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In ''Silent Hill 1'', Dahlia offers her own daughter, Alessa, as a sacrifice to impregnate her with God. The God is forced out prematurely by Kaufmann and takes on a hideous demonic form. Harry slays the malevolent deity soon thereafter. Claudia Wolf tried to get Heather to remember her "true self" in order to birth God in ''Silent Hill 3''. Claudia's idea was to have God born and usher in Paradise. The role of '''Mother of God''' was shifted when Heather exorcised the deity by vomiting the fetus up, which Claudia then swallowed, resulting in her demise. Because Claudia gave birth to the God it takes a similar appearance to that of Alessa, the form of God that she believed in.<ref>http://silenthillchronicle.net/creat3.htm</ref> Due to its state of birth the lower half of its body remains immature. It has been further explained that the appearance of the God changes depending on the person who summons it and can be considered equal to the other monsters. <ref>http://silenthillchronicle.net/lostmemories.txt</ref> Likewise the cause may be attributed to the town's power to manifest delusions.  

The name Samael was first used by Dahlia in Silent Hill 1, calling the '''Seal of Metatron''' the '''Mark of Samael'''. Because of this, most fans believed that the symbol Alessa spread through the city was evil; but at the end of the game we discover that Dahlia was lying about the true nature of the Seal, and that Alessa was placing it all around the city to stop Samael (it seems that Metatron is Samael's nemesis).

*'''[[Xuchilbara]] (Xuchilpaba)''' The red god of Silent Hill and one of the beings mentioned in a painting in ''Silent Hill 3'' created to lead people in obedience to God. A god of judgement, Xuchilbara presides over rebirth and has been known to be used in a ceremony to resurrect the dead, called the "''Crimson Ceremony''". It should be noted that the etymology of Xuchilbara's name is Nahuatl for ''flower'' <ref>[http://www.lizgallego.com/aztec_vocabulary.htm Aztec Vocabulary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and Japanese "bara" means ''rose''.<ref>http://www.freedict.com/onldict/onldict.php</ref> This character is also mentioned by name briefly near the end of the Silent Hill2 sub story 'Born from a Wish'

*'''Metatron (Metratron)''' - [[Metatron]] is another archangel mentioned in the series, known to be a messenger for [[God]] (YHWH in Judaism) in [[Abrahamic]] religions, and is consider to be second only to 'Yaweh' himself in Judaism.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9052302/Metatron Metatron - Britannica Online Encyclopedia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Metatron is only explicitly mentioned in the series through '''The Talisman Of Metatron''' or '''Seal of Metatron''' (also known as the Virun VII Crest.) in Silent Hill 1 and Silent Hill 3.<ref>Dahlia: I was shocked to learn that the Talisman of Metratron was being used.</ref>.<ref>This magic square with strong protective and dispelling properties, is called the "Virun VII Crest" or the "Seal of Metraton." It will bring results regardless of whether the target is good or evil; its strength, therefore, places a very high burden on the caster. As it is also difficult to control, it is not usually used. This is why it bears the name "Metraton", after the angel Metatron (or Metraton), also known as the "Agent of God."