Pyramid Head in 60 Seconds! | Silent Hill Lore

Who is Pyramid Head? Find out the truth about one of gaming's most iconic monsters and learn why he is one of Silent Hill's most terrifying creatures!
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[@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.

[@stakelyy]

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

[@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.

[@retr0532]

His neck muscle is probably like some of those meatcanyon characters

[@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

[@user-ze6mh8fg1k]

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 😊

[@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.

[@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

[@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 😂

[@fuseboy22]

James Sunderland = pyramid head

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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...

[@ace0f_hearts]

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

[@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

[@mackyrulez756]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@DCReal93]

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

[@metalhamster4129]

He should just have been a monster in sh2.

[@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.

[@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

[@Horvat-luv]

Smash-

[@Lobsters4lYf]

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

[@SLAUGHTERDOLLZ]

Hear me out…. 😕

[@demonicoymonstruoso]

Pyramid Head was always a punisher, he is not about James guilt or something

[@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

[@reianvase6683]

No more twitching movement in the remake.

[@flowrepins6663]

Also he isnt big he is exactly like james

[@RvnWolf]

Did they really redesign his head to be a tent?

[@kokrazyVlog]

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

[@dharshunanand8369]

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

[@kuntymckunterson]

The helmet is also like an iron maiden.

[@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.

[@John-Jacob-Smith]

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

[@Cucaracha-getrekt]

Like it mom

[@kaseempayne2212]

I thought his name was The Executioner.

[@Alt3zza]

That’s his name in dead by daylight but not in sh2 😂

[@kaseempayne2212]

@the3fates698 oh okay the reason why I said that because when they did the behind the scenes of Silent Hill 2006 movie I could’ve sworn the director or producer referred to this character as The Executioner. And ever since then that’s how I always remembered him by that name. It seems like a fitting name for him.

[@nottechytutorials]

@@kaseempayne2212Perhaps he was referred to that in the movie, as his role, since in the original script he was supposed to have killed the cult members in the church at the end of the film (and as an exucutioner in the game). After all Dead by Daylight must have taken the name from somewhere. But the film gives different names of the same monsters from the game, in this case he's just Pyramid Head.

[@kaseempayne2212]

@@nottechytutorials oh okay.

[@kaseempayne2212]

@@nottechytutorials oh okay that’s understandable.

[@inventor4279]

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

[@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

[@siahwayd]

Weight of guilt

[@greatidea682]

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

[@SuperEarthSalute]

Remember? I'm trying to suppress it

[@erikstephenson9113]

That be scary

[@syahrilmakita3201]

The meaning of homecoming's Pyramid head sucks but MAN that design is waay better than SH2

[@Ixbran]

He also got cake for days

[@joshualandergren]

His innate desire for punishment😏

[@sullyandcheddar]

You wouldn't believe the Rule 34 stuff about him.

[@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.

[@playertwo3465]

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

[@iamprivate02]

The games are so hard to play I want to love it but the movies are better

[@gpal2018]

Does anyone know the name of the theme playing in the background?

[@treesurgeon2441]

They didn't reimagine F all. They just wanted to use the crappy movie design and didn't care if it made sense or not.

[@Ermwhatudid-]

When seeing this character in game and the movies, I automatically thought of one legend of Zelda character

[@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.

[@LeonLeon2-i2h]

Weird information pyramid head 😮

[@crimsonrayquaza46]

I have a hot take I actually liked the design of Pyramid Head in Homecoming more then 2. That said the implementation in Homecoming looks dog shit as it only shows up like twice.

[@rottershier6775]

Agreed. He looks more intimidating

[@crimsonrayquaza46]

@@rottershier6775 yeah it definitely feels more like an Excutioner with that design

[@GugureSux]

The Homocoming's design is literally just the shitty Movie's design, and both slapped him just for some gloat.

[@samuelgeorgedevletter6785]

Damn he kinda ripped

[@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

[@zombiboy2004]

I have the old silent Hill 2 and 3 the old games and I got man hunt and GTA San Andreas and max payne and max payne 2

[@darksector_0675]

Why are you feeding fans false information. Don't talk about Silent Hill if you don't know what youre saying

[@Kreau]

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

[@JSpeedy306]

What about Silent Hill 3?

[@SableWardsPuppy]

ruined by lazy corps

[@fightthefeeling]

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

[@Cupcake_ARG]

i thought that was the bad version of the kkk

[@meerjung]

Song title anyone?

