Talk:Characters of the Silent Hill series

message: I just want to address my removing much of a recent edit.  First, Judge Holloway, while having some similarities to Dahlia, is very different.  For one, Holloway doesn't want to believe in the Order's religion at all.  She said herself that it was all about family.  All she wanted was for Sheperd's Glen to be spared from the Order, like her ancestors, which is why she wanted to work with them to get a hold of Alex.  Yes, she's driven, much like Dahlia, but her motives are different.
I don't get where we have a "theme" of children killing parents.  There's only the one example of Alessa killing Dahlia, and even then, whether or not it was actually the Incubator/Incubus who did it is uncertain.  Furthermore, I'm unconvinced it was the children who killed the parents.  Certainly, there are connections between the monsters and the sacrifices.  Sepulcher came out of the earth.  Scarlet was a doll.  Asphyxia, in addition to the name itself, was choking itself with some of its hands.  Still, Bartlett's claim to Sepulcher that he was "just trying to serve you" makes it more likely that it's the malevolence of Silent Hill that is killing the founders, and SH just has a lovely sense of irony.
Lastly, is it REALLY that important we note that Alex isn't short for anything?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by CyricZ (talk • contribs) 01:07, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Judge Holloway, Children killing parents, Alex's name 

message: Why the articles of the characters of 4th and 5th games are removed? We had articles for Henry, Galvin and Walter, where are they?
Ali Nazifpour (talk) 15:37, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The reason why the characters of SH4 do not have articles is that they are not notable, because there is no information on their design process; the same applies to the characters of all other installments, except SH1, SH2, and SH3's, whose design process is described in Lost Memories, a guide book published by Konami with the Japanese version of SH3. Hula Hup (talk) 21:18, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters of 4 and 5? 

message: damn it i don't understand some characters in here should have their own article why did you people erased it?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.193.93.114 (talk) 22:59, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  the articles 

message: So, I noticed that red is currently being used on the quote boxes for SH1 & SH3 sections. For me, that color makes the quotes very difficult to read, and looking over WP:Writing better articles#Using color sparingly, I began to wonder if red is such a good idea as it is a powerful color typically used for warnings. (It may also be a cultural thing.) Also, now with the recent merge and changes, it clashes with the blue of the SH2 ones. I think it would be a good idea for the colors of the quote boxes to be harmonized, perhaps using a color softer and easier to read. Ideas? Kaguya-chan (talk) 17:27, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right, color changed back to default. Hula Hup (talk) 21:47, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quote box color 

message: The character design content in Lost Memories is already present in the "Development" sections of the SH1, SH2, and SH3 articles. If we add it here too, this list's "Design" section will only repeat the main articles' character design content. If we remove it from the main articles and add it here the main articles' "Development" section would be shrinked much. Maybe substitute all the details in the main articles with generalized info and bring the details here? For instance, substitute the current part on the character names ("Cheryl Mason's first name is based on actress Sheryl Lee's first name, and Lisa Garland's surname is taken from actress Judy Garland. "Michael Kaufmann" is a combination of Troma Studios producers Michael Herz's and Lloyd Kaufmann's first name and surname, respectively. Alessa's original name was "Asia", and Dahlia's was "Daria", based on the first names of actresses Asia Argento and Daria Nicolodi – Argento's mother. Harry's name was originally "Humbert", and Cheryl's was "Dolores", in reference to the protagonist and title character of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita") with a phrase like "The names of the SH1 characters have been taken from various celebrities". This issue has troubled me. Hula Hup (talk) 15:09, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: "Design" section

message: For "Reception": , . Hula Hup (talk) 17:06, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: More of the same: . And insight into the altered ages of some Shattered Memories characters: . Hula Hup (talk) 01:22, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggested sources

message: I propose splitting the article into Characters of Silent Hill 2 and Characters of Silent Hill 3' (I've dropped the list part because of personal preference, but I'm open to List of...), because they seem to really be two different subjects. Take, for example, the reception section: the first paragraph follows Silent Hill 2, and then the second follows 3 with little connection. A similar pattern follows throughout the article. I'm not going to pretend that there's no connection at all -- for instance, they were both designed by Takayoshi Sato, but I don't think there's enough to form one solid subject.
While excluding the other games due to lack of any conception/etc. information about them is a rational decision, and I think it allows for overall a better article, it does remove that focus of "Silent Hill (series) characters".
If the split is to take place though, it may be necessary to expand on the reception section; it's fairly sparse at is, to be honest. I'm fairly certain that this can be done for each game, but if anyone would prefer to wait for that to be done, I'd understand. – Bellum  (talk) (contribs) 00:07, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Question - I've played Silent Hill 2 (one of my favourite games even if it's terrifying) but not 3, are the characters/plot related in any way? As in, SH3 is a follow on from SH2? If so then it may be better to keep them together to avoid overlap. If they are different settings/characters then I would support a split. Cabe6403 (Talk•Sign) 10:31, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, Cabe6403. To answer your question, the characters are different (SH3 is actually a direct sequel to SH1, confusingly enough), but both games take place in the town...well, SH3 actually starts outside the town. Rapunzel-bellflower (talk) 22:57, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the answer, in that case I'd be inclined to split the article. I don't really see why they are together to begin with. That they both take place in the town is irrelevant as this is an article about characters not locations or setting Cabe6403 (Talk•Sign) 12:54, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: A split can take place only if enough sources can be gathered for each one's "Reception". I've searched many reliable sites to little success, but will continue. Hula Hup (talk) 15:14, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

text: Another thing I found traversing the web. – Bellum  (talk) (contribs) 21:06, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split? 

message: Come On People can't you add the characters from the main installments and please change title.--Toxin45 (talk) 18:47, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: There are not enough sources on the design and reception of the characters of SH1, SH4, Origins, Homecoming, Shattered Memories, and Downpour, so their inclusion is impossible. There was a lengthy discussion concerning this on this talk page. Thank you. Hula Hup (talk) 00:16, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title Change to List of Silent Hill Characters 

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