Talk:Adam Shepherd

Can someone clarify? I couldn't exactly hear very well. When Adam is in the church, about to be killed, does he say that Alex is wearing his old tags? --Peroxwhy gen 23:10, November 21, 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes he does. He says that Alex still wear his (Adam's) old dog tags, which show he has some kind of attachment. It makes sense since the name on the dog tag reads "A. Shepherd," which can stand for Alex or Adam. -- 00:25, November 22, 2009 (UTC)

OK, thank you. Just trying to make sure I heard right. :) --Peroxwhy gen 00:43, November 22, 2009 (UTC)

Look alike.
Has anybody noticed that he kinda looks like Terry o'Quinn? Y'know, the guy from lost?


 * Yeah, he totally looks like Locke. I was thinking the same thing as I was playing through Homecoming. He also sort of sounds like him. Much more so than the voice actor they got to play Locke in the Lost: Via Domus video game. That guy was terrible. MisterArrogant 12:53, May 18, 2011 (UTC)

Bald?
I noticed on his character bio he's listed as bald. It looks to me like he has a super close cropped buzz cut of white/grey/blond(?) hair. I wouldn't call that bald. Judges? MisterArrogant 12:59, May 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree here as well. I'm a headshaver (full cueball) and my hair doesn't look like that unless I get lazy and don't shave for awhile. Buzzcut fits his character much more. I doubt any would object. -- Shoggoth1890 13:39, May 18, 2011 (UTC)

Blood Type note
Why was my noting of Adam's blood type on his dog tag (found in the game's texture files) deleted? It seemed worth mentioning in the Trivia section. JaneTheNurse 05:31, August 4, 2011 (UTC)

Playing as Adam
According to this article, originally, you would be able to play as Adam Shepard as downloadable content. That's definitely worth mentioning.Michael R. Kopischke 18:15, November 9, 2011 (UTC)

is that guy for real? it falls squarely between SH2 and SH3 my ass! --XXkamoXx 04:09, November 24, 2011 (UTC)

I don't know about the rest of you, but I would have preferred to have played as Elle over Adam, for a few reasons.

The developers originally had plans for a lost episode, and Adam Shepherd was considered the top candidate, in which we'd find out what happened before Alex arrived in Shepherd's Glen.

Personally, I would have preferred Elle for a few reasons.

1. I don't want it to destroy the mysticism of how everything happened. Explaining too much can hurt a lot of things, and this is no exception. People complained about Origins destroying the mystery of Alessa. Some people didn't like the Star Wars prequels destroying the mystery of Vader's past. I have my own idea of the terror and curse taking over Shepherd's Glen and I want to keep it that way. 2. It would be different. Adam, actually being a soldier, would probably play similar to Alex. Elle would be a defenseless young woman, who's probably never picked up a gun in her life (and according to her journal, has not been keeping a proper diet to keep her in the best shape). I think it would be interesting to play as somebody who had to run or was less competent in combat. 3. I would really like to know just what the hell happened to her between her disappearance in the sewers and her appearing outside of the Shepherd House after Alex escaped the Otherworld. I think this would have been a golden opportunity to explore more of Shepherd's Glen. Let's explore the Bartlet Mansion and their wine cellar that was mentioned in a document. Let's explore the school of Shepherd's Glen. Let's explore Elle's house. We could get more insight on some of the characters, their pasts, and their relationships with their children.

The developers chose Adam, but I choose Elle. Michael R. Kopischke 03:51, November 24, 2011 (UTC)

you want a game with an incompetant protaganist? The first 4 should do. You want to run? Play Shattered Memories. You wanna fight? Play Homecoming. --XXkamoXx 04:09, November 24, 2011 (UTC)

The Confession Booth
Does anyone question if Adam was physically at the confession booth or not? Look at it. He managed to, not knowing it was his son, get out of the booth before Alex could see him, somehow get to that area where he is tied up, despite not having the puzzle items of the Knife Key, get tied up, run out of energy quick enough to have given up hope, all in a matter of minutes? (Which is realistically how long it'll probably take the player to solve the rest of the puzzles and fight the rest of the fights.

Couldn't it be that:

A. The silhouette of Adam is just an illusion, the same way the silhouette of him in the basement was just an illusion (The mannequin looked nothing like Adam), conjured by Alex's mind? In his mind, he was remembering his mother telling him and she and his father always loved him, and Silent Hill conjured up a part of Adam in which Adam, mentally, would decide whether he forgave his father or not.

or

B. Adam himself, while being tied up, was thinking about all he had done and mentally confessing his sins. Silent Hill managed to manifest part of him inside the confession booth and let Alex decide whether or not he forgave his father.

I think the latter makes more sense.

Michael R. Kopischke 01:45, November 17, 2011 (UTC)

I think Adam was probably there, I doubt Double Helix would care to much if it makes sense or not. XXkamoXx 01:40, November 18, 2011 (UTC)

The nice thing about art is that even if the makers didn't intend it, it can still work. Tomorrow, I'll add something to the trivia section about it. I'll mention that it could also just be a goof. Michael R. Kopischke 02:36, November 18, 2011 (UTC)

His Death
Does anybody think that his death was inspired by Christabella's death from Silent Hill Film? Just take a look how their death scenes look like. Christabella's arms are holded by barbed wire and Adam's arms are holded by ropes (in the same position). Their deaths occured in the churches. They are both ripped in half. Both died because they abused children (although Christabella abused Alessa because she despised her whereas Adam abused Alex because it would be too difficult for him to show him love and then sacrifice him). And after deahts their heads are in the right half of cut body. What do you think? RUNEPATRIACH 14:44, December 25, 2018 (UTC)

Me personally, I find it very unlikely. I believe Adam and Christabella are each forced into a cross-esque position for religious symbolism, but that's it. I highly doubt they drew deliberate inspiration from it. ╟_Ωzz… &#12288; t a l k 18:25, December 25, 2018 (UTC)