What if We Misunderstood Micah's Betrayal This WHOLE Time?

[@Kannon_x]

In my mind Micah was never misunderstood, logical, or ever bright up there he was just a parasite living off the energy of others and getting rid of anything that stands in his way the survival aspect of his personality does not justify his acts

[@farknado2930]

Best comment.

[@iceluvndiva21]

That's because Survival is a baseline and easy to excuse. It's easy to justify horrific actions when you look at it as "Me against the universe"

[@John.McMillan]

​@@iceluvndiva21To be fair, what did he do that was more horrific than the rest of the gang? People seem to forget he betrayed a band of some of the most wanted criminals in the country who have killed loads of innocent people.

[@johnnysatanseed4770]

True he was no more a "rat" than the rest of them, but he was arguably the most volatile member besides dutch and from the gangs point of view they are "Robbin Hood" esque and out to live and bring about an end to tyranny as they see it. Micah kills for fun and the thrill of it​ and his own ends that justify his own means.@@John.McMillan

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

​@@John.McMillan micah is literally the worse of the worse he reminds me of the odriscolls ths way he antagonizes everyone, the way he interacts with the women in the gang he is so far removed from the other members yet Dutch kept him around

[@michaelw6277]

Anybody else notice how Micah’s body changes over the course of the game? In the beginning he’s pretty slim, lanky even; at the end he has a huge gut.

[@Yayface-fr4sp]

hes been eating good

[@Skyguy87]

No he’s just skinny fat he wares clothes that make him seem slim he has a beer belly underneath

[@allhailtheking9127]

@@Yayface-fr4sp Just like a rat.

[@Phoen1xGen]

Metaphor for his growing greed probably

[@iamwhoiam7887]

He's a glutton

[@tikkidaddy]

Ben Davis said in an interview that Dutch shot Micah because Micah is a rat. That's pretty well easy to understand

[@natebeare9978]

@@broKen73484 he did it all to keep the gang on his side could very easily get arrested with them then let go after like any undercover cop or ci irl he definitely did rat he ratted after the valentine shit or possibly ratted for the black water job too

[@natebeare9978]

@@broKen73484 not even a single argument back to any valid points I made you don’t know how anything works in law when taking down a whole group clearly so stfu and fuck off no one agrees with you and your retarded views

[@dat3rdsideboy386]

@@broKen73484he was trying to get Dutch bounty high as possible then turn him in

[@BanzaiYoutubeChannel]

​@@broKen73484 Many flaws in your little "theory". Milton said that they picked him up after Guarma, probably sometime after they moved to the chapter 6 camp. Also Micah as he says himself will do anything to survive so instead of getting hanged he ratted on his gang. He also says that he likes a tight crew, 5 or 6 good gunmen so he obviously wanted the weak and the woman out of the gang.

[@Alatsno]

​@@broKen73484 There wasnt a rat in the St. Dennis heist. Arthur, Dutch, and Lenny literally just hijacked a Trolly and wrecked it through the city, the pinkertons have been on their trail linking their crimes to them since the beginning of the game. Everyone thinks the Pinkertons are dumb but Dutch is dumbest one for thinking the bamk robbery was a good idea.

[@Icy_Princess]

There is one thing that always bothers me about the whole "Micah is a rat" thing. Milton revealed Micah was working with the Pinkertons after Guarma. There is no, absolutely *NO* reason for Milton to lie in the situation when he tells Arthur. Arthur at this point was a dying man, held at gunpoint by Milton. At this moment, Milton thought he held all the cards and he's got nothing to lose by simply saying the truth here and revealing everything, because he didn't think he could lose in that situation. Micah wasn't a good person by a longshot, but until he got captured by the Pinkertons after Guarma, I do think he was loyal. Only when he's cornered and doesn't see a way out he sells Dutch/the gang out, to save his own skin by making a deal with them. I don't think he particularly fancied ratting on everybody because he loves the outlaw and gang life, but he didn't have a choice there. Either help the Pinkertons, or die.

[@Bestow3000]

People failed to mention that the Pinkertons wanted to kill Micah anyway even after he rat them out. Micah returned back to the swamp hideout first after he was taken in by Milton...yet they still want him dead and shredded to pieces. So him being a survivor is true. But as a parasite in the gang with no sympathy? Still true.

[@RicoHelms]

It’s most likely he did snitch, but it would be a good twist if he didn’t and Milton lied to make him angry/mock him

[@zoogarium]

Exactly, Milton thought he'd be walking out of that situation with Abigail and Sadie captured, and Arthur dead or captured. Who would he be lying for in that situation? Why would he use a lie there?

[@bbeboda]

​​@@RicoHelmsthat is a dumb fanfiction wish that would just be a plothole to the story. Save your what ifs.

[@lukasfjellvaer2114]

Milton couldve been playing mind games

[@MMarston-gq3kc]

Micah is literally never in any of the group missions unless it’s a robbery. Not when they get attacked or when they are getting revenge like with the jack situation. Only time I really can remember him being with the gang that was not a robbery is when Sean got killed

[@BanzaiYoutubeChannel]

Very true, but you can argue that the only reason hes not on the hunt for Jack is because Dutch ordered him to stay behind, but then at the same time hes not there when you go after Bronte either

[@thetf8142]

I think a massive piece of dialogue for Micah’s characters is at the start of the game when he brings up “there’s too many mouths to feed” I feel Micah expected Dutch’s gang to be more of an actual gang than a family. Dutch said himself everyone that’s in his gang is seen as family compared to his rival colm

[@sins5020]

@@thetf8142yep or atleast for the women there to be easily fuckable

[@Bestow3000]

People failed to mention that the Pinkertons wanted to kill Micah anyway even after he rat them out. Micah returned back to the swamp hideout first after he was taken in by Milton...yet they still want him dead and shredded to pieces. So him being a survivor is true. But as a parasite in the gang with no sympathy? Still true.

