Jocasta Bachelor

Jocasta Bachelor is one of the pre-created, yet unplayable sims featured in The Sims 2 and one of the pre-created, playable sims featured in The Sims 3. Though deceased when The Sims 2 begins, you can see her in the relationship trees of playable sims Cassandra Goth and Alexander Goth, who are her grandchildren. She resided, during her lifetime, in the Sunset Valley, neighborhood that ships with The Sims 3. She is the mother of Bella and Michael Bachelor. She is also wife of Simis Bachelor. Her parents are unknown and never mentioned in The Sims 2 and unlike parents of her husband, Simis Bachelor, even in The Sims 3.

Her biography states: A dutiful wife and mother, Jocasta enjoys the arts, but her real hobbies are gardening and keeping her family happy by providing for their every need.

Life leading up to The Sims 2
By the time the storyline has caught to The Sims 2, Jocasta Bachelor is already deceased. Her husband, Simis Bachelor is also deceased and her son, Michael Bachelor married Dina Caliente but afterawhile died of an old age. This leave Jocasta's daughter, Bella Goth as the only living descendant through her family. Jocasta died in the Elder stage, hinting that she could died of an old age, however her grave is nowhere to be found and for that reason it's impossible to resurrect her.

Appearance
Jocasta's appearance in The Sims 2 is apparently more slimmer and more elegant compared to her apperance in The Sims 3. She also doesn't have her hair tied in a bun. The colour of her eyes is dark blue and her lipstick has light orange shade of colour.

Personality
When it comes to Jocasta's personality in The Sims 2, her aspiration is Popularity and her zodiac sign is Aries. She is mostly interested in the Environment, Food, Politics and Sports. She seems to be a little bit Neat (5,0) and very Outgoing (8,0). She is also very Active (6,0) but she is not Playful (3,0) and Nice (3,0).

Life leading up to The Sims 3
In The Sims 3, Jocasta Bachelor is an adult living with her husband, Simis Bachelor, teenage son, Michael Bachelor and daughter, Bella Bachelor (Bella Goth) in the Sunset Valley. She works as a Book Store Clerk. Jocasta just wants to keep her family happy and she has one hobby, gardening. Her lifetime wish is to have a "Perfect Garden".

Appearance
Jocasta's appearance in The Sims 3 looks more like a housewife and mother kind of woman compared to her appearance in The Sims 2. She seems to be more thicker than she was in The Sims 2 and she has her brown hair tied in a bun, probably for practical purpose. She wears an orange tank top with yellow capris. The colour of her eyes was changed to dark brown and the colour of her lipstick to bright red.

Personality
Jocasta's personality traits in The Sims 3 are Over Emotional, Loner, Green Thumb, Coward and Angler. The "Loner" trait seems to be chosen incorrectly because Jocasta's aspiration is Popularity and she is even Outgoing in The Sims 2. Other traits are completely unique. Jocasta's Oppotunities/Wishes are mostly about Gardening. She grows her own garden in the backyard and she treats her plants like they are her children.

Gallery
<gallery Image:Thesims3-97-1-.jpg|Jocasta is talking with her daughter Bella Bachelor (Bella Goth). Image:Thesims3-94-1-.jpg|Jocasta is arguing with another woman while Mortimer Goth and Bella Bachelor (Bella Goth) are playing. Image:Bachelor_(Jeuxvideo.com).jpg|Jocasta and Simis Bachelor in the Pleasant Rest Graveyard from Jeuxvideo.com