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Lighter
Lighter
The metal lighter in Silent Hill
Description
"Oil lighter found in Room 201." (Silent Hill)
"Metal lighter. Looks like its flame is stronger than normal lighters." (Silent Hill 2)
"A small flip-top metal lighter." (Silent Hill: Downpour)
Purpose
Clears the entrance to the secret basement (Silent Hill)
Melts a wax doll (Silent Hill 2)
Serves as illumination (Silent Hill: Downpour and Silent Hill film)
Location
Room 201, 2F Alternate Alchemilla Hospital (Silent Hill)
Visiting room of Toluca Prison (Silent Hill 2)
Variants
None
Appearances
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill: Downpour
Silent Hill film

Lighters are usable items in Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, and Silent Hill: Downpour. The lighter also appears briefly in the first Silent Hill film. In Silent Hill (both film and video game) and Silent Hill 2, the lighter is used to continue descending further down a certain location. In Silent Hill: Downpour, it is used as an alternative source of illumination.

Silent Hill[]

In Silent Hill, the Lighter can be found on top of a bed in Room 201 on the second floor of the Otherworld Alchemilla Hospital. Harry Mason can use the lighter to clear the grating that leads to the hospital's secret basement. The grating is covered in vines, and after dousing the vines with the disinfecting alcohol found earlier, Harry sets them on fire in order to remove the grating.

Harry also starts the game with a separate light while beginning his search for Cheryl. After he is attacked and overwhelmed by the Grey Children/Mumblers, it disappears.

The lighter in Silent Hill appears to be made out of weathered brass and says "Zippo" on the bottom, making this the only known case of a real life brand appearing in a Silent Hill game rather than a fictional one.

Silent Hill 2[]

Lighter

The lighter from Silent Hill 2.

The Lighter can be found in the visiting room in Toluca Prison. It is used to melt a wax doll, which when melted is attached to a horseshoe, thus forming a handle that is used to open the hatch in the west wing of the prison.

James Sunderland comments that the blaze from the lighter appears to be stronger than what is orthodox.

The lighter appears to be made out of weathered brass, similarly to the lighter in the first Silent Hill game, and its top engraving says "A Moridoro", a Spanish phrase meaning "to die" on top of a second engraving of a bull head.

Silent Hill: Downpour[]

SHDlighter

The lighter from Silent Hill: Downpour.

Murphy Pendleton can use the Lighter to light up the immediate area around him. He can hold it in his hand indefinitely; however, if Murphy wishes to pick up a weapon, the lighter must be put away. This is another factor that encourages flight in Downpour. The lighter also serves for gameplay purposes. In one instance, inside WLMN FM radio station, Murphy must create a fire in order to open the fire exit and allow him to escape the area. Later, in the St. Maria's Monastery Otherworld, Murphy has to collect blue candles, bring down the chandelier and the curtain using two levers in the control room, then place the candles into the chandelier and light them using the lighter. After finally bringing it back up, the sequence solution to the Bell Puzzle will appear above the stage. When used in conjunction with the flashlight, any area can be well-lit, though at the expense of any offensive capability.

Silent Hill film[]

Siren Movie Shot

Rose holding the lighter as she descends into the alley.

When Rose Da Silva is descending a dark alleyway, she takes out a presumably personal lighter to offer mild illumination. She ends up discovering a crucified corpse and moments afterwards is assaulted by Grey Children; after this, the lighter serves no other purpose. This scene is very similar to the happening in the game, although Rose was in Harry's place.

