#general buzz grunt

[f1shart]

thinking about buzz beating up the curious brothers again. like what do you mean

but buzz is older than them?? time to dissect this (and by that i mean overly complicate it!!)

Making Sense of Buzz Grunt Beating the Shit Out of the Curious Brothers (and Loki)

I went into this assuming that, considering how old Buzz is, him beating up the Curious brothers + Loki as a teenager was statistically impossible, especially considering their age in actual human years—but was I wrong? Is it actually possible that Buzz did fight them within the time he spent as a teenager?

First, some supporting information.

Age Conversions Based on Adult Lifestage

Buzz: Day 14 or 43 years old Pascal: Day 10 or 38 years old Loki: Day 9 or 36 years old Vidcund: Day 6 or 32 years old Lazlo: Day 1 or 25 years old

These aren't even my own age headcanons for them (except Buzz's which is surprisingly accurate), just calculations. If you want to know how I got them then feel free to ask 😇

Evidence Provided by Memories

As seen in the picture, Buzz fought everyone "as soon as he aged up." However, it's possible he just has no memories of early teenhood.

Pascal similarly gained the memory as soon as he aged up. This idea is more plausible with him because he was accepted into private high school after the fact. Sure, in gameplay, this can happen as late as the last day as a teenager, but I doubt this is what Maxis was trying to convey since they literally handpicked these memories. Meaning: Buzz beat him up in middle school…?

Loki's only teen memory is losing the fight.

According to the Sims Wiki, Vidcund has no memory of Buzz beating him up (how hard did he hit him?)

Similar to Loki and Pascal, Lazlo's first memory as a teenager is getting beat up by Buzz.

Is This Possible In Normal Gameplay?

Disregarding any other family memories that arose around the time (I do NOT want to try to decipher the entire Curious timeline), the fight memories are in fact possible with their Sim ages.

The teen lifespan in The Sims 2 is 15 days long. Buzz is 4 days older than Pascal, 5 days older than Loki, 8 days older than Vidcund, and 13 days older than Lazlo.

Ensuring that everyone still falls within the teen lifestage, I made a table of the earliest and latest possible ages everyone could have been when Buzz attacked:

Converting their teen days into human years, Buzz either beat them all up as an 18 year old OR slowly picked them off until age 17 which is right before he kissed Lyla. None of this, however, is possible based on the initial age calculations.

Buzz's Attacks Based On the Adult Age Conversions

Buzz is 5 years older than Pascal, 7 years older than Loki, 11 years older than Vidcund, and 18 years older than Lazlo. There are two ways we can interpret their memories: either the Curious brothers + Loki were teenagers when Buzz attacked, or Buzz was a teenager when he started attacking them.

On the basis that Buzz is still a teenager, and assuming each fight happened in close proximity to one another, he specifically had to have been 18 years old when each one happened. This makes Pascal a 13 year old, Loki an 11 year old, Vidcund a 7 year old, and Lazlo…a newborn. ☠️ Alternatively, Buzz may have started younger and continued fighting until 18, the only teen year he could have possibly encountered Lazlo in.

If that seems implausible, then maybe Buzz wasn't a teenager and instead beat the boys up as soon as they turned thirteen. This would make him 18 for Pascal, 20 for Loki, 24 for Vidcund, and 31 for Lazlo. (Side note: Tank and Ripp would have been born by then.)

Conclusion

Regardless of whether you base it on Buzz been a teen or the victims being teens, him beating up Lazlo looks pretty bad. And if you go by gameplay rules, everything flows surprisingly well. According to normal gameplay AND real-life age conversions, Buzz is a big meanie who beat up at least one kid as a legal adult, at least with the age conversion system I used…

Me personally, I think he was college-aged when he started bullying them. (Or maybe they attacked him? Plot twist.) Of course, what I discussed weren't the only possibilities, but they should give a good idea of how things actually went… and maybe they can inspire your own headcanons! ^_^

this is such a useless pseudo-essay LMFAOO

[budgieflitter]

LEAVE HER ALONEEEEEE

saw this post i had to redraw it sorry

[franc-34]

I love Sims 2 Strangetown so much :)

[arizuume]

My brain at 5 am: make a redraw of that Strangetown thumbnail 💀

[voltsm]

wild stuff at my ts2 playthrough

[hyacinth-sims]

sims 2 premades as memes/texts/posts/etc. (-slides u a note during class- do u still think i'm funny y/n edition)

[all-cheesed-out]

Based on this meme by @nebularious. I remade it from scratch so it wasn't in the depths of jpeg hell.

I strongly considered putting Vidcund in Johnny's place for the meme but decided it was funnier like this.

