Red Dead Redemption 2 largely centers around the characters of the Van Der Linde gang, and explains their story leading up to the events of the first game. As the missions progress, players will become intimately acquainted with all members of the gang, who share a camp and can be interacted with in a variety of ways. The excellent writing and characterization of each gang member makes them all unique and memorable.
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Unfortunately, things don't work out for everyone, and by the time the story is fully completed across both games, the vast majority of the Van Der Linde gang end up dead. Whether in dramatic, bullet-strewn last stands or peacefully on mountainsides looking at the sunrise, each member meets their end in a different way, further reflecting the violence and cheapness of life during the old west time period.
19 Kieran Duffy
A Disproportionately Gruesome Fate For The Harmless Horse Whisperer
From the first minute, Arthur and the gang meet Kieran Duffy, he is already in a pretty unfortunate position. As a low-level hired gun for the O'Driscoll Boys, he is quickly captured by the Van Der Linde gang and tied to a post, interrogated, and threatened with castration.
Over time, Kieran proves himself to be trustworthy, and even teaches players the art of fishing. Sadly for Kieran, his small amount of luck finally runs dry in Chapter Four, when he is beheaded and has his eyes gouged out by the O'Driscolls before being sent back as a message.
18 Sean McGuire
An Unceremonious End For A Good Irish Ally
Like most of the Van Der Linde gang, Sean McGuire is a slightly immoral, slightly untrustworthy and entirely mad gunslinger with kleptomaniacal tendencies. In many ways, Sean is almost like a younger brother figure to Arthur, who even says as much at the end of the mission "The Fine Joys of Tobacco".
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What makes Sean's death so bad is how unexpected and un-heroic it is. Out of nowhere, while walking through Rhodes, Sean is sniped through the head by a rooftop shooter and falls dead, mid-conversation.
17 Lenny Summers
An Underwhelming Finish For A Bright And Promising Character
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Lenny is another character who meets his demise quite unexpectedly, and many players will hold a fondness for him after the drunken escapades of the mission "A Quiet Time". A bright and curious chap, Lenny spends most of his time reading, and further digging into his backstory will reveal that he had quite a harsh upbringing.
Lenny's death is certainly underwhelming, and lacks the drama that perhaps he deserved. After robbing the bank in Saint Denis, Lenny is killed while fleeing over the rooftops by pursuing Pinkertons. Unfortunately, there is no way to stop it from happening.
15 Hosea Matthews
The Old Veteran's Ambition Leads To His Own Undoing
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Old Hosea Matthews is something of a father figure to most members in the gang. Often advising and planning big scores, Hosea is known for his wit and charm, as well as his love for the theatrical and the dramatic.
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Ultimately, there is an element of poetic justice to Hosea's death, since he originally planned the Saint Denis bank robbery to begin with. When it all goes wrong, Hosea is captured and executed by the vile Agent Milton, in plain view of his "family", the gang.
13 Bill Williamson
Bill's Valiant Escape Efforts Are Cut Short At The Final Hurdle
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While Bill Williamson is one of the more pitiful members of the Van Der Linde gang. Though he is often workshy around camp and more commonly found in a drunken stupor, his unwavering loyalty to the gang is certainly admirable.
Bill miraculously manages to survive the events of Red Dead Redemption 2 and escapes to Mexico with Javier. His ultimate fate is sealed in the first game, when John Marston is tasked with tracking him down and finishing him off. So close, yet so far.
11 Uncle
The Old Comedian Is Loyal To The Very End
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Uncle is another character who, quite miraculously, survives far longer than he should. The lumbago-ridden lazy bones is best known for his sense of humour, and for contributing as little as possible in the way of work to the gang.
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Things change, however, in the events of the original Red Dead Redemption. Having lived a long and unstrenuous life, Uncle makes an epic stand in an attempt to hold off Pinkertons who are invading Beecher's Hope. Fighting side by side with Jack and John Marston, Uncle is shot in the heart and finally falls to rest against the wood of the ranch he helped to build.
9 Javier Escuella
The Mexican's Wish Of Dying On Home Turf Is Eventually Fulfilled
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Javier Escuella is a cunning and loyal member of the Van Der Linde gang. Javier is certainly smarter than Bill and Uncle, so his survival of the events in Red Dead Redemption 2 comes as less of a surprise.
Although he is ultimately executed in the sand at the hands of John Marston, Javier did manage to fulfill his wish of returning to his home country of Mexico and dying there. While perhaps not as peaceful as he might have envisioned, Javier's death is certainly better than many others in the gang.
7 Dutch Van Der Linde
Giving No One Else The Satisfaction, Dutch Takes His Own Life
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While Dutch's death does come until the very end of Red Dead Redemption, following the events of Red Dead Redemption 2, there is again an element of poetic justice to it. Having spent his entire life on the run, he finally runs out of track when confronted on a cliff-edge by John Marston.
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After giving yet another one of his self-important speeches in the style of a Roman statesman, Dutch then plummets to his death in act of suicide, which seems appropriate for a man entirely obsessed with controlling his own fate.
5 Micah Bell
The Treacherous Villain Goes Down In A Blaze Of Mountain-High Glory
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Though Micah Bell is arguably the most loathsome and evil character Rockstar have ever created, he certainly doesn't go down without a fight. A desperate man by all accounts, Micah flees to Mount Hagen and fortifies himself in a small camp there.
When John finally tracks him down in the epilogue of Red Dead Redemption 2, Micah truly earns his status as a legendary outlaw. In a one on one duel, Micah is bested by John, and simply shruggs at the defeat before collapsing, face first, into the snow.
3 Arthur Morgan
Whether Good Or Evil, Arthur Ultimately Gets Whatever He Deserves
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As the main protagonist of Red Dead Redemption 2, Arthur Morgan's death is perhaps the saddest in the entire series. While there are several ways in which he can die, depending on the player's choices, each one is suitably appropriate for him.
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In high honor endings, Arthur will meet a much more peaceful end, staring into the sunset as the breath slowly leaves his lungs for good. The more violent low honor ending, in which he is shot in the head by Micah, is equally deserved if players have chosen to make him evil.
1 John Marston
A Fighter To The Very End, John's Death Is The Stuff Of Legend
John Marston features heavily in Red Dead Redemption 2, and is the main protagonist of the original Red Dead Redemption. While is not as charismatic as Arthur, he can be considered a relatively noble and well-meaning man, placing the security of his family above all else.
Having done everything in his power to free his wife and son from the grip of the Pinkertons, John is ultimately betrayed by them, leading to the last stand at Beecher's Hope. In a tribute to the legendary film Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, John exits the barn faced with an impossible number of enemies pointing their gun at him. While his death may be inevitable in this scenario, he faces it with the courage of a legendary Wild West outlaw.
