Extending deadline
Due to the lack of needed auditions the deadline will be extended to July 10th. I may end up casting a few characters early however this is still being thought over.
Red dead redemption two is a game that has been popular for a good few years. I only recently got into the game though and now I wanna make comic dubs about it.
What is rdr2 about?
Follows outlaw Arthur Morgan and his gang, led by the charismatic Dutch Van der Linde, as they struggle to cope with the loss of their way of life amidst the decline of the Wild West at the turn of the 20th century.
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Due to the lack of needed auditions the deadline will be extended to July 10th. I may end up casting a few characters early however this is still being thought over.
Arthur Morgan is the protagonist of Red Dead Redemption 2. Being a member and the lead enforcer of the Van der Linde gang, the life of an outlaw is all he has ever known. Dutch met Arthur when he was just 14 years old, a particularly damaged and angry young delinquent who had been on the streets ever since losing his parents at a young age. Arthur became Dutch's first real protégé; seemingly a lost cause who, with a little mentoring and structure, transformed into his most dedicated and capable enforcer. Arthur is a sharp, cool-headed, yet ruthless killer, but with his own sense of honor. He is a man who prides himself in getting the job done.
“Five thousand dollars? For me? Can I turn myself in?”
“Listen partner; I’m waiting on a lady. She’s a fine lady, she’s just gone inside. If I weren’t waiting on this lady, you’d be dead already! But if you continue to irritate me, I’ll kill you and make my apologies to the lady, it’s your call.”
“I gave you all I had Dutch, I really did.”
John Marston is the secondary protagonist of Red Dead Redemption. Living the outlaw life since he was a child, John was saved by Dutch from a lynching, subsequently joining the Van der Linde gang. He was raised and molded into the outlaw life along with his surrogate brother, Arthur Morgan. The two of them were Dutch's proudest protégés. By 1899, he is the husband of Abigail Roberts and the father of their child, Jack.
Voice: https://youtu.be/FbXb_CFOTHo?t=274&si=JjTWhnml5-S-zh7Y
“If you find yourself in a hole first thing you need to do is stop digging.”
“You eat babies!”
“People don’t forget, nothing gets forgiven.”
Dutch van der Linde is a central character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and the leader of the Van der Linde Gang. Dutch sees himself not as a criminal but as a man fighting against a corrupt system of power. Earlier in his life, Dutch had a vision of turning the West into a kind of savage utopia; that, if he spilled enough blood, he could change the way people think. He took orphans and street kids, such as Arthur Morgan and John Marston, under his wing, teaching them how to read and instilling self-worth and the importance of independent thinking.
Dutch is idealistic, anarchic, charismatic, well-read, and well-lived, but possibly starting to unravel under the pressure of the encroaching modern world.
“We can’t always fight nature, John. We can’t fight change. We can’t fight gravity.”
“You kill, I kill. You rob, I rob. Only difference I can see is I choose whom I kill and rob while you destroy everything in your path.”
“Well fuck you then!”
Abigail Roberts is a central character in Red Dead Redemption 2. Living as an orphan who grew up scraping out a living in dive bars in brothels in the West, Abigail is a strong, single-minded, straight-talking woman who has seen a lot of life and knows what it takes to survive against the odds. Abigail was introduced to Dutch's gang by Uncle in 1894, and she fell pregnant soon afterward. Her young son Jack is her great pride and purpose. She is determined to give him a better and more loving childhood than she ever had, even if it is an unconditional one.
“No John, I don’t like it. I love it; it’s home.”
“You’re a pathetic man John Marston!”
“I always was a good thief.”
First Appearance: "Outlaws from the West"
Bill Williamson, born Marion Williamson, is a central character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and an enforcer of the Van der Linde gang. After being dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army in his early twenties for attempted murder and deviancy, Bill turned to a life of violence, drinking, intimidation, and murder. He was at a low point when Dutch met him around 1893. Dutch took Bill under his wing and saved him from himself. Hot-headed and easily riled, he is a regular target for ribbing from the rest of the gang. He tends to act first and think later but is tough, loyal, and always ready to fight.
