Samir

Samir is the main character and narrator of Caravan. He is a brown queer man in his twenties.

After a fateful night out camping with his best friend Carlyle, he finds himself plunged into a world where demons, banshees, vampires and other fantastical creatures all exist inside the Canyon.

Personality
Samir, on the outside, is witty and flirty, but on the inside he’s awkward and reflective. He is also very horny. Samir is more excited than shocked at the prospect of adventuring with a group of bounty hunters to hunt down demons and other monsters, as if he has been thrown into some of the fantasy settings he loves so much. He constantly makes references to books and comics such as, for example, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Buffy, Pokemon etc., as well as D&D and TTRPG's.

In regards to mental health, it is implied that Samir has struggled with depression, which he describes as a darkness, a void that he can’t fill. People talking about him as if he isn’t there is a trigger for him.

Physical Appearance
Samir is a brown man, and he describes himself as ‘tubby’, something he seems initially insecure about.

After his encounter with Banshee, Samir finds out that his hair and body hair is slowly turning white.

After his encounter with Miguel, the vampire, he also starts putting on some muscle, and he comments on the sun bothering him. It is not clear if he actually is a vampire.

Season One
In the first episode Samir is out camping with his best friend Carlyle, and it starts raining. They climb together into the tent and Carlyle awkwardly asks his friend to be his Best Man at his wedding with Camilla, Carlyle’s girlfriend of a few months. Despite trying to hide it, Samir is upset and he walks out into the rain, finding himself at the edge of a tall cliff. In the fog of the rain and thunder, Samir sees a white caravan flying through the sky, and distracted by the vision, he slips and falls into the canyon below.

When he falls into the canyon, he meets Argeaux and Dakota who explain to him that the Canyon is inhabited by demons, monsters and fantastical creatures. On Samir’s first night in the Canyon, he is attacked by a banshee, who climbs into his throat and occupies his soul. Initially the banshee seems menacing toward Samir, but after she teaches him how to fly, the two form a peculiar bond.

When the party arrives at Houzon Circle, a deserted town, they meet Mama Bang Bang, an old white lady dressed in black, and she agrees to help them in Argeaux’s quest to free them all from the Canyon.

Together they figure out that Samir is an evoker, and they set off to find out why the town seems so deserted. They eventually find the inhabitants passed out in a loose circle on the edge of the town, and they meet a new character, Miguel, a vampire, whom Samir finds himself instantly charmed by. Thanks to his newfound powers, Samir decides to welcome Miguel inside his soul in order to appease his hunger for people’s dreams. Most of the party is opposed to this decision, reminding Samir how dangerous it is. Samir allows Miguel to bite him anyway, and once he does, he no longer feels hungry.

Together, the party decides to form a caravan and incite a rebellion against the Lords of Hell, and Argeaux reveals that he is in possession of the Book of Hours, which contains a spell to kill Virgyl and destroy the barrier between the Canyon and the outside world.

In the meantime, Samir falls asleep and dreams about Banshee and Miguel, sitting inside his heart. After a flirtatious invitation, Miguel and Samir share an intense night of passion.

It is unclear if it really happens or if it is simply a dream of Samir’s.

The next day, Samir wakes to find an enormous caravan driven by Carlyle, who seems thinner and more battered up since the last time they saw each other at the top of the cliff. Carlyle asks Samir to hand over the Book of Hours, but Samir refuses and asks why his friend is acting so strangely. Carlyle then reveals to him that he made a deal with Virgyl to bring Samir back to life, and Samir discovers that he is an echo.

Carlyle and Samir then have an argument over the feelings they share for each other, and it escalates into a passionate kiss.

With the knowledge that he is an echo, Samir decides to risk being blinded and opens the Book of Hours, and he does so successfully. In a final showdown with Baal, Virygl and hoards of other demons, however, he doesn’t use the spell, and the episode ends with Camilla arriving on the scene with a machine gun cocked at her side.

Powers
When spending time in the Canyon, people start to absorb certain supernatural powers. Argeaux calls them adaptations.

As an evoker, Samir absorbs powers from the entities he welcomes into his soul. Thanks to Banshee, Samir can fly. It is unclear what powers, if any, he has received from Miguel.

Trivia

 * He has a slutty soul.


 * He shudders at the mention of the word "supernatural"