Harry Mason
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- There are characters with the name Harry Mason in more than one Silent Hill game. They may be the same character with a different role in the game, or a completely different person. Please see Harry for other characters with the same name or to see the different roles of that certain character.
| “ | At first I thought I was losing my mind. But now I know I'm not. It's not me. This whole town. It's being invaded by the other world.
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Harry Mason is the playable protagonist of the original Silent Hill. Harry's radio and pocket clip flashlight serve as the template for nearly all future Silent Hill protagonists. He is voiced by "Michael G" (not to be confused with Michael Gough).
The Book of Lost Memories lists his full name as Harrold Mason. It is never acknowledged in the games themselves. [1]
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Background
Harry Mason is a run-of-the-mill writer. Because of his occupation, he doesn't have very many relationships with others. When he was twenty-five years old, he and his wife found a baby on the side of a road. The couple took the child home and named her Cheryl. However, three years later, when Harry was twenty-eight, his wife died from a fatal illness. For the next four years, Harry raised Cheryl alone. At thirty-two, he was still in deep grief over his wife's death. Cheryl, who was now seven years old, convinced Harry to take a peaceful vacation to relax, in the town of Silent Hill.
Personality
As stated, Harry Mason is a writer, though he is a loving and devoted father first. He is clumsy and awkward, but what he lacks in physical training he makes up for in his devotion to his daughter, Cheryl, and the courage he needs to find her when she goes missing in the town of Silent Hill. Having lost his wife early in their marriage, his daughter is the most important thing he has in life, and devotes his life to her well being.
Harry is described by his own daughter, whom he later renames Heather, as being a "worrywart". In fact, so concerned is Harry for Heather's safety that at one point in time he provides her with a tazer for self-protection, though the real reasons as to why he is so worried become apparent later in Heather's life. Harry also gave Heather a necklace containing Aglaophotis on her birthday as a sign of love, though this too was later revealed to be another act of protection against a cult named the Order.
Silent Hill
Harry Mason and his young daughter Cheryl decide to take a vacation to Silent Hill. While Harry is driving towards the town late at night with Cheryl in the front seat, he sees a young woman, who is later revealed to be Alessa Gillespie, walk into the path of his vehicle. He tries to avoid her but loses control of his red Jeep and crashes into a ditch. He later awakens to find Cheryl missing. This is where the game starts off.
In Silent Hill, he meets many people. He forms a bond with Cybil Bennett, a police officer and they attempt to find his daughter, however, Cybil doesn't seem to understand Harry when he talks about phenomenal things, such as his dreams of the Otherworld and reality. Dahlia Gillespie, a priestess of a cult named "The Order", often gives clues to help Harry, yet also confuses him in doing so. He meets a doctor named Michael Kaufmann. He also meets a young nurse, Lisa Garland, who grows attached to Harry after he meets her. They have conversations about Silent Hill's past and Harry offers to take her with him, but she declines, stating that she doesn't feel she should leave the hospital. In the end, when Lisa transforms into a puppet nurse, Harry shoves her against a wall in fear. He decides to lock her in a room alone as she cries, though he feels sympathy for her.
At the end of the game, the Incubator gives Harry a baby, a reincarnation of Cheryl and Alessa. After the credits, he is seen leaving Silent Hill with her in his arms and (depending on the ending) Cybil.
Portland and murder case
After the first game, Harry lived an ordinary life in Portland with his new adopted daughter. The religious organization, The Order, had planned to abduct the reincarnated Cheryl/Alessa. Five years after the events of Silent Hill, Harry killed a cult member (who attempted to kidnap the reincarnated Cheryl/Alessa) with a gun in self-defense, and moved to an unnamed town to hide. To ensure his adopted daughter's safety, he immediately dyed her black hair to blonde and renamed her Heather. They then moved to another town (which is unnamed) where he eventually settled in the Daisy Villa Apartments with her.
| “ | I confess I had reservations at first about raising that baby. Could I love her? Her existence was thoroughly unexplainable. I thought, "She could be that young woman who snatched away my beloved daughter." That led to sadness, anger...there were times when I put my hands around her tiny little throat.
