User:Milbury/Sandbox
Samedi spent some time as an obscure figure in Haiti's underworld, which has led to theories that his ability did not manifest until late in his life. Eventually, as is usual practice in Haiti, Samedi rose to power by murdering his superior, which may or may not have been his own father. In any case, Samedi took over his superior's criminal holdings, expanding them considerably. A few years after taking power, Samedi himself was assassinated by a machete-wielding revolutionary. His head was almost sliced completely off and his body was left in the dirt for the vultures, but three days after his assassination Samedi made a shocking reappearance, rallying his men to kill all the members of the group that had targeted him.
Samedi himself wasted no time in spreading the word that he had resurrected himself from the point of death. While these clains were initially regarded this as idle boasting, a series of further assassination attempts in the years to come proved that he did indeed have the power to return from the dead. Samedi used this incredible power to sway the Haitian Vodou followers into believing that he was a demigod, and largely consolidated all of Haiti's criminal empires under his rule. Not content with controlling Haiti's underworld, Samedi is believed to currently be manipulating Haitian politics, with the intention of either installing himself in power or putting one of his lackeys in the position.
Another indisputable personality trait is the subject's predilection for violence. Whether he was raised in Haiti's underworld or simply embraced it later, the subject is today regarded as a brutal dictator, sadistically murdering those who oppose him, often with his own hands. Reports that the subject actually crucified a group of young revolutionaries attempting to urge political action to be taken against him have been validated, and some eyewitness accounts have even indicated that the subject may be cannibalistic. This theory in particular comes from a Haitian refugee who claims to have been the subject's personal cook, and has said he fled after being ordered to prepare a steak from the body of a dead rival.
Regardless of whether the more outlandish theories regarding this subject contain any amount of truth, the primary conclusion remains: this subject is violent, unstable, and egomaniacal. High caution should be exercised in dealing with him.