#a sampo bot.....

[1-winged]

making character ai bots of my blorbos nd silly little oc ideas because why not <3

[nagitoshalo]

bots bots bots bots!!

YOU..

as luther von ivory's human spouse!

as the object of lyney's affection!

as professor stein's ex-lover and babysitter to make sure he doesn't go mad!

as a famous kidnapper who kidnapped sampo for ransom! u tie him up hehe

as nyon and nyen's master!

as dottore's labrat!

go on, give em a lil chat <3

[samposbbg]

What’s this supposed to mean 🤕🤕😓😓🤭

[actorsmask]

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[haruniki]

Body Heat Helps Right?

Caught Kissing/Making Out- HSR Part 2/? part 1 is here

Characters: Bronya, Seele, Natasha, Serval

a/n: Didn't include Pela or Lynx bc i think they are both minors from what i have been told and I dont think it's appropriate to write them for this prompt. I also feel like I'm missing a character, lmk if i am. Also my gifs do not want to work properly on computer so i am sorry about that

a/n 2 (3/22/2025): this has been sitting in my private post for like a year. I took off Serval because I hadn't finished writing her part, but if someone puts in a request or something I'll write her part. i might start writing for hsr but only for some characters bc i haven't touched the game in like a year and know none of the new characters.

CW: suggestive content, established relationship in Bronya's and Seele's, patient x doctor in Natasha's, written with fem aligned reader in mind, Sampo

Bronya

Bronya had never been one for PDA, much less do anything that would expose both herself and her beloved girlfriend.

However, stress was getting to her and as her lover, you could tell that she was hanging on by a thread. Staying late at the office, coming home late in the night, even continuing to work at home.

Sure, rebuilding Belebog was going to take work from everyone, and a lot of the groundwork and decisions will have to be made by the Supreme Guardian Bronya herself.

That's why instead of her doing her paperwork at this very moment, you're straddling her waist as you both make out like your lives depend on it. Tongues intertwined, hands pulling at the fabrics out your clothes wanting to explore underneath, but Bronya's hesitance prevents her.

Bronya initially protested this act of intimacy, stating that it would be indecent to do any act. Guards could walk in, a citizen could walk in needing to talk with Bronya, or heaven forbids Sampo walks in, she most definitely get black mailed by him.

But all that slipped away once you state how cold you were from the outside and how you would only cuddle up to her for a few moments. Feeling a bit worried, she allowed you to sit on her lap and cuddle next to you. And really, she's the one who initiated the first kiss, and the second, and perhaps even the third. But she lost count on who initiated which kisses after the 4th one.

Bronya shifts a bit, grabbing a hold of you thighs before lifting you up and on to the desk. No longer worried about anyone walking in, it was late after all.

"I know I said only a small display of affection would be fine, but I do feel guilty about having neglected you a bit. Please allow me to make up for that.."

Your mouths collide once more. Bronya reaches for you blouse and begins unbuttoning it rather eagerly. It's been awhile since you've seen each other like this. such a pretty sight. Bronya with a flushed expression look adorable and... vulnerable.

You didn't think that part, was someone there? You eyes snap open as you feel Bronya pull away very quickly. A mortified expression on her face as she holds you blouse closed.

Sampo and Seele stand there at the door both relatively surprised. Seele awkwardly places down some papers on the floor, grabbing Sampo by the shoulders before walking out, dragging him as he spouts something about blackmail.

Once gone, Bronya all red face and slightly teary eyed, sits in her chair contemplating her choices.

Hopefully conforming Bronya will make her feel better about the awkward encounter?

Seele

It was so cold, freezing actually. The underground usually didn't get as cold as this but lately the temperature had been dropping really low.

You shiver as you go to meet up with Seele. She invited you out to walk patrol with her. She mostly just likes to show off her fighting skill and she loves when you praise her.

As you approach her, she walks up to you with a slight smile on her face and greets you joyously.

As you both walk and talk, a few rogue bots were approaching. Seele gives a small stretch before making quick work of them. After the fight, Seele walks over to you a proud smile on her face.

You give a small giggle at her behavior. She loved showing off when you were around, especially when she fought something.

As she approaches, you pull her into you and give a small kiss. A reward if you will. Seele smiles into it before wrapping her arms around your waist.

Seele pulls you in for another kiss, then another, and then another. It was quite nice, minus how cold it was. Seele must of notice you shivering and even she had to agree. It was rather chilly.

Seele pulls away and grabs your hand leading you to a dead-end area with tables and some old tents. One of the old places some mining residents were living in once upon a time.

It was much warm in this area, was one of those heaters still here?

Seele pulls you over to one of the tables, picking you and setting you on it.

"Lemme know if you get too cold, hate for you to catch a cold. Try not to pull my hair so much either."

She pulls you into another kiss, her hands gripping your waist. Her knee sliding in between your legs. She gently nudges you to lay back, breaking the kiss for you to do so. Seele wiping away the saliva from the broken kiss, watching you lay down.

After you lay down, she moves to straddle your waist. Initiating yet another kiss between you both.

However, it seems these tables were rather old and nor as sturdy as Seele had thought. It broke beneath you both and you both hit the ground.

The commotion got the attention of some guards who were doing their own patrol nearby and both rushed in thinking some monsters were nearby, only to find you both.

Faces flushed red, you both tell them that you both tripped and landed top of the table breaking it. And before the guards question any further, you both dash off. Leaving the scene and leaving the confused guards behind. Natasha

Natasha had always been kind to you. She's kind to everyone even if it's due to her job. But something had been bothering you lately about her, and it was the fact you had a crush on her.

