Mickey is a minor character and a special character featured in Red Dead Redemption 2.

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What is the backstory of Mickey, the homeless veteran in Red Dead Redemption 2?

In Red Dead Redemption 2, Mickey is a homeless man who falsely claims to be a U.S. Army veteran. He is often found in Valentine, seeking money or conversation. Despite wearing a sergeant's uniform, he eventually admits to the protagonists, Arthur Morgan and John Marston, that he never served in the military.

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Where can the character Mickey be found in Red Dead Redemption 2?

In Red Dead Redemption 2, Mickey, who presents himself as a homeless vet, is located in Valentine, either opposite Keane's Saloon or near the train station. He engages in dialogue with Arthur Morgan and John Marston, later confessing that his claims of military service were false.

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How does Mickey interact with Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2?

In Red Dead Redemption 2, Arthur Morgan frequently interacts with Mickey, a homeless man who pretends to be a veteran. Mickey appreciates Arthur's company and conversation. During Arthur's battle with tuberculosis, Mickey provides comfort and reveals his deception about being a soldier. Later, John Marston encounters Mickey in similar circumstances, with Mickey attempting to embrace him.

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What is the significance of Mickey's character in the storyline of Red Dead Redemption 2?

In Red Dead Redemption 2, Mickey is a homeless character who falsely claims to be a veteran, seeking sympathy and interaction. He engages with protagonists Arthur Morgan and John Marston, offering them comfort and companionship. His character, despite his deception, enriches the storyline.

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What is the mystery behind Mickey's missing arm in Red Dead Redemption 2?

Mickey, a character in Red Dead Redemption 2, is a homeless man who alleges to have lost his left arm in battle while serving in the U.S. Army. Mickey can be found begging for money or conversation in locations such as opposite Keane's Saloon in Valentine or outside the train station. However, it's suggested that Mickey may not have actually served in the war, instead pretending to be a veteran for sympathy.

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History

Background

Mickey is a homeless man who claims to have fought for the Union in the American Civil War. Mickey claims to have lost his left arm in a battle during the war. Mickey also claims to have lost a friend and to have been blamed for his friend's death^[1]. Towards the end of Arthur's life, during a conversation with Mickey, Mickey confesses "I never was in the army, friend. I told folk I was! But I lied."^[1]

Mickey also says to have had an uncle named Arthur, who died.^{[2] [1]}

He regularly hangs around the town of Valentine, specifically around Keane's Saloon or the Train Station.

Events of Red Dead Redemption 2

The player and Mickey can have interactions throughout the game, specifically in Valentine. Mickey first appears in Chapter 2, and can even be seen during the Epilogue. In total, there are seven encounters that the protagonist can have with Mickey. All of the encounters are conversations about the Civil War, kindness, and Mickey himself. Mickey will commonly request for charitable acts such as a hug or a conversation.

First Encounter

Arthur Morgan meets Mickey, as he sits down and coughs. Mickey is sitting, pressing his back against a blue building in front of the Saloon. As soon as Arthur steps in front of Mickey, he instantly gets up and begins to greet Arthur. Mickey talks about how he is too old to get an job, and ask Arthur if the pair can become friends. Arthur can accept, or decline the request. If Arthur accepts, Mickey will get joyful towards Arthur, and the player will gain Honor, with Mickey proceeding to talk about a friend of his who died, and him being blamed for it.

At the same time, Mickey ask for another request. This time he ask if he can "hold" Arthur. If Arthur accepts again, it will initiate a cutscene, where Mickey awkwardly hugs Arthur for a second.

Second Encounter

At a different time, Arthur can meet Mickey once again at the same building as before, sitting down. As soon as Arthur is in his view, Mickey will stand up just like the previous encounter, this time asking for Arthur's name. Arthur can respond, in which Mickey begins to talk about a relative of his also named Arthur, his uncle.

Third Encounter

Mickey sits down in front of a fence at the Valentine Train Station, this time requesting for a drink to everyone around him, but he is ignored. As Arthur approaches him, he will get up and request for a buck, in which Arthur can give one dollar. After giving the dollar, Mickey will thank Arthur, before walking away.

Fourth Encounter

This time Mickey sits down in front of the same blue building instead of the train station, yelling out how he fought in "the war". Whenever Arthur approaches him, he will ask Arthur if he is crazy (after shooting up the town of Valentine, and beating up Tommy), where Arthur can reply saying that he is indeed crazy. Mickey will also claim to have fought in "the war", presumably the Civil War, and that he got beat up by Tommy once.

