List of characters in the Silent Hill series

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The following is a list of characters from the video game series Silent Hill.

Contents 1 Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 2 3 Silent Hill 3 4 Silent Hill 4: The Room 5 Silent Hill Origins 6 Silent Hill: Homecoming 7 Silent Hill: The Arcade 8 Silent Hill Film 9 References

[edit] Silent Hill

• Harry Mason is the player-controlled protagonist in Silent Hill, and is voiced by Michael G. Harry also appears in Silent Hill 3, as the father of that game's protagonist, Heather. He is killed by a beast known as The Missionary, which is led by Claudia.

• Cheryl Mason is Harry's seven-year-old adopted daughter in Silent Hill. Near the beginning of the game, she disappears after her father's Jeep swerves off of the road. She turns out to be the other half of Alessa Gillespie's soul and is used to give birth to the Incubus.

• Cybil Bennett is a police officer from the nearby town of Brahms who has come to Silent Hill to investigate the loss of communications. Cybil is Harry's ally in the game, providing him with a handgun and meeting him periodically throughout the game. Her fate depends on the player's actions at a key point in the game and will alter the ending achieved. She is voiced by Susan Papa.^[1]

• Dr. Michael Kaufmann is the director of medical staff at Alchemilla Hospital. He is apparently connected to The Order (the town's resident cult) as a drug dealer, but during the game he turns on them and attempts to prevent Dahlia Gilesspie's plans. He is voiced by Jarion Monroe,^[1] and also appears in the prequel game Silent Hill: Origins. ^[2]

• Lisa Garland. A former nurse on the staff of Alchemilla Hospital. Harry encounters Lisa multiple times in the "Otherworld" hospital, uncertain of what exactly is going on and unable to remember what has happened to the town. By the end of the game she is driven to the conclusion that she is in fact a monster manifested by the town. Shortly after telling him this, Harry runs from her. She is last seen in the good endings, attacking Kaufmann and preventing him from leaving Otherworld while it caves in on itself. It would also seem she took care of Alessa while she was in the hospital, due to her severe burns from the "accident" Dahlia staged. You also meet her in several places, including Alchemilla Hospital in Silent Hill: Origins. She is voiced by Thessaly Lerner.^[1]

• Dahlia Gillespie. An eccentric woman, Dahlia is the leader of the Silent Hill cult and the mastermind behind Alessa’s birth and injury. Dahlia is Alessa's mother, though their relationship was anything but loving. Dahlia coerced Harry, via his quest to find his missing daughter, into helping her find and subdue Alessa in the Otherworld so she could make the girl birth the God. Dahlia always talks in riddles and appears to be a stereotypical cryptic advisor, but soon she turns out to be one of the main villains in game. Upon the god’s birth, Dahlia was killed by either the Holy Woman in White (Incubator) or by Incubus. She appears in the first Silent Hill video game (voiced by Liz Mamorsky^[1]), Silent Hill Origins (voiced by Laurence Bouvard^[1]) and the Silent Hill film (portrayed by Deborah Kara Unger^[3]).

• Alessa Gillespie. Alessa is the daughter of Dahlia Gillespie, the leader of a cult known as The Order that operates out of the fictitious titular town of Silent Hill. She was originally meant to follow in her mother's footsteps and take over as spiritualistic medium for the religious group, but her role in the franchise is greater, her history directly influencing all events in the Silent Hill universe. She appears in the first Silent Hill video game, voiced by Sandra Wayne; and in the film, portrayed by Jodelle Ferland as a child and Lorry Ayers as an adult.^[3] A mimicked form of Alessa also appears in Silent Hill 3, in an encounter at the Lakeside Amusement Park. Alessa appears in three of the Silent Hill games. While hated by the Order in the first Silent Hill, by Silent Hill 3 she is semi-worshiped. Several notes feature Order members referring to her as the Holy Mother. One of the save points in the game is a painting of her which refers to her as "St. Alessa".