Lately when you would come in, whether you were volunteering or coming in for an appointment. Her gaze seemed to linger along with any touch she left.

You had chalked it up to maybe her wanting to make sure you were helping another patient correctly or to just comfort you a bit when you were there for an appointment.

It just so happens that you had an appointment today, just a wellness checkup. Lately, you've been getting such a bad chill and while it was probably just the cold it couldn't hurt to get it checked in case

The door squeaks as you open it. You'll most definitely have to take a look at that the next time you volunteer.

Natasha looks up and smiles gently at you. Standing up with clipboard in hand, she escorts you to one of the beds. As you go to sit down, she closes the curtains around the bed. Sitting in the stool in front of you, she nods for you to begin listing your symptoms.

As you list them, she nods her head. Furrowing her eyebrows at the more concerning ones. Letting you finish talking, she lets out a hum before getting up and moving closer to you to examine your face. Natasha grasps your chin and hums a little bit.

Your face feels warm as she does this and you're not quite sure but you feel like she is hesitating on something. You almost want to kiss her.

"I think due to some of the heaters aren't working as well as they usually do, that might just be why you're having chills. Nothing a bit of ..warmth won't solve."

You nod your head as she says that. Natasha is still as close as she was before. She looks into your eyes for a moment, her violet eyes searching for something.

Her faces flushes lightly and she looks off to the side for a moment before asking you a question.

She coughs lightly and ask if she could kiss you. Your own face flushes but you slowly nod. Once she gets the confirmation of your approval, she leans in and kisses you.

Her lips feel chapped and dry, but you didn't mind. Natasha pulls back for a moment before diving in for another.

You're not quite sure how long both have waited for this moment but you both weren't going to waste the opportunity. As the time passes, Natasha may have forgotten that she had another appointment to attend to.

The squeakiness of the door must have gone unnoticed from the both of you because you both almost tumble to the floor when the curtain is quickly pulled aside.

You both quickly pull away and try to straight yourselves up both your faces flushed. As you look up to see who it is, you internally groan out of annoyance, Sampo is there with a nervous smile. It seems that he had an appointment with Natasha next.

Natasha glares at him before pulling him aside and having a quick talk with him. Whatever she said seemed to get him running out of there rather quickly. After he leaves, Natasha quickly turns back to

[selkdoll]

trailblazer⭑

a compiled list of my most recent bots on character ai ! please feel free to send me responses you've gotten or suggestions for me. if you'd like to join my beta testers group or taglist, please feel free to send me an ask.

saylor's note: i started playing hsr the other day and oh my the hyperfixation is real. there are only a few bots on this list because this is more of a test but normally i'd like to post more at a time.

cw. gepard bias woopsie (but not really) + character ai's filter is like acting up so use that info as you will. i cannot see your conversations or control character responses so please rate them accordingly if you want good responses.

﹙blade﹚

─ ★ ' times changed, he didn't '  :  in where your parents found out just how you and your childhood best friend behaved when they weren't watching, deciding it'd be best to move you across the country. years later, you decide to meet up with your friend group and . . . there he is.

─ ☆ ' you decide to visit a fight club '  :  in where you let your friend drag you to a fight club despite violence not really being your thing. deciding to catch some fresh air, you stumble across one of the fighters sitting on the steps of the porch.

﹙dan heng﹚

─ ★ ' he might just care about his roommate ' :  in where your roommate is constantly studying but when you need him, he's there for you.

﹙gepard landau﹚

─ ★ ' you're serval's best friend ' :  in where you're serval's best friend, accompanying her to a house party after one of her gigs. you didn't expect her to get wasted as quickly as she did, leaving you to watch over her younger brother.

─ ☆ ' you share a cubicle ' :  in where you two are best friends and coworkers, honestly—also roommates at this point. you both work at a big weapon engineering and artillery company and spend an astronomical amount of time together, but hey, what do you want for lunch?

─ ★ ' he notices you in the crowd ' :  in where you go to a punk band's show decked out in color and catch the drummer's attention from your place in the crowd.

─ ☆ ' you're a challenge for your bodyguard ' : in where you like to sneak out to the garden, leaving your bodyguard to go and find you. not that he minds, however, at least all the running around keeps him in shape.

﹙sampo koski﹚

─ ★ ' you will never press charges ' :  in where you'll never press charges, no matter how many times he breaks into your house. what started as a simple client and mercenary relationship, quickly became more than that.

﹙natasha﹚

─ ☆ ' nights at the orphanage ' :  in where you work with the director of the orphanage, taking care of the young ones day in and out. once the moon rises and their little eyes close, finally you get a moment to yourself.

[balatroyaoi]

making another promo post that is hopefully better than the one i wrote in a minute:

:p i made a little discord server for talking about hsr, we love sampo and also every other character as well

it's very small now with only a handful of people, so don't worry about stumbling in a big scary server with a lot of members ^-^ it's like a little circle you know etc

we talk about the game, about the story, about leaks... and we share art that we like or that we make! and we also talk about whatever we want

we have a bot for the official twitter feed! and other things like other bots and cool people ^-^

[itafushigf]

 ִ   ⠀ׂ ੯  崩坏: 星穹铁道  𐙚   ִ  𝐻 𝑆 𝑅 𝑥 𝐹 𝑒 𝑚 𝑈 𝑠 𝑒 𝑟

— 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪. 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦. 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘨. 𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘨. 𝘥𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰. 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘨𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥. 𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘶𝘢𝘯. 𝘭𝘶𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘢. 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘰. 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨.

cw: bots tagged dead dove on janitor include dark/nsfw themes and their warnings will be in the intro. characters over the age of 18 include sexual traits in their settings, but all initial messages are sfw.

