The Sims Wiki

Welcome to The Sims Wiki! Don't like the ads? Then create an account! Users with accounts will only see ads on the Main Page and have more options than anonymous users.

READ MORE

The Sims Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Register
The Sims Wiki
The Sims Wiki
17,699
pages
in: Sims who have mastered a skill, Sims with mismatched sign, Sims,
and 29 more
English

Changes: General Buzz Grunt

Back to page
Edit
(←Adding categories)
mNo edit summary
(23 intermediate revisions by 14 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
{{Era|TS2}}
 +
{{Era|TS2|TS2PSP|TS4}}
  +
{{Infobox Sim2
−
{{Simbio-start
  
−
|name = General Buzz Grunt
 +
|image = [[File:Buzz Grunt.png|250px]]
  ⚫
|caption = The General likes to have his clocks set to military time. He used to enjoy barbershop quartet singing, but that is classified information.
⚫
|sex = Male
  
  +
|name = General Buzz Grunt
⚫
|parents = {{Relative|[[General Chip Grunt]], [[Missy Grunt]]|Both Deceased}}
  
  +
|sex = Male
⚫
|spouse = {{Spouse|[[Lyla Grunt]]|Ex-Wife}} [[File:Deceased.png|16px|Deceased]]
  
  ⚫
|parents = {{Relative|[[General Chip Grunt]], [[Missy Grunt]]|Both Deceased}}
  ⚫
|spouse = {{Spouse|[[Lyla Grunt]]|Ex-Wife}} [[File:Deceased.png|16px|Deceased]]
 
|maritalstatus = Divorced
  
|maritalstatus = Divorced
−
|child = {{Relative|[[Tank Grunt]]|Son|[[Ripp Grunt]]|Son|[[Buck Grunt]]|Son}}
 +
|child = {{Relative|[[Tank Grunt]]|Son|[[Ripp Grunt]]|Son|[[Buck Grunt]]|Son}}
−
|family = [[Grunt family]]
 +
|family = [[Grunt family]]
  +
|game = The Sims 2
−
}}{{Simbio2
  
  ⚫
|age = Adult
⚫
|image = [[File:Buzz Grunt.png|250px]]
  
  +
|career = Military
⚫
|caption = The General likes to have his clocks set to military time. He used to enjoy barbershop quartet singing, but that is classified information.
  
−
|game = The Sims 2
 +
|careerlevel = General
  +
|asp = Popularity
  +
|sign = Leo
  ⚫
|hair = Brown
  ⚫
|eye = Grey
  ⚫
|skin = Light
  ⚫
|body = Fit
  ⚫
|play = Playable
  ⚫
|neighbor = Strangetown
  ⚫
}}
  +
{{Infobox Sim2
  ⚫
|image = [[File:General Buzz Grunt - PSP.png|250px]]
  +
|caption = Runs Division 47 like a well-oiled machine.
  +
|game = The Sims 2 (PSP)
  +
|name = General Buzz Grunt
  +
|sex = Male
  +
|maritalstatus =
  +
|family = [[Grunt family]]
  +
|child = {{Relative|[[Tank Grunt]]|Son|[[Ripp Grunt]]|Son}}
  +
|age = Adult
  +
|hair = Brown
  +
|eye = Brown
  +
|skin = Light
  +
|body = Fit
  +
|play = NPC
  ⚫
|neighbor = Strangetown
  ⚫
}}
  +
{{Infobox Sim4
  +
|image = [[File:Buzz_Grunt_(The_Sims_4).png|250px]]
  +
|game = The Sims 4
  ⚫
|sex = Male
 
|age = Adult
  
|age = Adult
−
|career = Military
 +
|career = [[Military|Grand Marshal]]
  +
|trait1 = Neat
−
|careerlevel = General
  
−
|asp = Popularity
 +
|trait2 = Active
−
|sign = Leo
 +
|trait3 = Self-Assured
  +
|trait4 = Home Turf
  +
|asp = StrangerVille Mystery
 
|hair = Brown
  
|hair = Brown
−
|eye = Grey
 +
|eye = Brown
 
|skin = Light
  
|skin = Light
 
|body = Fit
  
|body = Fit
−
|play = Playable
 +
|family = [[Grunt family]]
  +
|spouse = {{Spouse|[[Lyla Grunt]]|Ex-Wife}}
⚫
|neighbor = Strangetown
  
