Name: Walter Sullivan Canon: Silent Hill 4: The Room Gender: Male Age: ?? (24 at time of death) Wiki Entry:On the Silent Hill wiki
Canon Point: I'm happy to play Walter both pre-game (before his death/starting the ritual), midgame or post game (as a spirit 'cleansed' and freed from Valtiel). -- In Victory Road, he was taken from before the final battle with Henry. Due to the game's setting, he was also revived, his soul brought together again and his mind freed of Valtiel's influence.
Due to the ambiguous nature of Silent Hill 4, a lot of Walter's history is left blank or is never fully explained, including key developments or moments that caused him to become who he is in the game. As such there's a lot of room for headcanons and debates over Walter's past and his character, drawing from hidden information found in the game, the soundtrack, other sources and simply personal preferences. As such this post simply clarifies a bit about how I see and play Walter.
If you want to debate or question some of my choices, you're more than welcome to on my HMD page!
In Game As a spirit, Walter literally tore himself apart. The adult Walter is possessed by Valtiel, while the child Walter is more true to who he is and who he was before the Order began to shape him.
The adult Walter echos Walter's determination, along with his quiet, polite demeanour. But such a large part of him is dominated by Valtiel. He can't feel, can't relate to others and can't fight against his purpose and Valtiel's 'guidance'. In a sense, he's just a puppet that carries some memories and Walter's face.
The child Walter reflects Walter's timid and shy nature. He's extremely wary of others and is more likely to reveal things that, as an adult, Walter wouldn't talk about or would know to keep quiet on. But he still has some of Walter's memories, enough to recognise the people he meets from Walter's life. It's this reason why he intervenes when the adult Walter attempts to kill Eileen Galvin, and why he coldly leaves Andrew DeSalvo to his fate when the man begs him for help. At his core, he very much just wants to be safe and believes that getting into the apartment and being with his mother will achieve that.
The two spirits both know and don't know each other. The little Walter was able to save Eileen by intervening when the adult attacked her, although later the adult was able to kidnap the younger, presumably to keep him out of the way or in the 'right place' for the ritual.
As One / When Whole Walter is a quiet, introverted man. He often keeps to himself and while he appears mild-mannered, he has a certain detachment to others that can be difficult to bridge because he doesn't understand other people very well or know how to act around them. Usually stoic, his ability to hide his immediate emotions stems from his time in the Wish House Orphanage although he has difficulty hiding surprise or confusion. He's somewhat indifferent to violence for obvious reasons and even accepts violence towards himself in certain circumstances. On the flipside he holds powerful, long-lasting grudges, patiently biding his time and setting up an opportunity. When he can exact revenge it will be brutal and violent.
While devout to the Order's beliefs, he has a complicated relationship with the faith. He came to loathe the priests for how they treated him and for allowing the guards to be cruel to them as well. But he also felt like he owed them for taking him in and raising him, in no small part due to them planting such ideas in his head. This also plays into his low self esteem, as he feels he only has worth in completing the ritual. He does believe that, as a whole, humans are evil and cruel creatures. He doesn't exclude himself from this, knowing that he's just as prone to feelings of hate and rage as everyone else, which further fuels his self-loathing. He believes in a God who could love him if he does as asked and awakens Her. But he is very much alone in how he interprets and follows his beliefs.
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Basics
Canon: Silent Hill 4: The Room
Gender: Male
Age: ?? (24 at time of death)
Wiki Entry: On the Silent Hill wiki
Canon Point: I'm happy to play Walter both pre-game (before his death/starting the ritual), midgame or post game (as a spirit 'cleansed' and freed from Valtiel).
-- In Victory Road, he was taken from before the final battle with Henry. Due to the game's setting, he was also revived, his soul brought together again and his mind freed of Valtiel's influence.
Backstory and Headcanons
If you want to debate or question some of my choices, you're more than welcome to on my HMD page!
Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood & Ten Hearts Murders
Afterlife
Personality
As a spirit, Walter literally tore himself apart. The adult Walter is possessed by Valtiel, while the child Walter is more true to who he is and who he was before the Order began to shape him.
The adult Walter echos Walter's determination, along with his quiet, polite demeanour. But such a large part of him is dominated by Valtiel. He can't feel, can't relate to others and can't fight against his purpose and Valtiel's 'guidance'. In a sense, he's just a puppet that carries some memories and Walter's face.
The child Walter reflects Walter's timid and shy nature. He's extremely wary of others and is more likely to reveal things that, as an adult, Walter wouldn't talk about or would know to keep quiet on. But he still has some of Walter's memories, enough to recognise the people he meets from Walter's life. It's this reason why he intervenes when the adult Walter attempts to kill Eileen Galvin, and why he coldly leaves Andrew DeSalvo to his fate when the man begs him for help. At his core, he very much just wants to be safe and believes that getting into the apartment and being with his mother will achieve that.
The two spirits both know and don't know each other. The little Walter was able to save Eileen by intervening when the adult attacked her, although later the adult was able to kidnap the younger, presumably to keep him out of the way or in the 'right place' for the ritual.
As One / When Whole
Walter is a quiet, introverted man. He often keeps to himself and while he appears mild-mannered, he has a certain detachment to others that can be difficult to bridge because he doesn't understand other people very well or know how to act around them. Usually stoic, his ability to hide his immediate emotions stems from his time in the Wish House Orphanage although he has difficulty hiding surprise or confusion. He's somewhat indifferent to violence for obvious reasons and even accepts violence towards himself in certain circumstances. On the flipside he holds powerful, long-lasting grudges, patiently biding his time and setting up an opportunity. When he can exact revenge it will be brutal and violent.
While devout to the Order's beliefs, he has a complicated relationship with the faith. He came to loathe the priests for how they treated him and for allowing the guards to be cruel to them as well. But he also felt like he owed them for taking him in and raising him, in no small part due to them planting such ideas in his head. This also plays into his low self esteem, as he feels he only has worth in completing the ritual. He does believe that, as a whole, humans are evil and cruel creatures. He doesn't exclude himself from this, knowing that he's just as prone to feelings of hate and rage as everyone else, which further fuels his self-loathing. He believes in a God who could love him if he does as asked and awakens Her. But he is very much alone in how he interprets and follows his beliefs.