Sam

Samuel "Sam," labeled, was a camper in Total Drama: Revenge of the Island as a member of the Toxic Rats. He later returned as a contestant for Total Drama All-Stars as a member of the Heroic Hamsters.

Personality
Sam is addicted to video games and his GameGuy. In fact, his first ever appearance in the series involves him playing on his console, excited about an upgrade. As a result of his attachment, Sam's physical strength is lacking and he is the slowest contestant of the second generation. However, Sam is a nice, optimistic guy who is easy to get along with and not hesitant to give compliments, and even though he has bad luck, he wants to help his team win and be useful to them. He tends to use language and terms related to video games, such as when he calls his team mates "expert level awesome" in Saving Private Leechball. He also says he needs a "power up" or "power levels low" whenever he's tired and low on energy. Whenever deprived of games, Sam will often hallucinate real life as being parts of a game, seeing the world as pixelated game sprites. In Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, he develops a crush on Dakota and is sad when she is eliminated early on, stating that he was looking forward to flirting with her and being rejected all season. When she returns and is made an intern, his kind nature allows him to break through to Dakota, becoming her only real friend. Even when she suffers a great misfortune, Sam continues to harbor feelings for her, finding her even more interesting than before.

Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
Sam debuts in [http://totaldrama.wikia.com/wiki/Bigger!_Badder!_Brutal-er! Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!], not having high expectations of himself; stating in his first confessional that he is hoping to be the sixth or the seventh eliminated, though hopes to not be the first eliminated. He is placed on the Toxic Rats, and is seen playing his portable console throughout the episode, though he does somewhat contribute to the challenge (though not the most valuable player). His game consoles are removed from his possession in the next episode (since there is not supposed to be any technology on the island for the campers to use). He soon develops a crush on his teammate Dakota (who just had her phones taken away from her), though he fully well knows (and expects) that she will reject him all summer, and that she is out of his league. He tries to bond with her from both of them suffering from technological withdrawal, only for her to be offended when he compares them. His constant attempts to flirt with her does not go well, and even when his team wants to vote her off, he defends her, thinking that she should not go. Sam is noticeably saddened when Dakota is sent to the Hurl of Shame.

He is more focused on his team and challenges in Ice Ice Baby, since Dakota is no longer competing. An example is where he asks Dawn to give him the recorder to distract the beetle that is blocking the pile of trash, and played it enough, so B can build a contraception to get them to the top of the mountain. He goes with Lightning to get the flag in the second half of the competition, wanting to use his idea, which he explains as "The thunder will arrive before the lightning! I'm thunder!", only to fall into an ice pit, and turn into an ice block. When he is in the bottom 2 with B, Dakota hang-glides right into him, having his crush return to Wawanakwa (though as an intern), and is safe from elimination. Another prime example of his mass contribution is in Finders Creepers, where most of his team were captured by the spider early in the challenge, leaving him and Scott to complete the challenge of finding clues to the the hook done. Even when him and Scott are tied up in spider webbing, and the latter telling him to give up, Sam forces them to complete the challenge, earning their team their first win of the season. While he tries to be a contributing member of the team in Backstabbers Ahoy!, but is pushed away by Lightning when he is pumping air too slowly, and is shot by Scott in the back in the second part of the challenge, not being much help at all.

His usefulness is put to a focal point by his team in Runaway Model, where he tries to join the team circle, only to be snubbed when he is seen as useless, and they are creeped out by his "circus thumb". He tries to prove himself to the team, by removing the cheese from mice trap, only to fall into all of the other mice traps. When they have to dress an animal, and is not impressed with his teammates ideas, he goes to Dakota (who he has become close to at this point) for fashion advice, and she tells him that straps is what is in, when it comes to fashion. During the fashion show, his fashion suggestion fails, since vertical stripes makes someone look bigger, and Dakota meant horizontal stripes. Sasquatchanakwa becomes insecure from being made fun of, and kidnaps Lindsay. When the challenge was changed to the campers saving Lindsay from Sasquatchanakwa, he starts to suffer from video game withdrawal, and sees things like they are in a digitized video game. As his team is on his "last life" he goes to save Lindsay from Sasquatchanakwa, and makes great process, only to get thrown off the platform by Sasquatchanakwa, losing the challenge. Sam is eliminated, and receives a warm goodbye from Brick. When he is in the Hurl of Shame, Dakota runs to give him her phone number, and he is happy from getting the girl of his dreams, only to lose her number when he is hurled.

In The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean, Sam is brought back to the island and is trapped underground with Gwen for the second part of the challenge as an incentive to complete it. He is eventually rescued by Dakota (who is now mutated into a gigantic mutant monster). However, he does not seem to mind her new form thinking she is even cooler than before. At the elimination ceremony, Sam compliments Dakota's new appearance, and the two begin to make out, disgusting the Mutant Maggots. They continue to make out, even after Dakota is eliminated from the competition, and as they take the Hurl of Shame together.

Sam returns for the finale in Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown, where he reluctantly supports Lightning, after being forced to by Chris. As the episode progresses, Sam begins to fully root for Cameron after believing him to be the underdog. When the mutant animals attack the cast, Sam is crushed between the Mutant Turtle's legs, while Dakota tries to save him. He is later ecstatic when Cameron wins. At the end of the episode, Cameron (in his ending) decides to spend the money on all the other contestants, exciting Sam, who plans to buy the world's largest television, and every video game known to man. He then leaves the island along with the other contestants and Chef, while Chris gets arrested. In Lightning's ending, he was disappointed that he won and not Cameron.

