Silent Hill: Downpour/Characters

Murphy Pendleton

 * Action Survivor
 * He toes the line between this and Badass Normal, being more experienced with and more willing to inflict violence than a few of the previous protagonists (though not quite as experienced as others).
 * And Now for Someone Completely Different: The finale.
 * Anti-Hero: A mix of Type I and IV.
 * Audience Surrogate: Murphy has shades of this: he's seen reacting in ways normal people would, something that was more or less glossed over in previous protagonists. Early on, during the first transitition to the Otherworld, his reaction is "What the hell IS this!?". And when given the chance to mentally catch his breath, is wondering just what the fuck this town is throwing at him.
 * It's been noted that Murphy seems to be designed to yell "Fuck!" at the exact same time as the player.
 * Batman Gambit:
 * Beware the Nice Ones: Even some of the cops who know him as a convict can tell that he's a lot more decent than any con has a right to be. His psyche report even notes that he's soft-spoken and shy. However, the very first thing you learn about Murphy is that he can and will get his hands dirty and be cold as ice about it.
 * Character Development: Present most clearly in the good endings:
 * Combat Pragmatist: He uses whatever he can find on the ground against the monsters.
 * Expy/Shout-Out: His outlook, mannerisms, and even appearance are reminiscent of Chuck Greene, the protagonist of Dead Rising 2.
 * Genre Savvy: He's about as Genre Savvy as a (possibly experienced) Silent Hill player, often peeking behind himself and, if scared or frightened, will refuse to go any faster than a cautious walk and instead scan the environment very carefully for tricks or scares. Heck, the rear-view function in itself is a testament to his savviness.
 * Grease Monkey: Was a car-mechanic and will occasionally comment on cars lying around Silent Hill.
 * Hyper Awareness: The "Look behind you" button will let you get a full view behind Murphy's shoulder (way more than real life peripheral vision would get you) and yet he barely cocks his head to the side. In action, it ends up looking very much like Murphy is using his hearing more than his eyesight.
 * Hyperspace Arsenal: Averted with weapons. Unlike in previous entries in the series, Murphy can only carry one weapon at a time. If he finds a gun, Murphy can holster it and carry a melee weapon. Played straight with regular inventory items.
 * Institutional Apparel: Murphy's a freshly escaped con and starts out wearing a prisoner's jumpsuit. Later in the game, he can find a different outfit.
 * Made of Iron: He takes damage somewhat realistically, but he can take a lot of it.
 * Meaningful Name: His name means Sea Warrior.
 * Mighty Glacier: Just about everything in town's faster than him and can knock him around. The average encounter tends to require lots of blocking before striking at openings if you're trying to keep your health up.
 * Multiple Choice Past:
 * Nice Guy: Though he can be blunt, if you do most of the side-quests, he comes off as a rather gentle man predisposed to helping others, rather than the violent grunt the game introduces him as. He borders on The Messiah if you make a habit of sparing the monsters.
 * Not So Stoic: He's usually very cool headed and blunt with other people, but he's frantic and rushed when fighting monsters, doesn't take hits graciously, and is quite clearly freaked out by Silent Hill's various scares.
 * Paedo Hunt: Murphy arranging to.
 * Screams Like a Little Girl: He verges on it (standard disclaimer) when being chased by The Void. It also sounds incredibly painful, especially since it seems to be ripping blood or even pieces of his very existence out of him.
 * He also screams quite a lot when he isn't currently being hurt, just out of pure terror. Not that we blame him.
 * Nice Guy: Though he can be blunt, if you do most of the side-quests, he comes off as a rather gentle man predisposed to helping others, rather than the violent grunt the game introduces him as. He borders on The Messiah if you make a habit of sparing the monsters.
 * Not So Stoic: He's usually very cool headed and blunt with other people, but he's frantic and rushed when fighting monsters, doesn't take hits graciously, and is quite clearly freaked out by Silent Hill's various scares.
 * Paedo Hunt: Murphy arranging to.
 * Screams Like a Little Girl: He verges on it (standard disclaimer) when being chased by The Void. It also sounds incredibly painful, especially since it seems to be ripping blood or even pieces of his very existence out of him.
 * He also screams quite a lot when he isn't currently being hurt, just out of pure terror. Not that we blame him.
 * Screams Like a Little Girl: He verges on it (standard disclaimer) when being chased by The Void. It also sounds incredibly painful, especially since it seems to be ripping blood or even pieces of his very existence out of him.
 * He also screams quite a lot when he isn't currently being hurt, just out of pure terror. Not that we blame him.
 * Screams Like a Little Girl: He verges on it (standard disclaimer) when being chased by The Void. It also sounds incredibly painful, especially since it seems to be ripping blood or even pieces of his very existence out of him.
 * He also screams quite a lot when he isn't currently being hurt, just out of pure terror. Not that we blame him.

