do arthur have to die?
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No matter what you do, Arthur Morgan dies. There's currently no secret ending where he somewhat survives, fading into the mists of time under a new name. As noted in the endings above, he either dies from his tuberculosis, a bullet to the head, or a knife in the back. The life and death of an outlaw.
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Some may be hoping that there is a way to cure Arthur's tuberculosis and keep him as the main playable character, but unfortunately, it seems impossible. At the time of this writing, there is no cure for tuberculosis in Red Dead Redemption 2, and so players have to accept Arthur's fate.
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Player Notes : He will request to leave for a third time to Lothric Castle. He will die if he goes; there is no known way to save him. Patches will ask where Greirat went, but this only causes Patches to disappear for a time.
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But can you save him from this fate? Unfortunately not. Lenny is going to die in Red Dead Redemption 2, no matter what you do. It doesn't matter whether you, as Arthur, ride around aiding the innocent or shoot strangers in the face as soon as you see them; every scripted death in the game is unpreventable.
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7 Won't Die: Izuku Midoriya As such, there's absolutely no way that Midoriya will end up dying before the series wraps up.
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Red Dead Redemption 2: Cure for sickness. Spoiler Alert: Anyone who reached Chapter 5 of RDR2 would know that Arthur Morgan was diagnosed with Tuberculosis, which in the year of 1899 is as good as cancer with no known cure.
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And so: Of course Arthur Morgan dies at the end. ... By the end of Red Dead Redemption 2, Morgan can be found collapsed onto rocks, wheezing wetly for minutes at a time. Your partners don't even trust you to carry out some of the game's final missions.
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Players need to make sure he's dressed appropriately for the weather. They need to bathe him, using button prompts to wash his individual limbs. They need to feed him meals and snacks — but not too many! Early on, the game warns you consuming excess calories will cause Arthur to gain weight, which will alter his stats.
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After a few missions in the epilogue, you will receive all of Arthur's outfits and clothes. Along with that, you'll get his weapons too, pretty early in the epilogue. All the horses you used to own as Arthur, however, will not be given back to you. They're “lost” forever now.
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After a bitter winter, Prince Arthur died six months later from "sweating sickness" and was buried in Worcester. Catherine of Aragon remained in England after the prince's death, eventually marrying his younger brother, Henry VIII.
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Thou games present a version with them both being alive after events in Rivia, they may as well be dead. ... According to books, fate of Geralt and Yennefer is unknown since they don't appear later in the known history.
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As he leaves for the house, you'll get the option to murder the O'Driscoll or let him leave. Dutch obviously won't protest either way, so it's all up to you. The immediate effect is pretty much the same. If you decide to kill him, Arthur will choke him and leave him in the barn.
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Deceased Knights. King Uther Pendragon - Killed by Agravaine, Morgana and, by accident, Merlin after being fatally wounded by the Gleeman. Sir Lancelot - Stripped of his knighthood after it was revealed he had broken The First Code.
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If you decide to help John, you will fight your way up the mountain with him before agreeing to hold off the Pinkerton agents to allow him to escape. Once you've fought them off, Micah will turn up for a scrap. Arthur still dies if you win the fight, but he gets a peaceful death, looking out over the mountain.
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Killing Caesar doesn't matter much gameplay-wise. If you kill him during the surgery, then Legate Lanius takes his place and the game continues more or less the same. ... Everyone dies alone. This and make sure you have Boone with you when you kill him because it helps trigger his unique quest.
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No matter what you do, Arthur Morgan dies. ... As noted in the endings above, he either dies from his tuberculosis, a bullet to the head, or a knife in the back. The life and death of an outlaw.
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Some survived, but getting tuberculosis in 1899 was more or less a death sentence for many people. ... There is a point late in Red Dead Redemption 2's story where Arthur Morgan contracts tuberculosis. And in fact, it is the disease that causes Arthur, the hardened cowboy and outlaw, to ultimately lose his life.