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| Description | |
| Darren is pursuing his dream of being an artist, while his son Dirk hits the books. And Darren may have found his muse, but will his creativity be enough to win Cassandra's affection? | |
| Name | Dreamer family |
| Members | Darren Dreamer, Dirk Dreamer |
| Number of generations | 4 generations |
| Family connections | Matlapin family, Goth family, Pleasant family |
| Lot | 195 Main Street |
| Funds | §968 |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims 2
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| Playability | Playable |
| Neighborhood | Pleasantview |
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| A talented artist with eccentric tastes, Darren hates the outdoors, yet has a passion for painting landscapes through large windows. Rumor has it that his home came with a swimming pool, but he had it filled in so he could build a cactus garden in his backyard. Though art is his passion, being a stay-at-home bachelor is lonely business... is there a special Sim somewhere who is a perfect match for Darren? | |
| Name | Dreamer family |
| Members | Darren Dreamer |
| Number of generations | 1 generation |
| Family connections | Matlapin family |
| Lot | 59 Gobi Road |
| Funds | §20,000 |
| Difficulty level | 
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| Other information | |
| Game |  The Sims 3 Store
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| Playability | Playable |
| World | Lucky Palms |
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| Name | Dreamer family |
| Members | Dirk Dreamer |
| Number of generations | 1 generation |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims 4: Get Famous
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| Playability | Townie |
The Dreamer family is a pre-made family that appears in Pleasantview, the town shipped with in The Sims 2, Lucky Palms, a town purchasable from The Sims 3 Store, and in The Sims 4: Get Famous.
Biography
The Sims 2
The family in The Sims 2 consists of aspiring artist Darren and his son, Dirk. Darren and Dirk live at 195 Main Street in Pleasantview. Darren's wife, Darleen, is deceased, and her grave is on their lot.
The family is low on money, with only §968 in funds, and three sets of overdue bills to pay. Also, Darren wants to win Cassandra Goth's heart and get married to her, but her engagement to Don Lothario is standing in his way.
Both sets of overdue bills are white, which is not possible in normal gameplay. The family should have enough funds to pay them right away, but that will take a large portion of its available funds. When loading the lot for the first time, the player is met with the following notification:
"Darren Dreamer wants to paint for a living, but does he have the skills to pay the bills? Those past-due statements are starting to pile up..."
The Sims 3
In The Sims 3, the family consists of Darren, who currently lives alone in Lucky Palms. He is quite well known in town, being somewhat rich with §20,000 in household funds (compared to only §968 in The Sims 2), as well as being a celebrity. Darren is currently dating his to-be wife, Darleen, who is currently living with her parents.
The Sims 4
In The Sims 4, the family consists of Dirk, who might be the alternate universe version of Dirk Dreamer from Pleasantview. He is a four-star celebrity with a good reputation and no relationships.
This family has a theme of having names with the initials D.D., even among most of the ancestors.
Onomatology
- Dreamer: A person who lives in a world of fantasy; one who is impractical and unrealistic.
- Darren: Great, or it could mean (Daring to dream), motivated to do things no one would do.
- Darleen: A slang-like term for "Daring", from a combination of darling and popular name suffix -leen.
- Dirk: a type of dagger.
There is no relation at all to the etymology of the Dreamers, except for the surname. The only interesting bit is that all of the names start with the letter "D". To follow that, there would be a limited choice of the names they could be, and an even more limited choice of etymology references. It is also interesting to note that Darren's name can be twisted to mean "great dreamer."
- Davis: Derived from David, meaning beloved.
- Delilah: Means "delicate".
- Dalmar: Form of Delmar, meaning "of the sea" in Spanish.
- Dacia: It could be Daisy, or Dacia, an old Roman province, now Romania and Moldova.
- Darong: An anagram of Dragon.
- Sef: It could be a form of Seth, an Egyptian god of the desert, the night, and enemy of the sun, or Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve.
- Lina: Means either "palm tree" or "tender" in Arabic.
Family tree
 Dalmar Dreamer (Deceased) |  Dacia Dreamer (Deceased) |  Sef Darong (Deceased) |  Lina Darong (Deceased) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Davis Dreamer (Deceased) |  Delilah Dreamer (Deceased) |  Omar Matlapin (Deceased) |  Mariana Matlapin (Deceased) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Darren Dreamer |  Darleen Dreamer (Deceased) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dirk Dreamer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members
- Dalmar Dreamer (Deceased)
- Dacia Dreamer (Deceased)
- Sef Darong (Deceased)
- Lina Darong (Deceased)
- Davis Dreamer (Deceased)
- Delilah Dreamer (Deceased)
- Omar Matlapin (Deceased)
- Mariana Matlapin (Deceased)
- Darleen Dreamer (Deceased)
- Darren Dreamer
- Dirk Dreamer
- Dirk Dreamer (The Sims 4: Get Famous)
Gallery
Trivia
- In The Sims 3, there is a painting called "Misty Lighthouse," and the description contains a quote from "D. Dreamer", which could have possibly been painted by a member of this family, most likely Darren, as he is known for painting.
- In an interview with the Lead Producer, it was revealed that the Dreamers were possibly intended to represent the first openly gay couple in the franchise, but that if so, these plans were later changed during development.
| The Dreamer family |
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| Dalmar - Dacia - Davis - Delilah - Darren - Darleen - Dirk |