Sam

Sam

Type	Villager
Birthday	Summer 17
Lives In	Pelican Town
Address	1 Willow Lane
Family	Kent (Father) Jodi (Mother) Vincent (Brother)
Marriage	Yes

Sam is an outgoing, energetic marriage candidate who lives at 1 Willow Lane with his mother Jodi and his younger brother Vincent. His father Kent is away with the army during the first year and returns home in the second. Sam loves music above all else. He plays the guitar, dreams of a band with his best friend Sebastian, and fills his spare time with skateboarding and handheld video games. He works part-time at JojaMart, which he does not much enjoy. His heart events follow his band from a jam session in his bedroom to a concert in Zuzu City, and after marriage he finally finds a career in music.

Lore

Sam is friendly and full of youthful energy. He has little patience for authority he does not respect, such as the visiting governor, and he is not afraid to bend the rules. Sebastian claims Sam holds the town record for community service hours.

His father's absence weighs on him. While Kent is overseas, Sam looks after Vincent and worries about whether their dad will come home safely. He tries to keep his brother hopeful, even when he is not sure himself.

Sam likes Joja Cola despite his feelings about his job, and he jokes about it on rainy days at the Saloon.

Schedule

On Mondays and Wednesdays, Sam works a part-time shift at JojaMart from midday until four. Once the Community Center is restored and JojaMart closes, he works at the Museum instead. On other mornings he plays guitar in his bedroom, sometimes with Sebastian on the keyboard.

In the afternoon his route changes with the season. In Spring he stands by the river near Lewis' house. In Summer he heads to the Beach. In Fall he goes to the forest near Leah's Cottage. In Winter he spends the afternoon at the Stardrop Saloon.

On Fridays he skateboards outside his house, then plays pool at the Saloon with Sebastian and Abigail into the evening. On rainy days he either stays home or spends the afternoon at the Saloon. He has his annual check-up at Harvey's Clinic in Fall, and he visits the Night Market in Winter.

Relationships

Sam lives with his mother Jodi and his brother Vincent, and later with his father Kent. He is close to Vincent and feels responsible for him while their father is away.

Sebastian and Abigail are his closest friends and his bandmates. On Friday nights the three meet at the Saloon, where Sebastian always beats Sam at pool while Abigail watches. Sam is also friends with Penny.

Gifts

Sam loves Cactus Fruit, Maple Bar, Pizza and Tigerseye, along with every universal love. Pizza is the easiest choice, because the Stardrop Saloon sells it, and he greets it with a cheerful "Pizza time!". Cactus Fruit comes from Calico Desert, and cracking Magma Geodes and Omni Geodes can turn up Tigerseye.

He likes all eggs except the Void Egg, Joja Cola and most universal likes. Eggs are a simple everyday gift from a farm with chickens.

His dislikes and hates are unusual. He hates metal and mining materials, including Coal, Copper Bar, Iron Bar, Gold Bar, Iridium Bar, the ores, Refined Quartz, Bone Fragment and Cinder Shard. He also hates Mayonnaise, Duck Mayonnaise and Pickles. He dislikes almost every vegetable, along with most wild forage and Quartz. His birthday falls in Summer, when gifts count eight times as much.

At the Movie Theater he loves Wumbus and dislikes The Miracle At Coldstar Ranch and The Zuzu City Express. His favourite snacks are Personal Pizza and Stardrop Sorbet.

These gifts are the ones this villager loves most.

Gift	Image
Cactus Fruit
Maple Bar
Pizza
Tigerseye

Heart Events

At two hearts, Sam and Sebastian are jamming in Sam's room. Sam wants to start a band and asks what style of music the farmer likes. Whatever the answer, he decides it is the sound he had in mind, and the choice sets the band's music for a later event.

At three hearts, in the first year only, Sam is watching Vincent play on the Beach on a sunny day. Vincent asks whether their dad will come home, and Sam promises he will. Sam then asks whether it was right to give his brother hope. He adds that the band has found a drummer in Abigail.

At four hearts, Sam drops an egg while making the farmer a snack, and Jodi rushes in. Taking the blame earns the most friendship. Telling Jodi that Sam dropped it on purpose costs the most.

At six hearts, Sam is skateboarding in town when Mayor Lewis catches him and scolds him. Lewis asks the farmer's opinion. Siding with Sam makes him happy, while siding with Lewis leaves him sulking.

At eight hearts, Sam comes to the farmhouse early one morning to invite the farmer to his band's first concert in Zuzu City. Meeting him at the Bus Stop in the late afternoon leads to the show. The band plays the style chosen at two hearts, and Sam thanks the farmer from the stage.

At ten hearts, Sam sends a letter asking the farmer to visit after dark. On a sunny night in town, he sneaks the farmer into his bedroom through the window and confesses his feelings. When Jodi knocks, he hides the farmer in his bed until she leaves.

At fourteen hearts, after marriage, Sam talks about wanting a job in music. Over several visits in the Farmhouse he lands work writing songs for The Happy Junimo Show, a children's television programme. He tries out his song on Vincent and Jas, who dance to it, and the farmer receives a Boombox that plays the tune.

Marriage

Sam can be married once he reaches ten hearts and has accepted a Bouquet. To propose, the farmer needs the Mermaid's Pendant, sold by the Old Mariner at the Beach on rainy days. After the wedding he moves into the Farmhouse and adds his own room, with space for his guitar and keyboard. He also builds a skateboard half-pipe behind the Farmhouse. As a spouse, he still visits his family at 1 Willow Lane on Mondays and Fridays, and on Fridays he skates in town and plays pool at the Saloon.

Notes

Sam may post requests on the Help Wanted board outside Pierre's General Store. Completing one pays three times the item's base price and adds friendship with him.

All Marriage Candidates

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Birthday	Lives In
Abigail	13 Fall	Pelican Town
Alex	Summer 13	Pelican Town
Elliott	Fall 5	The Beach
Emily	Spring 27	Pelican Town
Haley	Spring 14	Pelican Town
Harvey	Winter 14	Pelican Town
Leah	Winter 23	Cindersap Forest
Maru	Summer 10	The Mountain
Penny	Fall 2	Pelican Town
Sam	Summer 17	Pelican Town
Sebastian	Winter 10	The Mountain
Shane	Spring 20	Cindersap Forest