[edit] Silent Hill 2

• James Sunderland is the protagonist of Silent Hill 2, who is searching for his dead wife.
• Mary Shepherd-Sunderland is James Sunderland's dead wife, who is waiting for him in Silent Hill, at their "special place."
• Angela Orosco is a mentally-disturbed girl who was sexually abused by her father at a young age. She is searching for her mother in Silent Hill.
• Eddie Dombrowski is an obese man who dresses like a child and carries a revolver. At first he appears to be easy going, but towards the end of the game it becomes apparent that he is also mentally unstable after years of abuse regarding his weight and appearance.
• Laura is a young girl who appears to hold some sort of unexplained grudge against James, as well as knowing Mary's identity.
• Maria is the player-controlled protagonist in Silent Hill 2's "Born From a Wish" scenario. She bears a striking resemblance to James' late wife, Mary.
• Ernest Baldwin is the man whom Maria encounters in the "Born From a Wish" sub-scenario. Although they never see each other and have conversations through a locked door, Ernest is the primary reason that Maria finds and accompanies James in Silent Hill 2.

[edit] Silent Hill 3

• Heather Mason (Cheryl Mason) . The player character and protagonist of Silent Hill 3. Heather is the matured Cheryl Mason from Silent Hill 's "Good" and "Good +" endings. As the reincarnation of Alessa Gilesspie from the first game Heather is instrumental in the antagonist Claudia Wolf's efforts to bring about the rebirth of "God", and most of the game revolves around Heather's attempts to thwart her.

• Douglas Cartland. An aged private investigator hired by Claudia Wolf and The Order to locate Heather. When this results in the death of Heather's adoptive father Harry, he feels guilty and accompanies Heather into Silent Hill as an ally. If the player gets the "Possessed" ending, Heather kills Douglas, implying that she herself has been 'possessed' by her 'true self'. Douglas is mentioned in one of The Order's books in Silent Hill: Homecoming, which states that Douglas successfully exposed the Silent Hill cult to the authorities after the events of Silent Hill 3. Douglas was portrayed by Richard Grosse, who died due to liver failure on 12 April 2003 at the age of 54. Silent Hill 3 was his last role.

• Claudia Wolf. A priestess in The Order, and the main antagonist of the game. It is said during the game that she was abused as a child. Claudia is attempting to carry on where Dahlia Gilesspie failed in Silent Hill and use Alessa Gilesspie (through her reincarnation as Heather) to birth "the god".

• Father Vincent. A high priest in The Order. Vincent is apparently more hedonistic and less dogmatic than Claudia, and opposes her actions. Vincent appears to be on Heather's side during the game, but is often seen as vindictive and hypocritical. He tends to make lots of motions and random voice inflections while speaking.

• Leonard Wolf. The abusive father of Claudia Wolf and former leader of The Order. Heather encounters him in the Brookhaven mental hospital to acquire an artifact he and Vincent believe can prevent the birth of "god", where he takes the form of a monster.

• Harry Mason. The protagonist of Silent Hill. Harry appears in a limited capacity as Heather's adoptive father. Prior to Silent Hill 3 Harry kills a member of The Order who tracked the two down and went into hiding. During the game he is killed under Claudia's orders out of revenge and to further her goal of having Heather birth "god". Heather can also read Harry's journal and his notes left as save points in the first game serve as save points in some areas of Silent Hill.

• Valtiel In the religious tradition of Silent Hill, Valtiel was one of the beings said to be created by God in order to lead people to obedience. It is worshipped as the one who is closest to God. A special sect was made in the honor of the Valtiel, founded by Jimmy Stone, called the Valtiel Sect. In it this angel is venerated as a way to get closer to God. Likewise, the Pyramid Head wears similar ceremonial robes, gloves, and appears to have cloth stitching, all in homage to this being.

Whenever a shift in the Otherworld occurs, Valtiel appears before Heather. In many instances Valtiel is seen turning a valve, this is both a symbolic gesture of the cycle of rebirth, which he governs, and an implication that Valtiel has some control over the shifting to the Otherworld that takes place throughout the series. If Heather were to die in certain locations, Valtiel can be seen dragging her corpse, intending to resurrect the holy "Mother of God". Valtiel has little or no actual concern with Heather, but rather for the God that sleeps within her.