  +
|maritalstatus = Divorced
−
}}{{Simbio2
  
−
|image = [[File:General Buzz Grunt - PSP.png|250px]]
 +
|child = {{Relative|[[Tank Grunt]]|Son|[[Ripp Grunt]]|Son|[[Buck Grunt]]|Son}}
−
|game = The Sims 2 (PSP)
 +
|play = Gallery
  +
}}
⚫
|age = Adult
  
  ⚫
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grunt, Buzz}}
⚫
|hair = Brown
  
  ⚫
'''General Buzz Grunt''' is a pre-made [[Sim]] living in [[Strangetown]] with his three sons, [[Tank Grunt|Tank]], [[Ripp Grunt|Ripp]] and [[Buck Grunt]]. His ex-wife [[Lyla Grunt|Lyla]] was electrocuted sometime after she left him, and is deceased. Buzz has brown hair in a buzz cut and can be seen wearing his military uniform or a green shirt, tan pants, and brown shoes. He is at the top of the [[Military]] [[career]]. His father and grandfather were also generals.
⚫
|eye = Grey
  
⚫
|skin = Light
  
⚫
|body = Fit
  
⚫
|play = NPC
  
⚫
|neighbor = Strangetown
  
⚫
}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Grunt, Buzz}}
  
⚫
'''General Buzz Grunt''' is a pre-made [[Sim]] living in [[Strangetown]] with his three sons, [[Tank Grunt|Tank]], [[Ripp Grunt|Ripp]] and [[Buck Grunt]]. His ex-wife [[Lyla Grunt|Lyla]] was electrocuted sometime after she left him, and is deceased. Buzz has brown hair in a buzz cut and can be seen wearing his military uniform or a green shirt, tan pants, and brown shoes. He's at the top of the [[Military]] career. His father and grandfather were also generals.
 
   
  +
==Biography==
⚫
His house is described as a domesticated boot camp, whose house number is 51 - which is most likely named after the highly secretive military base, 'Area 51', and Strangetown's desert scenery is probably associated with it too. He also takes a military approach to raising his sons but his ex-wife Lyla took the more important part of emotionally caring for their children - she taught them almost all toddler skills and Buzz only taught two toddler skills to his older son [[Tank Grunt]]. He might have been too tough with his first two sons, Tank and Ripp. Buck, the youngest son, has been treated better than his older brothers, but Tank, the oldest son, is more favored.
 
  +
===Life leading up to The Sims 2===
  ⚫
His house is described as a domesticated boot camp, whose house number is 51, which is most likely a reference to the highly secretive military base '[[wikipedia:Area 51|Area 51]]'. He also takes a military approach to raising his sons, while his ex-wife Lyla took the more important part of emotionally caring for their children — she taught them almost all [[toddler skills]] while Buzz only taught two toddler skills to his older son [[Tank Grunt]]. When first played, he is 15 days away from being an [[elder]].
   
  ⚫
Buzz is an aggressive Sim who has many feuds with others in the Strangetown community: [[Olive Specter]] (Lyla died on her lot), [[Curious family|the Curious brothers]] and [[Loki Beaker]] (he won fights with them as a teenager). His most recent feud is with [[Pollination Technician 9]], because he had lost a fight with him. Many fans interpret Buzz as trying to get aliens to leave [[Strangetown]].
−
When first played, he is 15 days away from being an elder.
  
   
  ⚫
Ironically enough, he has a higher lifetime [[relationship]] with Pollination Technician 9 than with his own sons. Despite this, he still considers PT9 an enemy and he wants to fight him upon loading the Grunt lot for the first time in game. He has positive, but low, relationships with the Curious brothers and Loki Beaker. He only has a negative relationship with Olive (though, oddly, she usually wants to invite him over when the Specter family is first played. This might be because Lyla died on Olive's lot.
⚫
General Buzz is an aggressive Sim who has many feuds with others in the Strangetown community; [[Olive Specter]] (Lyla died on her lot), [[Curious family|the Curious brothers]] and [[Loki Beaker]] (he won fights with them as a teenager). His most current feud is with [[Pollination Technician 9]], because he had lost a fight with him. Many fans interpret Buzz as trying to get aliens to leave [[Strangetown]].
  