Total Drama All-Stars
In Heroes vs. Villains, Sam is introduced like the other contestants by being thrown off a helicopter. He is visibly disappointed when Chris says there is no more waste on the island as he wanted to be a mutant just like his girlfriend, and shows a picture of her while talking. Sam is then placed on the Heroic Hamsters along with Courtney, Sierra, Mike, Zoey, Lindsay, and Cameron. While on their way to the giant cliff, Sam talks to Sierra, wondering what she has been doing lately. Sierra answers by talking about Cody, her disqualification, and reason for returning to the island. In the challenge, Sam jumps in with Heather, but is attacked by the sharks. He tries to unlock the door to the McLean Spa Hotel, but is unsuccessful. Sam's team eventually loses to the Villainous Vultures after Alejandro chooses the correct key. At the Campfire Ceremony, Sam receives a marshmallow and is safe from elimination. After Lindsay is eliminated, he and the rest of the team watch her take the Flush of Shame as toilet water douses them which he responds to in disgust.

While sleeping, Sam gets bitten by a mosquito in the beginning of Evil Dread. This leaves Sam very lightheaded because of the blood loss and he is barely able to dig during the challenge. He also triggers many booby traps; one hits him in the groin, and another throws him into the lake where he gets stung by jellyfish. Despite his lack of participation, Sam's team wins and he volunteers to go to Boney Island for exile.

Sam's idea of going to Boney Island turns out to be a bad idea as shown in Saving Private Leechball. He is attacked by several bears and starves the whole night. When he returns the next morning, his teammates (except Courtney) give him food taken from the hotel. Still injured and tired, Mike and Sierra carry Sam and hide him in a cave so he can rest, with Courtney volunteering to take care of him. When Jo finds them, Courtney uses him as a human shield to protect herself. That night, Sam is depressed that his gaming console was mysteriously broken by someone. Unknown to him and his team, the culprit was actually Mike's evil personality Mal.

In Food Fright, Sam holds a party to welcome Duncan into their team. During the challenge, he is filled with the motivation to win, and has Zoey switch places so that he can compete against Alejandro. When Alejandro insults him, calling him "Game-child", Sam gains confidence and finishes the course first, winning for the Heroic Hamsters. At the bonfire ceremony, he taunts Alejandro and the other villains by stating that the heroes would be sleeping in the McLean Spa Hotel. However, Chris mentions that the Heroic Hamsters did not complete the challenge; Sam is told to empty his pockets and, to the teams shock, reveals the pancake pieces he took from the challenge to save for Boney Island's Exile Duty. This makes the Villainous Vultures win, and he is then eliminated, taking the Flush of Shame. However, due to plumbing problems, he does not get completely flushed until Chef Hatchet unclogs him with a giant plunger.

In The Final Wreck-ening, Sam's shadow appears in one of the balloons. However, he floats away with the rest before an intern can get him down.

Appearances
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Total Drama: Revenge of the Island

 * 4x01 - Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!
 * 4x02 - Truth or Laser Shark
 * 4x03 - Ice Ice Baby
 * 4x04 - Finders Creepers
 * 4x05 - Backstabbers Ahoy!
 * 4x06 - Runaway Model
 * 4x08 - The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean
 * 4x13 - Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown

Total Drama All-Stars

 * 5.1x01 - Heroes vs. Villains
 * 5.1x02 - Evil Dread
 * 5.1x03 - Saving Private Leechball
 * 5.1x04 - Food Fright
 * 5.1x13 - The Final Wreck-ening (inside a balloon, no lines) }}

Total Drama Reloaded
Sam had practically no changes to his design or outfit at all. His original design had him sporting a full beard in addition to a small goatee. Now the beard and goatee are gone completely, leaving only some slight chin hair. Another difference is the brown color on his shirt and shoes were changed into a dark red color.

Audition tape

 * View this video for Sam's audition tape.

Sam says that he has a strict morning routine, which is warming up with a little bit of "game blob," then hit it hard. He then cheers and says he got the sorcerer's medallion, and punched out the ninja overlord. The power suddenly goes out, and he states that he's blown a fuse again. Sam laughs and says, "That's cool."

Trivia

 * Sam and Harold share the same voice actor, Brian Froud.
 * Both share some personality traits, both are nerds and into video games.
 * Both also have/had a girlfriend.
 * Sam's voice and appearance are similar to actor/comedian Seth Rogen.
 * Sam's shirt resembles Cody's, but with longer sleeves and different colored undershirt.
 * As revealed in Truth or Laser Shark, Sam passed gas on his first and only date before Dakota.
 * Sam is capable of playing video games with his feet.
 * Sam, along with Beth, Izzy, Justin, Sky, and Trent have all been confirmed to date someone who is not a contestant.
 * He is the only second generation character to do so.
 * On the last day on Earth, Sam wants to have an MMORPG party, (massively multi-player online role-playing game).
 * Sam is one of only two contestants to take the Hurl of Shame more than once, with the other being Dakota.
 * Sam has taken it twice while Dakota has taken it three times.
 * Coincidentally, they are in a relationship with each other.
 * Sam is one of four competitors to compete in more than one season but never make it to the merge, the others being Ezekiel, Noah, and Tyler.
 * Sam is the only contestant to not make the merge in Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, but return for Total Drama All-Stars.
 * He, along with Courtney, is one of only two contestants in Total Drama All-Stars to not make the merge in their debut seasons.
 * Sam is one of five characters known to roleplay. The others are Harold, Leonard, Noah, and Sierra.
 * According to Sam's Total Drama Revenge of the Island contestant biography, his favorite color is red and he loves salty snacks.
 * Also stated in his biography, Sam's favorite movie is "Dungeon Demons".

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