Silent hill what is pyramid head

He is a brutal executioner with an unseen face that's covered by a metal pyramid. The only semblance of a mouth can be known from a tongue-like appendage that Pyramid Head can bring out by peeling up the corner of the front plate of the pyramid.

Readers should note going forward that this analysis of the symbolism behind Pyramid Head in Silent Hill and his actions contain heavy spoilers for the entirety of Silent Hill 2.

As always, this is up to interpretation, and those who wish to not be spoiled are not advised to go forward. James Sunderland is the main protagonist and playable character of Silent Hill 2. After the death of his wife, Mary Sunderland, James receives a letter from her postmortem that asks him to meet her in Silent Hill.

Being that Silent Hill was a favorite vacation spot for the two of them, James travels there and finds twisted horrors awaiting him. While trying to find Mary, James encounters other people who are looking for things or people in Silent Hill as well as a woman named Maria that looks exactly like Mary.

The main difference between the two however is that Maria has a more outgoing personality and fashion choices while Mary was very modest in nature. She ends up becoming James' companion through his journey in Silent Hill. Eventually, it is revealed that the letter James has been holding the entire time has been blank and that he in actuality had killed Mary very recently before the game had started and that Mary's body was back in James' car trunk at the start of the game.

What James does with remembering this information is based on what actions the player took throughout the game. Pyramid Head acts as a metaphor for James, as he murders Maria, a manifestation of James' lust towards his dead wife, multiple times in the game. He is also forced to lug James' guilt everywhere he goes, depicted through the Pyramid. The scene where Pyramid Head rapes the mannequin displays James' sexual desire, as many of the enemies in the game represent his or another inhabitant of Silent Hill's psyche; the mannequin and nurses symbolizing his sexual deprivation the Doorman is Angela's father, the straight-jacket enemies being James' knowledge of his insanity, etc.

And finally, James' greatest fear and enemy within the game is Pyramid Head, symbolizing his terror of the guilt he's blocked from his mind. Pyramid Head also appears in Silent Hill: Homecoming , once again reprising his role as the executioner and manifestation of guilt over murder. His design is borrowed from the one made famous by the Silent Hill film, but this time around he only makes appearances in non-interactive cutscenes and is refereed to as being the Bogeyman.

Many fans were disappointed by the addition of Pyramid Head in the game, and dismissed it as failed fan-service. Unlike his Silent Hill representations, Pyramid Head's biography for the game depicts him as being a demon from hell.

The Pyramid Head made its way into the movie industry in the Silent Hill titular movie adaptation, which premiered in and was directed by Christophe Gans.

He is the film's most noticeable, threatening and dangerous enemy and its revamped movie design was later imported into Silent Hill: Homecoming. Pyramid Head has also been confirmed to make an appearance of the upcoming film 'Silent Hill: Revelation. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved. Overview Pyramid Head is the nickname of the fictional monster character in the Silent Hill franchise, and was created by Masahiro Ito , the monster designer for Silent Hill 2.

Characteristics Pyramid Head is unlike most of the enemy character's in Silent Hill 2. Get away from me, you freak! Film Appearances The Pyramid Head made its way into the movie industry in the Silent Hill titular movie adaptation, which premiered in and was directed by Christophe Gans.

Tweet Clean. Like the Nurses in the game, Pyramid Head wears plain white gloves with partially connected fingers, either to conserve polygons or for a unique effect. Early designs show him with a strange tattoo on his left shoulder, but this does not appear in the game.

Pyramid Head is usually armed either with the Great Knife or a lightweight spear. However, he can also attack with a strangle grip, during which a black tongue-like protrusion "stabs". Similar to an attack used by other creatures in the game. He can also perform a headbutt which can cause an instant death. Lastly, he can use an extremely slow overhead chop with the Great Knife, which also causes instant death except in Easy Mode. Pyramid Head does not speak, but grunts and moans painfully inside the helmet - his breath hisses through the helmet grilles.

His actions display shocking brutality as shown during the game in two separate scenes: he sexually assaults and violently kills two Mannequins and a Lying Figure.

In all of his appearances, Pyramid Head punishes his victims in extremely painful and violent manners both physically and mentally.

