Summary
Despite being a life simulator,The Simsfranchise has a lot of lore and strange events that have occurred throughout its history. Some of these events are mysteries that are likely to never be solved thanks to the direction ofThe Sims 4and shouldn’t necessarily be explained inThe Sims 5. Part of the charm and appeal of these mysteries is piecing them together and, while it can be frustrating not to know what happened, unsolved lore has always been one of the best parts ofThe Sims.
Mysterious Sims Over The Franchise
The Tragic Clown
One of the most enduring NPCs ofThe Sims, the Tragic Clown has been a feature ofThe Simsfranchise sinceThe Sims: Livin' Large, with the only absence being inThe Sims 2. Rather than existing in the world as a Townie, the Tragic Clown appears in a variety of circumstances depending on the game, but their appearance is usually tied to the Tragic Clown painting and a household Sim feeling very sad or depressed. The Tragic Clown appears, and attempts tocheer up the depressed Simwith magic tricks. Unfortunately, due to their tragic aura, their presence inevitably makes the Sim’s mood worse. The only way to get rid of the Tragic Clown is to sell their portrait.
The Sims 3reveals that the Tragic Clown is dead, with his gravestone stating that he died of drowning despite having the trait of hydrophobia. AsThe Simschronologically takes place afterThe Sims 3in the timeline, this means that the Tragic Clown seen inThe Simsis a ghost or poltergeist of sorts.
The Disappearance of Bella Goth
Thedisappearance of Bella Goth inThe Sims 2is one of the biggest mysteries ofThe Simsseries, and to this day remains unsolved. A little digging reveals sinister implications for some of the residents of Pleasantview, including Don Lothario and the Caliente sisters. Simmers have spent years digging into solving the mystery of Bella Goth’s disappearance and, despite the release of two games inThe Simsin the years since the event inThe Sims 2, the developer has remained as tight-lipped as ever as to her fate. Perhaps it’s for the best that Bella Goth’s fate is left to the imagination of Simmers.
Death and Aliens in The Sims
Olive Specter
Olive Specter is a many-times-over widow, and the graveyard she lives next to is filled with the graves of her dead husbands. A life writ in such tragedy may tug at the heartstrings, and Olive may be completely innocent. A closer look at her personal profile reveals that all isn’t as it seems: in her memories, she has a memory offalling in love with and WooHooingThe Sims' Grim Reaper. This paints an entirely different picture of a wife who killed her husbands to meet with her true love: death. The true motives of Olive Specter were never revealed, and they’re likely to remain a mystery forever.
Alien Abductions
For as long as Sims have looked to the stars, aliens have been abducting them in turn.What the aliens do to the Sims they abductis a mystery, but all of them come back changed by the experience. Male Sims can return carrying an extra passenger: alien abduction is one way for a male Sim to fall pregnant and give birth to an alien child. While all Sims get a moodlet after being abducted, Sims with knowledge-based aspirations or traits will generally view the experience as a positive one.
The Sims 4
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