Sam Wah
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| Sam Wah | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Location | Blackwater |
| Weapon | Cattleman Revolver |
Sam Wah is a Minor character featured in Red Dead Redemption.
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Background
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Wah is a Chinese immigrant living in Blackwater. He owns the Sam Wah Dry Press Laundry near the docks, and is a regular customer of the Blackwater saloon.
InteractionsEdit
Aside from occasionally being seen around town, Marston can play against him in a game of poker at the Blackwater saloon. He is known for being very lucky and difficult to bust out.
QuotesEdit
- “Why not join, poker face?”
- — 'Sam Wah', inviting Marston to a game of poker
- “Buy some chips and join?”
- — 'Sam Wah', inviting Marston to a game of poker
- “Watch out!”
- — 'Sam Wah', betting in Poker.
- “How about a game?”
- — 'Sam Wah', inviting Marston to a game of poker
TriviaEdit
- Sam spends more time at the poker table than elsewhere, leading to the question of how he manages to finance his gambling if he spends so little time at work. Perhaps, he is so lucky and skilled at poker, that he makes more money at the table than on the clock.
- Sometimes a Chinese female character can be seen sitting outside the Sam Wah Laundry. This could be Sam's wife, or a customer waiting for her laundry to be done.
- Eli Tucker, a member of the Blackwater Police Department, can be heard saying he does not trust Sam Wah.
- During the 1800s, there was a Sam Wah Laundry in Colorado City, Colorado. It bore a strong resemblance to the one in-game.
- Like most Chinese characters in the game, Sam Wah speaks in the Cantonese dialect of Chinese, hinting at his place of origin in Guangdong province.
- There are two possible explanation for the name Sam Wah. First one is, Sam Wah tried to assimilate himself to the local society by giving himself a western given name, which is Sam, while "Wah" (華) is a surname. The other explanation is that Sam Wah probably means "沈華". the word "沈" (Sam) is a fairly common surname in China, while the word "華" (Wah) means magnificent or splendid.
GalleryEdit
Sam Wah's Laundry.
The real-world Sam Wah Laundry building was clearly the inspiration for the one found in Blackwater.
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