Chariot is a monster appearing in the pachislot adaptation of Silent Hill 2.
History
In the continuity of the pachislot Silent Hill games, James Sunderland battled the creature known as Chariot during his journey through Silent Hill, Maine.
Appearance
The Chariot resembles a male humanoid with flesh from its arms and shoulders forming into a long hood over its head. Its lower body is made up of two large, trunk-like tentacles for legs at the front and rusty-looking metal frames with a large pair of wheels to the rear. It also sports several long, rusty, nail-like spikes from the back of its torso.
In its right hand, it carries what appears to be a long dual-shafted polearm, similar in appearance to a giant tuning fork.
Symbolism
In Silent Hill 2, nine monsters were manifested from James Sunderland's subconscious mind, which are linked to the nine red squares, and Chariot was not among them.[1][2] Whether the game deviates by tying Chariot to James, or the creature has an alternative origin, is not specified.
Trivia
- The Chariot is the only Pachislot monster who did not appear in Silent Hill 2.
- The Chariot could represent the Major Arcana tarot card of the same name. As its name and similar appearance suggests, there are a few similarities to a chariot – the area where the wheels are act as a carriage, the two large trunk-like tentacles represent pulling horses, and the long dual-shafted polearm that the creature is carrying in its right hand symbolizes the charioteer's spear.
