Silent Hill Dissection

After finishing my Silent Hill Let's Play on Youtube, which can be viewed here for those unaware, I'd like to do my own personal dissection of the game. 

THIS WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T PLAYED. 

It also contains my thoughts, opinions, and may provide a better understanding of the game for anybody who is confused. Please keep in mind that your views/opinions may be different, but please respect mine. This blog post is also insanely long, and so I have split it into parts for easier reading. I have also included links to the Silent Hill Wiki for more in depth research. Enjoy!

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The Beginning

Harry Mason and his wife Jodie Mason find their adoptive daughter Cheryl Mason on the highway just outside of Silent Hill. The couple had no children of their own, and decide to adopt. Harry will later reveal in the game that his wife is now deceased, due to a mysterious illness. After her death, Harry felt alone and lost, and Cheryl is all that Harry has left. He is still mourning the death of his wife, but he tries his best to be a loving father. Cheryl suggests that the two take a vacation to Silent Hill, and that is where Harry is driving in the beginning cut scene of the game. Harry doesn't say that it was Cheryl's idea in the game, but it is implied that it was her idea. As Harry is driving to Silent Hill, he swerves to avoid a mysterious girl who seemingly appears out of nowhere in front of him. The mysterious girl's name is Alessa Gillespie as we find out later, and she purposely appeared in Harry's path, making sure that Harry and Cheryl make it to the twisted and cruel world of Silent Hill. It is as if Silent Hill is calling to them. I wonder why that is? 

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The game begins by Harry waking up in his crashed jeep. It is assumed that he was unconscious after the crash, and has landed in Silent Hill. Cheryl is nowhere to be found, and neither is Alessa. Harry's immediate reaction is to look for Cheryl. She leads him to an alley, but is nowhere to be found even though the alley is a dead end. Day turns to night almost instantly and without any reason, and sirens can be heard in the distance. When Harry flicks on a light, he finds himself in a bizarre world different then the town of Silent Hill he was in a mere minute ago.  After being trapped and attacked by menacing creatures, Harry falls unconscious. What this world is, or what has happened is unknown to Harry as well as the player. 

This beginning part of the game may be debated by many Silent Hill fans, but this is my interpretation, so listen carefully. Harry crashes his vehicle, but wakes up. The game implies that he nearly fell unconscious. The car crash actually killed Harry and his daughter, which is what Alessa intended. She needed to kill both Harry and Cheryl to get them into her world, where she came from. Harry never thinks that he is dead, and the game does not hint towards this until you get to the end of the game and you get the "bad" ending. It also seems that Harry crashes in Silent Hill, which again, is something the game implies. This "world" that Harry is in, is in fact something similar to purgatory, with several different dimensions. This explains why the "town" seems too quiet, and will further explain the fog, as well as the snow falling in the middle of the year. This "Fog World" (as the fans call it) is an exact representation of the REAL Silent Hill, but it is in fact, still a mere dimension of a world after death. There have been many other theories, such as these "shifts" or "world" that Harry is in is merely workings of his comatose mind while he is unconscious. In the alley, when Harry falls into another "world" (often called the Otherworld), it is merely another dimension. Dimensions shifting are characterized by sirens, as well as darkness. I don't know exactly why they chose to shift dimensions at this particular time, but I'd guess it's to give the player a good idea of what to expect later on. 

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The Cafe

After being attacked in the alley, Harry wakes up in the cafe, back in the seemingly "normal" town of Silent Hill. How he gets here is unknown but a woman appears before him who introduces herself as Cybil Bennett, a police officer from Brahms, the next town over. Although friendly, she seems skeptical as to the weird findings in Silent Hill. She hands Harry a gun in case he needs to defend himself, and tells Harry she is going to go back to Brahms to call for reinforcement. The two part ways and Harry heads back to the alley to find Cheryl. He finds nothing except for some Cheryl's sketchbook as well as drawings that point towards the school. Hoping to find Cheryl there, Harry heads to Midwich Elementary School.

