Mortimer Goth

Neighborhood: Pleasantview

Age: Elder

Aspiration: Knowledge

Sign: Cancer

Mortimer lives in the Goth mansion with his daughter Cassandra and son Alexander. Wife Bella is missing, having been abducted by aliens.

Life leading up to The Sims 1
Mortimer Goth was born outside of SimCity in the Old Country, which could refer to a place such as England or an unknown rural area. His father, Gunther moved the family to SimCity when Mortimer was young. By the time we get to the original Sims, Mortimer lives with is wife Bella and his daughter Cassandra. He is also in the science career track (which he will later excel in). His parents live in a large estate on Maple street nearby. Strangely enough in the original sims his star sign is actually taurus, which later changes to a Cancer in the Sims 2.

Life leading up to the Sims 2
During the two sims games, a lot happens to Mortimer's life. He rises through the ranks of the science career to become an esteemed mad scientist. He also accumulates a lot of wealth, which later attracts the attention of the Caliente sisters. By the Sims 2 he is retired and his daughter is in the science career. Mortimer and Bella also have a son Alexander, who is a child by the time the Sims 2 starts. Cassandra is now an adult and is quite attracted to the town Cassanova Don Lothario.

Also between the two games, Mortimer's parents; Gunther and Cornelia both die and now haunt the Goth Mansion. Perhaps the most siginficant event is the mysterious disappearance of Mortimer's wife Bella. There have been many theories regarding her disapperance but most evidence points to alien abduction. For example, all Goth family members have memories of her being abducted by aliens. There is also a photograph of her peering through a telescope while Don Lothario watches on, which also suggests Don's involvement with her abduction. By the Sims 2 she is in the Strangetown neighbourhood. It is unknown whether she will return to the Goth family.

Relatives and Family members
The Goth family tree in the Sims 2 shows a very extensive family. Mortimer's family members are shown below and how they are related to him:

Cassandra Goth (daughter) Alexander Goth (son) Bella Goth (wife - missing) Michael Bachelor (Bella's brother - deceased) Gunther Goth (father - deceased) Cornelia Goth (mother - deceased) Agnes Crumplebottom (aunt on his mother's side - deceased) Frida Goth (aunt on his father's side - deceased) Victor Goth (grandfather on his father's side - deceased) Gretle Goth (grandmother on his father's side - deceased) Simon Crumplebottom (grandfather on his mother's side - deceased) Prudence Crumplebottom (grandmother on his mother's side - deceased)

One of the Sims' gags is Mrs (or Miss) Crumplebottom, who roams the downtown lots in both games, attacking anyone who shows public displays of affection. Due to the same family name as Mortimer's mother's relatives, it has been proposed that Mrs Crumplebottom is a relative of Mortimer. This means Mrs Crumplebottom could be a relative like Prudence Crumplebottom or a distant cousin. There is no evidence to support this however.

Homes
In the Sims 1, Mortimer lives with his wife Bella and his daughter Cassandra in a small house on Sim Lane (despite his parent's massive mansion on Maple Street). It only has 5 rooms on two floors: a lounge, a kitchen and two bedrooms as well as a small bathroom. The garden, although much larger, is plain except for the large graveyard, which characterises the Goths' often seemingly morbid appearance. at night ghosts often haunt the lot.

By the Sims 2, Mortimer's wealth led to a much larger estate, with 3 floors as well as a roof terrace. There is a kitchen, a study, an entrance hall and a dining room, three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a landing as well as a bare attic room. The garden is very interesting. The front path is flanked by two large trees. The whole house is on a raised deck, with a flight of steps to reach the front door. Behind the house is a wedding arch, along with shairs and tables(suggesting an imminent wedding) perhaps intened for Don and Cassandra. Also featured is a graveyard with six dead relatives:

Gunther Goth (father - deceased) Cornelia Goth (mother - deceased) Agnes Crumplebottom (aunt on his mother's side - deceased) Victor Goth (grandfather on his father's side - deceased) Gretle Goth (grandmother on his father's side - deceased) Simon Crumplebottom (grandfather on his mother's side - deceased)

Several of these ghosts often haunt the lot at night.

Mortimer Goth in the world
Mortimer Goth is perhaps one of the most well known Sims in the world. Many stories have been made about him and his family and he appears in other games such as the Sims Bustin out and SimGolf.