   
  ⚫
When viewing one of the pictures in the [[Grunt family]] album, Buzz's skin color matches the medium (S3) skintone, instead of the light (S1) skintone he sports in-game. There is an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewVdU0sJfdI early Strangetown trailer] featuring the Grunts and the Smiths. Both Buzz and PT9 have different facial features, and Buzz having the [[voice]] provided by David Boat, rather than the one provided by Stephen Kearin that he has in-game.
⚫
Ironically, though, he has a higher lifetime [[relationship]] with Pollination Technician 9 than with his own sons, though he has a lower daily relationship. Despite this, he still considers PT9 an enemy and he wants to fight him upon loading the Grunt lot for the first time in game. He has positive, but low, relationships with the Curious brothers and Loki Beaker. He only has a relationship in the negative numbers with Olive (though, oddly, she usually wants to invite him over when the Specter family is first played, many people use this to form the theory that Buzz is possibly her newest target). This might be because Olive is believed to have murdered Lyla.
  
   
  +
Strangely, Buzz doesn't have the memory of mastering the body skill. Because he has reached level 4 of the Military career, Buzz has a [[Career rewards#Exerto Selfflog Obstacle Course|Military career reward]] available for him to purchase, disregarding the fact that there is already one in the backyard.
−
Some players believe that Buzz was a teenager when he had Tank and Ripp. When subtracting the number of days each of them have lived, Buzz would not have been an adult at the time of Tank and Ripp's birth. This can be reconciled if it's assumed that Buzz had [[Elixir of Life]] at some point in his life.
  
   
  +
===Life leading up to The Sims 2 (PSP)===
 
In ''The Sims 2'' (PSP), he has escalated his war against the Smiths, kidnapping [[Jenny Smith|Jenny]], [[Jill Smith|Jill]] and [[Johnny Smith|Johnny]].
  
In ''The Sims 2'' (PSP), he has escalated his war against the Smiths, kidnapping [[Jenny Smith|Jenny]], [[Jill Smith|Jill]] and [[Johnny Smith|Johnny]].
   
Line 51: Line 82:
   
 
General Buzz's secrets in ''[[The Sims 2 (PSP)]]'':
  
General Buzz's secrets in ''[[The Sims 2 (PSP)]]'':
−
# (Personal): They call him Buzz because he shaves his chest every morning.
 +
#(Personal): They call him Buzz because he shaves his chest every morning.
−
# (Intimate): Buzz got his stripes by pushing paper above and beyond the call of duty.
 +
#(Intimate): Buzz got his stripes by pushing paper above and beyond the call of duty.
−
# (Dark): Buzz sleeps with a teddy bear in camouflage that he calls "the Brigadier".
 +
#(Dark): Buzz sleeps with a teddy bear in camouflage that he calls "the Brigadier".
−
# (Keep Enemies Closer): General Grunt has imprisoned the Smith family under the guise of "protecting" them.
 +
#(Keep Enemies Closer): General Grunt has imprisoned the Smith family under the guise of "protecting" them.
  +
  +
===Life leading up to The Sims 4===
  +
An official [[Maxis]] [https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/F1ECEEF23BB111E980DD7E6A61392AEA recreation] of Buzz and his family was uploaded to the [[Gallery|''The Sims 4'' Gallery]] on February 28, 2019, marking the 19th anniversary of ''[[The Sims]]''. In this [[alternate universe|timeline]], Buzz is a grand marshal instead of general, he has brown eyes instead of grey, and he is missing the black lines underneath his eyes. He is friends with all three of his sons, but his ex-wife Lyla is only an acquaintance. Unlike the remakes of the [[Newbie family]] and the [[Pleasant family]] on the Gallery, Buzz has several skill points in a variety of different areas. He has the bonus traits Over-Achiever and Argumentative from ''[[The Sims 4: Parenthood]]''. He will become an elder in 22 days.
   
