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==Character Detail== |
==Character Detail== |
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− | Violent, impulsive and indulgent in the extreme, |
+ | Violent, impulsive and indulgent in the extreme, Sam is the source of much of the franchise's unique humor. Sam is an active member of the [[Freelance Police]] along with his long time partner and friend, Max. |
− | He often refers to himself as a [[Wikipedia:Lagomorpha|lagomorph]], though he also sometimes refers to himself as a rabbit. A rabbit is a type of lagomorph, so these are not mutually exclusive. He enjoys violence and prefers to solve problems aggressively. He has a slight distaste for the long stories, anecdotes, and sentences that |
+ | He often refers to himself as a [[Wikipedia:Lagomorpha|lagomorph]], though he also sometimes refers to himself as a rabbit. A rabbit is a type of lagomorph, so these are not mutually exclusive. He enjoys violence and prefers to solve problems aggressively. He has a slight distaste for the long stories, anecdotes, and sentences that Max constantly spouts forth, often asking Max and others not to use various words such as 'ensue' and 'acumen'. He shares Max's enthusiasm in just about anything, especially if it involves large guns and trouble. He also has very poor hygiene, as he sometimes tastes his own belly button lint, and once had a large "suspicious growth" behind his ear. Max has commented on his pungent bodily odors on more than one occasion. Both Sam and Max have also commented on the obscure fact that Sam has a metal plate in his skull. |
− | + | Sam always carries a [[Wikipedia:Luger P08 pistol|Luger]] around, and when asked where he keeps it usually responds with "None of your damn business.". He is fairly trigger-happy with it in the early comics, but this is rarely seen elsewhere. Like Max, he's a lousy shot and is never seen actually hitting anyone. Perhaps because of this, he prefers to get up close and simply leap at his foes and hurt them in whatever way he can come up with. This fails miserably about as often as it works; despite his boundless energy and love for violence, Sam isn't particularly good at fighting. |
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− | His full name is either |
+ | His full name is either Samimilian (in [[Situation: Comedy]] and [[Abe Lincoln Must Die!]]) or Samwell (Ruth calls him this in [[Christmas Bloody Christmas]]). |
− | His eyes typically appear as black slits, like |
+ | His eyes typically appear as black slits, like Max's eyes, however in [[Abe Lincoln Must Die!]], Max mentions that Sam's eyes are actually brown. In some comics and over the duration of [[Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space|Beyond Time And Space]], this is shown more clearly. |
− | As of [[Abe Lincoln Must Die!]], |
+ | As of [[Abe Lincoln Must Die!]], Sam is President of the United States of America. Between [[Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space|Beyond Time and Space]] and [[Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse|The Devil's Playhouse]], Sam was somehow re-elected. |
− | In the end of [https://samandmax.fandom.com/wiki/Beyond_the_Alley_of_the_Dolls Beyond the Alley of the Dolls], |
+ | In the end of [https://samandmax.fandom.com/wiki/Beyond_the_Alley_of_the_Dolls Beyond the Alley of the Dolls], Sam was transformed into a gigantic Elder God and began rampaging across New York. During the next episode, [https://samandmax.fandom.com/wiki/The_City_That_Dares_Not_Sleep The City That Dares Not Sleep], a new side of Sam was shown. He turned out to be capable of self-sacrifice, as shown when he told Max and Papierwaite to help Sybil out of him so she could give birth rather than saving him. In the end, his Super-Ego removed the tumor causing his behavior while Max, Sybil and Papierwaite escaped through Sam's nose. Unfortunately, a nuclear-armed Maimtron flew into Sam's chest. He saved New York by teleporting away. In the end, Momma Bosco attempted to clone Sam to life using a sample of his snot, but the DNA was "too weird" for the cloning machines to process it. Fortunately, after the credits, when Max went to Battery Park to mourn Sam, the time-travelling elevator from [[Chariots of the Dogs]] appeared behind him with a Sam from the past, alive and well, inside it. He explains that his Max also transformed into a huge monster and had to be blown up. After a moment of awkward silence, Sam and Max, reunited, embark on their new adventures together with a few cases in mind. |