Blade

¹ fragments recovered

tags. past lovers, reincarnated!user, reunion

JAI ﹐ CAI

Sampo

¹ in which you’re hiding together

tags.

JAI ﹐ CAI

© itafushigf — do not copy or steal.

[boyslit-moving]

@numberonebreadcherryblossom I figured out you weren't a bot bc you consistently liked caesam/sampo stuff but if I hadn't felt like checking I just would've blocked. at least set a pfp and blog title 👍

[infintasmal]

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 ����𝐑𝐔𝐌

@huijarii : ❄️ serval! Send ❄️ for our muses to get trapped outside in a blizzard / snowstorm together

SERVAL DOESN'T OFTEN VENTURE OUT OF THE CITY. Her job was always home based and any field work was always within the confines of the Silvermane encampments, where her machinery was set up. Lynx was the explorer of the family and Serval was more than happy to let that remain her purview. But sometimes invention leads you into unsuspecting locations and this time, she was hiking out through the snow plains with a small machine tucked into her bag.

When she mentioned the outing to Sampo, she almost caught a flash of worry in his eyes, smoothed over with his usual humor before she could get a grasp on it. He offered to accompany her, so she didn't get lonely. Definitely not because the snow plains were dangerous, even without the stellaron making a mess of things. She agreed, suggesting it might be fun to see the Belobog Caveman in his natural habitat.

The reason for the excursion was to test one of Serval's newest designs. While Belobog was still boxed in by the fragmentum and the snow was far from gone, there was hope that they'd be able to more easily explore their surroundings and maybe unearth new pieces of Jarilo VI's history. Serval interest was in developing tools and vehicles that might help in that endeavor. She had requisitioned some schematics and books from the IPC traders and had been pouring over them.

The first of her line was a small drone, a flighted bot with a long range control and camera feature. Before it was nearly impossible to fly anything out past the city, the winds and snow would destroy anything off the ground. But now, she was hoping they could use it to get better mapping of the area, especially the more dangerous parts of the plains. But before she finalized any designs, the little guy needed a test run.

They trekked out far into the wilderness, bundled against the cold. And when they found a good open spot, it was time to let the bot fly. It did pretty well for it's first voyage and Serval got some great aerial shots. Landing was a bit of a challenge given the high snow banks and frequent ice patches but she could work on that. She'd have a chance to get a better feel for the environment out here.

Her mind was whirring with possibilities, nearly vibrating from the excitement of it all. It'd been a long time since she'd had a chance to do something like this, having spent the last few years only doing repair work and music in her workshop. She hadn't realized how much she missed this.

But her enthusiasm fell when she noticed the clouds rolling in, thick and heavy, settling in quickly. It was supposed to be clear today but apparently not. The storm started at full blast, snow falling quickly around them. She grabbed her gear and stuck close to Sampo, cursing her lack of wilderness experience.

They had no chance of getting back to the city, not if they wanted to keep all their limbs. The snow as too thick, the sky too dark. They'd more than likely get lost long before ever reaching the outer limits.

"I saw a cave near the mountain base on my video feed, we should hide there until this shit lets up," she yelled to Sampo over the wind. Determined and unfaltering, she reached for his hand, not wanting to get separated from him.

They trudged through the blizzard before eventually collapsing into the cave. It was deep and foreboding but it was dry and that was all that mattered. Serval shook the snow from her coat, pulling her hood back and dropping her supplies on the ground.

"Fuck-- I checked the weather before we left, it was supposed to be nice out," she was panting from the excursion of their walk, leaning her back against the cave wall. She looked back to Sampo, guilt in her eyes. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for you to get caught up in this. Hopefully it lays off before night fall."

[sluggerstylc-a]

companion mission @versatilejoker : ❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ | 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬.

━━  “ 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞? ” Yeah right, the trailblazer knew better than to take Sampo’s words as genuine. If the shady merchant did have some sliver of genuine concern over his well-being then it would probably be all a facade, a self-preservation tactic. After all..as expensive as Sampo’s services can be..sometimes and Caelus does mean SOMETIMES that aid would come in quite handy and save his and his friends’ life. But right now? Now he was definitely just out for himself..can’t have a ‘favorite’ client if that client gets himself killed after all.

“You can go find another sucker Sampo, I know what I’m doing.” He said with confidence as he took himself towards this uncharted mine within the mountains..but with the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 step he takes his ears caught the sound of a ‘click’ sound. “Uh oh..” Caelus sounds under his breath whilst feeling the ground shaking..something definitely moved or opened and after that there were a few ticks he heard moving closer and closer. This sound was 𝐟 𝐚 𝐦 𝐢 𝐥 𝐢 𝐚 𝐫 but for some reason the Trailblazer could NOT pin the sound to anything specific until he saw the look of several bomber bots crawling towards the two swiftly.

━━ “AAHH..” He yelps in surprise and fear as his bat materializes in his grasp and with it he would 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠 the first robot that appeared before him, knocking it into the others like a bowling pin allowing each to detonate among one another..then once the dust settles Caelus chuckles sheepishly. “Okay..maybe you have a point just this once.”

