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Warning : The follow clause contains story spoilers for Silent Hill 1 , 2 and 3 , and touches on the matter of abuse .
Summary
TheSilent Hillseries is perhaps best known for its chilling history and horrifying foe blueprint , but it ’s alsohome to some of the most memorable quotation mark in the psychological repugnance genre . Thanks to the game ' many memorable protagonists and opposer , there ’s no shortage of creepy moments from the mainline entries that have observe players awake at night since the PS1 epoch .
The many case ofSilent Hillhave been passing varied over the year , range from the carefree Heather Mason to the formidable Eddie Dombrowski . This variance has led to slews of unknown , eery , funny , and downright terrifying quotation mark spread throughoutSilent Hill , specially within the early games in the serial .
Long - awaited Silent Hill task have on the face of it only exasperate the fanbase ’s defeat . While more games are upcoming , many fear the worst .
10"Have You Seen A Little Girl?" - Harry Mason
Silent Hill (1999)
Perhaps the quote that protrude it all , Silent Hill ’s chronicle is tot up by Harry Mason when he meets Cybil Bennett at the diner in the first game . Harry is searching the titulary town for his lost girl Cheryl when he asks Cybil if she ’s meet her , describing her as have : " short , shameful hair . She just turn 7 last month . "
" Have you see a little girl ? " is the question Harry call for throughout the game .
Of course , as the story unfoldsthe player learn that Cheryl is the rebirth of Alessa Gillespie , the misfortunate youthful girl excruciate by the town and reborn again as the baby discover by the wayside by Harry . " Have you seen a little girl ? " is the question Harry asks throughout the game , but he has to take out the chronicle of Alessa if he need to find Cheryl , making it an unforgettable quote in the series ' canon .
9"It’s Bread." - Heather Mason
Silent Hill 3 (2003)
One of the foresightful - standingSilent Hillmemes was bear when the player observes the moolah display at the mall during the early time of day ofSilent Hill 3,to which Heather will say:“it ’s bread . “Heather is a protagonist known for being reasonably outspoken with her thought process , often commenting on situations with her sheer and cheeky words , so the fact she has no fun quip here make this credit line stand out even more .
In the years sinceSH3released,“it ’s bread " has become a lover - favored meme that can be find across the internet- even beingrecreated in other games- only because it ’s a very silly line in a very serious secret plan . What make the quote even more ridiculous is the issue of monsters Heather is facing on her journeying . Taking the fourth dimension to face at lettuce and right describe it as lucre is a absurd - and iconic - construct .
8"There Was A Hole Here. It’s Gone Now.” - Graffiti
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
While not strictly a spoken quote fromSilent Hill 2 , the infamous " there was a hole here . It ’s gone now " graffiti earns a place on this list simply because of how iconic this production line has become in the game ’s lore . The line has been one of the secret plan ’s biggest mystery , prompting never - terminate conjecture on who indite it and what it might intend . The graffito is witness at Neely ’s Bar , and popular theories have tied it to Angela ’s scurrilous father , the graves that James will later spring down , and even the holes in Henry Townsend ’s flat inSilent Hill 4 : The Room .
While there ’s no authoritative solution behind the quote , it wait on as a great reminder of what theSilent Hillseries is : ominous occurrent without a clear result . For now , the closest theory to canyon lore come from art directorMasahiro Ito , who tell in 2020 thathe believes the message mean that James no longer has anywhere to hide .
7"Why Did You — Me, James?” - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland
A stock that ’s almost guaranteed to be drop by first - fourth dimension playersactually gives awaySilent Hill 2 ’s grown plot twist in one of the early moments of the secret plan . When James first picks up the radio the instrumentalist can hear Mary ’s scrambled phonation coming through , and listen cautiously in reality reveals Mary expect James why he killed her . It ’s light to miss the words themselves on a first playthrough , but subsequent trips to Silent Hill make this line impossible to miss once player love the full floor .
Interestingly , a deeper meaning can be applied to this line . After beating the game , it ’s very clear to all parties - Mary included - that James killed her because of her disease . Whether that ’s as a mercy or not is down to thespian rendition ( and the stop one unlocks ) , and this is the very interrogative sentence that becomes part of James ' grapheme throughout the game . Mary ’s question reinforces how important James ' intent was with that action . She ’s not asking " why did you kill me " because she does n’t sympathize it , but " why did you pop me " as a question to James ' true design - and the core theme ofSilent Hill 2 .
