NOTICE: this post contains spoilers for Red Dead Redemption II
At this point, it is absurd to debate whether Red Dead Redemption II is one of the most outstanding video games of recent years and of the last generation. It is. His history has captivated the majority of players who have finished it and its online way it has a large, loyal community… even though Rockstar Games has long since abandoned the project.
Many players continue to replay the story and explore the world in search of secrets, winks and other references… And the surprising thing is that they keep finding them. The detail that we tell you today belongs to one of the more tense and exciting scenes from the story: when the gang clashes with each other due to Arthur beginning to question Dutch’s leadership. The following image pretty much sums up the situation.
Arthur Morgan y John Marston they are left alone in front of Dutch and the rest of the gang. They all point their weapons at each other. The view usually focuses on the three protagonists: Arthur, John and Dutch; but if we look to the left we see that something very curious is happening: Javier Escuela he does not aim directly at his former companions and directs the cannon into the sky.
Why does this happen? What does it say about the character? Javier Escuella has become a much hated character by many players, but that doesn’t put it in the bad end. If the campaign of Red Dead Redemption II is that in life there are many greys.
It turns out that Javier Escuella sided with Dutch, but he wasn’t willing to kill his brothers. Red Dead Redemption II introduces him to us as a character loyal, kind and music lover. Also, he considers himself very close to John. However, he soon went astray as he did with Dutch and the rest of the members.
Discover that the Dutch’s philosophy was pure facade, the breakup of the band and several traumatic events led him down the paths of madness, eventually becoming a bad guy. This scene shows that even such a character selfish, cowardly and opportunistic You can show respect for the people you love. Javier’s action is honorable, but he knew Dutch was out of control and stood by him as the “safe option.”
After the events of Red Dead Redemption II, John goes in search of him and tries to sell whoever he could to save his skin from the fate that his former friend wants to give him. When he is captured, insult and threat both John and his family. Furthermore, he confesses that he always thought he was weak.
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