Johnny Zest

> "*Johnny is the most miserable person. Johnny needs a fucking break, cuz like every night DIO comes over and like tickles his butthole and like 'HAHAHA!!' and then he leaves, with his trash all over the place. Like, Johnny needs some fucking happiness, alright? He needs ONE DUDE in this neighborhood to not fuck around, alright? He needs some strong Funky hands, bro...*"
> ― Joel explaining to his chat how awful Johnny's life is[source]
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**Johnny Zest**, formerly known by his birth name **Johnathan Gates**, is a pre-made sim that lives alone in Oasis Springs. Johnny was momentarily roommates with DoomGuy John from Part 12 up to his death in Part 17.

He is often humiliated and tortured by his neighbors, mostly the Bogan Household but also the CBT Wizard. The only exceptions being Funky Kong, who can't bring himself to harm others, and Twitch Chat, with whom Johnny started a short-lived, forgotten relationship with. He is also the main subject of several books written by Dio Brando at his expense.

It is observed that Johnny may "like" the torture he receives, shown by smiling or even being Flirty after something like being kicked in the balls. The Season 1 epilogue states that he secretly loved every moment.

As of Part 12, Johnny lost the little sanity he had left and permanently dyed his hair green because of the events of Jill and Nemesis' Wedding, assuming the title of **Dark Johnny** (sometimes referred to as **Dark Zest**). This version of Johnny is far stronger than he had been before, capable of unleashing croutch-kicks that would make CBT Wizard cream his tights. Johnny went on to further improve his strength over time and is now able to fight back against his attackers to some extent, though the train of humiliation that surrounds his life is far from stopping.

# History

## Early Life

Initially named Johnathan Gates, Johnny was a member of the wealthy and powerful Gates Family in Oasis Springs, making him the elder son of Bill Gates. But he was later disowned when he decided to drop out of school to pursue a comedy career despite literally no one finding him funny.

After being disowned, Johnny legally changed his name to Johnny Zest, as an homage to the Cartoon Network TV series, Johnny Test. He also moved out of his family's house and moved into a trailer in the south of Oasis Springs, where he lived by himself and had no friends because the neighborhood was mostly empty when he settled in.

## Season 1

### Part 1 - Part 11

His peace didn't last long, though, as soon after he moved in, the first "cursed household" moved next door from his trailer. Johnny decided to pay his new neighbors, the Bogans, a visit to introduce himself. But he would soon learn that these actions had consequences.

Soon enough, Dio came to Johnny's house and kicked his trash can before framing him for murder, he was arrested and sent to jail. This event kickstarted Johnny's hatred for the Bogan Household.

Although Johnny's been abused by nearly everyone ever since then, he's been able to do what he's always wanted -- make people laugh. Johnny isn't your standard comedian that tries to perfect punchlines: he *is* the punchline.

### Vinewrestle

Johnny attended Vinewrestle sometime before Part 12 and fought Vinny in a battle he inevitably lost. After the match had ended, Joel promptly called an ambulance after seeing that Johnny was not moving.

## Season 2

### Part 12

Johnny finally snaps and shoots a burglar that invaded his home during Jill and Nemesis' Wedding. The ensuing mental breakdown caused him to realize that he truly was living in a society and he revealed a new form, Dark Johnny, taking on an appearance similar to Spaghetti Grapes.

After he discovered his true power, he went on a rampage: causing chaos, running around kicking people in the croutch, and dancing. Dark Zest managed to kick a man's crotch from over six-feet away. Even Twitch Chat was unable to escape his rampage against the society he lives in. But as soon as Johnny caught a glimpse of Bulk Bogan, his crotch-kicking ability weakened, and he fled the scene.

When DoomGuy John moved into the Zest house, he immediately attacked Johnny due to Johnny's dark and edgy aura, causing DoomGuy to confuse him for a demon. DoomGuy later realized that Johnny couldn't be a demon, as demons are far more powerful than him. So DoomGuy elected to punch Johnny in the face instead. Following this, DoomGuy and Johnny remained in an uneasy 'friendship,' with the latter allowing the former to stay for his role in saving the town.

### Part 13

Following Part 12, Johnny has become more and more ***d a m a g e d***, often seen drinking alcohol, watching television in his Gamer Basement, or self-woohooing in bed. He also seemingly joined the HardWood Gang. He appears to be more confident, either from being around DoomGuy or simply deciding not to put up with any more antics from his neighbors and society or some combination of the two. He even built a Gamer Basement under his propriety.

Johnny also lost his fear of Bulk Bogan, as he was seen beating him up into submission with no provocation. Although Dio is still able to torment Johnny without issue.

### Part 17

In Part 17, Johnny saw Vibe Check self-woohooing in Johnny's own bed after killing DoomGuy John. He proceeded to freak out and then sleep outside. Afterward, Vibe Check offers a lap dance to Johnny, in which he accepts, instead of a lap dance Vibe Check vibe checks, Johnny, by kicking his croutch.

Johnny is invited to see a celebrity with Twitch Chat in Del Sol Valley. Surrounded by the most shallow aspects of society and spurred from the recent death of his housemate, he goes berserk and punches celebrities in the face, including Albert Wesker. Later he visits the Newcrest "park", Yeah, It's Big Brain Time with Twitch Chat, where we see Nick McLaughlin and Garfield.

