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Samantha "Sam" Manson
is one of Danny's best friends. She is a self-proclaimed goth who is
fascinated with the subliminal and netherworldly, and is a very
outspoken ultra-recyclo-vegetarian (she doesn't eat anything with a
face).
Her personality is less dreary than the stereotypical
"goth" persona that is usually shown. She can be bossy, passionate,
strong-willed, but also good-hearted. Based on how Sam conducts herself,
it would be more fair to say that she labels herself a goth more as an
outlet for her independence and individuality than as an embrace of how
the stereotypical goth is presumed to behave-as such; she is often livid
over the wider range of popular materials. She's rational, sometimes
sarcastic, forceful, and level-headed but in the end she has a caring
heart.
Sam has also openly admitted to being a "cat person" and goes by the name of "Chaos" in the Doomed
video game. She is a fan of punk, metal, and techno/electronica music.
She also enjoys monster movies--with her favorites being female monsters
Femalien, Terminatra, and Nightmerica (all based or parodied on various
male monster and/or horror films)--and Akira Kurosawa's samurai films.
Sam has a collection of old vinyl punk-rock records from the 70s and
80s. She comes from a Jewish background (hinted when her grandmother
called her "bubeleh" and eventually revealed in the Christman special).
In
spite of her wealthy upbringing by her parents, Sam is not so much
spoiled as she is bossy and hypocritical. Sam at one point forces her
ultra-recyclo-vegetarian diet on the entirety of Casper High School,
despite her claims of the importance of individuality. She advises Danny
against using his ghost powers for abusing bullies, but in another
episode, she suggests that he uses them to scare away people from buying
environmentally-threatening trucks. She can also get on Danny and
Tucker's nerves. It is clear that she would do anything she could to
help him during his numerous battles with his enemies as well as keep
him out of trouble and has often been the one out of Danny's two best
friends to take whatever risk necessary to save/help Danny, as well as
being willing to take the blame for things (like the destruction of the
mini-golf course and the start of the food fight, both happening in
"Kindred Spirits") to cover for Danny.
Sam also tends not to take
responsibility for her actions. No matter how much she is at fault, she
never accepts the fact she is responsible. She never admits she's wrong
and wants everyone to be her "Yes Man."
Out of the three, Sam is
usually the most rational and mature, often thinking on a realistic
level compared to Danny and Tucker as well as pointing out to Danny to
focus more on ghost training and hunting. Sam in certain ways is
actually the most enthusiastic of the three when it comes to Danny's
powers and their potential. Many times when Danny expresses his desire
to be rid of his powers and have a "normal" teen life, Sam voices her
distaste for the idea. In "Phantom Planet," when Danny voluntarily gives
up his powers, she tells him that she's disappointed in his desire to
be just like everybody else and tells him that she had been proud to be
helping him when he was doing something good, refusing to "sit on the
sidelines" and not knowing how he can. Sam also reveals at this time
that when Danny was protecting Amity Park, she felt safe knowing that
there was someone out there doing the right thing, but with him no
longer fighting ghosts, she's not sure what will happen.
However
expressive she may be, though, Sam still harbors her inner-most feelings
inside, especially her secret crush on Danny which she has trouble
revealing (more often than not, this is trouble for her as other girls
slowly warm up to him). Toward the end of the series Sam's feelings
become more obvious, as evidenced by the fact that Tucker clues in to
the fact that she likes Danny before Danny himself realizes it. Danny
and Sam have finally had their first real kiss in "Phantom Planet" and
are now an official couple.