Bella Goth

Bella Goth () is a pre-made, playable Sim that first appeared in The Sims. She is the daughter of Simis and Jocasta Bachelor, and the younger sister of Michael Bachelor. She grew up in a large house in Sunset Valley just down the road from her future husband, Mortimer. 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, Bella and Mortimer had one more child, Alexander, and moved to 165 Sim Lane in Pleasantview. Shortly before the start of The Sims 2, Bella went missing, having been abducted by aliens, and hasn't yet returned. 
In the alternate universe of The Sims 4, Bella lives at Ophelia Villa in Willow Creek, alongside her husband, Mortimer, her daughter, Cassandra, and her son, Alexander.
With her trademark red dress and being in every game in the Sims series either as a playable character or an NPC, Bella Goth can be considered one of the mascots of the entire Sims franchise.
==Easter eggs==
There are many Easter eggs involving Bella Goth. Here is a list so far:
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|-|The Sims=
*Two Men, A Woman, and One Monkey: Bella, along with her husband Mortimer, neighbor Bob Newbie and a monkey starred in the aforementioned show according to a poster in The Sims: Superstar. "In this hilarious and light-hearted TV series, two men, a woman, and one monkey were randomly picked from a pool of contestants to share a house for one month. Follow them through the good times and the hard times as they try to live their lives with their new house-mates."
|-|The Sims 2=
 
*Bella Squared: "Bella Squared" is a portrait of Bella that can be hung in a Sims' houses for §1,000.
*Marketing Print by Seph Eia: If the player has the highest graphic quality set (allowing them to see portraits clearly), they will see that the last two portraits in the marketing print are of Bella.
*Pianist: On SimStation Dance, some people say the pianist in the R&B song music video is Bella. This woman has the same skin tone and hairstyle as Bella, but her facial structure is different, she wears glasses, and her dress is a red version of Marisa Bendett's dress.
*Milk: A "missing persons" photo of Bella can be seen on the milk carton when Sims make cereal in The Sims 2. In The Sims 3, this is the Tragic Clown.
*Hot Air Balloon: A little graphic that looks a lot like Bella can be seen inside of the hot air balloon's basket with DreamBoat. Some people say that the Sims in question are Don and Blonde Bombshell.
*Belladonna Cove Statue: Easily the most conspicuous Easter egg, there is a very tall, golden statue of Bella holding a platinum plumbbob that ships with the The Sims 2: Apartment Life expansion pack.
*Broken Bella and Mortimer snow globe: One of the many hidden files found and posted on ModTheSims.
*Fireplace: In the Goth family album, there is a picture of Cassandra and a modern looking fireplace. In another picture, the player can see Don kissing Cassandra, but the fireplace is changed to the most expensive one. Looking at the textures of the modern looking fireplace, there is a picture of Bella.
*Music: There is a song under the Jazz section on the radio titled "Good Evening Bella."
*Photograph: When blackmailing another Sim, there is a very pixelated image of a figure wearing a red corset.
*Old Age: When a Sim dies of old age, a Hula Zombie will appear with the Grim Reaper. The zombie is somewhat similar looking to Strangetown Bella.
*Bella Squared Record: If you look at the DJ booth, on the left-hand side where there are a stack of records arranged horizontally in a cage, rearrange the camera so it is looking at the one facing out from the booth, it will be the same image of the "Bella Squared" painting.
*Prestidigitator: In the entertainment career track, the 10th level job's description says something about making Bella appear in smoke.
*Game Designer: In the gamer career at level 10, the chance card refers to designing a game in which a couple is to be broken up. The choices are between having one member be abducted by aliens, or thinking of something else. If the player chooses the first option and gets a positive outcome, the text alludes to the Bella-was-abducted storyline, and the commercial success of The Sims 2.
*Custom Painting: When player paints a custom painting, there are pre-made paintings of Bella and the Goth Manor shipped with The Sims 2: FreeTime. These pre-made paintings have ideal size for Architecture Drafting Table.
