Grim Reaper



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

Plead with Death
If another family member wants to, they can plead with Death to spare the Sim's life. 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. If the Sims wins, the deceased is brought back to life for a second chance, but if the Sim loses, Death will either take the corpse or create a zombie.


 * There is no way to save someone who has drowned, so be warned.


 * Sometimes, if death is either in a bad mood or is laughing, he will do this- he will extend his arm for a second, and all who ask to spare the dead sim will be locked into coffins(the sims can be heard from inside of the coffins, banging on the inside of it for help)which are set into deep graves(don't get the impression that the sims inside of the coffins are dead, because they are not! They will still be buried, though.)and get buried alive by death's minions(zombies).  Death then brings the dead one that he originally came for back to life, and tells him that if he can dig up the ones who were buried alive before the heart tombstone displayed on the screen fades away completely, he will spare him.  If he doesn't dig them up on time, the sims that were buried alive come out of the ground as zombies, and the sim that tried to rescue them because of their deal with death takes their place(don't worry, he will be dug up by the police after death leaves, even though he will become a zombie too!).  Zombies can only be cured if a gene appears and their wish is that they were restored to normal.


 * 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.


 * Finally if the Sim that died is the last Sim on the lot an amusing dialogue will appear.

Resurrection
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. 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.

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, but otherwise is a normal Sim.

Using the Resurrect-O-Nomitron on The Sims 2 for PC, and paying less than §10,000 can create a disturbed zombie that will attack the Sim who awoke him from the dead.

The Grim Reaper is also the father of Nervous Subject in Strangetown whose mother is Olive Specter.