Simon Henriksson || past Simon

Simon Henriksson or simply known as Simon is the protagonist of Cry of Fear. Little is known about his school or personal life - something his doctor notes as topics Simon refuses to discuss. Simon has been known to self-harm, as indicated by the cuts on his left wrist when the player heals using the morphine syringes in the game. It is suggested in the game that Simon lives with his mother (the significance of this could be that she helps support him when he visits Doctor Purnell); however, this is not made fully clear and real life cutscenes show him living in a different apartment on his own, and almost no mention is made of a father or other relatives has been made. It is known that Simon is suffering with depression, Simon grew up in his hometown of Kirkville with his Mother. Nothing is mentioned about his father however, and it is unknown if Simon even met him. Through Simon's introduction quote, he claims that he has felt alone his entire life, which indicates that he felt as though he did not have many friends and lived alone most of the time with the only company coming from his Mother. It is hinted that Simon's Mother is overprotective as proven by the text messages she sends him throughout the game, likely meaning Simon did not socialize often in his younger years. During his lifetime, Doctor Purnell states that Simon has lived with mental problems for a long time, which has proven to be anxiety and depression, which Simon claims to be generated by his loneliness (in Simon's words from the IRL trailer he claims that "Anxiety and Depression controls my life everyday"). Simon would occasionally take a train to Stockholm and take lonely walks around the city, most likely to help him take his mind off being lonely. Simon is shown to be an occasional smoker – seen clearly in his apartment where he has an ashtray on his table and in the cigarette easter egg, which might prove the stress he endures. From the appearance of Simon's bag it is implied that he is a fan of heavy metal music, and from the logo on the back of his hoodie he either has attended concerts, or instead it is merely a miscellaneous detail. At some unknown point, Simon obtained a switchblade. It is unknown where he obtained it or his reason for wanting one, but it is very likely that he used the blade to cut his wrist, as seen throughout the game when Simon injects himself with morphine that he has scars on his wrist and in the Memories custom campaign he cuts his wrist with the switchblade in the beginning (although the Memories custom campaign is not canon), most likely due to the emotional turmoil that he felt from rejection or the stress he feels from his loneliness. Simon can speak Swedish, since he was born in Sweden.