Michael Bachelor

Michael Bachelor


Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Life state	Sim
Biography
Michael is just out of college and he doesn't know what to do with his life. Can you help Michael succeed?
Family
Family/Families	Bachelor family
Marital status	Single
Personality
Zodiac sign	Libra
Appearance
Hair color	Black
Skin color	Medium
Body shape	Fit
Other information
Game	The Sims
Playability	Family Bin
Neighborhood	Neighborhood 1

Michael Bachelor


Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Life state	Sim
Family
Family/Families	Bachelor family
Marital status	Single
Appearance
Hair color	Brown
Skin color	Tan
Body shape	Thin
Other information
Game	The Sims (console)
Playability	Family Bin
Neighborhood	Willville

Michael Bachelor


Gender	Male
Age	Elder
Life state	Ghost
Family
Family/Families	Bachelor family
Parents	Simis Bachelor, Jocasta Bachelor
Siblings	Bella Goth
Marital status	Married
Romances	Dina Caliente
Personality
Zodiac sign	Leo
Aspiration	Knowledge
Appearance
Hair color	Grey
Eye color	Light Blue
Skin color	Tan
Body shape	Thin
Other information
Game	The Sims 2
Playability	Deceased
Cause of death	Old Age
Neighborhood	Pleasantview

Michael Bachelor


Gender	Male
Age	Teen
Life state	Sim
Biography
Michael, the ideal son, has lots of friends at school and loves to be outside, playing any sport.
Education and employment
School	High School
Grade	B
Family
Family/Families	Bachelor family
Parents	Simis Bachelor, Jocasta Bachelor
Siblings	Bella Bachelor
Personality
Traits	Loves the Outdoors
	Schmoozer
	Athletic
	Friendly
Favorites	Pop
	Hot Dogs
	Green
Appearance
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Skin color	Light
Body shape	Fit
Other information
Game	The Sims 3
Playability	Playable
World	Sunset Valley

Not to be confused with Michael Bachelor (hidden).

Michael Bachelor is a playable character in The Sims and The Sims 3. His family is one of the three famous starter families in The Sims. In The Sims 2, he is the late husband of Dina Caliente and the older brother of the missing Bella Goth. As his last name suggests, he is a bachelor in all but one of the games he appears in.

Biography[]

Life leading up to The Sims 3[]

In The Sims 3, Michael is a teen Sim living with his parents, Jocasta and Simis Bachelor, and his younger sister, Bella. He is dressed in a "jock" style and he has the Schmoozer and Athletic traits. His other two traits are Loves the Outdoors and Friendly. Michael's wishes are mostly about athleticism and improving relationships. His skin is lighter than it was in older Sim games. His eyes are also brown, while in The Sims 2, they are light blue. He can be seen at school and the local gym. His bio states he has lots of friends at school, but it can be assumed that they don't live in Sunset Valley as at the start of the game, his only friend outside of his family is Mortimer Goth. He has a love for the outdoors, so he doesn't mind helping Jocasta in the garden. He has 1 point in the Athletic skill. When the family is first played, Michael is 13 days from being a young adult.

Life leading up to The Sims[]

In The Sims, Michael is similar to the character of "The Graduate" as he recently graduated from college and doesn't know what to do with his life. He starts in Neighborhood 1's Family bin. He wears blue jeans, blue and white sneakers and a blue-grey Sim State University shirt. His last name was meant to match his state, which is unmarried and living alone. It should be noted that in this very first game, his relations to Bella Goth are not mentioned and he was treated as a separate character from her family.

It is possible that Michael Bachelor in The Sims was not originally supposed to be related to Bella in the first place, but to be a separate character. Assuming this theory is true, the revelation of Bella's original surname, and her relationship to Michael Bachelor, would later be coined by Maxis for The Sims 2 to explain what had happened to some of Pleasantview's notable built-in characters, as the game was a sequel to the original The Sims game. However, Michael and Bella both use the "Asian" head skins and both have tan skin, so it's possible they were always meant to be related.

Also, his appearance and biography in The Sims suggest a young man in his early twenties, yet the 25 years between the The Sims 3 and The Sims would make him in his late 30s at least. While it's possible for him to have gone to college and graduated later in life, it doesn't really fit with his original portrayal as someone just starting out in life. Even ignoring The Sims 3, there are still plotholes caused by Michael's age: in the original game, Michael should be in his early or mid-20s. Yet by the sequel, set 25 years later, he had died of old age. Based on his age in the original game, this means he died of "old age" at around 50. Even including The Sims 3, he would have died of old age at around 65. Usage of the Elixir of Life either to prolong or shorten his life could explain this. According to SimEnhancer, Michael Bachelor was the third Sim created in Neighborhood 1.

In The Sims 3, he is Bella's older brother. However, in The Sims, when he has just graduated college, Bella is already married with a daughter (and appears to be slightly older than him). This might suggest that he went to community college first and took a while to graduate, whereas Bella did not go to college, married Mortimer, and had Cassandra by the time Michael graduated. There also is the idea that he might have used the Elixir of Life to stay young (while Bella grew older) and was prematurely aged later on, but it is most likely a simple continuity error.

Life leading up to The Sims (Console)[]

In The Sims (console), Michael has black Mohawk hair, black glasses, blue shirt, brown pants and brown sandals. He is in the Family bin alone and without a home. The player must build him one in order to be played. His sister, Bella Goth, lives with her husband Mortimer Goth and daughter Cassandra Goth in 5 Sim Avenue. Yet again, his relation to Bella Goth is not stated and he remains a separate character from her line of the family.

