Double Head
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Gnawing at Heather's legs until shaken off
The Double Head is a canine monster in Silent Hill 3 that usually appears in groups of two or four and attack Heather Mason upon sight. They also appear in Silent Hill: The Arcade and Silent Hill: Book of Memories. They parallel the Groaners from the original Silent Hill.
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Appearance
Their namesake feature refers to the fact that from the jawline, their heads are split vertically down the middle, with their tongue often hanging lazily between the split halves. They are "bandaged" in bloody strips of flesh and appear to be horribly burned. According to the Making of Silent Hill 3, their split skulls are meant to evoke Cerberus and to indicate the player is entering a nightmarish world.
Character
They often roam in packs and are easily distracted by corpses and bait left by Heather, which they immediately start devouring once found and will often ignore her even if she runs past them. They also tend to howl whenever alerted by Heather's presence, which calls other Double Heads to the area. However, when on the attack, they move quite quickly and attack by either lunging at Heather or gnawing at her legs. The fact that they often attack in packs and show up in numerous locations make them a constant threat to Heather's safety, but a lesser one. They can be distracted with Beef Jerky.
Symbolism
Its appearance is greatly influenced by the image of Alessa Gillespie after she was incapacitated due to the fire as well as her fear of dogs. It is also a symbol of Heather's true self hidden within her known as Alessa (one side of the split head is Heather, the other side is Alessa). The bandages and burns are reminiscent of Alessa's hospitalization.
There is a running theme of maternity and femininity in Silent Hill 3 and its monsters due to the central conflict of the game centering on impregnation in the cult's attempts to force Heather to birth their god. It is possible that this monster's split, or parted head, could be symbolic of vaginal lips, which must be parted in order for intercourse and impregnation to occur. The tongue hanging out from between the two halves of its head could be symbolic of an umbilical cord still connected inside just after giving birth. The Double Head's name may invoke thoughts of conjoined twins with two heads, which could also tie into body horror and women's fears of problematic pregnancies.
Trivia
- Double Head's mouth opens exactly like the mouth of Split Head.
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| Creeper - Double Head - Greedy Worm - Gum Head - Insane Cancer - Mama - Mothbat - Numb Body - Nurse - Phantom - Pyramid Head - Robbie the Rabbit - Scraper - Split Worm - Tremer - Tuberculosis |
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| Brookhaven Hospital - Central Square Shopping Center - Hazel Street Station - Jacks Inn - Labyrinth - Lakeside Amusement Park - Silent Hill Historical Society - Spiral Staircase - Toluca Lake - Toluca Prison |
| Terms |
| Flashlight - Fog World - Little Baroness - Monster - Otherworld - Radio - Real World - Siren - Welcome Sign |
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