RDR2: Arthur says goodbye to reverend (GOOD HONOR)

If you listen closely, Swanson is crying as he boards the inside of the train

“I can’t die for a bunch of nonsense spouted by a fool” love seeing how he changed from being a drunk, to a man who has changed and sees things for the way they truly are.

Swanson is a genuinely underrated and relatable character

"You've lived your life like a man, and you turned into a good man." Pure heartfeeling.

"Save who you can, and let the rest rot..." that gave me some power after hearing that

You can see reverend is afraid of Arthur when he sees him

"God doesn't care who you were, only who you are now."

Both Calderon and Swanson's conversations were both inspirational and made me like both characters even more. Here's why I like them. Swanson was telling Arthur that his path may be coming to a close, but that shouldn't stop him from being the good man he's grown into, even if Arthur doesn't quite believe it himself. Trying to push him to do right by the part of the gang that still cares about him. Swanson empathized with Arthur because he was someone who made terrible decisions in his life, but he came back from it and wanted to help Arthur believe he can do it too. Sadly you can tell Arthur still mostly brushed off Swanson's insistence that he is a good man. Arthur just had too much experience telling himself otherwise to have his mind changed so quickly. However Calderon approached it in a more emotional manner that truly spoke to Arthur, because that's where his troubles truly are, he's confident in his ability to handle the physical problems of his life, even near the end. But Calderon was able to help him finally face his emotional turmoil which was something Arthur was completely lost in. For his whole life he could write off his emotional hangups by telling himself "It was for the gang" or "This will support Dutch's plan to save us". But not anymore, now without those excuses to lead the life he does, all that guilt caught up to him all at once. Calderon convinced Arthur that despite the pain and loss he has suffered, he can still make things better for others. He doesn't need to believe in salvation or some miracle plan. He only needs to believe in that he has love in him that can be used to help his loved ones. In the end, I actually wish these were two separate events rather then one or the other. This was an important redemption and character defining moment for Swanson. And Calderon brought Arthur peace of mind in ways no one else could.

Throughout the entire game you see Swanson drunk and blabbering nonsense, struggling and being miserable. In the last scene, he says one of the wisest words in the entire game, and shows how good he actually is at knowing people's nature and character. Amazing

Ima be honest, I think this cutscene fits better with Arthur’s character than sister calderon’s. Swanson knows that Arthur wasn’t always a good man, but he acknowledges that he has become one. We also know Reverend a lot more than we do Calderon, and this is the only way we get to see when Reverend left.

For those that are wondering how to get Reverend with good honor because everyone says they get the Sister with good honor and Reverend with bad honor but theres a way to get Reverend with good honor and that is by NOT doing the Brother mission where you free the slaves. Thats because if you dont do that mission Arthur doesnt know who Sister is. I think its far more fitting with Reverend because when we first meet Reverrend Arthur saves his life and tells him hes better than what he thinks of himself and by the end Reverend is telling Arthur how hes better than he thinks of himself. Its more fitting with Reverend given the history as opposed to the Sister

"If we were all like you things might have turned out differently" This is so true...

Even during the beginning of the game when I barely even knew Reverend, he grew on me. Each time he got drunk and sang that song I always followed his drunken footsteps and listened, and was filled with immense joy when hearing he had finally sobered up. Seeing him leave made me wonder what would happen to him, then later in the Epilogue I see this man mentioned in the newspaper leading a Church in NY, and once again, I had a big grin on my face seeing that he was doing well in his life. TLDR: Reverend is my favorite character.

Everyone always says the nun is better, but I think Reverend is just as good

Little did he know that after a 20 min ride he’d be back exactly where he got on the train

I prayed for Arthur and Dutch, I truly did....I tried

I met that Mother Teresa character

The reverend should've been the person you speak to regardless of the honor. Just change up the dialogue.

Swanson: “You’re not a good man, but you’re not all bad either” Also Swanson: “You lived your life like a man and you turned into a good man”

"I'm worried my path is coming to an end" i nearly cried when i listened to this