Sam Manson

Samantha Manson, also known as Sam Manson, Bubeleh, Chaos, Ghost Getter #3, Goth Geek, Orlando, Sammy-kins and Sam of the Very Vegan, is one of the main characters from the Danny Phantom series.
== Charactah Account ==
Danny's childhood friend and primary love interest. Sam is a strict vegetarian Goth with an often contradictory personality; she's as rational and levelheaded as she is forceful and selfish. She strives to protect the environment as much as she rebels against her parents. She often keeps Danny (and Tucker) from doing anything too extreme.
Her personality is less dreary than the stereotypical "goth" persona that is usually shown. She can be bossy, passionate, strong-willed, but also good-hearted. Based on how Sam conducts herself, it would be fairer to say that she labels herself a goth more as an outlet for her independence and individuality than as an embrace of how the stereotypical goth is presumed to behave as such; she is often livid over the wider range of popular materials. She's rational, sometimes sarcastic, forceful, and level-headed but in the end, she has a caring heart.
Sam has also openly admitted to being a "cat person" and goes by the name of "Chaos" in the Doomed video game. She is a fan of music, including Nine Inch Nails. She also enjoys monster movies–with her favorites being female monsters Femalien, Terminatra, and Nightmerica (all of which are spoofs of various male monsters)–and Akira Kurosawa's samurai films. Sam has a collection of vinyl records. She comes from a Jewish background (hinted when her grandmother called her "bubeleh" and eventually revealed in the Christmas special).
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Danny Phantom
* Danny Phantom Season 2
* Danny Phantom Season 3
=== Comics ===
* Nickelodeon Magazine
* Nickelodeon Magazine Presents
=== Video Games ===
* Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
* Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle
* Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
* Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island
== Trivia ==
* Sam's favorite colors are black and purple.
* Sam originally was supposed to have a 'psychic connection' with Danny that would let one know where the other one was; however, this was nixed right before the premiere, since Danny already had ghost powers and Sam had other attributes; Butch Hartman didn't want them to seem too developed already. This connection is hinted at numerous times throughout the series when Danny and Sam have the same reaction or response to situations/comments, but is typically brushed off as merely being a case of long-time friends thinking alike.
* Sam, along with Tucker, has been in all but one episode of the entire series ("Bitter Reunions").
* Sam's name in the mainland Chinese dub is "Xiao Shan", which means "little coral."
* Sam comes from a Jewish background (which is revealed in the Christmas special). This is also implied in "Control Freaks" as her grandmother's nickname for her is Yiddish.
** In "Life Lessons," Sam names her and Tucker's flour sack child "Lilith," which is a reference to the actual name of a female demon in Jewish mythology.
* According to the 2005 Nickelodeon Magazine Ultimate Enemy edition, Sam's interests are horror films, sci-fi, and Japanese anime.
** Sam enjoys monster movies, her favorites being female monsters Femalien, Terminatra, and Nightmerica (all of which are spoofs of various male monsters: Femalien inspired by Alien and Predators, Terminatra inspired by The Terminator, and Nightmerica inspired by Freddy Kruger). She also enjoys Akira Kurosawa's samurai films.
** Sam goes by the pseudonym "Chaos" in the Doomed video game.
** Additionally, Sam is a fan of music, including Nine Inch Nails. She also has a collection of vinyl records.
** Sam also has shown interest in Gothic, Paranormal and Mythological/Occult literature. Throughout the series she has visited and brought reference to the goth bookstore Skulk and Lurk Books, and has frequented it often enough to consider it her favorite. Chronicles of the Fright Knight, Edward Gory and Goth's Guide to Mythology are three books she's purchased. Additionally, she enjoys attending poetry nights.
* The book Edward Gory is a reference to Edward St. John Gorey, a writer and illustrator for gothic works.
* On Sam's bedroom walls, there are posters that reference to various bands and movies, some of which include A Clockwork Orange, Einstürzende Neubauten, and Nine Inch Nails.
* Sam has openly admitted to being a "cat person".
* Sam appears to have different bedrooms throughout the series.
** Sam has at least 10 different outfits in the series.
* Confirmed in "Secret Weapons," Sam is an only child.
* She appears in the mobile game Nickelodeon Pixel Town (only available in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines), you can get her if you merge Danny Phantom and Kraang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the memory center.
* Character Designer Stephen Silver drew his own take on what Sam would look like 10 years later.
* Sam is the first female character to have a crush on Danny followed by Paulina Sanchez, Valerie Gray, an unnamed girl with braces and Ember McLain.
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== External Links ==
* Sam Manson at Danny Phantom Wiki
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