Mortimer Goth

Mortimer Goth () is a pre-made playable Sim that first appeared in The Sims. He is the son of Gunther and Cornelia and was born outside of SimCity in the Old Country. He grew up at 13 Skyborough Boulevard, a large mansion in Sunset Valley, right next to the Pleasant Rest Graveyard and just down the road from his future wife, Bella. Later, the two fell in love, married and moved to 5 Sim Lane, where they had a daughter, Cassandra. Between The Sims and The Sims 2, Mortimer and Bella had one more child, Alexander, and moved to 165 Sim Lane in Pleasantview. Shortly before the start of The Sims 2, his wife Bella went missing, having been abducted by aliens, and hasn't yet returned.
In the alternate universe of The Sims 4, Mortimer lives at Ophelia Villa in Willow Creek, alongside his wife, Bella, his daughter, Cassandra, and his son, Alexander.
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In The Sims Bustin' Out, Mortimer lives in Goth Manor, which has a ghost problem. Here, he talks as if he is a spooky butler. When he is not working as a virus breeder, he spends most of his time synthesizing music. Mortimer looks slightly older in this game. Cassandra is notably absent in this game, this may be because she went to college (though this is not certain). In the intro, Mortimer can also be seen playing air hockey with the Grim Reaper. The Grim Reaper scores a goal which could be hinting at Mortimer's age, as his hair has turned grey.
Oddly, Mortimer is not in love with nor married to Bella in this game, and his daughter Cassandra isn't present (despite Bustin' Out being a direct sequel to The Sims). Both of these are more likely due to limitations and game design reasons than anything else, as no Sim in Bust Out mode has preset romantic relations with another Sim, is married, is a child, nor lives in a household of made up of more than two Sims.
There is a glitch where he becomes unplayable even if the player's Sim is male.
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==Biography==
By The Sims (console) for console, Mortimer wears a purple suit and black shoes with a black mustache. He lives with his wife Bella and their daughter Cassandra in 5 Sim Avenue. He shares a 95+ with his wife and a 20+ with his daughter. He works as a B-Movie Star in the entertainment career track. He likes to play chess, read books, water the plants and mourn at the tombstones. In other games, he works in the Science career, which he seems to stay in, until retirement age, with no memories of the Entertainment career. This is most likely a mistake by the developers.
==Simology==
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==Biography==
Mortimer, his wife, Bella, and his daughter, Cassandra, are first introduced in The Sims. He and his family live in a rather small home on 5 Sim Lane. Mortimer has black hair combed back with a widow's peak and a mustache. He wears a stylish black suit jacket with a purple vest.
According to his bio, he brings his Old Country upbringing into the modern age and has an unusual fondness for insects. This version of Mortimer appears to be quite young, as he's only a Test Subject, the first level in the science career track, starting out with no skills, and with quite a small amount of money. No mention of the entertainment career exists.
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Mortimer is perhaps one of the most well known Sims in its series. He appears in other games such as SimGolf, and the TV family on The Sims 2 for GameBoy Advance.
*He, his wife Bella, his daughter, Cassandra, the Tragic Clown and other characters are downloadable on the official SimGolf site. When the The Sims theme is chosen, there's a different Mortimer and Bella. His occupation in SimGolf is an undertaker, he speaks in a very dark and Gothic tone, much like his daughter, Cassandra, such as frequently saying the words "death" and "kill".
*Mortimer appears with his family in The Sims 2 for Game Boy Advance. Bella has either not been abducted yet, or has reunited with her family. At the end of each episode, Mortimer rates the episode according to how many plot points have been completed.
*Mortimer is briefly mentioned by Bella in The Sims 2 for PSP in two of her secrets, both of which claim she only married him for his money.
**This contradicts a public interview originally posted on the (now defunct) The Sims 2 website where Bella claims that she really loves Mortimer and her family. Overall it's up to player interpretation.
On November 25, 2024, The Sims launched its collaboration with the animated video app Frever. Mortimer is used in some of the promotional materials for the collaboration. Interestingly, the Frever version of Mortimer has the same outfit and hairstyle as 2022 Mortimer, but not the same skin color. Instead, Frever Mortimer's skin has pink undertones like 2014 Mortimer's.https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCzYpcASmaU/
==Quotes==
===SimGolf===
*Golf will be the death of me.
*A brief respite for gloom.
*What good is life without pain, PARTNER?
*I'll die on this shot.
*I'll die painfully on this shot.
*I'm dead.
*I'm dead and can't ever come back to life.
*Go ahead and kill me!!
*This kills any chance I had for par.
*This kills my chance for par!
*This DATA would make a sturdy tombstone.
*That DATA is too ugly for even the Newbies.