It's hard for me to say how exactly Harry "wakes" up in the Cafe after being in the Otherworld. In later games, the main protagonist can sometimes experience headaches during these shifts between dimensions. Harry also experiences these headaches later on in the game while talking to Lisa Garland. It could be Harry's mind blocking out this bizarre world and attempting to go back to a "real" world. Another possible theory is that when Harry is attacked by these creatures he is "killed" in this dimension, and so returns to the Fog World. Theories really, moving on. When Harry meets Cybil, she is just as oblivious as he is. She agrees that something strange is going on, but doesn't want to admit that there is anything wrong, and she certainly doesn't realize that she too is dead. In the beginning cut scene, Cybil is seen on the same road as Harry, riding her motorcycle. She pulls ahead, and Harry will later see her motorcycle on the side of the road, abandoned, with no sign of the person who was on it. The reason that Cybil crashed is never really fully explained. The drawings that Harry finds are devices meant to lead Harry to the next location. 

Midwich Elementary School

The elementary school is the first "dungeon" of the game, so to speak, and the player spends a significant amount of time in the school fighting enemies, solving puzzles and finding clues to Silent Hill and it's strange history. Although Harry hears a young girl crying in the girls bathroom, no sign of Cheryl or any other human life is apparent in the school. As Harry emerges into the strange hellish world yet again, he comes across a strange symbol that is unexplainable at this point in the game. After a grueling and confusing journey through the school, Harry defeats "Split Mouth" and is transported back to the normal world. There, he encounters a mysterious girl that disappears before Harry can get any answers. 

While travelling through Midwich, Harry encounters small childish like creatures. It is my belief that they are spirits caught in Silent Hill, or manifestations of what used to be. Being that it was an elementary school, child like creatures are appropriate, and both theories could be correct. The final boss "Split Mouth" in the school may also be a manifestation of a child's imagination. Harry reads the book from his childhood about the hunter and the giant mouthed creature, and the story seems to come to life when Harry fights the boss in the Otherworld boiler room. Other things worth noting in the school is the female voice crying in the girls bathroom. The voice is that of Alessa Gillespie, although there is not much evidence in the game so far to support that. Alessa was mercilessly picked on for her psychic like abilities, and many of her fellow students thought she was a witch. If you read the book in the library about young girls having psychic abilities, you may be able to make the connection between that and the crying girl. The circle that Harry walks into when he enters the Otherworld is something that Alessa marks all over the town. This symbol is called the Mark of Samael and it will be brought into the game later as we discover more about Silent Hill. When Harry returns to the Fog World, he does not make the connection that he is seeing Alessa Gillespie, the same girl that he nearly ran over at the beginning of the game.

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Balkan Church

Upon waking back in the real world, Harry hears church bells. Because he has no other leads, he heads to Balkan Church to see if he can find out any more about his daughter. When he arrives at Balkan Church, he meets a woman by the name of Dahlia Gillespie. Dahlia appears to be a crazy and fanatical religious follower, but seems to give Harry a hint of where to go next if he wants to find Cheryl. She speaks in cryptical and maniacal code, and gives Harry an item called the Flauros without telling him it's purpose. Dahlia seems very concerned with a certain "darkness" and seems to know more then she is telling. She disappears swiftly, only leaving Harry with a few words. Harry has no other  leads, and so he heads to Alchemillia Hospital.

Dahlia is crazy, if you couldn't already tell...  and she is also the game's main antagonist. It has been said that like her daughter, she possesses some sort of psychic powers. She said she sees everything, and also predicted Harry's arrival, so it may be true. Dahlia knows much more then she lets on, and fails to mention that she is head priestess of the cult organization that is assembled in Silent Hill, "The Order". The Flauros that she gives Harry is actually a key item in her plan to take care of this "darkness" she speaks of, which is actually her daughter, Alessa Gillespie. Her daughter and her have opposite goals, and it is the premise for the entire game. The God that Dahlia believes in has no official name, but she is responsible for much more then she lets on. It also said that The Order is responsible for the monsters in Silent Hill, as the entire cult is supposed to revolve around the "Otherworld" in Silent Hill and worshiping the monsters and creatures in the that world. 

