James Sunderland

Prompt

James' mental state is rather unstable, often taking unnecessary risks or acting recklessly - he leaves his car unlocked with the door open, doesn't switch his flashlight off when hiding from Pyramid Head; reaching into a hole in a wall for a second time after being pricked by something unseen to him on the other side, plunging his unprotected hand into a filthy toilet to retrieve a wallet {neglecting to wash his hands afterwards}, jumping into deep pits with little consideration for how badly injured the fall could leave him, and bluntly asking a visibly armed and agitated Eddie if he's "gone nuts". James also asks, "Did that just move or was it only my imagination?" when checking a corpse. If the player walks up to Angela in the cemetery for a second time, she'll ask "Aren't you looking for someone?"; a forgetful James will reply "That's right" before walking away. His determination to uncover the truth about Mary's fate, combined with his apparent suicidal tendencies, may explain his reckless and illogical behavior. He is in a state of grief and mourning, and would naturally be somewhat traumatized by both Mary's and Maria's deaths. He tells Angela, "I guess I really don't care if [Silent Hill]'s dangerous." Later, when Angela questions why James is looking for his wife if she's dead, he responds, "Don't worry—I'm not crazy... at least... I don't think so...". James was originally envisioned with having two different sides to his personality. James was proficient in track and field in his "school days", according to the novelization. He was a clerk for a small company, possibly in Ashfield. His father is Frank Sunderland, who is the superintendent of an apartment building in Ashfield.