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** Running with the series being heavily inspired by ''Film/JacobsLadder'', a possible scene that never got made could be Pyramid Head(s) helmets comming off and bearing an uncanny resemblance to James, similar to a deleted scene that occurs in the film revealing who a key character really is.
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\n** Since she is an orphan and is since very likely to feel she is somehow bad and therefore was abandoned, it is possible that her monster is the empty town that tries to make her think she is so bad completely everybody abandoned her.

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\n*** It's not a matter of committing a crime; Silent Hill latches onto the negative emotions of the people trapped there as a means to torment them and isn't the least bit interested in dispensing justice (as we see with Angela's fate). That Laura is innocent of wrongdoing isn't why the the town appears normal, it's that she has nothing to feel guilt, shame, or self-hatred about, hence the town has nothing to work with.

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** For one, having blond hair isn't that exclusive of a thing. For two, James has amber/hazel eyes and Eddie has blue. For three, the radio doesn't kick on for ''any'' boss fights, including Eddie's.
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** Guy Chihi (James' voice and motion capture actor) pretty much confirmed this was the canon ending.
*** Cihi said that he feels that it fits best from the cultural standpoint of ''[=SH2=]'''s home country of Japan, where suicide is viewed as a redemptive act; that's not the same thing as saying "it's canon". He also said he personally prefers "Leave" because he, as a dad himself, identifies with James finding a new purpose in becoming a father figure to Laura; this, too, doesn't mean it's canon. WordOfGod said you get to decide that for yourself because you're meant to personalize the story and make it your own, but by that same token, you also don't get to decide for anyone else.

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** Guy Chihi Cihi (James' voice and motion capture actor) pretty much confirmed this was the canon ending.
*** Cihi said that he feels that it fits best from the cultural standpoint of ''[=SH2=]'''s home country of Japan, where suicide is viewed as a redemptive act; that's not the same thing as saying "it's canon". "In Water" is canon. He also said he personally prefers "Leave" because he, as a dad himself, identifies with James finding a new purpose in becoming a father figure to Laura; this, too, doesn't this does not mean it's canon.that "Leave" is canon, either. WordOfGod said you get to decide that for yourself because you're meant to personalize the story and make it your own, but by that same token, you also don't get to decide for anyone else.
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*** Cihi said that he feels that it fits best from the cultural standpoint of ''SH2'''s home country of Japan, where suicide is viewed as a redemptive act; that's not the same thing as saying "it's canon". He also said he personally prefers "Leave" because he, as a dad himself, identifies with James finding a new purpose in becoming a father figure to Laura; this, too, doesn't mean it's canon. WordOfGod said you get to pick that for yourself, but not for anyone else.

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*** Cihi said that he feels that it fits best from the cultural standpoint of ''SH2'''s ''[=SH2=]'''s home country of Japan, where suicide is viewed as a redemptive act; that's not the same thing as saying "it's canon". He also said he personally prefers "Leave" because he, as a dad himself, identifies with James finding a new purpose in becoming a father figure to Laura; this, too, doesn't mean it's canon. WordOfGod said you get to pick decide that for yourself, yourself because you're meant to personalize the story and make it your own, but not by that same token, you also don't get to decide for anyone else.
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** Funny enough, at some point early in development for ''Homecoming'', the character Elle ''was'' apparently planned to be a grown-up Laura, and was even to be introduced wearing James' jacket.




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*** Cihi said that he feels that it fits best from the cultural standpoint of ''SH2'''s home country of Japan, where suicide is viewed as a redemptive act; that's not the same thing as saying "it's canon". He also said he personally prefers "Leave" because he, as a dad himself, identifies with James finding a new purpose in becoming a father figure to Laura; this, too, doesn't mean it's canon. WordOfGod said you get to pick that for yourself, but not for anyone else.
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[[WMG: The remake's UFO ending will replace Harry Mason with Classic James]]
Since modern audiences are less likely to be familiar with Harry Mason, James will instead be abducted by a clone of himself using his lower-poly [=PS2=] era model (possibly even with Guy Cihi reprising his role).
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Haunted by the events of ''VideoGame/SilentHill4'', Frank travels to Silent Hill bases on some leads he found, perhaps from [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Douglas Cartland]]. Henry Townsend and Eileen Galvin play supporting roles in the story, and maybe each have their own AnotherSideAnotherStory playthroughs. Walter Sullivan may play a role in the story, either as himself or a manifestation by the town.