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Alchemillia Hospital

Harry finds himself in the next large "dungeon" type area, Alchemillia Hospital. This area is very important to the story line, so pay attention as you make your way through this area of Silent Hill. Before long, Harry meets with Michael Kaufmann who is very short tempered and doesn't seem to offer Harry any help at all, despite the fact that he works at the hospital. Although his motives are unclear, he certainly does not seem friendly and leaves quickly. In his office, Harry can find a smashed vial of liquid, which seems to play some importance later on in the game, if the player collects it. Like in the elementary school, Harry finds various clues and solves various puzzles as he advances on through the area. A mysterious video tape and secret room in the basement add more to the question of, "What happened here?" The basement room reveals a picture of Alessa Gillespie, and Harry starts to wonder who this mysterious girl is. Alessa is also seen again going into the Antique Shop in town, which seems to be another clue. Eventually, Harry will meet Lisa Garland, a nurse at the hospital. Like Cybil, she seems very happy to see another human, and is also frightened about what is happening around her. Lisa is sweet, and seems to want to help, but unfortunately can't as Harry is transported back to the real world. Before leaving the hospital, Dahlia shows up, and will redirect Harry again. She mentions the "darkness" again, and also tells us about the symbol we saw in the schoolyard, the Mark of Samael. 

So much goes on in the hospital, and it is definitely my second favorite place in the game. When you first encounter Kauffman, he appears to be in a hurry, which isn't just a coincidence. The strange liquid that Harry finds in Kauffman's office was smashed by Dahlia, and Kauffman was trying to stop her before she got to it. He failed, and because of that he appears rude and paranoid when Harry finds him. This "unknown" liquid's use isn't revealed until the end of the game, and even then it doesn't seem to make much sense. This liquid, Aglaophotis, is sort of like holy water. It will exorcise a demon if it makes contact. Because Dahlia is trying to stop the "darkness" and achieve her own goals, Aglaophotis is a large threat to her. Kauffman knew this but was unable to stop her, and Dahlia is one stop closer to achieving her own goals. When Harry finds the patient room in the basement (the one with the picture of Alessa) it implies that Kauffman and Lisa may know more then what they are telling. After all, Kauffman is the Director of the hospital and would know about the staff and patients. Lisa claims that the hospital workers were forbidden to go into the basement, so this implies that Kauffman knows about Alessa, and about Dahlia as well. Kauffman is a member of the town's cult (which is revealed later), and we'll find out his involvement at a later date.  Lisa on the other hand, appears to be the opposite, an innocent who is truly oblivious. She is a great source of information, and is very useful. Unfortunately, at this date we don't get to know much about Lisa, but we will on a return visit to the hospital. 

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The Antique Shop

The next stop in Harry's journey is the Green Lion Antique shop. While there, he runs into Cybil again for the first time since they first met. Cybil still won't accept that anything out of the ordinary is going on, and will explain that drugs may be the cause. Through a mysterious hole in the wall, Harry finds a strange shrine. It's assumed that this is the 'other church' in town that Dahlia spoke of, but the shrine doesn't offer much help. As Harry turns to leave, a mysterious flame appears on the shrine, and Harry is transported to the hellish world. Cybil will go into the hole to try and find Harry, but he has mysteriously disappeared. Harry wakes up in the hellish world's Antique Shop, and tries to find Lisa back at Alchemillia Hospital. Lisa will help Harry try and understand this "darkness" that Dahlia keeps mentioning, and will also give Harry direction to the Lake (where Cybil saw Cheryl going), but will stay behind at the hospital.  