*Ahh! A perfect sacrificial DATA!
*This waiting is like purgatory.
*I'm bone dry over here.
*I'm dying for a bite to eat.
*I'm dead on my feet.
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==Trivia==
*Mortimer, along with Bella Goth, Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie, Daniel Pleasant, The Grim Reaper and Agnes Crumplebottom are the only pre-made Sims to appear in all four of the main series games. Alongside that, Mortimer is the only Sim in the main series games to be playable in just the base game.
*A 2006 interview with Bella posted on the now defunct TheSims2.com suggests Mortimer is the inventor of the Elixir of Life.
*In The Sims 2, it seems as if Mortimer is more than a few days older than Bella, even though in The Sims 3, they are the exact same age.With story progression enabled, it is possible that Mortimer or Bella may age up a day before the other does. But by default they are the exact same age which can be proven by visiting their respective households after starting a clean neighborhood. Bella may not have aged due to her disappearance, even though Strangetown Bella still presents her at adult age. The storyline of The Sims 2 could be implying that she married Mortimer when she was young, and he is some days older than her and very possibly around her brother's age. It is possible that Bella had access to the Elixir of Life.
*Mortimer's appearance is likely based on that of Vincent Price, a famous American horror actor, or Gomez Addams (of the Addams Family).
**Furthermore, his outfit as a child (in The Sims 3) is reminiscent of the character of Pugsley Addams (of the Addams Family), whose family, like the Goths, seems to enjoy the supernatural, occult, and the macabre.
*"Mort" is French for death. Mortimer's name seems fitting because the Goths seem to be somewhat obsessed with death (as evidenced by their graveyard). The name is even more fitting in The Sims 2, in which Mortimer is closer to death.
*In The Sims 2: University, there is a Jazz song by the name "Mortimer's Touch."
*He is the only pre-made Sim to appear alive and playable in all four base games without the use of cheats or third party programs. 
*In the Portuguese version of the original The Sims, it is said that he hates garlic. This is mostly likely in compliance with the instructions left for the translators in the game files ("Notes: This is the bio of Mortimer Goth. bio alludes to the Mortimer being a vampire. This reference can be changed for localization. Appears when the picture of his face is clicked on the Select a Family Screen.").
*He was the first Sim created in Pleasantview, as his NID is 1.
*His memories in The Sims 2 show him having many promotions in the science career before marrying Bella, even though in the The Sims, he is at the start of the science career track while already married with a child. This may just be a mistake by the producers that was overlooked when the game was prepared for release; or it could be an example of "retroactive continuity".
*Mortimer is one of the few pre-made playable Sims to appear on the cover of The Sims 3.
*In The Sims 3: Late Night, when a Sim is in the film career, they might get the opportunity "See Screening of Mortimer Goth and the Chalice of Water". The name of that movie is also a reference to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
*In The Sims 3, Mortimer is a few days younger than Kaylynn Langerak, but in The Sims 2, Mortimer is an elder while Kaylynn is an adult. It is possible Kaylynn had access to the Elixir of Life.
*In The Sims Medieval, there's a song on the lute called Lament for Mortimer.
*One of loveseats that The Sims 3: Pets added is Goth Family Loveseat. Its description says that it was designed by Mortimer Goth.
*If aged back down to an adult in The Sims 2, he is voiced by Stephen Kearin.
*In The Sims Bustin' Out for console, if Mortimer is hypnotized he will fall asleep only to be woken up at the player's command. The same applies to Mom Landgraab.
==Gallery==
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TS4 Patch 129 Goth family makeover.png|A promotional image of the new Goth family in The Sims 4
S4PE Goth.png|Mortimer and his family as they appear in Manage Worlds
TS4-New Mortimer Wardrobe.png|Mortimer's wardrobe.
High School Years Yearbook Cover.JPG|Teenage Mortimer and Nancy Landgraab on the bottom right
High School Years Yearbook Students.JPG|A promotional image for The Sims 4: High School Years, showing Mortimer's yearbook photo
EP12 townie teens at the pool.png|A promotional image for The Sims 4: High School Years showing Mortimer and other pre-made base game sims as teens at a pool
Mortimer Goth BeReal.JPG|A BeReal-inspired promotional image showing teenage Mortimer taking a selfie and a picture of teenage Bella sneaking in
Bella Bachelor BeReal.JPG|Teenage Bella taking a selfie and a picture of Mortimer sneaking out
Castle Estate Kit 2.jpg|Bella and Mortimer in a castle in a promotional image for The Sims 4: Castle Estate Kit
Cozy Bistro 2.jpg|Bella and Mortimer at a bistro in a promotional image for The Sims 4: Cozy Bistro Kit
Cassandra BeReal.jpeg|Mortimer slow dancing with Bella in a promotional image for Valentine's Day 2023
Reaper Reward-Trad Goth Button-Up Promo.png|A promotional image of Mortimer wearing the Trad Goth Button-Up from the Reaper's Rewards Event
Pre-Patch 129 Appearance (2014 - May 2022)
S4PE Mortimer.png|Mortimer as he appears in Manage Worlds
S4PE Goth 2014.png|Mortimer and his family as they appear in Manage Worlds 
Mortimer Goth ts4 wardrobe.png|Mortimer's wardrobe. In the Classic Goths household by Maxis, he wears a black polo with red shorts for his hot weather outfit and an unzipped red jacket with a black shirt and black pants for his cold weather outfit.
