Cool blog! I could love to see headcanon about our brave American, Sam. And his relationships with his friends, especially both Miller and Capt. Baranov. That could be nice!
[Thank you, buddy!✨ Aye, our brave, optimistic kiddo deserves more love and attention, so here it is! c: ]
• Likes to say “easy-peasy-lemon-squeeze” when he gets instructions about his forthcoming mission.
• He imbued with Russian mentality and proved that basic human values are universal for all people, wether you’re American or Russian.
• Sam is absolutely non-fatalist and a brave fella, so he’ll dare to have a rullette play with fate.
• “Relax, it’s gonna be OK”
• He cooks the best rat barbecue in the metro. The maestro definitely has a secret.
• He’s a “Sabaton” fan and has some physical copies of their albums.
• When he was serving, he had a nickname “Jah” because of dreadlocks he used to wear before joining the military. After that, he was never called that again.
• He’s one of the most reliable and trustworthy guys in the wasteland. If anyone covers your back or lends a shoulder, he would be one of those guys.
• The best time for a long zadushevniy (soulful) conversation is when he overhauls and cleans weapons: that’s when he’s the most relaxed and ready to get off serious topics.
• He’ll tell some stories from his military past: for example, about Iraq and Afghanistan. And, of course, about life in US before all that.
• He’s a simple guy without a selfishness, so whoever his friends are, they’ll feel comfortable around him.
Sam’s friendship with Miller and Capt. Baranov
• Sometimes Sam performs melee drills with Miller. Once he tried to play giveaway, but quickly regretted it, since the Colonel is not inferior to him even with leg prothesis.
• In Miller, he sees a soulmate and has an infinite respect for the Colonel. After all, he was the only one who had courage to save Sam’s life twenty years ago.
• Times after the strike were kinda rough for Sam. People around made him a scapegoat because of his nationality. They blamed him for the War, as if he was answering for the entire nation and its leaders.
• Then he met Miller. He is still grateful, because if it wasn't for Miller, he wouldn't have found the Spartans who became his new family for years.
• Although Sam is a professional, skilled fighter with a great experience, he still finds something to learn from Miller.
• He feels people’s nature well. He quickly realized that captain Baranov was a man of honor, and they have many in common.
• They spent some days drinking and sharing nostalgia about the time that pass. This was especially valuable to Sam, since there are not many people left who remember their pre-war lives. In the future, he would remember these conversations many times, admiring this man, even though they had not known each other long.