Charlie Pendleton

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Charlie Pendleton is a character in Silent Hill: Downpour. He was the young son of Murphy Pendleton who was murdered prior to the events of the game. He appears as a manifestation and is a driving factor in Murphy's search for answers in Silent Hill.
Charlie Pendleton was the son of Murphy Pendleton and his ex-wife, Carol Pendleton. When Charlie was alive, he had a close bond with his father. They enjoyed flying kites and playing various other games together. They also shared a passion for cars. Murphy feels great grief and responsibility over the death of his son.
It is revealed that the Pendleton family were neighbors with a man named Patrick Napier. Napier was a pedophile who showed a keen interest in young boys. Napier managed to lure Charlie into his van when Charlie was walking home from school and was then driven to a remote location. After presumably sexually assaulting Charlie, Napier put Charlie into a brown sack. He then proceeded to throw Charlie into a lake. Charlie died from drowning, and his body was later pulled out of the water by the police as Murphy looked on in horror.
In the "Forgiveness", "Truth and Justice" and "Full Circle" endings, the culprit responsible for Charlie's death is Napier. Murphy then purposely got himself into prison in order to avenge his son.
In the "Execution" ending, Murphy drowned his own son in order to get revenge on his wife, who wanted to get full custody of Charlie after their divorce. This ending, however, was confirmed to not be the canon ending in Anne's Story. Instead, the "Truth and Justice" ending was confirmed to be the canon ending.