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Pyramid Head "Pyramid"

Pyramid Head's helmet is his most defining characteristic, and as such is also lined with symbolism. The helmet is described to be very similar to the triangular hood that executioners of The Order wear. However, the helmet is also designed to appear extremely uncomfortable, even extremely so, acting as a torture device as well as a symbol of authority. In Silent Hill 2, Pyramid Head grapples with his helmet on occasion, tugging and pulling at it in vain. It also causes him to stoop and slouch by its sheer weight alone. In Homecoming, Pyramid does not seem particularly bothered by his helmet, although in the Bogeyman ending, if one examines closely, the insides of the two helmet halves are lined with thick spikes, which would undoubtedly dig into the wearer's skull. As such, Pyramid Head himself is also a victim, or at least a symbol, of punishment, being forced to wear his horrifically designed helmet, which further supports his role in providing punishment to those who need it. It can also be seen that he too is a victim of the mysterious force at work in the town, doomed to suffer and remain locked within his role as punisher, and executioner. It has been suggested by the developers that pyramids and triangles represent pain and suffering, which is symbolic to the town itself and the protagonist's own inner demons

 

My first actual "Custom"!

 

It's connected to a torso through a junky LEGO head Super-Glued inside

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Uploaded on September 20, 2010
Taken on September 20, 2010