Rant about dutch
Pls don't spoil me, this is my first time playing the game and the franchise and I am at chapter 4 at this moment, I just have to rant about it so I'm doing it here.
Dutch seems... off. Like he's changing, or maybe revealing his true colors, ever since the Cornwall thing in valentine. First of all, the money, he is so stressed about money, at all costs, he is ready to lose gangmembers, destroy whole towns and families, just for some buck. Second of all, he tries to sell the gang this idea of a paradise, in a far far away land, which we will get to do if we dont defy him(kinda sounds like a cult), he dismissed Sean's death as good for the cause of the paradise, anything to get there.
At the meeting with the odriscolls I agreed with him, we are fighting on too many fronts, Dutch gives a heartwarming speech, but if you listen closely, he isn't rlly saying anything, like, at all. It's just catchphrases and buzzwords, stuff like love and family and loyalty and "if we dont have each other we don't have anyhting", this thing recurrs every time he talks.
I feel like losing jack was Dutchs breaking point, from that point on, he just wasn't the same, he became even more obsessed with this paradise, and revenge, which was once a fools act, was now acceptable. He raided the braithwates in a foolish and uncalculated manner, which made the gang need to move again. Then in Saint Denis, stuff was good for a Little way, with some more promises of paradise and money, until Bronte stabbed us in the back.
At this point, even hosea realized Dutch is full of shit, and is often arguing with him about his ways, and Arthur ofc chooses Dutch bcus he has authority. When asked why he wanted to raid Bronte, he avoided it, and when he was forced to answer, he again didn't rlly say anything, only manipulating the gang by saying stuff like "it's either him or us"(which I dont believe is true at all), when questioning his decisions Dutch started attacking his own gang members (verbally and sometimes even physically), shaming them and demeaning them, during the Bronte raid, it was clear he was doing this for revenge, just the way he was yelling for Bronte.
After catching him, Angelo tried to pay off bill, which at that point, seems like he would do it, but is too scared of Dutch. He then ruthlessly punches, drowns then feeds Bronte to an alligator, which is brutal, impulsive and unnecessary, even Arthur is feeling icky at this point. I have just finished that mission and Dutch looks like a mine ready to blow at any second, and this looks more and more like a cult, that's it, thx for listening to my rant.