Sam Hill

— Sam Hill to Lola and Milo at Odds Bodikins (determinant)

**Salathiel Machidiel**, also known as **Samantha** and **Sam Hill**, is a major character in *Afterparty*. She is a psychopomp who assists Lola and Milo on their travels around Hell.

### Official Description

*"Sam Hill serves her time in Hell as a psychopomp, someone who ferries wayward souls in her souped-up cab. She becomes a sort of friend and ally to Milo and Lola, helping them find what she thinks is the best path on their journey."*

## Appearance

Sam is a demon with glowing, yellow eyes and a stocky build. She wears a white button-up shirt under a brown, ripped leather jacket decorated with studs, shoulder spikes, and chains hanging from each shoulder to her collar; a black belt with a silver buckle; tan pants burnt up to the knees; and black sandals; as well as a black cap.

## Background

— Sam to Lola and Milo at Odds Bodikins (determinant)

Sam was born as an angel to God alongside her brothers and sisters, including Apollyon, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, Onoskelis, and Satan. When Satan began to rebel against God, Sam stayed on the sidelines in fear, not wanting to fight against her siblings nor disturb the status quo. Afterwards, God would cast Sam out into Hell alongside her siblings for her "uncertainty in His order" and what he called her "ambivalence."

In the first month after the Fall, Sam decided to build a church at Odds Bodikins in order to have a place where souls could still intone with God; however, Satan destroyed the church three days in and assigned Sam the job of psychopomp, which she would remain in up until the present day. Though her ferry initially used to cost money, the service was eventually made free once "someone upstairs finally realized [they] don't really have an economy down here."

## Relationships

* Milo and Lola - (TBC)
* Satan - (TBC)

## Quotes

**Sam:** "*Hey--hey, either one of you guys, Jimmy Boulanger? James Whitney Boulanger? Tu t'appeles comment?*"
**Lola:** "*What? Jimmy who?*"
**Sam:** "*Okay, well, judging by your complexion you are probably not the plantation owner who was drowned by his kids, so.*"
— Sam and Lola during their first meeting (determinant)
"*I'm just fuckin' with you, sorry, you're confused--it's--I'm--I'm being mean. I'm a--a psychopomp. 'Friend of Urshanabi, tooth of Phlegyas... Charon's lost dog?'*"
— Sam
"*Why the long face? Personal demon dragging you down? Listen, just remember... those things are like... car sickness. And sometimes you just need to deal with it to get to the mall, you know? Just keep your eyes on the horizon and it'll go away on its own.*"
— Sam to Milo and Lola regarding Wormhorn
**Milo:** "*Yep! We got the invite! We can go to Satan's party without standing in line for a million years. How proud of us are you right now?*"
**Sam:** "*Um, not proud at all. I barely know you and care even less.*"
— Milo and Sam after finishing Fela's mission to get an invite (determinant)
"*I was born in a socket of time, between strings and waves... to the animal we call God. I mean-- I don't even remember how the fight started, to be perfectly honest. I just-- I remember that I didn't rebel with the rest of them. And I couldn't fight my brothers and sisters for the side of sunshine, either, so I-- I just didn't take a stand. I was too scared, and... I just wanted everyone to start eating dinner together again, you know? So when it came time to hand out the punishments, dear old Dad didn't spare what he called my "ambivalence." My uncertainty in His order... So I was cast out with the others. That was, um... well, that was a long time ago. So now you know.*"
— Sam to Lola and Milo at Odds Bodikins (determinant)
"*That church sinking into the swamp? I built that, first month-- just after the Fall. I, uh, I wanted a place where... souls could still intone with God. If they wanted to, you know? Whether or not He was even listening, but Satan didn't really, uh-- he breathed it as an insult. So three days in, he tore it down and, uh, conscripted me into being a psychopomp. I think for him it was, um, romantic, or... metrical or something-- the image of me, driving back and forth, to and fro, never docking, never settling in one spot. Never choosing a home. But, uh... That's just my theory.*"
— Sam to Lola and Milo at Odds Bodikins (determinant)
"*Look, I'm extraordinarily difficult to impress. I think that things that wear clothes have completely misread the universe and what should be carried as important-- Myself included in that. But... you've done things I wouldn't have expected anyone to do down here. So... I got a little something for you. A going-away present, if you wanna label it. Don't think it's like a catapult to Earth or anything, but, uh-- It's like a token of my appreciation for what you've accomplished.*"
— Sam to Lola and Milo before giving them her Seal (determinant)
## Trivia

* Sam's concept was done by Claire Chen, while her model was created by Eric Romano. A turnaround of her model with animations done by Ruel Pascual can be found here.
* Sam's taxi was designed by artist Beverly Chen.
* Sam appears to have a habit of rambling to fill the space, as she will do so if Milo and Lola are idling around as she waits for them in places such as by her taxi, before entering the Schoolyard Strangler, and at Odds Bodikins.

## Gallery

### Concept Art

A turnaround of Sam's model. (Converted to gif; original)
### Promotional Art

Halloween 2019 artwork.
(Tumblr)Sam's character slide.Comic panel. (Twitter)Promotional art of Sam driving her taxi with Milo and Lola.
(Instagram)
### In-Game Art

Sam's texting avatar.Sam's image in the credit sequence.
## References

1. ↑ Character images provided in IGN article: "Afterparty's Voice Cast Includes Horizon Zero Dawn, The Walking Dead Actors"
2. ↑ Sam's expository speech to Milo and Lola at Odds Bodikins.
3. ↑ Sam to Milo and Lola during their first boat ride.
4. ↑ *"Closer on the new promo piece for Afterparty. Sam’s wild taxi was designed by @bvrlychn. Don’t drink and drive, though."* - Claire Chen on Instagram

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