Alessa (Orphan)

"Do you remember how you killed all those seeds of evil for me? For us! Just like you promised, we cleaned this place of the bad things, together.
 * —Alessa to Karen"

Alessa is a character in the mobile phone games Silent Hill: Orphan, Orphan 2 and Silent Hill: Mobile 3.

She has no relation or connection to Alessa Gillespie from Silent Hill. Unlike her other similarly named counterparts, Alessa's representation in Silent Hill: Orphan is a much darker character than the misunderstood Alessa Gillespie. Alessa is a voice the characters hear throughout the games.

Silent Hill: Orphan


Alessa was a deceased sister of Karen. After a criminal housefire killed their parents as well, Karen was sent to the Sheppard's Orphanage in Silent Hill. During her time at the orphanage, Karen became able to see and speak with the ghost of Alessa. Eventually, Alessa managed to possess Karen and murdered most of the orphans during their sleep.

The deaths at the orphanage were part of a ritual similar to the 21 Sacraments, but since Alessa failed to kill all of the orphans, she became trapped along with her victims in limbo. Thirty years after the massacre, Alessa manages to attract two survivors of the ordeal, Ben and Moon, back to the abandoned orphanage by giving them nightmares about the place. Throughout their scenarios Alessa attempts to manipulate and kill them. She succeeds, inducing Ben to die from his cancer and personally attacking Moon in the Otherworld.

Karen, who was spared by Alessa during the massacre, was teleported to the orphanage and trapped inside of a room. After killing Ben and Moon, Alessa sets Karen free, intending to encounter her in the Otherworld as well. When Karen finally manages to reach Alessa, she reveals the truth for Karen.

Until then, Karen had no memory about what happened. After learning that she unwilling murdered the children, she becomes horrified about what she had done, and fights against a monster version of Alessa. Karen successfully defeats Alessa an manages to run away from the orphanage.

Silent Hill: Mobile 3
During the events of Mobile 3, Alessa returns as a voice heard by the playable characters, Vincent and Emilie.

It is revealed that Alessa had manipulated Lucas into killing Karen, but the ritual remained incomplete since Emilie, the last living survivor of the massacre, was still alive. To further hinder Alessa's progress, Karen was able to revive herself as a monster and revived seven of Alessa's victims as well. Alessa manipulates Vincent into killing two of the revived orphans, but Karen attacks Vincent leaving him badly wounded.

Then, Emilie is teleported to the Otherworld by Alessa. Alessa instructs Emilie into killing the rest of the revived orphans, and later to kill herself in a ritual to heal Vincent. At first, Emilie refuses, but Alessa convinces her by revealing that not doing so would make more people get involved and die.

After temporary healing Vincent, he manages to find and fight Karen in her monster form. When Vincent defeats Karen, Alessa reveals to him about the ritual and leaves him to die from his wounds. It is not explicitly stated what Alessa was trying to achieve with the ritual, but judging by her comments, she was trying to either revive herself or to ascend to the afterlife.

Trivia

 * Alessa is the only game antagonist in the Silent Hill franchise to actually succeed in their scheme. However, it is never clearly stated what Alessa was trying to achieve, just hinted through cryptic comments.
 * In an official artwork for Mobile 3, Alessa's ghost bears a strong resemblance to Claudia Wolf.
 * Alessa is one of several monsters that are conscious and able to speak in their monstrous forms, the others being Mary, Prisoners, Twin Victim, Bottom, Leonard Wolf, Momma, Steel Guardian, Bloodied Bag, Monocle Man, Lucas, Ben, and Karen. Note that the Sad Daddy could speak only in its human manifestation.