 
==Simology==
  
==Simology==
 
<tabber>
  
<tabber>
−
Skills =
 +
|-|Skills=
  +
;The Sims 2
 
{{SkillTable
  
{{SkillTable
 
|mechanical = 8
  
|mechanical = 8
−
|charisma = 7
 +
|charisma = 7
−
|body = 10
 +
|body = 10}}
  +
;The Sims 4
  +
{{SkillTable3
  +
|charisma = 9
  +
|fitness = 10
  +
|handiness = 8
  +
|logic = 5
 
}}
  
}}
 
|-|Relationships=
  
|-|Relationships=
  +
;The Sims 2
−
{| class="wikitable heading-blue"
 +
{|class="wikitable heading-blue"
 
!Image
  
!Image
 
!Name
  
!Name
Line 106: Line 148:
 
|Acquaintance
  
|Acquaintance
 
|}
  
|}
  +
;The Sims 4
⚫
|-|Personality =
  
  +
{|class="wikitable heading-blue"
  +
!Image
  +
!Name
  +
!Relationship level
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Lyla Grunt (The Sims 4).png|50px]]
  +
|[[Lyla Grunt]]
  +
|Acquaintance
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Tank Grunt (The Sims 4).png|50px]]
  +
|[[Tank Grunt]]
  +
|Friend
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Ripp Grunt (The Sims 4).png|50px]]
  +
|[[Ripp Grunt]]
  +
|Friend
  +
|-
  +
|[[File:Buck Grunt (The Sims 4).png|50px]]
  +
|[[Buck Grunt]]
  +
|Friend
  +
|}
  ⚫
|-|Personality=
  +
;The Sims 2
 
{{PersonalityTable
  
{{PersonalityTable
 
|sign = Leo
  
|sign = Leo
Line 114: Line 179:
 
|playful = 0
  
|playful = 0
 
|nice = 2
  
|nice = 2
  ⚫
}}{{sign-mismatch|Gemini}}
⚫
}}
  
  ⚫
|-|Interests=
⚫
{{sign-mismatch|Gemini|small}}
  
  +
;The Sims 2
⚫
|-|Interests =
  
 
{{InterestTable
  
{{InterestTable
 
|environment = 8
  
|environment = 8
Line 135: Line 200:
 
|school = 4
  
|school = 4
 
|toys = 0
  
|toys = 0
−
|scifi = 9
 +
|scifi = 9}}
  ⚫
|-|Memories=
⚫
}}
  
  +
;The Sims 2
⚫
|-|Memories =
  
 
{|class="wikitable heading-blue"
  
{|class="wikitable heading-blue"
 
!Image
  
!Image
Line 144: Line 209:
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Became Best Friends with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Became Best Friends with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Became best friends with General Chip Grunt
 +
|Made Best Friends with [[General Chip Grunt|General Chip]]
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
  
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
−
|Grew up well
 +
|Grew Up Well
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Met -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Met -Sim-.png]]
−
|Met Lyla Vandermorgan
 +
|Met [[Lyla Grunt|Lyla]]
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
  
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
−
|Grew up well
 +
|Grew Up Well
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Won a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Won a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Won a fight with Pascal Curious
 +
|Won a Fight with [[Pascal Curious|Pascal]]
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Won a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Won a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Won a fight with Vidcund Curious
 +
|Won a Fight with [[Vidcund Curious|Vidcund]]
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Won a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Won a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Won a fight with Loki Beaker
 +
|Won a Fight with [[Loki Beaker|Loki]]
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Won a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Won a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Won a fight with Lazlo Curious
 +
|Won a Fight with [[Lazlo Curious|Lazlo]]
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Had Very First Kiss with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Had Very First Kiss with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Had the first kiss with Lyla
 +
|Had Very First Kiss with Lyla
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Had Very First Kiss with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Had Very First Kiss with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Kissed Lyla for the first time
 +
|Kissed Lyla for the First Time
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
  
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
−
|Grew up well
 +
|Grew Up Well
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Fell in Love with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Fell in Love with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Fell in love with Lyla
 +
|Fell in Love with Lyla
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got Engaged to -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Got Engaged to -Sim-.png]]
−
|Got engaged to Lyla
 +
|Got Engaged to Lyla
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got a Job.png]]
  
|[[File:Got a Job.png]]
−
|Got a job
 +
|Got a [[Military|Job]]
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got Married to -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Got Married to -Sim-.png]]
−
|Got married to Lyla
 +
|Got Married to Lyla
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
  
