Silent Hill: Shattered Memories/Characters
Harry Mason
The main protagonist. After a car crash, he loses his young daughter Cheryl and will stop at nothing to find her, no matter what abominations he must face.
Turns out, he has been dead for years and may or may not be a figment of Cheryl's imagination, a "perfect" idea of her father she created after the guilt of his death.
- Alternate Character Interpretation: Pretty much what his character could be said to be built upon, as in game decisions can lead to four different epilogues that portray him in four different ways that just can't match one another.
- Chick Magnet
- Dead All Along: A weird case where the Protagonist is this.
- Decoy Protagonist
- Kirk Thornton
- Non-Action Guy: During the whole game this time.
- Papa Wolf: Harry is once again ready to go To Hell and Back to save his little girl.
- Which may or may not be true, considering that he's practically Alternate Character Interpretation incarnate in this game.
Cheryl Mason
Harry's young daughter, gone missing after he crashed his car. Harry's goal is to find her, no matter what.
She actually never was in the crash, which happened 18 years ago, that killed Harry. The therapy sessions in the game are via her perspective.
- Parental Incest: If her feelings for daddy are interpreted in really screwed up ways.
- The Woobie
Cybil Bennett
A cop who flip-flops between helping or hindering Harry, and will act and dress differently depending on how you act in the game and answer the questions in the therapy session.
Dahlia Mason
A woman who mysteriously pops up in the game midway, who hits on Harry as if she was his lover, despite Harry having no clue who she is. Her clothes and attitude are affected by in-game choices and the therapy sessions.
In reality, she is Harry's ex-wife and Cheryl's mother, who Cheryl resents heavily.
Michael Kaufmann
The therapist that is seen in the first-person therapy sessions. He is bitter and pessimistic about marriage and love.
- Dr. Jerk
- Hidden Heart of Gold: During the ending.
- The Alcoholic: Implied.
Michelle Valdez
A former student/prom queen of Midwich High School and the sole attendee of the high school reunion (canceled due to the snow storm). She claims that she attended school with Cheryl Mason. She is currently dating a guy, but he either breaks up with her, or vice versa, depending on player actions. Her outfit changes depending on the in-game actions and the answers in the psychological parts of the player.
One of the endings implies that Harry was having an affair with Michelle, along with Lisa, behind Dahlia's back.
- Genki Girl: She is easily the most upbeat of the cast.
- Lady in Red: Depending on the scenario, Michelle wears a red dress.
- No Accounting for Taste: Her relationship with John.
- The Woobie: In the scenario when John breaks up with her.
Lisa Garland
A nurse at the hospital in Silent Hill. She is... just a normal nurse. She is sorta tomboyish, but that is about it. Oh, and she dies, though it may or may not be the player's fault.
One of the endings implies that Harry was having an affair with Lisa, along with Michelle, behind Dahlia's back.
- The Cutie: Despite her jaded outlook, Lisa easily comes across as this.
- Kill the Cutie