Abstract Daddy
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Lakeview Hotel
Abstract Daddy, also known as the Doorman, is a creature James Sunderland encounters in Silent Hill 2. It is the manifestation of Angela Orosco's hate towards her abusive father.
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The Abstract Daddy appears as two figures lying on a bed, covered in a "blanket" of putrid skin, with the two forms apparently having intercourse. The two figures seem to be trapped in a rectangular board, with the "male" or upper figure's arms and legs dangling out the bottom. It moves on all fours, and the lower portion of the beast has the appearance of a bed with four posts.
It is a slow moving opponent, but it can take a fair amount of damage before dying. It attacks simply by rearing up and slamming its huge body against its potential prey, or by hopping on top of James and apparently suffocating him by forcing his head into its "mouth", which resembles a vaginal opening. If James is being grappled by them, repeatedly tapping the 
/A button and wiggling the analog stick will get them off faster and lessen his damage. Once the player inflicts enough damage upon the creature, it will fall and deflate, finally dead. Due to the cramped conditions of the room, it is wise to run from end to end diagonally and fire at it with the Shotgun once, then run to the other end. Melee is highly difficult and should be a last resort only.
The monsters in the Lakeview Hotel are different from the boss version. These move much faster, but are much easier to kill, taking only 1 shotgun blast to knock down. They also do not attack unless provoked.
SymbolismEdit
Added by AlexShepherdThe figures that compose the monster at first represent Angela Orosco's sexual abuse by her father and her overwhelming guilt surrounding her murder of her father, as it looks like a man towering over a child on a bed. It is noted the figure beneath screams in torment, which is likely another representation of Angela's abuse. Their "mouths" resemble a vaginal orifice, also symbolizing sexual abuse. Later, they make an appearance at the Lakeview Hotel, which may be an indication/foreshadowing to the player that Angela is alive and that she may be in the hotel somewhere (i.e. James finds her in the otherworld hotel's staircase).
The monster may also represent abusive masculinity in that James suffocated his wife (while she was on a bed). This may be why both Angela and James can see the monster, because they are both involved with the mentality at hand.
LocationsEdit
- Labyrinth
- Lakeview Hotel
TriviaEdit
- Prior to the release of The Book of Lost Memories, which officially named the creature, the bed had been likened to a door, thus awarding it the common name "Doorman".
- Abstract Daddy is the only creature James encounters that is not formed from his own psychology, being meant for Angela.
- The Two-Back creature from Silent Hill: Origins has an almost similar appearance to the one of the Abstract Daddy.
- Defeating Abstract Daddy in the HD Collection awards the trophy/achievement "Childhood Trauma".
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