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
−
|Promotion
 +
|Got a Promotion
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:-Sim- Died.png]]
  
|[[File:-Sim- Died.png]]
−
|General Chip Grunt died
 +
|General Chip Died
 
|Negative
  
|Negative
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Did WooHoo with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Did WooHoo with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Had Woohoo with Lyla
 +
|Did [[WooHoo]] with Lyla
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
  
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
−
|Promotion
 +
|Got a Promotion
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Had -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Had -Sim-.png]]
−
| Tank's birth
 +
|Had [[Tank Grunt|Tank]]!
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:-Sim- Died.png]]
  
|[[File:-Sim- Died.png]]
−
|Missy Grunt died
 +
|[[Missy Grunt|Missy]] Died
 
|Negative
  
|Negative
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
  
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
−
|Promotion
 +
|Got a Promotion
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Learned to Walk from -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Learned to Walk from -Sim-.png]]
−
|Taught Tank how to walk
 +
|Taught Tank How to Walk
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Learned to Talk from -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Learned to Talk from -Sim-.png]]
−
|Taught Tank how to talk
 +
|Taught Tank How to Talk
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Had -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Had -Sim-.png]]
−
|Ripp's birth
 +
|Had [[Ripp Grunt|Ripp]]!
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
  
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
−
|Tank Grunt grew up well
 +
|Tank Grew Up Well
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
  
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
−
|Promotion
 +
|Got a Promotion
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
  
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
−
|Ripp grew up badly
 +
|Ripp Grew Up Badly
 
|Negative
  
|Negative
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
  
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
−
|Promotion
 +
|Got a Promotion
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
  
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
−
|Promotion
 +
|Got a Promotion
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Had -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Had -Sim-.png]]
−
|Buck's birth
 +
|Had [[Buck Grunt|Buck]]!
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Lost a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
  
|[[File:Lost a Fight with -Sim-.png]]
−
|Lost a fight with Pollination Technician 9
 +
|Lost a Fight with [[Pollination Tech 9 Smith|Pollination Tech#9]]
 
|Negative
  
|Negative
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
  
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
−
|Buck grew up well
 +
|Buck Grew Up Well
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Broke Up with -Sim- (marriage).png]]
  
|[[File:Broke Up with -Sim- (marriage).png]]
−
|Broke up with Lyla
 +
|Broke Up with Lyla
 
|Negative
  
|Negative
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
  
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
−
|Promotion
 +
|Got a Promotion
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
  
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
−
|Tank grew up well
 +
|Tank Grew Up Well
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
  
|[[File:Grew Up.png]]
−
|Ripp grew up badly
 +
|Ripp Grew Up Badly
 
|Negative
  
|Negative
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
  
|[[File:Got a Promotion.png]]
−
|Promotion
 +
|Got a Promotion
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[File:Reached the Top of the -career- Career.png]]
  
|[[File:Reached the Top of the -career- Career.png]]
−
|Reached top of Military career
 +
|Reached the Top of the Military [[career]]
 
|Positive
  
|Positive
 
|}
  
|}
 
</tabber>
  
</tabber>
  +
  +
==Gallery==
  +
<gallery widths="160">
  +
GeneralBuzzGruntFace.png
  +
Loading screen of Grunt family.png|Loading screen of Grunt family in The Sims 2
  +
Loki and Pascal Fight.jpg|Teen Buzz witnessing a fight between [[Loki Beaker]] and [[Pascal Curious]]
  +
Buzz Grunt Young Tank Grunt.jpg|One of the Grunt family storytelling images, showing Buzz with medium skin instead of light skin.
  +
Buzz_Grunt_Tank_Grunt.jpg|Buzz encouraging Tank
  +
Buzz_Grunt_Ripp_Grunt.jpg|Buzz disdaining Ripp
  +
The Grunt Family Photo .jpg
  +
Strangetown story.jpg|Buzz meeting PT9
  +
Buzz_Grunt_Pollination_Technician_9.jpg|Buzz and PT9 fighting
  +
The Grunt family.jpg|Buzz and his sons
  +
</gallery>
  +
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
  +
*Prior to the release of ''The Sims 2'' his original name was simply '''Buzz Grunt''', it was changed at some point during development.
−
[[File:Buzz Grunt Young Tank Grunt.jpg|thumb|right|Buzz's skin looks different in one of the family album photo]]
  
−
* When glancing at one of the pictures in the Grunt family album, Buzz's skin color matches the medium (S3) skintone, instead of the light (S1) skintone he sports in-game.
  
