Samuel Drake

==Summary==
Samuel Drake, also simply called Sam, is the older brother of Nathan Drake and a major character in the Uncharted series. 
As a teenager, Sam took care of himself and his baby brother through a life of thievery and petty crime after they were brought to the Saint Francis' Home for Boys following their mother's death. After venturing out one night to retrieve their late mother's research, they are blamed for a crime due to a misunderstanding and are forced to escape their old lives and live on the run. They eventually changed their last names to Drake in honor of their mother's belief that the famous explorer Sir Francis Drake had heirs and began their new lives as explorers and thieves. Years later as young adults, the Drake brothers eventually searched for Henry Avery's pirate treasure alongside Rafe Adler in a Panamanian jail, but the escape attempt after they were compromised ends with Sam's apparent death. 
Fifteen years later, during the events of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, it's revealed that Sam survived and escaped from prison with help from drug lord Hector Alcázar. However, as payment for his help, Alcázar demanded that Sam bring him Avery's treasure in three months or else he would pay with his life. After tracking down Nate and convincing him to come out of retirement to save his life, the Drake brothers continued their search for Avery's treasure while they competed against a bitter Rafe and his new partner - Nadine Ross. 
Some time later, during the events of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, he assisted Chloe Frazer and Nadine in their search for the Tusk of Ganesh as they competed against Asav and his army of insurgents. 
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Samuel Drake (born Samuel Morgan), Sam
Origin: Uncharted
Gender: Male
Age: 43 (Is five years older than Nate)
Classification: Human, Thief, Treasure Hunter
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Expert Marksman, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Vehicular Mastery (Is a skilled motorcyclist and overall driver), Stealth Mastery, Acrobatics (Comparable to Nate in acrobatic ability and taught him his current skills in their youth), Social Influencing (Is generally considered to be charming, especially when it comes to women. Distracted a waiter with conversation long enough for Nate to steal his keycard from behind without being noticed and, alongside Nate, did the same to Nadine so that she would fall for a trap. Successfully passed himself off as an Italian waiter in a black market auction full of people without drawing suspicion to himself) and Resistance to Extreme Pain. 
Attack Potency: Small Building level (Is physically comparable to Nathan Drake and briefly harmed an off-guard Nadine) 
Speed: Subsonic+ with Supersonic+ combat speed and reactions (Scales to his brother. Stole the Saint Dismas Cross and escaped the auction hall with just several seconds of darkness. Moved fast enough to tackle Nadine out of the way before she was shot), Supersonic attack speed with his sidearm. 
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Is physically comparable to his brother and can easily snap necks) 
Striking Strength: Small Building level 
Durability: Small Building level (Took a beating from an enraged Nadine. Took a beating from Asav, but played it off and said he "hits like a girl." Survived an explosion from Henry Avery's ship and was mostly fine) 
Stamina: Very High (Can take a great deal of punishment and still get up and fight despite his injuries) 
Range: Standard melee range. Tens of meters with his pistol. 
Standard Equipment: Aegis 9mm pistol, a lighter and cigarettes, a grappling hook. 
Intelligence: Gifted. Is comparable to Nathan Drake in historical knowledge and understood the historical context of Nate's previous adventures as they were told to him. Created the theory of Sir Francis Drake faking his death alongside Nate, which was proven to be true during the events of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. He also played an important role in finding Henry Avery's treasure overall by solving ancient puzzles and making breakthroughs before Nate can himself. Has extensive knowledge about pirate history more so than Nate, who considers him to be the expert on the matter. Easily identified various historical artifacts and was able to recall the time periods and history associated with them in Evelyn's mansion as a teenager and stated that "Latin and historical figures" were his family's dinner conversations. He is also fluent in Latin and is knowledgeable in other languages such as Spanish and Portuguese. Fabricated the story about his debt to Hector Alcázar and his overall life in prison after his apparent death and fooled the likes of Nate and Victor Sullivan without any questions asked about it. As a result, it was due to Sam's deception that the events of Uncharted 4 came to be. Is comparable to Nate in terms of combat skill such as being able to fight multiple men at once and is able to defeat Shoreline mercenaries and Asav's insurgents whether it be in hand-to-hand combat or in a firefight with just his mere pistol. Unlike his brother, who is sometimes held back by strong morals or heroics, Sam tends to be more cold and ruthless as shown when he was willing to kill Nadine Ross when he and his brother were cornered by Rafe Adler. 
Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses, though he is more resilient than the average man. Is stated to be more reckless than Nate. 
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Acrobatics: Sam is very skilled in overall parkour and athletic ability. As a teenager, he taught Nate his acrobatic abilities and how to efficiently use a grappling hook. Just like his younger brother, he can easily scale cliffsides, buildings and other structures with his bare hands. He is also able to fall from great heights without injury, perform long jumps, maneuver on collapsing structures and efficiently use his grappling hook to traverse through unstable environments or to get to different points more easily. 
*Stealth & Thievery: As a professional thief, Sam is very skilled in stealth and theft. Nate states Sam is the best pickpocket compared to himself and Sullivan. Additionally, Sam offers to give Nate advice if he fails to pickpocket a waiter of his keycard in a hall full of people and even assists Nate if he continues to fail by using their old routine of one of them distracting the target while the other pickpockets them from behind without being noticed. With just several seconds of the power being out, he managed to take the Saint Dismas Cross off of its place on stage and leave the auction hall full of people before the lights came back on. He would also later slip "a bunch" of Libertalia doubloons into Elena's jacket pocket without her realizing it until long after he left. In terms of stealth combat, Sam is just as capable as his brother. He can easily hide in tall grass and dark structures to find vantage points and track his targets' movement patterns or keep tabs on their whereabouts overall. He can grab nearby targets once they draw near and quickly take them out by snapping their necks or suffocating them to eventually take out a group of enemies one by one. Sam can also use his grappling hook to quietly go from place to place in his environment and navigate around unsuspecting foes to get the drop on them.
*Combat & Weapon Skills: Despite not having formal training, Sam is skilled in hand-to-hand combat. He is capable of defeating Shoreline mercenaries and Asav's insurgents without issue and demonstrates excellent teamwork with allies such as performing team combos to quickly take out multiple foes at once. Sam is also a skilled marksman and has taken out groups of foes in head on firefights with just his pistol even when said foes outgunned and outnumbered him.
==Notable Matchups==
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