*Roth family: A parody of Bella named Stella Roth appears in Riverblossom Hills.
|-|The Sims 3=
*Cover: Bella appears on the cover of The Sims 3.
*Book: A book called "Where's Bella?" in the Sim's bookcase. A common theory is that this is The Sims equivalent of "Where's Waldo?" (or, in the UK, "Where's Wally?") There is also a book titled "Murder in Pleasantview" by Alexander Goth (though it could not be the as-yet-unborn Alexander from The Sims 2 unless time travel is involved), which could hint at an explanation of Bella's disappearance between The Sims and The Sims 2, given that alien abduction is not present in The Sims 3 base game.
*Collectibles: Sims can collect space rocks called "Unusual Bellacite" after analyzing them.
*Bookcase: There is a picture on the bookcase of what appears to be Bella from The Sims 2.
*Already Retro CD Display Shelving: On top of the CD display shelves, there is a movie with a picture of Bella from The Sims 1.
*Donation: If a Sim has the Good trait, one of the charities they can donate to is Bella Beneficiary.
*Private Investigator: If a Sim is snooping for clues, they will remark, "This reminds me of when Bella went missing... I need to keep looking." However, since the game is set 50 years before the adult Bella disappeared, this makes little sense unless it's a reference to "Where's Bella?"
*Sketch: When a Sim is sketching at the drafting table, they can sketch a black-and-white picture of Bella from The Sims 2, in her signature gown.
*Painting: When a Sim paints a small painting, one possible picture they can create is of Bella, wearing her signature red dress and with her back turned, near Cassandra, who is in the white shirt and blue pants she wears in The Sims. They appear to be among gravestones (which makes sense for the Goth family), although it is hard to be sure because the picture is painted and texturized. A large painting, which is the one above Mortimer's bed in The Sims 2, can also be painted. Another large painting includes a couple on a balcony, The man wears a suit and the woman wears an elegant red dress, which indicates that they could be Mortimer and Bella.
*Wallpaper: There's a wallpaper called "Bella Gothic Wallpaper" in The Sims 3: Generations.
*Gravestone in Lunar Lakes: In the downloadable town, Lunar Lakes, there is a gravestone of Bella Goth on it. This version of Bella died of old age and can be resurrected. However, once resurrected, she looks somewhat different from the Sunset Valley Bella, with a zombie-like appearance (just like every other dead sim in Lunar Lakes).
*PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor—Dimensional Gate Upgrade: When adventuring using the dimensional gate on PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor, Sims might encounter the following message:
After a while of travelling through a stone dungeon, (Sim name) comes upon a giant green gem statue of Empress Bella Goth sitting atop a golden throne. At its base are a series of symbols that (Sim name) has never seen before. Upon further inspection, (Sim name) notices that inside the statue there is a key to the only door in the room. The only way out is to recover that key.
:Furthermore, the players might receive the following messages randomly as the adventure progresses:
While sneaking through a ruined city, (Sim name) nearly walked into a group of aliens. Standing just out of view (Sim name) watched as they bowed before a mysterious looking Sim and chanted "Bella" in hushed monotone voices.
At the end of his / her journey, (Sim name) found himself / herself in a crystal and gem paradise where he / she saw a fleeting reflection of Bella Goth as the dimensional gate faded away. That last glimpse that (Sim name) saw will always remind him / her that Bella is still out there...somewhere.
*Blackfyre Gothic Backdrop: A large prop in The Sims 3: Showtime is described to be a backdrop based on Bella's nightmares.
*Golden Woman of Prosperity: In 2009, The Sims 3 Store released a limited edition painting in a collection called "In Dawn of the Sims." The painting pictures Bella in the style of Gustav Klimt's "Woman in Gold." The description is "If diamonds are a girl's best friend, then gold must be a girl's best acquaintance. This painting exudes such gold richness, you may consider going to a gold trading website and exchange the painting for cash."
