Baron Samedi

Baron Samedi
Portrayed by	Demetrius Grosse
First appearance	The Eclipse, Part 1
In-story stats
Known ability	Impenetrable skin
Formal name	Unknown
Alias	Baron Samedi
Nickname	"Samedi"
Gender
Place of birth	Haiti
Home	a village in Haiti
Occupation	Warlord
Parent	Guillame (deceased)
Sibling	The Haitian

Baron Samedi is a warlord in Haiti who escaped from Level 5. He is the brother of the Haitian, and is an evolved human with the ability of impenetrable skin.

Character History

The Eclipse, Part 1

Nathan and Peter Petrelli travel to Haiti, seeking help from the Haitian. When they arrive, the Eclipse occurs, rendering their powers unusable. After walking through the rainforest, the Haitian appears and tells them that he is trying to stop his brother, Baron Samedi. Samedi used his power to make people believe he is a Vodou god, and then built an army ruled with fear. It was stated by Peter that he was involved in drug trafficking, kidnapping and slavery.

Suddenly, Baron Samedi and his militia start firing on Peter, Nathan and the Haitian. Peter and the Haitian escape, but Nathan gets caught by Samedi's militia. Nathan starts speaking in French to Samedi telling him that he is an American named Nathan Petrelli, but Samedi interrupts Nathan calling him "Senator Petrelli" and tells him that Arthur had warned him that they were coming. Nathan asks Samedi what his father told him, and he responds by hitting Nathan across the face with the butt of his gun, knocking him out. Samedi then says that Arthur told him to "be [him]self."

The Eclipse, Part 2

Samedi had Nathan tied up and locked in a sort of prison, with two sisters who will be sold as slaves, or otherwise serve Samedi. He paid Nathan a visit in his cell, and tells him he can't stop him, as he is just a man. He then takes one of the girls, the eldest of the sisters into a hut with the intention of raping her, but was stopped by The Haitian who knocked him down later. After Peter, Nathan and the Haitian had taken down all his men, a still-conscious Samedi comes to them and tells them he is a god, and they can't kill him. Nathan flies into him and crushes him into a car, but he stands up, unharmed due to his impenetrable skin. The Haitian comes to him, and clamps his hand on Samedi's head for some kind of mental attack, disregarding Samedi's assertion that he's the Haitian's brother.

Evolved Human Abilities

Baron Samedi has the ability of impenetrable skin, which grants him a greater resistance to physical injury than an average human. When flown into a car by Nathan, Samedi is able to stand up unscathed. The Haitian has also remarked that Samedi's skin is invulnerable to objects such as knives, fire and bullets.

Memorable Quotes

"His followers think he's a god."

"Then I say we make him bleed."

- The Haitian, Peter (referring to Samedi)

"Others believe that names grant great strength."

"Is that why you call yourself Baron Samedi? So people will worship you like a god?"

"Is that why you took the title "Senator"?"

- Samedi, Nathan

Notes

• The Haitian says that he is his father's only son (It Takes a Village, Part 4), though later he says that Baron Samedi is his brother (The Eclipse, Part 1). Writers Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite explained that this issue was actually addressed in a line that was cut. "The Haitian only discovered his brother after he was recruited into the Company. Seems that Voodoo priest father liked to use his ability to sleep around. However, the line was cut because it was deemed 'confusing'."

Trivia

• Baron Samedi (French for "Baron Saturday") is a figure in the Haitian Vodou religion. As Peter says in The Eclipse, Part 1, the original Baron Samedi is one of the aspects of Baron, the Loa of the dead. He is a sexual Loa, noted for disruption, obscenity, debauchery, and having a particular fondness for tobacco and rum.
• Several pop culture figures go by the name "Baron Samedi", including a Marvel Comics character, a James Bond villain, and a British rapper.