Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is a hack-and-slash action video game developed and published by Dragami Games. It is a remake of Lollipop Chainsaw.

■ About

Th legendary zombie game that sold over 1.24 million copies worldwide is finally coming back!

Experience the exhilarating action of Lollipop Chainsaw, now with user-friendly features and even more fun!

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is a remake of the original Lollipop Chainsaw (2012), on which Yoshimi Yasuda lead development as producer. RePOP is a definitive version of the game which leaves the story unchanged, with the focus on quality-of-life improvements and additional gameplay content.

Watch Juliet, a descendant of zombie hunters, as she fights alongside her boyfriend and family to stop a zombie apocalypse starting in her high school in “Juliet’s 18th Birthday.”

■ Changes from Original Release

• RePOP Mode
  • The new RePOP mode, which is selectable outside of Original Mode, has a distinct and colorful pop art style for damage effects.
• Updates
  • Resolution and Framerate
    • The PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam versions support 4K resolution and 60 frames per second.
    • The Switch version supports full high-definition resolution and 30 frames per second.
  • Shorter Load Times – Shorter load times than the original version of the game.
• Improvements
  • Chainsaw Action – The game includes new improvements to make the game more user-friendly and exciting while maintaining the intense chainsaw action of the original!
    • Improved Camera Response – We have improved the camera’s response to stick input. When controlling Juliette, the R-stick can now be used to rotate the camera quickly and widely, making it easier to spot enemies and items.
    • Improved Keystroke Response – The timing of button input acceptance has been improved to make it easier to perform combos.
    • Increased Attack Speed – Attack speed now increases based on the number of chained hits, making the game even more exhilarating.
    • Movement Speeds – Movement speeds is now faster.
  • Chainsaw Blaster – Several changes have been made to the Chainsaw Blaster:
    • Auto lock-on.
    • Auto-fire mode added.
    • Increased maximum ammunition number.
  • Combo Actions – Improved combo actions so that players can use combo actions from the beginning of the game.
  • Nick Roulette – Several of the actions available in Nick Roulette have had their method of control changed to improve usability:
    • Nick Shoot – Changed to be an attack which hits zombies on the screen and makes them groggy.
    • Nick Popper – Changed to be a very powerful AOE explosion attack.
  • Minigames – Zombie Baseball, which many players found difficult in the original release, has been rebalanced.
• Auto-QTEs
  • In order to have players be able to enjoy the game more, a new auto feature has been added for QTEs, and all QTEs are set to auto by default. Auto controls for QTE can be changed in the options to the manual controls found in the original release
• New Streamer Mode
  • The song “Lollipop” which plays in the shop is replaced with an original song.

■ Extra Features

New Chainsaws

New chainsaws have been added to the game. Once a new chainsaw has been obtained, the player can change chainsaws in the shop’s Costume menu.

The new chainsaws are listed below:

• Original Chainsaw – Initial equipment.
• Gold Chainsaw – Increased Gold Medal availability / sold in the shop.
• Spectrum Chainsaw – Increased Platinum Medal availability / sold in the shop.
• Awesome Chainsaw – No more zombie attacks / sold in the shop.
• Extreme Chainsaw – Zombies will target Juliet more than survivors / sold in the shop.

Chained Hits Hunting

The number of consecutive hits registered on enemies are counted, and getting to certain hit count thresholds increases the chainsaw’s speed.

The chain level can rise up to level 5, and the player receives a number of Medals based on their rating when the chain ends.
Speed lines appear on the screen whenever the Chain Level rises, serving as a visual cue that it has risen.

Attacks such as Cheer Combos which do not use the chainsaw have star and heart effects added instead.

Additionally, Combo names are displayed on the screen when used, and the player gets bonuses based on the Combo used.

Real-Time Attack

A Real Time Attack mode, widely-requested from fans, has been added.

The player plays stages 0 to 6 in order, and once cleared the results showing clear time is displayed and registered on the world ranking board.

