A Silent Hill fan decided to cosplay as the iconic antagonist Pyramid Head, and the result is terrifying. Konami's iconic, dormant horror game series is known for a number of popular staples and moments, and Pyramid Head has risen to prominence as one of the most feared and recognizable video game enemies of all time. It is because of this significant reputation that fans have long imitated Pyramid Head through meticulously detailed Silent Hill cosplays.
The legacy of Pyramid Head is a somewhat conflicted one. Originally introduced in Silent Hill 2, Pyramid Head was intended to represent protagonist James Sunderland's guilt and shattered psyche following the death of his wife. Although the monster is a manifestation of James' specific trauma, his popularity and simple-yet-unsettling design encouraged Konami to include him in several other Silent Hill games and movies that were entirely separate from the story of James Sunderland. Most recently, Pyramid Head showed up in Dead by Daylight, which is not even part of Silent Hill canon. Because of this, many fans have come to consider Pyramid Head a symbol of what went wrong with the Silent Hill franchise and Konami as a whole. The artist behind Pyramid Head has even disavowed the character, stating that he wishes he never designed it.
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Controversial history and conflicting opinions of the character aside, Pyramid Head remains a popular video game character to cosplay as. One of the more impressive recent cosplays comes from Reddit user Pm-Me_Your_Passion, who shared a short clip of their cosplay to the Dead By Daylight subreddit. The video looks like something straight out of a horror movie, with the
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