Life leading up to The Sims 2[]

In The Sims 2, Michael is already a deceased elder and is revealed to be Bella Goth's older brother. Before his death, he married Dina Caliente, sister of Nina Caliente. According to Dina's memories, she had her first kiss with Michael when she was a teen, which would not be possible in normal gameplay due to their difference in ages. His urn sits on a coffee table in the Caliente sisters' condo.

When resurrected, Michael recognizes Dina as family, and can perform exclusive interactions such as "family kiss" in addition to romantic interactions. Bella will appear in his relationship panel, but he will be unable to call her. Michael's facial structure is identical to that of the 2nd face template in Create a Sim, except the slightly customized upper lip. But the difference is so small that it normally can only be proven through BodyShop. Oddly, when trying to view his DNA page in SimPE, it will appear blank. This oddity also happens with Michael's sister Bella, and Darleen Dreamer. If the Prints Charming Fingerprint scanner is used in a barely-played Pleasantview, his fingerprints can be found commonly throughout the town.^{[citation needed]} The prints of other dead or missing Sims can also be found, but Michael's are by far the most prevalent, being easily found in every playable house and some of the empty ones. Even though Michael is thin, his fitness level indicates that he is supposed to be fit. His sister Bella also has this case. When resurrected and aged down to another life stage, Michael's hair will be blonde like his mother Jocasta's was before she became an elder.

The two Michael Bachelors[]

For some reason, there are two Michael Bachelors. One wears a purple and white track suit and has medium skin with 14 days left in the Elder stage. The other has tan skin, wears a black shirt, and has 101 days left as an Elder. The Michael Bachelor with tan skin has relations with Dina Caliente, Bella Goth, Simis Bachelor, Jocasta Bachelor, Alexander Goth, and Cassandra Goth, while the medium-skinned Michael Bachelor's relations were partially removed. The Michael with tan skin has the Knowledge aspiration, while the other has the Popularity aspiration. The Michael with tan skin also has the Leo zodiac sign, and no personality points, while the other has the Aries zodiac sign and the personality points 5, 8, 6, 3, 3. In SimPE, both Michael Bachelors are ticked as ghosts.

The medium-skinned Michael Bachelor is the one seen in the Caliente family album, and his relationship with Nina was very high (around 95 lifetime relationship). Since Nina is seen crying at Michael and Dina's wedding, it is possible that she had a crush on him, or perhaps they were close friends and she was crying tears of joy. For memories, medium-skinned Michael Bachelor has four memories: [invisible] Reputation Aspiration, [invisible] Token- Sim- Initialized, and two [invisible] Token - I Am Dead(s). The tan Michael Bachelor has three memories: [Invisible] Token-Sim-Initialized, and two [invisible] Token -I Am Dead(s).

Resurrection tip

This Sim can be resurrected with the Tombstone of Life and Death.

Simology[]

The Sims 3

Image	Name	Relationship level
	Jocasta Bachelor	Good friend
	Bella Bachelor	Good friend
	Mortimer Goth	Friend
	Simis Bachelor	Friend

The Sims

Personality
Libra
Sloppy		Neat
Shy		Outgoing
Lazy		Active
Serious		Playful
Grouchy		Nice

The Sims 2

Personality
Leo
Sloppy		Neat
Shy		Outgoing
Lazy		Active
Serious		Playful
Grouchy		Nice

Sign / personality mismatch

A Sim with this personality would normally be a Cancer.

Gallery[]

Other Languages[]

Language	The Sims	The Sims 2	The Sims 3
English	Michael Bachelor	Michael Bachelor	Michael Bachelor
Brazilian Portuguese	Marcelo Navarro	Miguel Solteirus	Miguel Solteirus
Chinese (Simplified)		迈克尔巴奇勒
Chinese (Traditional)	麥可貝曲爾	麥可巴克羅	麥克巴奇勒
Czech		Michael Bakalář	Michael Bakalář
Danish	Michael Bachelor	Michael Ungkaal	Michael Ungkaal
Dutch	Vincent Vrijevogel	Vincent Vrijevogel	Vincent Vrijevogel
European Portuguese		Miguel Solteirão	Miguel Solteirão
Finnish	Mikael Vapaala	Mikael Vapaala	Mikael Vapaala
French	Michel Coeuraprendre	Michael Galantome	Michael Galantome
German	Marco Junggesell	Michael Junggesell	Michael Junggesell
Hebrew	מייקל בצ'לור	מייקל בצ'לור	מייקל בצ'לור
Italian	Luca Bianco	Luca Bianco	Luca Bianco
Japanese	マイケル独身 (Michael Dokushin)	マイケルバチェラー (Michael Bachelor)
Korean		마이클 바첼러	마이클 바첼러
Norwegian		Mikael Bastiansen	Mikael Bastiansen
Polish	Marek Kawaler	Michał Kawaler	Michał Kawaler
Russian	Maykl Kholostyakki (Майкл Холостякки)	Maykl Kholostyakki (Майкл Холостякки)	Maykl Kholostyakki (Майкл Холостякки)
Spanish	Miguel Soltero	Miguel De la Soledad	Miguel De la Soledad
Swedish	Mikael Ungkarl	Michael Ungkarl	Mikael Ungkarl
Thai		ไม•เคิล แบช•เชอ•เลอร์

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