Samuel Dleifneb

"I hate that wig – it makes ya have that stupid personality ... I said get that stupid wig offa ya!"

Samuel Dleifneb (usually called Sam) is a gruff man about 60 years old who appears in Daniel's stories. He is heavily based on the author's father with graying hair, blue-ish eyes, and a frail-looking body (although it and Sam in general are far stronger than they look).

Background
Sam was originally a nameless "stereotypical drunkard" who tried to hit up Allura McCoy, calling her "Pretty Lady" and preceding nearly every sentence with "Duh..." He was later referred to as "Sam the Drunk", and this name was first used in The Courtroom Scene.

Around 2002 or so, "Sam the Drunk" was revamped into Samuel Dleifneb, a character similar to Daniel Benfield's father; compared to his original self, Sam had no stereotypical aspects and was now a clean, sober guy who regularly chatted with Allura on various matters (the only remnant of the Drunkard, although Sam occasionally hinted at wanting to take things a step further).

Sam also had a pivotal role in The Twelve Dimensions, having arrived into the Dimensions by unknown circumstances. Prior to this, he was married to Teragram Redlewkcalb and had three sons (Pillihp, Selrahc, and Leinad)...but by the time he was able to reunite with them they had moved on, assuming he had died.

Personality
Like Daniel's father, Sam takes no crap and will become violent if his "son" or friends are harmed. Otherwise, Sam is an antithesis – cares about his friends and family, doesn't drink or smoke, and rarely swears. According to the author, Sam is what he wished his father had really been like.

Azumanga Who
Sam first appears as a Janitor for Azumanga High, and is mistaken for Daniel's father when they first meet. During the Great Battle, he helps Chihiro rather than follow Susan Wise's orders to kill her. After Chihiro dies, Sam goes off with Chiyo in M's TARDIS, then later assists Nanami in her training.

Azumanga Politburo: Project Alice
Sam appears, unnamed, as the Head Guard of the Kuromori Mental Health Center. He shoots a fellow guard down when he makes a rather lewd suggestion and threatens the four Comrades quite a bit, considering his normally-calm personality.

AzuDaniel Draboh
Sam appears briefly in Chapter 2 and mentions Teragram, adding that "I treated her with the respect that she deserved!" Interestingly, this is the only time Sam and Phil have been present together.

The Grand Eulogy
Probably Sam's biggest role, when Daniel confronts him for so closely resembling a man who had died the previous day.

Canon

 * The Twelve Dimensions
 * Azumanga Who
 * Azumanga Politburo: Project Alice
 * Azumanga Randomness
 * The Grand Eulogy
 * The Dreamer Wakes (cameo)
 * Last Peace

Altiverses

 * The Courtroom Scene
 * AzuDaniel Draboh
 * Six Little Bullets (cameo)