Summary
With its cartoonish art style, comic violence, and free-to-play structure,Fortnitehas become known as a fairly family-friendly video game. Officially,Fortniteactually has a Teen rating from the ESRB, though that hasn’t stopped the game from getting a reputation that it’s mainly targeted towards a younger audience. That being said,Fortnitehasn’t been afraid to get a little more adult-oriented when it comes to its crossover content.
WhileFortnite’s crossovers began withMarvel, DC, andStar Wars, one of its other very early crossovers was withJohn Wick, a pretty violent action movie series. ButJohn Wickis far from the only adult-oriented franchise thatFortnitehas collaborated with. Between Kratos, Master Chief, Alan Wake, Isaac Clarke, and a good fewResident Evilcharacters,Fortnitehas plenty of experience with more mature content, and right now it seems as though anything could be on the table. WithMetal Gear Solid’s Snake coming toFortnitevery recently, a fellow Konami series likeSilent Hillmight not be too far behind it.
The Best Silent Hill Characters for a Fortnite Crossover
James Sunderland
Possibly the most iconic protagonist of the entireSilent Hillfranchise, James Sunderland is the most likely pick when it comes to possibleFortnitexSilent Hillcrossover characters. Introduced inSilent Hill 2, James Sunderland heads to the titular, foggy town after receiving a message from his dead wife to meet him there at their special spot. What follows is a 10-hour descent into madness where James is faced with his deepest fears and regrets. WiththeSilent Hill 2 Remakeset for a 2024 release, it would make complete sense for James Sunderland to appear inFortnitejust before the remake’s launch, just like Isaac Clarke and Alan Wake did last year.
Heather Mason
While James Sunderland is probably the most iconicSilent Hillprotagonist, Heather Mason might be the most beloved, at least among many fans. The main protagonist ofSilent Hill 3, Heather Mason is a 17-year-old student who’s forced to go to Silent Hill following her father’s mysterious death. Relatable, charming, and kind, Heather Mason became an instant favorite character of many fans uponSilent Hill 3’s release in 2003, and adding her toFortnite, potentially alongside James Sunderland, would make a lot of sense.
Harry Mason
The least iconic of the three, Harry Mason still deserves his flowers for being the veryfirstSilent Hillprotagonist, and it would be great to see a high-res version of the character come toFortnite. Harry Mason heads to Silent Hill in search of his missing adopted daughter, Cheryl. While he finds his daughter, he also finds the town teeming with cultists who seemingly want his daughter for some mysterious ritual. Though Cheryl technically dies, she’s reincarnated as a baby, whom Harry adopts and names Heather.
Alessa Gillespie
A connecting thread of a good fewSilent Hillgames, Alessa Gillespie would make for another greatSilent HillxFortnitecrossover character, though her incredibly grim backstory might stop that from happening. Without getting into the details too much, Alessa Gillespie was tortured as a child by her mother, the leader of a cult known as The Order. During a ritual designed to bring The Order’s god to life, Alessa is set on fire and killed, ripping her soul in two in the process, and leading to the birth of Cheryl Mason.
Pyramid Head
By far themost iconicSilent Hillmonster, and potentially the most iconicSilent Hillcharacter on the whole, Pyramid Head is an absolute must-have in anySilent HillxFortnitecrossover. Likewise, he’s probably the onlySilent Hillmonster whose design wouldn’t be affected as much.
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