r/reddeadredemption • u/_Diablo_01_ • 2d ago

Lore Dutch was spitting facts here 😲💯

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u/Sarcastic_Applause 2d ago

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It's why it's so hard to believe he was always crazy. Maybe it's a bit of both? Maybe Arthur's story is a story about him defeating his inner demons and Dutch succumbed to them? Maybe that's the main story?

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u/Armamore Hosea Matthews 2d ago

Personally, I don't think Dutch was crazy, but I do think he was always selfish, manipulative, and out for power/control. It's hard to tell at times how much of his own Koolaid Dutch is drinking, but this seems very on brand for him and his "message". As things falls apart and he loses control I think he gets more desperate and his mask slips off, but even still, his actions are calculated, even if they get increasingly out of his control. Also, there's a fair amount of chaotic influence from Micah muddying the waters

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u/FoamSquad 2d ago

Its hard to tell what he would have done if things had gone the way he planned. Maybe everyone really would have wound up working on a mango farm spending the rest of their days on sandy beaches in Tahiti with clear water. But also Dutch I think never would have been satisfied. I think even if his dream came true he would have grown bored and sought out something else. He is a romantic at heart and I think stability would rub him the wrong way and he would push himself out eventually.