− | An alternate ending has |
+ | An alternate ending has Max rest his hat on the ledge when suddenly the Time Elevator appears and opens revealing nobody inside. Upon closer inspection inside it, Max discovers the past Sam beside him also inspecting it. Sam reprises his role in the first ending explaining that Max in his time gained powers but had to be destroyed. Sam fails to hide his joy at the destruction despite his words, causing the awkwardness to resume. Sam and Max then decide to get to embark on their new adventures and enter the Time Elevator, but not without Max picking up his hat, signifying that this isn't the end of the Freelance Police after all. (That's gladly for sure.) |
== Appearance == |
== Appearance == |
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− | + | Sam is a fuzzy, white, 3-foot-tall, hyperkinetic rabbity-thing. His appearance is generally cute and cuddly, but contrasted by his enormous sharp-toothed grin, which remains plastered on his melon-like head at almost all times. He has big feet and long ears that always stay upright, as well as a pair of glaring beady dark brown eyes. |
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== Personality == |
== Personality == |
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− | + | Sam is feisty, best, funny, fun-loving, silly, childish, soft, reckless, impatient, annoying at times, dim-witted, destructive, and violent. Purcell describes him as being made up of pure Id, and when it comes to comparing him and Max, he states that "Max is the guy we are, while Sam is the guy we want to be." |
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== Relationships == |
== Relationships == |
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− | === [[Sam]] === |
+ | === [[Sam|Max]] === |
− | + | Max has been Sam's best friend ever since their childhood. They attended high school together and later became untrained policemen, though it is unclear precisely when. They are incredibly close and will become tangibly uncomfortable when separated for any reason, both willing to delve into great lengths to protect each other. Sam is known for showing his affection towards Max in the form of violence, but he harbors no ill will towards him. Several examples in the series show that apparently, they are [[married]]. |
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=== [[Darla "The Geek" Gugenheek]] === |
=== [[Darla "The Geek" Gugenheek]] === |
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− | + | Sam serves the same questionable father-figure role to the Geek as Max does. They seem to get along fairly well, oftentimes with The Geek being the more responsible of the two. The Geek seems to care about both Sam and Max quite a lot for taking her in, despite having to clean up after them almost constantly. |
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===[[Bosco]]=== |
===[[Bosco]]=== |
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− | + | Sam and Bosco seem to get along well enough, but it is apparent that Ssm enjoys pestering Bosco. He and Max go out of their way on many occasions to increase Bosco's paranoia for their own amusement. |
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=== [[Sybil Pandemik]] === |
=== [[Sybil Pandemik]] === |
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− | Much like his relationship with Bosco, |
+ | Much like his relationship with Bosco, Sam is a (questionably) friendly acquaintance of Sybil's. He enjoys seeing what her latest career path is, and oftentimes humors her latest career services alongside Max. Sybil has expressed that Sam seems "a bit improbable" and once implied that he was Sam's imaginary friend. |
=== [[Jimmy Two-Teeth]] === |
=== [[Jimmy Two-Teeth]] === |
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− | Much like |
+ | Much like Max, Sam seems to tolerate Jimmy Two-teeth for the most part. They allow him to share their residence, but aren't afraid to get violent with him when there's a disagreement or they need something from him (i.e. the office phone in [[Culture Shock]], or Coins in [[Reality 2.0]]) |
===[[Mr Featherly|Philo Pennyworth]]=== |
===[[Mr Featherly|Philo Pennyworth]]=== |
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− | As his short-term co-star on Midtown Cowboys, |
