Siam
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Siam is one of the harder non-boss monsters in Silent Hill: Homecoming. They appear as two humanoid figures, one male and one female, horrifically fused together and tied with a series of bondage gear and straps. The male side is the attack side, and his arms are morphed into huge, club-like appendages much like that of the Closer. He also appears to be wearing some sort of chest armor. The female is fused into the male's back, with her hands tied above her head and thereby the male's as well, and her legs also tied, dangling uselessly behind them. These are first encountered in the Police Station, where they cause severe damage to the building and vehicles.
Character
The Siam's movements are apelike. The creatures deal heavy damage with their arms, however they are fairly sluggish. The female side is significantly weaker than than the male side and damage is increased when attacking it. The easiest way to defeat them is to use a high strength firearm like the shotgun while backing away and avoiding as necessary. When forced to fight at close range, Alex Shepherd should evade as much as possible while looking for an opening to attack the female side with continuous heavy strikes. If the player is able to stun the Siam with a heavy strike, it becomes vulnerable to an easy one hit kill. Siams always appear when Elle Holloway is in trouble or missing.
Symbolism
The Siam represents helplessness and being dragged along by fate, and others. The female is helplessly bound to the male and dragged around with him, much as Alex himself has been bound by his birthright. Additionally, the form represents the powerlessness of Alex's mother. His father made all of the decisions, and she was forced along with it, agreeing with him despite her own feelings.
Siam's appearance can also be representative of James Sunderland and Mary Shepherd-Sunderland from Silent Hill 2. The bondage-like appearance of the monster and the male side's aggression alludes to the sexual frustration felt by James. The configuration of the two sides can also refer to James "carrying" Mary, whether it means carrying the guilt of his crime or the burden of caring for her. Defeating it gains you the "Shades of James" achievement that makes the connection more apparent.
Trivia
- A shade is a ghost in Biblical Hebrew.
