Silent Hill is a game that
became more than a game. One of its weaker monsters became more than
forgettable cannon-fodder. One of its lesser bosses became the greatest of them
all.
The
Nurse was introduced as little more
than a living zombie but became a mainstay; as a faceless monster with shapely
curves in a miniskirt. Her hunched posture was replaced with twitchy spasms.
Originally envisioned as a native of our world lost to the madness of an
unreality, she became indigenous to that unreality.
Pyramid Head was just a
secondary boss bound to the storyline of the first sequel yet he broke loose
and became the poster boy for the franchise. Originally intended to come and go
in one game, he somehow became our everlasting bogeyman.
Conscientious
malcontents may dismiss the Nurse as only memorable because she is sexy… though
most things sexy are forgotten. The irony that she is as grotesque as she is
comely and as monstrous as she is feminine is a fine balance not to be taken
for granted.
Supposed
experts may cite that “Pyramid Head” is not the character’s real name. They may
remind us that there were three of him and he was nothing more than a figment
of one character’s guilt. Alas, the fictional Otherworld of Silent Hill would
be at a loss without him.
That
which is excellent is that which exceeds what is expected. That the Nurse
and Pyramid Head are memorable and inspiring is irrefutable whether you like
them or not. They were little fish in a big pond that ate the bigger fish. They
have proven their excellence.
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