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The Sims 2: Apartment Life


Carlos Contender
Carlos Contender
Gender Male Male
Age TS3-Elder Elder
Life state CAS Human icon Sim
Biography
Carlos thinks a lot about boxing days and what could have been. But theres nothing like a new romance to make him feel young again!
Education and employment
Career Athletics career Hall of Famer
Family
Family/Families Contender family
Parents Alonzo Contender, Marisela Contender Both Deceased
Siblings Santana Contender Brother Deceased
Marital status Single
Personality
Zodiac sign Capricorn Capricorn
Aspiration Popularity Popularity
Lifetime want Become Professional Party Guest Become Professional Party Guest
Chemistry
Turn-ons Swim Wear Swim Wear
Underwear Underwear
Turn-off Stink Stink
Appearance
Hair color TS2 Grey Hair Grey
Eye color TS2 Brown Eyes Brown
Skin color Skin-medium Medium
Body shape Fit Fit
Other information
Game The Sims 2 Apartment Life Icon The Sims 2: Apartment Life
Playability Playable
Neighborhood Belladonna Cove

Carlos Contender is one of the pre-made playable Sims residing in Belladonna Cove, the neighborhood shipped with The Sims 2: Apartment Life. When the game begins, he is an elder and a successful boxing Hall of Famer. Carlos is shown to have had a relationship with Chastity Gere in the lot's family stories section, though at the moment, he is being wooed by Jessica Peterson. His only living family in Belladonna Cove is Isabel Baldwin (née Contender), his niece, along with his nephew-in-law Benjamin, and his great-niece Sofia and great-nephew Marcus. Carlos is the older brother of the late Santana Contender and the brother in-law of Santana's late wife, Magdalena Contender (née Destraga).

Carlos is the social butterfly in Belladonna Cove, as he has a solid 100 reputation. Carlos has a very high enthusiasm in Fitness, and he is very close to having top fitness. Carlos' aspiration is Popularity, but by looking through his photo album and bio, it is hinted that it could have originally been Romance. In addition, he also has a hidden Romance aspiration token.

Carlos' last name, "Contender", might come from a famous book about boxing titled The Contender. It could also be a reference to the movie On the Waterfront in which the character Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter, says "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender, I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am." His first name, Carlos, and his brother's name (Isabel's father) Santana, is a reference to Carlos Santana, the famous Mexican guitarist and leader of the band Santana.

Despite the fact that Carlos is at the top of the Athletic career, he does not have the skills required for the job. When the family is first played, his age bar will imply that he is 84 days old and that he has 26 days left to live. When it is 6:00 PM on the first day of playing his household, he will not age. Carlos' SimDNA in SimPE confirms that his hair was red before it turned grey. While it isn't explicitly stated that Carlos is the older brother of the two, both his parent's memories state that he was born first. However, neither Carlos nor Santana have memories of the other one joining the family, so the evidence that Carlos is the older sibling is not absolute.

Simology[]

Image Name Relationship level
Jessica Peterson Jessica Peterson Best friend
Isabel Baldwin Isabel Baldwin Best Friend
Sofia Baldwin Sofia Baldwin Best Friend
Marcus Baldwin Marcus Baldwin Best Friend
Benjamin Baldwin Benjamin Baldwin Friend
Vivian Cho Vivian Cho Friend
Chastity Gere Chastity Gere Friend
Kimberly Cordial Kimberly Cordial Friend
Samantha Cordial Samantha Cordial Friend
Ana Patel Ana Patel Friend
Marissa Cleveland Marissa Cleveland Friend

Personality
Capricorn
Capricorn
Sloppy 4 Neat
Shy 5 Outgoing
Lazy 8 Active
Serious 4 Playful
Grouchy 4 Nice
VibraLN
Sign / personality mismatch
A Sim with this personality would normally be a Gemini.
Info information icon
Genetic personality
Carlos was born with 4 neat and playful points, 5 outgoing points, 8 active points, and 6 nice points. A Sim created with this personality would be a Pisces.

Image Interest Level
Environment interest Environment 4
Food interest Food 5
Weather interest Weather 3
Culture interest Culture 2
Money interest Money 4
Politics interest Politics 0
Paranormal interest Paranormal 2
Health interest Health 4
Fashion interest Fashion 9
Travel interest Travel 2
Crime interest Crime 9
Sports interest Sports 8
Entertainment interest Entertainment 3
Animals interest Animals 6
Work interest Work 3
School interest School 7
Toys interest Toys 4
Sci-Fi interest Sci-Fi 8

Image Hobby Level
Hobby Fitness Fitness 8

Image Memory Type
Learned to Walk from -Sim- Learned to Walk from Alonzo Positive
Learned to Talk from -Sim- Learned to Talk from Marisela Positive
Potty Trained Potty Trained by Marisela Positive
Grew Up Grew Up Well Positive
Learned to Study from -Sim- Learned to Study from Alonzo Positive
Got an A Got an A+ Report Card Positive
Grew Up Santana Grew Up Well Positive
Met -Sim- Met Mystery Sim Positive
Became Best Friends with -Sim- Made Best Friends with Mystery Sim Positive
Had Very First Kiss with -Sim- Had Very First Kiss with Mystery Sim Positive
Had Very First Kiss with -Sim- Kissed Mystery Sim for the First Time Positive
Got a Job Got a Job Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Overachiever Carlos was an Overachiever[1] Positive
-Sim- Died Alonzo Died Negative
-Sim- Got Engaged Santana Got Engaged Positive
Grew Up Grew Up Well Positive
Met -Sim- Met Magdalena Positive
-Sim- Got Married Santana Got Married Positive
-Sim- Joined the Family! Isabel Joined the Family! Positive
Met -Sim- Met Isabel Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
-Sim- Died Marisela Died Negative
Moved Out Moved Out Positive
Moved In Moved In Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Met -Sim- Met Benjamin Positive
Met -Sim- Met Jessica Positive
Met -Sim- Met Ana Positive
-Sim- Got Engaged Isabel Got Engaged Positive
-Sim- Got Married Isabel Got Married Positive
-Sim- Joined the Family! Sofia Joined the Family! Positive
Had 2 Best Friends Had 2 Best Friends Positive
Met -Sim- Met Sofia Positive
-Sim- Joined the Family! Marcus Joined the Family! Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Had 3 Best Friends Had 3 Best Friends Positive
Met -Sim- Met Marcus Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Met -Sim- Met Kimberly Positive
-Sim- Died Magdalena Died Negative
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
-Sim- Died Santana Died Negative
Met -Sim- Met Chastity Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Met -Sim- Met Vivian Positive
Had 5 Best Friends Had 5 Best Friends Positive

Gallery[]

Notes[]

  1. Instead of having a memory of becoming an overachiever, he has a memory of seeing himself become an overachiever. This is likely a mistake made by the developers.
The Contender family
Carlos - Santana - Alonzo - Marisela - Lando - Kadri
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