Laura
Gender: Female
Age: 8- in SH2. in her early 20s now.
Status: Alive
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Teal
Occupation: None
Laura is an orphan who befriended Mary Shepherd-Sunderland a year prior to the events of Silent Hill 2, having been a patient at the same hospital as her. Like James, she appears to be searching for Mary and is unaware of her death. How Laura's parents died and why she was in a hospital is never revealed.
It is possible that Laura does not see anything strange in Silent Hill because of her connection to Mary. Mary describes Silent Hill as a beautiful place, and shows Laura many pictures of the town. Laura's version of the town would, naturally, be the beautiful place that she saw in the photographs. It's also possible that Laura sees nothing in the town because her heart is pure, and she has no demons to be "exorcised" by Silent Hill.
Laura's and Mary's nurse while they were patients at the hospital was Rachel, a young woman who lived in the same apartment complex as James's father, Frank Sunderland
Laura acts rudely towards James Sunderland and Eddie Dombrowski, the two people she encounters during her journey through Silent Hill. With James, she is motivated by the belief that he did not really love Mary, due to the fact that he rarely visited her in the hospital.
As the game progresses, Laura is much less rude toward James. In the Lakeview Hotel, she gives him more details about Mary, and runs away to find a letter that she dropped. In Room 312, she immediately asks James to leave the hotel with her.
“ So there you are, James. Did you get the letter? Did you find Mary? If not, let's get going already, okay? ”
Even though Laura is perceived as a rude character at first, it can be taken that she is simply misguided and not necessarily malevolent-spirited. It is possible that she is merely looking for someone to become her role model.
Laura somehow finds her way to Silent Hill, having apparently run away from the orphanage or hospital she was staying at.
James first encounters Laura in the Wood Side Apartments, where she kicks a key out of his reach and stomps on his hand before running away. After he leaves the apartment complex, he finds Laura humming to herself on a wall. He confronts her in frustration, and Laura tells him that she indeed stomped on his hand. She then reveals to James that she knows of Mary, but then jumps on the other side of the wall before James can get anymore information out of her.
Laura and Eddie.
The next time she is seen is at Pete's Bowl-O-Rama with Eddie, who she met by chance on the way to Silent Hill. Eddie tells her of his crimes, and Laura calls him a "gutless fatso" in return for his running from the police. Laura then admits that she also runs away a lot, and asks why Eddie can't apologize for his crimes. In response, Eddie tells her that nobody will forgive him. Once James appears, Laura kicks a bowling ball towards James and Eddie and then runs away.
Laura playing with teddy bears.
Outside, James pursues her at Maria's request. Laura finds a way to Carroll Street by squeezing through a narrow space between Heaven's Night and a wall, then enters Brookhaven Hospital. Eventually, James finds her inside a room playing with teddy bears on the first floor. James accuses her of lying when she details her connection to Mary. He then apologizes for his outburst, and as James and Laura are about to exit the hospital, Laura asks him to pick up a nonexistent letter from Mary inside a room. When James enters it, she slams the door behind him, locking James in with several dangerous monsters.
Laura is seen again on Carroll Street through a window of the hospital. She makes her way to the Lakeview Hotel, presumably following Nathan Avenue which is blocked by a road-in (however, the road-in most likely doesn't exist through Laura's perception of the town). At Restaurant "Lake Shore" inside the Lakeview Hotel, Laura hides behind a piano. When James enters the restaurant, Laura slams on the piano keys, startling him. Laura shows James a letter confirming her friendship with Mary, which she took out of their nurse's (Rachel's) locker.
“My dearest Laura, I'm leaving this letter to Rachel to give to you after I'm gone. I'm far away now. In a quiet, beautiful place.
Please forgive me for not saying goodbye before I left.
Be well, Laura.
Don't be too hard on the sisters.
And Laura, about James... I know you hate him because you think he isn't nice to me, but please give him a chance.
It's true he may be a little surly sometimes, and he doesn't laugh much. But underneath he's really a sweet person.
Laura... I love you like my very own daughter.
If things had worked out differently, I was hoping to adopt you.
Happy 8th birthday, Laura."
- Mary's final letter to Laura
While James reads the letter, Laura draws on the patio door. After he finishes reading the letter, James asks Laura how old she is and Laura tells James that she turned eight last week, meaning that Mary couldn't have died three years ago. Laura then runs away again looking for "another letter" (most likely the final letter that Mary wrote to James).
James decides to tell Laura the truth.
In Room 312, Laura finds James after he has learned the truth of Mary's death. She becomes furious with James when he tells her that he killed Mary, shouting that she hates him. James tells her that the Mary they know isn't in the hotel, and Laura silently leaves the room.
In the "Leave" ending, James leaves Silent Hill with Laura (how he found her and convinced her to leave Silent Hill with him is not revealed) and they travel through Toluca Graveyard. James is following Laura, who is a few feet ahead of him. Laura then stops and waits for James to catch up to her. They vanish into the mist, one after the other. This ending could mean that James is possibly intending to carry out Mary's wishes to adopt Laura.
Laura does not appear in the game's other three endings, so it is not revealed to what happens to her. However, since the town was never dangerous to her, it is assumed that she gets out of Silent Hill unharmed.
IN Guild Story:After a few years of being away from the town, she had been kidnapped by a member of the Cult, Laura has been dragged to Silent Hill, where James must track her down and save her before it is too late.