*Double Frame Photo: Holds a photo of two different Sims from The Sims 2; one is Bella and other is a blonde male child.
|-|The Sims 4=
*Piano: In the Romantic and Classical menus (from Play Song...), there is a song named 'For Bella'. This could be any Bella, but as Bella Goth is probably the best known Bella in the whole of The Sims series, this probably points towards her. It may also be a reference to the famous composition "" (For Elise) composed by Ludwig van Beethoven.
*Strange Reminiscence Framed Photo: A recolor of one of the pictures that comes with The Sims 4: Basement Treasures Kit depicts pre-makeover Bella and Alexander.
|-|Spin-Off Games=
*The Sims 2: Castaway (Nintendo DS): If the player builds the best house it will say "Only the Bella Goths of the island live here."
*The Sims 2 (PSP): There is a fridge called the Chow Bella Fridge (although this can also be a reference to the Italian phrase "Ciao Bella"). 
*The Sims 2 (console): There is a fridge called the Chow Bella Bachelor Fridge.
*The Sims Medieval: If the player scries far enough into the future, it'll say "There is a women in a red dress, opps, someone just peed themselves nearby" or similar.
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==Trivia==
*According to her interview, Bella disappeared in the summer of 2004. Technically, The Sims 2 was first released in the summer of 2004 (September 14) since the fall equinox is not until September 23.
*Bella, along with her husband Mortimer, Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie, Daniel Pleasant, Agnes Crumplebottom, and the Grim Reaper are the only pre-made characters to appear in all four of the main series games.
*The Sims 3 is the only game to have her last name as Bachelor as opposed to Goth in the other games since Sunset Valley was set before The Sims. It is also the only game where she doesn't live with Mortimer as well as being a child whereas in other games, she's an adult or a young adult.
**While many players would have Mortimer propose to her when they are older to change her last name to Goth, it is also possible to change her last name through the city hall or the brain enhancing machine.
*While Mortimer is an elder in The Sims 2, Bella is an adult 29 days from becoming an elder in The Sims 2. (according to SimPE). Though some players believe that Bella is supposed to be younger than Mortimer, Bella and Mortimer are the same age in The Sims 3,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. and even if she is supposed to be younger, she should still be closer to becoming an elder at the start of the game, or at least older than her daughter, Cassandra, who is 26 days from becoming an elder at the start of the game. It is possible that the age discrepancy is because of alien intervention or because Bella was never intended to be playable, so the game developers never bothered to set her age.
**Conversely, Strangetown Bella is 28 days from becoming an elder.
*Even though Bella is thin in The Sims 2, her fitness bar indicates that she is supposed to be fit. Her being fit is consistent with Bella's characterization as athletic in The Sims.
*Data-wise Strangetown Bella functions as a clone of herself, rather than herself, at a later time. This is due to coding and other developer issues, which were confirmed, in interview, by the developers, writers, and others who work behind the scenes.
==Gallery==
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|-|The Sims 4=
|-|The Sims 3 (Lunar Lakes)=
Old front bella.jpeg|Resurrected Bella Goth
In game bella older back.jpeg
Bella Goth Lunar Lakes Ghost 2.jpg|Bella's Ghost
Bella Goth Lunar Lakes Ghost.jpg
Bella Goth kitchen.jpg|Bella in a kitchen. 
Bella Goth near her grave.jpg|Bella's Ghost next to her grave.
Bella Goth Lunar Lakes Grave.jpg|Bella's Grave in Lunar Lakes.
|-|The Sims 3=
ChildBellaSims3.jpg|Bella in Create a Sim
Bella Bachelor ts3 wardrobe.png|Bella's wardrobe
Mortimer Bella kids.gif|Bella and Mortimer making funny faces in The Sims 4: Create A Sim Official Gameplay trailer
Tragic Clown's Original Appearance in TS3 02.jpg|Bella and Mortimer playing with the Tragic Clown
Bella and Mortimer in the playground.jpg|Bella and Mortimer playing together at Bella's house
Thesims3-97-1-.jpg|Bella talking with Jocasta at the Bistro.
Thesims3-93-1-.jpg|Mortimer and Bella fishing together in Central Park
Thesims3-94-1-.jpg|Mortimer and Bella playing together outside the Community School for the Gifted
Bachelor Home6.JPG|Bella's bedroom and play room... notice the Gothic decor!
