{"id":45450,"date":"2025-03-11T13:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T04:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=45450"},"modified":"2025-03-11T13:17:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T04:17:53","slug":"lollipop-chainsaw-producer-reveals-how-the-original-dev-team-came-up-with-the-games-concept-and-juliets-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/lollipop-chainsaw-producer-reveals-how-the-original-dev-team-came-up-with-the-games-concept-and-juliets-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Lollipop Chainsaw producer reveals how the original dev team came up with the game\u2019s concept and Juliet&#8217;s character\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following fan requests for insights on the development of the original <strong>Lollipop Chainsaw<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yasudaD5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Executive Producer Yoshimi Yasuda<\/a> decided to share behind-the-scenes details over 18 weeks. The first detail focuses on the concept of a cute cheerleader caught in a B-movie-style horror action game, while the second revolves around the character of Juliet Starling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have received many questions from fans wanting to know more about how we created the original Lollipop Chainsaw, and in response, I would like to share some behind-the-scenes details from its development, with new details every week over the course of eighteen weeks. <br>The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8nHoQcysoV\">pic.twitter.com\/8nHoQcysoV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u5b89\u7530\u5584\u5df3 Yoshimi Yasuda (@yasudaD5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yasudaD5\/status\/1895262748759728594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial concept of Lollipop Chainsaw isn\u2019t too far removed from its final version. While the idea of a cute cheerleader taking down zombies with a chainsaw and shotgun was slightly reworked to feature just the chainsaw (it does come with a grenade launcher attachment in the final version), Yasuda wanted to make sure that the game wasn\u2019t just about blood and gore. To remedy this, he asked his coworkers to liven things up with rainbows, hearts, and other cute visuals to give Lollipop Chainsaw a more \u201ckawaii\u201d\/ cute feel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lollipop Chainsaw: Behind the Scenes #02<br>One thing we prioritized was making Juliet a character that everyone would love. She needed to be cute and kind and earnest, while still also capable of extreme violence. As a zombie hunter, she does things that may look crazy to everyone\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pzkvY4aOqa\">pic.twitter.com\/pzkvY4aOqa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u5b89\u7530\u5584\u5df3 Yoshimi Yasuda (@yasudaD5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yasudaD5\/status\/1897799368897667171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Juliet\u2019s design was heavily influenced by Yasuda\u2019s desire to balance the cuteness and gore. Being the main protagonist, she needed to be a character that everyone would love and root for. While <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/lollipop-chainsaw-repop-will-let-players-choose-juliet-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her outward appearance and mannerisms reflect her cute and childish persona<\/a>, some of her actions (i.e. killing zombies) show her capacity for violence. Juliet\u2019s dichotomy of being a teenage girl and zombie hunter is explored throughout Lollipop Chainsaw and is one of the game\u2019s key themes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 16 weeks to go in Yosuda\u2019s planned 18 weeks of behind-the-scenes Lollipop Chainsaw facts, so fans of both the original 2012 game and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/lollipop-chainsaw-repops-sales-surpassed-targets-by-large-margin-dragami-games-parent-company-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP remake<\/a> have something to look forward to each week for the next few months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is available for the PC (Steam), PS4\/PS5, Xbox One\/Xbox Series X\u2758S, and Nintendo Switch.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;One thing we prioritized was making Juliet a character that everyone would love.&#8221; reveals Executive Producer Yoshimi Yasuda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":45453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[64,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-45450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-development","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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