History WMG / SilentHillDownpour

In the context of this ending, Anne is the only one to see Murphy's true nature. Everything he says she believes to be a lie, a WoundedGazelleGambit, a set-up for a TheFarmerAndTheViper scenario. So he had no ''choice'' but to kill her, you see; she was just delusional.

As more or less, a helpless victim who's been through a lot of undeserved shit and fought back. "I never killed anyone who didn't deserve it," he tells JP. Charlie's murder, motivated by spite? That was the work of some boogeyman or an evil pedophile, certainly not Murphy himself. How dare one even suggest he killed his son, he asks the kid in the orphanage. Besides, just look at what Charlie's death did to ''him''. Murphy ended up all alone in prison, having to deal with mean inmates and a bitchy ex-wife. Coleridge's death was all ''Sewell's'' fault, all his idea. He was framed! Don't you feel sorry for him?

The scene in the orphanage where we get a real introduction to the Bogeyman and Murphy reads the rhyme in an attempt to save the orphan boy/Charlie is frustrating because Murphy has the rhyme written down in his notes that he's carrying around, but he doesn't take them out to read it aloud. This is a really, really stupid thing to do when it's the only thing that can save the kid from the Bogeyman. But the scene mirrors what happened to Murphy's son, Charlie. Murphy had been unable to rescue Charlie from Napier, [[spoiler: who had kidnapped, raped, and murdered Charlie]]. Murphy is also unable to save the orphan boy from the Bogeyman. This just might be Silent Hill reinforcing Murphy's feeling of uselessness to put Murphy in a place where he'd be more willing to listen to the lesson that Silent Hill is trying to teach him [[spoiler: and Anne]]. So even if he had taken out the rhyme, Silent Hill probably would have made it so that it was still in vain. Maybe the town made it so that it didn't occur to Murphy to take the notes out. Either way, the town would have somehow made it so that no matter what Murphy did, he couldn't save the orphan boy because the orphan boy is Charlie and Charlie can't be saved. (It might be possible that the little girl who accuses Murphy of killing Charlie might be a representation of Murphy's wife. [[spoiler: It's probably a mistake to equate the Bogeyman as Murphy just yet because Charlie is ANNA'S Bogeyman, not Murphy's. So Murphy isn't the Bogeyman until Silent Hill makes Murphy into the Bogeyman. So until then, the Bogeyman is Murphy's memory of Napier.]] The scene demonstrates how Murphy had done everything he could possible do to protect Charlie, but somehow he missed something important, and that is what took Charlie away from him and eventually led to his death.

The scene in the orphanage where we get a real introduction to the Bogeyman and Murphy reads the rhyme in an attempt to save the orphan boy/Charlie is frustrating because Murphy has the rhyme written down in his notes that he's carrying around, but he doesn't take them out to read it aloud. This is a really, really stupid thing to do when it's the only thing that can save the kid from the Bogeyman. But the scene mirrors what happened to Murphy's son, Charlie. Murphy had been unable to rescue Charlie from Napier, [[spoiler: who had kidnapped, raped, and murdered Charlie]]. Murphy is also unable to save the orphan boy from the Bogeyman. This just might be Silent Hill reinforcing Murphy's feeling of uselessness to put Murphy in a place where he'd be more willing to listen to the lesson that Silent Hill is trying to teach him [[spoiler: and Anna]]. So even if he had taken out the rhyme, Silent Hill probably would have made it so that it was still in vain. Maybe the town made it so that it didn't occur to Murphy to take the notes out. Either way, the town would have somehow made it so that no matter what Murphy did, he couldn't save the orphan boy because the orphan boy is Charlie and Charlie can't be saved. (It might be possible that the little girl who accuses Murphy of killing Charlie might be a representation of Murphy's wife. [[spoiler: It's probably a mistake to equate the Bogeyman as Murphy just yet because Charlie is ANNA'S Bogeyman, not Murphy's. So Murphy isn't the Bogeyman until Silent Hill makes Murphy into the Bogeyman. So until then, the Bogeyman is Murphy's memory of Napier.]] The scene demonstrates how Murphy had done everything he could possible do to protect Charlie, but somehow he missed something important, and that is what took Charlie away from him and eventually led to his death.

