Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!
Well, spending actual cash on donuts for a character is back in TSTO, well it’s a costume this time. This is something EA’s been rolling out over the last few years, and it’s a new bonus for actually spending cash on donuts. (instead of just farming them) Where they attach a premium, limited-time, character to one of the donut bundles in addition to bonus donuts.
This time around we’re being offered Donut Homer, a premium costume (NOT a character), for a tray of 132 Donuts ($9.99 in the US)..no bonus this time around. While it’s hard for me to sit here and tell you if you should or shouldn’t spend actual cash on the game (spoiler, I think you should always spend at least a small amount…even if it’s $.99/year on the game if it brings you joy and you want to see it continue) I thought I’d do a quick breakdown of Donut Homer, his tasks, questline and other details you may be curious about.
So let’s consider this an abbreviated Should I Buy….
So what is the deal? When you can find it in the Currency Tab of your Store (also by hitting Get More)…
Basically, spend $9.99 on a Tray of 132 donuts and you get the Donut Homer costume.
And yes, for those outside of the US I know my price is probably lower than yours. EA only charges 9.99 USD for this package…anything over that that you are currently paying goes to Google/Apple/Amazon for Tax and Duty etc. EA only collects the 9.99.
So, personally, I’m glad EA went back to the $9.99 price point for these (the last one was $19.99), but I’m a little annoyed it’s a costume not a full character.
So here’s a breakdown on Donut Homer…
-Costume for Homer
-Voiced
-Comes with a complete set of tasks
-Comes with a questline
-Some fun visual/animated tasks
-Will not earn event currency
-From a “classic” THOH episode, THOH IV (S5, E5)
Here’s a look at the task list
Donut Homer’s Permanent Tasks…
| Task | Length | Earns | Location |
| Donut Homer | 1hr | $105, 26xp | Power Plant |
| Enjoy a Stroll Around Town | 4hrs | $260, 70xp | Outside/Visual |
| Go On a Rampage | 8hrs | $420, 105 | Outside/Visual |
| Wonder If Eating Donuts Is Cannibalism | 12hrs | $600, 150xp | Simpson Home |
| Resist Urge to Dunk Head in Coffee | 24hrs | $1,000, 225xp | Simpson House |
And here’s the full dialogue version of the questline:
Like a Donut Hole in the Head Pt. 1
Donut Homer starts
Donut Homer: Hey, Moe, you won’t believe what happened to me today!
Moe: You made a deal with Old Scratch not to eat a forbidden donut, which you did anyways, but somehow you got out of goin’ to Hell, and now you got a donut for a head.
Lenny: A tale as old as time.
Donut Homer: And the beauty part…I can eat my own fluffy, delicious head, and as long as I don’t eat it all it grows back the next day!
Moe: Whoop-de-doo. Everything always works out for ol’ Homer.
Evil Shopkeeper: It can be great for others, too! For some a donut head is a curse…but for some a blessing!
Carl: I’ll take the blessing part. Lenny, you take the curse.
Lenny: Thanks, buddy!
Make Donut Homer Listen to Evil Shopkeeper’s Tale- 2hrs
Make Evil Shopkeeper Tell a Cursed Tale- 2hrs
Evil Shopkeeper: …and so, whosoever parktaketh of the cursed confectionary cranium shall enjoy a surplus of serendipity!
DonutHomer : …
Lenny: …
Carl: …
Evil Shopkeeper: Eat the damn donut head and you’ll have good luck.
Donut Homer: Why are you guys looking at me like that?
Lenny: I could use some good luck for a change.
Carl: Yeah, me too.
Donut Homer: Oh, no. I should be the only one who gets to eat my head!
Like a Donut Hole in the Head Pt. 2
Donut Homer starts
Cookie Kwan: Homer, why are you hiding behind Madame Chao’s restaurant? And why is your head a donut?
Donut Homer: All good questions. I’m cursed! But if anyone else eats my head they’ll have good luck, so Lenny and Carl want to bite my brain. I’m hiding here since Chinese people don’t eat donuts.
Cookie Kwan: That’s not true. Everyone likes donuts, including Chinese people…and including me!
Donut Homer: WAAAAH?!
Make Cookie Kwan Douse Donut Homer in Sweet ‘n Sour Sauce- 3hrs
Make Donut Homer Run Before Cookie Kwan Eats Him- 3hrs
Donut Homer: I almost had another donut hole in my head! And now I’m covered in Sweet ‘n Sour Sauce…and more delicious than ever.
Like a Donut Hole in the Head Pt. 3
Donut Homer starts
Lyla: Homer, you’re visiting the Buddhist Temple?
Donut Homer: Usually the first question people ask is, “What’s going on with that donut head”?
Lyla: Buddhism has taught me to ignore head shape.
Donut Homer: Everyone wants to eat my head. But Buddhists are vegetarians, so I’m safe here.
Lyla: Donuts aren’t meat, Homer.
Donut Homer: What?! Explain.
Make Donut Homer Try to Crush Lyla with a Buddha Statue- 3hrs
Make Lyla Calm Donut Homer Down- 3hrs
Lyla: Homer, I’m not going to eat your head. You’re a sentient being!
Donut Homer: How rude! I may be a little slow, but I’m still human.
Like a Donut Hole in the Head Pt. 4
Donut Homer starts
Donut Homer: I’ll sneak into the House of Evil and beg the Evil Shopkeeper to change me back to normal! Maybe one more bite before I do— Hey, what’s he saying…?
Evil Shopkeeper: Mr. Szyslak, I need payment now! I told everybody that eating Homer’s head would bring them good luck! That was the agreement.
Donut Homer: What?! Moe set me up?!
Moe: Uh, oh.
Make Donut Homer Go on a Donut Head Rampage- 8hrs
Make Moe Get Pummeled Senseless by a Giant Donut Head- 8hrs
Make Evil Shopkeeper Regret Life Choices- 8hrs
Moe: Okay, okay! Homer, we give!
Evil Shopkeeper: Who knew a giant donut head could make such an effective weapon?
Moe: He’s like a delicious, deep-fried cranium-cracking cronut!
Like a Donut Hole in the Head Pt. 5
Donut Homer starts
Lenny: There he is! Eat him!
Moe: Wait, guys! Ya can’t eat Homer. The Evil Shopkeeper was lyin’ because I paid him.
Evil Shopkeeper: All you gain from eating this oaf’s head is mild indigestion and an evening spent on the toilet.
Carl: Aw, man, I really wanted that good luck!
Lenny: Carl and I have been luckless for thirty years.
Moe: Homer, I’m real sorry folks tried to chew off your gorgeous, glazed head. I guess I was just jealous of the attention you was gettin’ .
Donut Homer: I understand, Moe. And I think I know someone who can help you!
Make Donut Homer Ask Old Scratch for a Favor – 2hrs
Make Old Scratch Make Moe Special Too- 2hrs
Make Moe Finally Stand Out- 2hrs
Donut Homer: There you go, Moe! You’re all set.
Old Scratch: Always happy to help a friend of Homer’s!
Moe: Aw geez, guys, this is great! Look at me, everybody! I got a giant pickle for a head!
Femme Fatale: Ewww! You stink like pickle juice! Go away!
Moe: Maybe I shoulda gone with a boiled egg…
That’s pretty much it on Donut Homer. A premium costume for Springfield. He’s fun, nothing amazing but still fun. He’s a classic THOH character for sure.
What are your thoughts on Donut Homer? Have you purchased him? Will you purchase him? Thoughts on the questline and tasks? Sound off below you know we love hearing from you!