Silent Hill Homecoming Characters

- Main character is a returning war veteran named Alex Shepherd
- Alex's family and townmates make up the other characters
- There will be cameos from characters and monsters in other Silent Hill gamesSilent Hill Wiki: Homecoming Characters Entry

The characters in Silent Hill Homecoming include four members of the Shepherd family, Elle Hollaway, Judge Holloway (Elle's Mother), a junkyard owner named Curtis, Dr. Fitch and Deputy Wheeler. The story begins when Alex Shepherd comes home from war to find his mother (Lillian Shepherd) in a catatonic state, while his little brother (Joshua Shepherd) and father (Adam Shepherd) are completely missing.
Tormented Souls

A long-running theme in Silent Hill games is their use of complex characters as the main protagontist. The story always delves deeper than a simple good versus evil dynamic that leave the game and many of its elements up to interpretation by individual players. This element of the design contributes to the overall feel of the game, according to Silent Hill Homecoming lead designer Jason Allen. "The characters in Silent Hill have always been believable, flawed personas with something to hide. When we share their journey, to some extent, we share their plight. How we unfold this narrative throughout the course of the player's journey and the settings we use to support the storytelling to a very large extent, creates the atmosphere of the game."Silenthill5.net: Interview with Jason Allen