[@lordadmiralbokbok3499]

I just dont understand why Milton calls him a good rat when Micah pushed Dutch to kill Cornwall? The dude paying Milton

[@DaleGribbleFitnessOfficial]

because milton lied about it, micah never was the rat. he killed arthur because arthur was trying to have him killed and kicked out of the gang.

[@Bestow3000]

@@DaleGribbleFitnessOfficial Are you OK? Micah IS the rat. He did not even deny it even when Dutch wasn't around when they were fighting. In fact, he accepted it.

[@emanuelsavage-op5mm]

@@DaleGribbleFitnessOfficial not really, if someone says lies about you, you will be very angry but if it's true probably you will act like you don't care, that's even worse in the criminal world were loyalty means everything, he didn't even cared about being accused.

[@Admiralofthedeeps]

Micha is what an actual old west outlaw was like. A brutal killer with no conscience because life on the frontier demanded savagery in order to survive. I think he did care about Dutch and saw him as a directing force in his otherwise directionless life. Everyone Micha had run with had abandoned him. His family, Norman, and I'm sure others. Dutch had a soft spot for the outcast and Micha probably thought he had found a place that he could call home. But a life of savagery had left him a violent and sadistic creep. So he couldn't really fit into society, any society, like the camp. I think Milton gave him no choice, and he probably thought he could save Dutch and lose the dead weight.

[@Minka-ot9xl]

Micah would've fit in with the glanton gang

[@Lilmsjaymo]

​@@Minka-ot9xl I think he would make a great high ranking odriscoll

[@hulkbelowall9532]

​@@Minka-ot9xlhe IS Judge Holden...minus the Strength and the...uhhh...EDP behavior

[@kingDowahs]

@@hulkbelowall9532”He never sleeps, the rat, he says he’ll never die”

[@notyesah9909]

1:40 Those ain't Schofields, they're double actions.

[@Lord_Foxy13]

Beat me to it lol

[@Skalesthegoat]

In fairness, there is one scene where he fires at the odriscolls, and they make the sound of a schoffield so you can see where he got it from.

[@notyesah9909]

Okay so lets say I shoot an AK47, and it magically sounds like an M16, is it now an M16?@@Skalesthegoat

[@Richtofen-gy9cj]

Double Actions with the damage of Cattlemans

[@Skalesthegoat]

@notyesah9909 , I'm not saying it's a reason for it not to be double action. It's just where the misconception may have came from.

[@LordlyLua]

1:41 "Two custom Schofield Revolvers"... minor detail, but they're Double Action Revolvers- notice that they're not break-open but the cylinder releases and in that shot of him firing them, you can see him forego working the hammer. Small error, I'm not even a gun nut, just happy to finally have a little nitpick like that in a cool video. Like finding an animation error in you're favorite cartoon c:

[@carnitan1285]

I was looking for this comment😅

[@jacobbeaupre3940]

Me tooo

[@TarsilyWasTaken]

same lol

[@nobody-yk2hu]

Ditto

[@watchmo2310]

“just happy to find a little nitpick in a cool video” holy cringe lol

[@jakemcdonald4677]

When micah said i need better from you arthur That infuriated me. Rockstar did such a good job making us hate him 😂

[@NashTheInsomniac]

I KNOW, like bro you are talking to THE ARTHUR MORGAN. DONT DISRESPECT MY BOAH

[@jakemcdonald4677]

@@NashTheInsomniac Arthur was the main man That's the only reason micah felt a need to prove his importance Arthurs respect backed that up, he wasn't fazed

[@paladinmichael5428]

I think Micah is a bounty protector, someone who helps out a bounty target and waits for the bounty to increase. Micah likely saw a $1000 bounty, saw that he was in trouble, and saw a chance to befriend him, and betray him when the price was right.

[@mechadonia]

This is a cool theory.

[@ericad528]

Hey everyone! Did you know that Micah had double action revolvers and NOT Scofields?

[@john_something_or_other]

Lol That's KZbin comments sections, people read something and the whole lot have to jump on the bandwagon..............

[@CulunXTR11]

Ik I did too lol

[@bigsmilereviews100]

The reality is that the story was probably never meant to be scrutinized to this extent so the writers may not have patched every doubt w/ regard to Micah being a rat. It’s a rather simple story. Just made with amazingly fleshed out characters. We all love Red Dead but I honestly think you can lose the overall meaning of the story and game if you keep looking extremely deep for clues and answers that are probably just not there. Micah was the rat. Period. He only became a rat after Guarma. It’s likely the Blackwater massacre "set-up" was just the improvement in law enforcement that is a main theme in the game. It’s also likely that Micah was an opportunist, choosing to turn in Dutch only when the moment was right.

[@neowilliams]

I agree with you, even moreso to point out that there doesnt need to be a rat before guarma. If you're paying attention, all of the conversations between Dutch and Hosea are arguments. "We just lost folk and now you want to rob a train!?" "We need to lie low, I thought that was the plan!?" "They're coming after us because we're making too much noise dutch!!" Hosea is getting sick, hes weaker, and it isnt until chapter 3 that we see Hosea at his best, and gang members even comment that he seems like his old self again. Dutch comments on his health, almost patronizingly. The same way that omce arthur gets sick, he does to arthur. I think dutch replaced hosea with arthur around about the beginning of the game. He listens to arthurs advice mostly. And now Micah has replaced arthur as of chapter 6.