Gender: Female
Age: 8- in SH2. in her early 20s now.
Status: Alive
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Teal
Occupation: None
Laura is an orphan who befriended Mary Shepherd-Sunderland a year prior to the events of Silent Hill 2, having been a patient at the same hospital as her. Like James, she appears to be searching for Mary and is unaware of her death. How Laura's parents died and why she was in a hospital is never revealed.
It is possible that Laura does not see anything strange in Silent Hill because of her connection to Mary. Mary describes Silent Hill as a beautiful place, and shows Laura many pictures of the town. Laura's version of the town would, naturally, be the beautiful place that she saw in the photographs. It's also possible that Laura sees nothing in the town because her heart is pure, and she has no demons to be "exorcised" by Silent Hill.
Laura's and Mary's nurse while they were patients at the hospital was Rachel, a young woman who lived in the same apartment complex as James's father, Frank Sunderland
Laura acts rudely towards James Sunderland and Eddie Dombrowski, the two people she encounters during her journey through Silent Hill. With James, she is motivated by the belief that he did not really love Mary, due to the fact that he rarely visited her in the hospital.
As the game progresses, Laura is much less rude toward James. In the Lakeview Hotel, she gives him more details about Mary, and runs away to find a letter that she dropped. In Room 312, she immediately asks James to leave the hotel with her.
“ So there you are, James. Did you get the letter? Did you find Mary? If not, let's get going already, okay? ”
Even though Laura is perceived as a rude character at first, it can be taken that she is simply misguided and not necessarily malevolent-spirited. It is possible that she is merely looking for someone to become her role model.
Laura somehow finds her way to Silent Hill, having apparently run away from the orphanage or hospital she was staying at.
James first encounters Laura in the Wood Side Apartments, where she kicks a key out of his reach and stomps on his hand before running away. After he leaves the apartment complex, he finds Laura humming to herself on a wall. He confronts her in frustration, and Laura tells him that she indeed stomped on his hand. She then reveals to James that she knows of Mary, but then jumps on the other side of the wall before James can get anymore information out of her.
Laura and Eddie.
The next time she is seen is at Pete's Bowl-O-Rama with Eddie, who she met by chance on the way to Silent Hill. Eddie tells her of his crimes, and Laura calls him a "gutless fatso" in return for his running from the police. Laura then admits that she also runs away a lot, and asks why Eddie can't apologize for his crimes. In response, Eddie tells her that nobody will forgive him. Once James appears, Laura kicks a bowling ball towards James and Eddie and then runs away.
Laura playing with teddy bears.
Outside, James pursues her at Maria's request. Laura finds a way to Carroll Street by squeezing through a narrow space between Heaven's Night and a wall, then enters Brookhaven Hospital. Eventually, James finds her inside a room playing with teddy bears on the first floor. James accuses her of lying when she details her connection to Mary. He then apologizes for his outburst, and as James and Laura are about to exit the hospital, Laura asks him to pick up a nonexistent letter from Mary inside a room. When James enters it, she slams the door behind him, locking James in with several dangerous monsters.
Laura is seen again on Carroll Street through a window of the hospital. She makes her way to the Lakeview Hotel, presumably following Nathan Avenue which is blocked by a road-in (however, the road-in most likely doesn't exist through Laura's perception of the town). At Restaurant "Lake Shore" inside the Lakeview Hotel, Laura hides behind a piano. When James enters the restaurant, Laura slams on the piano keys, startling him. Laura shows James a letter confirming her friendship with Mary, which she took out of their nurse's (Rachel's) locker.
“My dearest Laura, I'm leaving this letter to Rachel to give to you after I'm gone. I'm far away now. In a quiet, beautiful place.
Please forgive me for not saying goodbye before I left.
Be well, Laura.
Don't be too hard on the sisters.
And Laura, about James... I know you hate him because you think he isn't nice to me, but please give him a chance.
It's true he may be a little surly sometimes, and he doesn't laugh much. But underneath he's really a sweet person.
Laura... I love you like my very own daughter.
If things had worked out differently, I was hoping to adopt you.
Happy 8th birthday, Laura."
- Mary's final letter to Laura
While James reads the letter, Laura draws on the patio door. After he finishes reading the letter, James asks Laura how old she is and Laura tells James that she turned eight last week, meaning that Mary couldn't have died three years ago. Laura then runs away again looking for "another letter" (most likely the final letter that Mary wrote to James).
James decides to tell Laura the truth.
In Room 312, Laura finds James after he has learned the truth of Mary's death. She becomes furious with James when he tells her that he killed Mary, shouting that she hates him. James tells her that the Mary they know isn't in the hotel, and Laura silently leaves the room.
In the "Leave" ending, James leaves Silent Hill with Laura (how he found her and convinced her to leave Silent Hill with him is not revealed) and they travel through Toluca Graveyard. James is following Laura, who is a few feet ahead of him. Laura then stops and waits for James to catch up to her. They vanish into the mist, one after the other. This ending could mean that James is possibly intending to carry out Mary's wishes to adopt Laura.
Laura does not appear in the game's other three endings, so it is not revealed to what happens to her. However, since the town was never dangerous to her, it is assumed that she gets out of Silent Hill unharmed.
IN Guild Story:After a few years of being away from the town, she had been kidnapped by a member of the Cult, Laura has been dragged to Silent Hill, where James must track her down and save her before it is too late.
