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Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar

Samir Romance Guide: How to Unlock and Heart Events

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SoS - Samir Character Guide

Samir is a romanceable character that is unlocked by reaching Bazaar Rank 4 in Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar. See how to romance Samir with this guide on his favorite gifts, heart events, requests, and how to marry him here.

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Samir Favorites and Best Gifts

Summary of Samir Likes and Dislikes

Birthday Winter 26
Favorite Color Yellow
Likes Home Cooking
Dislikes Fancy Meals

Samir's best gifts are simple, cheap dishes like Cooked Rice or Cookies which you can easily buy from Madeleine's shop. Samir also likes egg-based food like Egg Drop Soup and Omelet Rice!

Samir's Birthday is held on the 26th of Winter, with his favorite color being Yellow. He seems to particularly like Home Cooking like Rice-based dish and harbors a strong dislike for Fancy Meals.

Characters and Gift Guide

Best Gifts

Loved Gifts Cooked Rice, Chocolate-Covered Banana, Cookies
Loved Voiceline Is that (loved gift)?... I am quite fond of these. Thank you, (player name). Sincerely.

Liked Gifts

Liked Gifts Gazpacho Soup, Egg Drop Soup, Rice Porridge, Omelet Rice, Grilled Fish
Loved Voiceline You'd... give me your (liked gift)? That's actually quite nice.

Okay Gifts

Okay Gifts Suffolk Wool
Loved Voiceline A gift?... Thank you.

Disliked Gifts

Disliked Gifts Tomato Juice, Herb Soup, Radish Soup, Tea
Disliked Voicelines ... I'm not partial to these. You can keep this to yourself next time.

How to Unlock Samir

Reach Bazaar Rank 4

SoS - Grand Bazaar Bazaar Rank 4
Samir is unlocked after you reach Bazaar Rank 4 or by accumulating 200,000 G and setting up 3 more stalls. The next non-rainy day, Samir will finally make his appearance!

How to Increase Bazaar Rank

Samir Heart Events and Answers

On certain time and dates, a pink exclamation mark appears for Samir, which are Heart Events or Scenes. Choosing the best answer will give you more Friendship Points! Try to think of their personality and their expected reaction before you answer.

Samir Heart Scene 1

Heart Level 0 ❤︎
Location While at his room in the Sunnywood Hotel
Time Morning
Question This is my room. Are you lost?
Answer Let's hang out!

Samir Heart Scene 2

Heart Level 2 ❤︎
Location Inside Sunnywood Hotel
Time 11:00 AM
Question (player name)? These situations are not my forte. Could you...?
Answer I got this!

Samir Requests

Completing requests for Samir is required to unlock and advance the rest of his heart levels. Here are the requests made by Samir so far:

Cat-aloging

Request Name Cat-aloging
Unlocks on Summer, Year 1
Objectives Find the cat
Hearts Required 1 ❤︎
Hearts Unlocked 2-3 ❤︎

Cat-aloging

Samir Character Profile

Character Overview

Samir
Story of Seasons - Samir Image Character Type Bachelor
Romance Status Romanceable
Harvest Moon Name Amir
English Voice Actor Nazeeh Tarsha
Japanese Voice Actor Takeo Otsuka

The mysterious scholar from abroad. Traveled to see Zephyr Town's bazaar. A man of few words, only the mayor knows his identity.

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Related Guides

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Romanceable Characters Guides

Bachelors and Bachelorettes
SoS Grand Bazaar - Arata Arata SoS Grand Bazaar - Derek Derek SoS Grand Bazaar - Gabriel Gabriel
SoS Grand Bazaar - Jules Jules SoS Grand Bazaar - Lloyd Lloyd SoS Grand Bazaar - Samir Samir
SoS Grand Bazaar - Diana Diana SoS Grand Bazaar - Freya Freya SoS Grand Bazaar - June June
SoS Grand Bazaar - Kagetsu Kagetsu SoS Grand Bazaar - Maple Maple SoS Grand Bazaar - Sophie Sophie

Non-Romanceable Characters Guides

Friendly NPCs
SoS - FelixFelix SoS - MiguelMiguel SoS - ErikErik
SoS - StuartStuart SoS - SoniaSonia SoS - MadeleineMadeleine
SoS - MinaMina SoS - WilburWilbur SoS - ClaraClara
SoS - KevinKevin SoS - IsaacIsaac SoS - NadineNadine
SoS - SylviaSylvia SoS - LaurieLaurie SoS - HaroldHarold
SoS - ShereneSherene - -

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6 BoomsterJoe BoomsterJoe 29 days

Stew is his favorite food with unique dialogue, too

5 Anonymous Anonymous 2 months

Do not give Samir rainbow curry- he hates it!!!

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