+ | As his short-term co-star on Midtown Cowboys, Sam did not seem to get too well acquainted with the overall uptight chicken. Because of Pennyworth's generally standoffish behavior, Sam took to poking fun at him instead. He refers to him as "Mr. Featherly" outside of the context of the TV show, purely to bother him. |
=== [[Sal]] === |
=== [[Sal]] === |
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=== [[Momma Bosco]] === |
=== [[Momma Bosco]] === |
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− | In Chariots of the Dogs, Sam and Max travel to the 1960's and met her. Momma Bosco furiously asks |
+ | In Chariots of the Dogs, Sam and Max travel to the 1960's and met her. Momma Bosco furiously asks Sam if he has a problem with women and he replies that girls are a "huge waste of time". It made Momma Bosco quickly fall in love with Sam. Despite not sharing any sort of romantic feelings towards her, he does become good friends with her, and admires her for punching Stinky in the face. To get Momma Bosco to fall out of love with him, they had to go back in time and make Sam love women. Later on, after questioning him, he says that it will wear off. |
=== [[Flint Paper]] === |
=== [[Flint Paper]] === |
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− | + | Sam obviously admires Flint Paper in both the comics and the Telltale series. Sam sees Flint's violent nature as something to aspire to be. In some ways, Flint is like Sam without Max, in that he is very unhinged and has nobody to hold him back. Sam likes looking over into Flint's office to see what he's doing and is often amazed by what he finds. |
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===Family=== |
===Family=== |
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− | + | Sam's family were shown in the comic [[The Damned Don't Dance]], but none were named. Other than in [[Culture Shock]] where Sam implies that most of his (large) family are criminals or in jail, and in [[Bright Side of the Moon]], where he responds to "It's the Lunar Lander" with "So was my aunt Tillie, but they can't prove anything", he doesn't talk much about them. It is implied that he has a negative relationship with his father due to his response that Bosco is "taking it too far" when the store owner compares Sam to his father. In the Season Three episode, [[The Tomb of Sammun-Mak]], Sam's great- great-grandfather is shown. His name is [[Maximus|Samimus]], and he appears to have work with Sam's great-great-grandfather, [[Sameth|Maxeth]]. |
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===Likes:=== |
===Likes:=== |
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− | :[[Sam]] |
+ | :[[Sam|Max]] |
:[[The Geek]] |
:[[The Geek]] |
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:[[Agent Superball]] |
:[[Agent Superball]] |
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:"Petting" the "unicorn" |
:"Petting" the "unicorn" |
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:Candy |
:Candy |
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− | :Holding onto |
+ | :Holding onto Max's arm |
:Cherry pie |
:Cherry pie |
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:Eating non edibles |
:Eating non edibles |
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:Shooting stuff |
:Shooting stuff |
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:Burning stuff |
:Burning stuff |
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− | :Harassing |
+ | :Harassing Max |
:Violence |
:Violence |
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:[[The Rubber Pants Commandos]] |
:[[The Rubber Pants Commandos]] |
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:Having his brain stolen |
:Having his brain stolen |
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:Being alone |
:Being alone |
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− | :Being separated from |
+ | :Being separated from Max |
:Frowning |
:Frowning |
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:Being called a Bunny or "Hello Kitty" |
:Being called a Bunny or "Hello Kitty" |
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:Nazis/Klansmen |
:Nazis/Klansmen |
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:Renaissance reenactment participants |
:Renaissance reenactment participants |
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− | :being hugged ( |
+ | :being hugged (Max gets privilege's) |
− | : |
+ | :Max's lame songs |
:Vampires |
:Vampires |
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:Hugh Bliss |
:Hugh Bliss |
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==Versions== |
==Versions== |
