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| “ | Sheep, sheep, sheep, it's time for sleep. Rest your head, it's time for bed. In the morning, you may wake. Or in the morning, you'll be dead. Hear me, Bendy! Arise from the darkness! Arise, and claim my offering! Free me, I beg you! I summon you, Ink Demon! Show your face and take this tender sheep! | „ |
| ~ Sammy summoning the Ink Demon to kill Henry. |
| “ | We've all been waiting. But now... he will set... us... free. | „ |
| ~ A secret message from Sammy. |
Samuel "Sammy" Lawrence is a major antagonist in the Bendy franchise. He was the former director of the music department at Joey Drew Studios who was corrupted by the Ink after accidentally swallowing some, becoming insane and worshipping the Ink Demon in the hopes he would be returned to his human form.
He was voiced by a developer Aaron Landon, who also voiced Unit from the live-action short film Sonic: Drone Home.
Appearance[]
While it is unknown exactly how he looked as a human, Sammy as an ink monster appears as a black, inky humanoid figure with elongated arms and legs. He wears white overalls similar to Boris', and the head of a Bendy cardboard cutout as a mask. The mouth is punched out, allowing him to speak clearly. His feet are covered in ink. Under his mask, he is almost faceless. He lacks almost all facial features, even ears, leaving only his eye-sockets partially visible. His human form is described as pointy and birdlike.
Personality[]
Before his corruption, Sammy appeared to have been a sarcastic, but hardworking guy. However, after getting transformed into an ink creature, he becomes extremely mentally ill with a bloodlust and a sadistic desire to serve Ink Bendy, though he really wants freedom from his ink form and the studio that he is imprisoned in. He doesn't seem to remember much of his former life, although he recognizes Henry, though he dismisses this.
Biography[]
Past[]
Originally, Sammy and his partner Jack Fain were working for the Grand Cinema, where he caught the attention of one Joey Drew after he was impressed by his piano performance and Jack's singing. He later met the two in person and offered them a job at his studio, where he produces cartoons. After seeing the studio and requesting good pay, full control over his department and being able to hire his own people, Sammy is hired by Joey as a musician.
Dreams Come to Life[]
One day, Sammy accidentally got some of the ink produced in the studio to enter his mouth, after which he got addicted to it and began stealing ink bottles to fuel his addiction. This is seen over the course of the book, where he acts rude to people and demands to know where the bottles are, with Thomas Connor confronting him over it. One day, he mysteriously disappears with all the musicians left locked out of the Music Room. Eventually, Daniel Lewek realizes Sammy is purposefully hiding himself, but is knocked out immediately afterwards.
Once he wakes up, he finds himself and Richie tied up in chairs, who says Sammy took Jacob and is looking for Dot. Sammy then enters the room in his full ink form, and explains how he transformed into this state. As he's about to sacrifice the two to the Ink Demon, he's attacked and knocked out by Dot. They later find out Sammy has already managed to kill Dave and Norman Polk.
Under unknown circumstances, Joey would put Sammy inside the Cycle.
Boris and the Dark Survival[]
Sammy appears as a playable character, but first needs to be unlocked.
Bendy and the Ink Machine[]
Chapter 2: The Old Song[]
Sammy first appeared wandering the hallways but disappears when approached.
After Henry activates the flow pump to remove the ink from the office door, he appears in the projector booth, watching Henry before disappearing after Henry leaves the room, and later as Henry enters the sewers to locate the infirmary’s valve Sammy’s shadow can be seen behind a fenced off area as he continues to silently watch Henry, later after Henry returns to this area after obtaining the valve, Sammy has once again vanished. After Henry activates the Pump Control in Sammy's office, he is knocked unconscious by Sammy, who is standing above him with a dustpan in his right hand, mumbling. Henry wakes up, tied up by Sammy, who wants to sacrifice him to the Ink Demon as a way to have him be freed from his ink-covered form. He taunts Henry, repeatedly referring to him as "sheep", then tries to release the Ink Demon on him. However, the creature turns on him and attacks as Henry escapes and runs from him, but makes it out alive.
