Samuel Grant
Former National Director of Public Safety turned ruthless opposition candidate for Governor, known for his nationalist rhetoric, extortion rackets, and orchestrating assassinations to protect his political empire.
Character summary
As National Director of Public Safety, Samuel Grant operates alongside Director Denzel as the iron fist and ruthless enforcer of Governor Maximus's administration.
Using disciplined, stoic lethality, he helps the Governor maintain an absolute grip on Riverwell City.
Recognizing a prime chance to distance himself from mounting public scandals, Grant orchestrates a highly publicized resignation to elevate his profile and position himself for a future gubernatorial run.
Following his resignation, Grant launches a vicious, heavily funded gubernatorial campaign to unseat Governor Maximus.
He campaigns on a radical nationalist platform, actively stoking fear and prejudice against UTR citizens and queer communities during massive rallies.
Behind the scenes, Grant secretly funds Elise and uses her TV-Well platform as his political attack dog to spread toxic propaganda and smear the Maximus administration while preserving his own public image.
Grant remains in the background of this installment. With the present-day timeline focused on Kian and Mikael's tragedy in Afton, he functions mainly as a looming political force locked in the concurrent re-election war against Maximus.
Grant's dark past and violent campaign reach their explosive climax when Spencer's posthumous documentary is released to the public, undeniably exposing Grant's corruption and his orchestration of investigative journalist Suzan's staged suicide.
Disgusted by the monstrous truth of the scandal, his wife Idrisse begins distancing herself from him after the exposure, leaving Grant politically and personally isolated on election night.
Governor Maximus crushes Grant in an overwhelming landslide election.
Refusing to concede, the disgraced candidate incites a violent insurrection and mass shooting.
Grant attempts to flee the burning capital in an armored vehicle, but is intercepted and arrested by Riverwell Intelligence, ultimately being thrown into a concrete prison cell for life. Once he is imprisoned, Idrisse serves him divorce papers.