“Every time I get in trouble, I get called a fool and an idiot, but when you get in trouble, oh it’s just one of those things.”
“Now I’m in charge! No more Dutch, and no more you.”
“What kind of food do they eat in Germany?” Slight pause “Okay what kind of food do they eat in Australia?”
Charles Smith is a central character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and a newly-recruited member of the Van der Linde gang. Charles is quiet and reserved but extremely competent in everything he does. Born to a Native American mother and African American father, Charles has spent his whole life on the run and has never felt like he really belongs anywhere. He joined up with Dutch mainly because he found an affinity with the gang's code and a sense of belonging. An expert hunter and tracker, Charles is a decent and honest man who also happens to be deadly in any kind of fight. Extremely principled, he struggles in a world that does not seem to value such ideals.
“Look at me working in a farm for free. How did I let this happen?”
“Other human beings seem to understand why they’re born but for me…it seems like I was born to hurt…and suffer myself. That doesn’t always seem like a really good reason. I wish there was another way. But here in this land…I feel very stuck.”
“I hardly know you?”
Hosea Matthews is a central character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and second-in-command of the Van der Linde gang. He is known as a master con artist, gentleman, and thief. He has been Dutch's closest friend and his right-hand man for over twenty years. They first met when they tried to rob each other by a fire on the road to Chicago. Both young grifters with similarly subversive ideals became fast friends and partners in crime, running tricks together, ripping off the people they thought deserved it the most.
Intelligent and quick-witted, Hosea can talk his way into, or out of, just about anything. He is now beginning to feel his age just a little.
“Oh relax I ain’t here to rob you. Though it seems that’s easy enough.”
“I just don’t want no one else to die Dutch.”
“We’ve turned into a bunch of killers, I mean it. And we ain’t even got the delusion of being anything but a bunch of killers.”
Jack Marston is a central character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and the child of Abigail and John Marston. Young Jack was born into and has grown up with the gang, although everyone has done their best to shield him from the more nefarious elements. He feels lucky to have such a loving mother and a large family of aunts and uncles to look after him, but wishes that he could spend more time with his father and that there were some other children to play with. Jack is a kind, smart, and independent boy who loves everything about nature and the outdoor life.
“But, I wanna be a gunslinger when I grow up.”
“I like it here, lots of places to explore!”
“I hope there’s no more fighting in the morning.”
Javier Escuella is a central character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and an enforcer of the Van der Linde gang. He is a notorious bounty hunter and Mexican revolutionary from Nuevo Paraíso. Javier was forced to flee his country after killing a high-ranking army officer over a woman and cannot return there until there has been a change in power. He joined the gang around 1895 and immediately found a strong connection to Dutch's ideals. A very committed and passionate man, Javier is unquestioning in his loyalty to Dutch, perhaps sometimes to a fault, and is one of his most dependable recruits. Somewhat vainly, he takes a lot of care over his appearance and is always immaculately presented.
“If we have to fight, we’ll fight. If we have to run, we’ll run. If we must die, we’ll die. But we’ll stay free.”
“Come on, you’re not gonna shoot your own brother, are you? We was family.”
“Oh come on, come on, hey. Join me, I’ll show you a couple of my tricks.”
Karen Jones is a supporting character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and a member of the Van der Linde gang. Karen is a consummate scam artist and trigger woman who can drink pretty much anybody under the table and does so most nights. If a bank needs robbing, just say the word, and she'll be the first on her horse. Bold and full of fun, she loves the outlaw life and wouldn't have it any other way, although the debauchery is starting to take a toll on her after all those years. She speaks her mind and takes no nonsense but is big-hearted and looks out for everyone, especially the other girls.
“Something tells me Arthur wasn’t held as a baby.”
