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|caption = Ruthless. Cunning. Brilliant. Ridiculously wealthy. These are just a few words the locals use to describe the Landgraab family, whose entrepreneurial ambitions can’tcan't be stopped by anything but their own mistakes. When you have this much money, you're your own worst enemy.

The '''Landgraab family''' is a wealthy family dynasty that, resides in [[Sunset Valley]] in ''[[The Sims 3]]'',; resides[[Bluewater Village]] in ''[[SunsetThe ValleySims 2]]''; and lives in [[BluewaterOasis VillageSprings]] in ''[[The Sims 24]]''. The family name is occasionally spelledspelt "'''Landgrabb'''", mostly in ''[[The Sims]]''. Which spelling is used depends on which game or expansion pack introduced the object or place or Sim that usesused it. [[Landgraab Industries]] is featured prominently in both building names in ''[[w:c:simcity:SimCity 3000|SimCity 3000]]'' and brand names for objects in ''The Sims''. Most of the family's wealth appears to come from property and real estate (In ''SimCity 3000'', they are associated more with residential property building, a role which resurfaced in ''The Sims: Bustin Out'' when most of the town seem to fail paying their rent.) In other Sims games, they are more associated with commercial property, giving the Landgraab name a literal meaning of "grabbing the land".

=== Origins ===

The Landgraab fortune, or at least a sizable part of it, presumably dates back to a historical figure named Gregory Landgraab, who does not appear in any known version of the Landgraab family tree. If ''The Sims 2: Seasons '' is installed, a chance card for the [[Adventureradventurer]] career reads as follows:

The mentioned Gregory shares the same name with [[Gregory Landgraab]] of [[Oasis Landing]]. This could be a coincidence, as it's highly unlikely that they're the same person; alternatively, the Gregory from Oasis Landing could be named for the original Gregory.

===[[Demetrius Landegraab|Demetrius]] and Dacian Landegraab===

In ''[[The Sims Medieval: Pirates and& Nobles]]'', a family under the name of Landegraab appears. They own the city of Tredony, known as one of the richest cities in the [[kingdom]]. There are only two family members, father and son [[Demetrius Landegraab|Demetrius]] and Dacian. Tredony and a neighboring city, Aarbyville, are at war and the player has the choice of choosing sides in the war.

=== [[Admiral Landgraab]] ===

In ''The Sims'', ''[[The Sims: Hot Date]]'' and ''[[The Sims: On Vacation,]]'', [[Admiral Landgraab]] is mentioned as another historical figure with an extensive background. Wren's Fens National Park on [[Vacation Island]] is described as one of his first colonial acquisitions, an Admiral Landgraab nutcracker can be bought on Vacation Island, and some items refer to him. His portrait, which is available in [[buy mode]], includes a short bio. Admiral Landgraab's first name is not given, and his relationship to the [[Malcolm Landgraab IV]] of Bluewater Village and the Landgraabs of Sunset Valley is unknown. It is likely that he lived after Gregory, as that would give the family time to gain prestige, but thatthis is not definitelyconfirmed. However, Admiral Landgraab might also be Gregory himself knowninstead.

His exploits are much further elaborated on in ''[[The Sims 3: World Adventures]]''. Despite being his descendants, the Landgraab family has no easier time navigating his chateau in [[Champs Les Sims]]. They also get no bonuses for doing itso.

=== The Sims 3 ===

In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', the Landgraabs are seen living in one of three mansions (the other two being the Goth mansion and the Alto mansion) and are already very wealthy.  [[Nancy Landgraab|Nancy]]  is a Landgraab by birth, born to an[[Chester evil fatherLandgraab|Chester]] and snobbish[[Queenie motherLandgraab]], and followed the family legacy by becoming vice president of the business district. At one point before the game, she married a modest, artistic doctor named  [[Geoffrey Landgraab|Geoffrey]], who took his wife's name for its privileged status, and. theyThey had a son named Malcolm, a smart child who Nancy is attempting to make a proper heir., Howeverhowever, it is stated that Nancy is too busy with work and publicity to dote on Malcolm, so although he is friends with his parents, he has a better relationship with his father than his mother and constantly dreams of being a doctor every time his father gets a promotion.

It is unknown how he is related to the other Malcolms in ''The Sims: Bustin' Out'' and ''The Sims 2'', but his parents do not fit into the family tree given in ''The Sims 2''. So, whileWhile [[Malcolm Landgraab III|Malcolm III]] might have been a child during the [[Sunset Valley]] time frame, he would not be ''this'' Malcolm. However, it is possible that he could be the Malcolm in ''The Sims: Bustin' Out'' and/or ''The Sims (console)''. Regardless of their relationship to the rest of the family, they also are very well off. They live in a large home and have §75,000 in household funds.

It is also mentioned several times in ''The Sims 3'' that Nancy's family, the Landgraab family, helped start the town. It says in the family bio that "Nancy's family more or less founded the town", while the description of Sunset Valley states that "before Pleasantview, the town was founded by the Goths and built up by the Landgraabs". They have a business feud with the [[Alto Family|Altos]], and are enemies with them, though young Malcolm and [[Holly Alto (Sunset Valley)|Holly Alto]] have no quarrel with each other.

If a Sim is level 10 in the Thiefthief branch of the Criminalcriminal career, they can get a random event mentioning Magnus Landgraab. The event reads:

In addition, if a Sim works in the [[Lawlaw Enforcementenforcement]] career at level 10, another random event might occur, where the Sim will foil Magnus' plan to take over a small nation.

[[File:OpportunityLandgraab.png|250px|The Lawlaw Enforcementenforcement event which mentions Magnus Landgraab.]]