Chapter 5: The Last Reel[]
Sammy is revealed to be still alive, smashing through a boarded doorway in the Lost One's Village. The berserk Sammy charges towards Henry with an axe, determined to kill him. After Henry hits Sammy enough times with the Gent Pipe, his mask falls off and he hides his face in shame. Upon approaching him, Sammy throws Henry to the ground; before he can deal the finishing blow, Tom sneaks behind him and hacks his axe into the side of Sammy's head, killing him for good as he dissolves and returns back to the ink.
Bendy and the Dark Revival[]
Sammy has a cameo in a prison, due to being imprisoned by the Keepers. He is seen playing his banjo and will not do anything else. Later, Sammy escaped his cell off-screen, and can be standing on a balcony in the final battle. He briefly praises the Ink Demon, only to be shot by Allison Angel with the Tommy Gun, causing him to fall off the balcony and die with the Wilhelm scream,
Quotes[]
| “ | So first Joey installs this Ink Machine over our heads. Then it begins to leak. Three times last month, we couldn't even get out of our department because the ink kept flooded the stairwell. Joey's solution? An ink pump to drain it periodically. Now I have this ugly pump switch right in my office. People in and out all day. Thanks, Joey. Just what I needed. More distractions. These stupid cartoon songs don't write themselves, you know. | „ |
| ~ Sammy, when he was human complaining about Joey Drew. |
| “ | Very artistic person needs a sanctuary. Joey Drew has his and I've got mine. To enter, you need only know my favorite song. | „ |
| ~ Sammy Lawrence about his room. |
| “ | Sing my song and my sanctuary will open to you. | „ |
| ~ Sammy about his room. |
| “ | He appears from the shadows to rain his sweet blessings upon me. The figure of ink that shines in the darkness. I see you, my savior. I pray you hear me. Those old songs, yes, I still sing them. For I know you are coming to save me. And I will be swept into your final loving embrace. But, love requires sacrifice. Can I get an amen? (Tape stops) I said, can I get an amen? | „ |
| ~ Sammy in a message possibly mocking Henry, then speaking out loud. |
| “ | Rest your head. It's time for bed. | „ |
| ~ Sammy after knocking Henry out with a dustpan. |
| “ | There we go now, nice and tight. We wouldn't want our sheep roaming away now, would we? No, we wouldn't. I must admit I am honored you came all the way down here to visit me. It almost makes what I'm about to do seem cruel. But the believers must honor their savior. I must have him notice me. Wait, you look familiar to me. That face... Not now, for our Lord is calling to us, my little sheep. The time of sacrifice is at hand! And then, I will finally be freed from this prison. This inky dark abyss I call a body. Shhhhh! Quiet! Listen! I can hear him. Crawling above. Crawling! Let us begin. The ritual must be completed! Soon he will hear me. He will set us free. | „ |
| ~ Sammy's monologue, after kidnapping Henry. |
| “ | BETRAYED! ABANDONED! I trusted you! I gave you everything....and you left me to rot! ...Why? WHY?! | „ |
| ~ Sammy during his sudden appearance during Chapter 5. |
| “ | No! Don't look at me. Stay away..... | „ |
| ~ Sammy, when his mask is knocked off by Henry. |
| “ | Ah! You lied to me! You said I'd be free! Well, I'm going to free you now! Free your head right off your shoulders! Sheep, sheep sheep... it's time for... sleep. | „ |
| ~ Sammy's last words when he tricks Henry into being grabbed by him before he's killed by Tom. |
Trivia[]
- While in the room where he summons the Ink Demon, Sammy can be heard singing what could be a poem or song.
- Many fans suspected from Sammy's dialogue in Chapter 5 that he thinks Henry is the Ink Demon and that's why he's attacking him.
- It is unknown how Sammy can see while wearing his mask as it has no sign of eyeholes or anything else that could help him see.
- If the player collects all of the musical items in the game's third chapter, Sammy's voice can be heard.
- It was implied that Alice's Tommy gun she has is actually Sammy's, due to her mentioning it belongs to someone very special and in an April Fools video, Sammy is seen holding the same gun while saying "it's time for bullets".
- Sammy was hinted to had a relationship with Susie.
External Links[]
- Sammy Lawrence on the Bendy Wiki
- Sammy Lawrence's Ink Monster form on the Bendy Wiki
- Sammy Lawrence on the Vs Battle Wiki
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