The frontier is closing, the Wild West is ending, and Dutch’s solution is “Let’s steal enough money to go to Tahiti.”ĭutch is at his most captivating when he’s trying to convince others he has a moral code. The argument could be made that if Dutch had been more successful in one of his earlier endeavors, the gang could have had a better ending, but it’s clear from the outset, as you trudge through the snow and learn that two of your compatriots are already dead from a job gone wrong in Blackwater that things are never going to get “better”. He’s someone who takes in strays, and yet there’s a hint of ruthlessness about him where you wonder if he’s fiercely protective of the people he cares about or if those people just feed into his own ego.Īs the game unfolds, you realize that it’s about ego for Dutch, although his decisions also smack of someone who keeps doubling down every time they lose. Although you play as Arthur Morgan, Dutch is the leader of the gang and the game starts out with him as a father figure who’s willing to do whatever it takes to protect “his family”. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a far more incisive look into Dutch’s psychology, and it makes him a fascinating character until he just becomes infuriating. At best we learned that “Dutch went crazy” and now he’s taken up with some Native Americans to serve as his gang. He’s the bigger boss, but since you spend the first two acts chasing down Bill Williamson, going after Dutch in Act 3 doesn’t have the same punch. We got a glimpse of Van Der Linde in the first Red Dead Redemption but he almost feels tacked on to the narrative. One of the most fascinating characters I’ve encountered in a video game is gang leader Dutch Van Der Linde. Spoilers ahead for Red Dead Redemption 2.
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