Bella On Her Bike.jpg|Bella riding her bike to Mortimer's house
Bella (Child Sims 3).jpg|Bella close-up
BellaGothBeachtime.jpg|Bella near Old Pier Beach
Bellabike.jpg|Bella on her bike at sunset
Bella Goth Waving.jpg|Bella Bachelor waving
Bella Goth-Screenshot-304.jpg|Bella at the Papyrus Memorial Library
Bella Goth TS3 park.jpg|Bella Bachelor in the park
|-|The Sims 2 (PSP)=
Bella Goth PSP.png|Bella in the PSP version of The Sims 2
PSP Icon Bella Goth.png|Bella's icon in The Sims 2 for PSP
|-|The Sims 2 (Strangetown)=
BellaGothStrangetownFace.png|Strangetown Bella as she appears in the mirror
Bella Goth (TS2).png
Strangetown Bella Goth in front of picture.jpg
BellaGoth.jpg
Strangetown Bella Goth.jpg
|-|The Sims 2=
BellaGothFace.png|Bella as she appears in the mirror
Bella Goth.png|A full body image of Bella in The Sims 2
RENDERBella.png|A 3D Render of Bella
Bella Mortimer Sims2.gif|Bella and Mortimer posing in Create A Sim from The Sims 4: Create A Sim Official Gameplay trailer
Morty-Bella.jpg|Mortimer and Bella on their wedding night
Cassandra Goth as Toddler.jpg|Bella holding toddler Cassandra
Alex.jpg|Mortimer and Bella watching teenage Cassandra holding baby Alexander
PV Bella Goth.jpg|Bella in the front yard of 165 Sim Lane.
MainMortimer.jpg|Elderly Mortimer pondering Bella's abduction
Bella from Strangetown vs Pleasantview.jpg|Comparison of Strangetown and Pleasantview Bella
Female Adult's Unused Hairstyle.jpg|A promotional render of a woman in The Sims 2. It is possible this was an early version of Bella since she has the same red dress as the prior image and a hairstyle similar to the "Bella Squared" painting.
|-|The Sims Bustin' Out=
Bella and Mortimer (The Sims Bustin'Out).jpg|Mortimer about to kiss Bella's hand in The Sims Bustin' Out
Bella in a seance.jpg|Bella participating in a séance
|-|The Sims (console)=
Bella Goth (TheSimsConsole GameCube).jpg|Bella playing chess with Mortimer while Cassandra plays the piano in the console version of The Sims
Mortimer Goth (TheSims Console GameCube).jpg|Mortimer and Bella on a swing while Cassandra plays in the sandbox
Cassandra, Mortimer and Bella (The Sims Console GameCube).jpg|Cassandra, Mortimer, and Bella mourning in the graveyard
|-|The Sims=
Bella Goth in The Sims1.jpg|Bella from the waist up and full body in The Sims
The sims makin magic wallpaper 1280x1024.jpg|Bella waving a wand next to Mortimer and Cassandra in the The Sims: Makin' Magic wallpaper
SimsVille.jpg|Bella and Mortimer outside of the Simsville welcome sign
GothFamilyDinner.png|Bella eating dinner with her extended family outside
Mortimer Bella chat.gif|Bella and Mortimer chatting from The Sims 4: Create A Sim Official Gameplay trailer
Mortimer bella loveseat.jpg|Mortimer making a move on Bella
Sims 1 and 2 Goths hold a Plumbob.jpg|A promotional render of Sims 1 Bella holding the plumbob with a Sims 2-esque Bella
|-|Frever=
Frever The Sims Bella Bonehilda.jpg
