Sam
“ | “Sam is an outgoing, friendly guy who is brimming with youthful energy. He plays guitar and drums, and wants to start a band with Sebastian as soon as he has enough songs together. However, he does have a habit of starting ambitious projects and not finishing them. Sam is a little stressed about the impending return of his father, who has been away for years due to his line of work.” |
— Dev Update #12 |
Sam is a villager who lives in Pelican Town. He's one of the ten characters available to marry.[1] He lives in the southern part of town, just north of the river.
Sam is often in his bedroom practicing guitar, or spending time with his friend Sebastian. He works part time at JojaMart as well.
Relationships
Sam lives with his mother Jodi and younger brother Vincent. He and Sebastian are close friends and often spend time together. In Spring, year 2, Sam's father Kent returns and resides in the house with the rest of the family.
Sam is good friends with Sebastian and the two of them are often found hanging out together.
Gifts
For an explanation on friendship points/hearts and how gifts increase them, please visit the Social page.
Birthday (Summer 17)
“ | “A birthday gift? That's very kind of you! I love it.” |
Best
“ | “Aw, yea! This is my absolute favorite!” |
Image | Name | Description | Source | Ingredients |
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Pizza | It's popular for all the right reasons. | Cooking |
Wheat Flour (1) Tomato (1) Cheese (1) | |
Cactus Fruit | The sweet fruit of the prickly pear cactus. | Foraging - The Desert | ||
Maple Bar | It's a sweet doughnut topped with a rich maple glaze | Cooking |
Maple Syrup (1) Sugar (1) Wheat Flour (1) |
Good
“ | “Thanks! I really like this.” |
Image | Name | Description | Source | Ingredients |
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Joja Cola | The flagship product of Joja Corporation. | Fishing, 75g Saloon Vending Machine | ||
Egg | A regular white chicken egg | Chickens | ||
Egg | A regular brown chicken egg | Brown Chickens | ||
Cheese | It's your basic cheese. | Cheese Press | ||
Ice Cream | Bought at Ice Cream Stand in summer. | |||
Earth Crystal | A resinous substance found near the surface | Gems | ||
Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Cooking |
Fish (1) | |
Honey | It's a sweet syrup produced by bees. | Bee House |
Neutral
“ | “You got this for me? Thanks!” |
Image | Name | Description | Source |
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Spice Berry | It fills the air with a pungent aroma. | Foraging - Summer | |
Grape | A sweet cluster of fruit. | Farming - Fall | |
Clam | Someone lived here once | Foraging - The Beach | |
Blueberry | A popular berry reported to have many health benefits. The blue skin has the highest nutrient concentration. | Farming - Summer | |
Coral | An ancient shell | Foraging - The Beach |
Bad
“ | “Hmm.. this is... interesting.” |
Image | Name | Description | Source | |
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Corn | A vegetable that grows during summer and fall. | Crops - Summer, Fall | ||
Quartz | A clear crystal commonly found in caves and mines. | Foraging - The Mines | ||
Hay | Dried grass used as animal food. | Foraging - Scythe ; Marnie | ||
Daffodil | A traditional spring flower that makes a nice gift. | Foraging - Spring | ||
Oyster | Constantly filters water to find food. In the process, it removes dangerous toxins from the environment. | Foraging - The Beach | ||
Clay | Put in a furnace to make a clay pot. | Foraging - Hoe | ||
Seaweed | It can be used in cooking. | Fishing |
Worst
“ | “You really don't get it, huh?” |
Image | Name | Description | Source |
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Stone | A useful material when broken with the Pickaxe. | Mining | |
Mayonnaise | It looks spreadable. | Artisan Goods |
Heart Events
Two Hearts
Enter Sam's house and a cutscene will trigger.
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Sam and Sebastian are jamming out in Sam's room. Sam tells you he's trying to get a band together, but is unsure of what music style to play. He asks what music you like.
No matter which style you pick, Sam says that's the style he's been thinking about for the band. He asks Sebastian if he's on board, too. Sebastian agrees and Sam thanks you. |
Three Hearts
Enter the beach on a sunny day, and a cutscene will trigger. This event can only trigger in Year 1.
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Sam is watching his brother, Vincent, play in the sand. Sam tells you that his dad used to take them to the beach on sunny days.
Vincent asks if their father is ever going to come home. Sam says "Of course." Vincent mentions overhearing people talk about the mass military casualties. Sam tells him not to believe them, and Vincent returns to playing. Sam feels bad for getting his brother's hopes up and asks for your opinion.
Sam tells you the band's coming together, and Sebastian wanted Abigail to be the drummer. |
Four Hearts
Enter Sam's house at 6:00 PM and a cutscene will trigger. (Also triggered on Fall 15, Windy at 10:30AM.)
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Sam will be in the kitchen. He says hello and he gets you a snack. Sam drops the egg on the kitchen floor. His mom hears the commotion and goes to the kitchen, immediately freaking out about the mess. Sam asks you to tell her what happened.
Jodi thanks you for being honest, and Sam insists he'll clean up the mess. |
Six Hearts
Head toward Sam's house during the day.
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A cutscene will trigger with Sam skateboarding and grinding on Emily and Haley's flower box. Lewis catches him and scolds him for it. Sam asks for your opinion.
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Eight Hearts
Sam will show up at your door first thing in the morning.
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He will ask you to see his band play in the city. Meet Sam and the others at the bus stop at 4:00 PM. You watch his band play, and he thanks you for inspiring his band with the type of music they should play. After the cut scene, you return to the bus stop, and the time is still 4:00 PM.
