Chocobo Sam

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チョコボ・サム (Chokobo Samu?)

## Gameplay details

**Chocobo Sam** is the owner of a chocobo stable in the Wall Market District in *Final Fantasy VII Remake*. He runs a successful delivery business called "Sam's Delivery," which employs chocobo-drawn carriages to cart goods and people around the Midgar slums that don't have proper road infrastructure like on topside. He is a seeker of thrills and gambles, and also a recommended agent for Don Corneo's bridal auditions.

## Profile

### Appearance

Chocobo Sam is an archetypal cowboy character, wearing a western hat and boots, jeans with distressed knees, a leather belt with a large golden buckle, a white button-up shirt with a leather vest over it. He has a holster for a gun around his hips and a whip coiled up hanging from his belt loop, but he is not seen fighting or dealing with wild chocobos.

### Personality

Chocobo Sam is mellow yet stern. He enjoys gambling and the night life. He seems to have something of a rivalry with Madam M, never missing a chance to aggravate her. Sam loves beautiful women, being seen sitting among the honeygirls at the Honeybee Inn and having a "discerning eye" for candidates for Corneo's bridal auditions. Sam is also something of a trickster, using a double-headed coin to always win a coin toss to have his way.

## Story

**Spoiler warning: *Plot and/or ending details follow.*** *(Skip section)*
Cloud Strife and Aerith Gainsborough meet Sam at the stable at Wall Market while following one of his chocobo carts that took Cloud's friend Tifa Lockhart to Corneo's manor for a bridal audition. Sam admits that he was the one who had endorsed Tifa, deeming her very beautiful. Cloud and Aerith want to be part of the audition too to get to Tifa, but Sam has already given out his endorsement, and doesn't think Aerith has what it takes to take part, anyway. He proposes a game of coin toss but cheats by using a double-headed coin, which Cloud catches on to. When Cloud asks to see the coin, Sam doesn't argue, tossing it to Cloud and then walking off.

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Cloud and Aerith decide to get endorsement from Madam M instead, and she signs them up for the Corneo Colosseum battle arena that Sam also comes to witness. Cloud and Aerith defeat Sam's candidate and he is impressed. When the duo defeat the Hell House, Sam loses a large amount of money to Madam M by having bet against them. While Aerith is away to be beautified by Madam M, Cloud and Johnny have a chance to help Sam with some odd jobs. Sam later comes to see Andrea Rhodea's latest show and claps approvingly when Cloud takes part and gets a makeover on stage.

After the plate falls, Sam's chocobos have fled in a panic and Cloud can help find and soothe them with some gysahl greens he gets from Sam.

***Spoilers end here.***
## Quests

### Chocobo Search

Main article: Chocobo Search
Chocobo Search is an Odd Job in Chapter 14, "In Search of Hope". The player can talk to a stablehand who has heard of Cloud's exploits from Chocobo Sam. The stablehand asks them to find three runaway chocobos for him. Completing the quest unlocks various fast-travel locations. Once all birds have been found, checking in with Chocobo Sam completes the quest, earning a lifetime pass for Sam's Delivery.

## Behind the scenes

Chocobo Sam was one of the three characters introduced as Don Corneo's henchmen, with the goal of portraying Corneo as a real-life mafia boss, who has power in the underworld with henchmen to do his dirty work. Sam appears designed after the chocobo carriage NPC from the original *Final Fantasy VII*. Although he is not the one driving the carriage in *Final Fantasy VII Remake*, his employees all resemble him with the same type of attire and beard.

### Voice

Chocobo Sam is voiced by Masashi Sugawara in Japanese and by Larry Davis in English.

## Gallery

Chocobo Sam.jpgChocobo Sam in Wall Market.FFVIIR Chocobo Sam close.pngClose up.Sam's Coin artwork for Final Fantasy VII Remake.pngArtwork of Sam's coin.
## References

1. ↑ Robert Ramsey (May 24, 2020). *Interview: Final Fantasy VII Remake Producer and Co-Director on Development, Launch, and Being Grateful for the Fans*. *Push Square*. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020.

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