SILENT HILL ENDING ANALYSIS

The first game has four conclusions that play out depending on the 
protagonist's actions.  Let's reaffirm their respective differences. 

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Good

The orthodox ending, which is connected to the third game

summary:  Before Harry's eyes, Alessa and the young girl in the wheelchair 
are enveloped in light and take the shape of a single woman.  Just then, 
Kaufmann enters.  He throws red liquid at the shining woman.  However, 
incubus is born from the girl.  Harry defeats incubus and, taking the baby 
given to him by the dying woman, escapes the town.

conditions:  To receive this ending, the player must trigger an event with 
Kaufmann at the resort area and also defeat Cybil at the amusement park.  
If the player goes to Annie's Bar and Indian Runner upon reaching the 
resort area, opens the tank of the motorcycle in the motel's garage, and 
then witnesses an event with Kaufmann, the requirements are fulfilled.

IMAGE:  after the battle  
After incubus is defeated, the woman appears once again.  She presents 
Harry with a baby.

IMAGE:  Harry holds the baby
Harry escapes the town.  In once again raising a child found in 
Silent Hill...

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Bad

It was all a delusion?  The incident was the end result of the crash

summary:  Alessa and the young girl in the wheelchair are enveloped 
in light and take the shape of a single woman (incubator).  Incubator 
attacks Harry, and he has no choice but to defeat her.  Incubator tells 
him, "Thank you daddy..." and disappears.  The sorrow of losing his 
daughter has Harry at wit's end.  The next instant, Harry is lying in 
the driver's seat of his car at the scene of the accident.  

conditions:  This ending takes place when the player defeats Cybil and 
doesn't trigger the event with Kaufmann.  Head straight to the boat without 
stopping at the motel or anywhere else in the resort area.  If Cybil is 
defeated at the amusement park, the conditions are met.  It is not 
necessary to get the red liquid at the hospital.

IMAGE:  Harry mourns the loss of his daughter
Suffering from the knowledge that his daughter may have been taken 
away from him, Harry involuntarily collapses.

IMAGE:  the scene of the crash
The final scene depicts Harry's form with blood streaming from his head.  
He already seems to be unconscious.

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Good+

An ending that has a hidden aspect of changing the opening image?

summary:  At the heart of "nowhere" are Dahlia and Cheryl, restored to her 
original form.  There is a young girl sitting in a wheelchair as well.  Cybil fires 
her gun at Dahlia in order to stop her from carrying out her plans, but the 
bullet is repelled and Cybil is knocked unconscious.  At this point, Harry 
at last appears and stands before Dahlia, but because Kaufmann uses 
the red liquid, incubus is born from the girl.  Harry defeats incubus and 
accepts the baby from the dying woman.  Carrying the baby in his arms, 
he escapes the town with Cybil.

conditions:  This ending takes place when the player triggers the entire 
event with Kaufmann and saves Cybil as well.  First, obtain the plastic 
bottle from the kitchen on the first floor of the hospital and collect the 
red liquid from the director's office next door.  After that, it is 
necessary to use the red liquid during the fight with Cybil.

IMAGE:  Cybil trains her gun on Dahlia
Cybil is one step ahead of Harry and finds her way to Dahlia before 
he does.  However, her handgun is useless because of Alessa, who has 
regained her powers.

IMAGE:  Harry holds the baby
When the woman presents Harry with the newly born baby, she shows him
which way to go in order to escape.

IMAGE:  escaping after the battle
Alessa uses the last of her power to stop the falling sparks.  Harry
and Cybil escape to safety.

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Bad+

Cybil rescues Harry, who is crushed by despair

summary:  Cybil fires her gun at Dahlia in order to stop her from carrying 
out her plans, but the bullet is repelled and Cybil is knocked unconscious.  
Harry also appears and stands before Dahlia, but Alessa and the young girl 
in the wheelchair are enveloped in light and take the shape of a single 
woman (incubator).  Incubator attacks Harry, and he has no choice but to 
defeat her.  In Cheryl's voice, incubator tells him, "Thank you daddy..." 
and disappears.  The sorrow of losing his daughter has Harry at wit's end, 
but Cybil forces him to recover and together they escape the town.

conditions:  This ending takes place when the player saves Cybil at the 
amusement park, but doesn't trigger the event with Kaufmann.  After 
collecting the red liquid on the first floor of the hospital, at the resort 
area head straight to the boat.  Later, if the red liquid is used during 
the fight with Cybil at the amusement park, the requirements are fulfilled.

IMAGE:  Alessa's transformation
The bullet that Cybil fires is repelled and Alessa, who has returned 
to a single being, attacks Harry as incubator.

IMAGE:  after the battle
Incubator expresses her gratitude to Harry.  Her voice is unmistakably 
that of his daughter.

IMAGE:  Cybil attempts to motivate Harry
Cybil roughly forces Harry to snap out of it as he has crumbled from 
the pain of the loss of his daughter.




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