Heather first encounters Valtiel when going down an elevator in the shopping mall, where it appears to be hanging another monster. Her next major encounter with this creature is in Brookhaven hospital when Heather is climbing up a ladder. Valtiel is seen turning a valve in the background. After that, Valtiel can be seen several times in the chapel torturing nurses and crawling around in vents, until finally appearing during the final battle to place a veil upon the God's forehead.

[edit] Silent Hill 4: The Room

• Henry Townshend The player character and stoic protagonist of Silent Hill 4: The Room. Henry is suddenly trapped in his apartment for five days prior to the beginning of the game and begins to suffer from recurring nightmares. He discovers a mysterious hole in his bathroom, through which he enters several distorted "otherworlds" and encounters the other characters in the game. There is little known about Henry other than he may be a professional photographer, or at least enjoys doing it on his free time. He apparently has very few acquaintances, and barely knows any of the other tenants in his apartment building. He has apparently been to Silent Hill at least once before.

• Eileen Galvin A young woman who lives next door to Henry in Room 303. Walter intends to make her his 20th victim (having met her when she was a child and he was a homeless teen), but her murder is disrupted by the intervention of the child Walter, though she is badly wounded. Henry finds her again in the Hospital world, where she accompanies him throughout the other levels as an ally. Her fate directly affects the ending achieved. Eileen has also visited Silent Hill at least once in her life.

• Walter Sullivan The antagonist of the game. Sullivan is a serial killer who had been raised in The Order's "Wish House" orphanage, where he came to believe that the place of his birth was his actual biological mother. His killing spree is part of a ritual he is attempting to carry out, the 21 Sacraments, to "purify her" (Henry's apartment). He has undergone the mysterious "Ritual of Assumption", which seems to grant him immortality as well as other vague mystical powers. He was born in Room 302 itself, and with the enforcement of Dahlia Gillespie, he began to gain his mad understanding of the room in his early years at the Orphanage where he was abused for years. Sometime near the time in which Silent Hill 2 occurred, Walter killed 10 people in 10 days, and was caught shortly afterward. He completed the Ritual of Holy Assumption by killing himself in prison, and created the twisted 'Otherworld', where he killed the victims leading up to the 4th Game.

• Young Walter Sullivan - An incarnation of Walter Sullivan's younger self, separated from adult Walter through the adult's supernatural activities. Young Walter's role is somewhat mysterious; he doesn't seem to understand the older Walter's intentions (or even to know who he is). When Henry meets Joseph Shreiber, the latter reveals that apparently Little Walter is the last glimmer of innocence in Sullivan's soul, being the part of him that only wanted to be with his mother when the older version split with him to become an inhuman, insane killer.

• Cynthia Velasquez The first of Walter's victims that Henry encounters. Cynthia is a young woman trapped in the "subway" world who is convinced that she is in a dream and offers Henry what is presumed to be a sexual favor if he helps her escape. At the end of the level Henry finds her dying from multiple stab wounds as Walter's 16th victim and when he returns to the subway world her ghost is waiting to attack him.

• Jasper Gein A young man with a noticeable stammer Henry finds in the Wish House/Forest world. Jasper has a strong interest in the Order and Silent Hill occult activity in general. He is closely linked with Walter Sullivan's second and third victims, and he was in fact at the scene of the crime when his college friends were strangled. He is burned alive by Sullivan at the end of the level as Sullivan's 17th victim, apparently pleased in his last moments with having met "The Devil", and haunts the area as a ghost in flames when Henry returns.

• Andrew DeSalvo A nervous, middle aged man Henry meets locked in a cell in the Water Prison world. Prior to the game DeSalvo was employed by the Order as a guard at the Wish House and the Water Prison, (although he was apparently not a member of The Order himself) where he was abusive towards the children there. It is hinted at in the Forest World's stone diaries that he killed young Walter's childhood friend 'Bob' and made him drink something with leeches in it. After Henry frees him from the cell he is disturbed to meet young Walter and is last seen drowned as Walter's 18th victim. When Henry returns to the Water Prison he has to fight DeSalvo's ghost to acquire a key.

