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Flint Paper


Flint Paper is the freelancers' next-door neighbor, a stereotypical private detective. His work method often consists of "pummeling", and he has, to date, proved to be effectively indestructible.

Character Detail[]

Flint's appearances are typically brief ones at the start of a story, with Sam & Max passing by his office while he's in the middle of pummeling some cheap thugs senselessly. In Sam & Max Season Two he actually has a small part in the plot, investigating Bosco on behalf of what turns out to be Ms Bosco. In Sam & Max Season Three he appears in the first episode eating spaghetti in Stinky's. Girl Stinky planned to murder him with an axe, but, after Sam & Max gave him a hard hat, he noticed some peanuts on the spaghetti, thanks to the light of the hard hat, and, while going to Girl Stinky to complain, the axe hits a seat instead of Flint. Previously, a future vision showed Flint Paper delivering the Power Core to Momma Bosco, but, later in the game, Sam & Max will be the ones to discover it. In Season Three, Sam would sometimes examine him in a way where he would talk about him as if he was a narrator in a private investigator noir story. Flint spent most of the Third Season investigating the real origin of Girl Stinky, which included trying to find out the identity of "Mr. S", and uncovering the truth behind the "Cake of the Damned" story. He is last seen in The City That Dares Not Sleep alongside Sam, Mr. Featherly, Abe Lincoln, Grandpa Stinky, Superball, and Momma Bosco hoping to bring Max back to life with the cloning booths, only to be disappointed when they can't bring him back. He later makes a voice-only cameo in This Time It's Virtual, reading what sounds like a saucy romance novel in in his office (He can only be heard through the red solo cup).

A mainstay if there ever was one, Flint Paper's office has been next to the Freelance Police's since at least as far back as Monkeys Violating the Heavenly Temple and in all incarnations except (possibly) the animated series, which he curiously is never mentioned in.

Appearance[]

In both his season 2 and 3 designs, Flint Wears an off-white dress shirt, a long red necktie, Grey dress slacks, and brown dress shoes. He also has Dark grey receding hair with white Greying on the sides, and stubble.

Character relationships[]

Sam & Max[]

Along with being their neighbor, Flint is shown to be on very good terms with Sam & Max in every media they interact together. Sam and Max respect Flint's hardboiled detective work, and Flint gives the two good-natured nicknames like "Sam-O", "Furry little pals", and "Champ". At times, Flint doesn't seem to take the two seriously, but he's willing to work alongside them, like in Night of the Raving Dead and Chariots of the Dogs where he asks for their help in locating Bosco.

Trivia[]

  • Flint has appeared in every Sam & Max media except for the Animated Series.
  • According to the Nutri-Specs, Flint's fists are made of steel, his belly is full of booze, his lungs are a symphony of cigarette smoke and cheap perfume, and his brain is awash in regrets and revenge.
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