Portal DualShockers compiled a fresh top 10 list of the best video game protagonists in history. Only one character from a Rockstar game made the list — Arthur Morgan. He took the 2nd place, surpassing Kratos, Geralt, Shepard, and numerous other popular protagonists.
In the description, Arthur is depicted as a character who prioritizes loyalty above all, has his own cowboy moral code, and is willing to do anything for his friends.
Arthur takes the second spot on this list for embodying one of
the best character arcs in gaming. Despite his cowboy gang
lifestyle, Arthur tries to do right in the end. He never
believes he can do enough right to make up for the bad he has
done, but he does what he can anyway. He even helps set up John
Marston (the main character of the first Red Dead Redemption)
with a better life for him and his family. In the end, Arthur's
final moments are tragic and gut-wrenching. There has never
been a cowboy quite like Arthur, and there may never be one
again.