Johnny also told Chat a secret about the Liquids while hanging out with him...

### Part 18

In Part 18, Johnny is seen hanging out in his expanded Gamer Basement. He visits GamerCon with Dio, Albert, and Twitch Chat. While at GamerCon, he meets Liquid Bogan, who he greets warmly. While trying to buy food, Twitch screams to the crowd that Johnny is a serial killer, which prompts a random person to stab Johnny in the chest.

Once back home, he goes to see a doctor who prescribes him a bottle of Xanax and then goes to work, coming back without his chest wound. At night, multiple ghosts harass him, including that of Bonzi Buddy who steals his arcade cabinet. He self-woohoos in frustration and later goes to intimidate Bonzi's ghost. The next day he is visited by the reincarnated Shaggy Rogers, though he doesn't do anything malicious. He receives a text message from Lindsay Abernathy, an acquaintance of his, implying that he is a bad person. He invites her over to settle this outrageous misunderstanding. Johnny starts telling her some jokes before giving her the ultimate joke, shooting her in the face, because *that's what she fucking deserves*. He then tries practicing jokes with the Grim Reaper, who finds Johnny's routine funny, despite the fact he was covered in blood at the time. He also successfully treats his acne.

Near the end of the stream, he is visited by Duke Nukem, who rudely introduces himself before giving Johnny his first taste of Extreme CBT. Johnny responds by beating up Duke, leaving him injured with a limp.

### Part 19

In Part 19, he's seen at WacDonalds, recovering from Duke's Extreme CBT. He later beats up Rev Scarecrow, causing everyone to cry and argue with a cactus for some reason.

### Part 21

In Part 21, it seems that Johnny appears to be redeeming himself, attempting to console Funky Kong, and also helping clean the dishes around the Bogan Household.

After having his blood sucked by Dio's 'alter-ego' Billy, Johnny arrived at the Meme House as everyone was crying at the body of a bully convulsing on the ground. Notably, in an act of sheer badassery, after consoling Funky, he immediately punched the Grim Reaper mere seconds after walking through the door.

Though his damaged self still remains, it is seen that he had a violent outburst when he punched Funky Kong and threatened Garfield, but he eventually calmed down before leaving.

### Part 22

Johnny continues his small acts of kindness, as he sends his condolences concerning the death of a random person to Funky Kong, despite Funky not knowing the said person. Johnny then shows up to the Bogan Household without his makeup on and proceeds to join a Counter-Strike LAN party with Dio, in which he would begin crying while playing. Dio would perform Extreme CBT on Johnny, which breaks his cock, causing him to fall to the ground. Johnny would get back up and punch Dio, which prompts him to perform another round of Extreme CBT on him, causing him to fall to the ground a second time. Johnny would get back up and get in Dio's face, which makes Dio prepare to "deep fry" his balls, but falls onto the ground a third time, this time not getting up.

In the credits of the Season Finale, it is revealed that Johnny "met a friend", the friend in question is the new CBT Queen, Rebekah Hyatt, it is unknown whether the relationship is purely innocent, or romantic, but earlier in Season 2, it is seen that Johnny was overtaken by her presence after she kicked a man in the croutch.

# Powers

Though prior to Part 12, Johnny was largely helpless against the torments of other characters, as of Season 2 he has demonstrated a set of skills that have allowed him to fight back.

* **Pistol**: One of Johnny's two weapons, seen in Part 12 when he used it to kill the Redhead Burglar.
* **Standard CBT**: Though he hasn’t honed his skills to learn Super CBT or Extreme CBT, Johnny is quite proficient at the standard version of CBT, possibly thanks to a certain book in his collection.
* **Kidney Punch**: A finishing move of sorts, Johnny is able to deliver extremely strong punches to the abdomens of his opponents, causing significant pain to the point that the receiver can do nothing but limp away. This attack is strong enough to leave even stronger characters nearly incapacitated.
* **Pain Resistance**: Johnny can resist pain from moderate to even serious injuries, as demonstrated in Part 18 where he shrugged off a gruesome wound to the chest he sustained while being stabbed.
* **Baseball Bat**: A signature weapon of the HardWood Gang, acquired by Johnny between Season 1 and Season 2. Appears to carry quite a bit of weight behind it, as when Johnny swings it against his hand, the bat makes an extremely loud noise.

## Trivia

* Johnny is one of The Sims 4's pre-made sims.
* In Sims 4 lore, he is part of the Landgraab family but was disowned for wanting to become a comedian, meaning that he is a relative of Bill Gates.
* Johnny Zest was in Vinewrestle 2020, thought the canonicity of this event is disputed.
* Due to his good relationship with Liquid Bogan and the fact they are both members of the HardWood Gang, on top of his violent nature, it is possible that Johnny can be considered one of Season 2's antagonists.
* Despite owning a guitar, he's nothing but a poser and starts with no guitar skill.
* Since the Season 1 finale he has sported many different outfits and appearances, sometimes more resembling his old self (loose clothes, gelled hair, no makeup) during states of calm, and more clown-like (long messy hair, suits, makeup) when out causing havoc, as well as any combination possible, being either more put-together or more unhinged than before.
* Members of Johnny's family include his father, Bill Gates, his mother, Nancy, and a twin brother named Malcolm. Bill was murdered in Part 1 by Dio Brando, his mother and brother are yet to be seen.

## Gallery

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