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Pyramid Head

Appears in
Silent Hill 2 (2001)

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Pyramid Head is a character in the video game Silent Hill 2 (2001).

9 Interesting Facts About Pyramid Head

Interesting Facts (5)

  1. #001

    Pyramid Head is not entirely faceless: the creature has an eye, faintly visible at the front of its head, and a tongue that protrudes and moves when it seizes the player by the neck.

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  2. #002

    During gameplay, the Pyramid Head monster grunts in a way that resembles James Sunderland's sounds of pain. It also stands at the same height as him.

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  3. #003

    Several deleted scenes, though absent from the game, appear in early trailers: one shows Pyramid Head dragging a nurse away, another shows Laura singing "Ring Around the Rosie".

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  4. #004

    Pyramid Head first appears in the Blue Creek apartment building, where the player spots a faint red glow at the end of a dark, narrow corridor and finds it comes from the creature standing motionless behind rusty iron bars.

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  5. #005
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    In the well-known closet scene, Pyramid Head torments a creature assembled from mannequin parts, then convulses and claws at its own head as though trying to pry it open and let something out, until James Sunderland fires his pistol and drives it off.

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Deeper Meaning (2)

  1. #006

    The Flesh Lips monster symbolizes bedridden Mary, which is why it has a "mouth" at its crotch. While James is under the creature's attack, it is meant to remind him of how Mary used to revile him. Every monster after this point in the game has a "mouth", whereas Pyramid Head, Lying Figure, Mannequin and Bubble Head Nurse do not.

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  2. #007
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    This marks the debut of Pyramid Head, now an iconic figure well known in horror-otaku circles, much to the annoyance of Silent Hill fans who hold that the character belongs only to James Sunderland and Silent Hill 2. It embodies James' desire to be punished for killing his wife Mary. The monster is tied directly to James, and the only characters it interacts with are James and Maria (a tainted reincarnation of Mary). James watches Red Pyramid kill Maria repeatedly, forcing him to relive and remember his sins. Unfortunately, many people failed to grasp the monster's purpose for a long time, which led to it appearing in other Silent Hill media where it did not belong, since its purpose and existence are entirely bound to James.

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  1. #008

    Masahiro Ito said the triangle's right angles and sharp edges hint at the possibility of pain.

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  2. #009

    Some on the development team hesitated to include the creature because of its odd, unconventional design, but Ito is glad he disregarded their advice.

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