Pyramid Head in 60 Seconds! | Silent Hill Lore

[@deebo444]

thats soooo sick wtf his gaze is always pointed down because the weight of guilt is so genius. ive never heard this before

[@CharlieCabralos]

I think Masahiro Ito is genius when it comes to character design, but in general, there was so much attention to the tiny details in Silent Hill. I love it.

[@DesariaRose]

Right! The monsters designs are really an art, where you can sympathise with them a bit due to Human emotional pain

[@Nthn2leeMvc]

How old are you again

[@glitchyrhythm6749]

@@deebo444 you can think religion (particularly Christianity) for inspiring these ideas. Christians invented goth. Go search "Orthodox Christians skulls". Ancient Christianity which is still alive, is extremely brutal and its history but also peaceful and beautiful.

[@xlneoMAXlx]

I look at it more like he is always looking down on his victims because of THEIR guilt.

[@zileantimekeeper7464]

Whats funny is he helps james move on. He pushes james down the hospital to hwere he needs to go. He stands behind metal bars. He shows james to fight back and he kills mari so james doesn't get stuck with the past but moves on. And when james fights back he kills himself with a spear. Also he only gets the great knife after james gets the knife. In away he helped james live

[@BOZO_00]

@@zileantimekeeper7464 Guilt is painfully heavy, but the process of healing through it hurts just as much.

[@Uratsku]

welp my dumbass just read the entire thing and spoiled myself rip ggs

[@armintor2826]

That's what i love about Pyramid Head the most. It isnt a malevolent figure. It exists to force James onto the right path, and when its work is done? Its done. It doesnt do anything more than what has to be done.

[@BOZO_00]

@@Uratsku L

[@funnychannel5068]

Wow I never really thought about it like that. Great observation though 👍

[@bluesky1263]

Lets be honest.. he's a popular monster he's like the mascot for silent hill thats why they use him a lot

[@leek5682]

The original lore reason for him to exist became completely irrelevant in later games 💀

[@ricodontworryboutit3296]

Don't mean it was a good idea to mess up his existence

[@Kompressor808]

Does that mean Silent Hill is a mascot horror franchise?

[@KevinDurantBurnerAccount]

He’s popular because it’s an iconic design. Not as iconic anymore since they’ve overused him to hell.

[@wyattjohnson9846]

And he's also hot

[@stakelyy]

The deeper you look into Silent Hill the more impressed I get.

[@채케]

1.3k likes and 0 comments? cool

[@whit3y3s]

Same page club

[@madzoroark5396]

I like the idea that James' feelings of guilt were so powerful, that Pyramid Head became a permanent entity within Silent Hill.

[@idigamstudios7463]

Could also be that it's a sign of the rebirth ending. Who knows what consequences performing the ritual might have had?

[@fernando.emanuel.pinheiro]

​@@idigamstudios7463But Cheryl killed God. And Henry stop the ritual. Foing Dahlia plan.

[@fernando.emanuel.pinheiro]

​@@idigamstudios7463Homecoming is not canon to games from Team Silent.

[@LaManchaland]

@@fernando.emanuel.pinheiro he's talking about the rebirth ending of SH2, no one was there to do anything about james peforming the ritual

[@fernando.emanuel.pinheiro]

@@LaManchaland The ritual that James used was not to bring back his wife. It was to reborn God. In Silent Hill 3 God is killed. In Silent Hill 4 Walter tried to bring back God using the same ritual that James used in Rebirth ending in Silent Hill 2. It failed. Blood - Red, black - calice and white- white claudia. This ritual is to bring God back. It was Dahlia's plan. It can't bring dead people like Mary, Walter, Walter' mother back to life. In Rebirth ending it is not Mary that cames to life. It is God.

