Samantha Nishimura - Revision history

Tombraidergirl at 13:49, 18 March 2018

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Wile E. Coyote at 11:17, 15 November 2016

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Wile E. Coyote: Attempted some clean-up. There is still work to be done here!

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Tombraidergirl at 19:24, 7 August 2015

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The Poet: added the "Meet the crew" info

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The Poet at 16:09, 12 August 2013

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The Poet: added voice actors

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-| birth_date                = 1991 (In-Game Age: 22)<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151332505316158&set=a.10151329355521158.459933.287378891157&type=3&theater Retrieved on Aug 13th 2013.</ref>
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-| nationality               = Portuguese<br>
+| nationality               = Portuguese/Japanese<ref>Endurance Week: Meet The Crew, Day 2 – Tuesday, Feb 1; originally found on Tomb Raider's Facebook page</ref>
 | education                 = Cinematography studies at college<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref>
-| occupation                = Member of the [[Endurance]]'s expedition<br>
+| occupation                = Documentary Filmmaker
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 Samantha went to college together with [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]]<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 9</ref> and she studied cinematography there.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref> However, her passion for film-making wasn't regarded as a positive thing at college, as the academics there dismissed it as nonsense.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref>
-Samantha has gained lots of filming experience at different locations: in the [[Arctic]], the [[Congo]] and the [[Red Desert]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref>
+Samantha has gained lots of filming experience at different locations: in the [[Arctic]], the Congo and the Red Desert.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref>
 ===Early Adventures with Lara===

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	Samantha went to college together with [[Lara Croft (Reboot)\|Lara]]<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 9</ref> and she studied cinematography there.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref> However, her passion for film-making wasn't regarded as a positive thing at college, as the academics there dismissed it as nonsense.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref>		Samantha went to college together with [[Lara Croft (Reboot)\|Lara]]<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 9</ref> and she studied cinematography there.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref> However, her passion for film-making wasn't regarded as a positive thing at college, as the academics there dismissed it as nonsense.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref>

