Erik shares the same last name with the Swain family from Moonlight Falls. Like several other Sims from Sim State University, he starts off with no gender preference. Erik is 72 hours away from the final exam in his first semester, when he is first moved into a household. He has the same personality as Lilith Pleasant. Like Jimmy Phoenix, Erik has no relationships with anyone. If he is moved in with an existing household, like in other of The Sims games, he'll have acquaintance level relationships with those Sims.