Maria - A Deconstruction of Villainy

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  @indigocrow8385 · 1 year ago

  James wanted so badly for his wife to be alive, the town created a version of her that wanted to live.

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  @Xehanort10 · 1 year ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAX_W_9AgWQ&amp;t=313">5:13</a> Seeing as Mary and Laura met in the same hospital and Mary wanted to adopt her it makes sense that Maria, being a younger, healthier, supposedly &quot;ideal&quot; version of Mary Silent Hill created to get James to face up to killing her would have those maternal feelings towards Laura too.

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  @ShyThalia · 1 year ago

  Imagine being born just to fulfill someone else&apos;s character arc. Like, you were just made to be something that someone must overcome and once they do, you are discarded.

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  @Stuffystufferfield · 1 year ago

  i think its powerful that the harder maria tries to save herself, the more the audience dehumanizes her. this is a story told from james’ perspective, after all

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  @evanunhinged5771 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Maria falls under a niche archetype of character that I LOVE, which is someone who is not real and that wants so DESPERATELY to become real

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  @Whitelisted_Productions · 1 year ago

  “Maria” - Shadow the Hedgehog

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  @mrplayfulshade · 1 year ago

  I&apos;ve always known Maria was scared of dying/not existing. It&apos;s was her biggest fear and the REMAKE exemplifies this.

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  @Arkham13v · 1 year ago (edited)

  There&apos;s a theory that&apos;s been circling around since the original game&apos;s release; it claims that Maria is actually the woman from the legend Maria tells, the Lady of the Lake she&apos;s called, somehow reborn, whether by James, the town itself or maybe both. While it&apos;s never confirmed, if this theory is true, this makes Maria story even more tragic, she suffered a tragic fate during her living, than she&apos;s reborn for a purpose she hates and has a delusion that she could escape Silent Hill with James. But each attempt fails due the town killing her, and once James accepts the truth, her exit gets closed, her way out has been sealed, leaving her once again trapped in Silent Hill forever alone. And even if she succeeds, her second chance will only lead to misery. No matter the ending Maria will never get a happy ever after.

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  @memoryofsalem4474 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I think the best way to explain the existence of Maria is as being similar to pyramid head: pyramid head is James&apos; torturer and exists to harm him physically, Maria is a torture instrument made to torture him mentally. I doubt its coincidence that she gets killed repeatedly infront of James, the town made her to have James watch as his wife dies again and again and hes powerless to save her. The final battle is the town&apos;s last torture, to have James kill his wife again.<br>Going along with the idea that she has a role to fill, she starts coughing exactly as they reach the car, Maria will play Mary&apos;s role and make James suffer by losing his wife again: she&apos;ll get sick again, she&apos;ll suffer as he watches hopelessly and he&apos;ll kill her again.<br>Maria is a turture device designed perfectly for James

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  @mywifesboyfriend5558 · 1 year ago

  I always felt Maria was created by the town to imitate a healthier, less inhibited Mary. Something to entice, and tempt James. Another test by the town to mess with Jame&apos;s resolve. In further contact with James, Maria begins to become a person all her own.<br><br>As for Pyramid Head&apos;s relationship with her, maybe he sees her as an obstacle in the way of James seeing the truth. Or maybe he just kills her because that&apos;s his purpose. After all, he attacks other monsters too.<br><br>Near the end of the story, Maria seems to genuinely care for James, but jealously tries to keep him for herself when James realized she wasn&apos;t real. All of which may explain why Maria tries to kill James in the end. <br><br>So many questions. The guessing is half the fun. I hope we never get the answers. Let us all speculate.

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  @edwinsparda7622 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I&apos;d say she&apos;s a pretty tragic character. &nbsp;In &quot;born from a wish&quot;, we could see that she&apos;s a very real woman who has autonomy, is very self aware, and even values her life. Unfortunately over the course of the main game she slowly loses her autonomy and consciousness to the malevolent forces of Silent Hill. This being the most evident in the prison cell scene. &nbsp;Theres the possibility that during a small section of that scene, the one talking to james was neither Mary nor Maria but the evil forces of Silent Hill. Talking to him, thru Maria. &nbsp;At the end of Born From A Wish, she has a hard time accepting what she is and is ready to do a terrible choice (but doesnt). One line at the end of the remake that really stood out to me was when she said to james &quot;i can&apos;t let you go... I Can&apos;t!&quot;. This line felt like it carried alot of weight to her. This implies that she reluctantly accepts what she is and is terrified of what will happen next if she lets james go (the permanent end of her). Interesting how she was ready to unalive herself in the beginning but terrified of her life ending at the end. Kind of an interesting twist to a line in the original game&apos;s manual. &quot;Some Fear Death, Others pray for it&quot;. Both apply to her.

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  @ayanleman · 1 year ago

  I really hope they add Born from a Wish eventually. That sub campaign added so much to Maria&apos;s character

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