[@Vickprodz]

Red pyramid thing💀💀💀

[@gamingtime3799]

That’s his other name search it up

[@Vickprodz]

@@gamingtime3799 oh I didn't know that

[@gamingtime3799]

@@Vickprodz It’s ok

[@Vickprodz]

@@gamingtime3799 :D

[@gamingtime3799]

@@Vickprodz :D

[@retr0532]

His neck muscle is probably like some of those meatcanyon characters

[@Stevensolp]

Thicker than corpse grinder’s neck

[@kyleshaw5186]

​@@Stevensolp Respect the neck! 🤘

[@snepcel]

Dude rivals Mike Tyson

[@B90-y6n]

Love the character. But the reason he was so fascinating as a kid is because if the mystic and mystery surrounding him. If he’s put in these other games without it making sense you take the weight away from such a character. That being said, I love him so much I always welcomed a sighting regardless 😊

[@Simply_better22343]

@@B90-y6n it could be imagined that the weight of james' guilt was so great that the monster became a permanent entity within silent Hill

[@xeox4280]

​​@@Simply_better22343 he comes directly from silent hill not just from james mind thats why

[@MLGHazrad]

I always like the detail that the giant knife he wields symbolize the heavy burden he carries with him.

[@fuseboy22]

James Sunderland = pyramid head

[@Dep.3071]

@@fuseboy22 fun fact : the great knife weapon is the other pair of pyramid head's great knife, yes. this resembles a pair of scissors.

[@kappykarpa]

SH2 was the best Silent Hill

[@lucassinclair8885]

The accurate one, Silent hill was meant for people to be punished

[@lucassinclair8885]

The accurate one, Silent hill was meant for people to be punished

[@gabebeloin-xr3ht]

SH2 is the best game of all time

[@Guile_The_Exile]

SH2 is definitely number one for me too. But the SH games form 1-3 were awesome. SH4 was ok but everything after that was a bastardization of the IP...

[@lawncutter5283]

Nah silent hill 2 is the best if you’re emo the best silent has to easily be the first 😂

[@Wabbajock_Dugatti]

Homecoming was so dissappinting. I remember faking sick from school for 2 days just to play it on day of release lol

[@JimTheKnight01]

It straight out sucked asss.

[@johncastillo6732]

Homecoming is a work of art 🎨 why was it disappointing? They story and monsters and town people more story on cult and how, they were getting killed by all there kid's, they sacrificed. The game play was good, and the sandbox game play and puzzles could been little better

[@rsloz]

Homecoming was decent but fun. The boss monsters designs are one of the most disturbing like Amnion and Asphyxia

[@anthonykanzivino5615]

I loved homecoming.. Silent hill 2 is the best though

[@AarozEzio]

The soundtrack is lit though

[@WobblesandBean]

It's really sad what Konami did to Pyramid Head, to the point where Masohiro Ito regrets ever creating him.

[@okeoi]

RPT got done dirty after getting forced into everything after SH2 when it was SPECIFIC to James and SH2. It's also a bastardization of the executioners from the cult, who wore large, pointed, red hoods and you can see a photograph of these hooded cult members in the Historical Society.

[@glorbog]

Thank you. I've been saying this shit for what... Almost 20 years? Ever since the silent hill movie came out and RPT was in it for absolutely no reason...

[@danriu]

Even tho I'm a fan of SH and I agree in part with you, I think it helped RPT to become an icon, specially with the more badass depiction an redesign he got which helped the franchise's popularity to grow.

[@okeoi]

@@danriu I'll agree that it did indeed help the franchise grow in popularity though personally I prefer the original design and would have loved to have seen a more game-accurate depiction.

[@Scoundrel_Plays]

@@okeoi I’m guessing PH appeared in homecoming because Alex was suffering immense guilt for killing his brother

[@DarkRedKitten]

I think you can find an explanation of why PH is around even after silent hill 2. Like he is a creature that was born out of such self hatred, that the city could not get rid of him anymore and so he became a being that appears to punish the worst of the worse.

[@evanpark8434]

@DarkRedKitten there's decent theories too about how james is stuck in a time loop because of his guilt. meaning PH could technically manifest elsewhere is punishment is needed 🤷‍♂️ i enjoy not knowing

[@thatoneguyhonk2599]

Personally i feel like its a cop out just to use him since everyone loved him so much, which i get but it still feels like it almost ruins his character a bit but maybe im just being boring

[@DarkRedKitten]

@thatoneguyhonk2599 oh it's 100% fanservice. I just tried to say that one could make up a reason why he is there if one really wants to. :D

[@jevilcore]

I kind of want him… Who said that 🤨⁉️

[@vaampyrr]

you're so real for that

[@reapingwillows]

REAL

[@Morinnyan]

Me.

