James Sunderland, the Silent Hill 2 protagonist, running through fog and snow

James Sunderland Running Through Fog (Silent Hill 2)

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Updated Nov 07, 2023 at 02:24PM EST by Zach.

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James Sunderland Running Through Fog, also known as Silent Hill 2 Character Running Through Fog or James Sunderland Walking In Fog, refers to a series of captioned TikTok memes using a reaction video of James Sunderland from Silent Hill 2 running through a sheet of fog, often to represent the feeling of being lost, confused or aimless. The meme was popularized on TikTok in mid-to-late 2023 and is often set to the song "Black Fairy" from the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack.

Origin

On May 31st, 2023, TikToker[1] @djxchazza posted a sped-up clip from Silent Hill 2 of the player character, James Sunderland, running through the fog for several screens, captioned, "'Sorry I have plans,' Me for the next 492 weeks," garnering over 984,000 views in six months (shown below, left). This is the earliest known version of the meme. The video is set to "Black Fairy" from Silent Hill 2.[2] On June 1st, the same TikToker[3] posted another version of the meme, garnering over 1.4 million views in five months (shown below, right).

@djxchazza Real. #jamessunderland #silenthill2 #silenthill #meme #fyp ♬ original sound – laina

@djxchazza #real #silenthill #silenthill2 #jamessunderland #fyp #meme ♬ original sound – residenthill

Spread

The meme gained viral spread throughout 2023, inspiring numerous viral examples with captions about being lost or aimless. On June 29th, 2023, TikToker[4] @megarycerz1polska posted a meme using a similar clip of Sunderland walking through the fog, garnering over 2.1 million views in five months (shown below, left). On September 21st, TikToker[5] @pillolaperleutanasia posted a version of the meme that gained over 3.1 million views in two months (shown below, right).

@megarycerz1polska #fyp #fypシ #silenthill #silenthill2 ♬ original sound – laina

@pillolaperleutanasia #foryou #fyp #real #silenthill ♬ original sound – laina

On September 26th, TikToker[6] @therealestgym posted a version of the meme using the fog to represent walking to college on little sleep, garnering over a million views in two months (shown below, left). On October 2nd, TikToker[7] @gcatalano13 posted a version of the meme that garnered over 7.1 million views in five days (shown below, right).

@therealestgym it'll be fun they said… #real #memes #life #lost #silenthillmemes #uni #university #universitymemes #fyp ♬ original sound – therealestgym

@gcatalano13 #fyp#foryou#real#blowthisup ♬ original sound – Gepcatalano13

Various Examples

@dallasdarko oh to run through silent hill #silenthill #silenthill2 #horrortok ♬ original sound – laina

@codymaverick01 it be like that #fypシ #real #relatable #boys #literallyme ♬ original sound – laina

@cooperwithacamera #silenthill #silenthillmemes #survivalhorror #videogames #fadedat3am #gethomesafe #fyp #silenthillfunny #relatable ♬ Garlfield still There – 🩻

@plooooby :( #silenthill #silenthill2 #jamessunderland #jamessunderlandsilenthill2 #real #scizoposting #scizophrenia #based #fyp #meme #realreal #fypシ #fyp ♬ original sound – laina

Search Interest

External References

[1] TikTok – djxchazza

[2] YouTube – Black Fairy

[3] TikTok – djxchazza

[4] TikTok – megarycerz1polska

[5] TikTok – pillolaperleutanasia

[6] TikTok – therealestgym

[7] TikTok – gcatalano13

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