Douglas Cartland
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| Douglas Cartland | |
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 Douglas as he appears in the opening cutscene of Silent Hill 3 |
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| Game series | Silent Hill series |
| First game | Silent Hill 3 |
| Voiced by | Richard Grosse |
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| Occupation | Private Investigator |
Douglas Cartland is a major protagonist in video game Silent Hill 3. He is a middle aged private investigator who was hired by Claudia Wolf, the Silent Hill cult leader, to locate Heather and return her to Silent Hill.
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[edit] Background
As Douglas had a son, it is implied he had a wife/girlfriend. Where his wife/girlfriend went is not explained, but we can assume she has either left him or is dead, since Douglas clearly mentions that if he died, no one would cry for him. Douglas' son was killed trying to rob a bank; Douglas was poor and penniless, so his son went to the bank for money. From there, we can assume Douglas became a private investigator to be the opposite of his son, and to finally have a real money-making career.
[edit] Occurrences with Heather
[edit] Shopping Mall
Douglas walks to Heather after Heather finishes her phone conversation with her father. Douglas asks for some of Heather's time, and Heather clearly isn't interested. Douglas says it's about Heather's birth, but that isn't good enough to interest her. Douglas follows Heather but can only go so far as Heather enters the bathroom.
[edit] Shopping Mall (After Splitworm)
Douglas finds Heather after she kills the Splitworm. Heather accuses Douglas of being in on it with Claudia, but Douglas is just as shocked as she is. Douglas wonders what the monster was, and Heather decides to head home using the subway.
[edit] Harry's Apartment
After praying for Harry, Douglas calms Heather down and they lay him in bed. Douglas says he feels partially responsible and offers to take Heather to Silent Hill. He heads to get his car ready.
[edit] Outside Apartment
Douglas greets Heather, saying Vincent gave him a map and told him to go look for Leonard upon arriving in Silent Hill. Douglas gives Heather the map and they get in the car.
[edit] Car Ride
Douglas and Heather discuss the nasty rumors of Silent Hill, and Heather/Alessa's past. Heather also recaps the events of the first Silent Hill.
[edit] Jack's Inn
Douglas and Heather discuss being afraid to be alone. Douglas admits to being afraid, and then heads for Leonard's house.
[edit] Amusement Park (First Instance)
Douglas speaks with Claudia and is angry she deceived him. Claudia once again explains her whole plot, and Douglas, like everyone else, disagrees and mocks her. Douglas points his gun at Claudia, but whatever happens after causes one of Douglas' legs to break. Many believe that supernatural powers possessed by Claudia came into play here.
[edit] Amusement Park (Second Instance)
Douglas' leg is broken, and Heather arrives. Douglas tells Heather she reminds him of his son, and also tells Heather, as she leaves to confront Claudia, that if Douglas killed her instead, it'd all be over. Heather doesn't feel offended, and continues on her way.
[edit] Amusement Park (Third Instance)
In the 'normal' ending, after Heather kills Claudia, she pretends to be possessed and startles Douglas before nearly stabbing him. Douglas says Heather had bad taste, but Heather interrupts, telling Douglas to call her Cheryl.
In the 'possessed' ending, Douglas gets killed by Heather.
[edit] Trivia
- Richard Grosse, who played Douglas Cartland, died due to liver failure on 12 April 2003 at the age of 54. Silent Hill 3 was his last role.
- The producers based the facial appearance of Douglas on Ian Holm's character in The Fifth Element, as revealed on the 'Making of' DVD.
- By inputting the Konami code at the game's start screen, the player can leave Douglas wearing nothing but his coat, tie and boxer shorts throughout the entire game. This is a comedic play on Heather's initial apprehensions about Douglas; the scene at the beginning of the game, where they meet at the mall, he pleads for some of her time and she sneeringly rejects him, of course plays rather differently when Douglas isn't wearing pants.
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