“And you be careful before you hit me again, you goddamn moron! Dutch or no Dutch, you’ll be up there with the angels playing harp before sunset! You hear me?”
“Why? ‘Cause I don’t take your bullying? If it’s you that feeds me, then I’ll take your nonsense. Until then, shut up.”
Kieran Duffy is a supporting character in Red Dead Redemption 2. He is a whipping boy and general dogsbody for a rival gang, the O'Driscoll Boys. Kieran was captured by the Van der Linde gang during a raid and coerced by Dutch into turning on his own people. He later became a part of Dutch's gang in his own right but remains somewhat trapped between a rock and a hard place; the O'Driscolls want him dead, and his new associates will never fully trust him. A scraggly and toady individual of dubious personal hygiene, Kieran has much more of a connection to horses than he does to people.
“I ain’t no O’Driscoll.”
“That’s as good as killing me! Out there…without you…Colm O’Driscoll’s gonna loose his mind about this!”
“That’s the liquor talkin’ for you.”
Lenny Summers is a major character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and a newly-recruited enforcer of the Van der Linde gang. Young Lenny has spent the previous three years on the run for murder from every lawman and bounty hunter west of the Lannahechee River. Some drunks jumped and killed his father when he was walking home one night, so Lenny stole a gun and shot them all. He was only fifteen years old at the time. His father and uncle were well-educated and gave Lenny good schooling when he was growing up. Smart, competent, and ambitious, he is always ready to do his part and is fairly happy living in a community where he is mostly judged for his ability, not his appearance.
“I’ve been running from every lawman and bounty hunter west of the Lannahechee River. So yeah, I feel lucky!”
“Living free out here, like this…I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
“The outlaws trinity: Luck, skill, and just a dose of stupidity.”
Mary-Beth Gaskill is a supporting character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and a member of the Van der Linde gang. Mary-Beth is a kind, good-natured young woman, which makes her the perfect criminal. By the time people realize they've been duped, she is already on her way home with the money. She'd been put in an orphanage at a young age after her mother died of typhoid, but ran away to fend for herself and soon became known as the best pickpocketer around. Smarter and more perspicacious than she often lets on, Mary-Beth loves to read and write and has dreams of becoming a novelist one day.
“Maybe it’s a sign Arthur, try…try to do a good thing.”
“It means you’ve got a heart. A small one, perhaps, hidden deep inside, but a real one.”
“I can believe those pigs did that to him. He was such a gentle soul. You make the bastards pay, Arthur.”
Micah Bell III is a central character and the main antagonist of Red Dead Redemption 2. A career criminal and hitman, Micah fell in with Dutch's gang in 1898. He claims he met Dutch when he saved his life in a bar fight over some stolen gold. He comes from a long line of bad men. His father and grandfather before him were also called Micah Bell, and, at one point, his father was wanted for murder in five counties. He has a brother living in California, whom he despises. Wild, unpredictable, and something of a nihilist, he lives for the action and is great in a gunfight.
“We’re sons of Dutch. That makes us brothers and sometimes…brothers make mistakes.”
“I’m a survivor black lung! A survivor! That’s all there is, living and dying.”
“I thought you was a tough boy, not some gentlemen trying to protect his riding clothes.”
Molly O'Shea is a supporting character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and the lover of Dutch van der Linde. A Dublin girl and the object of Dutch's affection, Molly is too high-strung for a life on the run, and it's all starting to take a toll on her. She claims to be from a well-to-do Irish family who came over to America on a romantic whim in search of adventure and excitement. Molly certainly found that in Dutch but wants more than he can, or is prepared to, give her. She considers herself a few cuts above the other gang members, which hasn't won her many supporters in camp.
“You’ve all turned against me!”
“Have you seen the way Dutch looks at Mary-Beth? Like a dog with a piece of steak.”
“It’s America, everyone has come a long way…or their parents did.”
