Sims 4 Grim Reaper Arrives In Goggles After Sim Dies While Swimming

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A Sims 4 player discovered an interesting detail about the game's Grim Reaper: when a Sim dies while swimming in the ocean, the Grim Reaper arrives wearing goggles. As strange as it sounds, causing character deaths in The Simsis a common pastime in the game for many players, as there are a myriad of creative ways Sims can die. Despite being released seven years ago, The Sims 4's players are still making new discoveries about the game.

Since its release, The Sims 4 has added new ways for Sims to die with every expansion pack. Currently, there are over 20 different causes of death offered by the series as a whole — everything from typical causes of death like drowning to stranger causes like killer rabbits. The Grim Reaper has always been an iconic character in The Sims series, arriving to reap the souls of Sims after they've met their demise. Not only can he be bargained with and befriended, The Sims 4's Reaper can be romanced as well.

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Reddit user daniellebuilds discovered a new detail about the Grim Reaper this week after their Sim perished in the ocean and the Reaper showed up wearing goggles. The way he arrives at the scene almost necessitates the goggles — at least when ignoring the fact that Grim is a skeleton. He rises up from the depths of the ocean to reap the Sim's soul and disappears the same way after the job is done, surrounded by blackened waters.

While drowning in The Sims series is considered one of the most well-known deaths, with a common meme being removing pool ladders so Sims cannot escape, this instance of drowning is more unique than most. Even with the many ways characters can die in The Sims 4, the Grim Reaper's actions usually