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The Broke family is a playable family who appear in Pleasantview in The Sims 2, and in Riverview in The Sims 3 Store. In both games, as their last name suggests, they are fairly short on Simoleons.
The Sims 2
In The Sims 2, the Broke family resides in Pleasantview. It consists of Brandi Broke, widow of Skip; Dustin, a teen going steady with Angela Pleasant; and Beau, a toddler. When the family is first played, Brandi is pregnant with her third child from the deceased Skip. Brandi is also the daughter of Bob and Betty Newbie, a married couple introduced in The Sims. However, she does not appear in The Sims.
As the name suggests, they have a monetary situation, supposedly because Brandi has just lost her husband and source of income. The family has around §930 in funds, which wouldn't be so bad if it had any source of income other than Dustin's teen job. The family has a net worth of around §25,000, and Brandi does have one or two things which can be sold for cash, but that's not a long-term solution to the family's financial problems.
The Broke family has a box of pizza in their house at the start of the game, though in some releases the box will be empty.
The Sims 3 Store
In The Sims 3, the Broke family lives in a small "trailer park" in Riverview. In the Riverview graveyard, there is the grave of Bernard Broke, who drowned as an adult. He may be the father or brother of Flat and Buck, but he is not featured in the family tree.
During their time in Riverview, it is clear that Flat, Flo, Ruby, and Buck only work part-time jobs with low pay. This could be an explanation for their poverty.
Of all of the family members in The Sims 3, only Flat, Flo, and Skip are mentioned in The Sims 2. What happened to the others is not known. No members of the family appear in The Sims, though all of them except Flat and Flo are young enough to have been alive during that time.
In The Sims 3, the Brokes appear to have either the traits of Slob and Party Animal. Skip and Mary Lu (who is a Broke by marriage) are the only ones who don't have either of those traits.
Onomatology
Broke: "to become destitute of money or possession."
- Brandi: "burning wine," "brandy".
- Skip: "master of a ship".
- Dustin: "Thor's stone".
- Beau: "handsome".
- Flat: pun meaning "completely penniless".
- Flo: "flower," "prosperous," "flowering," "blossoming," "charming," "flourishing".
- 'Buck: a nickname that simply means "buck" (a male deer).
- Mary Lu: from Mary and Louisa, meaning "beloved" and "famous warrior," respectively.
- Trigger: possibly from "trigger," a finger-operated lever used to operate a gun.
- Susie: from Susan, meaning "rose".
- Ruby: simply means "ruby," the precious stone.
Family tree
Members
- Brandi Broke
- Dustin Broke
- Beau Broke
- Unborn baby Broke
- Skip Broke (Deceased)
- Flat Broke (Deceased)
- Flo Broke (Deceased)
- Buck Broke (Possibly Deceased)
- Ruby Broke (Possibly Deceased)
- Mary Lu Broke (Deceased)
- Betty Newbie (Deceased)
- Bob Newbie (Deceased)
- Mags Newbie (Deceased)
- Robert Newbie (Deceased)
- Vadim Simovitch (Deceased)
- Fatima Simovitch (Deceased)
- Trigger Broke (Possibly Deceased)
- Susie Broke (Possibly Deceased)
- Bernard Broke (Deceased)
Gallery
| The Broke Family |
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| Flat - Flo - Buck - Mary Lu - Trigger - Susie - Ruby - Skip - Brandi - Dustin - Beau - Unborn Baby |