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Shibito

Also called: 屍人
GamesUndead2000 to 2009

The undead villagers of Sony's Siren (2003), a Japanese horror game set in the village of Hanuda. They cannot be destroyed, only knocked down, so the game is played by watching through their eyes and slipping past.1

Battle it
First appeared
2003
Siren (Forbidden Siren) (2003)
Source work
Siren (Forbidden Siren) (2003)
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
Made in
Japan
What causes it
Other
Villagers answer the call of a siren and immerse themselves in red water that has replaced the natural water of the village of Hanuda.
How you become one
Immersion in the red water.
Intelligence
Some intelligence

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2003

Siren (Forbidden Siren) (2003)

field notes

What the sources say

1

The name means 'corpse people'1

2

Cannot be killed: a beaten shibito gets up again after a short time1

3

Bleed from the eyes1

4

Return to their everyday habits when not hunting1

5

The player can 'sightjack' them, seeing through their eyes1

6

Created by Keiichiro Toyama, director of the first Silent Hill1

Sources

  1. Siren (video game) - Wikipedia

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