Even though he tells that his band is playing in the city "tonight," meaning the same day, it happens the following day. |
Ten Hearts
After you reach 10 hearts, you will receive a letter from Sam the following morning.
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He asks to meet you after dark.
Enter town after 8:00 PM, and you will meet Sam outside of his house. He says it's cold outside and sneaks you into his room to talk privately. He admits he's falling for you, and then his mom knocks on the door. He has you hide in the bed. His mom comes in and asks why he's sweating and red in the face, and Sam says he's just been doing push ups. She wishes him good night and leaves. You are presented with the option to:
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Marriage
Schedule
Sam can often be found in his bedroom practicing his guitar. He's also often in town playing his handheld video game or at the saloon playing pool. He sometimes works part time at JojaMart, Monday and Wednesday. During spring he frequents the saloon, visits the woods west of town in the fall, and the beach during summer.
When it's raining he'll often stay home all day, or visit The Saloon for a few hours.
His schedule can deviate if there are specific conditions like season, weather or certain days of the week. Below are his schedule deviations prioritized highest to lowest (for example when it rains that schedule will override all others below it)
Day 9 & Day 23 (If less than 6 hearts with Penny) | ||
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9:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
11:00 AM | Pelican Town | Leaves the his bedroom walks into town. |
4:00 PM | Pelican Town | Continues to walk around town, plays his handheld video game. |
7:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Returns home from town. |
9:30 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Raining | ||
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10:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Wakes up for the day, stands in front of the dresser in his room. |
11:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Plays guitar inside his room. |
3:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Plays his handheld video game in the kitchen inside his house. |
5:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Returns to his bedroom. and stands in front of his dresser. |
6:30 PM | 1 Willow Lane | At his desk inside his bedroom. |
8:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Goes to go to bed. |
Raining (Year 2) | ||
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10:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
11:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Moves around inside his home |
2:00 PM | The Saloon | Leaves the his bedroom walks to the saloon. "Nothing like an ice cold Joja Cola on a sopping wet day, huh? Just kidding. Hehehe." |
7:40 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Leaves the saloon and returns to his bedroom to go to bed. |
Summer | ||
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10:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
10:40 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Plays guitar inside his bedroom |
1:40 PM | The Beach | Leaves the his bedroom walks to the beach by the firepit with his brother Vincent. |
7:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Returns home from the beach. |
9:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Fall | ||
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10:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
10:40 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Plays guitar inside his bedroom |
1:20 PM | The Woods | Leaves the his bedroom walks to the woods. |
7:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Returns home from the woods. |
9:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Winter | ||
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10:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
10:40 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Plays guitar inside his bedroom |
1:20 PM | Pelican Town | Leaves the his bedroom walks to the saloon. |
7:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Returns home from the saloon. |
9:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Fall 11 | ||
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10:00 AM | Pelican Town | Wakes up for the day inside his bedroom. "I gotta go visit Uncle Doctor today... Great." |
11:30 AM | Medical Clinic | Walks to the clinic for his annual checkup, plays his handheld video game in the waiting room. |
1:30 PM | Medical Clinic | Gets medical checkup at the clinic. "I'm a healthy boy, doc. Can I go now? This is boring." |
4:00 PM | Pelican Town | Leaves the clinic to walk into town. "I just got out of the doctor's office. Completely healthy and vigorous, just as I expected." |
9:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Returns to his bedroom to go to bed. |
Saturday | ||
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8:00 AM | Pelican Town | Wakes up for the day inside his bedroom and walks just outside to stand by the river in front of Haley and Emily's house. |
11:00 AM | Pelican Town | Walks to a nearby bush and plays his handheld video game in town. |
12:30 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Leaves town, goes to his bedroom with Sebastian to practice guitar. |
3:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Hangs out in his room with Sebastian. |
6:00 PM | Pelican Town | Leaves his home to walk to the river in front of his house with Sebastian. |
7:40 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Returns to his bedroom to go to bed. |
Monday, Wednesday | ||
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10:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Wakes up for the day inside his bedroom |
11:00 AM | JojaMart | Leaves the his bedroom walks to JojaMart to work. |
4:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Finshes work at JojaMart, returns home. |
9:30 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Friday | ||
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10:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Wakes up for the day, plays guitar inside his bedroom |
11:00 AM | Pelican Town | Leaves the his bedroom walks into town to go skateboarding. |
3:00 PM | The Saloon | Walks to the saloon to play pool near the arcade. |
9:20 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Leaves the saloon and walks home to his bedroom to go to bed. |
Regular Schedule | ||
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10:00 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Wakes up for the day, moves around his room. |
10:40 AM | 1 Willow Lane | Plays guitar inside his bedroom |
1:40 PM | Pelican Town | Leaves the his bedroom walks into town and stands near Lewis's house by the river. |
6:30 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Returns home from town. |
9:00 PM | 1 Willow Lane | Goes into his bedroom to go to bed. |
Timeline
Sam's look evolved over the years the game was in development. Here's a timeline showing how ConcernedApe's art and Sam's style changed over the years before the game was launched.
References
Villagers | |
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Bachelors | Alex • Elliott • Harvey • Sam • Sebastian • Shane |
Bachelorettes | Abigail • Emily • Haley • Leah • Maru • Penny |
Townspeople | Caroline • Clint • Demetrius • Evelyn • George • Gil • Gunther • Gus • Jas • Jodi • Kent • Lewis • Linus • Marlon • Marnie • Morris • Pam • Pierre • Robin • Vincent • Willy |
Other | Birdie • Bouncer • Dwarf • Fizz • Governor • Grandpa • Henchman • Junimos • Krobus • Leo • Mr. Qi • Old Mariner • Professor Snail • Sandy • Wizard |