• Richard Braintree A violent and stressful man who lives in Room 207 of Henry's apartment building. For over thirty years Richard had lived at the South Ashfield Heights, and had always been an aggressor towards Walter in his younger years. During the time that Joseph lived at the Apartments, there was an incident where he brutally beat a fellow tenant named Mike, who stalked nurse Rachel, who may have been the same Rachel from Silent Hill 2. During the game, Richard is encountered in the "building" area, where he angrily accosts the child Walter. At the end of the level he is killed by Walter using an electric chair, attempting to identify his killer to Henry before dying. Like Sullivan's other victims, he is encountered as a ghost in the world where he is killed. His ghost form is the only one which does not float, though it attacks with great celerity and can teleport.

• Joseph Schreiber An investigative journalist who was investigating the Sullivan murders and the Wish House prior to the game. Joseph is the former resident of Henry's apartment and Sullivan's 15th victim. He appears in the game as a friendly ghost offering advice on how to defeat Walter. During the game, the small red notes that he left behind give insight to certain aspects, and in some cases tips to defeat powerful enemies; for example, one note left behind states that Holy Candles and Saint Medallions could weaken them dramatically, as well as Dispel Hauntings. Over time, it is revealed through his notes that Joseph was imprisoned in room 302 much like Henry was, and at some point he went mad and was killed. There was a reference to him in Silent Hill 3, when Joseph's "Wish House" article was found by Heather at the first floor of Brookhaven hospital, saying she "knows that place from somewhere."

• Frank Sunderland The superintendent of Henry's apartment building and the father of Silent Hill 2's James Sunderland. Frank makes an effort to investigate what is going on in Henry's room during the game, but is unable to open the door or otherwise enter the room. For some reason, he has kept Walter Sullivan's umbilical cord for over 30 years.

• James "Jimmy" Stone An Order priest of the Valtiel Sect, Stone was nicknamed the 'Red Devil' for the triangular red hood that he wore during ceremonies. He was eventually murdered by Walter, who shot him at the Wish House orphanage outside Silent Hill, making him the first victim. In the 21 Sacraments, he is Victim 01121, and is one of the Ten Hearts. Stone appears throughout the game as one of the ghosts pursuing Henry.

• Bobby Randolph A high school student, Bobby was heavily into the occult and the paranormal, a hobby shared by his fellow students Sein Martin and Jasper Gein. He was strangled to death on the Pleasant River University campus by Walter, making him Victim 02121. He is the second of the Ten Hearts.

• Sein Martin A friend of Bobby Randolph and Jasper Gein, Sein was a high school student who decided to sneak into Pleasant River University with his two friends after hearing that somebody connected with the cult in Silent Hill was now at the university. As with Bobby, Sein was strangled to death by Walter. He is Victim 03121, and is the third of the Ten Hearts.

• Steve Garland A middle-aged pet shop owner from South Ashfield. Steve was murdered by Walter with a sub-machinegun, 26 years after the young Walter had come into his shop and injured a cat. Steve is Victim 04121, and is the fourth of the Ten Hearts. Steve appears in-game as one of the ghosts chasing Henry, and wields a small spade.

• Rick Albert The manager of a sports equipment shop in South Ashfield, Rick was battered to death in his warehouse by Walter with one of his own golf clubs shortly after Steve's murder. Rick is Victim 05121, and is the fifth of the Ten Hearts.

• George Rosten Another priest of the Order's Valtiel Sect, Rosten was James Stone's right-hand man. He apparently succeeded in allowing Valtiel access into Walter's mind in order to let the 21 Sacraments take place, but was unable to control what he had started and was killed by Walter with an iron pipe in the underground altar beneath the Wish House, in the same place that his fellow priest Stone had been killed. Rosten is Victim 06121, and is the sixth of the Ten Hearts.

• Billy Locane An elementary school boy from Silent Hill, and brother of Miriam. Billy was playing outside with his sister when they were caught by Walter, who killed them both with an axe. Billy appears in-game as Victim 07/08, which is not a ghost but rather an ordinary monster. He is the seventh of the Ten Hearts.

