10 Most Shocking Video Game Sidekick Betrayals

2. Dutch - Red Dead Redemption 2

Yes, Dutch. His shady lackey Micah sucks and he always sucked, but Dutch was your guy, Dutch was Arthur’s guy. You went through thick and thin having each other’s backs and for him to turn on you was absolutely cruel.

Dutch, the head of the Van der Linde gang, may not be the most villainous villain on this list, you could argue he’s hardly a villain at all, but watching him betray Arthur is totally heartbreaking.

We know Micah manipulated Dutch and played on his weaknesses, and Arthur starts questioning Dutch’s decision-making more and more as his calls make less sense, but the fact that it takes Arthur almost dying for Dutch to begin to listen to him about Micah being a massive douche is agonising. Even then, you feel so terribly let down, and your connection to Arthur makes it sting all the more.

The moment where Arthur desperately tries to convince Dutch that Micah is the rat and he just won’t believe you severely sucks. As does the fact that he gets most of the gang to side against you. Arthur deserved better.