Alessa Gillespie

Alessa Gillespie is a major character in the Silent Hill series who debuted in the first Silent Hill game. She is presented as the driving force and one of the most influential characters behind the events of the series. It is gradually revealed that Alessa had a very dark, violent, traumatic and abusive childhood. Alessa was bullied, beaten, tortured, and set on fire as a child; her immolation and extreme suffering caused by her mother's cult, the Order, for the sake of rebirthing her god, served as a catalyst of the current warped and twisted state of Silent Hill's mysterious spiritual power. Besides being an important part of the game canon, Alessa also plays a major role in the film adaptation of Silent Hill as well as its sequel.