Real Time Attack can be used with both Original Mode and RePOP Mode.

■ Collectibles

The gallery functionality of Juliet’s Room, where you can browse and equip a variety of collectible items, was expanded.

Movies and illustrations purchased from the shop can now be viewed in Juliet’s Room. Additionally, the 170+ collectibles have been reorganized and categorized for easier browsing.

Visibility and ease of was changed with the screen divided into nine sections, and the interface has been styled after American comic books.

• Newly Added to Juliet’s Room
  • New illustrations (approx. 15)
  • Movies (approx. 30)
  • Chainsaws (five types)
  • Hair colors (four colors)
• Items viewable in Juliet’s Room
  • Illustrations
  • Music
  • Movies
  • Items and combos
  • Costumes and chainsaws
  • Achievements
  • Zombie album
  • Lollipop case
  • Phone messages

Additionally, all costumes included in the original version (excluding licensed costumes) are included, and new costumes have been added as well. A total of 30 costumes, both old and new, have been implemented.

In addition to new costumes, four new hair colors have been added. The player can now switch between costumes, hair colors, and equipped chainsaws in the Costume menu.

The menu where various costumes are displayed has also been improved for better visibility and convenience by slimming down the banners and implementing a filtering function, allowing the player to easily find the what they are looking for. (Downloadable content costumes will be added to the list of owned costumes after installation.)

RePOP‘s soundtrack is based around original songs. Please look forward to new songs from new musicians.

■ Story

The story starts in San Romero High School, the largest high school in the district, somewhere on the west coast of the US of A. Protagonist Juliet Starling, is an exemplary student of San Romero who passionately loves cheerleading.

Unbeknownst to most, however, her family, the Starlings, has been a lineage of zombie hunters, guiding the undead to beyond since ancient times… The incident unfolds on Juliet’s birthday. She heads to school to meet her boyfriend, but as she pedals her bicycle into the school grounds, she is greeted by the sight of her former schoolmates, who have all been turned into zombies!

■ Characters

Juliet Starling

• Height: 1.83 yds.
• Weight: 119 lbs.
• Age: 18
• Birthday: September 2

The protagonist of the game. A cute high schooler who goes to San Romero High. Unbeknownst to most, however, she is actually a member of a clan that has been entrusted with exterminating zombies since ancient times. She herself is a violent zombie hunter who skillfully wields a chainsaw. At school, she excels as a cheerleader and has a good relationship with her boyfriend, Nick. She loves lollipops (especially strawberry flavored), but has a habit of biting them. Her hobbies are mainly cheerleading and karaoke.

Nick Carlyle

• Height: 2.01 yds.
• Weight: 176 lbs. (head 119 lbs.)
• Age: 18
• Birthday: October 15

Juliet’s boyfriend, a high schooler at San Romero High. He may be just average in most ways, but he’s nice to others and brave in the face of adversity. He was enjoying his school life and romantic relationship with Juliet, but one day got caught up in the whole zombie thing. He nearly turned into a zombie himself, but Juliet conducted a ritual that allowed him to keep his humanity, albeit only as a disembodied head. Since then, he’s been joining Juliet’s fight against the zombies.

Cordelia Starling

• Height: 1.85 yds.
• Weight: 125 lbs. (head 119 lbs.)
• Age: 20
• Birthday: September 22

The oldest of the Starling sisters, and a zombie hunter who always keeps her cool, and is renowned throughout the industry as an amazing sniper who never lets anything in her sights get away. At home, though, she dotes on her little sisters a lot, and they in turn look up to her as their big sister they can always count on.

Gideon Starling (Dad)

• Height: 2.07 yds.
• Weight: 209 lbs.
• Age: 48
• Birthday: October 18

The father of the Starling sisters, a rock ‘n’ roller and legendary zombie hunter whose weapon of choice is his own fists. He usually spends his days traveling around on his bike as part of his job as a zombie hunter. He really loves his daughters, but keeps things professional when working alongside them. He’s actually pretty emotional and breaks into tears easily.