Cybil will mention that she saw a girl head towards the lake, but that she was "walking on air". This may give the player a better idea that Silent Hill is a ghost town - literally, and that the girl Cybil saw is a ghost. When Harry finds the shrine, this is the "other church" that Dahlia spoke of. Dahlia Gillespie is actually the owner of the Antique Shop, and was fully aware that the shrine was there. It is a secret church for the cult that she is apart of, and a place of worship for those who follow. Because The Order is said to worship the creatures in the Otherworld, it may explain why Harry immediately returns to the Otherworld after trying to return back to Cybil in the Antique Shop. Harry is in their place of worship and so he goes to "their world" after seeing the shrine burning. When Harry returns to the hospital and finds Lisa, he makes a remark that she doesn't look well. Although Lisa says not to worry, she is suffering from drug withdrawal. Cybil will mention that there was drug trafficking going on in Silent Hill, but the police had no leads, and the case was cold. Earlier on in the game, you can examine a chalkboard if you go to the police station and read about PTV. This is the drug being distributed in Silent Hill. We don't find out about Lisa's addiction until later on in the game, but she does provide us with more useful information when she mentions the history of Silent Hill. Black magic and cults are nothing new in Silent Hill, however, it's only implied that these are things of the past, and not of the present. Lisa will say "she feels she's not supposed to leave" because she can't. Lisa is dead, and it seems that her soul is tied to the hospital. 

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Resort Area

After coming through the sewers Harry finds himself near the Lake. Cybil said a little girl was headed this way, and Harry hopes to find his daughter. In this area, you can do some additional side stuff by going into Annie's Bar before going to the Lighthouse. If you choose to go to Annie's Bar, you will find Kauffman being attacked by an enemy. Harry will save him, and Kauffman will seem oddly unmoved by the fact his life was just spared. With a few short words, he will leave in a hurry again. Too bad he didn't check his pockets before he left! Kauffman will leave behind some items, which will lead to a side quest that changes the game's ending. First, Harry will find drugs (PTV) in the safe located at the Indian Runner general store. All signs point to Norman, who owned the local Inn and who was a member of the drug ring. By entering Kauffman's hotel room and doing some more puzzles, Harry finds a strange vial hidden in the gas tank of an abandoned motorcycle. This appears to be very similar to the vial found in the hospital. Kauffman appears again, incredibly angry that Harry has found more of this mysterious liquid, and quickly leaves after snatching the vial out of Harry's grasp. Harry figures that Kauffman is involved with the drug ring, but he is more concerned about Cheryl and continues on to the lighthouse. 

This part is optional, but very important to understanding more about the story, and Kauffman's involvement within it. If you chose to save Kauffman, you will  find out about his involvement in drug trafficking. PTV is not only used by the cult, but also by the residents and tourists of Silent Hill. It can be assumed that Kauffman makes a lot of money from this business, and this is also his involvement within the cult itself. When Harry finds the vial in the gas tank, it is actually more of the Aglaophotis that was in the hospital, although Harry passes it off as drugs. Kauffman desperately snatches this sample away from Harry, as his first sample was already smashed. Dahlia will surely smash this sample if she finds it, and so Kauffman leaves quickly, angry with Harry. It's not really clear to me if Kauffman had just finished hiding the sample, was checking on the sample, or was just about to pick the sample up. Either way, what the Aglaophotis will do is shown in the end of the game, so let's just move on for now.  

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Lighthouse

While heading to the lighthouse, Harry runs into Cybil and Dahlia again in houseboat on the dock. Harry tries to explain the "otherworld" and the phenomena he's going through in Silent Hill to Cybil, who still refuses to believe that anything is wrong. Dahlia will randomly show up and stress the importance of the remaining two Marks of Samael. One is at the lighthouse, and the other is at the amusement park. Cybil heads to the amusement park, and Harry to the lighthouse. Dahlia brings up using the Flauros again, to stop the "darkness".  When Harry goes to the lighthouse, he finds only the Mark of Samael, as he sees Alessa fading quickly before he was able to talk to her. Back at the houseboat, he decides to head to the amusement park to meet up with Cybil.

