So... Pyramid head
SO I Have to ask. How powerful is he? Not like in Dbd lore or gameplay but like in the game Silent Hill? All I know hes a judgement figure I guess.(I never played the Silent hill games) But tell me who or what is he?
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He doesn't really have a power level he is a monster from the mind of the SH2 protagonist. He's symbolism of James's thoughts/emotions his desire to be punished for something.
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He is basically James Sunderland’s(main character of silent hill 2) sexual urges in the form of a monster while his wife was dying he couldn’t express those urges because he would feel too guilty so it formed pyramid head inside the other world hence why in said game the first time you meet pyramid head he is doing the dirty with some other creatures he was more or less a mini boss like figure in the games he has some other cameos but according to the creator none of that is considered canon
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Uh interesting but say if he fought like the Oni for example who would come out on top, thats what I'm trying to know
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SPOILERS AHEAD FOR AN OLD GAME
In Silent Hill 2, he is a manifestation of the main character's guilt and need to be punished for something he's done. It's reflected in how he'll attack other monsters as well. It's pretty big spoilers so if you're interested, definitely check out the game or a playthrough!
In terms of gameplay, he's pretty much a 'mighty glacier'. The times you are locked in combat with him he moves very slowly, since he has to drag the Great Knife after him, but cannot be defeated by any means and deals massive damage if he hits you with the blade. A 'fight' with him only ends once he decides to leave. At one point, he does roam a labyrinth area and you still cannot beat him with any weaponry. You can only avoid him and progress through the maze. It's telling that in this area, other monsters flee when he approaches them.
The final encounter with him ends with James confronting what brought him to Silent Hill. After his confession, Pyramid Head defeats himself and leaves an item that allows James to progress to the final boss.
Basically; Pyramid Head is a slow, unkillable and extremely deadly character in Silent Hill 2, but not quite the Executioner he is in Dead by Daylight. His purpose is to punish James and push him towards the truth, not kill or sacrifice him, and once his purpose is complete he removes himself from the game.
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Hard to say. He can't be killed in Silent Hill, being a creation of a horror similar to the Entity; Silent Hill itself can be seen as a conscious being that draws in troubled souls. Being a construct, he has the advantage over human killers and has shown himself capable of dominating other monsters, but how powerful he is against spirits is debatable.
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He picked a woman up with one hand and ripped her entire skin off her body with the other. I'd say pretty powerful.
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He can't really be compared in that way. He's more of a psychological entity than a slasher
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He only did that in the movie. We got the SH2 version who only walked around slowly with a sword and spear
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Well you don't really see anything attempt to fight Pyramid Head besides yourself. And while it might be video game logic, you can just pop a couple pistol shots and shotgun shells into him and eventually he'll either leave or kill himself. He's made out to seem like a powerful monster, but there's not much to prove that. PH only slays in SH2 because everything he comes across is a walking pair of legs, a bagged up body, or just a guy with a gun. Nothing inherently powerful, so the bar is set low, and out of all the enemies, he takes the cake for strongest. (Besides obvious symbolic imagery but I'm assuming you just want a straightforward power level question.)
Based on how ridiculously slow and thin he actually is too, I'm gonna say almost any killer in DBD could probably wipe the floor with him. Definitely Oni. Not even a question. I guess the point is Silent Hill isn't a place of demonstrating brute force like most slasher villains show. Even something big and spooky like Pyramid Head, has a more psychological connotation to it rather than just being a beast.
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Exactly he's basically a walking piece of symbolism he can't die because he doesn't really exist to others in that way.
He exists as a part of James's mind like an evil imaginary friend he couldn't just go punch oni.
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He's essentially a tulpa brought to life by silent hill. He's an idea, ripped from the head of a guilty man and can only vanquished when James Sunderland confronts that guilt.
In terms of power, he's one of the most unstoppable of the dbd monsters. He literally can't be destroyed without James.
Now, if you go by the movie version, he's pretty much the embodiment of a town's darkness. Any way you slice it, he's a ridiculously tough being that lives to punish people. I'd take him in a fight over oni all day.
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Yeah, and I get what he means is theoretically if Oni DID start a fight with him somehow, how would that work. And it's kinda hard to think about, considering he's not "real", isn't it lol. I just imagine him getting bodied, I guess. Throw Oni into any Silent Hill game theoretically and he would just obliterate everything. The weird thing is, DBD Pyramid Head is a whole 'nother question since he's considerably taller, and faster, and more buff, and has new moves. And he's technically real to everyone within that universe... So then I think he could beat like 70-80% of all DBD killers. SH2 PH though... Yeah he's gotta hit the gym. And maybe manifest into reality, somehow.
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Lol, this reminds me so much of conversations I had with friends when I was a boy about which comic book character would win in a fight.
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Oh okay forgive me I just never got into the lore of Silent Hill. I've heard of it but never actually played it. But I have one final question what is with the raid sirens that go off when you enter the Silent hill map of the game?
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The sirens are basically a warning that you’re leaving the real world and entering the Otherworld of Silent Hill, where all the crazy ######### happens.
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oh okay not gonna lie. Kinda creepy almost apocalyptic when I heard them
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It’s just looks. Devs said there is going to be an alternative outfit for him. I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be the same movie version.
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