Anne Cunningham

 * Action Girl: It's more implied than anything, but she had to get through Silent Hill somehow.
 * Anti-Villain:
 * Character Development:
 * Cool Shades: At the very beginning of the game. A possible Shout-Out to Cool Hand Luke.
 * The Determinator
 * Fair Cop
 * Hero of Another Story: She's going through more or less the same thing as Murphy, for similar reasons. She's essentially just another Silent Hill protagonist/plaything.
 * Inspector Javert
 * The Not Love Interest
 * Hero of Another Story: She's going through more or less the same thing as Murphy, for similar reasons. She's essentially just another Silent Hill protagonist/plaything.
 * Inspector Javert
 * The Not Love Interest

Charlie Pendleton

 * Harmful to Minors
 * Infant Immortality: Very much averted.

Howard Blackwood

 * Canon Immigrant: Debuted first in the comic Silent Hill: Past Life.
 * Magical Negro
 * Nice Hat
 * Nice Hat

JP Sater

 * The Devil's Pit got shut down and fell into disrepair as a result.
 * We Hardly Knew Ye
 * We Hardly Knew Ye
 * We Hardly Knew Ye

Frank Coleridge

 * Cool Old Guy
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

Bobby Ricks

 * And I Must Scream: His predicament was verging on this. He apparently was confining himself to his top-floor radio-station-cum-apartment. The lower levels of the building were utterly infested with monsters. He mentions to Murphy that he'd been DJing and spinning records and answering calls continuously for a very long time. Being only human, Bobby was clearly breaking under the strain.
 * Jive Turkey
 * Genre Savvy: Very much so. He's completely aware that the monsters and other miscellaneous horrors aren't just random paranormal events, but tied to the town itself. He's also aware that there are rules that Silent Hill plays by; not knowing what these are, he pretends absolutely nothing's wrong (imitating the enigmatic mailman who goes through Silent Hill completely unscathed)
 * Properly Paranoid
 * Properly Paranoid

Patrick Napier

 * Extreme Melee Revenge
 * Fat Bastard
 * Karmic Death
 * Laser-Guided Karma
 * Laser-Guided Karma
 * Laser-Guided Karma

Nun

 * Everyone Calls Her Nun: No name is given to the Nun.
 * Nuns Are Spooky

George Sewell

 * Dirty Cop
 * Faux Affably Evil
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Politically-Incorrect Villain
 * Smug Smiler
 * Terms of Endangerment: Sewell addressing Murphy as "cupcake." It's more of a condescending and mocking kind of term than it is endearment.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Politically-Incorrect Villain
 * Smug Smiler
 * Terms of Endangerment: Sewell addressing Murphy as "cupcake." It's more of a condescending and mocking kind of term than it is endearment.

Sanchez

 * You Have to Believe Me: Uh-huh, Sanchez, sure, it just looked like you were killing and/or raping that woman and gloating about it in the process.

Unknown Girl

 * Bratty Half-Pint
 * Creepy Child
 * Expy: Of Laura.
 * No Name Given
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: Last seen running away from Murphy into the Otherworld.

The Bogeyman

 * Climax Boss
 * Dishing Out Dirt: His hammer creates shockwaves through the earth when he slams it down.
 * Drop the Hammer: The hammerhead is a massive concrete cinderblock.
 * Gas Mask Longcoat
 * The Heartless: He's a Silent Hill monster, that's part of the job.
 * Humanoid Abomination
 * Made of Iron
 * Mighty Glacier
 * Shock and Awe: Noticeable in his encounters, he'll occasionally generate electricity or static around himself.
 * Vader Breath
 * The Voiceless: This would normally go without saying, but a surprising number of Murphy's manifestations like to talk to him (Monocle Man (aka Aristocrat), Frank, Blackwood). Not the Bogeyman.
 * Vader Breath
 * The Voiceless: This would normally go without saying, but a surprising number of Murphy's manifestations like to talk to him (Monocle Man (aka Aristocrat), Frank, Blackwood). Not the Bogeyman.