After our seeing Red Dead Redemption 2 in action, along with the most recent trailer, we know that Red Dead 2's story is going to focus on how the Van der Linde gang goes from being one of the most notorious gangs of the old west to a scattered handful of fugitives. We didn’t meet each and every member of this band of outlaws during our first look at the game , but we did get to know a few key players.

Dutch

Arthur

John

Bill

Javier

Sadie

Micah

Hosea

Charles

Sean

Lenny

Pearson

Uncle

Molly O'Shea

Susan Grimshaw

Leopold Strauss

Abigail Roberts

Jack Marston

Karen Jones

Tilly Jackson

Mary-Beth Gaskill

Josiah Trelawny

Reverend Swanson

As Rockstar has revealed more of the main characters in Red Dead Redemption 2, we've updated our look at the ensemble cast from the upcoming adventure. Check them out below, with official descriptions from Rockstar. The leader of the eponymous Van der Linde Gang, Dutch has a dream to live a life that’s free of the restrictions of government and law. He’s has a knack for inspiring the people who follow him to great ambitions, which makes him especially dangerous to the authorities pursuing him - especially since he views government and law enforcement as the ultimate criminals, ones who will sow destruction to further their own ends.Dutch eventually meets his end in 1911, in the mountains above Cochinay in West Elizabeth. He takes his own life, torn between his inability to stop fighting against the changing world and knowing he cannot prevent said change - it’s likely we’ll see the effect that nature has on the rest of the gang throughout Red Dead 2."The leader of a sizeable gang of outlaws and misfits. Idealistic, anarchic, charismatic, well-read, well-lived, but possibly starting to unravel under the pressures of the encroaching modern world."Arthur is Dutch van der Linde’s right-hand man and chief enforcer of the gang. Recruited at a young age, he’s lived the outlaw life ever since and adopted Dutch’s dream of a free outside the rule of law. You can read much more about him here "Dutch's most dependable and capable enforcer since he was a boy, the outlaw life is all Arthur has ever known. Sharp, cool-headed, and ruthless, but with his own sense of honor. A man who gets the job done."The troubled hero of the original Red Dead Redemption, the younger version of John we’ll see in this will likely be less the beleaguered altruistic than his 1911 family-man counterpart. Thanks to the most recent trailer, we can assume he obtained his injuries at some point during the events of Red Dead Redemption 2, and it’s likely that this is also when he meets his wife-to-be, Abigail."Once an orphaned street kid taken under Dutch's wing at the age of twelve, John has always had to live by his wits. Shrewd, fearless and strong-willed, he and Arthur are Dutch’s proudest protégés."Bill manages to be one of the few members of Dutch’s gang that doesn’t either get killed or go crazy - though he was always a bit mad to begin with. Impulsive, brash, violent and stupid, Williamson may make for a valuable gun on a robbery, but will likely prove himself a liability to the rest of the gang.We know that Williamson survives the fall of the Van der Linde gang and eventually takes up residency in New Austin, establishing a headquarters for his own gang inside Fort Mercer outside the town of Armadillo. He dies in Mexico in 1911, killed after a rebel army deposes the corrupt General DeSanta, who Williamson was providing aid to."An ex-soldier discharged from the army, possibly dishonorably. Hot headed, he tends to act first and think later but is tough, dedicated and always ready to fight."Another member of the gang we know from the original Red Dead Redemption, in 1911 Javier has returned to his home country of Mexico and can be found (and captured or killed) working as a hired gun for the authoritarian rule of President Sanchez, Colonel Allende and Captain DeSanta.In 1899, Javier seems to be less the sly (and slightly manic) gunman we saw in RDR1, and more of a brooding, stoic young man - though that’s not his only trait. We saw him plucking aimlessly at a guitar in our demo, and it’s likely he provides the camp with more lively entertainment when the group is in high spirits."A notorious bounty hunter and Mexican revolutionary. Javier immediately had a strong connection to Dutch’s ideals. Very committed, passionate and loyal."While it wasn’t unheard of for women to turn to the outlaw life, few have such a knack for getting into and out of trouble as Sadie Adler."A widow who is hellbent on taking revenge upon those who killed her husband. Relentless and afraid of nothing and no one. The wrong woman to cross, but very loyal to those she loves."