[@blessedxxiii8908]

agree bro💯

[@NashTheInsomniac]

idk rockstar did alot of work on little details, like the poster at Micahs camp in strawberry. I have a feeling they had a whole lore behind and then cut stuff out to leave it intentionally vague/confusing so that people could do exactly what’s happening now. idk they did the same thing with ATLA where some stuff was explained but there was also stuff that was up to interpretation. either way its fun and i understand and respect where you are coming from. there is definitely some stuff that doesn’t really line up

[@imverycoolandfunny]

THIS

[@D88111]

9:40 Micah was in this cutscene when the game first came out, you can go back and check old walkthrough vids and see him. This must have been a glitch or something

[@Jankywatermelon]

Exactly (I saw that to)

[@PureMotivationPower]

It wasnt micahs plan to rat on the gang. He saw what robberies he could do with a powerful gang like this and used it to its collapse just to get more money. You know he always mentions the Blackwater money and only really takes place in missions like robberies. It probably was an idea to turn Dutch in but he wanted more. If the Blackwater had gone good (at least get the money) he could just get his share and leave. Even from a robbery like valentine bank gets 2.5k to arthur. Would make more sense to get a few like 3-5k and leave or get lost. Even when we consider there was just too many members to share after dutch and micah getting the money back and even spending John gets a share as big as 20k. Dont forget sadie and charles. Thats more than 1k for dutchs head. He ratted because the robberies went bad and he couldnt really get much money.

[@NashTheInsomniac]

i agree, or if the blackwater job went well, he would have probably pushed Dutch to do bigger jobs etc. Micah seems like the type of person to get a large sum of money but still want more, no matter how much he gets i dont think he would ever be satisfied.

[@ladypeahen8829]

I agree Micah is a survivor and plays all possible sides for his personal benefit. Maybe he had some bright idea about Dutch vs. Colm, or Dutch vs. Pinkertons with him right in the middle, but didn´t have abilities to execute things that way. Anyway, I noticed that Micah is really afraid of death When Sean died, he talked too much and overacted his carelessness, and as Arthur's disease progressed, Micah became pretty scared of him. He knows he will meet a bad end, but he also knows, deeply inside, that he is a coward. He wants to be a calm psychopath (probably like his father was), but he isn´t. Micah is a ruthless killer without principles, but I (kind of) pity him because he never had a chance to be anything better.

[@josephstalin2606]

Nah I disagree Micah doesn’t fear death at all. He obviously doesn’t want to die but he lives strictly by “kill or be killed” and loves chaos. When Sean died he’s the only one who immediately eliminated the threat while Arthur stood there shocked and Bill got shot in the arm. Even when Micah gets shot by Dutch he literally laughs and compliments Dutch before going out in a blaze of glory, and even after that he just turns around and shrugs before going down. He’s a psychopath through and through and never showed cowardice but never put himself in situations where the odds weren’t in his favor, like targeting Arthur until he was sick and weak

[@NashTheInsomniac]

@@josephstalin2606i agree, he definitely didn’t fear death, he knew what he was, and he knew that eventually he would die because of his lifestyle he just didn’t know when.

[@ConfusedFroggo145]

I feel like if the rat was lenny everyone would hate lenny.

[@twinphalanx4465]

The gang didn't need a snitch, they snitch on themselves and any literally any competent tail would and could follow them without being noticed spying from a distance with a scope, just like we do as Aurther the gang isn't quiet they hardly hide and dutch is a virtual peacock wherever he goes and having people like bill and Micah with the go ahead to "make noise" they basically light a beacon straight to themselves, ultimately the rat was the gang themselves maybe Micah ratted or it was just a ploy to make a dying man feel worse. Remember almost all of the spots the gang hides out is open air extremely visible with members that are constantly coming and going AND they're hiding out in well known locations of previous gangs of the areas and they had the gual to believe they didn't have eyes on them the ENTIRE time.

[@liammurphy2022]

Unpopular opinion but i think micha is one of the best characters in rdr (best as in well written and performed)

[@thetf8142]

That’s because he is. He’s so hated because he’s a good villain

[@MrDarksword123]

I agree. They wanted you to not like him and it worked.

[@farhad2222]

Bro that’s not unpopular , i think all gamers are agree on this

[@Outlaw1856-8]

Fr i don't like Micah but he is one of best written and preformed villian a and that makes me respect him

[@illmannered1]

First playthrough I didn't really pay him much mind, until the end when I started hating him.. Second playthrough, aside from being a rat, I somehow find him slightly endearing 😅

[@lyvinlyphe9644]

Micah was not even with the gang long, he didn’t owe them loyalty. Blame Dutch for allowing it. Dutch had a way with words, but I’d argue so did Micah. He always knew what to do or say to keep Dutch on a string. Micah was far more intelligent than credited. He used Dutch’s mental weakness to his advantage. It’s always safer and smarter to roll with a gang than alone, no matter how tough you are. As long as he kept feeding Dutch’s ego, he had little to worry about. He quickly climbed his way up the ranks and was Dutch’s preferred man. He was calculated and more intelligent than given credit for.

