Wood Sapling

Wood Saplings are monsters in Silent Hill: Book of Memories. They are spawn of the Wood Guardian.

Appearance
Wood Saplings are smaller, but more aggressive counterparts of the Wood Guardian. Their vaguely humanoid bodies are composed of jagged wood, a hole in its "face" acting as a maw.

Character
Wood Saplings are weaker and slower then their mother vessel, however more volatile. They aren't capable of using the spiked root ability, unlike their more powerful counterpart. Wood Saplings regenerate in mass during battle and can become an annoyance if multiple Saplings attack the protagonist at once. It is typically best to ignore them, considering they can easily be outran, and the Wood Saplings are also frequently destroyed by the Wood Guardian.

Symbolism
In the same way as the Wood Guardian, the Wood Saplings represent the "wood" element. It is likely they also serve as servants of the Wood Guardian.