Talk:Air Screamer

Symbolism
Translated Memories states that the Air Screamers come from Alessa's favorite book, The Lost World.  AlessaGillespie  Talk   Contributions  01:49, October 25, 2009 (UTC)

I read the book the lost world not so long ago, their are dinosaurs but nothing like the air screamer
 * An official source (Translated Memories) says it's based on Alessa's memories of reading The Lost World.  AlessaGillespie  Talk   Contributions  04:32, October 26, 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually, there is. The Pteranodon. In fact it's the first prehistoric animal the explorers encounter in Doyle's "The Lost World". The Air Screamer isn't meant to be a dinosaur, it's merely inspired by the images of the Pteranodon that Alessa saw in her copy of the book, which is mentioned frequently in the game. (Technically the Pteranodon isn't even a dinosaur, but that's splitting hairs). Basically, the official source is the correct one here. -- 07:22, October 26, 2009 (UTC)

Look in the history some off what i had was what you just put in, i stated it was a Pteranodn but Alessa Removed it and reverted it back. Maybe it was cause i moved it on a bit
 * It was in the middle of a sentence about how it came from The Mist, so yes I reverted it.  AlessaGillespie  Talk   Contributions  08:04, October 26, 2009 (UTC)


 * We need to be clear with our sentences and make sure what we're trying to say is clear. While it's officially noted that the Pteranodon from "The Lost World" is the main symbolic source of the Air Screamer, I think it's fair to also mention that there is a scene in The Mist with a similar creature inside a department store. The two scenes are pretty coincidental, after all. Maybe the latter can be a Trivia point? -- 19:14, October 26, 2009 (UTC)

Pterano Dan?
Now, I by no means have (current) access to this game and haven't played it since The Room came out. But looking at the image that goes along with it, I don't recognize any form of bony crest at the back of the head. While obviously it is a transmogrification, this would indicate that it is based on a pterodactyl, not a pteranodon; I have a feeling the crest would be kept in mind if it was a pteranodon. Of course, people very, very often get the two groups of animals confused with one another, and since Alessa is so young she definitely could have mistaken the two for each other, but trust me - I wanted to be a paleontologist when growing up (and only didn't because it's a VERY long list to become one - like a 14 year wait of working on oil - and even then you can be very easily blacklisted), so I know the differences between the two groups quite well. Perhaps even the creators of the game got the two animals mixed up? - Somarinoa 07:25, November 13, 2009 (UTC)

I worked for two years as a paleontologists assistant for the West Australian Museum, I know the differences well myself. But the SH creature is a monster not an extinct reptile. It's designed to represent Alessa's recollection, which isn't going to be accurate. And like you mentioned, the creators could possibly have made the same error. There's also the super low poly count to take into consideration too, which means negating detail. Poor Harry barely has any hands.

That said, Doyle's animal was a Pterodactyl, not a Pteranodon like I previously referresd to. Woops. =p -- Faded-Myth  Discuss    My Workload  14:23, November 13, 2009 (UTC)


 * Let's just say pterosaur and leave it at that. Xeno the Hedgehog 07:15, November 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * That could work for me. Did I mention that this thing also reminds me of Rodan? - Somarinoa 10:04, November 14, 2009 (UTC)

Air Screamer = Pterosaurus?
I know it's pretty silly, but is it true that Alessa reads the novel "The Lost World"? If so, then she would surely created more dinosaur-based monsters in her world. --VenT-rexBrennenburg, 10:09, September 28 2012 (UTC)

Many of Alessa's manifestations rose from her fears, such as the nurses/doctors, dogs and other children. It may be that the Air Screamer is connected to the idea of flying dinosaurs in particular. I don't think Alessa was entirely afraid of dinosaurs, but it could be that influence from the novel helped shape some of the monsters to adopt more prehistoric traits. I have to admit, Silent Hill with dinosaurs would be a mad spin-off. Mechanoise (talk) 08:49, September 28, 2012 (UTC)

Oh, thanks for clearing that up. I just thought that Silent Hill would be not so scary if Alessa manifested some dinosaur-shaped creatures in her world. --VenT-rexBrennenburg, 18:57, September 28 2012 (UTC)