Mortimer and Bella Goth in The Sims 4.png|A render of Mortimer standing behind Bella
Mortimer Bella kiss.gif|Mortimer being suavely kissed by Bella in The Sims 4: Create A Sim Official Gameplay trailer
TS4 Goth 2014 Holiday Render.png|Mortimer in a promotional render for the 2014 holiday season
Mortimer Goth (The Sims 4).jpg|Mortimer's headshot
TS4 GP02 massage.png|Mortimer in a promotional screenshot for The Sims 4: Spa Day
The Sims 17th anniversary.png|Mortimer on The Sims' series 17th anniversary celebratory screenshot
TS4S Bella and Mortimer.png|Mortimer and Bella having a date on Love Day in an official video for The Sims 4: Seasons
The-Sims-4-Dine-Out-Own-Restaurants-Official-Gameplay-Trailer Goths.jpg|Bella and Mortimer in a trailer for The Sims 4: Dine Out
Goth Family TS4 Family Portrait Frame.JPG|Mortimer and his family viewing their family portrait frame in a promotional image
TS4 CAS trailer aspiration showcase Mortimer.jpg|Mortimer in the Create A Sim trailer (note: his traits are different in-game)
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Bella and Mortimer in the playground.jpg|Bella Bachelor playing on the swing set with Mortimer while her mother is waving at them
Thesims3-93-1-.jpg|Mortimer Goth and Bella fishing together
Thesims3-94-1-.jpg|Mortimer Goth playing with Bella on the play set while Bella's mom argues with another lady
Mortimer child.jpg|Mortimer Goth as a child
Bella and mortimer.jpg|Mortimer Goth and another child
Tragic Clown's Original Appearance in TS3 02.jpg|Bella and Mortimer playing with the Tragic Clown
TS3 Store The Return of Fan Favorites.jpg|A promotional image for the Killer Classics set on TheSims3.com with Mortimerhttps://store.thesims3.com/setsProductDetails.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:45244§ion=UpSell
TS3 Store Technophobe No More.jpg||A promotional image for the Technophobe No More set on TheSims3.com with Mortimerhttps://store.thesims3.com/setsProductDetails.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:50553§ion=UpSell
Gunther and Mortimer Goth.jpg|Mortimer chatting with Iqbal Alvi
Mortimer and Lolita.jpg|Mortimer chatting with Lolita Goth, a deceased Sim, who is possibly a relative of the Goth family.
Mortimer and Bella.png|A large, Sim painted, picture on The Sims 3, could that be Mortimer (without a mustache) and Bella?
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Mortimer Goth ts3 wardrobe.png|Mortimer's wardrobe
Sims3map5.jpg|Mortimer Goth and his parents
Mortimer Bike.jpg|Mortimer on his bike
Tookute4m3-Screenshot-20.jpg|Mortimer at the park
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Mortimer Bella kids.gif|Mortimer and Bella making funny faces in The Sims 4: Create A Sim Official Gameplay trailer
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MortimerGothFace.png|Mortimer as he appears in the mirror.
Mortimer Goth TS2 cutout.png|Mortimer during golden hour.
Outfits Mortimer.jpg|Mortimer's wardrobe.
MORTY.jpg|Mortimer Goth in The Sims 2.
Morty-Bella.jpg|Mortimer and Bella on their wedding night.
Cassandra Goth as Toddler.jpg|Mortimer watching Bella with toddler Cassandra.
Alex.jpg||Mortimer and Bella watching teen Cassandra with baby Alexander.
MainMortimer.jpg|Mortimer searches the skies for Bella.
Bella Mortimer Sims2.gif|Mortimer and Bella posing in Create A Sim from The Sims 4: Create A Sim Official Gameplay trailer.
