Ty has 5 traits, instead of the 4 traits maids usually have (the fifth is the hidden "Makes no Messes" trait)[clarification needed]. This also happens with his fellow maid Anne T. Septik. Ty can be made playable by befriending and asking him to move in, or by marrying him. His name is an obvious pun on "Tidy" since a maid's work is to tidy the houses of their employers.