This was eventually fixed, although Kotaku writer Ashley Bardhan felt that her facial features were still Eurocentric.

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.

Bella Goth was one of multiple pre-made characters created for the video game The Sims.

This was eventually addressed following the controversy, causing the team to update the game to darken characters' skin color.

Since then, Bella has also received attention, particularly for her red dress and breasts, and she has generally been a popular character among fans since appearing in the first game.

[12] Harrison Brocklehurst of The Tab praised and said that "the one thing consistent about Bella between the games is that she’s always a nice, friendly and well-liked Sim around the town.

While commenting about Eurocentric" character design tendencies, she was enthused with her skin being darker with this new model, as well as them being given "luscious curls of dark hair".

The theory posits that he contacted Nina and Dina Caliente, two people who have connections to aliens, after trying to proposition Bella, wanting to hide this from Cassandra.

[1][14][13] Dina was also speculated to be behind her abduction because she wanted to move in with Mortimer in Bella's absence due to her characterization as a gold digger.