Every route, what unlocks it and what each final choice means.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 has two endings in one: Arthur's, at the end of Chapter 6, and John's, at the end of the epilogue.
End of Chapter 6
Arthur's ending
Arthur's ending depends on two things: his honor, built up by what the player does across the game, and one final choice: help John escape, or go back for the gang's money.
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How honorable was your Arthur by the end of Chapter 6?
In the final mission, what did Arthur do?
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Help John escapeArthur holds off the Pinkertons so John can escape. After his fight with Micah, he dies of his wounds and illness while watching the sunrise.John still escapes, but Micah kills Arthur.
Go back for the moneyArthur goes back for the money. Micah does not kill him; he dies of his wounds and illness.Arthur goes back for the money, and Micah kills him.
Sources agree that honor decides whether Micah kills Arthur. One summary ties it to the money choice instead; three other sources contradict it, so we follow them.
End of the epilogue · 1907
John's ending
Eight years later, John builds a ranch at Beecher's Hope and marries Abigail. On Mount Hagen, Dutch shoots Micah and leaves, and John kills Micah, avenging Arthur. John takes the gang's Blackwater money.
Edgar Ross then tracks Micah's killer to John's ranch. That is the thread that leads directly into the first Red Dead Redemption.
What it means
The money the gang chased from the first scene ends up with John, and it is also what puts Edgar Ross on his trail. Arthur's last chapter is about trying to do right before he dies; his ending, and whether Micah is the one who kills him, reflects how honorably the player chose to play him.
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Every sentence above is built from facts confirmed by at least two independent sources. Sources used: Wikipedia, Twinfinite, GTABase, GameRevolution, GamesRadar+, TheGamer, RDR2.org.
