Samson Gray

Samson Gray
Portrayed by	John Glover
First appearance	Exposed
In-story stats
Known abilities	Intuitive aptitude Current acquired abilities: Telekinesis, Sedation
Gender
Home	formerly Newark, NJ
Residence	Trailer in woods; formerly 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, reveals 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.

Shades of Gray

Sylar finally finds him in a trailer in the woods. Samson asks who he is and Sylar identifies himself to him and plans to kill him, but Samson turns around revealing he's on oxygen: Samson is slowly dying of terminal cancer and he doesn't care if Sylar kills him due to that. He reveals that like Sylar he has intuitive aptitude and also became a serial killer who stole powers. Samson displays telekinesis and says that while he still possesses that, he's not sure if he still possesses anything else. He performs taxidermy, which he says is a hobby, on a rabbit and Sylar assists him. He also explains that he eventually grew tired of stealing powers and didn't see a point to it anymore. Samson admits he can't remember why he sold Sylar and killed his mother but it doesn't really matter to him. When Sylar accidentally cuts himself and displays regeneration, Samson attacks him by pinning him to a wall with arrows then sedates him, planning to take regeneration from him and begin a new killing spree as his hunger has returned. He goes to cut open Sylar's head, but Sylar reveals he was faking being hurt and overpowers Samson who is apparently too weak to truly fight back. Sylar strangles Samson with his own oxygen tube, but leaves him alive as he leaves. Samson pleads with Sylar to kill him as Sylar intended to do, but Sylar says that he got the answers he came for and Samson will die, slowly of his cancer. Sylar leaves with Samson still alive but alone and dying of his cancer. He is later seen smoking calmly in a chair in a room, breathing in oxygen.

Evolved Human Abilities

Samson Gray's innate ability is Intuitive aptitude, the ability to intuitively understand how something works. Like Sylar, he used this ability to collect abilities from other evolved humans, but claims to have forgotten most of them. He has so far displayed telekinesis and sedation.

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Samson Gray for fan-created theories and other speculation. Template:Sylar