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− | ===Young |
+ | ===Young Sam=== |
− | Young |
+ | Young Sam has been in all three mediums Sam and Max has been in. He is a precarious, bold, and somewhat self-absorbed child. He is always seen with Max and stands up for him whenever someone truly hurts him. His appearance remains almost exactly the same, except for the fact that he is smaller overall and has short ears. |
− | + | Sam's impulsive behavior is probably a main factor in the dangerous mischief he and young Max's perpetrate, such as setting fire to things. |
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− | In the Telltale games, |
+ | In the Telltale games, Sam isn't above name calling and bullying Max around like the other kids do. Though this may be viewed as taking Max's friendship for granted, considering Sam's spontaneous nature coupled with the way he will treat Max as an adult, he doesn't seem to really mean what he says and just wants a reaction from the usually timid Max. |
− | He's also selfish and addicted to video games. He would rather stay indoors and play them than socialize with anyone except for |
+ | He's also selfish and addicted to video games. He would rather stay indoors and play them than socialize with anyone except for Max, because video games are the only things that "really understand" him. |
− | In [https://samandmax.fandom.com/wiki/Moai_Better_Blues Moai Better Blues], young |
+ | In [https://samandmax.fandom.com/wiki/Moai_Better_Blues Moai Better Blues], young Sam reveals that a girl named Jennie Tallarico has a crush on him, yet Sam doesn't reciprocate those feelings, due to her willingness to French Kiss anyone in their school. |
===Teen Max=== |
===Teen Max=== |
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− | Not much is known about |
+ | Not much is known about Sam when he was a teenager. In [https://samandmax.fandom.com/wiki/Moai_Better_Blues Moai Better Blues], he claimed that Max begged him to club Max's opponents in the knees so that Max would be able to win surfing trophies. Sam also was about to go into a story in [[Chariots of the Dogs]] about something major that happened to him which turned him off on girls indefinitely. However, he decided not to tell it since there was no flashback. |
− | ===Old |
+ | ===Old Sam/Future Sam=== |
− | Old |
+ | Old Sam was first seen in the animated series' episode [[The Dysfunction of the Gods]] where Sam and Max undergo rapid aging. He suffers from bad back posture, hair loss, and is somewhat overweight, but he still has his destructive tendencies. |
− | In the Telltale episode [[Chariots of the Dogs]], |
+ | In the Telltale episode [[Chariots of the Dogs]], Sam looks as if he never aged past his current self. He acts somewhat different, though, almost grown up. This is probably because he has the responsibility of taking care of Max, who is not doing well in his old age (since dog years are rough). He is very condescending to current Sam and Max, who he sees as primitives. |
− | He's mastered volcanology, a reference to earlier in the game and a hint to a puzzle in the room he's in. He and |
+ | He's mastered volcanology, a reference to earlier in the game and a hint to a puzzle in the room he's in. He and Max work for Stinky Corp, but suspects that the company is making its popular super-adhesive out of molemen. |
− | ===Elder God |
+ | ===Elder God Sam/Giant Sam=== |
− | In the end of Beyond the Alley of the Dolls, the penultimate episode of [https://samandmax.fandom.com/wiki/Sam_%26_Max_Season_Three The Devil's Playhouse], |
+ | In the end of Beyond the Alley of the Dolls, the penultimate episode of [https://samandmax.fandom.com/wiki/Sam_%26_Max_Season_Three The Devil's Playhouse], Sam accidentally ingested some dark spores, transforming into a giant, Lovecraftian monster and went on a rampage throughout New York. Sam, Papierwaite and Sybil went inside him to return him back to his normal and usual self before The Final Imperative (targeting Sam with a nuclear strike) was activated. In the end, they escaped, leaving Sam's Super-Ego in charge of removing his brain tumor, which presumably triggered his behavior. Unfortunately, the bomb, built into one more Maimtron, still flew into Sam's chest and was activated. In an act of self-sacrifice, Sam used his teleportation power to transport to Stinky's cell phone, which was with her on Skun-ka'pe's ship in space. Upon arriving, the bomb detonated, killing that timeline's Sam along with Stinky, Skun-ka'pe and the brain of Sammun-Mak. |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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+ | * Sam's appearance is similar to that of a white rabbit. He calls himself a lagomorph, so whether or not he actually ''is'' a rabbit is something only Sam knows. |
