Angela Orosco
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Angela Orosco is a disturbed, unstable teenage girl who is ostensibly on a search for her mother. Angela is 19 years old in Silent Hill 2. Her mental state appears to be damaged by her torment ridden past.
Angela is voiced in the game by Donna Burke, who also voiced Claudia Wolf. Her appearance in the game and the choice of her portrayer were made by Team Silent.
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Biography
Ever since her rough and broken childhood, Angela was convinced that she would never be happy. It is indirectly stated that her father, Thomas Orosco, had possibly raped or sexually assaulted her, causing her much hostility towards other men. Angela's mother told her that she "deserved" her sexual abuse. Backstory material provided by Konami states that after Angela had graduated high school, she ran away from home but was found and brought back by her father. She killed her father, and being in a state of emotional turmoil afterwards, she was called to Silent Hill.
Appearance
Angela wears a nature white or beige sweater which reaches her waist. The sweater also has a loose turtle neck. She has reddish-brown jeans, but it's hard to tell whether they are bell-bottom or not since the sweater is pulled over the waist. The shoes that she wears are casual and dark blue. Angela's hair is very dark brown, almost black, and it reaches her shoulders. She also wears a hair pin with a red jewel over her right ear.
Role in the game
James first meets Angela in a cemetery examining a grave, where she warns him that there's "something wrong" about Silent Hill. She tells him that she is looking for her mother, her brother and her father, however, Angela already killed her father before the events of the game (similar to James, who tells her he is looking for his wife, even though he killed her.) It can be assumed that like James, Angela repressed the memory of killing her father and became convinced that he is still alive.
She is next seen in Room 109 of the Blue Creek Apartments with a knife, contemplating suicide. Through Angela's dialogue, it is revealed that Angela's mother once lived in Silent Hill. James takes the knife from her at her request, and she flees in panic after he initially tries to take it out of her hand. Examining the knife often is one of the factors which enables the "In Water" ending of the game, in which James kills himself.
In the labyrinth area, a newspaper can be found that states Angela killed her father, Thomas Orosco, a lumberjack with a knife (most likely the knife Angela gives James). James fights a monstrous version of Angela's father. After the creature's defeat, Angela viciously kicks the fallen creature and throws a TV on it, then acting with disdain and general hatred towards James (and all men). She then accuses him of abandoning Mary for another woman.
She is last seen at a burning staircase in the Lakeview Hotel. She confuses James for her mother and asks him if he would take her in his care, but he looks down full of shame. Finally, Angela asks James to return her knife but he declines, to which Angela asks if he's saving it for himself. James states that the room is hot as hell, but she replies that it's always like this for her; her life was always a living hell. Angela ascends the burning staircase, possibly to commit suicide, but it is unknown what Angela's fate is because she never explicitly tells James that she is going to commit suicide.
Angela's character is very centered around suicide, as she discusses it with James frequently. Her knife is a factor of the In Water ending where James ends his own life (James must examine the knife multiple times for this requirement). She also tells James "to run", as she states that it's easier to run away from his problems, and tells him in the beginning that he should stay away from Silent Hill.
Symbolism and theories
- In Room 109, there are two distinct and contrasting doors side to side. One door on the left is dark and boarded up, while the other is white and clean. They could represent the path to Hell and Heaven, or childhood and adolescence (as there is a teddy bear next to the dark door). Angela is inside of the room past the white door. It's also possible the boarded door represents memories that Angela has locked away in her mind.
- The coin of the prisoner appears to represent Angela, appearing in the room where she considers suicide. It is also stated that the person is a woman, thus one can connect Angela to the coin. The woman (Angela) is facing towards the left and is blindfolded. It may be called the "Prisoner" coin because Angela could be viewed as a prisoner to her father (she had no say in her sexual abuse).
- In Room 109, a photo can be found of a family (which may be Angela's family). The photo is ripped between a little girl and her father, implying that Angela may have been a little girl when her father sexually abused her (and that she ripped the photo out of hatred for her father).
- In the Abstract Daddy's (a monster symbolizing Angela's father) labyrinth room, there are several holes with pistons or sphincters inside of them; they move with a steady thrust. The walls appear to made out of flesh. Both of these details could represent the sexual abuse inflicted upon Angela.
- The three tablets in the prison appear to represent James, Eddie, and Angela. "I give you blood to atone for the three Sins." is written where the three tablets need to be placed. Angela's "sin" was murdering her father, while Eddie murdered a dog and James murdered Mary. Angela's tablet is the "The Seductress", which is found inside of a shower stall. Rape victims normally take showers soon afterwards to abolish the feelings of filth, which may mean Angela took showers after sexual abuse.
- In the burning staircase, Angela states, "Mama! I was looking for you. Now you're the only one left...". In the beginning, she states that she is also searching for her father and brother. This suggests Angela's brother is dead though how he died is unknown. There are also two bodies in the staircase that are covered by sheets which may represent Angela. The bodies are bloodied in the crotch.
- When James states "It's hot as hell in here.", Angela replies "You see it, too? For me... it's always like this." This means that Angela's Otherworld is full of flames, heat, and constant burning.
- In the intro of the game, we are seen a shot of Angela in a house. Angela appears to be running away from something. This could be interpreted as Angela running away from her father, or Angela running away to Silent Hill.
Silent Hill 3
- In Silent Hill 3, Heather encounters a Closer feeding on a woman's body in the shopping mall. Her face, and body structure resembles Angela's but her hair is shorter and her clothes are of different colors. Whether it really is her was not revealed in the game, and its possible that Team Silent just made a hidden reference to Angela, or it could be a coincidence.
- A few posters advertising Silent Hill 2 are also found in the shopping mall. The posters depict Angela's face with a blue background.
Trivia
- In the Xbox 360 version of Silent Hill: Homecoming, if you do not forgive Adam Shepherd, the main protagonist's father, you get an achievement. It's called "Angela's Choice". This means that Angela never forgave her father for raping her.
- In the "Making Of Silent Hill 2", the creators of Silent Hill stated that Angela was actually supposed to be 15-16, but Donna Burke's voice and her image made her seem older. They officially changed her age to 19 before releasing the game.
Creator's comments
Her name is borrowed from the protagonist of the film, "The Net." It's also a religious name common in Spanish lineage that is derived from "angel," which was a source of inspiration as well.
Gallery
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 Angela on the burning staircase |
 Concept art of Angela |
 Concept sketch of Angela |
 Concept sketch of Angela |
 Angela's photo, intact. |