Why Cybil STILL won't listen to Harry is beyond me. My guess would be that Cybil really has nothing to do with the "plans" going on in Silent Hill. Dahlia and Alessa are only interested in Harry, and so she may not be prone to the Otherworld. Either that, or she is a strong willed woman refusing to believe what she's seeing because it isn't logical. Either way, she has at least accepted that there is no way out of Silent Hill and helps Harry from this point forward. When Dahlia shows up, she is in distress as she realizes that Alessa is one step ahead of her. If any more Marks of Samael are completed, "all will be lost", and Alessa will reach her goal before Dahlia does. This is why Dahlia stresses to use the Flauros when he sees Alessa the next time.  This will stop Alessa from completing any more marks, although Harry doesn't realize that he is actually helping Dahlia by carrying the Flauros. Alessa has completed another Mark of Samael, and so Harry must try and find her once again, and heads to the Amusement Park.

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Amusement Park

While travelling through the sewer to get to the Amusement Park, the player will view a scene of Cybil being knocked unconscious. When Harry finds her at the Amusement Park, she appears possessed and attempts to kill Harry. At this point, the player can make another decision that will change the game's ending. In self defense, Harry can kill Cybil. This will result in a Bad or Bad+ ending. If you picked up the strange liquid at Alchemillia Hospital, you can splash it on Cybil which will extract a parasite from her body. This results in the Good or Good+ ending. Harry and Cybil talk more about Cheryl's origin before moving on. Before the player has a chance to move, Harry finds Alessa once again. The Flauros activates, weakening Alessa, and Dahlia appears. It is revealed that Alessa is Dahlia's daughter (duh), and Dahlia takes Alessa "home."

It's always remained a mystery to me who (or what) knocked out Cybil. The parasite itself 'attacked' her (and this is the same parasite that the nurses and doctors in Alchemillia Hospital have, by the way), but what caused her to be knocked out is something I've never been able to figure out. It could be Dahlia, trying to get Cybil out of the way. But Dahlia's focus is Harry and not Cybil. Perhaps she felt Alessa would appear for Cybil, and not for Harry and interfere with plans. The parasite is a creation of Alessa's mind though, so it could also be Alessa possessing Cybil. Unknown to me, we move on. If you did not collect the Aglaophotis, you have no choice but to kill Cybil. If you collected the Aglaophotis in the hospital, use it on Cybil and save her. Here, we see just what the Aglaophotis does, as it drives a parasite envading Cybil out of her body. Cybil's possession seems to be gone, and Harry reveals that Cheryl was found just outside of Silent Hill which is crucial story line development. It's still not revealed how a small infant child was unharmed in such a seemingly hellish place, or how she got there, but that will be abundantly clear soon. When the Flauros reacts in Alessa's presence, it seems to strike her down. The Flauros' purpose was exactly that. Dahlia gave the Flauros to Harry knowing that Alessa would not appear before her. She planned to get Harry to use the Flauros in her stead, without Harry knowing about it. The Flauros is meant to trap Alessa, and as it strikes her down, Dahlia appears knowing that her goal has been met. Alessa is unable to complete the final Mark of Samael and Alessa loses all control of her world.

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Nowhere 

Harry awakens in what seems to be the hospital with Lisa by his side. She appears disturbed by her experience in the basement, and storms off when Harry tries to confront her. After all that Harry has been through, he decides that he is going to get to the bottom of things and takes the elevator down. Although the hallways seem to be the hospital, the player will revisit other game areas as Harry makes his way through Nowhere. Through revisiting areas like the Antique Shop, Midwich Elementary School, and the jewelery store, Harry will be forced to solve many complex puzzles and will see many changes. He is also able to unravel more about Alessa Gillespie and her mother's fanatical obsession, Silent Hill's cult, drug trafficking, and about Lisa Garland. Nowhere is the final "dungeon" of the game, and is heavily focused on story line.