[harmonyckrs]

"Every show has one" but it's the three base game neighborhoods from the Sims 2

Posted another version on the sims 2 subreddit and adjusted it accordingly according to some feedback I got on there so if you see a similar one there it's probably also from me

[querlq]

the general's son , pt. 1

[evignonita]

My part of the art trade with @f1shart 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

GENERAL BLING BLING 💖💖

[kamiiri]

Even so, some of Strangetown’s residents didn’t particularly like its...strange...inhabitants.

[jacethegaymer]

I know it’s been over a week since The Sims 2 20th anniversary, but me and several simmer artist have been working on the art collab and it’s finished!

@simstraffikcone - Cassandra, Angela, Titania

@fierce-sims - Romeo and Mercutio Monty

@evignonita - Pascal Curious and Nervous Subject

@sirensskai - Tank and Ripp Grunt

@iliketarotcards - Loki and Erin Beaker

Me/JaceTheGaymer - Lilith Pleasant and Jill Smith

@eilyca - Circe Beaker

@chuubachelor - Lola Curious and Chloe Curious

@simmerprincess17 Brandi Broke

Avatar Arkmage - General Buzz Grunt

@push-tet Puck Summerdream

@twoleafsimmer Vidcund Curious

If your wondering what took me so long with this post after it was finish, well Helene hit where I was and I was out of power for a day along with internet for a few days but things are back to the way it is!

Anyways enjoy!

[budgieflitter]

WELCOME TO PLEASANTOWN

PART 1 part 2!!! this took much more thinking than the previous one but i hope it turned out just as engaging :) i'll likely make another post with more details also big thanks to al-pomegranate-seeds for the ideas you sent me earlier, it really helped! the descriptions are below 🔽

GRUNT = DREAMER Professor Buzz Grunt is a respected researcher in his field, as well as an aspiring history novel author. However, after the unfortunate fire accident and the loss of his wife it became harder to provide proper education to his sons. Can his golden child Tank prove his worth to this demanding dad? Is he really ready to make a commitment to the new Specter heiress for the sake of the family?

SMITH = PLEASANT

Jenny always knew that there will be difficulties with cross-cultural relationships, but between juggling family and career problems, her way too secretive husband is just too much to keep track of. What is he hiding? Will Johnny be able to fit in and reconcile with his little sister? SPECTER = GOTH

When the head of Specter Industries was about to retire and pass the business to her son, he disappeared without a trace. Is there a possibility that this is the doing of someone with eyes set on her fortune? Can Olive really entrust the inheritance to her niece Ophelia?

CURIOUS = BROKE

Economy is tough and passion for science is expensive, so the Curious brothers have to share the living space to get by. After the birth of Tycho things have become especially challenging. While Lazlo is invested in dubious hacking activity, and with Vidcund eager to fund another one of his “secret science projects”, can Pascal cope with his new role as a cosmic parent? And what about the rumor that the Specter heir was last seen scaling the deck of their house?

SINGLES = CALIENTE

Lola and Chloe arrived to Pleasantown to reconnect with their roots, or so they claim. Have they really been missing the fatherly affection, or do they have ulterior, fiscal motives?

LOSTE = LOTHARIO

Kristen doesn’t particularly care for Pleasantown, but she has to admit that people here are quite the attraction. She is committed to her dream of becoming a world famous sports champion. Is her commitment to Erin Beaker just as genuine?

BEAKER = BURB

After graduating from college, Erin moved in with her brother and his wife while she’s trying to adjust to adult life. While Loki is being hospitable, Circe is growing tired of tarot readings and psychic seances. Can Erin’s newfound love help out before Circe turns her into a makeup testing animal?

💬 i hope there is enough drama to make this work hahaha i'm also planning to post a couple of other characters and notable townies swapped separately

[thesims2comics]

(Daniel vs Buzz part 2) Then they seemingly get along due to complaining about their ‘disappointing’ kids only to argue again “no, MY kid is the lamer one!”

(added part 1 of this ask for context)

this is actually a great scenario and so on brand for both of them, thank u for requesting it!

edit: i answered the wrong part of the ask rip. i literally had one job sorry guys

[fwaldorf]

" Dear Lyla…

Do you remember this photo? We took it a week before our divorce and before you left… I still miss you like the first day, I think about you every day. Our children miss you too, today Tank started his job in the military, I hope that wherever you are you remember us…

I love you so much,

Buzz

24th September, 2004 "

[hyacinth-sims]

sims 2 premades as memes/shitposts (the great trip to south korea edition p.1 aka these have been queued up for like 2 weeks)