[@NashTheInsomniac]

I agree, Dutch had such a Messiah complex/ if he didnt go crazy and jus had an act from the start, probably assumed nobody could see through his act/ complex. so Micah was able to exploit that pretty well

[@lingothebaker]

Micah is the real cowpoke

[@Hardrada88]

I can't see Micah as a parasite..he's the guy we love to hate however he had a point in the beginning. With those wagons, mouths to feed, your moving slow and working hard for those who dont or can't. Thats a good way to get killed. Would I watch him hang in strawberry? Yes..but would I also rob a bank or stage with him?..yes..he'd be a good gunman but you'd not trust him. He lives for him but he works hard at it. He dug his own grave years before rdr2, back when he rode with Amos and his father.

[@jurassicsmackdown6359]

1:40 Micah had two engraved double-action revolvers, just so it's out there Schofield top-breaks have a very distinct humpback look

[@athosrodriguezyusufumarram2472]

I always assumed Micah knew about Dutch before meeting him and found him to join the gang, and convince Dutch to do bigger and worse heists to increase the bounty on Dutch because$1000 wasn’t enough and he wanted to make the bounty go up to turn him in

[@tigerrclaw3772]

That’s a great deduction. I was always wondering why a parasite like Micah wants to be around a Gang that fights for an ideal and care about people. Not to mention that is the perfect reason why Micah wants to work with Dutch again at the end. Not only Micah can turn Dutch in at a higher bounty but also keep the Blackwater money.

[@rrRowboat7]

I think it is very interesting how desperate Micah seemed to want Dutch to come with him after killing Arthur. If you replay the scene, Micah’s begging is some of the best voice acting I’ve heard in a video game. And the frustrated noise, paired with him saying, “WE made it…” etc. makes me feel that Micah was actually loyal to Dutch, or that he really admired him. He doesn’t even seem mad when he’s shot up.

[@FortniteOG420]

Arthur should have left Micah in the jail in Strawberry. I did after my first playthough

[@ciscomartinez6092]

I hear so many people thinking Micah told the pinkertons about the bank robbery and honestly that makes no sense to me and I’m glad to hear someone not echoing that same idea and bringing new information to the table

[@FilbeeGaming]

Very well put together, really enjoyed. There's 2 scene where the Pinkertons turn up at camp, one of which Micah is standing with the gang. For the life of me I can't figure out how to trigger it

[@matthewlacey4198]

It's after the Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern mission, in the cutscene between finishing business at Braithwaite Manor, and where Arthur and John ride out to Shady Belle iirc

[@anthonyholmes5965]

I think he had the poster before he met Dutch. He was possibly looking to turn him in for the bounty or heard of him and was looking to team up like he did. I do definitely think he always kept an escape plan ready where he could play whichever side he needed to at the time. I agree with you on how he played his rat card. Not necessarily giving up how high up the chain he was in the gang and just feeding enough information to keep him in their good graces. I think in the end he wanted to get his hands on the money and by placating Dutch and driving a wedge between Dutch and Arthur or anyone else not blindly following he felt he could accomplish that goal. I do believe Micah is the true villain in the story.

[@Decently_Sized_Pecker]

Hello there friend! Thought I might chime in with a friendly correction: @1:42 you mentioned Micah’s revolvers which you referred to as “Schofields” but they are actually Colt M1892 Navy & Army double action revolvers. The Schofield was a single action break barrel revolver which was a modified version of the S&W Model 3 after a suggestion from Major George Schofield who wanted a revolver that was easier for the Calvary to reload on horseback. Much love from the South, friend! 🇺🇸

[@Wighafoc]

I don’t think Micah even really knew what side he was on. I mean all of the gang’s problems can explained without Micah even being a rat. The Colm mission you can see that Colm had scouts on them, and clearly saw 3 riders. Of course they would be looking for the third guy when only two show up to the meeting. I think it just worked out in Colm’s favor, and he just said it was his plan to catch Arthur so that if it worked out in the end Arthur would get hanged and die feeling abandoned, like his loyalty to Dutch meant nothing. I think Micah getting caught after Guarma, Milton just says he’s been a “good boy.” I’m sure they questioned Micah, but I don’t think he gave them any information they didn’t already have.

[@freedomgangrdr]

God, thanks, have the same opinion on this whole bullcrap. As Arthur said "We don't need a rat".

[@NashTheInsomniac]

why would Milton lie? what would he have gained from that, i know this is more towards the beginning of the game but they didn’t even know Johns name who has been with the gang since he was a young boy. Milton probably knew his full name because they were working together. i could be wrong tho

[@BenBruns-dx6ri]

I think something that's not talked about enough is how dutch manipulated the Indian tribe in the game and how much that effected arthurs views on his redemption I would love to see a vid about that

[@CynicGTA]

I was actually just going over that part of the 2nd game. Then I started debating on holding off on it to make it a bigger video showing Dutch’s continued manipulation of the natives in the second. Honestly, i may break em into two separate videos because the second game has enough to talk about for one

[@JT-ev5jh]

@@CynicGTAtwo vids‼️🫱🏾‍🫲🏽

[@piotr3580]

If you don't have a choice to kill someone you don't laugh after killing that person

[@JayTheosAquinoVI]

Micah is in this scene where they all surround Dutch did the mission last night on a older version. I think they removed him in later versions.