[shampookoski]

bard ✦ she/her ✦ 20s ✦ jewish ‒ gif navigation ✦ mobile gif navigation

STATUS: massive wip, currently on a bit of a break

this is a sideblog, main one is @oddbardling! non gif genshin and HSR content is at @jewishsampo

use #shampookoski if you'd like me to reblog your gifs! <3

current requests in the works: sparkle, lynx, acheron, blade, sampo [hair flips and general silliness], firefly, boothill, yae miko, huohuo

I BLOCK AND REPORT BLANK BLOGS. please give some evidence you're a real person! change something, reblog something! if you only like a few things and change nothing you will appear like a bot and i don't want to wrongly report anyone.

[krawlernyannyan]

HSR 9-13-23

Starting late today because I had to take a trip to the Underworld Doctor's office today.

Only four golds from Cavern runs today, and only one Healing relic.

Fought Cocolia as my second Echo of War run for the week, managed to kill her with the giant robot fist which is always the MOST satisfying feeling in the world.

10x Aether Calyx rounds.

A round of Swarm Disaster after my dailies were taken care of. Two big goals are just entering four different types of domain in a row, and trying to get exactly 0 on the countdown when I fight the True Sting.

Trying to do both goals at once cuts off Remembrance, Nihility, and Destruction (since I need multiple different domains) and also cuts off Abundance (since I need the count to go down). That only leaves Preservation, Hunt, and Elation and I'm not clowning with Aha so I'm trying Hunt today.

Wound up getting a lot of my support blessings in the first plane but still got the Path Resonance unlocked by the end. Fought the fire sword bot as the first boss so the Swarm would have Wind weakness by the end (I'm running Sampo + it might help with Spores since I got one of those blessings early on).

That plane was enough to wrap up the "different domains" goal, for a big boost to my Elation progress! Only goal left now is hitting Boss: Swarm at 0 on the clock.

Second plane went great, rolled a ton of the "jump to any space" options on the die and plowed through Trotter on almost every space. Got two Path Resonance upgrades plus a ton of extra bonuses (including another Spore-inflicting gold blessing and a Nihility blessing to inflict Suspicion to make the spores even worse). I was real afraid going into the boss because it was either Gepard or The Deer, neither of which I've had good luck fighting, but The Deer wound up being a pretty breezy fight thanks to constant spores and Resonance raining arrows constantly.

After that I got an audience with Aha! And also the Harmony, who I didn't realize was around back in the Swarm Disaster days. Apparently Tayzzyronth's plague brought her, Aha, and Akivili together so that'll be interesting if that amounts to anything once we start the Penacony plot.

With the third plane I'd been saving my one Cheat use on the ability to go to whichever plane I wanted...but I was exactly one off, and got into the Boss domain at -1. Incredibly frustrating, but at the least the bugs went down without even getting to activate Onslaught's charging state.

I'll have to worry about that goal some other time but at least it's the only one on the table for now. Two more chapters before I'm done with Swarm Disaster's story.

Five-Star Fund: 106/180

[papamado]

YIPPIEEEE ANOTHER ANALASYS FROM YOUUU :DDD man those are a joy to read

and as a fellow sampo yapper, duty calls, I must throw in a little somethin'

"Ricochet Love" always stood out to me the most, because of the possible implications?

Ricochet - to bounce off, to get hurt by something in the process of trying to attack, like shooting a bullet but the bullet ending up bouncing off some surface and shooting the shooter instead

like, okay, it might just allure to how how the blades go back tohim after he throws them

but what the hell does Love have to do with it?

recieveing love in return but in a weird way? that ends up hurting? or just simply being hurt because of giving love in general???

His love motifs in general are something very peculiar, because it's very not masked fool - like

The Fools don't "love", they laugh at lovers for their infatuation, because love can make you miserable, can make you act irrationally, even if it's fun for a while.

Yet here he is, having "love" written all over him both literally and symbolically

I feel like The Fools approach to love applies to all kinds of love, not just romantic one. As long as you are devoted to something that might leave you miserable in the end - they will make fun of it

And that brings me to the point how in some aspects Sampo's "love" motif might not necessary be JUST that of a "romantic" kind (although I think the idea of romantic love when it comes to him is pretty obvious, so i'm like 90% sure it's importatnt, too, but yeah, non-romantic love is also something i think is worth looking at alongside it).

So what example of non-romantic love can we point out when it comes to him?

There's one thing we know that we can say Sampo loves, and that is Belobog - the city and it's people

His character is strongly tied to Belobog in general

He's willing to save it despite it meaning he might have to do thing he does not want to (getting his mask back, taking the centre stage)

And yet, 'The Deeper the Love, the Stronger the Hate" (a line that can be applied to bot romantic as well as non-romantic love)

his love and devotion for Belobog won't be reciprocated, he will always be a criminal in the eyes of the public, seen as not much more than just some weird guy doing some shady business, even tho he already did play a crucial role with saving it once

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When it comes to his ultimate (and his kit in general), It's clear to see that the love motif is combined directly with him just. throwing bombs. exploding stuff. yeah

And my first thought regarding that was "love bombing", a type of emotinal manipulation where Person A showers Person B with love and affection, to make them dependant and trusting, to later take advantage of that

For me it doesn't really sound like something sampo would do necessary? But the combination is still interesting and how it might apply to his character in some other way we have yet to see. He does give a lot of complments to his clents (us included) so I guess there's that.

