Grim Reaper

When someone dies, the Grim Reaper will appear to take them away. This concept was first introduced in The Sims: Livin' Large.

If no one is around when the Reaper comes to call Death stays on the lot for a little while, uses the toilet and watches television. If the Sim that died is the last Sim on the lot an amusing dialogue will appear.

The Grim Reaper is also thought to be the father of Nervous Subject in Strangetown.

Plead with Death
If another family member wants to, they can plead with Death to spare the Sim's life. There is no way to save someone who has drowned or died of old age, so be warned.

The Sims
The Grim Reaper only appears if a Sim dies. He appears near the mailbox in the front part of a lot. A twisting skull will appear, and the Grim Reaper comes fading in. He will immediately teleport to the place of the dying Sim. He then will do an animation much like a summoning while chanting Simlish words. If Death is in a bad mood, he will take the corpse anyway; if Death is in a good mood, he will play rock, paper, scissors with that Sim, or put a dice under three cups mix them up. The Sim will have to try to pick which holds the dice. If the Sim wins/picks right cup, the deceased is brought back to life for a second chance (and a choir music plays), but if the Sim loses/picks wrong cup, Death will either take the corpse or, be nice and, create a zombie.

The Grim Reaper appears too if you have about four Jack-O-Lanterns in your lot. He will appear near the mailbox, walks to your front door, ring the doorbell, runs away and disappears. This is a reference to trick or treating.

The Sims 2
A Sim with a good relationship with the deceased has the chance to plead for their life. Death will hold his hands behind his back, hiding the sim's life in one fist, and the Sim must choose left or right. If the Sim chooses incorrectly, the person will die. However, if they choose the correct one, the other Sim will come back to life with some of their Motives actually up. The higher relationship they have with that sim, the more chance they will win.

Appearance
The Grim Reaper, in any depictions, is always shown with his black robe and cloak. In The Sims, the skeletal figure inside the Grim Reaper can be seen, as the head icon of the Grim Reaper is a gray skeleton. In The Sims 2, he is only seen as a floating black cloak. Only his skeletal hands are shown. In both games, The Grim Reaper's voice is always low.

Resurrection
In The Sims, when there is a sim who has been turned into a zombie, you can't resurrect it, except if you have Unleashed, then you can go to Old Town to any lot that has a shop that sells candles, and find a woman wearing a yellow dress and a big fancy sunhat named Miss Lucille. Then ask for her to resurrect the zombie (for a price), but this interaction is only available if you have Livin' Large and Unleashed. Sometimes, when the zombie's mood is bad, she wouldn't resurrect it, and she will say that the zombie does not want to be resurrected now. The same goes for cats and dogs.

In first person mode on certain games, as the ghost, you can either pay the Grim Reaper §100, or challenge him to a fiddle contest (kind of a reference to the song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band). Paying will automatically renew your Sim their life, while, the Fiddle contest can take time. The best way to ensure that your deceased Sim will win, is if you fill their wants and needs bar. When your Sim returns to life, all of their needs will be half-way full. Your Sim will not look any different, or act any differently than they did before they 'died'.

On The Sims 2 for PC, the Resurrect-O-Nomitron from the Paranormal career track can bring back the dead, by phoning the Grim Reaper and paying him. You must have the University Expansion Pack installed to get the Resurrect-O-Nomitron. If you pay under $996 your Sim won't come back and Grim will just take your money. Paying the Grim an amount between $996 - $1408 will make the resurrected Sim a zombie and if you pay the Grim Reaper more than $1408, he'll bring your Sim back as a human.

Zombies
In The Sims, sometimes the Grim Reaper will be nice and turn the deceased into a zombie. A zombie has a bluish hue, walks funny and has no personality points. A Zombie's need also lows faster than a normal sims and it's moves are slower than normal sims. Using the Resurrect-O-Nomitron on The Sims 2 for PC, and paying between §998 and §4,127 can create a disturbed zombie.The zombie has a blueish skintone, distorted facial features and a set personality. In Apartment life, the evil witch can resurrect sims as a Zombie.

Sim/Grim Reaper Hybrids
Sim/Grim Reaper hybrids are very rare, but possible. To get a hybrid, one must somehow get the Grim Reaper to remain on the lot after a death, then have a WooHoo with him when he relaxes on a bed. However, because an actual "relationship" with the Grim Reaper is next-to-impossible, the event is incredibly unlikely to occur. Nervous Subject from Strangetown is further proof that these hybrids exist. Hybrids have very erratic personality points, such as Nervous having no points but a full bar of being active. They have droopy eyes and sallow skin.