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| − | '''Samantha Nishimura''', or short '''Sam''', is a character in the Reboot [[Tomb Raider (2013)]]. She is one of the survivors of the [[Endurance]]'s shipwreck and a | + | '''Samantha Nishimura''', or short '''Sam''', is a character in the Reboot [[Tomb Raider (2013)]]. |
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| + | She is one of the survivors of the [[Endurance]]'s shipwreck and a close friend of [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara's]]. | ||
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| + | Samantha is a playable character in the [[Tomb Raider (2013) Multiplayer|multiplayer]]. | ||
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| + | ==Life== | ||
| + | ===Time at College=== | ||
| + | Samantha went to college together with [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]]<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 9</ref> and she studied cinematography there.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref> However, her passion for filmmaking wasn't regarded as a positive thing at college, as the academics there dismissed it as nonsense.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref> | ||
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| + | Samantha has gained lots of filming experience at different locations: in the [[Arctic]], the [[Congo]] and the [[Red Desert]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Early Adventures with Lara=== | ||
| + | Samantha and [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] have been on adventures together before their expedition to [[Yamatai]]. They've been on a backpacking trip in [[Bulgaria]] and a hiking trip on the south face of [[Kilimanjaro]]. On their adventures [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] has been more interested in exploring ruins and Samantha on the other hand has been more interested in visiting the local clubs and running into cute guys.<ref>In-game document: [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Yamatai Expedition (2013)=== | ||
| + | Samantha sparked up [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara's]] interest in [[Himiko]] years ago before the actual expedition to [[Yamatai]] by telling her the story of the [[Sun Queen]] that was told to Samantha by her grandmother, like the story was a memory.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Family Story]]</ref> | ||
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| + | Before being part of [[Endurance]]'s crew, Samantha is topping up her tan on board of the [[Endurance]] as [[James Whitman|Whitman]] arrives to interview his new crew for his documentary.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8-9</ref> | ||
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| + | Samantha eventually got on board of the [[Endurance]] when the funding for the expedition to [[Yamatai]] was cut off from the network, and [[James Whitman|Whitman]] wanted to do the documentary by using his own money. [[James Whitman|Whitman's]] funds weren't enough, so [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] suggests that Samantha would ask for her uncle to help financing the expedition. Samantha's uncle agrees to do so, but under two conditions: he'll get 60% of the sale price of anything that'll be brough back from the expedition and that Samantha will be the new camera person.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 45-48</ref> | ||
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| + | Right away after getting on board Samantha starts to film the crew as they prepare to set out to [[Yamatai]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 50-51</ref> Feeling of finally setting out to sea, towards [[Yamatai]], is unbelieveable to Samantha.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 51</ref> Samantha wants to make sure that [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] gets the credit she deserves from the expedition, and that's why Samantha has secretly shot footage of her too during the expedition.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Filmmaker]]</ref> | ||
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| + | However, Samantha wasn't all happy about sailing to [[Yamatai]]: she started to feel nervous and nauseous as they got closer and closer to the [[Dragon's Triangle]] - and not in the excited kind of way.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Feelings of Unease]]</ref> | ||