Sadie Adler is a major character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and a newly-recruited member of the Van der Linde gang. Sadie is a widow hell-bent on taking revenge upon the men who broke into her home and killed her husband, Jake. She grew up raising harsh land in the mountains and can ride, hunt, and shoot with the best of them. She and Jake shared all of the work on the farm until her whole life was taken from her in an instant, launching her on a relentless quest for vengeance. Tough, dogged, and afraid of nothing and no one, she is entirely the wrong woman to cross- but very loyal to those she loves.
“The Dutch who put a blanket around me after the O’Driscolls…that weren’t the same man at Beaver Hollow.”
“Apart from my Jakey, you’re the best man I know.”
“What’s the plan? I shoot the cashier while you clear the register?”
Sean MacGuire is a supporting character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and an enforcer of the Van der Linde gang. A cocky young Irish thief and stick‐up man who comes from a long line of criminals and political dissidents. His father, a wanted man, fled with Sean to America, but the British pursued them and killed him in his bed. He ran into Dutch and Hosea up in North Elizabeth when he tried to rob Dutch's pocket watch in an alleyway, unsuccessfully. Sean likes to push people's buttons. He always wants a piece of the action and believes in himself... perhaps a little too much.
“Stay close on this, wouldn’t want you getting scratched by a squirrel or something, that could put you outta commission for the rest of the year.”
“Hate to break it to you, but I think your new girlfriend might be dead.”
“Ah, you’re a real fucking funny shit, Arthur Morgan huh? Real fucking funny.”
Susan Grimshaw is a supporting character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and a member of the Van der Linde gang. She is the undisputed boss and arbiter of justice in the gang's camp; everything would have fallen apart years ago had Susan not been in charge. She's been with the gang nearly as long as Arthur. She used to be in a relationship with Dutch back in the old days, and even after that ended, they've remained strong partners in crime. Years as an outlaw have left her a little jaded, but she wouldn't have it any other way. Tenacious and iron-willed, she stands for no nonsense.
“Who cares how the weather is, you look shit in all your clothes.”
“I don’t care if she shot your daddy and cooked your momma for breakfast! She’s mine, she ain’t yours!”
“So who invited this loud Irish bastard?”
Tilly Jackson is a supporting character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and a member of the Van der Linde gang. An outlaw for almost as long as she can remember, Tilly ran with another gang that kidnapped her from her mother when she was just 12 years old. After years of abuse, she killed one of the gang members and fled. She was getting into trouble and heading down a bad path when Dutch found her- but he brought her in, protected her, and taught her how to read. Savvy, resilient, and responsible, she can more than handle herself and isn't afraid to speak her mind.
“If I poisoned Miss Grimshaw, would Dutch be mad?”
“I’m Tilly Jackson motherfucker! Now give me my gun and get the hell off of my roof!”
“Most of us grew up hungry and scared and alone, one way or another.”
Uncle is a major character in Red Dead Redemption 2 and a member of the Van der Linde gang. A hanger-on and a good-time guy, Uncle is always around when the whiskey is open and nowhere to be seen when there's any work to be done. Nobody is quite sure how old he is or if he's actually anybody's uncle. He's lived a colorful life that gets more vibrant with every story he tells. He claims to have had many wives and to have traveled to every corner of the globe; he also asserts that he has terminal lumbago. If he wasn't so entertaining, Dutch would have cut him loose long ago.
“I’ve had better nightmares than this dream.”
“You don’t build a barn dumbass! What do you think this is? 1785?”
“People call me lazy. I’m not lazy, just don’t like working. There’s a difference.”
The younger version of Arthur that will be seen occasionally in comics.
His voice will be much younger and not deep and raspy as the adult version is
“They kicked my ass, stole the gun he gave me…”
“It ain’t that impressive, Hosea.”
“You ask Hosea first?” Small pause “Well then why you askin’ me?”
The younger version of Arthur that will be seen occasionally in comics.
“This ain’t funny! I will kick your butt, old man! Put me down!”
“Do I look like I need help?”
“No! Don’t you remember what happened last time?”