[@WALLY.7172]

R E A L

[@terryv1243]

Real.

[@Leighroii]

In my headcanon every protagonist has a unique ‘pyramid head’ that the town manifests depending on said protagonist and their story - aware Harry and Henry are missing but as I said this is my headcanon… James: Pyramid head Heather: Valtiel Alex: Bogeyman (homecoming version) Travis: the butcher Murphy: Bogeyman (downpour version) Also unpopular opinion - but aesthetically, I much preferred homecoming/movies pyramid head design!

[@PretzelSage]

I think Pyramid Heads design is a lot better for the rustic theme of the otherworld in those games and the movies, but his original design is better for the fleshy one we see in 2/3. Even though he's not in 3, just an example. I also agree, every protagonist but Henry has their own Judge, taking form in the ways you had just said. Henry didn't get one because he wasn't exploring "his" silent hill like everyone else was. I think the new The Short Message game actually lacks a "judge", but with how much it changes the way Silent Hill works, that might not be a thing everyone gets.

[@leogarces7]

Anita: Sakura head 🧐

[@tristenatorplaysgames6833]

You had me till the end

[@maxthescarecrow4038]

Homecoming's Boogeyman and Origins' Butcher were too close to Pyramid Head (in case of SH:H literally just Pyramid Head) while Valtiel in SH3 was fulfilling a completely different purpouse. Also can't help but notice Harry and Henry are missing which only goes to show how hellbent Konami/devs were from 4 onwards to have their own Pyramid Head in there. I will say that it kinda worked in Downpour.

[@Jerryisntthecodgod]

Eh I like both of the designs equally

[@cam4001]

should’ve been sh2 exclusive to james story

[@zcarp8642]

It's literally tailor built FOR James! It shouldve stayed in 2, but it was spread for fan service

[@SaintMoonMoon]

At least the boogey man version is a different design

[@jordan52x2]

It's kinda of like Halloween franchise where they planned on being anthology but myers was just too popular

[@eraykocer135]

@@jordan52x2 i think they did a good choice for thst but i cant say same for pyramid head,he must be only for james

[@Simply_better22343]

​@@zcarp8642 the idea that James had guilt so great that it created a permanent entity within silent Hill is infinitely more metal

[@ace0f_hearts]

Agh, silent hill is so gorgeous in such a twisted way

[@Guile_The_Exile]

PH should've had stayed exclusive to James... They really took away how special he was to the series by just throwing him around like a pikachu to rep pokemon...

[@DaRkPlUm]

Never understood him being in any game outside of Silent Hill 2. He's supposed to be tied to James, so without him, Silent Hill needs to manifest a new entity to punish each person individually. Another example you could use is that, without Angela being in Silent Hill at the same time as James, he/we would never have met Abstract Daddy. That creature was unique to her.

[@thatoneguyhonk2599]

Ong dude its such a big copout i really do hate they kept bringing him back

[@kaddy4031]

I don't vibe with any of later games' take on pyramid head. He's the manifestation of james' desire for punishment after what he has done to mary. *nothing more, nothing less.* the movies/future games shouldn't have forced pyramid head into a narrative that he simply doesn't belong in just because he is popular.

[@thatoneguyhonk2599]

So real its so obviously just so they can say “hey look PH is in this one!” But I mean hes pretty IS James so it makes 0 sense to use him again

[@Mark.Taylor.]

In my head cannon, Pyramid Head did not exist until James made it so in SH2, his guilt/regret etc. was so strong that it turned Pyramid Head from James personal demon into a 'living' being the the SH Universe and into its continued role and lore.

[@Akui-ui9ve]

There's two iconic things that makes you sure it's a silent hill , the pink bunny doll and pyramid head

[@mackyrulez756]

I like to think that the “demons” in silent hill 2 are actually angels, but look terrifying because of James’ guilt

[@rabbidguarddog]

Weird question, does anyone remember that time Heather smacked Pyramid Head with a pallet, slapped them on the butt, and vaulted out the second story window of Midwhich? ...just me? Ok...

