Before 16th century AD
The Indians discovered a mysterious place near the northeast coast of North America. They regarded it as a sacred place to communicate with the dead and called it the "Place of Silent Spirits."
The "Spirits" here do not only refer to human souls, but also include all "elves" in nature.
1607 AD - "Lost Memory"
In the following hundreds of years, with the influx of Western colonists, the Indians were forced to abandon their homes and move to inland areas farther west. The colonists named this valley Silent Hill according to the Indian customs. By the beginning of the 17th century, it was already an important node in the North American fur trade.
AD 1692
A witch hunt broke out in Salem , Massachusetts , and a smaller sect called the Oreder was also affected. Jennifer Carroll, one of the founders of the sect, was murdered by the Puritans. Burned as a witch, most of the believers chose to leave Salem and move to the Silent Hill area further north (Jennifer was later canonized as a saint by the believers).
1812 AD - "Lost Memory"
The United States declared war on Britain, the "Second War of Independence" broke out, and Silent Hill became the first area affected by the war (it was part of Massachusetts at the time). The federal government built a field hospital in Silent Hill , which became the predecessor of Brookhaven Hospital .
1820-1830 AD - "Lost Memory"
Maine seceded from Massachusetts and joined the United States as an independent state, becoming the 23rd state. As the fur trade declined and Silent Hill was gradually forgotten, the state government built the first state prison in the valley near the town.
However, the discovery of large-scale coal mines in 1830 made Silent Hill prosperous again, and a large number of immigrants poured into the town again. During this period, the authorities continued to receive reports of people disappearing inexplicably in Silent Hill , but because the floating population was so large, investigations often went unanswered.
1853 AD - "Silent Hill: Homecoming"
Four families closely related to the "Follower Cult" , Shepherd , Holloway , Bartlett , and Fitch, left Silent Hill, not far away A small town called Shepherd's Glen was re-established in the valley.
The departure of the four families is considered to be a split within the "followers" faction. The four founders jointly entered into a contract with the evil god worshiped by the sect: every 50 years, the four families need to make sacrifices to the "gods" respectively. A child of the family (sacrifice each in their own way) so that Shepherd's Canyon will continue to prosper for the next 50 years.
1867 AD - "Silent Hill: Afterlife"
After the Civil War , Jeb Foster, a veteran from the South, moved to Silent Hill with his pregnant wife , Esther Monroe . Jeb was an outlaw before the war broke out and killed many people in his early years, including the newborn baby of Enola, a Cherokee tribe woman.
When he and his pregnant wife came to Silent Hill hoping to start a new life, Jeb discovered that the residents of this town were the people he had killed, and that the Cherokee woman was planning to kill his soon-to-be-born son. .
1900 AD - "Lost Memories"
At the beginning of the 20th century, the state prison in Silent Hill was closed. At the same time, the town's coal mines were closed due to repeated accidents and production failed to meet expectations, and it became a tourist destination. It was also from this period that "followers" began to openly promote their teachings in surrounding areas. They believed that their "gods" would come to the world through some kind of ceremony and lead mankind out of suffering.
1918 AD - "Silent Hill Shooting Edition"
Hannah, a little girl who is seriously ill, and her mother Lorraine came to Silent Hill to play. When they took the steam cruise "Little Baroness" to the center of Toluca Lake (located near Silent Hill ), Lorraine He pushed his daughter into the lake and let Hannah, who couldn't swim, drown in the lake. At the same time, the "Little Baroness" also mysteriously disappeared in Toluca Lake . The remains of 14 people including the crew were not found, and there was no news about it.
1969 AD - "Silent Hill: Origins"
"Follower" priestess Dalia Glesby gave birth to a baby girl named Alessa . Dalia always refused to reveal who her daughter's biological father was, so Alessa followed her mother. surname.
1971 AD - "Silent Hill 3"
Claudia Wolf was born, her father Leonard Wolf was also a devout believer in the Followers . So Alessa and Claudia , two girls of similar age, became best friends and were almost inseparable.