• Miriam Locane The sister of Billy, Miriam was murdered along with her brother by Walter with an axe. However, unlike Billy, Miriam's body was found heavily brutalised and incomplete, illustrating Walter's violent misogynism. She appears throughout the game as Victim 07/08, which is depicted as two heads fused together (Miriam and Billy) above a ragged cloak, walking on a pair of arms. Victim 07/08 is an ordinary monster and not a ghost, and as such appears in packs. If Henry does not approach them, they will remain fixed in place, standing on arm and pointing at him with the other whilst whispering 'The Receiver of Wisdom' quietly. Miriam is the eighth of the Ten Hearts.

• William Gregory An elderly watchmaker and repairer from South Ashfield. Walter murdered him in his store by stabbing him repeatedly with a screwdriver, making him Victim 09121 and the ninth of the Ten Hearts.

• Eric Walsh The bartender of Bar Ashfield, and a billiards enthusiast. After hearing of Steve Garland's death, Eric decided to go home early and celebrate his birthday. Upon returning home, he was greeted by Walter, who shot him dead. Eric is Victim 10121 and the last of the Ten Hearts.

• Peter Walls A high school student and marijuana addict, Peter was rumoured to be buying his supply from Toby Archbolt, a priest in the Order. After smoking a joint with his friends in an alley next to the South Ashfield Hotel, Peter was beaten to death by the newly-resurrected Walter in one of the hotel rooms, making him Victim 12121, with the theme of Void. Peter appears in-game as one of the ghosts which inhabit the otherworld, and will seek out and harm Henry.

• Sharon Blake Sharon was a middle-aged housewife whose family was being held hostage by the Order in Silent Hill. After reading about the strange occurrences at the Wish House she decided to go and investigate, concerned for her family's safety. She was caught whilst on her way through the woods by Walter, who drowned her. Sharon is Victim 13121, and embodies the theme of Darkness. She appears throughout the game as one of the ghosts trying to harm Henry.

• Toby Archbolt Another Order priest, this time of the Holy Mother Sect. Following the deaths of James Stone and George Rosten, Archbolt decided to gain influence for him and his group through various means, including drug trafficking. After re-opening the Wish House, he was elected to the city council of South Ashfield, but was later pushed to his death off a cliff in Mexico by Walter, making him the only Victim to have been murdered outside Silent Hill and South Ashfield. Archbolt is Victim 14121, and carries the theme of Gloom. Along with several other Victims, he makes an appearance in-game as a ghostly apparition trying to kill Henry.

[edit] Silent Hill Origins

As Origins is a prequel that takes place seven years before the first game, Alessa Gillespie, Dr. Kaufmann, Lisa Garland and Dahlia Gillespie all appear in the game.

• Travis Grady. Voiced by Mikey O'Connor. Is the player character and protagonist. Travis is a trucker who rescues Alessa Gillespie from the house fire mentioned in Silent Hill. It is revealed that he was abused by his mother, who attempted to kill him at a young age. She was subsequently admitted to Cedar Groves Sanitarium, where she rationalized her actions. She mentioned that Travis was a pest, and that he also had a devil in him.^[4][5] It is also revealed that Travis's father killed himself while he was still a child. Travis is one of the very few characters in the Silent Hill franchise (especially as a playable character) who shows any history of handling and using firearms although he doesn't like seeing harmed or dead animals implying he doesn't like hunting. He makes a cameo appearance in the beginning of Silent Hill: Homecoming. Here, he gives Alex Shepherd, the game's protagonist, a ride to the town of Shepherd's Glen .

• Helen Grady. Travis' mother who was committed to the Cedar Grove Sanitarium in 1959 when Travis was a boy. Helen attempted to murder her son calling him the "Red Devil".

• Richard Grady. Travis' father who fell into a deep depression after his wife was institutionalized. He later committed suicide when Travis was young.

• The Butcher. A monster that Travis witnesses slaying monsters on several occasions. His actions and appearance are similar to those of Pyramid Head. He is 'killed' by Travis after a fight in Riverside Motel's kitchen.

• Alessa Gillespie. The daughter of Dahlia Gillespie.

• Dahlia Gillespie. Alessa's mother. Instead of the ceremonial robes and details on her outfit as was the case in the first game, this time she is in a jacket with her hair free and no extra jewelry.