− | * |
+ | * Sam's resting expression is a Cheshire Cat-like grin. |
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+ | * Sam's mouth can disappear when he's surprised, confused, or pondering. |
− | *A hat referred to as " |
+ | *A hat referred to as "Sam's Severed Head" was a limited time promotional item in the game Team Fortress 2 and was given to TF2 players as a reward for purchasing The Devil's Playhouse on Steam before April 26th, 2010. |
− | *The weapon "Lugermorph" (based on |
+ | *The weapon "Lugermorph" (based on Sam's iconic firearm) and the item "License to Maim" (a badge with the logo of the Freelance Police) were also reward items within Team Fortress 2, and could be earned by defeating Sam in [[Poker Night at the Inventory]]. |
− | *A crude model of |
+ | *A crude model of Sam appeared as an Easter egg in the Star Wars: Dark Forces video game series. |
− | * |
+ | *Sam can play violin. |
− | *There have been a few instances suggesting that |
+ | *There have been a few instances suggesting that Sam is a masochist. |
− | *According to Abe Lincoln Must Die! |
+ | *According to Abe Lincoln Must Die! Sam knows Pi to the 1000th decimal. |
− | * |
+ | *Sam is polytheistic. |
− | *The name "William Kasten" is actually a pseudonym. Even now, the person who voiced |
+ | *The name "William Kasten" is actually a pseudonym. Even now, the person who voiced Sam in the Telltale games is still a [https://community.telltale.com/discussion/77301/the-mystery-of-william-kasten complete mystery]. |
− | * |
+ | *Sam does not know how old he or Max is. |
− | *[complete with the name of the comic pls]'s disguise o' rama reveals that |
+ | *[complete with the name of the comic pls]'s disguise o' rama reveals that Sam used to be an actor for stag films (aka pornographic movies made for men.) |
*he has two pounds of lead embedded in his right foot. |
*he has two pounds of lead embedded in his right foot. |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
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− | [[Sam]] |
+ | [[Sam|Max]] |
[[Category:Characters]] |
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Revision as of 23:52, 17 July 2021
Max is one of the two titular characters of the Sam & Max franchise.
Character Detail
Violent, impulsive and indulgent in the extreme, Sam is the source of much of the franchise's unique humor. Sam is an active member of the Freelance Police along with his long time partner and friend, Max.
He often refers to himself as a lagomorph, though he also sometimes refers to himself as a rabbit. A rabbit is a type of lagomorph, so these are not mutually exclusive. He enjoys violence and prefers to solve problems aggressively. He has a slight distaste for the long stories, anecdotes, and sentences that Max constantly spouts forth, often asking Max and others not to use various words such as 'ensue' and 'acumen'. He shares Max's enthusiasm in just about anything, especially if it involves large guns and trouble. He also has very poor hygiene, as he sometimes tastes his own belly button lint, and once had a large "suspicious growth" behind his ear. Max has commented on his pungent bodily odors on more than one occasion. Both Sam and Max have also commented on the obscure fact that Sam has a metal plate in his skull.
Sam always carries a Luger around, and when asked where he keeps it usually responds with "None of your damn business.". He is fairly trigger-happy with it in the early comics, but this is rarely seen elsewhere. Like Max, he's a lousy shot and is never seen actually hitting anyone. Perhaps because of this, he prefers to get up close and simply leap at his foes and hurt them in whatever way he can come up with. This fails miserably about as often as it works; despite his boundless energy and love for violence, Sam isn't particularly good at fighting.
His full name is either Samimilian (in Situation: Comedy and Abe Lincoln Must Die!) or Samwell (Ruth calls him this in Christmas Bloody Christmas).
His eyes typically appear as black slits, like Max's eyes, however in Abe Lincoln Must Die!, Max mentions that Sam's eyes are actually brown. In some comics and over the duration of Beyond Time And Space, this is shown more clearly.