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His way of moving feels very... light. An oomfie of mine compared it to dancing. Sampo moves in a way that makes you feel as if he's been doing it for ages and he's just very very veeery used to every little movement he makes

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When using his Basic Attack in the overworld (as in, outside of battle), whenever it hits the ground you can see it making an opening in the surface, that quickly heals itself, does it mena anything? no clue, but it's a cool detail!

Another cool detail? Him winking during the same attack. Feels like another subtle instance of him breaking the 4th wall imo

No footprints / water splashes when walking are obvious but yeah

okay that's it for now I think, once again TY for writing your analasis!!! Can't wait to see more:))

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sampo analysis m.list

— what the stars reveal: analysis, elation!sampo

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— overview: (as of 2.2) a thorough look at sampo’s kit and gameplay, assessing for potential links to aha the elation.

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Let’s start with the basics: his Path and element.

Nihility: The Path of the Aeon IX. Its symbol is reminiscent of both a sharp-edged eye and a black hole, which matches with the idea of “Nihility” seeing the universe as ultimately pointless and meaningless. Playstyle-wise, Nihility relies on debuffs. 

For Sampo, I find the “Nihility” Path interesting, mostly because it implies a lack of something. A stripping down, a falling away. Hiding, shadows, disappearance — these are all concepts evoked by the “black hole” of IX. While I don’t believe Nihility to be the beginning of Sampo’s existence, it is important to note that this “lessening,” this “disillusionment,” seems to be enough of a part of him to warrant walking on the Path. (My personal theory is that the Nihility is directly related to Sampo’s position as Aha or an Emanator of Elation, and his walking on the Path is either due to a genuine “disillusionment” with his existence or a deliberate hiding of his true feelings — essentially using the Nihility as a cloak to obscure himself from prying eyes. Or both.)

Debuffs are also important, as it shows Sampo’s nature of avoiding direct confrontation. He isn’t a tank, or a healer, or a main DPS — he’s a DOT dealer. Damage over time. He waits for the seeds he planted to sprout and take down his enemies for him. This is reminiscent of the silhouette in Aha’s splash art to me, as both carry similar themes of shadows and operating from the background. (It also reminds me of the time Aha infiltrated the Express Crew and spent who-knows-how-long subtly stealing Pom-Pom’s leftovers — among other things — before finally being caught. Aha seems to have a preference for operating in chaotic yet patient, debuff-type ways.)

These general concepts can also apply to his Element — wind. Wind shear is a strong DOT effect, so my conclusions about debuffing and DOTs can carry over. However, wind is additionally interesting as its base element. I find it interesting that Sampo deals Wind damage rather than Ice or Lightning since his surname (Koski) translates to “water rapids” in Finnish. At the very least, Ice is a different state of water and Lightning is often associated with storms, but no — his element is Wind. 

My main theory is that perhaps this symbolizes his ever-changing persona; like the wind, he flits from place to place, letting the currents of air take him wherever there is new Elation to experience, new money to be scored. It might also symbolize a want to be free. A want, like the wind, to drift away from land and soar in the sky. Wind is, after all, an extremely flexible element. 

(A quick Google search has also revealed the element of wind to widely symbolize fleeting, transient, and elusive natures of being, as well as change, uncertainty, and the intangible. These are aspects I find relevant to Aha, as Aeonic consciousness is most likely all of these things — difficult to grasp, difficult to understand, a constant intangible state far above mortals. Wind also symbolizes freedom, which depending on what theory you go by, may be something Sampo is trying to obtain as well.)

Now let’s get into the real focus of this analysis: Sampo’s abilities. Let’s start with his Basic ATK, then work our way up.

So: Dazzling Blades. I feel like I should address the elephant in the room — Sampo wields dual blades. 

We can see this clearly in his idle stance before his Basic, as he has them separated by hand (unlike how they seem to be combined in his splash art). I’ll leave my red string board connections between dual blades and dual consciousness, as well as the blades looking like snake fangs, for my outfit analysis. For now, let’s just focus on the ability itself. The dual blades Sampo wields allow him to be dexterous in his fighting style, constantly combining and breaking the two apart (trust me I am trying so hard to hold off on “the combining and splitting of dual blades potentially links to the combining and splitting of Aeonic consciousness” for my outfit analysis, ooh I am trying so hard).

For the Basic ATK, he uses both split-apart blades to deal damage. The icon art for this shows the weapon as a whole, and doesn’t seem to stick out much in my opinion. It’s a simple attack, steady, durable, and it plays on Sampo’s strengths and dual-sided nature.

(Note his confidence in this pose. No longer is the “separation” causing him to be more on guard — he seems more relaxed here, confident in his power. Hips thrust out to the world, fully open, no shame in sight. He is whole, now, and he is powerful. Yet, this delusional, dare I say Elated, confidence seems to go a bit too far to be safe or sane. Look at that head tilt. Man is drunk on power.)

Next is his Skill, Ricochet Love, which combines the blades together as Sampo tosses them between enemies. This higher level of power from Basic ATK to Skill includes combining both blades (both dual “sides”) to achieve a greater amount of damage. This does not have to be purely read as Aha!Sampo, and could also be seen as him combining both the “Fool” in him with his persona as Sampo Koski. Either way, reconciling these two parts of himself — these two “blades” — leads to more effective output. (Even the icon art shows this, with two circles appearing to be in motion.)

