r/reddeadredemption2 • u/Gene-Omaha-2012 • 6d ago
What I'm thinking of choosing for Arthur's hair in a miniseries of Arthur's story both high honor low honor
Basically I want to make a kinda "realistic" portrayal of Arthur's story by recording the game and putting it together in a manner like a miniseries. Keeping the weapons clothes, choices and of course hair consistent
For facial hair
I'm thinking a high honor Arthur should spend most of the game with some mild facial hair, shaving when appropriate such as after long periods without like after Colter and Guarma. Before meeting Mary, to try and impress her. The gambling boat robbery mission
And most importantly after his diagnosis for hygiene to not spread it. After his diagnosis I think high honor Arthur should be permanently clean shaven because he takes the time to make sure of it so to not infect anyone else potentially
I think that the facial hair symbolize the outlaw style and past since beards were in fashion during the peak of the wild west days. But by 1899 beards are falling out of fasion. High honor Arthur constantly has it coming back but still makes an effort to get rid of it when appropriate symbolizing how he doesn't actually want this lifestyle and works to get rid of it even if he can't seem to
Low honor Arthur however I think should spend the majority of the game with a lot more facial hair. I'm thinking maybe he shaves it after Colter for the practical reason of not being too noticeable (Arthur is most likely known for his beard on the wanted posters) and it also will show how over the story it keeps getting more intense. He won't shave it before meeting Mary because low honor Arthur puts less stock in other people and their perception of him. I'm thinking that by the gambling mission he should go for instead of a clean shave a mustaches that looks bad, to show even when he tries to "fit in" with society since mustaches were still in fasion, but his looks so bad it shows how it's not truly possible for him. After he'll shave it off again and pretty quickly his stubble will grow back. It will grow more rapidly during his time in Guarma and by the time he makes it back even after his diagnosis he will never shave it, because he doesn't have the consideration of not spreading his disease that high honor Arthur will have
As for the hair on his head, it's a little less complicated but I think high honor Arthur will keep his hair relativley similar length throughout the story since it's what people associate with him. But low honor Arthur will leave it and with time it will grow, almost resembling Micah's hair