Roger Clark, Red Dead Redemption 2’s Roger Clark, discusses the dangers of crouching running

Roger Clark, Arthur Morgan's actor sat down to discuss some of the best and worst moments in Red Dead Redemption 2 (and vice versa). The interview with Gamology, via GamesRadar, gave us a look at what it was like to work on set as well as the thought processes behind some of the most heart-wrenching moments ( spoilers ahead if you still don't).

Clark says, "People ask me all the time what was the most difficult thing about Red Dead Redemption 2. I always tell them that it was crouching." "We crouch ran for, I believe, a few days. You have to crouch, walk, run stealthily, run with one or two guns, and then crouch-run a rifle. Three days later, I was absolutely in pain.

As the old saying goes, "no pain, no gain." Clark admits that Rockstar's insistence on paying attention to detail and finding ways to make Arthur come to life was the only reason that he was required to perform these grueling duties.

Clark says, "Not many studios do this, but I am very, very thankful that Rockstar Games allowed me to have so much ownership of Arthur." "Arthur walks and rubs his nose just like me. Immersion is important. "I feel blessed."

Clark reflects that this level of creative ownership comes with some downsides. "As actors, we often second-guess our own decisions. I often dwell on a situation a few weeks later, thinking, "Gosh, I know, maybe I shouldn't have done it this way." I remember thinking about Arthur's death."

If you end up watching the entire video with Clark, which you should do, at the end of the video, rewatch Arthur's death scene. Reflect on what Arthur was feeling and what he attempted to do.

Clark says, "Oh no, oh my, the shit hits the fan." "Everyone is button-mashing so hard at the moment." I knew I was and I knew what would happen. Clark mentions that, because the fight is so predetermined (it's sadly all predetermined), Clark acted out the scene in Mocap. Clark is the one who performs most of the action scenes. Some of them are stunt performers but many are Clark.

Clark was able to make Arthur’s final moments as tragic and personal as he had always wanted. Clark says, "I chose to make the scene a little more peaceful." "Some people might remember that in one of the camp, people were talking about how they wanted to die. If you stayed around for long enough, Hosea would join in and ask, 'What do think, Arthur? Arthur replies, "Just face me towards the West so I could think about all the great times I had on the way" and that's exactly what he does here. I tried to give him a semblance peace in his final moments. We need to comfort the player because, at this stage, most people are crying their eyes out."

I am that player. It hurts to watch the scene again. But hearing Clark's reasoning behind each action may bring some closure, even if that is too much for a random Tuesday afternoon.