Scooby gang's Velma not calls police in online game

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Velma will not name legislation enforcement in a online game that includes the character. As an alternative, the bespectacled cartoon sleuth will name upon the Thriller Machine utilized by the "Scooby Doo" gang of their well-known cartoon franchise.

A patch on Thursday to the MultiVersus sport, a fighter that options characters from throughout Warner Bros., describes the brand new function of the particular transfer, wherein, up till now, a police automotive was used to try to carry a "busted" enemy fighter off the map.

"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," the notes say.

As famous by Polygon, there was a small petition on-line to take away the police automotive, and there have been some viral feedback on social media remarking on the transfer main as much as the patch.

No rationalization was given for the change by the builders, but it surely comes at a time of elevated scrutiny on police and their ways, notably after the dying of George Floyd in 2020 and the rise of the Defund the Police motion."