Samson Gray
| Samson Gray | |
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| First appearance | Exposed |
| In-story stats | |
| Known ability | Intuitive aptitude |
| Gender | |
| Home | Newark, NJ |
| Residence | Taxidermy shop in Newark |
| Occupation | Taxidermist |
| Significant other | Unnamed wife (deceased) |
| Child | Gabriel Gray |
| Sibling | Martin Gray (brother) |
| Other relatives | Virginia Gray (sister-in-law, deceased) |
Samson Gray is a taxidermist from Newark, New Jersey. His brother, Martin, reports that Samson is the biological father of Gabriel Gray.
Character History
A Clear and Present Danger
Sylar goes to Baltimore, MD and visits Harbor Watch Shop, and is reunited with Martin Gray, the ex-husband of his adoptive mother Virginia Gray. Martin states that he is not the biological father, but rather his brother Samson is. Sylar uses his ability of lie detection to determine that truth, and then goes to Newark to pay a visit to Samson Gray's home. There, he finds on the mantel a childhood picture of himself, a picture of Samson holding a pelt, and Samson sitting on a motorcycle, but does not find Samson at home.
Trust and Blood
Mary and Luke Campbell see police cars parked outside Samson Gray's home and Mary says that she never liked that old man. After Sylar holds them hostage in their own home, Luke tells Sylar that he knows Samson and can help to find him.
Building 26
Sylar and Luke drive west in search of Samson Gray. At one point, Luke asks Sylar if he likes birds as much his father did, and reveals that Samson used to take him out birding. This awakens a childhood memory in Sylar of being taken out in his father's red wagon as a small child. Luke knows that the young Sylar was sold for money, and suggests that Samson confessed this to him because he reminded the old man of his son.
Exposed
Sylar visits an abandoned diner and has flashbacks of his father bringing him there as a little boy in 1980. Samson brings the young Sylar over to a table where a man and a woman are sitting; they hand Samson a bundle of cash and he hands over Sylar. He then turns and heads out the door, but Sylar runs out after him. Samson Gray then gets in his car and appears to argue with his wife. From outside the car, Sylar watches as his father slices his mother's head open. He then pushes her body out of the car and drives away as Sylar stares in horror.
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Samson Gray for fan-created theories and other speculation.
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