As of Abe Lincoln Must Die!, Sam is President of the United States of America. Between Beyond Time and Space and The Devil's Playhouse, Sam was somehow re-elected.
In the end of Beyond the Alley of the Dolls, Sam was transformed into a gigantic Elder God and began rampaging across New York. During the next episode, The City That Dares Not Sleep, a new side of Sam was shown. He turned out to be capable of self-sacrifice, as shown when he told Max and Papierwaite to help Sybil out of him so she could give birth rather than saving him. In the end, his Super-Ego removed the tumor causing his behavior while Max, Sybil and Papierwaite escaped through Sam's nose. Unfortunately, a nuclear-armed Maimtron flew into Sam's chest. He saved New York by teleporting away. In the end, Momma Bosco attempted to clone Sam to life using a sample of his snot, but the DNA was "too weird" for the cloning machines to process it. Fortunately, after the credits, when Max went to Battery Park to mourn Sam, the time-travelling elevator from Chariots of the Dogs appeared behind him with a Sam from the past, alive and well, inside it. He explains that his Max also transformed into a huge monster and had to be blown up. After a moment of awkward silence, Sam and Max, reunited, embark on their new adventures together with a few cases in mind.
An alternate ending has Max rest his hat on the ledge when suddenly the Time Elevator appears and opens revealing nobody inside. Upon closer inspection inside it, Max discovers the past Sam beside him also inspecting it. Sam reprises his role in the first ending explaining that Max in his time gained powers but had to be destroyed. Sam fails to hide his joy at the destruction despite his words, causing the awkwardness to resume. Sam and Max then decide to get to embark on their new adventures and enter the Time Elevator, but not without Max picking up his hat, signifying that this isn't the end of the Freelance Police after all. (That's gladly for sure.)
Appearance
Sam is a fuzzy, white, 3-foot-tall, hyperkinetic rabbity-thing. His appearance is generally cute and cuddly, but contrasted by his enormous sharp-toothed grin, which remains plastered on his melon-like head at almost all times. He has big feet and long ears that always stay upright, as well as a pair of glaring beady dark brown eyes.
Personality
Sam is feisty, best, funny, fun-loving, silly, childish, soft, reckless, impatient, annoying at times, dim-witted, destructive, and violent. Purcell describes him as being made up of pure Id, and when it comes to comparing him and Max, he states that "Max is the guy we are, while Sam is the guy we want to be."
Relationships
Max
Max has been Sam's best friend ever since their childhood. They attended high school together and later became untrained policemen, though it is unclear precisely when. They are incredibly close and will become tangibly uncomfortable when separated for any reason, both willing to delve into great lengths to protect each other. Sam is known for showing his affection towards Max in the form of violence, but he harbors no ill will towards him. Several examples in the series show that apparently, they are married.
Darla "The Geek" Gugenheek
Sam serves the same questionable father-figure role to the Geek as Max does. They seem to get along fairly well, oftentimes with The Geek being the more responsible of the two. The Geek seems to care about both Sam and Max quite a lot for taking her in, despite having to clean up after them almost constantly.
Bosco
Sam and Bosco seem to get along well enough, but it is apparent that Ssm enjoys pestering Bosco. He and Max go out of their way on many occasions to increase Bosco's paranoia for their own amusement.
Sybil Pandemik
Much like his relationship with Bosco, Sam is a (questionably) friendly acquaintance of Sybil's. He enjoys seeing what her latest career path is, and oftentimes humors her latest career services alongside Max. Sybil has expressed that Sam seems "a bit improbable" and once implied that he was Sam's imaginary friend.