[@donavonhoward114]

It's pretty obvious that Micah was the rat. That's the whole entire purpose of his character in the story. The devs would have no reason to lie, and there is no evidence to suggest that Milton was lying about Micah. Micah's entire character is based on manipulation. He was smart to be the first person to suggest that there was a rat within the gang to Dutch, because Dutch would have eventually picked up on that anyways, and by being the first to bring it up, it somewhat takes Micah out of the pool of potential suspects in Dutch's mind. Molly also helps by suggesting that she was the rat, but in reality she was just in love and desperate for attention from Dutch. I'm sure after she did that, Micah was probably feeling really good about his hidden intentions. Micah would have been loyal to Dutch and the gang as long as it favored his way of life, and his safety. Once the Pinkertons start threatening to turn up the heat on the gang after the train heist, Micah is forced to make a deal to save his own skin. His loyalty only goes skin deep. If his skin is at risk, Micah will sell out his own family to survive.

[@stevepalpatine2828]

You can find Dutches wanted poster in Micahs camp near Strawberry, I think Micahs plan originally was to get Dutch to run up his bounty as high as he could by suggesting all these crazy jobs to him that just brought more and more heat right when the gang should have been laying low, and then he was planning on collecting the bounty himself.

[@grafzim5133]

Micah wore white in the st denis bank job so that the Pinkertons would be able to see him and not shoot at him

[@alexpratt99]

What drives me crazy is that we save him in the story from being hanged then he does us like that 😡

[@Mr92094]

The biggest flaw in the story is the mission when Micah has Dutch and Arthur with Cornwall and Milton in Annesburg and he inexplicably fights his “teammates” as opposed to turning them both in and running off.

[@JT-ev5jh]

Because why tip his hat then? The game would be over at that point. It’s to stretch out the gameplay and story

[@knar43v3r5]

For his credibility.

[@M3TA763AR5071D]

1:39 Micah had Double-Action Revolvers. Dutch had the Schofield

[@MicahBellpepper]

Micah Bell dont have schofields revolvers but He has double action revolvers. Nice vid

[@burniejarvis9298]

I think we should have left him in Strawberry.

[@Bigmoneymemes]

Yeah he was playing both the gang and the pinkertons for himself

[@suxix7312]

How does Milton know to Blame Micha as the Rat? If he doesn't know the names of the gang members that we'll that assumes he doesn't know the inner workings of the gang. Perhaps Milton was trying to make them feel safe by pretending he didn't know who they were? Or was pertecting Micha?

[@NashTheInsomniac]

yeah it’s strange that he didn’t know Johns name someone who has been raised by the gang since he was a young boy but knew Micahs

[@bearman9033]

So my guess for the thing after escaping Colm and Micah walks away in the cutscene is that the mocap scene was only for the actors who interact with Arthur and whoever was actually editing the final thing thought that Micah being there would make the scene better however they can't just animate another character interacting with Arthur as the time on that would be insane. Just a thought but who honestly knows. The Canon reason as you state in the video is very interesting and far less boring of an answer lol.

[@nesano4735]

The biggest thing I haven't heard anyone mention about Milton saying Micah talked is the fact that he thought he had Arthur and the other two dead to rights so he had no reason to lie.

[@Voideadd]

An interesting fact about the St Denis bank robbery Micah is the only person wearing a white suit while everyone else wears black. This is a signal to the enemies to not shoot him which means he probably ratted on them then as well. I think Micah was playing the pinkertons, dutch and the odriscalls the entire time

[@Don-ds3dy]

I always wondered why people got such a hate boner for Micah. From the perspective of the player he's hardly any worst than us when we play as Arthur. He kills and bullies innocent people, we kill and bully innocent people, he betrays people he barely knows, we betray people we barely know, etc etc. Plus he gives us a better gift than anyone in the game...a 2nd pistol holster! What did LITERALLY ANY OTHER CHARACTER do for us thats as cool as that?

[@Outlaw1856-8]

He kills children thats enough for me to hate him but he is one of best character as a villian

[@manuelleal737]

Micah wanted to destroy the gang after chapter 5 in another chapters he tried to help the gang and in a camp event we can see micah giving money to pearson so he can buy some food

[@solaris8007]

No doubt in my mind Micah talked…but I think he was a rat at least as far back as Chapter 2. With the Blackwater Massacre going so badly Micah must have known that his only chance to avoid prison or the noose was to cooperate with the Pinkertons. It was no longer strictly about money (although a cash incentive may have been offered) it was about receiving a full pardon. This is only my speculation but the first time I played the game it struck me as odd that Micah was the only one wearing a white suit. Like he pops out big time versus anyone else…maybe when he told the Pinkertons about Hosea’s and Abi’s distraction the responding police would know their informant was the one wearing white. At least tell after the shootout at Strawberry when it was likely the Sheriff would have sent word to the courts that they had Micah in custody.

[@callthedoktor9720]

IMO when Micah says "I'm a survivor' is all the proof I need for him being a rat.

[@troperhghar9898]

1:45 quick correction miccahs guns are a pair double action revolvers not shofields like dutch

[@POdreams44]

In my first and second playthroughs Micah was with the rest of the gang when Milton and Ross offered to take Dutch in and let everybody else live

[@kamemesg2083]

Micah is my favorite character, definitely the most realistic outlaw in the game.

[@raulpetrascu2696]

True outlaw looking out for himself yeah but I don't think the word is realistic, actual irl criminals especially in those days had irrational levels of loyalty for their gangs. Micah is smarter, thinking longterm and more selfish

[@kamemesg2083]

@@raulpetrascu2696 youre right I think

[@NashTheInsomniac]

what about uncle 😂

[@bravosix9555]

1:43 aren't those double action revolvers, Dutch is the one who has Schoefield revolvers or however it's spelled

[@grab_6]

I was wondering if Milton only wanted Dutch, and micah was a rat, then when how Micah and Dutch got the money from blackwater and how the hell Pinkertonsfor all this years between charpater 6 and epilogue haven't got them? I know that in the end they stayed on mountains by in the end of the game there's a scene that showes us that Pinkertons tracked dutch and micah (micah body) so if they still were chasing them what was the Micah's position? I don't believe that he was playing both sides for 8 years.