(Side Note: The combined blades seem to be inverted — if you’ve read my Aha splash art analysis, this may also tie into the seeming “inversion” of Sampo’s E6 and Aha’s silhouette. This could count towards the idea of “two halves of one whole,” or dual consciousness. Or it’s just a cool snake motif so his hand doesn’t get scratched when he throws. Who knows 🤷.)

The name “Ricochet Love” is also notable to me because it shares a similarity to the name of Sampo’s E1 “Rising Love.” We are once again getting heavy indications of “love” as a main function of his kit, and by extension his personality. “Dispersing love” (which can potentially be seen as “dispersing Elation” depending on how you look at it) seems to be a central theme for his character.

Which segways fairly nicely into his burst, Surprise Present.

Oh Lord, do I have so much to say about his burst. Saving the best for last, let’s start with the smaller details: “love” and deception. As we can see, the icon art (and direct usage of his burst) has hearts within hearts, even hearts seeming to function as eyes. That combined with the hiding of his upper face during his burst hints at a hiding of one’s identity as well as themes of “love” and dispersing it. In fact, it may imply that Sampo sees this damage — these DOTs, these debuffs — as a form of love themselves. 

Okay, I can’t hold back anymore, I have to get it out:

(Caps Warning)

HIS BURST IS A BOMB I REPEAT: HIS BURST IS A BOMB. HIS BURST IS A HIDDEN BOMB THAT HE HIDES BEHIND HIS BACK BEFORE DETONATING. YOU KNOW WHO ELSE HID A BOMB. YOU KNOW WHO ELSE IS KNOWN FOR A BIG BOMB-RELATED SCANDAL? THAT’S RIGHT BABY AHA THE ELATION AHA THE ELATION BLEW UP THE ASTRAL EXPRESS! WITH A BOMB!!!

Sorry. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s see if I can collect my thoughts more coherently.

I would say Sampo’s burst is one of the most solid pieces of evidence towards an identity as Aha the Elation (right up there with the third person references and lack of boarding the Astral Express). 

(Note: the only time he actively looks up is with the bomb, all other times are across or down. This subversion of expectation, of only putting oneself in a position of looking up if it’s to harm others to accomplish a goal — may further hint to “hidden” identity, as well as an Emanator potentially going against their Aeon (someone “above” them).)

As we can see in these screenshots, there is a clear deception to the entire thing, starting with the “just one moment” gesture and the closed case behind his back, following through the the sliding forward on his knees like he’s proposing, to eventually culminating in the opening of the case with roses and the “love” bomb. Beyond tying in to Aha’s modus operandi on the Express (gaining their trust, waiting for the right moment, then revealing the deception), it is also notable how the case obscures the upper part of his face. Aha’s splash art has an obscured upper face as well, and the opening of the case over his face is drawing our attention to the bomb — the gaud and the glamor of the masks — while his own, shadowed smile — the silhouette — operates in the background.

Beyond Aha, this obscuring of the face could also speak to a more general obfuscation of his identity within the Masked Fools, as well as the unpredictable “surprise” of Fools revealing themselves, but where’s the fun in that? I personally like to think the “love bomb” relates to Aha’s blowing up of the Express as some twisted form of “love” — that Aha perhaps sees “Elation” and “love” as overlapping concepts, which They then take upon Themselves to spread across the universe. Laughter, happiness, and Elation, after all, are all things that can result from love. (It is important to note that Aha in Aeonic form is most likely not limited to just “Elation as love,” but most likely encompasses a broader range of feelings and emotions about it — however, Sampo in human form may take on more of this idea as a result of being more “mortal-minded” in the moment. Or, an Emanator! or Doll!Sampo may absorb some of Aha’s views by osmosis, while still forming their own conclusions as separate entities.)

(Also! The name “Surprise Present” feels similar to giving a “gift,” once again implying that Sampo may view dispersing Elation as a form of “gift-giving.” It’s not a bomb, Pom-Pom, it’s a loving, handmade present!)

Before I close out, I want to look at his other talents real quick. 

“Windtorn Dagger” is fairly straightforward, upping his chance to inflict DOT and giving it some scaled buffs. The icon itself seems to be reminiscent of a shield or perhaps the shoulder guard he wears. “Windtorn” also implies a wearing away, a potential erosion of a past self — whether that be Aha or Emanator status.

“Spice Up” sticks out mainly in name, tying back into concepts of Elation as interest, entertainment, and fun. It’s the almost compulsory need to make everyone more interesting, more Elated, or else it’s just not good enough. A boring situation needs to be changed, not abandoned.

“Trap,” of course, leads me right back to deception. Aha’s mortal form on the Astral Express was a trap. Aha seems to be good at getting ahead of the curve and setting traps. This implies that Sampo is more than he seems, and that whatever is lurking within his mind may spring out at a moment’s notice.

“Defensive Position” is a natural urge to defend oneself, to protect the more vulnerable parts of one’s being from harm. Not much to say here, only that the “defense” is not a shield or heal, but the regaining of energy (power) faster. This may allude to stretches of time where Sampo cannot use his full power, and must wait and hope for the right time to come around, or for him to properly “charge.” Or, of course, I’m reading way too much into things and it’s just a needed buff for his kit. But I’m not here to digress, I’m here to be delusional. 

So, onward to his technique!

Most of what I would discuss here has already been discussed with his burst — this is yet another instance of him using a bomb to disorient and confuse, heavily tying in to Aha’s bombing of the Astral Express. A notable aspect, however, is the Blind effect. Sampo’s technique does not stun, or freeze, or confuse — it blinds. It allows the team to go undetected, undercover. The enemies literally cannot see the people that are right in front of them, and because of that their actions are delayed when entering combat. 

