To Link/Edit (In Progress) James' standpoint on suicide This begs the question of why have his memories been repressed? Is it really because of all the pain and suffering of the ordeal, or is it Silent Hill's way of testing him, making him re-discover what he has done, and re-evaluate his actions afterwards? What is known for sure is that James enters Silent Hill with no prior knowledge of what he has done, and if this is the case, perhaps there is hope for him after all. Now this, as discussed earlier, is down to his repressed memories therefore, it's highly likely that the motive for killing himself is non-existent at the start of the game either. That theory fits in perfectly with the In Water ending however, with one minor issue - James isn't dead at the start of the game (unless you subscribe to the theory that he's in purgatory, but that's another theory entirely). And is shortly followed with the one remaining family member killing themselves in a high speed car crash. This has long been attributed to be about James' potential suicide, and is something which the voice actor for James, Guy Cihi, explained as potentially being "Shin-jyu" (family suicide), where the husband or wife kills their partner, and any children present, with the common means being drowning or suffocation.
But Ito has since confirmed this (with some hesitation however) on Twitter. This is observed in his actions leading up until to his eventual revelation of what he has done.Īn important element here is that Mary's body is in the back seat of James' car, this at one point was merely a fan theory, and later speculated on in the Book of Lost Memories. Unfortunately unbeknownst to him at that moment in time, he was the one who killed her, and he is merely repressing any memory of what he did.
James is drawn to Silent Hill by a supposed letter written by his late wife, Mary Shepherd-Sunderland, requesting him to meet her in their "special place", with a glimmer of hope of finding his wife alive.
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