Jenard Sampson

**Jenard Sampson** is as a major antagonist in the Power universe, serving as one of the main antagonists in Power Book IV: Force.

He appears as one of the two main antagonists in season 1 and one of the secondary antagonists/anti-hero in season 2-3.

## Character Description

Jenard is Diamond's younger brother. Not a traditional student, but a shining star who was gifted from birth, Jenard was accepted to Brown University within days of his older brother Diamond being sentenced to 15 years. Jenard parked his ambitions of academics and took the reins of one of Chicago’s largest crews. Buffeted by the benefits of Diamond being his brother and keeper, he took power of the organization with an unbridled ability of a CEO along with the wild energy to end anybody that crosses him.

## In the series

During King of the Goddamn Hill, Jenard tells Diamond about how Tommy saved him and Vic in a warehouse and they sees Tommy in the shop the next day. Later on, Tommy and Diamond are both kidnapped by two members of Rojas' crew and forced to get them money within three hours. To ensure that Diamond and Tommy comply the Rojas cartel proceed to kidnap Jenard. They threaten to kill him if the drugs and money are not delivered by the end of the day. Eventually the pair succeed with Jenard being released as promised. At the end he is surprised when Tommy shows up at the shop outside the window to show that he has killed duck gangsters to kidnap them. He remarks on Tommy’s boldness to face gangsters higher up.

In *This is Who We Are*, he tasks D-Mac to watch Tommy Egan (who unknown to both is D-Mac's uncle) and is paid for the job. That night, he is told by D-Mac that he can't do the job and returns his money before leaving.

During *Family Business*, Jenard and the Flynn family kidnap JP Gibbs and called Tommy to tell him if he wants to see his brother again then he will give himself up. Jenard is surprised to learn that JP is actually Tommy's brother, before JP tells him that when he tried to kill Tommy, he ended up shooting his son. Jenard is even more surprised to hear that JP is D-Mac's father, which in turn makes Tommy the uncle of D-Mac, amusing him at making sense of everything.

## Murders committed by Jenard

* **Serbian Mob Member:** Shot to death in order to take over the Chicago pipeline.
* **Two Serbian Mafia Members:** Shot to death. (w/Tommy, Diamond, and Vic)
* **Serbian Mob Member:** Shot to death for killing Elijah.
* **Moishe:** Shot to death in order to rob him.
* **Wendell”Lil K”Kingston :** Strangled to death for disobeying the Treason Order
* **Two Serbian Mafia Members:** Shot to death for trying to kill him, Tommy, and Vic.
* **Serbian Mob Member:** Shot in the chest for taking his car.

## Murders connected to Jenard

* **Tyrone Reeves:** Neck sliced by Diamond for trying to arrest him. Jenard gave the parole board a false alibi his brother had for the murder.
* **Jamal Franklin:** Kidnapped him but Franklin was drowned to death for sending Tyrone to arrest him and for bullying Leon.

## Goals

* Take over CBI from Diamond (failed)
* Kill Tommy and Diamond (failed/ongoing)
* Kill Marshall and D-Mac (failed)
* Kill Rodovan Mirkovic (ongoing)

## Notes

* When he and Liliana tried to sell drugs together, he mostly attempted to sleep with her, but she rebuffed his advances, and he ended up owing her money.
* According to his brother he is very good with numbers.
* In the series premiere and second episode, Tommy saves Jenard's life but by the finale Jenard tried to kill him.
* He later pays Tommy back by saving him in episode 8.

* Jenard has many redeeming qualities

1. He saved Tommy
2. He was reluctant to conspire with Shanti to kill Diamond
3. He provides an alibi for Diamond after he killed his Parole Officer

* Jenard developed a strong addiction to heroin, he later beat his addiction
* Jenard gets his car taken by the Serbs, but gets it back in Season 2 Episode 10
* Jenard has a 2021 Lamborghini Urus Truck