Pyramid Head, also known as Red Pyramid Thing or in Japan, is a fictional character from the Silent Hill

Silent Hill

is a survival horror video game series consisting of seven installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team Silent...

series of survival horror video games published by Konami

Konami

is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...

. Introduced in the 2001 installment Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 2 is a survival horror video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo...

, he stalks James Sunderland, the primary player character

Player character

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, who comes to the town of Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his deceased wife, Mary. The Silent Hill series, particularly the second installment, frequently exploits psychology and symbolism: Pyramid Head represents James' wish to be punished for Mary's death.