With GTA 6 pre-orders going live, Rockstar drove a Rhino tank straight through the showroom and dropped a massive batch of screenshots, giving us our best look at Jason yet—and some fans are already pointing out an uncanny resemblance to Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2.

While both game universes are entirely separate, there have been nods to a connection in the past. In GTA 5, for example, you can find a book titled 'Red Dead' with the author listed as 'J. Marston,' which is presumably a biography written by John Marston's son, Jack. GTA Online, meanwhile, pays homage to Madam Nazar with the 'Nazar Speaks' arcade machine, while El Rubio's estate features old photographs of the German family from RDR2.

Rockstar loves layering these deep-cut easter eggs into its worlds, so the idea of a weathered portrait of Arthur Morgan hanging in a modern Leonida home doesn't feel out of the question. In fact, fans have skipped right past coincidence and are now speculating that Arthur may be related to Jason.

"What if Jason is actually a descendant of Arthur Morgan?" noted Hunter Players. "The resemblance is absurd. The look, the features, and even the expression make it seem like Arthur simply was born in the modern era. If Rockstar makes this CANONICAL in GTA 6, honestly... I wouldn't be surprised at all."

Likewise, YouTuber Game With Dave posted, "Crazy theory: What if these two characters are connected by blood? The resemblance is hard to ignore."

There are countless posts drawing comparisons between the two, with The Cassini Games sharing a side-by-side to over 32,000 likes, while popular Rockstar content creator Synth Potato drew 11,000 likes after saying, "Jason could absolutely pass as a direct descendant of Arthur Morgan, he's the spitting image of him. If GTA 6 somehow makes it canon, I would not even be surprised."

Does The Theory Really Hold Water?

Rockstar has a penchant for rugged outlaws, so it could easily be a coincidence that the two look so similar. Then again, looking at how visually distinct protagonists like Niko Bellic, Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, and Trevor Philips are, jumping straight from Arthur Morgan in RDR2 to Jason in GTA 6 feels purposeful.

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But as other fans have pointed out, Jason also bears a striking resemblance to a young John Marston. Not to mention that Arthur's son, Isaac, died before the events of Red Dead Redemption 2. Maybe there's no secret bloodline after all—maybe Rockstar really does just have a type.

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