Here is where the game gets good! <3 Who am I kidding.. REALLY really good! Nowhere is "nowhere" I'm assuming because it is in fact, many areas in one. Alessa is now weakened, and has no control over her world, which causes it to spiral out of control. It is now impossible for her to fabricate separate areas and keep a line between the "fog" world and the Otherworld. Because she is unable to control the areas, she is also unable to control the people, which explains Lisa's eye twitching in the cut scene when Harry arrives, and later her strange behavior. Lisa was not aware that she was in fact dead the entire game, but in Nowhere she comes to the realization that she was different in form from the other nurses, but still dead. Lisa's preserved human form is a product of her care with Alessa Gillespie. Alessa mistook Lisa's forced nursing care as love, which is something Alessa never received in her life under her abusive mother.  When you replay the video tape, you will find that Lisa was Alessa's nurse, although she never says (or seems to remember) in the game. If you read Lisa's diary that is left behind after her "death," you will find out that she was also addicted to PTV. Because of her drug addiction, she was forced to take care of Alessa by Kauffman. If she refused to care for Alessa, Kauffman would force withdrawal of the drug. Lisa could not live without the drug, and her life was made a living hell, which caused her to gradually lose sanity. In the basement, you can watch a flashback of Alessa's life within the hospital. Kauffman made arrangements for Alessa to be kept in the basement, with Lisa as her nurse, as this "power" that Alessa had came out of it's dormant state. As the cult waits for this power to unleash, Dahlia casts a spell on her daughter. This will draw the other half of her soul of out subconscious and allow the power to be awakened sooner. It is also said that Dahlia's spell kept Alessa alive, as she never died from her injuries after the fire. If you hadn't figured out who the voice was in Midwich earlier, you will as you visit the Nowhere classroom. On Alessa's desk is scratched hurtful statements, presumably by other students. Alessa's powers were known to everybody, it seemed. It's possible that some of the teachers were also cult members, as Alessa's torment never stopped. She was often alone, crying in the bathroom to escape the teasing. The graffiti room in the hospital basement appears to be a room that Alessa was locked in or kept in for some period of time, but I've never been able to figure out which location it is. The final room that Harry visits is the "child's room". This is the room before the final boss battle, and is an exact representation of Alessa's room in her childhood home. It is the only representation of a child's carefree and innocent life. 

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Final Boss/Ending

As Harry enters the door in the Child's Room, he emerges out into the Gillespie household, with Dahlia and Alessa arguing. Alessa doesn't want any part her mother's plans for the cult, but Dahlia insists on taking matters into her own hands and says "I could have done it all myself." The flashback stops, and as the player advances downstairs he will meet with Dahlia, the real Alessa, and the projection of Alessa/Cheryl. Dahlia explains that Alessa has been kept alive for seven years after the fire that nearly claimed her life purposely to birth "God". Dahlia believes that this God will bring forth a Paradise. With Cheryl/Alessa captured, the real Alessa and the projection of Alessa/Cheryl merge. This creates a seemingly astral vision of a girl, which is Alessa's soul fully reunited. This form is known as the Incubator. Depending on choices made in the game, this game's ending and final boss will change. I will go into that further before continuing. 

The flashback that Harry sees in the Gillespie home is before the fire. When Alessa is obviously resistant to her mother's wishes, Dahlia decides to sacrifice her daughter for the good of the Order. By sacrificing her daughter, the God within Alessa would be nurtured and would come to term. Dahlia purposely sets her own house on fire with 7 year old Alessa inside. On that day, after being burned alive, Alessa's soul splits into two. Because her soul was not complete, Alessa was not complete, and the God could not be born. Realizing this, Dahlia cast a spell on Alessa to keep her alive while the other half of the soul returned to Silent Hill. Dahlia's spell also made it so that the soul would be forced to return to Silent Hill one day. The other half of the soul manifested as Cheryl Mason, Harry's adopted daughter. Cheryl suggests visiting Silent Hill because it is "calling to her," presumably by Dahlia's spell. Real Alessa can be found around Silent Hill marking the area with the Mark of Samual, which is supposed to counteract the Order and the God that they are trying to birth. Alessa knows that the other half of her soul has returned to Silent Hill, and she desperately tries to stop her soul being reunited. When she is struck down by the power of Flauros, she knows she has failed, and her fate is left in the hands of the player.

