Bella Goth

Bella Goth
The Sims character
Bella Goth in The Sims 2
First appearance	The Sims (2000)

Bella Goth is a character found in The Sims series. Since her original appearance in the first entry of The Sims, she has appeared in nearly every game in the series. She is married to a man called Mortimer Goth, and has two children, Cassandra and Alexander Goth.

In The Sims 2, it turns out that Bella had been abducted by aliens. She appears in the game but has no memories. She also has a different appearance, voice, and personality, leading people to speculate this was a clone. Creator Maxis denied this, saying that this is the real Bella. She appeared in The Sims 4, where she was portrayed with lighter skin than normal, as was the case with other darker skin characters. This was eventually fixed, although Kotaku writer Ashley Bardhan felt that her facial features were still Eurocentric.

She has been a generally popular character, regarded as iconic and the face of the series by critics. Her disappearance was particularly discussed by both critics and fans, with both speculating on various details surrounding it, such as her abduction and the nature of her character in The Sims 2.