• Lisa Garland. A nurse at the hospital. In the game, she is still a trainee but desires to act in the theatre.

• Dr. Michael Kaufmann. The director of the hospital who aids Dahlia in her plan.

[edit] Silent Hill: Homecoming

PlayStation: The Official Magazine notes that the "characters are gorgeously lifelike and exceptionally well animated..."^[6] Notable characters include:

• Alex Shepherd is the player character and protagonist of Silent Hill: Homecoming. The game focuses around Alex's return from an absence due to military service. He returns to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to search for his brother, Josh. He has no love for the people in the town nor the town itself, which has slipped into decay. He only feels that his brother needs his help and wants to leave the town as soon as his business is finished. It is later revealed that Alex was actually not in the military, but at a mental hospital, suffering from delusions of his brother alive and needing help. This is hinted several times throughout the game. For example, his dog tags, which are most visible in the cut-scenes, say "Shepherd, Adam." They are later confirmed by his father to be his. His full name is just Alex Shepherd; this is visible on the family crypt. (Voiced by: Brian Bloom).

• Elle Holloway is an old school friend of Alex. She is 22 years old and the daughter of Judge Margaret Holloway. She is often found spending time at the bulletin board in front of the police station, putting up a seemingly endless pile of missing person reports, including the report of her younger sister, Nora. At first she is cold towards Alex, resenting him for leaving without telling her. However, she noticeably softens during the story. She later follows Alex through certain parts of the game, and may escape the town with him if the right ending is earned.

• Joshua Shepherd is Alex's 9-year-old brother. Alex is very protective of his brother and returns to his hometown on a hunch that his brother needs his help. Receiving no help on where his brother could have gone from the townspeople, Alex resolves to find him on his own. Joshua continues a tradition just as Cheryl from Silent Hill and Mary from Silent Hill 2, as being the lost loved one the main character sets out to find. After a chase throughout the game of seeing Josh run from him continually, Alex realizes at the end that Josh has been long dead, due to a boating accident of which Alex is partly to blame. Alex's guilt for this incident and Josh's anger at Alex is transformed into "Amnion", the final boss in the game. In a special unlockable scene after the credits, Josh is seen taking a photo of Alex, one that can be found earlier in the game, creating a paradox.

• Lillian Shepherd is the mother of Joshua and Alex Shepherd. When Alex returns home, he finds his mother in a near catatonic state, staring vacantly while sitting in a rocking chair and not responding helpfully to any questions he asks. Her ultimate fate is to be chained up in a prison and executed by being stretched on a rack for her part in the crimes against Silent Hill's Order. The ending of the game is affected by whether or not Alex shoots his mother before she dies a painful death.

• Sheriff Adam J. Shepherd born 1954 (shown by his discharge letter), is Alex and Joshua's father, who is explained as having left town, possibly to search for Joshua. A former military man (a Colonel in the Army and Stationed at Ft. Bragg), he was the sheriff of Shepherd's Glen, and his ancestor, Isaac Shepherd, was one of four Silent Hill residents to settle Shepherd's Glen, more than 150 years ago. He is encountered in the church in Silent Hill, in a confessional booth, where he confesses (to someone he believes to be a priest, but is actually Alex) that he loved both of his sons and did not want to lose either of them to the sacrifices required by the cult. The option of forgiving or not forgiving him affects the ending received. He is executed by the monster 'Bogeyman' (aka Pyramid Head) shortly thereafter.

• Curtis Ackers is the owner of the junk shop in Shepherd's Glen. Alex first encounters him in his shop, where he offers an old revolver in exchange for a newer gun. Like most other townspeople in Shepherd's Glen, he is unhelpful as to the cause of the decay of the town. He is later found to be working for Silent Hill's Order, claiming his love of fixing things has carried over into his work for the Order, in which he brutally kills people who go against the Order's teachings. He captures and threatens Elle with a circular saw tool before being attacked and killed by Alex.

