MultiVersus Patch Might Cease Velma From Calling Cops, Being Karen

When the 1.02 patch notes for the Warner Bros.-themed combating recreation MultiVersus first went stay on-line forward of the particular replace, it seems that they included an attention-grabbing change to Scooby-Doo’s Velma. The assist 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 steered that now, in maybe a extra thematically applicable transfer, she’ll name on her friends at Thriller Inc. to take opponents away of their signature van, the Thriller Machine. So now, reasonably than having the police unquestioningly kidnap you, you’ll be taken away by a gang of teenaged vigilantes. Or so it appeared.

Beforehand, Velma may name the police on her foes if she amassed sufficient proof along with her “Snooping” passive. Though the flexibility isn’t foolproof, the opponent may probably be faraway from the match completely—one thing that some gamers have steered is just not precisely probably the most snug of options. The Thriller Machine would presumably work in the identical manner.

That is the place the story will get weirder: This info 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 net in numerous screenshots and write-ups which typically notice 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 truly 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 a substitute 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.

Effectively! I suppose 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 means:

It nonetheless feels a bit of awkward that legal suspects are being taken away by a van filled with white teenagers. That doesn’t traditionally finish properly for Black and brown males who’re simply attempting to exist in public. But when Warner Bros. goes via with the modifications, the Thriller Machine would undoubtedly appear much less threatening than a literal cop cruiser.

The 1.02 patch comes out at midday E.T. in the present day.