Sam Oatman

"“As long as we have to.” Sam’s voice was as hard as the granite slabs surrounding us. “We’re not living in a fucking mineshaft, Min. Give me a little credit.”"Samuel "Sam" Oatman is one of the Fire Lake sophomores. He is described as being stocky and built like a tank with a dark fauxhawk and tan skin.

In the Program
Opposing Ethan Fletcher's regime early on, Sam and his cousin Carl Apria live at the quarry and refuse to ally with Min Wilder and Tack Russo. They stay there until the quarry is burned down and they are forced to evacuate through death. They then join the Life-Trading Team and Sam survives the final battle at town square.

Chrysalis
Sam lives in Home Town until Carl's death. Blaming Min for his grief, he angrily gathers a group to build another camp to the west, called Ridgeline. He still remains in contact with Home Town and relies on the silo for supplies until it caves in. After the raid by Nemesis 3, Sam survives all his tests on Chrysalis as well as the final battle against Sophia and descends to Mars with the rest of Livingston Colony.