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The origin of Robbie, the bloody rabbit from Silent Hill
Although Pyramid Head or the Nurses are more dangerous monsters, Robbie’s smiling face is truly disturbing.
Silent Hill is a franchise full of symbolism and characteristic elements: places like Alchemilla Hospital or Toluca Lake, characters like Pyramid Head or the nurses... Some were always present, but there are others that came later and did not need much to become new hallmarks of the franchise, as is the case of the terrifying pink rabbit with a malicious smile.
Who is Robbie the Rabbit from Silent Hill?
The first thing to know is that Robbie first appeared in Silent Hill 3, the game starring Heather Mason. In the world of Silent Hill, the figure of a pink plush rabbit dressed in gardener’s overalls and a bow tie around his neck doesn’t really fit in. Well, that depends on how you look at it, because when you add a mischievous smile, big eyes and a mouth dripping blood, things change, right?
Robbie is neither a person nor a monster - as far as we know - but a real toy; the mascot of Lakeside Amusement Park. The origin of this rabbit is unknown, but the fact that it always appears near the player, with its gaze fixed on him, leads us to believe that someone has deliberately placed it there with the intention of scaring us. It doesn’t move, it doesn’t do anything, it just looks at us.
The confusion caused by not knowing where it came from, what it contains, or why it appears in certain places has led fans of the Konami franchise to speculate and hold it in high reverence. This has made him an icon, despite not appearing in the first two games (the most acclaimed of the series). In Silent Hill 3 we see a giant one right at the beginning, but in the disturbing Silent Hill 4: The Room we see a stuffed Robbie sitting on Eileen’s bed.
We later saw it in Silent Hill: Homecoming and Silent Hill: Downpour, installments in which her presence was less noticeable, but just as intriguing. By the way, it also appeared in the animated movie Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, in which we saw Heather Mason return to the amusement park where we first met Robbie. In the middle of 2023, we do not know where she came from, and that is part of the magic of Silent Hill, a franchise in which there are things that are better without an explanation.
Where to play Silent Hill 3?
The best option today is the Silent Hill HD Collection, which includes both Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 with improved graphics. It was released on PS3 and Xbox 360 and is also backwards compatible with the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.