Character Relationship Map: Samaritan

Characters

• Sam Cleary (played by Javon Walton) — protagonist

  A thirteen-year-old boy struggling with his family's financial crisis who gets entangled with a local gang. After being saved by a mysterious garbage collector, he discovers the man's superhuman abili...

• Joe Smith (played by Sylvester Stallone) — protagonist

  A reclusive garbage collector with superhuman strength and healing abilities who secretly protects the city. Initially believed to be the legendary hero Samaritan, he reveals his true identity as the...

• Reza (played by Moisés Arias) — supporting

  A member of a local street gang who initially hires Sam for a job that goes wrong. Seeking revenge after his operation is thwarted, he assaults Joe Smith with a vehicle. Later arrested by police along...

• Cyrus (played by Pilou Asbæk) — supporting

  The true leader of a local criminal gang who discovers the legendary sledgehammer of the original Nemesis. Adopting the villain persona and wielding the hammer, he terrorizes the city and kidnaps Sam...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Sam Cleary → Cyrus (Power Recruitment Target) — Cyrus attempts to draw Sam into his criminal organization.

  Cyrus is impressed by Sam after the failed job and later invites him to work with his gang.

• Cyrus → Reza (Power Gang Leader) — Cyrus holds authority over the criminal organization that includes Reza.

  The plot identifies Cyrus as the real gang leader after Reza initially heads the job involving Sam.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Joe Smith → Reza (Conflict Enemy) — Reza directly attacks Joe and helps expose Joe's superhuman identity.

  Reza hits Joe with his car, badly injuring him, after Sam confronts Joe about being Samaritan.

• Sam Cleary → Reza (Conflict Victim And Aggressor) — Reza exploits Sam and then targets him when the operation goes wrong.

  Reza hires Sam for a gang job, blames him when it fails, and later attacks him for revenge.

• Joe Smith → Cyrus (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Joe's final battle with Cyrus determines the city's fate.

  Joe breaks into Cyrus's hideout, fights him while Cyrus wears Nemesis's identity, and kills him after destroying the hammer.

• Sam Cleary → Joe Smith (Social Friend) — A close friendship develops between the troubled boy and the reclusive garbage collector.

  Joe saves Sam from Reza's gang, and Sam and Joe build a friendship after Sam discovers Joe's abilities.

Story Analysis

A boy discovers that redemption can emerge from the villainous past of the superhuman protector who saves him.

Plot Progression

1. The Brothers' Burning Legacy — The story establishes Samaritan and Nemesis as antagonistic twins whose home is burned by Granite City's residents. Their opposing identities culminate in an explosion at the power plant.
2. A Boy Meets A Survivor — Sam's financial crisis leads him into a gang job that fails. Joe protects him from retaliation, prompting Sam to suspect that the garbage collector is Samaritan.
3. The False Nemesis Rises — Cyrus finds Nemesis's hammer and uses it to create chaos across the city. Joe's recovery from Reza's attack strengthens Sam's belief that Joe is superhuman.
4. The City Sees A Hero — Joe saves a girl from a gang-caused explosion, causing reports that Samaritan has returned. Cyrus responds by using Sam and his mother as bait.
5. Nemesis Chooses Good — Joe attacks the gang hideout and confronts Cyrus, revealing his true identity as the reformed Nemesis. He destroys the hammer, kills Cyrus, and leaves after Sam protects his heroic reputation.