Jimmy Two-Teeth
Much like Max, Sam seems to tolerate Jimmy Two-teeth for the most part. They allow him to share their residence, but aren't afraid to get violent with him when there's a disagreement or they need something from him (i.e. the office phone in Culture Shock, or Coins in Reality 2.0)
Philo Pennyworth
As his short-term co-star on Midtown Cowboys, Sam did not seem to get too well acquainted with the overall uptight chicken. Because of Pennyworth's generally standoffish behavior, Sam took to poking fun at him instead. He refers to him as "Mr. Featherly" outside of the context of the TV show, purely to bother him.
Sal
Gary
Grandpa Stinky
Girl Stinky
Agent Superball
Momma Bosco
In Chariots of the Dogs, Sam and Max travel to the 1960's and met her. Momma Bosco furiously asks Sam if he has a problem with women and he replies that girls are a "huge waste of time". It made Momma Bosco quickly fall in love with Sam. Despite not sharing any sort of romantic feelings towards her, he does become good friends with her, and admires her for punching Stinky in the face. To get Momma Bosco to fall out of love with him, they had to go back in time and make Sam love women. Later on, after questioning him, he says that it will wear off.
Flint Paper
Sam obviously admires Flint Paper in both the comics and the Telltale series. Sam sees Flint's violent nature as something to aspire to be. In some ways, Flint is like Sam without Max, in that he is very unhinged and has nobody to hold him back. Sam likes looking over into Flint's office to see what he's doing and is often amazed by what he finds.
Family
Sam's family were shown in the comic The Damned Don't Dance, but none were named. Other than in Culture Shock where Sam implies that most of his (large) family are criminals or in jail, and in Bright Side of the Moon, where he responds to "It's the Lunar Lander" with "So was my aunt Tillie, but they can't prove anything", he doesn't talk much about them. It is implied that he has a negative relationship with his father due to his response that Bosco is "taking it too far" when the store owner compares Sam to his father. In the Season Three episode, The Tomb of Sammun-Mak, Sam's great- great-grandfather is shown. His name is Samimus, and he appears to have work with Sam's great-great-grandfather, Maxeth.
Likes:
- Max
- The Geek
- Agent Superball
- The color orange
- Glazed McGuffins
- Men
- Cartoons
- Killing Nazis/Klansmen
- Armpit farting
- The Desoto
- "Petting" the "unicorn"
- Candy
- Holding onto Max's arm
- Cherry pie
- Eating non edibles
- Beer (but rarely ever drinks it)
- Pornographic magazines
- Hugh Bliss (formerly)
- Momma Bosco
- Smiling
- Singing in the shower
- Pain (of others and himself)
- Shooting stuff
- Burning stuff
- Harassing Max
- Violence
- The Rubber Pants Commandos
- Lucky Charms
- Rice Krinkles
- Buddy Hackett
- Highway Surfing
Dislikes:
- His lack of inventory
- Girls (only romantically and sexually so)
- Having his brain stolen
- Being alone
- Being separated from Max
- Frowning
- Being called a Bunny or "Hello Kitty"
- Cheese from a pressurized can
- Chupacabras
- Clowns
- Nazis/Klansmen
- Renaissance reenactment participants
- being hugged (Max gets privilege's)
- Max's lame songs
- Vampires
- Hugh Bliss
- Auntie Alice
- Jack-in-the-Boxes
- Valentines day
- Cats/Kittens
- Wimps
- Swiss Cheese
- Ventriloquist dummies
- Country Music (As stated after being hit into the "Dunk the Beast" in Hit the Road)
- Romance movies
- Lorne
Phrases
"That's none of your business" (in the animated series)
"That's none of your damn business" (in the comics and games)
Versions
Young Sam
Young Sam has been in all three mediums Sam and Max has been in. He is a precarious, bold, and somewhat self-absorbed child. He is always seen with Max and stands up for him whenever someone truly hurts him. His appearance remains almost exactly the same, except for the fact that he is smaller overall and has short ears.
Sam's impulsive behavior is probably a main factor in the dangerous mischief he and young Max's perpetrate, such as setting fire to things.
