What happens if you help John?

If you help John, the game triggers Red Dead Redemption 2’s Honorable and best ending, where Arthur will help John up the cliff, and then take on a group of Pinkertons before eventually fighting Micah. This choice leads to a bittersweet payoff, allowing John to escape and start a new life with his wife and child, while Arthur dies, either naturally with high honor or by Micah’s hand with low honor.

Understanding the Consequences of Helping John

Helping John is a pivotal moment in Red Dead Redemption 2, significantly impacting the game’s ending and the fate of its characters. To delve deeper into the implications of this choice and related aspects of the game, let’s explore the following FAQs:

FAQs

1. What happens if Arthur helps John with high honor? If Arthur helps John with high honor, he uses his final moments to allow Marston to escape and start a new life, dying naturally after being mortally wounded.
2. What happens if Arthur helps John with low honor? With low honor, Micah stabs Arthur in the back as he tries to crawl away, leading to Arthur’s death.
3. Can you find Dutch’s money as John? Yes, if you go back as John, Dutch’s chest will still be under the wagon in Beaver Hollow, untouched, though you cannot interact with it.
4. What becomes of Dutch after he kills Micah? Dutch Van der Linde walks away unharmed at the end of Red Dead Redemption 2 after helping John and Sadie put an end to Micah.
5. Does John Marston’s honor matter in Red Dead Redemption 2? Unlike Arthur, John Marston’s honor does not affect his personality or the events of the game but influences gameplay aspects like store discounts.
6. Is John aware that Micah killed Arthur? It is mentioned that John knows Micah ratted them out, but it’s never directly said if he knows Micah killed or brutally beat Arthur.
7. What is Arthur Morgan’s nature – good or bad? Arthur Morgan is proven to be a good person deep down, holding many regrets about the life he chose, despite initially seeming despicable.
8. Does Dutch betray Arthur in Red Dead Redemption 2? Dutch stays loyal to Micah but makes decisions leading the Van Der Lindes towards their downfall, betraying Arthur’s trust in him as a leader.
9. Will there be a Red Dead Redemption 3? While there’s no official release date, hints from Rockstar Games suggest there will be a Red Dead Redemption 3, possibly in 2026 at the earliest.
10. What can Arthur do that John cannot? Arthur Morgan can swim as long as his stamina holds out, whereas John tries to swim, his stamina depletes almost instantly, and he quickly drowns.
11. Does John keep all of Arthur’s money? John recovers the money stash from Micah and Dutch at the end of the epilogues, effectively replacing any money lost when completing Chapter 6.
12. Can John recover Arthur’s money? If you leave Arthur’s money in the Aberdeen Pig Farm and come back for it as John, all the money Arthur possessed will still be there.
13. Does John have a happy ending in Red Dead Redemption 2? John starts afresh with Uncle, Abigail, and Jack, but knowing the outcome of Red Dead Redemption, his end wasn’t happy after all.
14. Who is stronger, Micah or Arthur? Arthur is one of the toughest in Dutch’s gang, while Micah proves to be a pushover in physical combat, unable to defeat a dying Arthur.
15. Why does Dutch leave Micah at the end? Dutch knows Micah betrayed him, which is why Dutch turns his back on Micah during the good ending of Red Dead Redemption 2 after Arthur Morgan dies.