[@AnOddlyFortune]

I remember that one time. Not my happiest moments but they’re there

[@bunkerengel6725]

Silent Hill in DbD is another level of fun xD

[@Deadshot-385]

“Red pyramid thing” is crazy

[@kylebrownofcr1s1s51]

Silent hill 2 was the first video game I ever beat and I'm so pumped for the remake

[@gambit5667]

I feel like there is a genuine good reason of him being in other stuff, looking different too, in the movies hes a servant of alessa, killing those who wronged her, she couldve learned abt it just like james did, except from school. These are what the executioners looked like so it makes sense not only james would associate them with punishment and guilt

[@Jerryisntthecodgod]

Hate on me if you want but I like the idea that James's guilt was so immense that after he created pyramid head, pyramid head could not be destroyed and just kinda stuck around delivering punishment to those who deserve it using different forms for each person he hunted down. I know it doesn't really make sense but honestly I don't care and this is my head cannon

[@xenoboy7828]

@@Jerryisntthecodgod i was thinking in the same way. I think the Creatures in the Silent Hill World are not Fully Destroyed when they die but rather will become even more a Part of this World. James created him yes but there are more People coming to Silent Hill with Similar Problems like James had and i think thats why he continued to excist long after Silent Hill 2 but thats just my Theory

[@Jerryisntthecodgod]

@@xenoboy7828 yeah I hate how silent Hill fans in a franchise filled with absurd and nonsenseical lore(most of which is theoretical) will look at an explanation as simple as "oh this guy killed someone and his guilt was so powerful that it became a monster demon thing that couldn't be destroyed and now the monster demon thing hunts down those who committed similar crimes to the one the original guy did." And think "omg that is SO stupid you are actually an idiot for thinking that!!!!"

[@tommyblade8093]

that explains why those creatures keep getting back up when I have put them down SO MANY TIMES. especially the nurses in hospital.​@@xenoboy7828

[@Toastboy776]

He shold have been exclusive to silent hill 2 imo

[@rescuerofdreams]

He should never have been in Homecoming.

[@lesliemason6016]

Pyramid head first is shown at the library before the boss in a picture on the wall. It shows him and ppl in these metal like cages hanging in them.

[@mira-zv1ug]

that's not him

[@playertwo3465]

I dont think he shouldve been in anything but silent hill 2

[@TheGooseGroup]

After the other three main games get a remake, then Homecoming should get one just to remove Phead from it and make it a different monster cause let's be real here it was just super lazy to reuse an already known monster.

[@SleeplessKvan]

I really hate how they treated Pyramid Head It's supposed to only be James Sunderland's own torment. It was built upon his own guilt

[@jordankell1881]

Tom hulet is the reason the franchise died

[@kenshii9d147]

@@jordankell1881 yep he helped kill it

[@oddtrack]

surprisingly, he didnt have much say in what happened. hard to tell for sure, but i reckon the dev team dropped the ball, him included

[@aguppie]

Loved the malnourished version too wish they kept it

[@flowrepins6663]

Also he isnt big he is exactly like james

[@jimmywarner7559]

I Head Canon that it still is a manifestation of James’ feelings, but it somehow lived on after SH2

[@lollove7815]

I thought the sword was actually the metaphor of the weight of guilt, dragging it everywhere yet still it’s so heavy and causes pain

[@inventor4279]

I still feel so bad for hullet, he was used as a scapegoat for konamis bs

[@smoscar]

Not me quietly wondering what did those mannequins do to deserve that

[@fdhappy6930]

Pyramid Head is such an iconic design, just the thought of putting a giant metal pyramid on a human body and being like "I like Berserk, give him a big blade." is cool.

[@vereor6304]

While playing the Silent Hill 2 remake earlier today, I was just asking myself this exact question (since I beat the original, I knew what Pyramid Head was, but not what he meant). Looks like I got my answer thanks to you, which was actually a lot more cool and interesting than I thought it would be.

[@ZanicaKnight]

Ahh yes, who could forget “Red Pyramid Thing.” (I am **actually** having trouble standing right now Silent-ly laughing so hard to myself 🤣 at that one)

[@sissou4526]

I always thought of pyramid head as a metaphor for the murder of Mari. The head resemble the pillow which was used to kill her; this mental image then became the invincible monster that he couldn't kill

[@parcourwar]

My personal little head cannon is that the other world was so enamored with pyramid heads purpose and fear factor and overall effectiveness that after james left silent hill, it just kinda stole it. Changed a couple of things so it wasn't a direct copy and handed it in as its own work.

