![]() ![]() It is established in Silent Hill 3 that her model is a dancer at the club Heaven's Night, although this is could simply be an in-universe reference to Silent Hill 2. Pyramid Head and Maria also both have tentacle-like appendages. If this is the case, the monstrous final boss could be interpreted as Maria's "true" self, with the transformation showing what Maria was actually all along. Evidence which could support this reading can be found in Maria's apparent illness (which the game points out twice) and her repeated reincarnations after violent deaths, which has an obvious distressing impact upon James. However, it is also possible that Maria is a negative being such as a monster, female demon or succubus, meant to punish James by keeping him trapped in a sort of purgatory. This could be evidence by her desire to help Ernest Baldwin move on, assisting James to realize the truth, her desire to protect Laura, her working at "Heaven's" Night, and the Lady of the Door (who is claimed to be an angel), as Maria is killed by Pyramid Head after entering the door. It is also likely Maria was created by the powers of the town to test James's loyalty and devotion to Mary.Īnother theory likens Maria to a guardian angel of some sort. It could also reference James's wish to see his wife again, even if it is only as an illusion.Ĭumulatively, Maria was likely constructed by a combination of James's delusions as a result of his inability to bear the weight of the crime of killing his wife, and Mary's lingering clinginess and desperate desire to be the perfect wife. Since the title is called Born from a Wish, it could be assumed that Maria is one of James's wishes, since Mary, in her bedridden state, wasn't everything James wanted. Born from a Wish suggests that in the beginning, even Maria isn't really sure what or who she really is, but by the time she first encounters James, she is beginning to "remember" him. Maria seems to be a manifestation created by James's desperation to see Mary again and fill the void her absence has left in his life, an idea supported by the title of Maria's scenario, Born from a Wish. Both of their hair partings are on the same side. ![]() Maria's necklace, however, is a choker which have been known to have a sexual connotation and there is a common belief prostitutes in the past wore them. Despite this, both Maria and Mary are seen wearing long-sleeved shirts, skirts and necklaces. However, Maria's personality is more sexually extroverted than Mary's, which is reflected in her apparel. Physically, Mary and Maria have the same face and voice according to James, but their "hair and clothes are different" – James is shocked by their eerie resemblance, initially mistaking Maria for his deceased wife. She is physically virtually identical to James's late wife Mary. Maria then wonders, "Laura.? Who am I talking about?" Considering her uncertainty, however, it is likely that these memories are blotchy. In Born from a Wish, if Maria examines a teddy bear, she comments that Laura would love it, suggesting she has Mary's memories or some part of Mary within her. Similar to a dream character, she is seen defying death and questions James's perceptions of whether or not her death actually occurred. ![]() She was produced by James' delusions as a result of his inability to bear the weight of the crime of killing his wife, Mary Shepherd-Sunderland. Maria is a manifestation, mental construct or figment of James' seemingly delusional imagination. This article or section contains speculation, analysis or theories which may not be officially approved. ![]()
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