Susan Grimshaw

Susan Grimshaw is a supporting character of the 2018 western action-adventure game Red Dead Redemption II. 
One of the original members of the Van der Linde gang, alongside Dutch van der Linde, Hosea Matthews and Arthur Morgan, she acts as an administrator, arbiter and mother figure, giving her tough authority over disputes or important matters and is the one with Simon Pearson to organize the gang when they move to another location. 
She was portrayed by Kaili Vernoff.
==Biography==
===Background===
Not much is known about Susan Grimshaw's past, except that she was once engaged to an unnamed man before he died of unknown circumstances. During the late 1870s and early 1880s, Susan met Dutch van der Linde, an outlaw who had just founded his own gang with his friend Hosea Matthews. She joined the gang, becoming one of the original members alongside Arthur Morgan, whom she possibly mentored alongside Dutch and Hosea. 
Susan began a romantic relationship with Dutch at an unknown point in time, but their relationship ended and van der Linde moved on to another, younger woman named Annabelle. Despite this, Susan and Dutch remained on good terms, and she gained his trust and respect to the point that he gave her authority over the gang after him and Hosea. With time, Susan became the group's arbiter, which gave her authority to resolve disputes between gang members. She became known to be strict and forthright, as she would organize the group and is often noted to be the reason the gang hasn't fallen apart.
=== Events of Red Dead Redemption II ===
==== Colter Chapter ====
During the primary chapter of the game, the gang is running away from the Pinkerton Detectives after a disastrous robbery in the city of Blackwater. After arriving in the abandoned mining town of Colter, Susan takes things in hand by asking Mary-Beth Gaskill to light a fire, Karen Jones to bring in whatever blankets they have and Simon Pearson to see that they have in terms of food. After Davey Callander’s death, Dutch and Arthur leaves to search for Micah Bell and John Marston, who were send as scouts. They return to their new camp with a woman named Sadie Alder, whom they rescued from the O’Driscoll gang who killed her husband. They welcome her among the gang and Susan indicates Arthur his room then tells to Micah that he’ll have to share a room with Javier Escuella, Charles Smith, Bill Williamson and Lenny Summers, to which he complains, but she ignores him. Susan spends most of the chapter inside Colter’s schoolhouse, telling the gang to push forward.
==== Horseshoe Overlook Chapter ====
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==== Clemens Point Chapter ====
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==== Saint Denis Chapter ====
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==== Guarma Chapter ====
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==== Beaver Hollow Chapter ====
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== Legacy ==
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==Personality==
Susan was one of the original gang members of the Van der Linde gang, alongside Dutch Van Der Linde, Hosea Matthews, and Arthur Morgan, and acts as the arbiter, giving her authority over disputes. At first glance, Susan is depicted is being strict and abrasive, as she gives tough love to the gang, and can be seen berating some of them at times. Due to her authority, she is disliked by some of the women in the gang, notably Mary-Beth and Karen. Additionally, Susan has a lethal side, as she kills Molly without hesitation, and urges Arthur to kill one of the Foreman brothers. Despite this, Susan has shown herself to be loving, sympathetic and caring towards the gang, as when Tilly was kidnapped, she took the initiative to rescue her.
==Gallery==
Susan Grimshaw - Redemption 2 - Artwork.jpg|Susan's artwork.
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