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SILENT HILL 2 CHARACTER COMMENTARY
For a certain reason, they were drawn to Silent Hill. What darkness do each of them hold in their hearts?
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name: James Sunderland age: 29 sex: m job: clerk
profile: The protagonist. A letter from his late wife Mary has lead him to Silent Hill.
creator's comment
In the initial stages of the scenario, he was a character who had two personalities, "Joseph" and "James." The name "Joseph" was borrowed from the name of a man suspected of being Jack the Ripper, and "James" is a derivative.
raison d'etre
The letter James received from Mary was an illusion. Weary of nursing his wife's poor health, he took her life with his own hands to release her from the misery of her illness. However, he was unable to withstand the weight of his crime, and, immersed in his own delusions, one can think that he was drawn to the town of Silent Hill.
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name: Mary Shepherd-Sunderland age: 25 sex: f job: housewife
profile: James' wife, who supposedly died of an illness three years ago. Ever since visiting Silent Hill with James, it has been a place of memories for the two of them.
creator's comment
Her name is taken from the victim Mary Kelly in the "Jack the Ripper" case, who was living with the suspect Joseph as detailed in case files regarding the murders.
raison d'etre
Mary says various things in each ending to James, who has become aware of the crime he has committed. It is conceivable that her death three years ago is merely James' delusion.
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name: Maria age: 25 sex: f job: dancer
profile: A woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Mary, although her personality and taste in clothing are completely opposite. For some reason, she tags along with James.
creator's comment
In the original scenario, the heroine also had an existence characterized by a double personality. The first personality is "Mary," so for the other, the name "Maria" is derived from that.
raison d'etre
Maria was produced by James' delusions as a result of his inability to bear the weight of the crime of killing his wife. It is established in the third game that her model was a dancer at the club Heaven's Night.
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name: Laura age: 8 sex: f job: --
profile: A young girl who was a patient in the same hospital as Mary. Having no mother of her own, Laura loved Mary as if she were her real mother.
creator's comment
Her name is taken from the nonfiction work No Language But a Cry by Richard D'Ambrosio, the story of a young girl's search for happiness while struggling to overcome the scars of abuse.
(note: the title of this book in Japan is something like "Laura, story of a little girl burned by a frying pan," which refers to an incident in which Laura's mentally ill parents placed her into a hot frying pan as a baby and began to cook her alive.)
raison d'etre
Of all the characters, she is the only one who does not hold any darkness in her heart. It may be that she came to Silent Hill looking for Mary. To her the town appears to be normal; she does not see any monsters, nor does she see Maria.
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name: Angela Orosco age: 19 sex: f job: unknown
profile: A girl who came to Silent Hill in search of her mother. After graduating high school, she ran away from home but was found and brought back by her father.
creator's comment
Her name is borrowed from the protagonist of the film, "The Net." This religious name meaning "angel" is common among Hispanics, thereby giving rise to the implied "immigrant" as well.
raison d'etre
From the article in the bloodstained newspaper, the conclusion can be made that Angela was unable to bear her abuse and took her father's life. After this incident, being in a state of emotional turmoil, one can think that she was called to Silent Hill.
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name: Eddie Dombrowski age: 23 sex: m job: gas station employee (part time)
profile: A young man who is teased because of his weight. Although he is usually passive, there is a side to him that is extremely violent.
creator's comment
In the initial stages of the scenario, Eddie was actually a very cheerful character. Therefore, the name was borrowed from Eddie Murphy. In the end however, we changed his personality completely.
raison d'etre
According to one of Eddie's monologues, his anger and frustration at the way he was treated by others reached a climax when he killed a dog in a fit of rage and also shot the dog's owner in the leg. While running from the police, he began to have feelings of guilt, and one can think that he was called to Silent Hill.
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SILENT HILL 2 ENDING ANALYSIS
Of the four conclusions, there is no one correct interpretation. Each ending indicates a different possibility.
