The One Truth

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One of the few bosses of Silent Hill 4: The Room, it is a larger, more powerful version of the Wall Man. It has the ability to scale up and down walls. Instead of appearing from the walls, The One Truth appears to be suspended inside of a metal square, with its flesh stretched out and attached to each corner. It has putrid, sickly skin as well, and much like Wall Men, does not have a distinct face. Its metal frame can scale up and down a pair of bars that support it, enabling it to escape from attack. The boss is fought along with several dummies of itself. In order for the player to win, Henry Townshend must find and defeat The One Truth, or the real creature, amongst the dummies. Similar dummies are later found in the Alternate Apartments near the end of the game.

Character

The One Truth attacks much like a Wall Man, swinging its powerful arms to knock Henry prone. However, its attacks do a good deal more damage. The biggest threat comes from its dummies, which are all but immortal and can also injure Henry. When the true One Truth is struck, all the decoys surrounding it also cringe.

Symbolism

The One Truth is the guardian of Walter Sullivan's "mother", appearing just before the final level. It is also generally representitive of the twisted and mangled "truths" that The Order spreads.

Area

Building World, 2nd visit - Area before spiral staircase.
Apartment World, 2nd visit.