While this could apply to a general Masked Fool status, again, I’m here to be fun and whimsical and silly! So, I believe this may allude to Aha being “right under our noses.” Just like his technique, Sampo may be obfuscating his own Aeonic (or perhaps even Emanator) status by whatever form he has taken, passing us by and interacting with us while we are none the wiser. The goal of this may be to catch us off guard later, delaying our action just enough so that Sampo can come out on top.

“Shining Bright” also ties to Aha’s splash art — the idea of blinding and misdirecting the viewer with the gaud and glamour of masks while the shadowed silhouette carries out its mission in the background. Basically: Boom! Flashbang!

I also wanted to note how when Sampo slashes destructible objects, they don’t shatter like with other characters, but rather cleanly, silently, slice in half. To me, this further emphasizes the “shadows in the background” nature of Sampo’s character, the idea of operating under the radar so silently even objects bend to his will. It may also speak to split consciousness, as nothing ever shatters into pieces, only breaks into clean, segmented slices.

Honorable mentions include: Sampo’s crowd controlled state and downed poses.

(Cutie pie, holding the blades close to his chest like a snake about to strike. Hip window on full display. Mr. Sampo Koski I’m love you.)

(Gremlin status, looking like a puppet cut from its strings. Hiding his face with his hair as much as possible. Oh, he is not having a very good time.)

(Pure creature mode. Fully hiding face. Interesting to note how he has a fixation on his face — “Hey, watch the face!” comes to mind — and hiding it. May be a Masked Fools thing, but I like to think it’s because either A. There’s some hidden power he doesn’t want us to see or B. Doll!Sampo is worried about “breaking.” He’s not like the other characters here, somewhat hiding their faces just because they’re bent over. No, he’s almost pushing his face between his knees, using them to bracket any view someone might get. Perhaps he’s trying to keep something in. Or maybe he’s just a puppet going offline.)

Some other downed poses for reference:

Overall, I think Sampo’s kit and abilities carry a lot of clues for Elation!Sampo theories. While most of this is pure interpretation, I feel like the bomb burst is a pretty strong connection, as well as the “Shining Bright” technique. There’s also definitely something going on with his downed pose — whether he’s just a dramatic person or it has bigger implications is up to the player. Even in a vacuum, I really love his expressive body language! (But also he definitely has the kind of delusional self-confidence I’d assume a higher Path being to have.)

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Surely, there couldn't be a more unbearable man on this planet — no, maybe in the entire universe — than Sampo Koski.

Perhaps he had his good sides, though, you would find yourself musing every once in a while.

Sure, he was a filthy conman, always tunnel-visioned on his next profit. Not much consideration for strangers aside from their pockets, not to mention that terrible habit of his to spam anyone whose contact he could get his hands on with scam ads and malware links he was paid a pretty sum to spread. Even his own 'friends' wouldn't be spared from his constant phishing attempts.

Maybe he did get a bit too reckless if the job was especially large, especially profitable, and maybe he did sometimes ditch just before the bill at a restaurant would arrive, and maybe he did piss off a group of automatons, causing them to chase you two to the edge of town until —

You sighed irritably, pinching your temple as you tried to refocus your thoughts.

In spite of all that, Sampo did have his benefits, you surmised.

He had ended up dropping in at just the right time during that automaton chase, even though you'd assumed mere moments earlier that his disappearance from your side meant he had run for the hills and left you behind. You avoided a lot worse injuries thanks to him that day.

And yeah, he did stop that miner from scamming you out of a good chunk of your paycheck that one time ��� albeit at the cost of another group of naïve victims who he led the man directly to. 'The only one who can swindle you out of all your pocket money is me!' he had claimed, and promptly received a beating over the head.

But once you opened your eyes again, beholding the sight of Sampo Koski sat on his knees before you in shame, twiddling his thumbs as he glanced to the side with a guilty smile...

You weren't quite sure his positive aspects could completely abate your wrath.

On this very day, the man before you had asked you to come with him to Rivet Town to assist with a 'very important business discussion'. You, foolishly, decided to trust him again.

'Give him the benefit of the doubt,' you'd thought. 'Maybe this time it's actually something honest. Maybe this'll really help him.'

Rather than a discussion, though, the foxlike man had instead led you right to a large group of automatons.

'It'll be fine,' he'd said, shrugging. 'Just need some scrap metal for a client! It's technically still a business discussion, we're just discussing with our weapons rather than our mouths!'

So he'd left you to dismantle the automaton pile, until another group of very much active robots had spotted you two and barreled towards you for vengeance.

The man hadn't even noticed in your collective fleeing that one of the bots had managed a sizable gash on your leg, hindering your escape until the two of you finally stumbled back into town.

Of course, the filthy scammer escaped unscathed himself.

Just recalling the incident sent you into further distress as the pain ached in your leg — you hadn't bothered to get it treated by Natasha yet, too focused on giving your 'business partner' a piece of your mind as soon as possible.

Sampo didn't dare speak a word himself. Your stormy expression was enough for him to keep his trap shut tight, too afraid of your mood to risk worsening it.

He had really done it with his latest stunt — a little 'prank gone wrong', as he put it, until he saw just how upset you were — and he knew it, too.

"I just..." Green eyes immediately shot over towards you as you began to speak, but your words only cut off into a heavy sigh, leading you to slump into a chair in the corner of your dingy apartment. Seeing you kneading your forehead with a look of exhaustion more so than anything else, the sly man took his chances with a conversation.

