Adam Shepherd
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| “ | Do you remember when I told you sometimes you must do things, and not ask why? Well, this is one of those times.
-Adam while giving the family ring to Josh | ” |
Adam J. Shepherd is a character in Silent Hill: Homecoming. Adam is Alex and Joshua's father.
Biography
A former military man (a Colonel in the Army and Stationed at Ft. Bragg), Adam was the sheriff of Shepherd's Glen, and descendant of Isaac Shepherd, one of four Silent Hill residents to settle Shepherd's Glen, more than 150 years prior to the game.
Throughout his children's childhood, he was viewed as the disciplinary figure of the household and showed an eerie favoritism for Joshua. This can be seen in Alex's house upon returning home as there are virtually no photos of Alex throughout the house, as well as the cassette tape Alex finds and plays in the answering machine in the kitchen (only accessible via the backyard).
The tape contains a recording of Adam coming upon the boys as they imagine they're recording a radio program. Yelling at Alex and forcing him to leave the room, Adam then berates Josh for taking part in what he perceives to be foolish make-believe. Adam then proceeds to explain to Josh that it'd be best to let Alex hang out with his own friends, and that if Josh ever needed a friend, he should come speak to his father.
Throughout the course of events in Shepherd's Glen and Silent Hill, the Shepherd's connection to The Order is revealed, as is their role in the ritual that demands a sacrifice every 50 years to satisfy their God. However, after finding a letter from his father, Alex learns of his father's decision to confront Silent Hill, and disregard the sacrifice in order to save Shepherd's Glen.
Near the game's conclusion, Alex learns of Adam's decision to offer him as the family's sacrifice, but whose eventual failure to do so lead to the events that cursed Shepherd's Glen. It is here that Adam reveals to his son that despite Alex's memories of being treated badly by his parents, his father had always loved him, just as his mother revealed just before her death. However, knowing that they had to sacrifice their son, they had to make the hard decision to not show Alex any love, in fear of finding the sacrifice too difficult to make. It's through irony that the events occurred regardless of this detachment.
Ingame
Alex first finds (unknowingly) his father in a confession booth in the church, asking for acceptance for the treatment of his children. Alex's choice to forgive or not affects the game's ending. He is later seen in the same church, strapped to columns in front of the order's lair. He then explains that Alex was not in a war and was merely delusional after his brother's death. Because of his mental condition, Alex was instituted in a mental ward. Alex, in disbelief, does not believe his father, to which his father does not blame him. After apologizing to Alex for his horrible childhood, he is executed by the bogeyman, tearing him in half with his Great Knife.
Endings
In the Drowning ending, Alex awakens in the bathtub and his father, Adam, appears and says that Joshua can continue the legacy and then he drowns Alex. This shows that Josh is alive, and Alex, shouting no, is sacrificed. This could possibly show Alex's insanity.
| Characters in Silent Hill: Homecoming | |
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