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-'''Samantha Nishimura''', or short '''Sam''', is a character in the Reboot [[Tomb Raider (2013)]].
+'''Samantha Nishimura''', or short '''Sam''', is a character in the Reboot [[Tomb Raider (2013)]]. She is one of the survivors of the [[Endurance]]'s shipwreck and a close friend of [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara's]].
 Samantha loves oranges. <ref>[[Brian Horton]] during the Cosplay dinner at Gamescom 2015</ref>
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 ==Life==
 ===Early Life===
-Due to her parents' status, Samantha moved often as a child, even from a continent to another. This resulted in Samantha being  often the outsider in school, and she gained attention by being a bit of a wild child.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151332505316158&set=a.10151329355521158.459933.287378891157&type=3&theater Retrieved on Aug 13th 2013.</ref>
+Due to her parents' status, Samantha moved often as a child, even from one continent to another. This resulted in Samantha often being the outsider at school. She gained attention by being a bit of a wild child.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151332505316158&set=a.10151329355521158.459933.287378891157&type=3&theater Retrieved on Aug 13th 2013.</ref>
 ===Time at College===
-Samantha went to college together with [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]]<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 9</ref> and she studied cinematography there.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref> However, her passion for filmmaking wasn't regarded as a positive thing at college, as the academics there dismissed it as nonsense.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref>
+Samantha went to college together with [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]]<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 9</ref> and she studied cinematography there.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref> However, her passion for film-making wasn't regarded as a positive thing at college, as the academics there dismissed it as nonsense.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref>
 Samantha has gained lots of filming experience at different locations: in the [[Arctic]], the [[Congo]] and the [[Red Desert]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic p. 48</ref>
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 Before being part of [[Endurance]]'s crew, Samantha is topping up her tan on board of the [[Endurance]] as [[James Whitman|Whitman]] arrives to interview his new crew for his documentary.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8-9</ref>
-Samantha eventually got on board of the [[Endurance]] when the funding for the expedition to [[Yamatai]] was cut off from the network, and [[James Whitman|Whitman]] wanted to do the documentary by using his own money. [[James Whitman|Whitman's]] funds weren't enough, so [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] suggests that Samantha would ask for her uncle to help financing the expedition. Samantha's uncle agrees to do so, but under two conditions: he'll get 60% of the sale price of anything that'll be brough back from the expedition and that Samantha will be the new camera person.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 45-48</ref>
+Samantha eventually got on board of the [[Endurance]] when the funding for the expedition to [[Yamatai]] was cut off from the network, and Whitman wanted to do the documentary by using his own money. Whitman's funds weren't enough, so Lara suggests that Samantha would ask her uncle to help financing the expedition. Samantha's uncle agreed to do so, but under two conditions: he'll get 60% of the sale price of anything that'll be brought back from the expedition and that Samantha will be the new camera person.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 45-48</ref>
-Right away after getting on board Samantha starts to film the crew as they prepare to set out to [[Yamatai]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 50-51</ref> Feeling of finally setting out to sea, towards [[Yamatai]], is unbelieveable to Samantha.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 51</ref> Samantha wants to make sure that [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] gets the credit she deserves from the expedition, and that's why Samantha has secretly shot footage of her too during the expedition.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Filmmaker]]</ref>
+Right away after getting on board Samantha starts to film the crew as they prepare to set out to [[Yamatai]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 50-51</ref> Finally setting out to sea, towards [[Yamatai]], and possibly walking in the footsteps of her ancestors. is an unbelievable feeling for Samantha.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 51</ref> Samantha wants to make sure that Lara gets the credit she deserves for the expedition; this is the reason why Samantha has secretly been shooting footage of her, too, during the expedition.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Filmmaker]]</ref>
 However, Samantha wasn't all happy about sailing to [[Yamatai]]: she started to feel nervous and nauseous as they got closer and closer to the [[Dragon's Triangle]] - and not in the excited kind of way.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Feelings of Unease]]</ref>
-After the shipwreck of the [[Endurance]] Lara and Sam get separated. While Lara is captured and strung up in the [[Scavenger Den]] Sam roams the island and finds [[Mathias]], a seemingly friendly islander. But soon after Lara finds them he turns out to be in league with the [[scavengers]] and he kidnaps her.
+=== Shipwrecked ===
+After the shipwreck of the [[Endurance]] Lara and Sam get separated. While Lara is captured and strung up in the [[Scavenger Den]] Sam roams the island and finds [[Mathias]], a seemingly friendly islander. But soon after Lara finds them he turns out to be in league with the [[Solarii]] and he kidnaps her.
-Mathias' ultimate goal is to restore [[Himiko]]'s soul into Sam's body, so she can stop the storms that prevent everyone from leaving the island of [[Yamatai]].
+Sam is a central piece in puzzle that forms the secret of the island. A major part of Lara's adventure revolves around finding and rescuing her friend, who is being held hostage by Mathias and his Solarii. His ultimate goal is to restore the soul of the last Sun Queen [[Himiko]] into Sam's body, so she can stop the storms that prevent everyone from leaving the island of [[Yamatai]].
 ==Characterization==
-Samantha is more of a party bee comapred to [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]], as during their advetures she's always going to clubs and even dragging [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] with her. Samantha thinks that she just helps [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] to unlock her inner party girl.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref>
+Samantha is more of a party bee compared to Lara, as during their adventures she's always going to clubs and even dragging her along. Samantha thinks that this might help Lara unlocking her inner party girl.<ref>In-game document [[Sam: Adventures With Lara]]</ref>
-[[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] describes Samantha as ''"a camera nut"'' when she goes and interrupts the cameraman working on the interviews of the [[Endurance]] crew with [[James Whitman|Whitman]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8</ref> Samantha's affection to her filmcamera is indeed strong, as she refers to it as her baby.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 46</ref> She is also so interested in filming and filmcameras that she spots camera brands while sunbathing.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8</ref>
+In return Lara describes Samantha as ''"a camera nut"'' when she interrupts the cameraman working on the interviews of the Endurance crew with Whitman.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8</ref> Samantha's affection to her camera is indeed strong, as she refers to it as her baby.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 46</ref> She is also so versed in filming and cameras that she spots camera brands while sunbathing.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 8</ref>
 ==Family==
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 Samantha's mother is a Portugese model and his father is Japanese. Her parents and family are rich, giving regularly money to Samantha.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151332505316158&set=a.10151329355521158.459933.287378891157&type=3&theater Retrieved on Aug 13th 2013.</ref>
-Samantha's uncle is apparently a wealthy man, as he has funded [[Conrad Roth|Conrad Roth's]] expeditions even before [[Yamatai]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 45</ref> [[Conrad Roth]] describes Samantha's uncle in the following way after he hears  Samantha's uncle's conditions for funding: {{Quote|Conrad Roth<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 48</ref>|Yeah. That sounds like him. The bastard always drives a hard bargain.}}
+Samantha's uncle is apparently a wealthy man, as he has funded [[Conrad Roth|Conrad Roth's]] expeditions even before [[Yamatai]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 45</ref> [[Conrad Roth]] describes Samantha's uncle conditions for funding: {{Quote|Conrad Roth<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 48</ref>|Yeah. That sounds like him. The bastard always drives a hard bargain.}}
 Samantha could be linked to either [[Hoshi]] or [[Himiko]] or to other [[Priestesses of the Sun]] through her ancestors, which would explain why she exactly was needed to complete the once corrupted [[Ritual]] of transferring [[Himiko]]'s soul and stopping the storms.
 ==Friends==
-Samantha is a close friend of [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara's]].
+Samantha is a close friend of [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara's]]. She also has good relations with the other members of the Endurance expedition.
 ==Further Infromation==

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	Samantha is a playable character in the [[Tomb Raider (2013) Multiplayer\|multiplayer]].		Samantha is a playable character in the [[Tomb Raider (2013) Multiplayer\|multiplayer]].
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		+	Samantha loves oranges. <ref>[[Brian Horton]] during the Cosplay dinner at Gamescom 2015</ref>

	==Life==		==Life==