Sunny the Tragic Clown is a strange and mystical character first introduced in The Sims: Livin' Large and in The Sims 4 as a potential NPC visitor, alongside the Grim Reaper, Genie, Servo and Santa Claus. The Tragic Clown will arrive to cheer up Sims who own a painting of him when they are depressed. Unfortunately, the clown's attempts to raise moods are unsuccessful, often having the opposite effect, and he is difficult to remove from the lot. The Tragic Clown is seemingly considered a menace to SimCity, as a service known as Clown Catchers exists who can be hired to forcibly remove him from the lot.