After the shipwreck of the [[Endurance]] Lara and Sam get separated. While Lara is captured and strung up in the [[Scavenger Den]] Sam roams the island and finds [[Mathias]], a seemingly friendly islander. But soon after Lara finds them he turns out to be in league with the [[scavengers]] and he kidnaps her. | After the shipwreck of the [[Endurance]] Lara and Sam get separated. While Lara is captured and strung up in the [[Scavenger Den]] Sam roams the island and finds [[Mathias]], a seemingly friendly islander. But soon after Lara finds them he turns out to be in league with the [[scavengers]] and he kidnaps her. | ||
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Mathias' ultimate goal is to restore [[Himiko]]'s soul into Sam's body, so she can stop the storms that prevent everyone from leaving the island of [[Yamatai]]. | Mathias' ultimate goal is to restore [[Himiko]]'s soul into Sam's body, so she can stop the storms that prevent everyone from leaving the island of [[Yamatai]]. | ||
| − | Samantha is a | + | ==Characterization== |
| + | Samantha is more of a party bee comapred to [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]], as during their advetures she's always going to clubs and even dragging [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] with her. Samantha thinks that she just helps [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] to unlock her inner party girl.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] describes Samantha as ''"a camera nut"'' when she goes and interrupts the cameraman working on the interviews of the [[Endurance]] crew with [[James Whitman|Whitman]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8</ref> Samantha's affection to her filmcamera is indeed strong, as she refers to it as her baby.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 46</ref> She is also so interested in filming and filmcameras that she spots camera brands while sunbathing.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Family== | ||
| + | Samantha's ancestors are from [[Yamatai]], and the tale of the [[Sun Queen]] was like a memory to Samantha's grandmother.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Family Story]]</ref> | ||
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| + | Samantha's uncle is apparently a wealthy man, as he has funded [[Conrad Roth|Conrad Roth's]] expeditions even before [[Yamatai]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 45</ref> [[Conrad Roth]] describes Samantha's uncle in the following way after he hears Samantha's uncle's conditions for funding: {{Quote|Conrad Roth<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 48</ref>|Yeah. That sounds like him. The bastard always drives a hard bargain.}} | ||
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| + | Samantha could be linked to either [[Hoshi]] or [[Himiko]] or to other [[Priestesses of the Sun]] through her ancestors, which would explain why she exactly was needed to complete the once corrupted [[Ritual]] of transferring [[Himiko]]'s soul and stopping the storms. | ||
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| + | ==Friends== | ||
| + | Samantha is a close friend of [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara's]]. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[Alex Weiss]] | ||
| + | * [[Angus Grimaldi]] | ||
| + | * [[Jonah Maiava]] | ||
| + | * [[Joslin Reyes]] | ||
| + | * [[James Whitman]] | ||
| + | * [[Hoshi]] | ||
| + | * [[Himiko]] | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Tr9 samantha nishimura 1.png|Close-up from character models' menu | ||
| + | Image:Tr9 samantha nishimura 2.png|Character model | ||
| + | Image:SamHeldHostage.jpg|Samantha held hostage by [[Mathias]] | ||
| + | Image:Tr9 ceremonial samantha nishimura 1.png|Close-up on ''"Ceremonial Samantha"'' | ||
| + | Image:Tr9 ceremonial samantha nishimura 2.png|''"Ceremonial Samantha"'' character model | ||
| + | Image:Tr9 Lara croft and samantha nishimura comic.png|Samantha and [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] on [[Tomb Raider: The Beginning]] comic | ||
| + | Image:Tr9 Lara croft and samantha nishimura comic 2.png|Samantha and [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] on [[Tomb Raider: The Beginning]] comic | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
[[Category:Characters|Nishimura Samantha]] | [[Category:Characters|Nishimura Samantha]] | ||
Revision as of 18:42, 13 August 2013
| Samantha Nishimura | ||
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| Education | Cinematography studies at college[1] | |
| Occupation | Member of the Endurance's expedition Filmmaker | |
| Game(s) | Tomb Raider (2013) | |
| Comic(s) | Tomb Raider: The Beginning | |
| Voice | Arden Cho | |
Samantha Nishimura, or short Sam, is a character in the Reboot Tomb Raider (2013).
She is one of the survivors of the Endurance's shipwreck and a close friend of Lara's.
Samantha is a playable character in the multiplayer.