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Bella and Mortimer (The Sims Bustin'Out).jpg|Bella and Mortimer Goth in The Sims Bustin' Out
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Bella Goth (TheSimsConsole GameCube).jpg|The Goth family in the living room
Mortimer Goth (TheSims Console GameCube).jpg|The Goth family in the backyard
Cassandra, Mortimer and Bella (The Sims Console GameCube).jpg|The Goth family in the graveyard
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BobBellaMortyMonkey.png|Mortimer in the poster of Two Men, A Woman and One Monkey from The Sims: Superstar with Bella Goth, Bob Newbie, and a monkey
Mortyyy.png|Mortimer playing in the fountain
Mortimer bella loveseat.jpg|Mortimer making a move on Bella.
Mortimer Bella chat.gif|Mortimer and Bella chatting from The Sims 4: Create A Sim Official Gameplay trailer
GothFamilyDinner.png|Mortimer eating dinner with his extended family outside
The sims makin magic wallpaper 1280x1024.jpg|The Sims: Makin' Magic wallpaper, showing Mortimer using magic to make it rain on a floating flower pot.
TSMakinMagicJPWallpaper3 .jpg|The Sims: Makin' Magic wallpaper, showing Mortimer dancing with Bonehilda
SimsVille.jpg|Mortimer and Bella outside of the Simsville welcome sign
Sims 1 and 2 Goths hold a Plumbob.jpg|Sims 1 Mortimer and Bella with Sims 2-esque Mortimer Bella
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Frever The Sims Mortimer Goth.PNG
Frever x The Sims- The Box Simlish parody|@FreverOfficial on Instagram Reels, November 26, 2024
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==Other Languages==
Language 	The Sims 	The Sims 2 	The Sims 3 	The Sims 4
English 	Mortimer Goth 	Mortimer Goth 	Mortimer Goth 	Mortimer Goth
Brazilian Portuguese 	Vladmir Caixão 	Vladmir Caixão 	Vladmir Caixão 	Vladmir Caixão
Chinese (Simplified) 	 	莫蒂默 高斯(Mòdìmò Gāosī) 	哥特 莫蒂默(Gētè Mòdìmò) 	哥特莫蒂默(Gētè Mòdìmò)
Chinese (Traditional)	 	摩提梅爾 高斯(Mótíméiěr Gāosī) 	摩提梅爾 高斯(Mótíméiěr Gāosī) 	摩提梅爾 高斯(Mótíméiěr Gāosī)
Czech 	 	Mortimer Goth 	Mortimer Goth 	Mortimer Goth
Danish 	Mortimer Goth 	Mortimer Spøgh 	Mortimer Spøgh 	Mortimer Spøgh
Dutch 	Christiaan van de Kerkhof 	Christiaan van de Kerkhof 	Christiaan Van de Kerkhof 	Christiaan van de Kerkhof
European Portuguese 	 	Mortimer Goth 	Mortimer Goth 	
Finnish 	Janus Goottila 	Janus Goottila 	Janus Goottila 	Janus Goottila
French 	Vladimir Gothik 	Vladimir Gothik 	Vladimir Gothik 	Vladimir Gothik
German 	Winfried von Spinnweb 	Mortimer Grusel 	Mortimer Grusel 	Mortimer Grusel
Hebrew 	'מורטימר גות (Th) 	'מורטימר גות (Th) 	'מורטימר גות (Th) 	'מורטימר גות (Th)
Hungarian 	 	Mortimer Goth 	 	
Italian 	Maurizio Alberghini 	Maurizio Alberghini 	Maurizio Alberghini 	Maurizio Alberghini
Japanese 	モティマー ゴシック派(Motimā Goshikku-ha) 	モティマー ゴス(Motimā Gosu) 	モティマー ゴス(Motimā Gosu) 	モティマー ゴス(Motimā Gosu)
Korean 	이 상해 	모티머 고트(Motimeo Goteu) 	모티머 고트(Motimeo Goteu) 	모티머 고트(Motimeo Goteu)
Norwegian 	Mortimer Goth 	Mortimer Goth 	Mortimer Goth 	
Polish 	Henryk Ćwir 	Mortimer Ćwir 	Mortimer Ćwir 	Mortimer Ćwir
Russian 	Мортимер Готика(Mortimer Gotika) 	Мортимер Гот(Mortimer Got) 	Мортимер Гот(Mortimer Got) 	Мортимер Гот(Mortimer Got)
Spanish 	Homero Lápida 	Homero Lápida 	Homero Lápida 	Homero Lápida
Swedish 	Martin Spökh 	Mortimer Spökh 	Mortimer Spökh 	Mortimer Spökh
Thai 	มอร์ติเมอร์ ก็อธ 	มอร์ไทม์เมอร์ โกธ 	 	
==References==
==See also==
*List of Sims with parodies
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fr:Vladimir Gothik
it:Maurizio Alberghini
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pl:Mortimer Ćwir
ru:Мортимер Гот
pt-br:Vladmir Caixão
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