Silent Hill 2’s Most Tragic Characters, Ranked

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, like the rest of the series, features no shortage of tragic characters. In these games, even an antagonist can have a background that garners sympathy, but it might not be enough to absolve them of their actions. It does, however, create a world that's morally gray, and the way that it mirrors the human experience adds to the horror and unsettling elements that make this franchise so memorable. At times, a character can end up feeling too relatable in that nightmare of a universe.

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While follows the story of James returning to the town of Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his deceased wife, he's not the only character wandering around in the fog. Because Silent Hill is a town that works in mysterious ways, and has a way to draw in people who are troubled or traumatized by their past, it's not surprising that includes several tragic characters. While James is at the center of the game, he might not be the most tragic character hanging around Silent Hill.

Eddie Dombrowski is a side character James comes across a few times during his journey in Silent Hill, first meeting him in an apartment building where Eddie is puking and insisting that he didn't kill the woman whose body is in the apartment. James and Eddie part with each one telling the other to be careful, understanding that they're in a place full of monsters. However, Eddie's experience in Silent Hill is the result of both tragedy and his choices of how to handle what happened to him in the past.

Throughout his life, Eddie has been bullied because of his appearance, and that caused him to snap at some point, turning violent towards those who laugh at him. He believes that if he kills somebody who laughed at him, it was a fate they deserved. However, he doesn't show any hostility towards Laura, and they seem to be generally friendly to each other, to the point that Eddie simply asks Laura not to call him certain names