Micah Bell

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## Guile Villain

### Alias

Micah
Mr. Bell
The Rat
Hothead
Snake
Cowpoke
Traitor
Sickness

### Allies

Dutch van der Linde
Van der Linde gang
Cleet and Joe (all formerly)
His gang
Pinkertons

### Powers/Skills

Very high intelligence
Expert marksmanship
Knife proficiency
Manipulative charm
Persuasion
Intimidation
Strength
Combat skills
Deception
Leadership
Endurance
Durability
High pain tolerance
Decent agility

### Goals

Escape the United States by any means necessary (failed).
Retrieve the money from the Blackwater robbery.
Manipulate Dutch van der Linde (both succeeded until his death).
Destroy the Van der Linde gang (succeeded).
Kill Arthur Morgan (succeeded in *Low Honor* endings; abandoned in *High Honor* endings).
Kill John Marston and Sadie Adler (failed).

### "Evil is Cool" Zone

Threatening to pay a visit to Abigail and Jack after he kills John.
Faking sympathy to Arthur Morgan after he was tortured by the O'Driscolls.

### MEH or Most Evil Actions

Committing double homicide with his father at age 17.
Shooting up half the town of Strawberry just to get his favorite guns back.
Betraying and manipulating Dutch van der Linde and his entire gang.

### Crimes

Mass murder (inc. child murder)
Attempted genocide
Robbery
Conspiracy
Theft
Abuse
Terrorism
Treason
Sexual harassment
Property damage
Arson
Mass corruption
Incrimination
Animal cruelty
Hostage taking
Kidnapping
Mutilation
Torture
Assault and battery
Gambling
Vandalism
Jailbreak
Rape (heavily implied)

### Type of Villain

Psychopathic Traitor

**Micah Bell III** is the main antagonist of the *Red Dead Redemption* duology, which is a sub-series in the *Red Dead* franchise. He is the overarching antagonist of the 2010 video game *Red Dead Redemption*, and the main antagonist of the 2018 prequel *Red Dead Redemption II*.

He was originally part of the Van der Linde gang and helps Arthur, Dutch and his allies get the job done. However, he eventually betrays them and starts committing crimes and makes his personality even worse. He is Arthur Morgan's former sidekick and they are now archenemies.

He was portrayed by Peter Blomquist in motion capture.

## His Cool and Evil Rankings

### What Makes Him a Guile Villain?

* He is extremely well-trained and competent in gunmanship due to Peter Blomquist's amazing performance of him in motion capture.
* While it may not detract from his actions, Micah has a comical defeat.
* While he does (seemingly) express sympathy when he apologizes to Arthur after Arthur is tortured by the O'Driscolls, it easily could've been a manipulation tactic to dissuade Arthur from seeking retribution since it was Micah's plan that lead Arthur to be tortured in the first place.
* Even if the apology was genuine, Micah would subvert it when Arthur's tuberculosis worsens, by antagonizing Arthur and ultimately betraying the gang.
* He disguises his loathsome and disgusting colours under a funny and affable persona to manipulate people into believing him.
* Before his betrayal, he helps Dutch, Arthur and their allies get the job done because he is part of the gang.
* He makes a threat to pay a visit to Abigail and Jack after murdering John.

### What Makes Him Evil?

* At the age of 17, he and his father murdered two people by slitting their throats and hanging them on the rafters.
* He holds racist and sexist views which he extends to every member of the gang.
* He goes on a homicidal rampage immediately after being broken out of Strawberry's jail just to get his confiscated pistols back, dragging a reluctant Arthur into helping him fend off authorities and leaving half the town shot dead. In the middle of it all, he forces himself into a home and brutally murders Skinny, an old friend of his, and his wife.
* Despite his comments and no on-screen actions, it's implied he abuses his horse, Baylock. After Micah is reunited with his horse in chapter 2, Baylock's hygiene will deteriorate and he will act aggressively if Arthur tries to interact with him.
* While riding horseback to camp, he complains that none of the women there'll have sex with him even with a gun to their head and doesn't deny anything when accused of attempting to do so.
* It's implied that he killed the gang's dog, Cain, in a conversation with Jack. He even kicks Cain in chapter 3.
* When Dutch starts losing his mind and Arthur becomes weak, Micah starts to manipulate Dutch into horrible plans and turning him against John and Arthur.
* He ratted the gang out to the Pinkertons when it seemed they would get caught or were becoming weaker.
* Though he helped Dutch to find and Kill Colonel Henry Favours, it wasn't out of altruism, but to benefit himself, after that, he went back trying to kill Dutch.
* He convinces Dutch not to help Abigail after she is captured by Pinkertons.
* He killed Susan Grimshaw when Arthur revealed that he was the rat.
* He tries to murder both Arthur and John, succeeding with the former (only if he has low honor).
* After the dissolution of the gang, Micah forms his own gang of outlaws, committing all kinds of crimes. He killed at least two dozen people during this time.
* When Cleet, a member of his gang, tried to stop Micah from murdering a little girl, Micah became furious and tried to kill Cleet as well.
	+ He additionally showed no concern or grief when Joe was killed by John Marston.
* He uses Sadie as a hostage after Dutch showed up.
* Overall, Micah is so nasty, that no one even misses him when he is dead. Not even Arthur expressed remorse or sympathy at seeing Micah die. In fact, Micah got what he deserved since he betrayed the gang and manipulated his allies into doing things they didn't even want to do in the first place, showing that Micah is just selfish and loves killing and making others suffer.

## Trivia

* Micah Bell is one of the most hated and evil villains created by Rockstar Games due to his betrayal of the gang and vile personality, and there is even a subreddit solely dedicated to hating him called "F\*\*\*Micah". It has over 16,000 subscribers.
* Micah is so far the only *Red Dead* villain to be a Guile Villain.

## External Links

* Micah Bell on the Villains Wiki
* Micah Bell on the Pure Evil Wiki
* Micah Bell on the Hate Sink Wiki