Roger Clark has revealed his biggest regret about voicing outlaw-with-a-heart Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2.
When asked if there was anything he would have done differently, in a Q&A interview with Gamology, Roger Clark explained that the only thing that still weighs on his mind is the mispronunciation of his character Colm O'Driscoll (the human-shaped rat who rivals Arthur throughout the entire epic) or his first name, specifically.
“My only regret is that I said Colm O' Driscoll incorrectly,” he said in the video embedded below. “Rockstar made me say it wrong, I told them it was wrong, they didn't care. It's pronounced 'Colom', not Colm.”
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In Rockstar Games' defence, the game itself acknowledges that Arthur doesn't pronounce the Irish name correctly. The clip following the actor's comments shows two other characters arguing over the pronunciation, with Sean telling off Kieran for saying “Colm” too. However, no character actually challenges Arthur over his mispronunciation, so who knows what the creative thinking behind the decision was?
Roger Clark recently shared some interesting details, revealing that he often has to tell fans that they didn't get the “good” ending because none of the game's endings are “good.” For a character who must deal with heartbreak, shipwrecks, the accidental loss of countless beloved horses, and the general awkwardness of living in a time without toothpaste, Clark also revealed that the hardest part of playing Arthur was, surprisingly, bending over and running: “3 days later, my thighs were sore.”
The GTA and Red Dead Redemption movies were never made because “games made crappy movies,” the Rockstar Games co-founder said, but “times are different now.”