[@NashTheInsomniac]

probably jus tried to disappear and distance himself after the gang fell apart and i think the pinkertons were probably looking for Dutch. since at the end of the game Micah says “a whole lotta folks making social calls” or something like that which makes me think Dutch came to him later and wasn’t with him the whole time. also dutch says “same as you i suppose” when John asks why hes there.

[@ButtersCCookie]

Naw. Naw! Micha is a punk. You can sacrifice. You don't torture, be malicious, or cause undue suffering. No one has a code anymore. These are reasons you give that give clarity. But there is no excuse.

[@natethevoicemusic6085]

It’s just weird to me that Micah was literally killing Pinkertons while he was supposedly working with them. I don’t see how that adds up. I still don’t think Micah Ratted. I still think that Milton knew that planting that seed of distrust and betrayal would cause the gang to fall apart from the inside out being that they failed so many times to take them down using brute force. Milton was a genius and was really good at his job. Ultimately Milton lost his life, but his plan worked. He was never going to kill Arthur. He tested Arthur’s loyalty and knew he could use that as a tool. He used Abigail as bait because he knew Arthur’s loyalty would bring him there and then he gave Arthur false information to bring back to the gang to tear them apart. A brilliant chess move by Milton. He used Arthur to do his dirty work, no different than Ross did with John. This is what they do and they are good at.

[@AxeMurderer2222]

Except he tried to kill Arthur at the launch of his genius chess move plan, discarding any advantage he gained by planting the idea in Morgan's head in the first place along with his life. Not buying Milton as a chess man. A chess man would have shown up with 50 men instead of only the threat of 50 men. Announcing your plan to checkmate with your knights is not the way to win at chess.

[@HimHawJimJam]

Micah saw the writing on the wall and, yes, he is a survivalist, in a sense. He saw how Dutch at least feigned care for those around him, he saw the gang's earning potential, and everyone in the gang's proclivities to helping those around them. He knew there would be a moment he could seize to take the profits for himself, the men that showed up with him in the final chapter could have very well been following the gang the whole time, waiting for a signal to ingratiate themselves before they heisted the gang's money. The gang was a mark for him, pure and simple. Which makes him an even better wrote villain much deeper than the surface level crassness and racism. I think alot of players look at Micah as "racist man bad"; but, he is FAR more complex than that and as far as developed characters go, he's my favorite of the game: because I TRULY HATED HIM. He's a viper in a den of wolves.

[@acewop3506]

Micah had posters of the gangs bountys. He was waiting for the right moment to strike.

[@biggmonke8057]

If there's one thing that would've made Micah more interesting is if he had a redemption arc and a different, more likeable character turned out to be the traitor so that the betrayal actually surprised and shocked players.

[@thatenglishgentleman]

I feel John's the traitor. Look at the situations he finds himself in, he always survives AND he is the only one taken alive after the bank heist, Abigail and Jack also magically escape unscathed .....think about it

[@NashTheInsomniac]

@@thatenglishgentlemanokay Dutch

[@NashTheInsomniac]

@@thatenglishgentlemanit is kinda sus tho i wont lie

[@FireStarShadow]

I am starting to think that Miach is a lot smarter then we give him credit for. I already thought that wanted poster for Dutch was before the events of RDR2 but the double agent part would make sense for someone who claims to be a "survivor." Either then that it's possible Micah had an elaborate plan the whole time.

[@5shitxhuxk846]

I don't think enough people realize how after he egged Dutch and Arthur to meet with the O'driscoll Colm literally said the plan was for the whole gang to roll in and the Pinkertons capture Dutch that was a little fishy to me when I was doing another play through

[@ashtonhaggitt216]

​@@broKen73484If Micah did do that, that would give the Pinkertons Colm and Dutch and both their gangs. Far more valuable than Micah hanging.

[@ashtonhaggitt216]

@@broKen73484 it's not at all. Which part are you having trouble with? The context? Or your own stupidity?

[@KipChipperley]

@@broKen73484 nah the way micah walked away when arthur returned to camp after escaping colm, he obviously made a deal with colm to kill arthur because he was the biggest obstacle when it came to his original plan to kill dutch

[@KipChipperley]

@@broKen73484 him having dutch's wanted poster makes me think he wants to kill dutch but idk tho

[@crimsonking440]

Idk just cause that was Colms plan doesnt mean that Micah was in on that part. Could be that the double crosser got double crossed himself and Colm was intending to betray Micah.

[@lefkty35k90]

They hate my boy Micah but his the perfect example on how real outlaws was irl they didn’t care about sht but then self

[@Ianstube12]

I honestly believe Micah agent the whole time after he was broke out of strawberry I believe when he leaves Arthur saying he needed a gift for Dutch is when he was approached similar to how Arthur was and as he said he’s a survivor I also believe in the epilogue the Pinkertons knew if Micah created a gang and made a lot of noise it could draw Dutch out as agent Ross never gave up looking for him and was gonna use Micah as a lure

[@John-996]

Low honour Arthur is also much more concerned with trying to survive. funny thing if you help people im the world their are random encounters were Micah will warn Arthur about helping folk.

