Pyramid Head

Basic Character Information

Pyramid Head is often referred to as "The Executioner" or "The Punisher". He is the judge, the jury, and the executioner. Pyramid Head is a manifestation of a person's desire to be punished for their misdeeds. He is the judge, jury and executioner for the mysterious dark powers of the town. While his actions are cruel and horrific, he is a driving force for someone to come to terms with what they've done, albeit in the most brutal manner possible. 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.

Origin

Pyramid Head is a figure of James Sunderland's guilt and inner torment, manifesting from the part of his mind that desires punishment. While James never said outright that he wanted to be punished, his subconscious believed that he deserved punishment, and even James, at the end of the Silent Hill 2 game, realizes why Pyramid Head was there, saying "I needed to be punished for what I did. For not coming to terms with what I did. But, I don't need you anymore", in the fight before the end of the game

Appearance

Pyramid head is a a 9 foot tall muscular humanoid monster. He weighs roughly 350-400 Pounds, depending one where you look. He has a masculine appearance and masculine genitalia(?). He has pale skin, marred with scars from battles and other things. Pyramid Head, as his name suggests, wears a heavy, metal Pyramid-shaped mask. This mask is not removed in the series and likely cannot be removed. As a result, it is not know what is under the mask, but it is theorized that because he is a manifestation of James Sunderland's desire to be punished, he may have a distorted appearance of James, however that is not confirmed. Pyramid head often appears in a bloodied butchers apron with stitched along the seams. He wears nothing under this apron, however the apron covers most of his body, leaving only part of his legs and his arms uncovered. He often wears gloves that cover his hands. Both the Apron and the Gloves are often stained in blood. The apron is a leather-like brown material, and the gloves are the same in a lighter color. He wears black combat/biker boots as well.

Personality

Pyramid Head seems to be unable to speak. Instead of speaking, he groans and moans almost painfully inside of the helmet. It's possible that the helmet inhibits his ability to speak. Regardless, Pyramid Head is demonstrated as being Morally Ambiguous. He often is cruel and sadistic, but also ever watching. He seems almost Omnipresent in the way he can be seen randomly appearing in random places. He is demonstrated as being a sexually lustful individual as well, taking advantage of various other monsters in the "Silent Hill 2" game. He can be described as Violent, Brutal, Cruel, Merciless, and intimidating. His tendency to be silent for long periods of time creates more tension. He seems to be an active psychological detriment to those around him, his appearance often causing distress in those near him or that have the displeasure of interacting with him. He can be very aggressive as well, often attacking without much reason or prompt. To him, it seems being to close to him can be considered a crime. He seems intelligent, in some way. As such, he can be curious of things. One of his main curiousuties is when people don't demonstrate a fear of him, as most everyone is terrified of him. With his feeling of being the sole Punisher, he often addapts his punishment to cause the most physical and psychological damage to his target. So, that means he could very much not try and kill his target, instead causing great paranoia or creating situations where the target feels alone, entirely. He is very determined in a sense. He doesn't give up easily, and is willing to chase people for hours before giving way.

Dislikes

He dislikes intruders and people running from their punishments. He dislikes people interfering with his tasks.

Crimes against my Sanity

He doesn't seem to have a morality. If he does, it's very grey. As seen in the game "Silent Hill 2", He doesn't show any kind of morals. He is seen in multiple occasions, sexually assaulting the "Mannequins" of silent Hill. These are distinctly femminine creatures that appear as two distinctly feminine, ballerina-like lower halves that have been fused together at the waist. Other things he's done are torture, psychological torture, murder, assault with a deadly weapon(?), Mutilation and desecration of corpses, and god knows what else.

Purpose

As said in his origin, he was a manifestation of Guilt and the desire to be punished, weather the target is aware of this or not. As such, his main purpose is punishing those whom feel they are deserving of the said punishment. The only way to really overcome him is to finally accept what you have done and to truely feel that you are no longer deserving of punishment.

Silent Hill

Silent Hill is the home to various kinds of Monsters, humanoid or other. However, the town, including Pyramid Head, often seem to stray away from harming children in any way. This can be seen when a child named "Laura" winds up in the town. It's presumed she's been there for weeks maybe even months, but is never found with any sort of injuries or fears of the monsters in town. It's assumed that because of this, the town may want to keep children safe, so says speculation. The area of silent Hill seems to adapt to every individual person, the monsters changing slightly in order to cause the most psychological damage to each individual. For example, James Sunderland's major guilt was Killing his Wife and sexually craving other woman while his wife was sick. As such a lot of the monsters that appeared to him were distinctly femminine, and arguably made for sexual appeal. This changes from individual to individual. For example, people who are suffering from Sexual Abuse and Abandonment may find creatures such as the "Abstract Daddy" found in Angela's nightmare. The "Abstract Daddy" was a creatures that had no really appearance, but the way it attacked seemed arguably sexual, and seeming to violate it's target, in a sense. This means the town of "Silent Hill" may be somewhat sentient, in a way. Everyone sees the foggy city, but the creatures they encounter are different. The town specifically adapts to each individual in the town. People drawn to silent Hill are mostly people who can't come to terms with what they've done and are repressing those feelings. Angela can't come to terms with the fact that she stood up to her father and killer her father. James Sunderland can't come to terms with the fact that he's killed his wife. Both of these examples have suffered from psychological damage and have repressed that feeling, trying to believe that it didn't happen.

Radios in Silent Hill

Radios often don't work in the city of Silent Hill. Instead, radios serve a different purpose. Silent Hill, sticking with its Symbolism, uses Radios to detect danger. Radios don't work, unless a danger is nearby. When a danger gets in a certain range, (Depending on how dangerous the creature may be, this varies. For example, things that are less dangerous don't have much an area of influence, but a creature like Pyramid head can cause the radio to screech when he's 200 feet away), the radio produces a static. The closer the danger is to you, the louder the static becomes.

Weapons

He often carries around what is called a "Great Knife". This depiction is the most common and seems to be a roughly 6 foot long Knife. Pyramid head tends to walk slower when carrying this. Pyramid head has also been seen carrying a much lighter Spear weapon though he is just as dangerous with this.