1976 AD - "Silent Hill: Origins"
The sect believed that 7-year-old Alessa had the potential to be pregnant with the "child of god" . Dalia decided to carry out a cruel sacrificial ceremony on the second floor of her home. Alessa created a child in the extreme pain of the flames. A spirit entity (probably the result of interaction with the mysterious local forces in Silent Hill ).
Under the guidance of this spirit, Travis Grady, a local truck driver who happened to be passing by, came to the burning house and rescued Alesha , who had been seriously burned. However, Travis himself also died of inhalation. Yanchen fainted.
The next day, Travis came to the hospital in town to ask about the girl's condition. Dr. Michael Kaufman confirmed to him that the girl was sent to the hospital with no burns the night before. However, Travis discovered the spirit girl Alesha in the hospital. She used a mirror to allow Travis to enter the Other World , a place parallel to the real world but darker and weirder. .
Travis then, under the guidance of Alessa , searched for fragments of "Flauros" , a mysterious triangular box. But at this time, Dalia Glesby appeared and told Travis that Alessa and the girl who was burned that night were actually the same person, and "Flauros" was an evil force used to imprison Alyssa. device.
The specific origin of "Flauros" is not clearly given in the game, but it is mentioned that the earliest user of this device was Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty in China, who used it to "imprison evil spirits". However, after Zhang Qian's death, "Flauros" ” also disappeared, and I don’t know how it was obtained by the “followers”.
Travis learned that Alessa 's body did not die, but was secretly taken away by the "Sect of Followers" to continue their ritual of summoning the "Child of God" .
The angry Travis took "Frollos" to destroy the ceremony. In the process, Alessa absorbed all the power of "Frollos" and her soul split into two parts, half of which remained in Alessa. Lysa's body; the other half of her soul transformed into a baby girl, who was later found by Harry Mason and his wife (the protagonist of the first generation , Cheryl ) on the side of the highway outside Silent Hill .
At the same time, due to the lack of the other half of the soul, the "Child of God" fell into a deep sleep in Alessa's body. The "followers" secretly imprisoned her in the basement of the small town hospital. Due to the effect of the "Child of God" in her body, Alessa cannot die, and her burn wounds cannot heal. Under the endless pain, Alessa 's will is slowly changing Silent Hill .
1983 AD - "Silent Hill"
Harry Mason 's wife Judy died of illness four years ago. Their daughter Cheryl suggested that her father go to Silent Hill for a vacation. However, the two had a car accident while driving. When Harry woke up, he found himself in a foggy place. In a small town, Xuerou disappeared at this time.
With the help of policewoman Cybil Bennett , Harry gradually uncovered the truth of the incident. He learned that his adopted daughter Cheryl was the other half of Saint Alessa of the "Followers' Cult" soul.
Dr. Kaufman has been colluding with the "Follower Sect" to sell drugs in the town ( PTV configured by himself), and the sect's condition is that he save Alessa 's life. But Kaufman was growing impatient with the task (perhaps out of guilt), so he secretly prepared a potion (Aglaophotis) that could suppress the evil spirit's power.
At this time, Dalia handed the artifact "Flauros" to Harry Mason , claiming that this was his only way to save his adopted daughter. However, when Harry used "Flauros" in front of Alyssa , the power of the artifact caused the "Child of God" in Alyssa's body to completely lose control. Her and Xuerou's souls finally merged into one, presenting a Figure of mature woman in white robe ( "Incubator" ).
In fact, Xuerou came to Silent Hill due to the influence of Alessa. She originally planned to find the other half of her soul, gain enough power, and then commit suicide, ending this painful process forever. However, her plan was used by her biological mother Dalia, who used Harry Mason to carry out her own plan to reactivate the "Child of God" after Alessa's soul was intact.
Just when the "fetus of God" was about to mature, Dr. Kaufman appeared. He was deeply guilty of his past behavior and threw the exorcism elixir he prepared on Alessa , causing the incubation to terminate, but still From her body came the evil god "Incubus" .
Harry defeated this underdeveloped "Incubus Demon" . In order to thank Harry for his efforts, Alyssa used her last strength to hatch a baby girl and gave it to him. Finally, Alyssa escaped to protect Harry . Devoured by flames.
