Talk:Samantha Nishimura/@comment-75.102.96.215-20151111055825/@comment-29952513-20151111063545

Actually she is mentioned in Rise of the Tomb Raider, in one of the tapes that you find. I also hate that Sam wasn't included in Rise but honestly I can't see her working in the main story properly and just replacing her with Jonah wouldn't make it work.

If Sam is to be included than she needs to have a bigger role and her relationship with Lara should be center stage. Yes she's out of the picture for now but that hasn't gone unnoticed by fans, more then one reviewer has noted her absence and are not pleased that she is gone.

I'm hoping that she will appear in TR3 as a competent AI partner and even be playable for one mission where She gets to save Lara. And when she is not helping Lara kick ass she's behind the scenes providing useful information or getting a few Off Screen Moments of Awesome. Like having her cause a few distractions or getting Lara some new equipment or even a get away car.

Please let this be the case because thanks to the comics Sam is now one of my favorite characters in Tomb Raider. I love her as much as Lara and I want her to return for the finally AND to be Lara's love interest.