[@Horvat-luv]

Smash-

[@metalhamster4129]

He should just have been a monster in sh2.

[@RvnWolf]

Did they really redesign his head to be a tent?

[@silverjeyjey4054]

It was James monster but they saw how popular the character got and made up bs reasons for the character to show up in other media

[@etheriousnatsudragneel9612]

They use PH everywhere know. It just doesn't make sense for PH to be anywhere without the presense of James. That's what pisses a lot of people off, understandably so

[@user-fv7jd4xj5n]

My man just read a wiki page and made a video lol, even the script is the same.

[@_NAOSHIGAMING]

Well i first saw him on dbd

[@anthonydavenport1841]

It’s just them being lazy. He should only be around when James is because it’s his manifestation. Only reason they use him in everything else is for money. He’s practically the mascot for silent hill

[@AnaMarin09]

red pyramid thing ??? DO YOU MEAN PYRAMID HEAD BRO?🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@fitz7663]

Huh, hadn't heard that interpretation of pyramid head looking down, that's a cool thought!

[@DCReal93]

Also a manifestation of James’s… frustrations I’ll say. Pyramid head rules

[@Eyejrbdysk]

My personal head canon for pyramid head is the entity that is silent Hill found James to be one of the most unique cases to ever wander into silent Hill. And upon pyramid head being made as a manifestation of James emotions, Silent hill was fascinated and decided to keep the manifestation of pyramid head around. Out of respect to James. I do think Silent hill itself respects James as a human being. It tortured him and messed with him. But at the end of the day, it helped him realize his mistake and in a way helped him live. Even at the final confrontation with pyramid head, after James’s speech and James actually fighting back the pyramid heads just killed themselves because they’ve done their job. And silent Hill even gave James the reward of talking to Mary again. Even if it was just an illusion.

[@CarterYoung-q7h]

Why is superearthsalute telling me this

[@apollyon24789]

ah the red pyramid. what a book.

[@insomnia32]

Red pyramid thing😂

[@dharshunanand8369]

I prefer James Sunderland's​ guilt and punisher of sins concept

[@Lobsters4lYf]

Damn I didn't even know that last fact that's awesome

[@alexlee3756]

I use to dream of pyramid head walking around my neighborhood, very frightful

[@helloiwanttootakeoverthewo3217]

Pyramid head and vhatiel have nothing to do with each other one represents punishment the other represents rebirth and servitude which aren’t acronyms or synonyms to each other they never appear side by side they never appear in the same game they never do anything they are just their either to punish you for your crimes against humanity (pyramid head) or to resurrect you if you die (vhatiel) I’m aware there is a log about them being mentioned together yes but that’s it

[@cheemsburger3184]

The novels are different

[@NashmanNash]

"Pyramid head,stop humping Nemesis"

[@WoodlandDrake]

I always saw Pyramid Head as an incarnation of Valtiel, not a servant, since they both fill similar roles, but Valtiel takes the form of Pyramid Head for James because the trappings of that form fits James' emotional baggage.

[@shawnl9545]

This man really said red pyramid thing

[@NPC_exe]

Inate desire... For *_PUNISHMENT_* ?!

[@DemstarAus]

Not a him! Not a helmet! It's a head!

[@ians_parks]

The creator of Pyramid Head said the helmet is not his actual head and would like to leave whatever is under the helmet ambiguous. Comparing it to a magician revealing his trick.

[@kuntymckunterson]

The helmet is also like an iron maiden.

[@samuelgeorgedevletter6785]

Damn he kinda ripped

[@reianvase6683]

No more twitching movement in the remake.

[@ryanmcphee8451]

They made em cool in the remake

[@Fink-id6yg]

Valtiel is the truly scary one. His movements to his face. Keep him on all 4s and keep the movements odd and it will be truly horrific

[@kokrazyVlog]

I thought he was a form of the daughters imagination as her guardian the one monster that was over all

[@drunkmunki3196]

Its crazy too bc they could easily explain why pyramid head can exists without james but they dont; my head cannon is that like Alessa the guilt and trauma from james was so great that it altered silent hill, creating a new entity to serve the realm.