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Characters
Major Characters
Harry Mason - Cheryl Mason - Alessa Gillespie - Dahlia Gillespie - Lisa Garland - Cybil Bennett - Michael Kaufmann
Other Characters
Jodie Mason - Heather Mason - K. Gordon - Greys - Norman Young
Monsters
Air Screamer - Bloodsucker - Creeper - Floatstinger - Grey Child - Groaner - Hanged Scratcher - Incubator - Incubus - Larval Stalker - Mumbler - Night Flutter - Parasite - Monster Cybil - Puppet Doctor - Puppet Nurse - Romper - Split Head - Stalker - Twinfeeler - Wormhead
Weapons
Chainsaw - Handgun - Hyper Blaster - Katana - Knife - Pipe - Rifle - Rock Drill - Shotgun - Hammer - Axe
Locations
Old Silent Hill (Balkan Church - Cafe 5to2 - Dog House - Hell Gas Station - Levin Street - Midwich Elementary School - Orridge Bridge Control Room - Queen Burger) - Central Silent Hill (Alchemilla Hospital - Gillespie House - Green Lion Antiques - Silent Hill Police Station - Silent Hill Town Center) - Sewers - Resort Area (Annie's Bar - Boat - Indian Runner - Lighthouse - Norman's Motel) - Lakeside Amusement Park - Nowhere - Toluca Lake
Terms
Flashlight - Fog World - God - Map - Metatron - Monster - Otherworld - Paradise - PTV - Radio - Real World - Siren - The Order - Manifestation - Seal of Metatron - UFO Ending
Archives
Items - Keys - Memos - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables
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Characters
Major Characters
James Sunderland - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland - Angela Orosco - Laura - Eddie Dombrowski - Maria
Other Characters
Ernest Baldwin - Amy Baldwin - Mary's Doctor - Rachel - Thomas Orosco - Mrs. Orosco - Jennifer Carroll - Patrick Chester - Mira - Harry Mason - Greys - Scott Fairbanks - Walter Sullivan
Monsters
Abstract Daddy - Bubble Head Nurse - Creeper - Flesh Lip - Lying Figure - Mandarin - Mannequin - Mary - Prisoners - Pyramid Head
Weapons
Chainsaw - Chinese Cleaver - Great Knife - Great Spear - Handgun - Hyper Spray - Pipe - Revolver - Rifle - Shotgun - Wooden Plank
Locations
Baldwin Mansion - Blue Creek Apartments - Brookhaven Hospital - Church of the Rebirth - Dog House - Heaven's Night - Jacks Inn - Labyrinth - Lakeview Hotel - Lake Shore Restaurant - Neely's Bar - Motor Home - Observation Deck - Pete's Bowl-O-Rama - Rosewater Park - Silent Hill Historical Society - Silent Hill Ranch - Silent Hill Woods - South Vale (Carroll Street - Katz Street - Lindsey Street - Nathan Avenue - Neely Street - Rendell Street - Saul Street - Vachss Road - Wiltse Road) - Texxon Gas - Toluca Graveyard - Toluca Lake - Toluca Lake Island - Toluca Prison - Wiltse Coal Mine - Wood Side Apartments
Terms
Flashlight - Fog World - Little Baroness - Manifestation - Map - Monster - Otherworld - Radio - Red Square - Siren - Seal of Metatron - UFO Ending - Sexuality - Toilets
Archives
Memos - Items - Keys - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables - Pachislot
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Characters
Major Characters
Murphy Pendleton - Charlie Pendleton - Carol Pendleton - Anne Marie Cunningham - Howard Blackwood - John P. Sater - Patrick Napier - Frank Coleridge - George Sewell - Bobby Ricks - Nun
Other Characters
Sanchez - Homer - M. Koons - Bryan Handley - Ariadne Johnson - Melissa Matlan - Glen Milton - Ricky - Daniel Stephens - Chloe Zane - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland - James Sunderland - Laura - Heather Mason
Weapons
Baseball Bat - Bogeyman's Hammer - Bottle - Brick - Chair - Colt - Crowbar - Demon Statue - Double Headed Axe - Fire Axe - Fire Extinguisher - Fork - Frying Pan - Golden Gun - Golf Club - Hammer - Handle - Hand-to-Hand - Hatchet - Ladder Hook - Knife - Lamp - Meat Cleaver - Nailgun - Pickaxe - Pitchfork - Plank - Rake - Rifle - Rock - Shotgun - Shovel - Steel Pipe - Vase - Wrench - Tomahawk
Monsters
Bogeyman - Doll (Shadow) - Monocle Man - Nurse - Prisoner Juggernaut - Prisoner Minion - Pyramid Head - Screamer - Tormented Soul - Void - Wall Corpse - Weeping Bat - Wheelman- Bubble Head Nurse
Locations
Aerial Tram Station - Centennial Building - Chastain Heights - Chastain Heights Cinema - Devil's Pit - Devil's Pitstop - Interstate Gas Station - Hardware Store - Hillside - Logan's Park - Monroe Cemetery - Overlook Penitentiary - Pearl Creek - Pearl Creek Bank - Pleasant River - Port District - Ryall State Prison - St. Maria's Monastery - Underground Subway - Toluca Lake
Terms
Trinkets - Flashlight - Fog World - Map - Monster - Otherworld - Real World - Sidequest - Siren - Walkie-talkie - Manifestation - Seal of Metatron - Welcome Sign - Halo of the Sun
Archives
Items - Keys - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables - Memos - Pachislot
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