According to Thatcher's memories (which I edited in SimPE) he and Ronald Hunt had become best friends as teenagers untl Thatcher's girlfriend, Ophera broke up with him and dated Ronald instead. Thatcher eventually won a fight against Ronald and they then grew up to adults. Sometime later Ronald and Ophera got married while Thatcher founded the new town of Maylend (built with the in game maps).
At the beginning of The Sims 2 Thatcher and Ronald live directly across from each other (similar to the set up of Sunset Valley's Landgraab and Alto families). Thatcher lived in a more traditional mansion while Ronald built a large boxy estate for him and his wife. How either men came up with their large fortunes is unknown (Thatcher's wealth is revealed to been passed down to him by his parents in the Sims 3).
Thatcher starts off The Sims 2 at the beginning of his campaign for Mayor of Maylend. Thatcher was the de-facto leader of the town, but the town grew quicker then expected them, and it became apparent that the residents would need elected officials to represent them. Thatcher's main rival was none other than Ronald Hunt, who had since moved to Maylend with his wife. A long and lenthgthy battle ensued, but Thatcher was always one step above his competitor and thus became the first mayor of Maylend.
Thatcher started dating a woman named Alyson and eventually asked her to marry him. She said yes and they planed to marry in a small civil ceremony. She ended up leaving him at the alter and her dead body was found Downtown a few days later. Thatcher never admitted to any crime, nor was he charged with one. He married his first wife (I don't remember her name) a while later. The marriage ended in divorce after he was caught having an affair with Malcolm Landgraab IV. After his first wife divorced him, Thatcher asked Malcolm to marry him. Malcolm had actually been engaged to a woman named Katherine Kaligraphy at the time, but he broke it off to marry Thatcher, leaving Katherine absolutely heartbroken, but neither of the two men cared. Unfortunately, Malcolm died in a freak fire accident shortly after marrying Thatcher in a civil ceremony.
Now with two marriages ended in less than five years, Thatcher was sure his next marriage would be his last. Throughout this time Thatcher remained good friends with Ophera Hunt but refrained from pursuing her romantically as he didn't want to cause further drama with Ronald. However, Ophera informed Thatcher that she and Ronald were divorcing and she impulsively kissed him. Confused about her feelings, Ophera left and filed for divorce from Ronald. Thatcher eventually married her and had one child, a boy named Ryan.
Ophera died during Ryan's teen years of a heart attack, and Thatcher married a stranger to try to help with his grief. After they divorced he married Shelby Barrett and had five children with her while he was an elder. The animosity between Thatcher and Ronald subsided after Ronald and Ophera divorced, and the two became friends for the rest of their lives. Thatcher died as an elder surrounded by his family.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Thatcher was originally in The Sims 2 in 2012.
- Thatcher was originally going to more a ruthless, cruel political person (which is why I had him "orchestrate" the murder of the woman who left him at the alter) but then I decided to make him more likable. His subsequent appearances have completely forgone the "dead fiance" part.