"L-Like I said, Y/N, it was all in good fun!" he laughed anxiously, feeling his palms begin to sweat. "I wasn't actually going to leave you to get all the parts by yourself, or ditch you when the bots came running, or anything —"

"Quiet."

Your voice shut him up once again.

Sampo was exceedingly nervous today. Usually, you'd just get angry with him, expression twisting into that cute, flushed pout that he'd gotten so fond of.

You'd hit him over the head, scold him loudly, drag him by the ear... but you were never silently angry. Not like this.

"Does it really make you happy?" your voice echoed through the room at last, your face still hidden beneath your exasperated hands. "Is it really that fun? Are you getting a good laugh at my expense?"

Sampo's smile, though nervous, fell.

"You know, Sampo Koski," His spine straightened at his full name being used, rare shame filling his cheeks. He felt like he was being scolded like a toddler. "You always pull something or other over me. Usually, it's bearable. But it's gotten to be too much."

"Y-Y/N —"

"I choose to offer you my trust in so many ways, and you just...!" Your hands clutched onto your hair in complete vexation. "You always take advantage of it! Always! Even when I try to help you, or give you the benefit of the doubt, try to convince myself you're being honest for once!"

You peered through your fingers at him with one eye.

"I can count on two hands the amount of times you've shockingly come through for me, and yet, I don't even have enough hairs on my head to equal the amount of times you've swindled or betrayed me! This is the last straw, Sampo Koski!"

"Y/N, l-listen —"

"I'm going to Nat's."

His mouth fell agape as you just got up and began walking towards the door as you'd said.

"Wait!"

"What?" you sneered as the man half-rose to his feet, frozen by your glare. "Worried that I'll tattle to her and you'll get another earful to ignore? Don't worry. She knows that every injury I get is your doing, so she's going to find out one way or another."

"...Injury?" Sampo asked, dumbfounded. You raised a brow, thoroughly ticked as you turned and walked away again.

It was then that he noticed the blood soaking your pants, the torn material of your clothes sticking uncomfortably to the gnashed skin. Your limp was more pronounced than he'd like to admit, considering he clearly hadn't noticed it prior to now.

The door slamming brought the man back to his senses, and he immediately pursued you, grabbing onto your wrist before you could make it ten steps away from your home.

"Let go, Sampo! While I'm still being nice!"

"I'm sorry!"

"I don't want to hear it! I —" Upon processing his words, you turned, a look of mild horror washing over your features as you raised a brow again. "...Eh?"

Sure enough, the Sampo Koski had just said the words 'I'm sorry' in a tone that sounded more genuine than anything he'd ever pushed past his lips — that is, if his souring expression was anything to go by.

He'd never said that to you before, not in the several incidents before this, so you certainly hadn't expected it now.

He looked gutted.

"I should've — I shouldn't've — Urgh..." Sampo scratched the back of his neck. You narrowed your eyes.

"Don't tell me this is just you being too afraid of Nat to let me get treated by her."

"No, no, listen," he waved his hands around wildly. "I'm... sure, I'm afraid of Miss Natasha, plenty afraid, in fact! But... being real honest, I'm way more afraid of you walking out on me for good."

His head bowed, and he looked completely downtrodden at this point.

"Y-You've been better to me than most, and I guess... I don't know. I just thought you'd always be there, sorta... Which was wrong of me to assume!" Sampo's speech was jumping all over the place as he hastily attempted to keep your attention, worried a single wrong word would send you walking away again. "Very wrong! I took advantage of ya a lot, and... Well, I'm sorry."

You stood there in silence for a good, long while.

It was plenty of time to make even Sampo nervous. You couldn't deny reveling in the way his fingers twitched anxiously, his eyes darting to you and back to the floor as he awaited your response — or lack of one — to his apology.

Finally, you sighed again. A very long, drawn-out, wrongdoing-emphasizing sigh.

"Well, I assume you can't promise that this will never happen again."

"Heheh... Well, if we're being really, really honest..." he simpered, not meeting your eye. "I can at least promise that I'll never let you get hurt on my watch again, though! Not ever! Koski's honor!"

The comical way he put a fist to his chest, as though mimicking a Silvermane Guard, put a reluctant smile on your face. Finally, you snorted out a laugh, bringing his infamous smile back again as well. This time, however, it was more relieved than mischievous.

"I really hate you sometimes," you murmured, pulling him into a hug as you buried your face in his shoulder. "But I'll let it slide. Last time, Sampo Koski. Don't you mess up again."

"I won't!" he shouted, perhaps a bit too eager. Still-shaky hands found your figure as he gently returned your embrace, something a bit more tender in his eyes when you pulled away. "I won't."

"Fine."

"Now, then, why don't we mosey back on into your house and get that leg patched up, eh?"

"Sorry, Mr. Koski," you teased, folding your hands behind your back as you continued your trek towards Natasha's clinic. "As much as we just shared a heartfelt moment of emotional growth, I don't trust your shoddy patchwork first-aid, not for something that hurts this bad. You'll just have to deal."

Sampo trailed after you like a puppy, rubbing his hands together like the shady businessman he was, familiar swindling smirk back already — though it grew more anxious by the minute as you neared Natasha's.

"Ah, come on! Can't we work out a deal? A bargain?! I said I won't let you get hurt again! We're both reasonable people, right...?"

"Y/N...? Y/N, come on!"