“Sometimes brothers make mistakes.” Micah is one of Dutch’s favored gunmen - though how loyal Bell remains to the Van der Linde gang remains unseen..."A career criminal and hitman. Wild and unpredictable but he lives for the action."Hosea Matthews might not be the oldest member of the Van der Linde crew (that honor likely goes to Unlce), but he might well have been the first. He claims he met his best friend dutch some time in the 1870s, when the two men simultaneously tried to rob one another. Each seeing a kindred spirit in the other, the two became fast friends."A master con artist, gentleman and thief, Hosea has been Dutch's closest friend and right-hand man for over twenty years. Intelligent and quick-witted, he can talk his way into, or out of, just about anything."Charles is one of the younger members of the gang and, considering that we see him free offering his help to Arthur in the second trailer and partaking in what looks like an organized street fight in the third, he’s always up for a fight."A relatively recent recruit to the gang, Charles is quiet and reserved but extremely competent in everything he does and virtually unbeatable in a fight. A decent, honest man who also happens to be deadly."Sean is another young firebrand in the group - in our demo we heard him tell a story about how he once got into a brawl after trying to gun someone down but realizing he had no bullets. He may not be the sharpest knife in the shed, but he’ll definitely be a good wild card to have on your side in a fight."A cocky young Irish thief and stick-up man who comes from a long line of criminals and political dissidents. He always wants a piece of the action and believes in himself…perhaps a little too much."While we don’t know much about Lenny besides his name, but in our demo he helped guilt Arthur into robbing a bank - so we know he’s a member of the gang who believes in honor among thieves."Young Lenny has been on the run since he was 15 years old after killing the men who murdered his father. Smart, educated, competent and ambitious, he is always ready to do his part."Pearson serves as the camp’s cook, and came to the gang less as an outlaw or a thief and more as a man who, for whatever reason, left traditional societal life behind. He takes his position seriously, and is always grateful when Arthur offers to go out hunting."The camp’s butcher and cook, Pearson served a short stint in the navy that he likes to talk about at length. A loud, jolly degenerate who is somewhat in denial about the turn his life has taken."Uncle is… well… Uncle. We see him as a rambling drunk in 1911, and in 1899 we’ve seen him as, well… a rambling drunk. He seems to easily get on Arthur’s bad side, since he spends more time treating hangovers than he does doing work around the camp."A hanger-on and good-time guy, Uncle is always around when the whiskey is open and never around when there’s any work to be done. If he wasn’t so entertaining, Dutch would have cut him loose years ago.""A Dublin girl and the object of Dutch’s affection, for now at least, Molly is too high-strung for a life on the run and it’s all starting to take a toll on her.""The undisputed boss and arbiter of justice in the camp, everything would have fallen apart years ago without Susan in charge. Tenacious and iron-willed, she stands for no nonsense.""Originally hailing from Austria, Herr Strauss is responsible for keeping the gang’s books and running their money lending operation. A serious, somewhat shifty and unemotional man, he has all the qualities a loan shark needs.""An orphan who grew up scraping out a living in dive bars and brothels in the West, Abigail is a strong, straight-talking woman who has seen a lot of life and knows what it takes to survive against the odds.""Young Jack has grown up with the gang, although everyone has done their best to shield him from the more nefarious elements, especially his mother Abigail. He loves everything about nature and the outdoor life, and is carefully watched over by his many aunts and uncles.""A consummate scam artist and trigger woman who can drink pretty much anybody under the table. Bold and full of fun, she loves the outlaw life and wouldn’t have it any other way.""An outlaw from the age of 12, Tilly ran with another gang before joining up with Dutch. Savvy, resilient and dependable, she can more than handle herself and isn’t afraid to speak her mind.""A kind, good-natured young woman, which makes her the perfect criminal. By the time people realize they’ve been duped, Mary-Beth is already on her way home with the money.""A flamboyant conjurer, conman and trickster, Trelawny is a very hard man to pin down but he’s always able to bring good leads.""An ex clergyman now lost to debauchery, Swanson has fallen a long way from the standards he once set himself. If he hadn’t saved Dutch’s life in the past, it’s unlikely the gang would have kept him around for this long."