Sasappis, commonly called Sass, is the ghost of a Native American descent from the 1500s and is the second oldest ghost on the property. He appears in the American sitcom Ghosts. Sasappis is a member of the Lenape Tribe, who occupied the Hudson Valley in New York and parts of neighboring Pennsylvania, Delaware and Connecticut. The tribe still exists today.
Biography[]
History[]
Not much is known about Sasappis as of now. It is known he belongs to the Lenape Native Americans of the Northeastern United States, but he does seem to be the wisest among the ghosts, possibly from being one of the oldest, second only to Thorfinn, who he considers a friend.
In the episode The Tree, he would make a mark on a tree of every time he said hi to Shiki.
He respected the living at first, later becoming convinced to haunt the new residents out after Jay walked through him twice in one minute. However, his opinion of them has changed back to respect. Although he is constantly reminding the other ghosts of events from their lives, he has befriended Sam, often imparting her tokens of knowledge, and even Jay, who helped him try to woo his old love, Shiki.
In the episode Ghostwriter, he tells Sam that he wanted to be a storyteller. His dad didn't think it was a good idea and he should have done something "safer" like hunter or warrior. His father's fears got in his head. All his worry transferred onto him, and when it was finally the week of the fall harvest ceremony, where he was supposed to tell stories for the first time, Sasappis got scared. His father gave him a pep talk and gave him an eagle feather to give him the strength he needed. He never got a chance to tell a story and died before the day he was supposed to give it. He tells a story to the ghosts.
Death[]
So far, nothing is known about Sasappis's death. He has no outward evidence of it (unlike Flower and Pete). After his death, Sasappis became a ghost and stood alone in a field before he was approached by Thorfinn who asked in Lenape if he wants to see a dead moose carcass.
In the late 1600s A Puritan Woman named Patience, died on the property after a failed bloodletting attempt, joining Thorfinn and Sasappis whom they both found odd and strange.
A century later, Sasappis was present as Revolutionary war was ongoing. He was in the medical tent, looking to see who was going to be a ghost. He found a dying Isaac, who was dying of dysentery and witnessed a woman enter looking for Isaac before she found him addressing him by the name "Cricket". Sasappis had thought she was a nurse as she changed his clothes into his proper uniform before he died. Soon Isaac joined Sasappis, Patience and Thorfinn as a ghost.
Sometime later, he, Thorfinn, Patience, and Isaac were joined by the Cholera ghosts who haunted the land and subsequent settlements. They were later present at the building of the Woodstone Mansion, where they took to occupying. Haunting the mansion allow them to witnessed many things such as Hetty being scolded by her father, Hetty's husband cheating withthe maid, and other events. The ghosts also dealt with problems such as Isaac accidentally possessing a worker on the property and ended up trapped in a well for days. During the trek back to the house underground, they ended up separated from Patience and returned to the mansion and found the ghost of Hetty who joined them.
Over the years more ghosts joined them, they witnessed Alberta joining them
During the 1960's, Sasappis, Thorfinn, and Alberta witnessed the death of Flower from a bear attack.[2]
Appearance[]
Sasappis is a Lenape man with long black hair and brown eyes dressed in the traditional breechclouts of men of his time. His hair is pulled half back with feathers in the back and shells braided into locks on the right side. He wears several long white and coral necklaces made of shells and a bandolier bag on his chest. He also wears leggings and moccasins.
Personality[]
Sasappis is a cautious, analytical individual with a darkly comedic streak, who derives subtle pleasure from observing chaotic situations like a twisted comedy show, yet simultaneously remains vigilant, ensuring harm doesn't escalate, revealing a blend of wit, prudence, and empathetic responsibility.
Special Power[]
As a ghost, Sasappis possesses the extraordinary ability to enter the minds of living humans, altering their dreams to weave new narratives that suit his whims. This power allows him to fulfill his lifelong aspiration, thwarted by death, to become a master storyteller. This also gains the chance to meet Jay to reveal himself into the dream.
Quotes[]
"Let's haunt these bastards out of here"
— Pilot
"Sam come back, I wanna tell Jay about ghost sex"
— D&D
Trivia[]
- Opening intro objects:
- Feather (Ghostwriter)
- Painting of tree (The Tree)
- Basketball (Man of Your Dreams)
- Slice of cherry pie (Kyle)
- He is noticeably absent in the episodes:
- Sasappis is the second-oldest ghost (after Thorfinn).
- He appears to be the American counterpart to Thomas with his storyteller ways and romantic inexperience
- He is the only main ghost whose cause of death is unknown.
- Sasappis has a bad habit of reminding the ghosts of their lives prior to their deaths.
- He witnessed Isaac surrendering to the British and dying two weeks later of dysentery before he witnessed his wife come to spend his dying moments with him.
- He reminded Hetty that he and Thorfinn witnessed her husband cheating on her with the maid and the artist who painted his portrait (similar to how Robin, Mary, Kitty, Thomas and possibly Annie witnessed Fanny's husband cheating on Fanny with two men).
- He has reminded Pete that he was killed by children and that his wife slept with his best friend.
- He told Molly that he witnessed her affair with Elias.
- In the episode Halloween, he's mentioned to be 500 years old.
- It's also established in the same episode that Hetty calls him by his full name and not a nickname.
- He hates siding with Trevor over anything in the episode The Liquor License.
- He loves the smell of pepperoni pizza as mentioned in Farnsby & B.
- He remembers when Elias sat for his portrait and then sleeping with the artist in The Vault.
- Sas watches the bird bath outside in Alberta's Descendant.
- The actor Román Zaragoza's father, Gregory Zaragoza, plays his character's father in the episode Ghostwriter.
- He is the second ghost, besides Pete to befriend Jay.
- His powers include waving a hand over a living and influencing their dreams as shown in Man of Your Dreams.
- Before its debut, Thorfinn was the only ghost who knew of it.
- Because of his power, he was able to directly communicate with Jay, making him one of the few ghosts to officially meet him.
- His power is actually fitting, as it goes with his desire to tell stories because of dreams being adventures.
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References[]
- ↑ In His Girl Shiki Flower calls Sasappis a 537 year old virgin. From 2025, this would place Sasappi's birthdate around 1488.
- ↑ "Hello!"