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Frever The Sims Season Pass notification.PNG
Frever The Sims Season Pass page.PNG
Frever The Sims Premium pass.PNG
Frever The Sims Bella Grim.PNG
Frever The Sims Bella Goth.PNG
Frever x The Sims- The Box Simlish parody|@FreverOfficial on Instagram Reels, November 26, 2024
|-|The Sims Mobile=
Bella Goth (The Sims Mobile).png|Bella in The Sims Mobile
SimsMobileTutorialWithBella.png|Bella talking to the player's Sim during the tutorial
IMG 1417.PNG|Bella icon
BellaGothWithClipboardSimsMobile.png|A render of Bella Goth holding a clipboard
|-|The Sims Freeplay=
BellaGothTSF.jpg|Bella in The Sims Freeplay
BellaMakingFriend.png|Bella making friends with the player at Influence Island
|-|The Sims Social=
Welcome to the Sims social.png|Bella's welcome message in The Sims Social
Bella goth's home in the sims social.png|Bella's house
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==Other languages==
Language 	The Sims 	The Sims 2 	The Sims 3 	The Sims 4
English 	Bella Goth 	Bella Goth 	Bella Bachelor 	Bella Goth
Brazilian Portuguese 	Laura Caixão 	Laura Caixão 	Laura Solteirus 	Laura Caixão
Chinese (Simplified) 	 	贝拉 高斯(Bèilā Gāosī) 	贝拉 巴奇勒(Bèilā Bāqílēi) 	哥特 贝拉(Bèilā Gāosī)
Chinese (Traditional)	 	貝拉 高斯(Bèilā Gāosī) 	貝拉 巴奇勒(Bèilā Bāqílēi) 	貝拉 高斯(Bèilā Gāosī)
Czech 	 	Bella Gothová 	Bella Bakalářová 	Bella Gothová
Danish 	Bella Goth 	Bella Spøgh 	Bella Ungkarl 	Bella Spøgh
Dutch 	Cora van de Kerkhof 	Cora van de Kerkhof 	Cora Vrijevogel 	Cora van de Kerkhof
European Portuguese 	N/A 	Bella Goth 	Bella Solteirão 	
Finnish 	Johanna Goottila 	Johanna Goottila 	Johanna Vapaala 	Johanna Goottila
French 	Sonia Gothik 	Sonia Gothik 	Sonia Galantome 	Sonia Gothik
German 	Julia von Spinnweb 	Bella Grusel 	Bella Junggesell 	Bella Grusel
Greek 	 	Bella Goth 	Bella Bachelor 	
Hebrew 	'בלה גות 	'בלה גות 	בלה בצ'לור 	
Hungarian 	 	Bella Goth 	Bella Bachelor 	
Italian 	Daniela Alberghini 	Daniela Alberghini 	Daniela Bianco 	Daniela Alberghini
Japanese 	ベラ ゴシック派(Bera Goshikku-ha) 	ベラ ゴス(Bera Gosu) 	ベラ バチェラー(Bera Bacherā) 	ベラ ゴス(Bera Gosu)
Korean 	이 기자 	벨라 고트(Bella Goteu) 	벨라 바첼러(Bella Bachelleo) 	벨라 고트(Bella Goteu)
Norwegian 	 	Bella Goth 	Bella Bastiansen 	Bella Goth
Polish 	Majka Ćwir 	Bella Ćwir 	Bella Kawaler 	Bella Ćwir
Russian 	Белла Гот(Bella Got) 	Белла Гот(Bella Got) 	Белла Холостякки(Bella Kholostyakki)	Белла Гот(Bella Got)
Serbian 	Bela Got 	Bela Got 	Bela Neženja 	Bela Got
Spanish 	Elvira Lápida 	Elvira Lápida 	Elvira De la Soledad 	Elvira Lápida
Swedish 	Bella Spökh 	Bella Spökh 	Bella Ungkarl 	Bella Spökh
Thai 	เบลล่า ก็อธ 	เบลล่า โกธ 	 	
Vietnamese 	 	Bói-Lạ Gót 	Bói-Lạ Ba-che lờ 	Bói-la Gót
==References==
==See also== 
*Mysteries
*List of Sims with parodies
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pl:Bella Ćwir
pt-br:Laura Caixão
ru:Белла Гот
nl:Cora van de Kerkhof
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