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Richard is the third principal character of SILENT HILL: Townfall, named publicly for the first time on August 25, 2026 when the game's cast was announced. He stands alongside Simon Ordell, the only playable character, and Zoe, the voice that reaches Simon through the CRTV. Everything published about Richard so far fits inside a few lines of first-party copy, and this page deliberately does not go past them.

What Has Been Published

First-party material introduces him as "the enigmatic man who summons Simon back to St. Amelia and sets in motion the events of SILENT HILL: Townfall." The same copy continues: "As Simon's journey unfolds, Richard's connection to both the town and its troubled past becomes increasingly difficult to ignore."

Konami's current character notes add to that. They describe Richard as another voice heard through the CRTV, asking Simon to come back to the island and "put some things to rest."

That is the whole of the public record on him. What his connection to the town and to Simon actually is has not been stated by anyone who has seen the game, and nothing published narrows it down, so no reading of it is recorded here. This page stays short until more is announced.

The Summons

Two voices pull Simon back to the island, and first-party material puts both of them on the same channel. Zoe begs Simon through layers of static to come back to her, and Richard asks him to come back and put some things to rest. Neither voice is captioned on screen in any trailer.

No specific line of dialogue in any trailer has been attributed to Richard, and none is attributed to him here. No on-screen figure has been publicly identified as him either, and no description of his appearance has been published, so this page does not attempt one.

Connection to Simon and Zoe

Jon McKellan has given the only published account of how the three principals relate, and it is deliberately unhelpful: "Zoe's story is with Simon, and Simon's story is with our other character we see at the beginning. They're all deeply connected, but they don't really know how or why." The three are bound together, in other words, and none of them understands the binding. That is as far as any developer statement goes.

Konami's own notes are equally guarded. They state that while Richard's ties to Simon are unknown, it is clear the two must work together to survive in St. Amelia and achieve their shared goals. That confirms the pair end up working together at some point, and stops short of saying why.

Voice

Richard is voiced by Terry O'Quinn. The credits listed alongside his name in the announcement are Lost and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Konami announced the Japanese voice cast on September 3, 2026, with Akio Otsuka (大塚明夫) as Richard. The other two roles, and the announcement itself, are covered on Cast.

O'Quinn on taking the part, published by Konami: "I'm aware that there's a very large and passionate following to SILENT HILL, and that initially piqued my interest. But what really pulled me in was the script."