Several times I even considered abandoning her. That's what a terrible person I am. But I decided to raise her after all. I just couldn't seem to let her go. When she...when you look at me, you laugh, so... Even now, I can't forget about that girl. But I love you. I have no doubts about that. That's all I ask you to believe. | ” |
Silent Hill 3
After Harry lived in the unnamed town for 12 years, the events of Silent Hill 3 take place. Since the game takes place 17 years after the events of the original Silent Hill, Harry is now 49.
The story of Silent Hill 3 is a continuation of that of the first game that takes place seventeen years later. The latter half of the game reveals that Heather is actually Cheryl/Alessa reborn, and that her father was Harry Mason. In this installment, Heather runs an errand for her father at the mall and phones her father telling him that she is coming home. Heather's last words to Harry are "I love you too, Dad."
When she returns home, she discovers her father slumped in a chair, having been brutally murdered by the Missionary under Claudia Wolf's orders. Heather gasps at the sight and sobs uncontrollably, saddened by the sudden loss. After defeating the Missionary by herself, Douglas Cartland helps Heather move her father's body into his bedroom and covers him with a sheet with lilies. Before the trip to Silent Hill, Douglas gives Heather a postmortem notebook from her father. The notebook details Harry's experiences from the first Silent Hill game and is a final goodbye to his daughter. Heather decides to kill Claudia in revenge for her father's death. She wonders if Harry would be mad at her decision if he were still alive and promises to return home. After defeating the final boss, Heather mourns over her father's death one last time. Just as she is ready to leave, Heather looks behind her at what is unseen by the player, possibly her father's presence.
At the end of the game, when Douglas calls Heather "Heather", Heather states that she isn't hiding anymore and wants to be called Cheryl, the name her father originally gave her. The game closes on an image of Heather putting flowers next to Harry's grave.
Upon returning to Silent Hill, Heather encounters a facsimile of her father's bedroom while traversing the Otherworld church. There, Harry's corpse is missing from the bed, which is stripped of its coverings with scattered lilies on the floor, and a trail of blood leads to the door. If Heather examines the bed, she will state, "This room looks just like Dad's. It's more than just a resemblance. Dad's not sleeping in the bed, though." [2]
In Silent Hill 3's UFO ending, Heather returns home to find that Harry is not dead, and tells him about her hardships. Infuriated, Harry obliterates the town of Silent Hill with the help of UFOs. James Sunderland can also be seen in this ending hiding behind a curtain, then later holding a block of wood which Harry karate-kicks to prove how serious he is.
Other appearances
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Harry is also found in the UFO endings of both Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams and Silent Hill 3. In Silent Hill 2 he descends from a space ship and asks James Sunderland (the protagonist of the sequel) if he has seen Cheryl; James in turn asks if Harry has seen Mary. James is then zapped by a ray gun and dragged onto the ship.
Silent Hill: Origins
Harry's voice can be heard at the end of the game, as can his wife, upon discovering Cheryl (off screen) in a field.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
- Main article: Harry Mason (Shattered Memories).
Harry will be the protagonist of the reimagining of the first Silent Hill game, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. He is 30 years old and wears glasses in the game.
Creator's comment
| “ | When development first began on this project he was given the name "Humbert Mason" because of his role as the doting, dutiful father, which was referenced from the protagonist of the Stanley Kubrick film Lolita. However since this is an uncommon name, it was changed by the English staff. The truth is that Harry was the nickname of the person who named the character. | ” |
Trivia
- Harry's face in Silent Hill 3 can be seen by using a camera hack, and shows him clearly aged.
Gallery
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 A dead Harry in one of Silent Hill's endings |
 Harry holding an infant Heather |
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