Tragic Clown

The Tragic Clown (also known as Sunny the Tragic Clown) was first introduced The Sims: Livin' Large as one of the newly featured NPCs (the others being the Grim Reaper, Genie, Servo and Santa Claus). He is also one of the pre-created, yet deceased, Sims featured in The Sims 3 who resided during their lifetimes in the Sunset Valley neighborhood that ships with The Sims 3.

In The Sims, the Tragic Clown visits depressed Sims who own the "Tragic Clown" painting in order to cheer them up. However, it doesn't help because the Tragic Clown is also feeling miserable. For that reason, any tricks he attempts to do will fail, meaning he will probably make already depressed Sims even more depressed (e.g.: When he juggles, he hits himself with his bowling pins). He usually wanders around the house, crying and coughing.In The Sims 3, he is deceased, so it is implied he is a Ghost. Although Sims can interact with him, the only interaction that makes them happier is insulting him. There are four ways to get rid of him:


 * Catching the painting on fire.
 * Selling the painting.
 * Calling the clown catchers to take him away.
 * Cheering the Sim up.

Appearances in other games
The Tragic Clown made an appearance as the downloadable golfer, along with other familiar characters including Bella Goth and Mortimer Goth in the SimGolf game.

Trivia & Easter eggs

 * Clown Catchers: Maxis included a downloadable service called the "Clown Catchers," which, when rung up, would come around and remove the Tragic Clown from the house. After they catch him, they also take the "Tragic Clown painting" to ensure he does not come back.
 * Tragic Clownfish: There is a funny-looking fish called "Tragic Clownfish" in The Sims 3. Catching it is a main objective of one of the fishing opportunities.
 * Milk: A photo of the Tragic Clown can be seen on the milk cartons in The Sims 2 & 3.
 * Ironic Clown by Angelo In the Sims 3 store, in the set Dawn of Sims, there is an item called Ironic Clown by Angelo, which appears to be a picture of the Tragic Clown.