⚫
* There is an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewVdU0sJfdI early Strangetown trailer] featuring the Grunts and the Smiths. Both Buzz and PT9 have different facial features, and Buzz having the [[voice]] provided by David Boat, rather than the one provided by Stephen Kearin that he has in-game.
  
−
* Strangely, Buzz doesn't have the memory of mastering the body skill.
  
   
 
==Other Languages==
  
==Other Languages==
 
{| class="prettytable"
  
{| class="prettytable"
−
! Language !! The Sims 2
 +
!Language !! The Sims 2
 
|-
  
|-
 
!English
  
!English
Line 381: Line 458:
 
[[nl:Generaal Donders Grom]]
  
[[nl:Generaal Donders Grom]]
 
[[pt-br:General Bruto Rosnado]]
  
[[pt-br:General Bruto Rosnado]]
  +
[[ru:Генерал Базз Грант]]
⚫
[[Category:Strangetown Sims from The Sims 2]]
  
−
[[Category:Sims with short hair]]
  
 
[[Category:Sims with face paint]]
  
[[Category:Sims with face paint]]
  ⚫
[[Category:Sims with short hair]]
 
[[Category:Single parents]]
  
[[Category:Single parents]]
−
[[Category:Teens]]
 +
[[Category:Strangetown Sims from The Sims 2]]
−
[[Category:Single teenagers]]
  
−
[[Category:Sims from The Sims 4 (base game)]]
  

Revision as of 21:17, 12 September 2020

The Sims 2 The Sims 2 (PSP) The Sims 4


General Buzz Grunt
Buzz Grunt
Gender Male Male
Age TS3-Adult Adult
Life state CAS Human icon Sim
Biography
The General likes to have his clocks set to military time. He used to enjoy barbershop quartet singing, but that is classified information.
Education and employment
Career Military career General
Family
Family/Families Grunt family
Parents General Chip Grunt, Missy Grunt Both Deceased
Marital status Divorced
Romances Lyla Grunt Ex-Wife Deceased
Children Tank Grunt Son, Ripp Grunt Son, Buck Grunt Son
Personality
Zodiac sign Leo Leo
Aspiration Popularity Popularity
Appearance
Hair color TS2 Brown Hair Brown
Eye color TS2 Grey Eyes Grey
Skin color Skin-light Light
Body shape Fit Fit
Other information
Game The Sims 2 Icon The Sims 2
Playability Playable
Neighborhood Strangetown
General Buzz Grunt
General Buzz Grunt - PSP
Gender Male Male
Age TS3-Adult Adult
Life state CAS Human icon Sim
Biography
Runs Division 47 like a well-oiled machine.
Family
Family/Families Grunt family
Children Tank Grunt Son, Ripp Grunt Son
Appearance
Hair color TS2 Brown Hair Brown
Eye color TS2 Brown Eyes Brown
Skin color Skin-light Light
Body shape Fit Fit
Other information
Game The Sims 2 (PSP)
Playability NPC
Neighborhood Strangetown
General Buzz Grunt
Buzz Grunt (The Sims 4)
Gender Male Male
Age TS3-Adult Adult
Life state CAS Human icon Sim
Education and employment
Career Grand Marshal
Family
Family/Families Grunt family
Marital status Divorced
Romances Lyla Grunt Ex-Wife
Children Tank Grunt Son, Ripp Grunt Son, Buck Grunt Son
Personality
Traits Trait TS4 Neat Neat
Trait TS4 Active Active
Trait TS4 Self-Assured Self-Assured
Trait TS4 Domestic Home Turf
Aspiration StrangerVille Mystery
Appearance
Hair color TS2 Brown Hair Brown
Eye color TS2 Brown Eyes Brown
Skin color Skin-light Light
Body shape Fit Fit
Other information
Game TS4 Icon The Sims 4
Playability Gallery

General Buzz Grunt is a pre-made Sim living in Strangetown with his three sons, Tank, Ripp and Buck Grunt. His ex-wife Lyla was electrocuted sometime after she left him, and is deceased. Buzz has brown hair in a buzz cut and can be seen wearing his military uniform or a green shirt, tan pants, and brown shoes. He is at the top of the Military career. His father and grandfather were also generals.

