#javier is a survivor making the decisions he needs to survive with the information given to him

[pinkysberg]

can't flesh out a WHOLE thought yet but thinking a lot about red dead and how it addresses this idea that desperate people will do things they wouldn't otherwise do. and while most of the van der linde gang is an example of this to a degree, i feel javier is the best of them.

he's in such a desperate position. being in a country that is not his own (that is also actively hostile toward him) because he's actively wanted in his own country is already w pretty hard spot to be in, so naturally he takes to the first person to show him kindness and offer him an opportunity for a marginally more stable position than prior. it's worth noting, though, he clearly had a moral code he was unwilling to break as he doesn't remain with dutch, but what i hear criticized just as often is his decision to work with the mexican government as a hit man. it goes against everything he is.

but when it's work for me or die, take this job or starve, agree to the terms or be shot like a dog or strung up for everyone to watch, it puts you in a pretty desperate position. we can't all be dutch who would sooner rag doll off a cliff side than compromise.

#javier is a survivor making the decisions he needs to survive with the information given to him #i'm an apologist til the day i die #he's a WELL WRITTEN CHARACTER AND I'LL ARGUE IT TIL IM BLUE IN THE FACE #anyway #javier escuella #rdr2 #rdr