[@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.

[@dkp2112]

He was the reason I hated the movies. He shouldn’t have been there.

[@nicoleputnam7778]

A lot of those monsters shouldn’t have been there. The only monster that should’ve been there was the grey child. The nurses could’ve worked if they were the right ones. Christophe Gans needs his movie making privileges stripped away.

[@goldenmonke4080]

He in slient hill 1 in the hotel

[@occiferfigpucker4840]

That's SH2.

[@calebpowell6430]

And the color is black not red

[@Curtis94]

The song is sampled on LockeNumma19 - sloww

[@Scottymation]

It's not a "helmet". It's his head.

[@ians_parks]

The creator of Pyramid Head said the helmet is not his head and would like to leave whatever is underneath it as ambiguous.

[@chasedennis4483]

You said Pyramidhead wrong.

[@SuperEarthSalute]

How would you say it

[@calebpowell6430]

Cap the movie one is just a monster

[@scone-pu7bp]

Backround song name? If you answer you will have my eternal gratitude

[@brendonrone7455]

"Never Forgive Me, Never Forget Me" from the Silent Hill 3 soundtrack

[@scone-pu7bp]

@@brendonrone7455 thank you

[@21stCenturySchizooo]

Pyramid head = the lock (jjba)?

[@user-ht4gg9qg8g]

Zaddy 😻

[@jeromeoliver2487]

That’s who I am

[@Jayjeez-qw1by]

Homecoming not canon.

[@TheOphiuchus666]

It's based on me again.

[@rachelcat7996]

Why is he fine tho? That’s the real question… I mean, what? Who said that? 🤨

[@KiraNoKokoro]

This is so real

[@saragracie6553]

People whining in the comments as if James cannot be and will be the only human being to have murdered his terminally ill wife so he could go meet women again to be called to Silent Hill. Lemme say it simply: PH is an entity purely meant to be your Michael Myers. When the guilt of your actions weighs so much on you that you deny what you’ve done to a point of gaslighting yourself, that is when PH is manifested. He is there to remind you that YOU DESERVE THIS. Having him appear in other places does not diminish what his purpose is. He is your punishment. Your executioner. You cannot escape.

[@Tubers93757]

Actually pyramid head first appeared in the first silent hill movie at least get your facts right dawg

[@ians_parks]

That is wrong though. His first appearance is in Silent Hill 2 (2001). The Silent Hill movie released 5 years after.

[@popcornpizza8869]

👍👍

[@Sun1ightSpear]

What's the music in the background?

[@jademe686]

one of silent hill’s soundtracks. it’s called never forgive me, never forget me

[@Pontheon.]

i heard it in silent hill 3

[@llmartinezll1466]

Is silent hill a remake of 1?? Can I skip the first one I mean

[@ians_parks]

Are you asking if Silent Hill 2 is a remake of 1??? Silent Hill 2 has a standalone story so if you want to play the upcoming remake you don't need to have played Silent Hill 1 beforehand.

[@mackywackydeejew]

You lost me at the name.

[@Fuckpeople999]

Punish me daddy

[@OptimusPrime1563]

Wait what criticism?

[@GugureSux]

PH should have never been used outside of SH2, that's what. Masahiro Ito, the main art-designer of Team Silent and the creator of PH, has stated his immeasurable disappointment of people spamming him into everything SH related and turning him into a "mascot" character.

[@DylanTheVillain.]

Gotta be the worst Silent Hill game and yes I know the pachinko machines exists

[@kesiahsmith911]

Original is better then this bill crap

[@nicoleputnam7778]

Yep.

[@I_forgot3]

So it’s a “good guy”?

[@Kain1805]

iirc it's more of an anti-hero than a good guy

[@gabrielguerra8311]

ITS not a helmet!!! ITS His actual head.... And no, he Is not a servant of anybody. He Is exclusive to James mind... No one besides him and Maria (being basically another manifestation) can see him. The Silent Hill films suck ass, and have fucked the original Story beyond recognition.

[@ians_parks]

The guy who made Pyramid Head, Masahiro Ito, said the helmet is not his actual head. He wants to leave whatever is under the helmet ambiguous.

[@JoyfulNozo]

Umm no pyramid head was introduced in the og silent games amd he also was in the first movie

[@faisuhaneef5951]

Yt

[@zackprice8688]

Pyramid HEAD not thing Jesus it says it in all the lore how do you mess that up