Arthur Morgan

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.

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.

Trivia

 * Arthur is the first protagonist in a Rockstar Games title to die of an illness.