Throughout the game, Pyramid Head is a tenacious antagonist who follows James through Silent Hill for an unknown reason. Unknown to James, Pyramid Head is a physical manifestation of his guilt over his wife Mary's death. Although Pyramid Head carried an executioner blade, iron bars prevented him from reaching James and killing him. Seeing no other option, Pyramid Head watched James enter the room next door.

When James left the room and reentered the corridor, Pyramid Head had vanished into the darkness. James later encountered Pyramid Head a second time when he was attacking two mannequins in one of the apartments and killed both of them and James hid in a closet. After killing the mannequins, Pyramid Head noticed James in the closet and moved towards the closet to kill him, but James was frightened and pulled out a pistol and shot Pyramid Head multiple times in the helmet.

Pyramid Head shrieked in pain and staggered out of the room and retreated. James tried to escape, but the door was locked. A siren outside the building urged Pyramid Head to leave the apartment building allowing James to escape.

James was heading back to the staircase door to depart downstairs, but Pyramid Head moved in from behind and struck James down with his knife, sent him into the fence, which broke off and sent James falling into the darkness one floor below, while Pyramid Head watched from above.

Later, Pyramid Head went to the basement of the hospital and found James, who survived the fall, and a woman who resembled his wife Mary named Maria. Pyramid Head chased the duo through the basement. James finally made it to the elevator, but the doors closed allowing Pyramid Head to catch up and stabbed Maria with a spear, killing her, but James was able to flee again, leaving him depressed that Pyramid Head killed Maria. Later, James found a painting in Silent Hill Historical Society, which depicted Pyramid Head with a spear with mutilated corpses hanging upside down in the background with inscription "Misty Days, Remains of Judgement", to which James thinks "it's him.

Pyramid Head suddenly ceases movement as he detects the presence of James. Pyramid Head "senses" the area with his helmet and hand. James facing Pyramid Head for the first boss battle. James using the wooden plank against Pyramid Head. Pyramid Head leaving the room in a flooded staircase. Pyramid Head in the octagon-shaped hallway in the labyrinth. One of the Pyramid Heads, prepared to impale Maria.

The two Pyramid Heads commit suicide together using their Great Spears. Pyramid and a Bubble Head Nurse. Pyramid Head riding Mira. Pyramid Head holding a writhing Lying Figure upside-down. Pyramid Head attacking a Lying Figure in a manner resembling oral sex. The original ending of the film featured multiple Red Pyramids killing the cultists. Early concept art of the interior of Red Pyramid's helmet.

More ideas of the inside of Red Pyramid's helmet. A Spanish poster for Revelation featuring Red Pyramid. Red Pyramid rotating Lakeside Amusement Park's carousel.

Red Pyramid, moments before his fight with the Missionary. Red Pyramid heading towards the sanctuary in a brief after-credit scene. A trio of Pyramid Heads in Paint it Black. Artwork for Sinner's Reward and Omnibus 2. Promotional art for the Executioner in Dead by Daylight. The Executioner's perks in Dead by Daylight. The Executioner's biography in Dead by Daylight. Corrupted Executioner cosmetic in Dead by Daylight. Store banner for the "Corrupted Executioner" cosmetic set in Dead by Daylight.

Do you feel remorseful? Pyramid Blight concept art Dead by Daylight. The death place of Pyramid Head in the Otherworld. Gecco versions Mannequin and Lying Figure in hand. Statue with Great Spear front. Pyramid Head figma drags away the Bubble Head Nurse. Silent Hill: Homecoming Bogeyman statue front. Silent Hill: Homecoming Bogeyman statue helmet and attire. Silent Hill: Homecoming Bogeyman statue back and sideview.

Film version for the French Revelation boxset. Silent Hill 2 Mezco Toys figure sideview. Silent Hill Collector's Edition Hoodie back. Silent Hill 2. Silent Hill: Origins. Silent Hill: Homecoming. Silent Hill: Downpour. Silent Hill: The Arcade. Silent Hill film. Silent Hill: Revelation. Silent Hill: Book of Memories. Dying Inside. Paint It Black. Sinner's Reward. Universal Conquest Wiki. We had a tough situation because, now, [Pyramid Head] showed up but there wasn't really a compelling reason for him to show up.

Where as originally, it was like "Shut up, Tomm. It's cool. He shows up. And I kind of see him like: Fitch 's daughter makes Scarlet and so that creature sort of came from her, and then Asphyxia comes from Nora , so I kind of say that the Bogeyman is Alex's that in the end product.