Summary
The Sims 5is a brand-new game in the franchise that is currently in development as “Project Rene,” and that means it has unlimited potential when it comes to what ground it could cover. Of course, many of the things players continue to playSimsgames for will definitely make a return, but there’s also a chance thatThe Sims 5will delve into unanswered mysteriesabout many pre-made families and story routes. Some of these haven’t been addressed since the families in question first appeared.
The Landgraab familyis one of the most famous lineages inThe Simsfranchise, and they’re much more developed than the other characters found in the many games that have been released in the last 23 years. Other families aren’t as lucky, failing to have the spotlight on them for very long. In an ironic twist, the Broke family fromThe Sims 2is one of these groups of characters that hasn’t been seen since their first appearance. Despite this, there’s a prominent mystery behind the head of the house, Brandi, and the death of her husband that hasn’t entirely been explained.
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The Sims 2: Skip Broke and the Pool Ladder Incident
When players choose to play with the Broke family inThe Sims 2, right away the description reveals that Brandi Broke is a single mom with two sons to raise on her own as her husband, Skip Broke, has recently passed away due to a “pool ladder incident.“The Simsfansneed to help the Broke family stay together and move forward despite how the teen Dustin has taken up a life of crime to cope with his father’s death, and Brandi finds out she’s pregnant a third time shortly after the playthrough begins.
While it’s completely up to the player where their story goes and how dramatic or comedic it is, Skip’s death is rather funny in nature as manySimsfans would likely notice. The “pool ladder incident” that killed the father of the Broke family is a clear reference to one of the more silly ways that players can kill their Sims in older games by removing the ladder off of a pool, making it impossible for the Sim to get out of the water, guaranteeing that they’ll drown. As hilarious as it is to have it be officially part of a family’s backstory,The Sims 5could expand on exactly what happened to Skip.
What the Sims 5 Could Answer Regarding the Broke Family’s History
Skip dying due to a vanishing pool ladder may earn a few laughs from fans, but many have stopped to think about it and understood that the context of his death is different without the player being responsible. The pool ladder had to go somewhere, which has led manyThe Simsplayers to theorizethat Brandi actually killed Skip herself. This theory has made some fans play the Broke family as if that indeed was Brandi’s goal, but there’s never been an honest answer from any other games or spin-offs.
InThe Sims 5, the Broke family could very well return and serve as one of the surprise callback families in the game, with Maxis highlighting the backstory of the family before Skip died. Skip and his parents wereplayable inThe Sims 3, which leaves room to explore when he met Brandi all the way up to his death - something that would result in a perfect timeline for a pre-created family. The last one could surprise players, asking them to build a pool that leads Skip to go for a swim. Then, fans would be left to watch and finally find out what really happened, and who truly killed the late father of the Broke family.