Biography

Life leading up to The Sims 2

His house is described as a domesticated boot camp, whose house number is 51, which is most likely a reference to the highly secretive military base 'Area 51'. He also takes a military approach to raising his sons, while his ex-wife Lyla took the more important part of emotionally caring for their children — she taught them almost all toddler skills while Buzz only taught two toddler skills to his older son Tank Grunt. When first played, he is 15 days away from being an elder.

Buzz is an aggressive Sim who has many feuds with others in the Strangetown community: Olive Specter (Lyla died on her lot), the Curious brothers and Loki Beaker (he won fights with them as a teenager). His most recent feud is with Pollination Technician 9, because he had lost a fight with him. Many fans interpret Buzz as trying to get aliens to leave Strangetown.

Ironically enough, he has a higher lifetime relationship with Pollination Technician 9 than with his own sons. Despite this, he still considers PT9 an enemy and he wants to fight him upon loading the Grunt lot for the first time in game. He has positive, but low, relationships with the Curious brothers and Loki Beaker. He only has a negative relationship with Olive (though, oddly, she usually wants to invite him over when the Specter family is first played. This might be because Lyla died on Olive's lot.

When viewing one of the pictures in the Grunt family album, Buzz's skin color matches the medium (S3) skintone, instead of the light (S1) skintone he sports in-game. There is an early Strangetown trailer featuring the Grunts and the Smiths. Both Buzz and PT9 have different facial features, and Buzz having the voice provided by David Boat, rather than the one provided by Stephen Kearin that he has in-game.

Strangely, Buzz doesn't have the memory of mastering the body skill. Because he has reached level 4 of the Military career, Buzz has a Military career reward available for him to purchase, disregarding the fact that there is already one in the backyard.

Life leading up to The Sims 2 (PSP)

In The Sims 2 (PSP), he has escalated his war against the Smiths, kidnapping Jenny, Jill and Johnny.

Despite the General's harsh nature, he does have a nice side. He will start to like the player once they build up their friendship. The General will still act nasty towards the player, but only to keep up appearances. He says he can't show favoritism, otherwise discipline will "go out the window".

General Buzz's secrets in The Sims 2 (PSP):

  1. (Personal): They call him Buzz because he shaves his chest every morning.
  2. (Intimate): Buzz got his stripes by pushing paper above and beyond the call of duty.
  3. (Dark): Buzz sleeps with a teddy bear in camouflage that he calls "the Brigadier".
  4. (Keep Enemies Closer): General Grunt has imprisoned the Smith family under the guise of "protecting" them.

Life leading up to The Sims 4

An official Maxis recreation of Buzz and his family was uploaded to the The Sims 4 Gallery on February 28, 2019, marking the 19th anniversary of The Sims. In this timeline, Buzz is a grand marshal instead of general, he has brown eyes instead of grey, and he is missing the black lines underneath his eyes. He is friends with all three of his sons, but his ex-wife Lyla is only an acquaintance. Unlike the remakes of the Newbie family and the Pleasant family on the Gallery, Buzz has several skill points in a variety of different areas. He has the bonus traits Over-Achiever and Argumentative from The Sims 4: Parenthood. He will become an elder in 22 days.

Simology

The Sims 2
Image Skill Level
Skill Mechanical Mechanical 8
Skill Charisma Charisma 7
Skill Body Body 10
The Sims 4
Image Skill Level
Skill TS4 Charisma Charisma 9
Skill TS4 Fitness Fitness 10
Skill TS4 Handiness Handiness 8
Skill TS4 Logic Logic 5

The Sims 2
Image Name Relationship level
Loki Beaker Loki Beaker Acquaintance
Lazlo Curious Lazlo Curious Acquaintance
Pascal Curious Pascal Curious Acquaintance
Vidcund Curious Vidcund Curious Acquaintance
Buck Grunt Buck Grunt Acquaintance
Ripp Grunt Ripp Grunt Acquaintance
Tank Grunt Tank Grunt Acquaintance
Pollination Technician 9 Pollination Tech 9 Smith Enemy
Olive Specter Olive Specter Acquaintance
The Sims 4
Image Name Relationship level
Lyla Grunt (The Sims 4) Lyla Grunt Acquaintance
Tank Grunt (The Sims 4) Tank Grunt Friend
Ripp Grunt (The Sims 4) Ripp Grunt Friend
Buck Grunt (The Sims 4) Buck Grunt Friend

The Sims 2
Personality
Leo
Leo
Sloppy 6 Neat
Shy 7 Outgoing
Lazy 10 Active
Serious 0 Playful
Grouchy 2 Nice
VibraLN
Sign / personality mismatch
A Sim with this personality would normally be a Gemini.

