RDR2 Character Height Headcanons - More Ghosts Than People

The full post is below the cut, because it got somewhat unwieldy! I got a little too carried away when making this, but whatever. This is a reference for some of my headcanons about character heights, because there’s no absolute answer for exactly how tall the characters are, just their heights relative to the other characters. I added some elaboration on their heights, too, and put them in order of tallest to shortest.

Kieran Duffy — 6’4”, but he hunches over to make himself seem smaller. If only he wasn’t so gawky and skittish, he’d make good muscle, but he’s too anxious for that.

Reverend Swanson — 6’3”, but despite his height, he’s fairly willowy. Often runs into some of the shorter members of the gang by accident, simply because his head is literally up with the clouds.

Marion “Bill” Williamson — 6’3”, both tall and broad. Is definitely the type of man to smash his forehead into low doorways, then curse loudly about it being the doorway’s fault for being “so goddamn short!”

Arthur Morgan — 6’2”, although his presence and the way he carries himself makes him seem a lottaller. Men just seem to shrink around him.

Dutch van der Linde — 6’1”, just a little bit shorter than Arthur, and he’s pissed about it. When Arthur hit puberty for real and managed to overtake him in height, he felt personally slighted.

Simon Pearson — 6’1”, and built like a friend. He’s always willing to reach something on a high shelf, and loves picking up Jack to give him rides on his shoulders. Is good at hugging, because he just envelopsyou.

Charles Smith — 6’1”, but stands up straighter than most of the men at camp, so he seems a lot taller than them. He wouldn’t need his height to seem intimidating, but damn does it help.

Hosea Matthews — 5’11”, having lost height as he’s gotten older and wiser, although he’s handled it with grace and dignity. Him and Dutch used to be similar in height.

Lenny Summers — 5’11”, and at eighteen years old, he’s still growing. Hosea jokes that he’ll end up taller than Dutch, but Dutch thinks he couldn’t possibly have much growing left to do. Stands up straighter when given compliments.

John Marston — 5’11”, and pissy about it. Having met Arthur when he was twelve and Arthur was in his twenties, he was certain that he’d grow to be taller than him, but stopped a whole three inches short.

Josiah Trelawny — 5’11”, but skinny as a beanpole. When he was a teenager, he used to be lanky, but he’s gained enough muscle to look proportionate. His fancy hats and inserts in his shoes give him some extra height.

Micah Bell — 5’10”, but struts around lie he’s the tallest man in town. Let’s face it, he’d probably make jokes about what else tall men are gifted in. Leers over everyone shorter than himself.

Javier Escuella — 5’10”, and mostly made of compact muscle. Uses his height to his advantage in fights, not being small enough to throw around, but also being a nimble and difficult to hit target. Is one of the best hand-to-hand fighters in the gang because of this.

Sean MacGuire — 5’10”, and while he won’t voice it aloud, he wishes that he was as tall as Arthur. The man is his role model, and he thinks that if he stood as tall as him, then maybe he’d be taken more seriously.

Leopold Strauss — 5’8”, but has a severe hunch from both his age, and his tendency to lean over his ledgers and desk. Nonetheless, you would be hard pressed to intimidate him with height.

Susan Grimshaw — 5’7”, and one of the taller girls in camp. Utilizes her height when delivering lectures and verbal lashings, although her glare is so withering, she hardly needs it to be intimidating.

Sadie Adler — 5’7”, and proud of it. She likes standing close to the height of most men in the time period, and likes using her height to her advantage in fights. Favorite melee attack is to just smash her head into somebody’s forehead.

Uncle — 5’7, but was taller when he was younger. He doesn’t mind that he’s gotten shorter, as he’s pretty difficult to irritate in general. Uses his height as an excuse to not have to reach up for things on shelves.

Karen Jones — 5’7”, and just as strong as some of the other men. She’s athletic and muscular, good at grappling her opponents. Doesn’t lie being seen as a damsel in distress.

Tilly Jackson — 5’6”, and confident in her height. She’s got broad shoulders and slim, graceful limbs, giving her an elegant silhouette. Likes to pull Arthur in close by the side of his neck when whispering to him. Could’ve been taller if she was better fed as a child and teenager.

Molly O’Shea — 5’4”, and treated like royalty. She likes being picked up and placed onto horses, twirled around when dancing, and when her man or woman is tall enough to have to bend down to kiss her. Deserves to be pampered and catered to.

Abigail Roberts — 5’4”, but tries squaring her shoulders and puffing out her chest to seem taller. Will reach up and grab John’s ears to drag him around, but also will lay her head against his chest and wrap her arms around his waist, letting him rest his chin on her head.

Mary-Beth Gaskill — 5’3”, she has dreams of being quite literally swept off her feet by a tall, handsome man. When she first saw Kieran stand up straight, she almost swooned. Still fights like a hellion.

Bonus: Jack Marston — 6’2” as an adult, accomplishing what his father never did by growing as tall as Arthur was. As the last great gunslinger in the American west, he deserves it.