[@SixBladesKojiro]

4:00 its "path of least resistance" genious

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

Milton would have no need to lie to Arthur because one he never lied the entire time they have talked and 2 Milton is well aware at that point that Arthur is dying which is why there is no need for him to lie because he holds all the cards Abigal he believes is tied up and he has a weakened Arthur morgan in front of him it would not be surprising that Milton with his ego would tell a dying man whats goibg on before he died

[@unidentifiedtoast8076]

In my last play through Micah was in the scene where Milton confronts the gang, I’m a little confused how this happened

[@Monkey12027]

I was thinking a same thing

[@michalurbanful]

People here wrote that got changed in an update. Dunno if that's true though.

[@DemonOfCybertron]

11:12 idk why that made me laugh so much 😂

[@NashTheInsomniac]

Rip Van Winkle :)

[@ghostmane8018]

0:00___0:36 that intro was beautiful 😞💔

[@ericconradgordon]

Personally I think there were multiple rats, Shawn during his capture, Abigail when you look at her character, I think even Hosea opened his mouth and that’s how Abigail got away. Just a theory

[@theblazingpegasus9151]

Nit pick but micahs revolves are custom doable action revolvers not schofields, dutch uses schofields

[@madladdbolt1854]

In my play through, Micah was there standing his ground with the gang… idk is it was the intended way or a glitch, but this might mean him walking away could have been a glitch

[@nickbuckley4371]

Kieran literally tortured will stand by the gang I trust him more than Micah ever

[@NashTheInsomniac]

poor Kieran didn’t deserve to die :( he just wanted a place to call home

[@sFde46]

@10:58 "milton doesn't know the hole gang, only dutch and arthur" @12:15 "milton says micah is the rat" Damn, i've always have 50/50 if micah was the rat, but this just proves he was. Also, this explains why after arthurs death and dutch's escape, most of the gang managed to live a normal life (bounty hunter, shop owner, etc.).

[@KurwaRomek]

Micah is the only realistic outlaw in the game, at least among the main characters

[@LUNARBL00M]

Not true, Micah was just the only one that didn't try to pretend he was anything more than a lowlife murderer, like dutch.

[@pitbullthedog668]

No. A lot of criminals have morals believe it or not . Lines even they don’t cross. But there are also pure savages like Micah. All the outlaws are realistic

[@VivianaSilverback]

Absolutely not. Many outlaws had morals and moral codes in real life. Sure, some savages like Micah did exist, but the majority were like Dutch, Arthur, or Hosea.

[@cleancut4062]

People over complicate it a lot. Why do criminals and gang members rat in real life? To get momentary amnesty to save their skin. That is Micah’s whole character, he says it “a survivor”

[@msb539]

He thought he was playing Dutch for the blackwater treasure. Dutch, though became mad saw through his scheme and shot him in the epilogue.

[@MayDubz]

I think the Pinkertons had a brief alliance with Colm, with the goal of Capturing Dutch only for Arthur to Unintentionally result in the backstab of Colm.

[@marcmontalvo787]

I rhink the poster shows that even though micah didnt already turn in durch, ratting was always an option

[@spencerherron5539]

Also we can’t say whether or not Micah and Dutch looked for Arther after he was captured because it never showed what they did while he was gone. I think it’s more likely they did look for him but had no idea where he was or if he was in danger.

[@Theoldgrayman]

I sorry but 1:40 those are double action revolvers

[@bravosix9555]

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that!

[@backforblood3421]

Those weren't Schofield revolvers that Micah had. They were the RDR2 version of double action revolvers which, unfortunately, do not allow you to fire as fast as you can pull the triggers on the controller the way the ones in RDR do.

[@BanzaiYoutubeChannel]

Their not "Rockstars" version. They are Colt M1892 revolvers

[@backforblood3421]

@@BanzaiKZbinChannel I didn't say they were "Rockstars" version. I said they were the RDR2 version as opposed to the RDR version and I explained the difference.

[@NashTheInsomniac]

@@backforblood3421i swear when i see people come to their own conclusions about comments when what you were saying is very clear. jus dont read the comment fully and are already looking for something to disagree with.

[@DanielSMV805]

My personal theory is that Micah had his own agenda well before joining the gang. I believe he was initially was going for Dutch's bounty of his own volition before his priorities changed throughout the course of the game. The bounty poster being the evidence. $1000 was a lot of money back then, but once Micah joined the gang the Blackwater money would probably seem more enticing to him. He constantly talked about the Blackwater money. Everything after the Blackwater Massacre would mean Micah was stuck with the gang. After seeing that the gang was going to be destroyed one way or another because of Dutch's own decisions (the train robbery), he likely shifted his focus from turning Dutch in himself to collect a bounty to *getting* Dutch caught to divert attention from himself allowing him to get out. The main reason i think Micah disapproved of the train robbery is because Arthur distinctly mentions "i didnt see you rushing to jump on that train" after Micah made a snarky remark. Not even Arthur or Hosea liked the idea of a train robbery. I think Micah influencing Dutch's self destructive decisions were him putting heat on him so he could get out, seeing as Dutch was running the gang into the ground anyways. Either that or he was trying to wittle down Dutch's defenses by getting as many gang members indirectly killed as he could. Assuming he even still cares about the bounty at this point Lastly I believe him turning rat was purely an opportunity for him to survive after being caught by the Pinkertons. We clearly saw with Abigail that Milton was done showing mercy to any of the Van Der Linde gang members if they were caught. He 100% would have been hanged if he didn't flip. Likely even tortured if Strauss was any example. A lot of people think Micah was a rat from the very beginning, but i dont think so. I just think he was intent on destroying the Van Der Linde gang for his own reasons. First money. Then survival.

