Sam Ayou

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Sir, why not just bring her in? I don't know what explains it, but perhaps she's ill, tired, I don't know, but she could be a harm to herself and others.

― Sam to Maxim about Robin.

Samantha Ayou, more commonly referred to as Sam, is a main character and deuteragonist in Subnautica: Below Zero. She works on the Vesper and is the primary source of contact to the protagonist, Robin Ayou, who is also her sister.

Personality

Compared to Robin, Sam is much more by-the-book and professional. According to Alterra data, Sam has impaired social functioning and was diagnosed "obsessive compulsive".

Early Life

Sam is the eldest daughter of an unnamed mother, and was raised solely by her along with her younger sister Robin. When she turned 16, her family moved, which resulted in Sam's work suffering, but she seems to have recovered. She then spent 23 years working in various positions in Alterra.

Prior to the beginning of the game, Sam was promoted to the Human Resources Manager of the Vesper, and begins working with Robin and her colleagues.

Events of Below Zero

She died on 4546B.

Spoiler alert: This section will reveal story-related material if expanded.
She died of a accidental collapse of a cave entrance.

Relationships

Her mother

Due to the fact that Sam was raised solely by her mother, it can be assumed they had a positive relationship.

Robin Ayou

As her older sister, Sam and Robin have a positive relationship, despite their conflicting personalities. Sam displays this when she sends Robin a Snowfox despite it going against regulations. and defending her when Maxim interrogates Sam about her sister's motivations.

Maxim

Sam's boss, Maxim seems to care little for Sam as a person, instead focusing on how Sam "broke protocol" to give Robin a Snowfox. Sam tries to defend Robin's actions from Maxim, though he likely does not believe her.

Data Bank Entries

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|-| Voicelog Cappa= (No target detected)

|-| Intercepted Voicelog 1= (No target detected)

|-| Voicelog X= (No target detected)

|-| Voicelog Y= (No target detected)

|-| Goodall Family Log 1= (No target detected)

|-| Goodall Family Log 2= (No target detected)

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Trivia

• Sam's initial surname, "Goodall", may be a reference to primatologist Jane Goodall, as Robin Goodall is a zoologist.
• Sam Ayou was orginally named Sam Goodall in the first version of the story.