In the Telltale games, Sam isn't above name calling and bullying Max around like the other kids do. Though this may be viewed as taking Max's friendship for granted, considering Sam's spontaneous nature coupled with the way he will treat Max as an adult, he doesn't seem to really mean what he says and just wants a reaction from the usually timid Max.
He's also selfish and addicted to video games. He would rather stay indoors and play them than socialize with anyone except for Max, because video games are the only things that "really understand" him.
In Moai Better Blues, young Sam reveals that a girl named Jennie Tallarico has a crush on him, yet Sam doesn't reciprocate those feelings, due to her willingness to French Kiss anyone in their school.
Teen Max
Not much is known about Sam when he was a teenager. In Moai Better Blues, he claimed that Max begged him to club Max's opponents in the knees so that Max would be able to win surfing trophies. Sam also was about to go into a story in Chariots of the Dogs about something major that happened to him which turned him off on girls indefinitely. However, he decided not to tell it since there was no flashback.
Old Sam/Future Sam
Old Sam was first seen in the animated series' episode The Dysfunction of the Gods where Sam and Max undergo rapid aging. He suffers from bad back posture, hair loss, and is somewhat overweight, but he still has his destructive tendencies.
In the Telltale episode Chariots of the Dogs, Sam looks as if he never aged past his current self. He acts somewhat different, though, almost grown up. This is probably because he has the responsibility of taking care of Max, who is not doing well in his old age (since dog years are rough). He is very condescending to current Sam and Max, who he sees as primitives.
He's mastered volcanology, a reference to earlier in the game and a hint to a puzzle in the room he's in. He and Max work for Stinky Corp, but suspects that the company is making its popular super-adhesive out of molemen.
Elder God Sam/Giant Sam
In the end of Beyond the Alley of the Dolls, the penultimate episode of The Devil's Playhouse, Sam accidentally ingested some dark spores, transforming into a giant, Lovecraftian monster and went on a rampage throughout New York. Sam, Papierwaite and Sybil went inside him to return him back to his normal and usual self before The Final Imperative (targeting Sam with a nuclear strike) was activated. In the end, they escaped, leaving Sam's Super-Ego in charge of removing his brain tumor, which presumably triggered his behavior. Unfortunately, the bomb, built into one more Maimtron, still flew into Sam's chest and was activated. In an act of self-sacrifice, Sam used his teleportation power to transport to Stinky's cell phone, which was with her on Skun-ka'pe's ship in space. Upon arriving, the bomb detonated, killing that timeline's Sam along with Stinky, Skun-ka'pe and the brain of Sammun-Mak.
Trivia
- Sam's appearance is similar to that of a white rabbit. He calls himself a lagomorph, so whether or not he actually is a rabbit is something only Sam knows.
- Sam's resting expression is a Cheshire Cat-like grin.
- Sam's mouth can disappear when he's surprised, confused, or pondering.
- A hat referred to as "Sam's Severed Head" was a limited time promotional item in the game Team Fortress 2 and was given to TF2 players as a reward for purchasing The Devil's Playhouse on Steam before April 26th, 2010.
- The weapon "Lugermorph" (based on Sam's iconic firearm) and the item "License to Maim" (a badge with the logo of the Freelance Police) were also reward items within Team Fortress 2, and could be earned by defeating Sam in Poker Night at the Inventory.
- A crude model of Sam appeared as an Easter egg in the Star Wars: Dark Forces video game series.
- Sam can play violin.
- There have been a few instances suggesting that Sam is a masochist.
- According to Abe Lincoln Must Die! Sam knows Pi to the 1000th decimal.
- Sam is polytheistic.
- The name "William Kasten" is actually a pseudonym. Even now, the person who voiced Sam in the Telltale games is still a complete mystery.
- Sam does not know how old he or Max is.
- [complete with the name of the comic pls]'s disguise o' rama reveals that Sam used to be an actor for stag films (aka pornographic movies made for men.)
- he has two pounds of lead embedded in his right foot.