• Judge Margaret Holloway is the judge living in Alex's hometown, Sheperd's Glen. Like Alex's father, she is descended from one of Shepherd's Glen's founders. She is the first person to greet Alex on his return. In the beginning, she welcomes Alex, but warns him that the town has changed, and not for the better. Alex discovers her later in Silent Hill, tied down to a chair. He releases her and she escapes. It is later learned that she was there to be killed by the monster, Asphyxia, an incarnation of Nora. Like the other founder descendants, she was forced to sacrifice a child to keep the influence of the Order from pervading Shepherd's Glen. She chose her younger daughter, Nora, whom she personally strangled. She is later found to be cooperating with Silent Hill's Order. Because of the failed sacrifice of Alex, she seeks to redeem herself in the eyes of the Order by killing him. She attempts to kill Alex with a cordless drill, but he overpowers her and forces the drill through her skull, killing her.

• Mayor Sam Bartlett is a descendant of one of the town's founders, like Alex's father and Judge Holloway. Alex first sees him in the cemetery digging in the Bartlett family plot, although Alex does not learn that it is he until later. Alex searches for him to find out if he knows where Josh is, since Josh is good friends with the Mayor's son, Joey. The Mayor is found in the Grand Hotel in Silent Hill, drunkenly lamenting the fate of Sheperd's Glen. It is later learned that he sacrificed his son Joey by burying him alive in the cemetery, which had a massive impact on his psyche, leading to his pathologically digging up graves. He is killed in the hotel's greenhouse by the monster Sepulcher, which is an incarnation of Joey. His first name is revealed by Deputy Wheeler while holding Alex at gun point.

• Deputy Wheeler is a police officer in Shepherd's Glen, and the first black character in a Silent Hill game. He is portrayed as a conspiracy theorist in the journals on Homecoming's official site, and his reaction to Alex's kidnapping by aliens in the UFO ending. He is the first to notice the cult members, as also revealed in his journal, though he believes them to be part of a different conspiracy, likely involving the government or Trilateral Commission. [1] He aids and accompanies Alex at certain points of the game, and whether or not he survives the ordeal is up to a decision Alex makes to help him late in the game. Astonishingly, he has an almost inhuman ability to keep himself alive, as he continually suffers bodily damage and harm yet somehow comes out alive each time.

• Dr. Martin Fitch is also a descendant of one of the founders of Shepherd's Glen, and is tied to the pact required to keep the influence of the Order from pervading the town. As part of the pact, he was required to kill his daughter, Scarlet, by dismembering her (as stated when Alex inspects the Fitch family alter). This led to him losing his sanity, and resorting to self-mutilation. He is later found in a personal 'descending' Otherworld based around his office and the hospital. At the bottom of this, he is killed by a monster that forms from one of Scarlet's dolls. Of note, according to his medical degree he graduated from Southeastern University.

• Sgt. Nash is first introduced in Alex's diary entries. He and Alex are both sent to a military hospital after a botched mission resulting in the loss of 'over half' their squad. He is later sent back to participate in the war, and tells Alex, "Don't trust anyone." He does not play a role in the game, and was likely fabricated to supplement Alex's war delusion, explaining his lack of an appearance.[2].

• Travis Grady. The main character of Silent Hill Origins has a cameo appearance in Homecoming; he is seen dropping Alex off in Shepherd's Glen.

• Nora Holloway. Judge Holloway's daughter and Elle's sister. She disappeared shortly after Shepherd's Glen began to decay. Later, it is revealed she was strangled by her mother as part of the sacrifice for the Order to prevent their infuence from sreading to Shepherd's Glen. She is re-incarnated as the boss "Asphyxia" in the Otherworld prison.

• Joey Bartlett The son of Mayor Bartlett who went missing after Shepherd'd Glen began to decay. It is revealed that he was buried alive by his father as part of the sacrifices needed to prevent the Order's influence from spreading to Shepherd's Glen. He is re-incarnated as the boss "Sepulcher" in the Otherworld hotel.

• Scarlet Fitch The daughter of Dr. Fitch who loved to play with dolls. She was sacrificed by her father as part of the sacrifices needed to prevent the Order's influence from spreading to Shepherd's Glen. She is re-incarnated as the boss "Scarlet" in the Hell Descent level.

