Hosea's Sickness - Red Dead Redemption 2

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[bacjam]

In the last chapter, it's nice to see some of the gang have adopted Arthur as the new Hosea; they all look up to him and ask him for advice.

[thecowboy]

Hosea's illness, and even Arthur's TB, ain't nothing compared to Uncle's Lumbago. As Uncle said: "It's a slow and painful death."

[HereGoesNothingFB]

There's not much I wish I could relive in life.. I wish I could play through this again for the first time ever.

[mdsfhs]

I gotta say that a snapping turtle feels like a pretty accurate animal for Hosea to be reincarnated as (1:56), calm and a bit slow, but dangerous if necessary.


I miss him.

[JTMHoneycombs]

You can discover his illness even earlier. In the snowy mountains at the beginning of the game you can see a conversation of him and Dutch where he coughs a bit. When you ask him about it, he waves it off saying it's the cold giving him the cough.

[samuelivanov]

12:25
“Hosea doesn’t have time for the idiots”
Meanwhile Arthur’s in the background smoking a ciggy he found on the floor

[loganwoods]

"I've excused you quite enough!"

I don't know why, but I LOVE the way his Voice Actor read that line. Sounds like a grandpa has lost his patients with the stupid in the family.

[The_Sleepiest_Socialist]

Dude, I joked to myself some hour ago that Hosea has worse tuberculosis than Arthur. Now I’m watching this, 5 minutes after it came out.

[Inqursition]

Abigail talking to Hosea just about made me cry. I love that sweet old man 😭

[billcrater]

It really hit me hard on my first play though when Hosea died. You can easily tell he genuinely cares about the people in the gang. When he turned around and just stared at Arthur at the bank, I had to pause because nothing could have held back the tears. Then Lenny I almost couldn’t finish the mission.

[ashleygris]

Hosea and Lenny being the oldest and youngest members dying together hits me pretty hard.

[immortalx]

When I discovered this game 2 years ago, Hosea being ill was the biggest thing I knew in the game. But in overtime, when much more lore and secrets get found in the game, I just totally forgot that Hosea was ill until I saw this video. This game is filled with too much secrets that can last a generation without being found.

[jfcard]

Hosea's sickness is also a great way to show how much the gang has changed; early on, one gang member being sick is a concern for the entire gang. At the end, only a few members of the gang express concern or worry for Arthur (though I'll always have a soft spot for Bill trying to stand up for Arthur to Micah).

[molotulo]

Hosea atleast doesn't die alone. I'm 63 and ain't doing good. The only thought that bothers me is being alone. Loneliness is the worst punishment a person can have.

[mickeyveach]

I always thought it was a glitch that Hosea keeps wearing the winter jacket throughout chapter 2. But now I'm convinced it's a symptom of his sickness that he needs to stay warm. Once we get to Lemoyne, he doesn't wear it again because it's a southern state which is known to be humid.

[reckszkingzactivitiesrkat.]

Arthur Morgan became more like Hosea when you play more in a high honour setting as the game progresses, he started picking up his wisdom & insight for real ✅.

[uberreaktor]

The scenes of him getting over-the-top annoyed/angry at Sean/Bill actually got me.
Like, dayum, I've replayed this game a few times already but I've never seen Hosea flying off the handle at any of the gang members before.
Didn't know he could flip his lid like that.
Only seen his calm and collected, a little more than occasionally sarcastic side so far.
Then again he surely has seen enough sh*t in his life to not take any from anyone.

[sashimiroll]

That transition at 1:48, from Hosea’s death to his gravestone. That was so well done.

[thecustomconcern]

“My dear Bessie went to heaven, while I’ll be going south” It makes me so sad to think Hosea thought that of himself, because while he was outlaw who did bad things, he was an outlaw who only wanted to punish other bad people and institutions, not innocent people. At his core, he was a really good and remorseful guy who everyone at camp cared about a lot.

[Nicola_Bailey]

I think it's most likely Hosea had Emphysema. Even today there is no cure for the disease, and the average life expectancy is just 5 years. The main symptoms are coughing and fatigue both of which Hosea showed.