Contents
Life
Time at College
Samantha went to college together with Lara[2] and she studied cinematography there.[3] However, her passion for filmmaking wasn't regarded as a positive thing at college, as the academics there dismissed it as nonsense.[4]
Samantha has gained lots of filming experience at different locations: in the Arctic, the Congo and the Red Desert.[5]
Early Adventures with Lara
Samantha and Lara have been on adventures together before their expedition to Yamatai. They've been on a backpacking trip in Bulgaria and a hiking trip on the south face of Kilimanjaro. On their adventures Lara has been more interested in exploring ruins and Samantha on the other hand has been more interested in visiting the local clubs and running into cute guys.[6]
Yamatai Expedition (2013)
Samantha sparked up Lara's interest in Himiko years ago before the actual expedition to Yamatai by telling her the story of the Sun Queen that was told to Samantha by her grandmother, like the story was a memory.[7]
Before being part of Endurance's crew, Samantha is topping up her tan on board of the Endurance as Whitman arrives to interview his new crew for his documentary.[8]
Samantha eventually got on board of the Endurance when the funding for the expedition to Yamatai was cut off from the network, and Whitman wanted to do the documentary by using his own money. Whitman's funds weren't enough, so Lara suggests that Samantha would ask for her uncle to help financing the expedition. Samantha's uncle agrees to do so, but under two conditions: he'll get 60% of the sale price of anything that'll be brough back from the expedition and that Samantha will be the new camera person.[9]
Right away after getting on board Samantha starts to film the crew as they prepare to set out to Yamatai.[10] Feeling of finally setting out to sea, towards Yamatai, is unbelieveable to Samantha.[11] Samantha wants to make sure that Lara gets the credit she deserves from the expedition, and that's why Samantha has secretly shot footage of her too during the expedition.[12]
However, Samantha wasn't all happy about sailing to Yamatai: she started to feel nervous and nauseous as they got closer and closer to the Dragon's Triangle - and not in the excited kind of way.[13]
After the shipwreck of the Endurance Lara and Sam get separated. While Lara is captured and strung up in the Scavenger Den Sam roams the island and finds Mathias, a seemingly friendly islander. But soon after Lara finds them he turns out to be in league with the scavengers and he kidnaps her.
Sam is a central piece in the storyline of the new Tomb Raider game. A main part of Lara's adventure on the island revolves around finding and rescuing her friend, who is being held hostage by Mathias and his Solarii. On the Endurance she could be seen shooting some scenes with her HD camcorder, which Lara finds later on. She also is involved in the funding of the Endurance's expedition and has committed almost all of her families money to it.
Mathias' ultimate goal is to restore Himiko's soul into Sam's body, so she can stop the storms that prevent everyone from leaving the island of Yamatai.
Characterization
Samantha is more of a party bee comapred to Lara, as during their advetures she's always going to clubs and even dragging Lara with her. Samantha thinks that she just helps Lara to unlock her inner party girl.[14]
Lara describes Samantha as "a camera nut" when she goes and interrupts the cameraman working on the interviews of the Endurance crew with Whitman.[15] Samantha's affection to her filmcamera is indeed strong, as she refers to it as her baby.[16] She is also so interested in filming and filmcameras that she spots camera brands while sunbathing.[17]
Family
Samantha's ancestors are from Yamatai, and the tale of the Sun Queen was like a memory to Samantha's grandmother.[18]
Samantha's uncle is apparently a wealthy man, as he has funded Conrad Roth's expeditions even before Yamatai.[19] Conrad Roth describes Samantha's uncle in the following way after he hears Samantha's uncle's conditions for funding:
Samantha could be linked to either Hoshi or Himiko or to other Priestesses of the Sun through her ancestors, which would explain why she exactly was needed to complete the once corrupted Ritual of transferring Himiko's soul and stopping the storms.
Friends
Samantha is a close friend of Lara's.
See Also
Gallery
Close-up from character models' menu
Character model
Samantha held hostage by Mathias
Close-up on "Ceremonial Samantha"
"Ceremonial Samantha" character model
Samantha and Lara on Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic
Samantha and Lara on Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic
References
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 9
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48
- ↑ In-game document Sam: Adventures With Lara
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48
- ↑ In-game document: Sam: Adventures With Lara
- ↑ In-game document Sam: Family Story
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8-9
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 45-48
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 50-51
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 51
- ↑ In-game document Sam: Filmmaker
- ↑ In-game document Sam: Feelings of Unease
- ↑ In-game document Sam: Adventures With Lara
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 46
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8
- ↑ In-game document Sam: Family Story
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 45
- ↑ Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 48