Elizabeth Starling (Mom)

• Height: 1.85 yds.
• Weight: 127 lbs.
• Age: 44
• Birthday: December 12

The mother of the Starling sisters, and an ordinary (?) housewife. She grew up in a well-to-do family and is a bit naive as a result, and is completely unaware that her husband and daughters are zombie hunters. She’s always loved rock ‘n’ roll, and met Gideon at a dance party. Gideon loves her as much as the day he met her.

Junji Morikawa

• Height: 1.74 yds.
• Weight: 108 lbs.
• Age: 77
• Birthday: June 28

Juliet’s sensei, a Nisei Japanese-American who is not just a zombie hunter master, but also a karate master and sushi chef master. He uses a one-and-only special anti-zombie style of fighting which combines martial arts and sushi chef techniques, and his long years of training enable him to use special techniques that regular zombie hunters can’t. He has an eccentric and intriguing personality that Juliet and her family can’t help but love.

Swan

• Height: 1.94 yds.
• Weight: 99 lbs.
• Age: 18
• Birthday: December 31

A San Romero High student, who grew to resent the world because nobody helped him when his parents abused him as a kid. His personality continued to grow distorted over time, eventually leading into his complete rejection of human society. One day, while passing by a crossroads, he encountered a mysterious man who told him about the Necronomicon. His obsessive search eventually led him to finding the grimoire, and he used it to bring the zombies to this world.

Zed

• Height: 1.96 yds.
• Weight: 154 lbs.
• Age: ??? (looks 26)
• Birthday: April 8

One of the Dark Purveyors. A hardcore punk rocket known for extreme performances with self-inflicted bodily harm, with a short-sighted and violent personality. His weapon of choice is a special microphone, “Black Riot,” which lets him bring his yells to life if he actively focuses on attacking someone while shouting into it.

Vikke

• Height: 2.18 yds.
• Weight: 271 lbs.
• Age: ??? (looks 37)
• Birthday: January 31

One of the Dark Purveyors. A berserker and metal drummer, with a powerful and impulsive personality. He expresses his hidden emotions through viking metal. He travels through the skies in a flying viking ship which also houses his drum set, which calls claps of thunder when played on. He wears the zombie bear Yumil, and worships Killabilly as his god.

Mariska

• Height: 1,85 yds.
• Weight: 99 lbs.
• Age: ??? (looks 21)
• Birthday: December 4

One of the Dark Purveyors. A psychedelic artist who uses the shamanistic musical instrument “Acid of Forest,” a combination between an acoustic guitar and sitar-like harp, to sing of rotting love and peace. The inside of the instrument leads to a mysterious otherwordly realm, and playing certain melodies draws hallucinatory visions from it, enchanting listeners to follow the musician’s bidding. She strongly opposes violence.

Josey

• Height: 2.07 yds.
• Weight: 110 lbs.
• Age: ??? (looks 36)
• Birthday: November 29

One of the Dark Purveyors. A jolly zombie whose body courses with funky groove. The danceable music he plays, “Z-FUNK” argues that zombies are the the spacey truth of the universe, and that becoming a zombie will make everyone real happy. He has a flashy and playful personality, and doesn’t think things through. His uses his keytar, the “Boost Cosmic” both in conversation and to control his spaceship.

Lewis

• Height: 2.07 yds.
• Weight: 176 lbs.
• Age: ??? (looks 27)
• Birthday: October 9

The leader of the Dark Purveyors. A rock ‘n’ roller through and through with a cold-hearted personality. He lets his instincts tell him what to do, and believes that the clashing of impulses is what truly defines rock. His weapon, “Nosferatu,” can be used as a machine gun, a blunt weapon, and a grenade launcher, while also being a top-of-the-line guitar. He also uses the “Elephant Rock,” a bike that transforms into a robot.

Killabilly

• Height: ???
• Weight: ???
• Age: ???
• Birthday: ???

