History Awesome / SilentHill2

* Say what you will about Laura, but name another eight-year-old girl willing to ''travel'' into Silent Hill by her own volition just to see Mary again. Yes she's completely immune to the darkness of Silent Hill but it still takes guts to travel there all by yourself without the use of a car.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[NotAfraidOfYouAnyMore "I know the truth... now it's time to end this."]]'']]
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** Pyramid Head gets a great CMOA in ''Homecoming,'' because the new look for his Great Knife is quite possibly the only bit of visual symbolism in the game that [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic actually fits the plot,]] and what he ''does'' with it makes it even better.

** Pyramid Head gets a great CMOA in ''Homecoming,'' because the new look for his Great Knife is quite possibly the only bit of visual symbolism in the game that [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic actually fits the plot,]] and what he ''does'' with it makes it even better.
* James gets one near the beginning when he comes across his first Patient Demon. He stares it down, and then picks up a 2X4 to beat the monster to death. It's even more badass when the player picked up the chainsaw, but used the plank anyway.

* [[spoiler: When James comes to his sudden understanding of the meaning behind Pyramid Head's existence. After spending the entire game in denial and more or less running from himself, he finally mans up and faces the truth head on.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''James:''' ''I was weak.\\

Now it's time to end this.'']]
** That part can also double as a moment of FridgeBrilliance if you consider that James is speaking not only about [[spoiler: Pyramid Head, but also Maria. He's finally done with them reminding him of his sin.]]

** If James is following any of the ending paths where [[spoiler: Maria is the FinalBoss, upon confronting her he promptly rejects her advances]].
--->'''James''': [[spoiler: Maria...'''I'm done with you''']].
* [[spoiler: Right when the video finishes (Room 312), and you're left watching James just sit there in a dead silent room, realizing what he's done. Also a TearJerker right when the music starts.]]

-->'''Eddie''': [[spoiler:From now on, if anyone makes fun of me... I'll kill em. Just like that. * he puts a gun to his head to emphasize this.* ]]
-->'''James''': [[spoiler:Eddie, have you gone nuts?]]
-->[[spoiler:James shows his skill at talking down the insane.]]

* Eddie, of ''SilentHill2'', doesn't really give an impression of awesomeness at first; being described as an obese and useless man, which for the most part he is. However, after Silent Hill drives him completely nutzoid, he has some of the best lines in the game.

* After realizing what he did and that his ordeal through Silent Hill was his punishment, James gets one himself when he stares down the two Pyramid Heads and coldly declares that it's time to end things. The Pyramid Heads actually take a step back.
** James gets another one when he comes across his first Patient Demon. He stares it down, and then picks up a 2X4 to beat the monster to death. It's even more badass when the player picked up the chainsaw, but used the plank anyway.

-->'''James''': [[spoiler: Maria...'''I'm done with you''']].

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: When James comes to his sudden understanding of the meaning behind Pyramid Head's existence. After spending the entire game in denial and more or less running from himself, he finally mans up and faces the truth head on.]]

** [[spoiler: Right when the video finishes (Room 312), and you're left watching James just sit there in a dead silent room, realizing what he's done. Also a TearJerker right when the music starts.]]
** Arguably the entire game for the psychological survival horror genre.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: When James comes to his sudden understanding of the meaning behind Pyramid Head's existence. After spendng the entire game in denial and more or less running from himself, he finally mans up and faces the truth head on.]]