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Bad/Bad+ Endings

In these two endings, Kauffman will not make an appearance at all, and neither will Lisa Garland. Harry will be forced to fight the boss "The Incubator." To get the Bad Ending of the game, kill Cybil and do not find help Kauffman in the Resort Area. Harry will be forced to kill Alessa, and by doing so he also kills Cheryl (as Cheryl is half of Alessa). As Cheryl says goodbye, Harry mourns the loss of his daughter. The game ends, with Harry being trapped in Silent Hill as it is revealed he is still lying unconscious/dead in his jeep. This ending implies that Harry's experiences in Silent Hill were all a dream that happened right before he died. It can be argued that Harry is unconscious in his jeep, and later dies from bleeding, or he that he was dead on impact from the accident. 

The Bad+ Ending will still force Harry to fight The Incubator/Alessa. If you saved Cybil but did not assist Kauffman, you will get this ending. Cybil will show up in the ending cut scene, as well as in the game's ending. In the game's ending cut scene, Cybil will attempt to shoot Dahlia but fails. She is then knocked over by the same force that knocked over Harry just before the Flauros activated. She does not appear for the boss fight. After his daughter's death, Harry collapses and is oblivious to the Otherworld deteriorating around him. Cybilwill get up and slap Harry, hoping to bring him back to reality. Cybil tells Harry to go, and to escape as the camera pans and rolls credits. 

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Good/Good+ Endings

In these two endings, all of the characters Harry has encountered may appear in the ending cut scene or game's ending. The boss will also change into "The Incubus", instead of the Incubator. To meet the requirements of the Good Ending, complete the side quest with Kauffman and allow him to retrieve the sample of the Aglaophotis. In the game's ending cut scene, Kauffman will throw the Aglaophotis at Alessa, and this will extract the demon God out of her. This changes the ending boss into the Incubus, which is far weaker then the Incubator. This is apparently not what Kauffman expected, but by defeating the Incubus a way out of Silent Hill is created. The Incubus will give Harry a new baby, and Harry is able to escape Silent Hill. As Kauffman tries to escape, Lisa Garland stops him from. This is Kauffman's punishment for being a selfish, manipulative and cruel man, and for his actions towards Lisa. Since you killed Cybil, she does not appear in the ending at all. 

The Good+ ending requires Harry to save both Cybil and Kauffman. This time, Cybil will arrive first, attempting to shoot Dahlia, but suffering the same fate as she did in the Bad+ ending. Like in the Good Ending, Kauffman will also use the Aglaophotis to extract the God out of Alessa. Harry will once again fight the Incubus and will receive a new baby from the Incubator. This time, Harry will escape Silent Hill with Cybil, and Kauffman is left with the same fate as in the Good Ending. When a new game is started, Cybil will replace Harry's wife in the beginning cut scene of the game. The Good/Good+ Ending are implied to be the "real" endings of the game, as Silent Hill 3 continues where Silent Hill left off. What happens to Cybil is unknown, but if you are curious about what happened to Harry, be sure to pick up Silent Hill 3! 

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Okay, wow, I am so sorry everybody! I got really carried away. But for you Silent Hill fantatics out there, I certainly hope you enjoyed. Silent Hill is one of my favorite franchises of all time, and I highly recommend the games. If you're too scared to play the games, then do some research into the storyline and timeline of the series, you will not be disappointed. Feel free to ask any questions, point out anything I missed, or leave your own theories in the comments. Please let me know if you enjoyed this post, and I would be more then happy to do more of them, as my knowledge of other Silent Hill games runs deep as well! Thank you so, so much if you read this, because I put hours of work into it! 

And now, I leave you with this:

Oh Harry Mason. 

<3

Best. Protagonist. Ever.