Abstract Daddy
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Lakeview Hotel
Abstract Daddy is a creature James Sunderland encounters in Silent Hill 2.
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Character
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 punishment 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. It is one of the few monsters encountered by someone other than James and Maria.
Symbolism
The figures that compose the monster at first represent Angela'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 alternate hotel's staircase).
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Trivia
- 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.