=== The Sims 3 (console) ===

=== The Sims (console) and The Sims: Bustin' Out ===

In console versions of ''The Sims'', a character named Malcolm Landgraab is the richest man around who gives the main character real estate opportunities (fixing up each house they live in to sell at a higher price), and later marries [[Mom Landgraab|their mom]].

His children are [[Dudley Landgraab]] and [[Mimi Landgraab]], both slackers, party animals and heirs to his vast fortune. In the sequel, ''[[The Sims Bustin' Out (console)|The Sims Bustin' Out]]'', Malcolm and Mom divorce and he goesflies into a rage of repossessing everyone's money and goods before the player stops him. Depending on the player's choices, a senator named Malcolm Landgraab can be killed as part of a government conspiracy. In the final stage, Mom chases Malcolm Landgraab out of his own mansion. It is unknown how this Malcolm is related to the Malcolm in ''[[The Sims 3]]'',. thoughIt it'sis possibletheorized that they could beare the same person, but ''Bustin' Out''<nowiki/>'s Malcolm's malevolent behavior contradicts ''The Sims 3''<nowiki/>'s Malcolm's [[Good (The Sims 3)|Good]] trait, making this unlikely.

=== The Sims 2 ===

In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', the Landgraabs are mentioned in the first expansion pack, ''[[The Sims 2: University|University]]''. One of the dorms at [[Sim State University]] is named "Landgraab House", and the Secretsecret Societysociety there is known as the [[Landgraab Society]]. The connections, whether past or present, between the family and Sim State are not mentioned.

In ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business|Open for Business]]'' expansion pack, [[Malcolm Landgraab IV]] is introduced as a bachelor in a very large mansion in [[Bluewater Village]]. His family tree reveals exactly who his parents and grandparents are, but only dates back to Malcolm II and not Malcolm I. Malcolm Landgraab IV owns Club Dante and the Electronics Supercenter in [[Bluewater Village]]. While he is rich, most of his money is tied up in the house and its furnishings. The neighborhood view shows that his initial net worth is around §197,000, but he starts out with around §28,000 in funds.

=== The Sims 3 Store ===

Gregory shares the same name as Gregory Landgraab who is mentioned in the [[chance card]] of [[Adventureradventurer]] career in ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons]]'', as stated [[Landgraab family#Origin|above]].

The Landgraab family appear in ''[[The Sims 4]]'', which takes place in an alternate universe from previous games in the series. The family can be found living in a mansion in  [[Oasis Springs]], and is made up of the same three family members who appeared in ''The Sims 3'': Geoffrey, Nancy, and Malcolm. Like their former incarnations, Geoffrey and Nancy are Adultsadults; Malcolm, however, has been aged up from a Childchild to a Teenteen. One notable difference between the universes is that while Malcolm in ''The Sims 3'' had the [[Goodgood]] trait, Malcolm in ''The Sims 4'' is [[Evilevil]]; and Nancy, who was portrayed as a snobbish but basicallyoverall kind businesswoman in the former, is a career [[Criminal Career|Criminalcriminal]] in the latter. Meanwhile, though Geoffrey's personality remains basicallyalmost unchanged, his career is changed from Medicinemedicine to [[Secretsecret Agentagent]], something which the family bio implies will create tension in his marriage to Nancy, once it emerges that they operate on opposite sides of the law.

|etymology = '''Landgraab''': as in "land grabbing", which is an illegal method for businessmen to earn more land assets by taking land in possession of poor people who cannot afford to make a deed from lawyers.<br>

'''Malcolm Landgraab''': "wedevotee willof establish(Saint) our estate uponColumba"." Malcolm is a name of Scottish and Gaelic origin. Malcolm is also the name of "Malcolm III of Scotland", who also had a fictional counterpart in Shakespeare's play ''Macbeth''.<br>

'''Chester Landgraab:''' From a surname which originally belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain.<br>

'''Kitty Landgraab:''' DiminutiveA diminutive of Katherine.

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*Malcolm Landgraab ([[Malcolm Landgraab (console)|console]] and [[Malcolm Landgraab (TS3)|TS3]])

*Lord [[Demetrius Landegraab]] ''(Probably deceased in The Sims 2)''

*[[Dacian Landegraab]] ''(Probably deceased in The Sims 2)''

*[[Posie Landgraab]] ''(Deceased but likely still alive in The Sims 2)''

*[[List of minor Sims#L|Magnus Landgraab]] ''(Mentioned)''

Characters who do not share the Landgraab family name, and haswho connectionsare only linked to the Landgraab family by in-game family descriptions alone.description:

File:LandgraabFamilySims3.png|The [[Landgraab Family]]family in ''[[The Sims 3]]''.

File:Collectors6-1-.jpg|Notable Familiesfamilies of Sunset Valley, in which the Landgraabs are included.

Landgraab-screenshot567890.jpg|Left to right: Geoffrey, Malcolm, and Nancy.

[[File:Thesims3-91-1-.jpg|thumb|Landgraab home in Sunset Valley.]]

In ''The Sims 3'', the Landgraab family lives in a luxurious mansion on [[10 Summer Hill Court]], in the town of [[Sunset Valley]]. Judging by the house and where they live, it is quite obvious that they are wealthy. It is the most expensive lot in town.

Image:Landgraab Home 1.JPG|The Frontfront.

Image:Landgraab Home 2.JPG|The Backback.

Image:Landgraab Home 7.JPG|The Frontfront Hallhall.

Furthermore, it is very hard to get into, due to the fact that its original inhabitant, [[Admiral Landgraab]], was very paranoid and filled his large estate with booby traps. In order to fully explore the house, players will need to fulfill several Adventuresadventures in France that will give them keystones, and one keystone is only obtained by doing an Adventureadventure in China to explore the cellar area. It should also be noted that Pangu's Axe is required to explore a small underground part behind the house, near the groundskeeper's shack.