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In water
He came to this town to take his own life in a place of memories
summary: Standing on the rooftop of the hotel is Maria, dressed in Mary's clothing. She becomes angry at James, who persists in searching for Mary. Maria undergoes a transfiguration and attacks him. When James kills the monster, the scene switches to a sickroom. After Mary's last breath has left her, James lifts her body off the bed and carries her away somewhere. In darkness, the violent sound of a car's brakes is heard.
conditions: Thinking of Mary first and foremost is the principal requirement. Specifically, read the diary on the roof of the hospital, read the graffiti on the wall of the bar at night, and examine the headphones in the reading room at the hotel (latter half). Also, this ending is easy to get if the player keeps his or her health under 50% throughout the game.
IMAGE: the scene in the sickroom James lifts Mary's lifeless body in his arms and leaves the sickroom. His destination is...
IMAGE: Mary's letter After the violent sound of brakes, a view from beneath the surface of the water fades in. Finally, the screen fades to total darkness.
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Leave
He leaves this town as a man who has accepted reality
summary: On the rooftop, James finds Maria in Mary's clothing. When James appeals to Maria to "end this nightmare," she becomes angry and attacks him. After killing the monster, the scene switches to a sickroom. As James agonizes over the fact that he murdered his wife, Mary tells him with her last breath to go on living. James puts this nightmare behind him and together with Laura, leaves Silent Hill.
conditions: This is the ending that is most likely to occur, so it does not have major requirements. If requirements must be listed, listen to the conversation in the hallway in its entirety after defeating the Pyramid Heads at the hotel and also heal many times, exceeding maximum health.
IMAGE: at Mary's bedside As James expresses his anguish, his wife lies on the bed and imparts her final words to him.
IMAGE: in the cemetery James makes his way through the cemetery where he met Angela and leaves the town with Laura.
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Maria
A man who has murdered his wife a second time continues to live immersed in a delusion
summary: On the roof of the hotel is Mary, lying on a bed. She does not forgive James for having created Maria-- the woman who is his delusion-- and attacks him. When James kills the monster, the scene switches to the park. As James stands looking out onto the lake, Maria walks up to him. She asks, "You killed Mary again?" to which James replies, "I want you with me..." Mary's words are written in the letter that Maria silently hands to him. The two of them cross the observation deck and depart from the town of Silent Hill.
conditions: Whether the player receives this ending is determined by how well he or she looks after Maria. Specifically, go to check on her again after parting ways in the hospital and try to reenter the room after finding her body in the labyrinth, among other things. Also, it is important to stay close to Maria and make sure that she takes very little damage.
IMAGE: Mary on the rooftop In the case of this ending only, not Maria but Mary waits on the rooftop of the hotel. She vehemently blames James for killing her.
IMAGE: James and Maria James makes the decision to continue to depend on Maria, the product of his delusion.
IMAGE: the observation deck Leaving the town from the observation deck that is the starting point of the story. Could this suggest that nothing has been resolved at all?
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Rebirth
To resurrect his wife, he carries out a forbidden ritual
summary: Standing on the rooftop of the hotel is Maria, dressed in Mary's clothing. She becomes angry at James for pursuing Mary, who he himself has murdered, to the very end. Maria undergoes a transfiguration and attacks him. When James kills the monster, the scene switches to the lake. James is heading for a small island in the lake in a rowboat. James says to Mary's corpse which lies in the boat, "Forgive me for waking you." Could he be attempting to bring Mary back from death using a ritual that has been handed down from long ago in Silent Hill?
conditions: Obtaining four special items that appear on a second playthrough is the requirement. The necessary items are white chrism from room 105 on the west side of the apartments, the book of Lost Memories from the gas station, the obsidian goblet from the Historical Society, and the book of Crimson Ceremony from a bookshelf in the reading room on the second floor of the hotel (latter half).
IMAGE: James listens to the recording in the reading room The four special items all have to do with Silent Hill's long-standing religious tradition. This reveals a point of contact with the preceding work.
IMAGE: James and Maria on the rooftop James rejects even the fantasy that he himself has created to escape. That unadulterated emotion is...
IMAGE: James rows out onto the lake Finally, James is driven to carry out the forbidden ritual that can bring the dead back to life.
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