[edit] Silent Hill: The Arcade

• Eric Lake. Featured in Silent Hill: The Arcade, Eric is one of two playable characters and apparently has a connection with the Little Baroness, a steamboat that disappeared in Lake Toluca in 1918.

• Tina Townshend. Another playable character in Silent Hill: The Arcade, Tina comes to Silent Hill with her friends Eric, Bill, and Jessie to visit a little girl named Emilie and her father, Frank.

• Emilie

• Hanna

• Bill

• Jessie

• Lyon

• George

• Frank

• Hanna's Mother

• Captain Lake

[edit] Silent Hill Film

Note: Though it exists outside the continuity of the game series, many of the characters in the film are interpretations of game characters.

• Rose DaSilva, played by Radha Mitchell, a female version of the protagonist from the first game, Harry Mason. Rose follows her missing daughter into the town, and ends up making a deal to save her. Rose eventually returns home, but she is unable to communicate with her husband.
• Christopher DaSilva, played by Sean Bean. Chris is the husband of Rose DaSilva, whom he goes after when she disappears in the town.
• Sharon DaSilva, played by Jodelle Ferland, a version of Silent Hill 1's Cheryl Mason. A notable difference between Sharon and Cheryl is that Sharon is the specific manifestation of the good side of Alessa's soul, whereas Cheryl is simply half the soul.
• Cybil Bennett (Silent Hill 1), played by Laurie Holden.^[7] One critic noted that in the film, "Cybil Bennett's increased role was a nice touch, especially because Rose left a void for a strong character, any strong character, to fill."^[8] Cybil follows Rose into the town and ends up being burned alive by a group of religious fanatics.
• Dahlia Gillespie (Silent Hill 1 & Origins), played by Deborah Kara Unger, is a former member of the cult who, after the failed sacrifice of her beloved daughter, has descended into madness. Regardless of her mental state, Dahlia's concern for her daughter leads her to try and protect Sharon from the cult's agents. In the end, Dahlia is left alive, but forever trapped in Silent Hill. In the film, her full name is mentioned as Cassandra Dahlia Gillespie.
• Thomas Gucci, played by Kim Coates, is a jaded police detective and Cybil's superior officer from Brahams who is investigating the disappearance of Cybil, Rose and Sharon. Though he humors Christopher's desire to search for his wife and child, he ultimately has little desire to explore the town of Silent Hill. As a young police officer, he found the injured Alessa and took her to the hospital, burning his hands in the process.
• Christabella, played by Alice Krige, is the leader of the small group of fanatical religious refugees living in their old church. It was Christabella that orchestrated the sacrifice of Alessa Gillespie and after the darkness took over the town, created the only safe haven within. Alessa kills her at the climax of the film, causing several strands of living barbed wire to tear her in half from the inside. She may be based on Claudia Wolf from the third game, as well as the evil version of Dahlia Gillespie from the first game.
• Red Pyramid (Pyramid Head) (Silent Hill 2), a helmed figure who stalks the town to find and kill the members of Christabella's sect.
• Alessa Gillespie (Silent Hill 1, 3 & Origins), a game character in the Silent Hill series who is portrayed in the film by Jodelle Ferland as a child and Lorry Ayers as an adult. Alessa is ostracized for being born out of wedlock and ends up being burned alive as a witch when she is 9 years old. Twenty one years after the burning, she creates Sharon DaSilva, the manifestation of the good side of the soul. Alessa kills the cultists who burned her at the end of the movie.
• Red Nurse (a.k.a. Lisa Garland) (Silent Hill 1 & Origins). This is the attending nurse to Alessa in the hospital. She is the movie version of Lisa Garland, though her role is small. She becomes curious and peeks into Alessa's tent, only to have her eyes severely burned for her curiosity.
• Anna A Member of the Cult of Silent Hill, she is seen throwing rocks at Dahlia Gillespie. She leads Rose and Cybil to the church of Silent Hill. When seeing Dahlia warning Rose of the cult, she picks up some rocks and throws them at Dahlia, unaware that Pyramid Head is manifesting behind her. He grabs her and, in front of Rose and Cybil, rips her clothes and skin off, the latter which he throws at them.

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