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Haunted by the events of ''VideoGame/SilentHill4'', Frank travels to Silent Hill bases based on some leads he found, perhaps from [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Douglas Cartland]]. Henry Townsend and Eileen Galvin play supporting roles in the story, and maybe each have [[AnotherSideAnotherStory their own AnotherSideAnotherStory playthroughs.playthroughs]]. Walter Sullivan may play a role in the story, either as himself or a manifestation by the town.
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Haunted by the events of ''VideoGame/SilentHill4'', Frank travels to Silent Hill bases on some leads he found, perhaps from [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Douglas Cartland]]. Henry Townsend and Eileen Galvin play supporting roles in the story, and maybe each have their own AnotherSideAnotherStory playthroughs.

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Haunted by the events of ''VideoGame/SilentHill4'', Frank travels to Silent Hill bases on some leads he found, perhaps from [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Douglas Cartland]]. Henry Townsend and Eileen Galvin play supporting roles in the story, and maybe each have their own AnotherSideAnotherStory playthroughs. Walter Sullivan may play a role in the story, either as himself or a manifestation by the town.
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Since we already know all there is to know about Walter by now, the remake will replace his mentions with foreshadowing of characters or locations from the ''new'' upcoming games (most likely a reference to some sort of disaster happening in the currently unnamed town from ''f'').

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Since we already know all there is to know about Walter by now, the remake will replace his mentions with foreshadowing of characters or locations from the ''new'' upcoming games (most likely a reference to some sort of disaster happening in the currently unnamed town from ''f'').''f'').

[[WMG: A possible sequel or side-story that focuses on [[VideoGame/SilentHill4 Frank Sunderland]] searching for James in Silent Hill.]]
Haunted by the events of ''VideoGame/SilentHill4'', Frank travels to Silent Hill bases on some leads he found, perhaps from [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Douglas Cartland]]. Henry Townsend and Eileen Galvin play supporting roles in the story, and maybe each have their own AnotherSideAnotherStory playthroughs.
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Since we already know all there is to know about Walter by now, the remake will replacing his mentions with foreshadowing of characters or locations from the ''new'' upcoming games (most likely a reference to some sort of disaster happening in the currently unnamed town from ''f'').

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Since we already know all there is to know about Walter by now, the remake will replacing replace his mentions with foreshadowing of characters or locations from the ''new'' upcoming games (most likely a reference to some sort of disaster happening in the currently unnamed town from ''f'').
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Since we already know all there is to know about Walter by now, the remake will introduce new elements by replacing his foreshadowing to references to characters or locations from the ''new'' upcoming games (most likely a reference to some sort of disaster happening in the currently unnamed town from ''f'').

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Since we already know all there is to know about Walter by now, the remake will introduce new elements by replacing his mentions with foreshadowing to references to of characters or locations from the ''new'' upcoming games (most likely a reference to some sort of disaster happening in the currently unnamed town from ''f'').
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[[WMG: The remake will replace the references to Walter Sullivan with foreshadowing to either ''Townfall'' or ''Silent Hill f'']]

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[[WMG: The remake will replace the references to Walter Sullivan with foreshadowing to either ''Townfall'' or ''Silent Hill f'']]f'']]
Since we already know all there is to know about Walter by now, the remake will introduce new elements by replacing his foreshadowing to references to characters or locations from the ''new'' upcoming games (most likely a reference to some sort of disaster happening in the currently unnamed town from ''f'').
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* It's only in the ''Leave'' ending that James is able to let go of his guilt and fully move on. Here the connection is a bit more tenuous, since Laura (unlike the other visitors to Silent Hill) hasn't committed any sins and was therefore "innocent" from the start. But it could be seen as James leaving town with a clean slate in terms of feeling guilt--he might still miss Mary, or feel bad about what he did, but now he can move on, since Mary (or a vision of her) gave him license to do so without guilt--which could be seen as reflecting the innocence of Laura.

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* It's only in the ''Leave'' ending that James is able to let go of his guilt and fully move on. Here the connection is a bit more tenuous, since Laura (unlike the other visitors to Silent Hill) hasn't committed any sins and was therefore "innocent" from the start. But it could be seen as James leaving town with a clean slate in terms of feeling guilt--he might still miss Mary, or feel bad about what he did, but now he can move on, since Mary (or a vision of her) gave him license to do so without guilt--which could be seen as reflecting the innocence of Laura.Laura.

[[WMG: The remake will be a StealthSequel to the original game]]
Revealing in either one or all of the endings that James is being forced to relive all the horrors of Silent Hill again and again until he finally moves on from his guilt. Any endings in the remake aside from the "Leave" ending will conclude with James failing at whatever he was trying to do in that ending and getting sent back to the start to do it all again.

[[WMG: The remake will replace the references to Walter Sullivan with foreshadowing to either ''Townfall'' or ''Silent Hill f'']]
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* This would provide a good twist if combined with the "In Water ending is canon" theory: Pyramid Head is James who failed to overcome the horrors of Silent Hill, killed himself and is now stuck in a loop where he is doomed to eternally repeat the whole plot of the game while being both James and PH.

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