Samba

Meet Samba

Species: Two-headed Novaluman
Home: Novaluma
Occupation: Cruiser pilot
First Appearance: Sophie Glendale and the Cracking Moon

About Samba

Samba is an orange, two-headed, four-armed cruiser pilot. Both heads are called Samba until they can agree on better names, which may take a very long time.

The two Sambas share one body and one pair of feet, but they definitely do not share opinions. They joke, argue, search for snacks, and press buttons simply to discover what they do. Beneath all that silliness, Samba is an excellent pilot who comes through whenever the mission becomes dangerous.

Personality

🧡 Playful and unpredictable
🚀 Bold and adventurous
😂 Always ready with a joke
🍪 Easily distracted by snacks
🎯 Surprisingly skilled and dependable
🤝 Loyal when friends need help

Favorite Things

🚀 Flying cruisers
📣 Pressing the horn button
🍬 Purple snacks
😂 Making Gordon nervous
🥽 Wearing matching silver goggles

Best Friends

Betsy: The only person fast enough to stop Samba from pressing the horn again.
Gordon: A serious friend who keeps every flight properly supervised.
Sophie: A passenger who quickly learns to expect the unexpected.
Cookie: A nervous flyer who gives Samba’s trips extra excitement.

Fun Facts

⭐ Both heads answer to Samba.
⭐ They share feet but refuse to share opinions.
⭐ One head once tested the snacks for poison by eating all of them.
⭐ Samba considers a slightly sideways landing a perfectly sideways landing.

Books

📖 Book Four: Sophie Glendale and the Cracking Moon

Samba’s Motto

“Safe and sound. Mostly sound.”