The scene in the orphanage where we get a real introduction to the Bogeyman and Murphy reads the rhyme in an attempt to save the orphan boy/Charlie is frustrating because Murphy has the rhyme written down in his notes that he's carrying around, but he doesn't take them out to read it aloud. This is a really, really stupid thing to do when it's the only thing that can save the kid from the Bogeyman. But the scene mirrors what happened to Murphy's son, Charlie. Murphy had been unable to rescue Charlie from Napier, who had kidnapped, raped, and murdered Charlie. Murphy is also unable to save the orphan boy from the Bogeyman. This just might be Silent Hill reinforcing Murphy's feeling of uselessness to put Murphy in a place where he'd be more willing to listen to the lesson that Silent Hill is trying to teach him [[spoiler: and Anna]]. So even if he had taken out the rhyme, Silent Hill probably would have made it so that it was still in vain. Maybe the town made it so that it didn't occur to Murphy to take the notes out. Either way, the town would have somehow made it so that no matter what Murphy did, he couldn't save the orphan boy because the orphan boy is Charlie and Charlie can't be saved. (It might be possible that the little girl who accuses Murphy of killing Charlie might be a representation of Murphy's wife. [[spoiler: It's probably a mistake to equate the Bogeyman as Murphy just yet because Charlie is ANNA'S Bogeyman, not Murphy's. So Murphy isn't the Bogeyman until Silent Hill makes Murphy into the Bogeyman. So until then, the Bogeyman is Murphy's memory of Napier.]] The scene demonstrates how Murphy had done everything he could possible do to protect Charlie, but somehow he missed something important, and that is what took Charlie away from him and eventually led to his death.

The more symbolic side quests, like finding the autistic girl and freeing the birds, were part of Silent Hill's symbolism. In reality, none of these things truly existed but were created as part of his Silent Hill.

* The kid definitely didn't represent Charlie, since Charlie himself showed up (as a manifestation, of course) soon after. The kid probably had more to do with Murphy's intense guilt and failure to save his loved ones.

The kid in the orphanage that was meant to be Charlie showed some of the signs that were on the list found in the monastery, which were symptoms of autism. Also, for the side quest involving the missing poster for the autistic girl, Murphy seemed quick to identify her condition despite it not being strictly specified on the poster. This troper thinks this means that he's already familiar with autism, especially in the way he talked to the boy in the monastery. If Charlie had autism, then of course he'd already be aware of the symptoms and the way to treat a child with that condition. Which leads me to...

** Confirmed ''in-game''. The Nun's character biography clearly refers to Murphy residing in an orphanage, at some time.

Given how one of his story areas is a Catholic orphanage, is it really that hard to imagine? That said, the real orphanage wasn't actually that bad-the rundown, creepy nature of St. Maria's is actually meant to symbolize how no matter how well-run an orphanage is, it's no substitute for parents. This is hinted at in the way the orphanage ultimately pressures Murphy into an epiphany about how hollow his revenge is-the real place ultimately did the right thing, in the long run.

[[WMG:[[spoiler:Murphy turning into the Bogeyman at the end is symbolic.]]]]This is because the Bogeyman represents the dehumanizing of people as revenge.
When Murphy faces the Bogeyman and wins midway through, his unmasked face switches between Murphy's and Napier's face. This shows the revenge Murphy wanted, and on who. Later though, when Anne confronts him however, he turns into the Bogeyman in her eyes (but he stays the same). After that, the Bogeyman takes over, chasing after Anne.

Afterward, the player's choice represents what really happens. If the player ''spares her'', Murphy doesn't give into revenge against Anne for her chasing him throughout the game, and forgives her, hence the Bogeyman placing down his hammer. If the player ''kills her'', Murphy gives into revenge, and Bogeyman does his job.
* [[CaptainObvious Uh...duh?]] It's not Wild Mass Guessing if it's ''part of the point of the game''.
* It was never explicitly stated in-game though. This is to help those who didn't understand exactly what happened, along with the ones who can't put it together for themselves.

* [[CaptainObvious Uh...duh?]] It's not Wild Mass Guessing if it's ''part of the point of the game''.

Afterward, the player's choice represents what really happens. If the player ''spares her'', Murphy doesn't give into revenge against Anne for her chasing him throughout the game, and forgives her, hence the Bogeyman placing down his hammer. If the player ''kills her'', Murphy gives into revenge, and Bogeyman does his job.

In the end, [[spoiler:Murphy discovered that Anne planned the entire thing of getting him to her prison so that she can kill him. When she is cornered by him, he plans on killing her. If the player decided on sparing her, he did this so that she can have a FateWorseThanDeath.]]

** Now that the game is out [[spoiler:this is quite possible-he could be in a guilt-induced dream over his role in the death of Napier and possibly Coleridge. Sewer is definitely real though,]]

* JP = Super Ego

And that makes Anne a Reaper trying to stop him from winning the Game while Sewell is the Game Master.

[[WMG:Murphy is a Player of the [[TheWorldEndsWithYou Reaper's Game]].]]

* Sewell = ShadowArchetype