deems as unnecessary killing. Especially if it endangers himself or those he cares about. He was also raised by Dutch to believe that revenge is a fruitless endeavor. It seems Arthur strictly believes that violence should be cold, necessary and without feeling, never out of personal enjoyment or without reason.

In his own terms, Arthur is aware that he is a "bad man" and clearly understands that his bad behavior is morally wrong. However he justifies his own actions as being different from most criminals. As the Van der Linde gang carries a philosophy that Arthur genuinely believed could help people. But he soon realized that this philosophy to be a ruse or an "excuse" as John Marston would later put it.

Quotes
"Listen to me. When the time comes, you gotta run and don’t look back. This is over."

- Arthur in the first trailer.

"We got lawmen in three different states after us. They chased us from the west, they chased us over the mountains."

- Arthur on the gang's situation.

"Where's our money!?"

- Arthur to Thomas Downes.

"Be loyal to what matters."

- Arthur to John Marston.

"Maybe when your mother is finished mourning your father... I'll keep her in black, on your behalf."

- Arthur threatening Archie Downes.

"This whole thing is pretty much done. We're more ghosts than people."

- Arthur to Sadie when agreeing to join on her revenge quest.

Trivia

 * He apparently is of Welsh descent.
 * Arthur is the first protagonist in a Rockstar Games title to potential die of an illness.
 * Arthur's surname is a reference the a horse breed of the same name.