Gaylord Koffi

Gaylord Koffi
Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Life state	Ghost
Family
Family/Families	Koffi family
Marital status	Single
Children	Gobias Koffi
Personality
Traits	Can't Stand Art
	Artistic
	Easily Impressed
	Technophobe
	Slob
Lifetime wish	Jack of All Trades
Favorites	Latin
	Lobster Thermidor
	Red
Appearance
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue
Skin color	Light
Body shape	Thin
Other information
Game	The Sims 3
Playability	Deceased
Cause of death	Starvation
World	Sunset Valley

Gaylord Koffi is Gobias Koffi's father. He is buried in Pleasant Rest Graveyard, Sunset Valley, and sometimes appears as a ghost in the cemetery.

Gobias Koffi is a clear reference to Arrested Development's Tobias Funke, a character who is often implied to be gay. Gaylord's first name may be a pun on the term "gay" — slang for "homosexual," thereby implying that his son is gay. However, "Gaylord" is an actual, if uncommon, given name.  It may have been intended to sound somewhat "old-fashioned." It is possible that his name doesn't imply he's gay, but implies he's the father of a gay son. Lord implies an authority, for example, he's the authority of someone who's gay.

Gobias Koffi's mother does not appear in the family tree, and they don't share any physical features, so it is possible that Gaylord adopted him. Gaylord dresses like a cowboy.Gaylord has a thin body shape, likely caused by his death from starvation. His original body shape is unknown.

Like other ghosts in Sunset Valley, when resurrected his hat will not carry over into his other outfits by default. Like some other ghosts, this will cause a glitch where part of his hair appears colorless. This can be fixed by reselecting his current hairstyle at a stylist, in Create-A-Sim using testingcheats, or with NRaas Industries Master Controller.

Resurrection tip

This Sim can be brought back to life with ambrosia or with the Oh My Ghost! opportunity. For more information, read Game guide:Bringing Sims back to life.

Trivia

• Strangely, he has the can't stand art but also has the artistic and easily impressed traits, even though the latter two conflict with the former. Gaylord's personality would normally be impossible for a player to create.
• Appaloosa Plains, is home to The Koffi Café, which may be a reference to Gaylord.
• He could possibly be based on Randy Jones, a member of the 1970s Disco band The Village People, who would often wear a cowboy outfit.

Gallery

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  Gaylord as a ghost.

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  Gaylord's outfits when resurrected. Note the glitched hair.

References

The Koffi Family
Gobias - Gaylord

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