- "That's what they sell you day in and day out, isn't it? That one thing is equal worth to another. That burger is a dollar. Love costs your body. And that house? Just your soul. Piece by piece by piece. But every action has its own reaction, as much as we'd like to avoid it. Isn't that right, Miss Bowen?"
- ―Samedi to Tandy Bowen[src]
Baron Samedi is the Loa of the dead and an entity residing in the Dark Dimension.
Biography[]
Tyrone Johnson's Trap[]
- "Tell you what: you play his game. And if you can convince him to leave, I'll let you both go. But don't forget. You in Samedi's house. And the house always wins."
- ―Samedi to Tandy Bowen[src]
As a loa, Samedi resided in the Dark Dimension and could notably be found at Fun Arcade Games, an arcade house in which he was visited by Tyrone Johnson. Samedi allowed Johnson to stay in Fun Arcade Games, playing the Duel to D'Spayre arcade game and refusing to return into the real world as he felt that there was nothing good for him there.
Samedi eventually got a second visitor to his store: Tandy Bowen, who had come to bring back her friend. Samedi jokingly mentioned that it would not be as straightforward as Bowen, whose name he already knew, seemed to think. Nevertheless, he decided to give Bowen a chance to complete her mission and allowed her to play Duel to D'Spayre with Johnson, promising to let them both go should Bowen succeed to convince Johnson to leave. As it turned out, Bowen was unable to complete the game due to facing D'Spayre in its final stage.
Samedi was therefore confronted by Bowen about the quality of the game, but Samedi instead simply instructed her to direct her criticism at the player who had chosen such a game. He then listened to their argument as Bowen begged Johnson to return home, and insisted to know Johnson's answer. However, during the time that Johnson hesitated, Samedi was made aware that Evita Fusilier had married him in exchange for Johnson's life. As a result, Samedi cast out both Bowen and Johnson from the Dark Dimension to prepare to meet his bride.[1]
Powers[]
- "I reside over the dead."
- ―Samedi[src]
- Loa Physiology: As a Loa, Samedi is a powerful entity residing in the Dark Dimension and has supernatural powers.
- Immortality: The Dark Dimension is a timeless entity, thereby resulting in Samedi being a primordial immortal.
- Dark Dimension Magic: Ruling over certain parts of the Dark Dimension, Samedi is able to control several aspects of the realm.
- Dimensional Travel: With a snap of his fingers Samedi was able to send Cloak and Dagger from the Dark Dimension back to the Earthly Plane.
- Virtual Reality Manifestation: Also with a snap of his fingers, Samedi was able to make Cloak appear, playing an arcade game. Later he sent both Johnson and Bowen into that virtual reality, making them appear as characters in the game.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Evita Fusilier - Wife
- Chantelle Fusilier † - Aunt-in-Law
- Papa Legba - Uncle-in-Law
- Mother-in-Law †
- Great-Grandmother-in-Law
Allies[]
Trivia[]
- In the comics, Sagbata, and his twin brother Damballah, were members of the Vodu. He rebranded himself as Baron Samedi and was indirectly responsible for creating the original Brother Voodoo.
- Baron Samedi is a Loa of Haitian Voodoo origin and is commonly depicted as a man with a top hat and black coattails with cotton plugs up his nose. He is either a living skeleton or a man with his face painted to look like one.
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