Lex Fridman

To create that experience.

That's what great films do.

That's what great books do.

So who do you think is the best character you've ever created in RDR?

So to me, I think definitively Arthur from Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best character ever created in video games ever.

Thank you.

I think there's not even, I mean, John will be the second, which is hilarious to say, but like, those are, John will be a close second, but Arthur is definitively, and you've talked about in that interview, you said that a lot of video games work on the same premise, that you start as a weak person and end up as a strong superhero.

But what if you start as a tough guy, someone who already is very strong, someone that is emotionally confident of his place in the world?

Arthur's journey is not about becoming a superhero, because he's almost one at the start, but it's about an intellectual rollercoaster when his worldview gets taken apart.

So it's very different than the normal journey of a character.

In a game.

Yeah.

What about the component of mortality?

Of a character facing his own mortality over a prolonged period?

Sort of just the prospect of...

Like real sort of fear of death, realization of death.

So you also like the side characters.

You like the flavor of the full cast.

What are some of the favorites you've created?

I'm sure the one you're currently working on, Nigel Dave, you called him a side character.