Fifth Encounter

Mickey is seen sitting down at the train station, this time going up to Arthur, and claiming to have forgotten both his own and Arthur's name. Mickey will ask if Arthur has ever forgot his own name, and Arthur can respond with a "no" or a "sure". If Arthur responds with a "sure", than Mickey will refer to him as a "Big feller with a gun", and himself as a "Little feller, who can't afford a gun no more".

Sixth Encounter

After Arthur's diagnosis of tuberculosis, he develops symptoms such as his skin being pale, and Mickey takes notice of this, saying "You don't look so well, friend." While proceeding to ask Arthur if he is okay, in which Arthur can only respond with a "no". Mickey becomes remorseful, while also confessing that he wasn't ever in the American army, only lying to get other people's attention and remorse.

Seventh Encounter (John)

Eight years later, in 1907, John Marston can encounter Mickey after the death of Arthur. Mickey never knew about John, so to him he is a stranger. Mickey ask John if he can have a conversation, in which John can accept. Mickey refers to John as "kind", and begins to remember Arthur from eight years earlier and his kindness, only this time he has forgotten his name, referring to Arthur as "Alan". John replies to this, and gives Mickey the correct name, while also saying that he died. Mickey will also ask for a hug, yet John refuses, stating that he has a woman.

Character

Personality

Mickey is an extremely lonely man, who has almost no human contact whatsoever. It is likely that Arthur and John are the only people he has ever actually spoken to in decades. His speech is awkward, repetitive and strained, but he is very thankful towards anyone willing to talk to him for more than a couple of seconds.

Appearance

1899

Mickey is a balding man, who casually wears an Union style hat from the American Civil War, including military style clothing of that era. He has natural materials like dirt on him, and dust, and it appears he hasn't been bathed for a long time. He has wrinkles across his face, and his hair is a dark grey. His beard is thick, and his hair is covered by the Union style hat. He is slightly overweight, and his left arm is missing from his body.

1907

By 1907, Mickey is still balding, and his hair has begun thinning out entirely, leaving a patch of skin in the top of his head, with the back of his head and some of his sides still having hair. The hair is unkept and puffed out, alongside his facial hair that has elongated since 1899. His blue American Militia outfit has also faded in color, darkening in the process. His face also has more wrinkles, and he doesn't wear a hat anymore.

Quotes

Trivia

• Mickey once had a puppy, which he accidentally killed by rolling on top of it while sleeping.
• Mickey claims that he was once assaulted by Tommy.
• During the development of Red Dead Redemption II, Mickey was supposed to appear in "Red Dead Redemption" as there was audio lines for Mickey in the game files.
• The three chevrons on the sleeves of Mickey's coat indicate that he is wearing a sergeant's uniform, although it could also be a first sergeant's uniform, as the difference is one diamond just above the chevrons. However Mickey has a patch over his rank insignia, making it difficult to tell.
• He couldn't know as he didn't serve; Mickey's stripes are not of any color used by enlisted personnel of the time, as his chevrons are white, which indicated infantry, but not until 1886 when they replaced blue.
• Mickey's charade is initially convincing because Civil War veterans migrated to the postwar West in great numbers. Those who did so had often served in combat-heavy units and therefore suffered trauma and mental illness at greater rates than those veterans who managed to successfully integrate back into the civilian life of their hometowns in the East after the war. Struggling Civil War veterans were not an uncommon sight in the postwar West, particularly among isolated small towns.
• It is possible to kill Mickey, although he cannot be lassoed or hogtied.
• Making friends with Mickey will raise the player's Honor, as well as giving him a hug.
• Occasionally, Mickey will walk over to Smithfield's Saloon or Keane's Saloon and hang out at the bar.
• Mickey is a direct contrast to Joe Butler, seeing as Mickey was lying about being a veteran, whereas Joe really did fight in the war. This contrast also goes further, seeing as Joe and Mickey have opposite injuries, with Joe missing his right leg, and Mickey, his left arm, as well as the fact that Joe was a Confederate soldier, and Mickey wears the uniform of a United States soldier, albeit Indian Wars era.

Gallery

The second encounter the protagonist has with Mickey by the Valentine Station.

Mickey hugging Arthur

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