~ Sam ~

Intro (This character is from the animated series “Sam and Max”)Sam is a 6-foot-tall, brown anthropomorphic dog with black pupils. He wears a grey Bloodhound fedora, as well as a grey (sometimes Green or blue) suit with a white dress shirt, and black belt with a golden buckle, meant to mimic a typical noir detective outfit. He wears a comically large neck tie with black and blue stripes. Underneath his suit jacket, he presumably wears a leather shoulder holster. Despite his body being anthropomorphic, he only has four fingers (including his thumbs) and three toes. He likes refers to himself as an Irish wolfhound at times. Sam is prone to long-winded sentences, filled with elaborate terminology. He is usually depicted as being very calm, rational, and collected, preferring to solve things diplomatically rather than always resorting to violence. He rarely loses his temper and can react to panic-inducing situations with extreme calm. When he does get angry, however, he tends to react in an uncharacteristically savage manner. In They Stole Max's Brain, Sam shows more violent manner of investigating than the previous episodes, which include from beating a gorilla for showing a dog sign to using a gun on a COPS member. It is usually, and somewhat ironically, Max that calms him down and prevents him from acting upon his anger. Although most of the time he acts like a regular human, Sam occasionally behaves like a dog, having an enhanced smell and often making several dog sounds, such as growling or whining. Max is Sam's long-time best friend and sidekick. They met as children and attended junior high together before becoming the Freelance Police. In most situations, Sam plays the straight man against Max's chaotic behavior. Sam is incredibly close to Max and will become tangibly uncomfortable when separated for any reason; he is willing to delve into great lengths to protect his little buddy. Unlike most people, Sam seems to admire Max's violent tendencies, for the most part.