Silent Hill is n’t the only survival revulsion franchise in need of a revival after being stuck with an uncertain future tense - Fatal Frame is too .
6"James. You Made Me Happy.” - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland
One of the most devastating lines fromSilent Hill 2comes from the " Leave " ending , which sees a prolonged and excited monologue from Mary to James . After discussing her pain and the struggle she ’s faced , Mary goes on to forgive James , saying:“I want you to exist for yourself now . Do what ’s best for you , James . James , you made me happy . "
Not only is the soliloquy itself backbreaking to hear because of the phenomenal and emotionally - charged performance from Monica Taylor Horgan , butit also absolves James of his guilt feelings and free him from his true demons . Whether or not the histrion believes that ’s the right-hand decision is up to them , but Mary choosing forgiveness for James shows she truly love him , and if there ’s one matter there ’s not enough of in Silent Hill , it ’s making love .
5"This Town Is Full Of Monsters! How Can You Sit There And Eat Pizza?!” - James Sunderland
Another famous meme line fromSilent Hill 2comes from an exasperated James who ’s had quite enough of Eddie . When Laura slew out of James ' reach again he takes his frustration out of Eddie , demanding to make love why he ’s more interested in pizza than helping protect Laura .
Seeing Eddie enjoying a meal in the decrepit bowling alley - and give birth James squall such an absurd line at him in frustration - created a meme that ’s just as popular as " it ’s bread . " After all , where did Eddie even get that pizza from ? !
4"Killing A Person Ain’t No Big Deal." - Eddie Dombrowski
Eddie ’s fibre follows a clear descent into madness , culminate in the intense chief battle with James . The fight starts with a cutscene in which Eddie admits to being a killer whale , telling James : " killing a somebody ai n’t no bragging pile . Just put a shooter to their head … pow ! "
The line is delivered with Eddie looking as though he ’s experiencing some shape of manic disorder , representing just how unravel Eddie has become during his time in Silent Hill . What makes this quote especially memorable is how much Eddie has changed throughout the secret plan : his scenes usually supply some variety of comic relief , at least in comparison to the terrors of Silent Hill .
Here , the player construe just how much the town can impact someone .
3"For Me, It’s Always Like This." - Angela Orosco
Angela ’s storyline is one of the most upsetting in the entireSilent Hillseries as she deal with the abuse she underwent at the hands of her Fatherhood . During her final scene , Angela ascends the burn staircase , delivering portion of memorable line that unwrap to the playerjust how much harm Angela has lived through .
It ’s a sombering image brought to life by the very material fire that even James can see , further prove that the seriesdoesn’t need gore to be rightful horror .
2"Don’t You Think Blondes Have More Fun?" - Heather Mason
The final line ofSilent Hill 3is so far outdoors of the series ' norm that it automatically became one of the most memorable . After defeating God , Heather Mason is recover with Detective Douglas Cartland when he asks her what she plan to do now . She let on plan to take on the name give to her by Harry - Cheryl - and , when ask if she ’ll be dying her blond hair , replies : " I do n’t know . Do n’t you recall blondes have more fun ? "
The cheeky answer highlight everything about Heather ’s character , reminding the audience she should be a well-chosen - go - golden teenager - a role she can now refund to , thanks to her defeat of God . It ’s a silly course for such a non-white game , but it ’s the perfect agency to sum up Heather in a nutshell .
1"They Looked Like Monsters To You?" - Vincent Smith
The most memorable minute in theSilent Hillseries derive courtesy of Vincent Smith , who throw question on legions of fan and their knowledge of Silent Hill whenhe questioned Heather ’s interpretation of the monsters .
Vincent : Do n’t stand there reckon so smug . You ’re the worst someone in this room . You come here and bask spilling their blood and listening to them cry out . Yo feel excited when you step on them and snuff out their lives .
Heather : Are you let the cat out of the bag about the monster ?
Vincent : teras ? They looked like teras to you ?
Vincent then scowls before claim it ’s a gag , but the uncomfortably long still - shot of his face has leave players in doubt . Is Vincent really joking?It seems very potential he ’s not , peculiarly after considering howSH2 ’s Laura so easy navigates the town . What exactly Vincent means here is up for debate , but it ’s one of the most memorable quotes inSilent Hillhistory .
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