The Sims 2
Image Interest Level
Environment interest Environment 8
Food interest Food 6
Weather interest Weather 4
Culture interest Culture 0
Money interest Money 8
Politics interest Politics 10
Paranormal interest Paranormal 5
Health interest Health 3
Fashion interest Fashion 0
Travel interest Travel 7
Crime interest Crime 10
Sports interest Sports 10
Entertainment interest Entertainment 0
Animals interest Animals 0
Work interest Work 6
School interest School 4
Toys interest Toys 0
Sci-Fi interest Sci-Fi 9

The Sims 2
Image Memory Type
Became Best Friends with -Sim- Made Best Friends with General Chip Positive
Grew Up Grew Up Well Positive
Met -Sim- Met Lyla Positive
Grew Up Grew Up Well Positive
Won a Fight with -Sim- Won a Fight with Pascal Positive
Won a Fight with -Sim- Won a Fight with Vidcund Positive
Won a Fight with -Sim- Won a Fight with Loki Positive
Won a Fight with -Sim- Won a Fight with Lazlo Positive
Had Very First Kiss with -Sim- Had Very First Kiss with Lyla Positive
Had Very First Kiss with -Sim- Kissed Lyla for the First Time Positive
Grew Up Grew Up Well Positive
Fell in Love with -Sim- Fell in Love with Lyla Positive
Got Engaged to -Sim- Got Engaged to Lyla Positive
Got a Job Got a Job Positive
Got Married to -Sim- Got Married to Lyla Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
-Sim- Died General Chip Died Negative
Did WooHoo with -Sim- Did WooHoo with Lyla Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Had -Sim- Had Tank! Positive
-Sim- Died Missy Died Negative
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Learned to Walk from -Sim- Taught Tank How to Walk Positive
Learned to Talk from -Sim- Taught Tank How to Talk Positive
Had -Sim- Had Ripp! Positive
Grew Up Tank Grew Up Well Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Grew Up Ripp Grew Up Badly Negative
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Had -Sim- Had Buck! Positive
Lost a Fight with -Sim- Lost a Fight with Pollination Tech#9 Negative
Grew Up Buck Grew Up Well Positive
Broke Up with -Sim- (marriage) Broke Up with Lyla Negative
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Grew Up Tank Grew Up Well Positive
Grew Up Ripp Grew Up Badly Negative
Got a Promotion Got a Promotion Positive
Reached the Top of the -career- Career Reached the Top of the Military career Positive

Gallery


Trivia

  • Prior to the release of The Sims 2 his original name was simply Buzz Grunt, it was changed at some point during development.

Other Languages

Language The Sims 2
English General Buzz Grunt
Brazilian Portuguese General Bruto Rosnado
Chinese (Simplified) 布兹将军 格兰特
Chinese (Traditional) 巴斯將軍 古瓦特
Czech Generál Buzz Bručoun
Danish General Tordenhår Gundersen
Dutch Generaal Donders Grom
European Portuguese General Buzz Grunho
Finnish Kenraali Reima Ruutila
French Général Buzz Troufion
German General Fritz Grunz
Hungarian Buzz Mord
Italian Generale Buzz Grunt
Japanese バズ将軍 グラント
Korean 버즈 장군 그런트
Norwegian General Krutleif Bang
Polish Generał Bolesław Kamasz
Russian Генерал Базз Грант
Spanish General Ring Ring Reclutas
Swedish General Snagg Basse
Thai นาย•พล •บัซซ์ กรันท์
The Grunt Family
Rock - Wanda - Chip - Missy - Buzz - Lyla - Tank - Ripp - Buck
Français Nederlands Norsk Polski Português do Brasil Русский
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.