[@kalandraresan3890]

I've never bought the theory that Milton lied, and it's because he doesn't need to. Milton believes he's in full control of the situation and that Dutch's gang can never beat him. He has a sick and dying Arthur in his sights and has absolutely no reason to deceive, but the perfect opportunity to display his superiority before taking Arthur's life and reveal who the real traitor was, like a villain revealing his master plan. Beyond that, there's no way Micah trusted the law with his well-being over Dutch. He likely gave them no more information that what was necessary to survive. He's still the world's biggest rat but he wouldn't trust the Pinkertons to let him walk away either.

[@Rellus32-44]

Exactly. Milton didn't know he'd even die in that moment, and likely wouldn't have if Arthur didn't cut into Abigail's bonds. He knew for a fact that the only winners in that scenario were himself and the agency. Letting Arthur feel defeat right before sending him to the grave with that information was probably a form of displaying superiority, much like you said. If he was lying, why exactly would he just let Arthur WALK out of there? Especially when he's killed every agent in town, alone, and barely hanging onto life by a thread.

[@NashTheInsomniac]

plus at the beginning of the game Milton doesn’t even know Johns name, someone who has been with the gang since he was a young boy. How would he know Micah’s name if he recently joined and didn’t have the same authority or presence in the gang as Arthur atleast not till the end.

[@lilhedgehog8576]

When Milton asks “ who are you?” And John says “Rip van Winkle” that is one of the funniest moments in the entire game.

[@MrBankalicious]

Never play both sides, that can get you knocked off. He 100% was looking out for number 1, and in doing so led him to be the true antagonist

[@martinweee]

I love this guy's videos black lung

[@MicahBell_1860]

Micah has dual double action revolvers, not Schofield. Dutch has the Schofields. I've always said Micah needs Dutch to live & not get caught, in order to get rich himself. He only wanted to get rid of the women & the other baggage in the gang

[@cosmonauthal7651]

I think Milton was only telling a half truth as he would gain nothing from giving up Molly oppose to giving up Micha. I think Molly HAD told them somethings but wasn’t an official “rat” as it just doesn’t add up that Molly told them absolutely nothing but she clearly is eaten up about what she had told them along with the ability to cling to that lie in a drunken angry guilt fueled speech and Milton I believe doesn’t know Molly is dead so no point in giving up a living valuable asset so he keep that lead potentially open when he told Arthur about Micha because why not, as we see the Pinkertons don’t see Micha as useful anymore no harm in telling the dead man who betrayed him if you are also planning on killing the betrayer to.

[@blessedxxiii8908]

micah setup the gang in blackwater and saint denis he's been working as an informant for the pinkertons since the beginning of the game how else did the pinkertons and cops know exactly where the gang were going on that exact day plus milton knew where to find hosea and abigail thanks to the rat🐀

[@adamjacobs6644]

16:14 Now lets not confuse selfishness with survival here. Temperamental and hot headed okay but selfish doesn't belong. It's generous to be a survivor. It keeps you safe so that you can still serve or work with others. It also allows you a defense mechanism so that you can move without fear. It's how one uses survival that makes the difference. Do you expose people when you can so that you survive better when they are not a threat at all? Or do you safeguard that persons information and help them become better or trust that they will in time? I've done both and I prefer the safeguarding option. We moved from my home state Texas in 2003 and up until my high school days there was a lot of mutual misunderstandings. Then in college my senate service changed everything. I got to serve well and after that begun environmental work. I have since found out no one was mad at me in the first place. I'm now poised to continue to serve and enter leadership again. Micah seems to prefer to use info to expose people and never really got a way out which is often what happens. This makes me lucky as ever to have gotten out!

[@williamcredle1906]

No one cares about your life!! Quite being a youtube philosopher it's a video game

[@NashTheInsomniac]

nah hes pretty selfish, this the definition (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. which is exactly what he does, he doesn’t care about what happens to anyone but himself. he constantly talks about the blackwater money because hes greedy. i mean all the gang members are in a sense. ALSO awesome stuff man! im glad to hear everything worked out for you despite your struggles. you are super strong for that! hope u have a great day :)

[@adamjacobs6644]

@@NashTheInsomniac Thank you for that!

[@Parktrizzle]

Molly was the first rat, Micah only followed suit when it became convenient.

[@alexpratt99]

I always thought that Micah wanted authors position in the gang author was number 2 but later on I just started to think he’s selfish and will do whatever to help himself he doesn’t care about anyone except himself Dutch and the gang were a tool to Micah that’s it

[@alexpratt99]

He admits it though he straight up days during the fight scenes it’s survival there isn’t good and bad just survival. That to me is an admission he seen the gang was going down and talked on them

[@Nihil847]

What if Dutch was the rat the whole time? Like the guy in The Departed

[@NashTheInsomniac]

Arthur: DUTCH YOU’RE THE RAT DUTCH!!

[@yourdead7974]

I never truly understand why aurthurs bounty is higher then dutch's is, I guess cuz aurthur did more of the work then dutch, but idk it's weird lol

[@NashTheInsomniac]

on god, unless Milton was lying jus to get Arthur to cave

[@therealgod9859]

1:42 double actions*

[@PureMotivationPower]

His two customized schofield revolvers. Bro double action revolvers

[@regularstan6212]

12:40 of course Milton could be lying