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TopicSnake's Top 50 Video Game Characters
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07/24/18 4:58:38 PM
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41. Harry Mason (Silent Hill) - https://imgur.com/gU1QLOU
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For my money, you won't find a more dedicated father in all of fiction. Who else would trek through the entire town of Silent Hill, dodging the most grotesque monsters ever imagined, without going absolutely bonkers in the process. In true everyman fashion, Harry remains stoically unfazed to nearly event that happens in the original Silent Hill. An introverted author, Harry is very awkward (I swear, it's not just the voice acting quality!) to say the least and struggles to connect with people, aside from his daughter Cheryl. Several of Harry's traits are brought out even more in the follow-up to the original, Silent Hill 3, from Heather's examination of items like the stun gun, showing Harry's overly-protective nature.

As the monsters in the original Silent Hill aren't manifested from Harry's consciousness, some of the darker sides of Harry's personality are portrayed through the supporting characters. Now, Harry is definitely not as tortured as someone like James Sunderland, but as Harry lost his wife before the events of the game, there's some sexual tension to be had with characters like Lisa Garland and Cybil Bennett. Lisa especially, being the only character to appear in the Otherworld with him, takes a quick liking to Harry and begs for help from him, and Harry refuses in one of the saddest moments in the game.

Speaking of sadness, the part in Silent Hill 3 where Harry is killed by Claudia and the Missionary is still one of the most heart-breaking scenes in the series and in gaming for me. Seeing Heather cry especially gets me every time.

Ultimately, Harry serves as the ultimate player avatar for Silent Hill, a normal guy for the player to relate with as they try to piece together the crazy plot, and thankfully, that doesn't even discredit some of my favorite scenes to ever come out of a video game.
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