There are a total of five endings in this generation. Only the "Good" ending is officially considered to be the official historical event of "Silent Hill". That is, everyone else including Dalia, Kaufman, and policewoman Sybil are all there. Only Harry and the baby girl in his hands (Heather, the protagonist of the third generation) survived.
1993 AD - "Silent Hill 2"
James Sunderland came to Silent Hill in search of his late wife Mary, who died of illness three years ago, but met many people who came here with different purposes. These people all have one thing in common, they are all drawn to Silent Hill because of their dark secrets.
During the adventure in the "Inside and Outside World" , James met Angela, who killed her biological father because she couldn't bear the sexual abuse; Eddie , who hurt someone and ran away because of being humiliated; and Maria, a stripper who looked exactly like Mary. .
James finally learned that his wife was killed by his own hands, and it happened just a few days ago. Because he had been taking care of his seriously ill wife for many years, his inner impulses had been suppressed for a long time and had no place to release. He impulsively suffocated Mary with a pillow. The impression in James' mind that his wife had been dead for many years was entirely a stress reaction caused by excessive self-blame after the murder.
It's implied in "Lost Memories" that James had been hiding Mary's body in the trunk on the way to Silent Hill.
After learning the truth of the matter, James decided to put an end to his sins. He successively defeated the "Triangle Head" that symbolized his male impulse; and the "Monster Mary/Maria" that embodied the ambivalence towards his wife. Disappeared and was never seen again.
"Silent Hill 2" has a total of four endings, but none of them have much to do with the main plot, so the official has never confirmed which one is the official plot. However, a plot in "Silent Hill 4: The Chamber" reveals that James and Mary "both disappeared in Silent Hill", suggesting that the second generation may end with the tragic plot of James committing suicide.
AD 1993 - "Silent Hill Shooting Edition"
Several college students who participated in the "Mystery Club" came to Silent Hill to investigate the truth behind a large number of disappearances in the town. One of the members , Eric, discovered that his recurring nightmares were related to a boat trip on Toluca Lake in 1918. related to the disappearance.
Eric has always been an orphan. During the investigation, he discovered that his great-grandfather was the captain of the "Little Baroness" . In order to find out the truth of the matter and rescue his companions who had mysteriously disappeared in the town, Eric had to Kill one monster after another without picking up a weapon.
At the end of the incident, Eric defeated Lorraine, the instigator of the incident, and the monster that was the embodiment of the resentment in the little girl Hannah's heart. He saw the history of 1918 being rewritten. Lorraine held her daughter Hannah tightly in her arms on the ship and gave up the idea of killing her. The captain behind her seemed to be nodding to Eric .
This ending does not mean that the disappearance of the cruise ship "Little Baroness" has been rewritten, because at the end, the cruise ship can be seen slowly disappearing into the thick fog, implying that the ship is still in the "surface world" and has not returned to reality.
2000 AD - "Silent Hill 3"
Claudia Wolfe became the high priest of the "Sect of Followers" and began to use the power of the church to track down the "Alessa Incident" of that year. Douglas, the private detective hired by Claudia , reported to her that Harry Mason has a 17-year-old daughter , Heather Mason .
Claudia believed that Heather 's body could be used to guide the "Child of God" , so she ordered her men to find an opportunity to kill Harry Mason , so that the hatred in Heather 's heart could provide nutrition for the "Child of God" . Heather was naturally devastated after discovering that her father had been killed, and vowed to seek revenge from Claudia, the mastermind. With the help of Detective Douglas , the two went to Silent Hill together.
Finally, in the town's church, Heather learned her true identity and that she was pregnant with the evil god worshiped by her "followers" . When Heather faced Claudia , she restrained her desire for revenge and swallowed the exorcism elixir (Aglaophotis) prepared by Harry for her, causing the "child of God" to miscarry again and was vomited by Heather . come out.
The game plot does not explain how Harry obtained the exorcism potion, because Harry did not have this elixir when he left with Heather in the first generation. The book "Lost Memories" hints that Harry asked someone to return to Silent Hill to buy this potion in order to prevent Heather from being targeted again.
