Jimmy Stone is a cultist appearing in the Silent Hill series and a resident of Silent Hill, Maine. A descendant of Reverend Stone, he is a priest and executioner of the town's cult who serves under the angel of rebirth Valtiel. The character is nicknamed the Red Devil because of the triangular red hood worn by the executioners during ritualistic murders. He was first mentioned in a newspaper article in Silent Hill 2, before making his physical debut as a ghost in Silent Hill 4: The Room.
Stone's right hand man George Rosten was tasked with raising the boy Walter Sullivan to fulfill the 21 Sacraments of the Descent of the Holy Mother to resurrect the cult's God and bring forth their version of eternal paradise. However, Walter began performing the ritual in a way they did not expect and both men fell victim to the Sacraments ritual. Stone eventually came back in spectral form, haunting the South Ashfield Heights apartment and Walter's Otherworlds.
History[]
Early history and demise[]
Crimson and White Banquet for the Gods, depicting two executioners of the cult's Valtiel Sect.
Jimmy Stone is the descendant of a 1860s reverend, and a priest of the Valtiel Sect of the Order who serves the angel Valtiel. This sect of the cult is considered closer to God than other sects, and is therefore tasked with carrying out ritualistic murders as executioners. The executioners wear triangular red hoods and ceromonial robes modeled after Valtiel, designed to block their vision from directly witnessing the murders that they carry out. This earned Stone the nickname of the Red Devil. His right hand man is George Rosten, the priest in charge of the Holy Mother Sect.[1][2][3]
The Order indoctrinated orphans from the Wish House Orphanage into their religion from an early age. Rosten was devoted to raising the child Walter Sullivan to one day fulfill the 21 Sacraments ritual that mandated 21 sacrifices to summon God and bring forth Paradise. At some point, Rosten was able to secretly implant Valtiel into Walter's subconscious so that the angel could help guide his actions. This decision ultimately backfired when Valtiel influenced Walter to perform the Sacraments in a way that Rosten did not intend.[1]
Stone was Walter's first victim and the first sacrifice of the ritual. While on the first floor of the Wish House Orphanage, he managed to kill Stone by sneaking behind him and shooting him in the back of the head with a gun. Under Valtiel's influence, Walter killed other cult members as part of the ritual as well, including Rosten. Due to the nature of the 21 Sacraments, his victims would eventually come back as ghosts.[1] He was later caught and arrested after killing two children, Billy and Miriam Locane. While in police custody, Walter protested that he was not in control of his actions and that he believes Stone is trying to kill him from beyond the grave. He was later found dead in his jail cell, which was ruled a suicide by the authorities.[4]
Silent Hill 4: The Room[]
The game opens in Room 302 of the South Ashfield Heights apartments, where Joseph Schreiber (the journalist investigating the Sullivan murders) resides. Schreiber wakes up one day to find his apartment completely haunted and inescapable, only for Jimmy Stone's ghost to come out of the walls and attack him.
Stone continues to haunt the apartment later in the game, well after Schreiber died and Henry Townshend moved into the apartment in his stead. Depending on the player's actions, Henry can exorcise Stone from the apartment using a Holy Candle or Saint Medallion. Throughout the game, Stone is commonly seen haunting Walter's Otherworlds as an unkillable enemy.
As with every victim of the 21 Sacraments, Stone left an item behind that acts as a piece of his memory in the Otherworld, which in this case is a shred of scripture found in the area he was murdered.[1]
Trivia[]
- Jimmy Stone's main hobby is playing darts. His height is 190 cm and weight is 85 kg.[1]
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| Walter Sullivan Victims - The 21 Sacraments |
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