[@John-Jacob-Smith]

Never got the fuss over this fella. He's just muscular dude with a silly helmet.

[@Cucaracha-getrekt]

Like it mom

[@adlerrsg]

Hello! I just finished SH2 and I got questions. So, PH is not a manifestation of James's sexual frustations but a punisher for himself. That's why it kills some monsters of the town? It is not doing sexual things in the first encounter. So what is Maria and why she is killed three times for PH?

[@JarendFromVietNam]

1. Maria is what James want Mary to be. You can empathy with this situation since living with an illness person is very frustrating, not just physically but also mentality. So James want Mary to be more sexual, a kind of woman that talks sweet things to man, or at least, James is sexually frustrated because Mary is ill. 2. The Pyramid Head is the darkside of James. That's why it did some *sexual* action when James first see it in the kitchen. His head is the Pyramid, implies that James is trapped with Mary in the hospital room, can't move on on his life, but at the same time he can't leave Mary alone behind just so he can live his own life, James's life is being trapped as well. 3. Beside from the Pyramid Head, all the monsters are Female. Why? Well, it's implies that of Mary's illness, like in the game, when you kill too much monsters you get the bad ending, whereas you could get the good end. 4. The Pyramid Head can't be defeated unless James admit his guilty. Later on when he admit, the Pyramid Head kill itself.

[@cyrosphere60]

Wrong, he is not solely a manifestation of James. Pyramid is a Red God. That's why he freely roams the purgatory in other realities as well. Everyone is just so obsessed with Silent Hill 2 and came up with this belief themselves. Yes, James summoned him and it's the first time he shows in SH2, but lore wise he is not specific to James or SH2, hence why it makes sense why he shows in the other game and movie. James has no power to create a Red God or Yellow God, only the Red Goddess can do that... Read your lore guys

[@greatidea682]

Remember when we hide in closet from him ? 😂😂😂

[@SuperEarthSalute]

Remember? I'm trying to suppress it

[@erikstephenson9113]

That be scary

[@stephenwhite3967]

Its not a manifestation of james its actually a manifesto of the executioners of silrnt hill

[@ians_parks]

It can be both. It's implied James, in the past, saw the painting of Pyramid Head in the Silent Hill Historical Society and his manifestation is based off of that.

[@epicdestroyerxt7953]

Ah yes Red Pyramid thing

[@KronkTheCrunk]

That's what he's actually called. The playerbase came up with Pyramid Head

[@00-EIFFEL]

"They told me, "Heavy is the head that wears the crown" Which is why I'm always looking down Looking like I'm always down, ayy"

[@trousersnake1486]

I'm not against PH only being exclusive to James being in SH. I'd think otherworld would "save" PH manifestation even if James died or got the good ending and left SH.

[@William-l8d]

Pyramid head is actually Allessas champion,helping her deal out vengance against the Order of Valtielle,,who came with her from the void,summoned by the earthly Allessa Gillespie in her hospital bed.Both of them ,Dark Allessa and Pyramid Head are demons.

[@oddtrack]

the 2006 movie came after SH2, the movies were simply based on the game. basically a different continuity. i personally like to believe Pyramid Head didnt actually die in SH2, but stuck around for Alessa's whole spiel due to the town's supernatural powers.

[@Ixbran]

He also got cake for days

[@anaymehra7630]

He is James' imagination that's all

[@LeonLeon2-i2h]

Weird information pyramid head 😮

[@fightthefeeling]

one of the saddest decisions for silent hill, pyramid head was LINKED to james, they just did all the BS for fan appeal.

[@D3V_Official]

AND HE'S SO SEXY IN THE REMAKE!?

[@toiletpaper7415]

Fear and hunger guy 😱😱

[@Christin919]

Wish they never made him shirtless tbh

[@rosecallaway1694]

What's the song in the background called

[@kaguia9046]

Into the mist- Silent Hill the movie and also SH3 Never forgive me, never forget me

[@Kreau]

I'm sad to see pyramid head be used as a copy and paste for s less than stellar 'horror' game

[@Power-Down]

Wym intense desire for punishment? 😳

[@evanparker3586]

For Super Earth and Democracy

[@siahwayd]

Weight of guilt