History VideoGame / LollipopChainsaw

''Lollipop Chainsaw'' is a 2012 game from Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, created by Creator/Suda51, Creator/JamesGunn and Tomo Ikeda for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and the UsefulNotes/XBox360. Suda wanted to create something different from the standard zombie fare with this game; as part of what he brands "a piece of pop zombie entertainment", zombies explode into bright, multicolored displays of light and glitter instead of blood and gore (instead a mix of the two for the English release). He also tried to push the limits of how much he could blend pop music sensibilities into a zombie-themed BeatEmUp.

** The villain's name is Swan, he's associated with the undead, a pale-skinned loner, and he's a whiny EmoTeen. The only way it'd be [[Literature/{{Twilight}} more obvious]] is if Swan were female.

[[https://www.ign.com/videos/lollipop-chainsaw-remake-announced-for-2023-ign-news A remaaster, titled Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, is set to release in 2024 with updated graphics and music.]]

[[https://www.ign.com/videos/lollipop-chainsaw-remake-announced-for-2023-ign-news A remake, titled Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, is set to release in 2024 with updated graphics and music.]]

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: [[http://images.wikia.com/lollipopchainsaw/images/9/97/Lollipop_Chainsaw_Box_Art_PS3_%28Premium_Edition%29_Japan.jpg On the Japanese cover]], Juliet and Nick are laying on a bed with lollipops scattered all around them, and Juliet looks so soft and cuddly. [[http://images.wikia.com/lollipopchainsaw/images/4/4e/Lollipop_Chainsaw_Box_Art_PS3_USA.jpg The American/European cover, on the other hand]], depicts Juliet holding her chainsaw in one hand and a lollipop in the other, looking like a total badass who shouldn't be fucked with, while a zombie can be seen coming out of a locker in the background.
** This extends to [[http://tcrf.net/Lollipop_Chainsaw#Title_Screen the game's logo]] too.

** Not JUST looking up her skirt... she talks to him by turning her back to him and bending forward, while he crouches to enjoy the view. He also makes her wear cotton underwear with a teddy bear print every lesson. And remember this is her 18th birthday, meaning she was still underage (as the game is pretty clearly in California) while he was doing this...
** Also, there's some dialogue later on that says he was the one who gave her pole dancing lessons, and he apparently gave her lap dancing tips too.
** The Man died by diving into her chest. Not once, but twice.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: This happens regularly to Juliet's victims. And she does it both horizontally and vertically, too.
** Mariska also does this to herself after Juliet performs her first finisher. After magically regenerating her split halves into two, the two Mariskas then rip themselves in half into four ''with their own bare hands''.

* MoodWhiplash: Towards the end, several cutscenes are played more seriously, at least compared to the rest of the game.
** Going into super mode starts playing Toni Basil's "Mickey" no matter what is going on, causing great contrast with serious scenes such as [[spoiler:Juliet's dad's HeroicSacrifice]] and Nick complaining about being a head [[spoiler:including such gems as requesting to be left in a mailbox or mercy-killed]].

* MsFanservice: Juliet. Doing acrobatics in a miniskirt, not to mention the variety of equally skimpy alternate costumes.

* SeashellBra: One of Juliet's alternate costumes.

* SweetTooth:
** Lollipops. As well as being Juliet's TrademarkFavoriteFood, her health meter and the game's loading message are represented by lollipops and lollipops are used to regenerate lost health. There are even collectible lollipops of different flavors.
** Also, some items used to increase Juliet's vitality are a jar of jelly beans, a box of sugary cereal, and a crepe full of fruit and whipped cream.

* BuffySpeak: The game's premise is ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' on [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs acid instead of crystal meth,]] of course there's this.