Samson

Samson is a character in Saints Row and Saints Row 2.

Alright man, you ain't got a lot of time, so hurry. One more thing. That shit in your car ain't exactly stable. I wouldn't hit anything if I were you

— Samson

Overview[]

Samson is a car mechanic and demolitions expert. He is an ally of the 3rd Street Saints, but is never stated to be a member as he does not wear purple. He has a garage in the Mission Beach neighborhood of the Saint's Row District.

Biography[]

Saints Row[]

Samson only appears onscreen during the "Supply and Demand" cutscene, although he is also mentioned during the missions "Stacking the Deck", "Samson's Surprise", "...To Kingdom Come" and "Possession with Intent".

Saints Row 2[]

In Saints Row 2, he is featured in a cutscene with Shaundi prior to the mission "File in the Cake".^[1] He is bringing a bomb for the mission, but he trips and drops it, starting the timer.

Trivia[]

His only line in Saints Row is used twice; in the Vice Kings mission "...To Kingdom Come" and Los Carnales mission "Possession with Intent".^[2]
The poster in front of Samson's garage has a texture error, displaying the texture of a weapon book from Julius' office.^[3]^[4] The poster on Rim Jobs stores has the correct texture.
Samson's garage exists in Saints Row 2, in Mission Beach neighborhood, although it is never used in the game and is not enterable.^[5]
The character model and preset named "Sampson", while all dialogue and other internal strings refer to him as "Samson".
- Saints Row: The Third beta footage uses the name "Sampson".^[6]

Quotes[]

Samson: "Hold on, for a second man..."

Samson finishes wiping a license plate on a car.

Samson: "Perfect...that shit is fucking perfect. Check it out playa..."

Samson gestures for Playa to take a look.

Samson: "Would you believe that four niggas got shot in that car? That ride looks like I jacked it right off the lot. My work's in fuckin' demand, son, and with you jackin' some extra cars for me, we could both be makin' some extra cheddar. What you say?"

— Samson^[7] in Supply and Demand cutscene.

Shaundi: "Don't worry about it, I know how you're gonna break in. Samson, get over here!"
Samson: "Hey Shaundi, I rigged up that bomb you wa-"

Samson trips and drops the bomb.

Shaundi: "Um...you should probably hurry..."