When the 1.02 patch notes for the Warner Bros.-themed preventing recreation MultiVersus first went reside on-line forward of the particular replace, it seems that they included an fascinating change to Scooby-Doo’s Velma. The help character beforehand typically referred to as the cops to return haul away the participant’s opponents, a particular transfer that generated some criticism and maybe generated significantly awkward emotions when characters like precise Black man LeBron James had been those being zipped away in cop automobiles. The brand new patch notes urged that now, in maybe a extra thematically acceptable transfer, she’ll name on her friends at Thriller Inc. to take opponents away of their signature van, the Thriller Machine. So now, relatively than having the police unquestioningly kidnap you, you’ll be taken away by a gang of teenaged vigilantes. Or so it appeared.
Beforehand, Velma might name the police on her foes if she gathered sufficient proof together with her “Snooping” passive. Though the flexibility isn’t foolproof, the opponent might doubtlessly be faraway from the match solely—one thing that some gamers have urged isn’t precisely essentially the most snug of options. The Thriller Machine would presumably work in the identical method.
That is the place the story will get weirder: This data was obtained from a video of the patch notes taken roughly 12 hours in the past, and the precise textual content is referenced throughout the online in varied screenshots and write-ups which typically word the web site seems to have pulled the unique textual content. Proper now, the official patch notes web page for model 1.02 doesn’t mirror these modifications. It’s unclear whether or not the beforehand included change will really happen, however Kotaku reached out to Warner Bros for clarification (and didn’t obtain a response by the point of writing).
Right here’s the precise textual content from the video:
As an alternative of calling the police, Velma now solves the thriller and calls the Thriller Inc. gang and the Thriller Machine to take the unhealthy guys away.
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Properly! I assume it’s an enchancment if Velma “Karen” Dinkley stops calling the police on her suspects. Right here’s one Velma participant who initially felt conflicted about her summon skill:
It nonetheless feels a bit awkward that legal suspects are being taken away by a van stuffed with white teenagers. That doesn’t traditionally finish effectively for Black and brown males who’re simply attempting to exist in public. But when Warner Bros. goes by with the modifications, the Thriller Machine would positively appear much less threatening than a literal cop cruiser.
The 1.02 patch comes out at midday E.T. right this moment.