Unwilling to fail, Claudia swallowed the "God's Fetus" spit out by Heather, causing her body to be taken over by the evil god. After a hard fight, Heather killed the incomplete evil god on the spot. At the end, Heather left the other world and returned to reality with the detective Douglas who had helped her. She said at her father's grave that she would change her name to Xuerou , because this was the name her father originally gave her.
There are three endings in this generation (except for the "UFO" one). In the official historical plot, Douglas survived. It was mentioned in "Silent Hill 4" that after Douglas survived, he devoted himself to revealing the truth about the "Follower Sect" to the world. .
2003 AD - "Silent Hill 4: The Room"
The story of the fourth generation is as detached from the main line as the second generation, and is the first story in the "Silent Hill" series to take place in a non-Silent Hill area. After the end of the third generation, the death of several leaders and the revelation of Douglas dealt a serious blow to the "Followers' Sect", and their activities went underground for a time. However, the sect did not disappear, and there was at least one "Marist Sect" next to it. The system is still active.
The story takes place in Ashfield , a half-day drive from Silent Hill. An ordinary man , Henry, woke up one day and found that he was inexplicably locked in his apartment room. Even the administrator could not open the closed door.
Henry discovers that he can enter the "other world" through a hole in the bathroom wall, where he can see a serial killer killing people in the "other world" (while also causing real-life deaths). Henry 's investigation found that the killer 's name was Walter Sullivan , who had been captured by the police many years ago and had committed suicide in prison.
Further investigation revealed that Walter was born in "Room 302" where Henry lived. Walter's parents abandoned him after he was born, and he later grew up in the "House of Hope" orphanage established by the "Followers' Sect" . He believes that "Room 302" is his "mother". Now that he has returned in a different world, he may want to awaken his "mother" by completing 21 murders and fulfilling the ritual requirements of the "21 Sacraments" .
Finally, Henry followed the prompts in the "Red Code" and entered the "inner world" created by Walter himself, broke his immortality, and defeated him.
The "Marist sect" believed that little Walter had the potential to rival Saint Alessa, so after he entered the orphanage, they had been forcing him to read the cult book "The Advent of the Virgin - 21 Sacraments" and told little Walter that his mother had always In apartment room 302. As time passed, "Mother" and "Room 302" gradually merged into one in his consciousness, leading to the idea that "302 is his mother".
AD 2003
On the 150th anniversary of the establishment of "Shepherd's Canyon" , the four major families must fulfill their contracts and sacrifice their descendants as usual. The other three families completed the ceremony as required, but the Shepard family had an accident. Alex, who was originally chosen to be a sacrifice, accidentally killed his brother Joshua during a fight while boating on Toluca Lake . Alex collapsed and was sent to a mental hospital by his family.
Due to the failure to complete the contract, "Shepherd's Canyon" has been unrest since then, and monsters from the "inside and outside world" frequently appear in the town. In the following years, the Holloway family emerged as the dominant sectarian force in the town, replacing the Sheppard family. In order to save the endangered "Shepherd's Canyon" , Margaret Holloway began to reorganize the remaining "follower sect" and forced the residents of the town to join this resurgent cult.
2007 AD - "Silent Hill: Homecoming"
Four years later, Alex escaped from the mental hospital. His brain blocked the grief of killing his brother, making him think that he was a veteran returning from the battlefield in Afghanistan. However, after returning to "Shepherd's Canyon" , he discovered that his hometown It became different from what I remembered.
After in-depth investigation, Alex gradually unearthed the truth buried deep in his heart. He learned that he was chosen to be a sacrifice, so his parents preferred his younger brother Joshua ; and on the lake, Joshua showed him the gift from his father. His family ring (representing the inheritance of the family business) even aroused Alex 's jealousy.
In the end, in order to atone for his sins, Alex entered a different world to fight the "Amnion" that symbolized his brother Joshua . After defeating it, Alex cut open the monster's abdomen, took out Joshua 's body, and formally apologized to his brother. (Full text ends)