The king of the Rotten World, the dark paradise of the zombies. Said to have been born from all the negative emotions on the surface world coalescing and rotting. His unbelievably huge body is visibly rotting away, and smells very bad. Only a certain rite using the Necronomicon as a catalyst can bring him to the mortal realm.

■ System

Basic Moves

• Pom-Pom Bash – A quick lightweight attack that can be chained together close to the enemy.
• Chainsaw Slash – A basic heavy chainsaw attack that does strong damage.
• Low Slash – Low chainsaw attack. Good for hitting below the belt.
• Dodge – Use Cheer Jump to get away when you’re surrounded by zombies, and prep for the counterattack!

Combo Moves

• Chainsaw Full Swing – Stronger than Chainsaw Stab, this combo string finishes with a powerful downward swipe.
• Chainsaw Strike – A chainsaw move that allows you to do massive to foes on the ground.
• Chainsaw Stab – Two quick pom-pom bashes followed by a penetrating chainsaw thrust.
• Armadillo Spin – This vertically spinning attack has excellent reach and speed.
• Maelstrom Spin – Low spin attack that evens the odds! Zomvies may not walk correctly afterwards.
• Zombie Grab – An effective grappling move taught by Master Morikawa.
• Chainsaw Paradise – Heavy chainsaw attack combining cheer attacks. Prepare for massive destruction!
• Lolli-O-Copter – A powerful move that can be used during a Chainsaw Dash.
• Butt Attack – Slam into those zombies with your butt and make them groggy.
• Body Bash – A quick body press after a Leapfrog. This really slows down zombies!
• Lollipop Stab – Finish off downed zombies with this powerful downward thrust.
• Brutal Cut – A rising attack that is good for hitting all parts of a zombie.
• Chainsaw Drill – A powerful drill-like attack that deals continuous damage to zombies.
• Holy Chainsaw – The most powerful chainsaw attack. Extends Chainsaw Paradise to deliver a final slashing attack.
• Cheerleader Chain – A five-hit ultimate cheerleader attack.
• Chainsaw Chain – A six-hit chainsaw attack.
• Final Chainsaw Power Attack – A seven-hit chainsaw attack that rips zombies to shreds.

Weapon Change

• Chainsaw Dash – Stick the chainsaw in the ground, rev it up, and get running! This mode lets you blow through zombies, or use jump platforms to do super jumps!
• Chainsaw Blaster – A long-range mode that turns the chainsaw into a revolver cannon. This mode lets you attack zombies too far away for the chainsaw’s blade, or blow away obstacles that you can’t cut through!

Chained Hits Hunting

The number of hits registered on zombies are counted, and getting to certain hit count thresholds increases the chainsaw’s level, which makes attacks faster.

Sparkle Hunting

Sparkle Hunting commences when you defeat a minimum of three zombies at the same time, and allows you to obtain more Zombie Medals than usual.

• Normal Chainsaw
• Chainsaw Dash
• Chainsaw Blaster

Action Events

• Pole Dance – Mash to spin around the pole and swing the chainsaw around to rip and tear through zombies!
• Vaulting Box – Using a vaulting box to jump to higher places in one leap. Pose in the air to earn medals and scores.
• Trampoline – Move from trampoline to zombie walk or to higher elevations. Pose in the air to earn medals and scores.
• Zombie Walk – Time your button presses right to jump on zombie heads to get to the goal!

Nick Ticket

Consumes Nick Tickets to randomly use one of four moves, all of which are great at killing zombies and / or getting items.

• Nick Toss – Swing Nick around for a wide-range AOE attack.
• Nick Shoot – Kick Nick’s head like a ball, and stun any zombies he hits.
• Nick Popper – Shoot Nick’s head and ranged attack by explosion.
• Nick Shake – Shake Nick’s head, making items fall out of it.

Customize

• Outfit – Change Juliet’s costume and hair color and chainsaw to have Juliet take on the zombies in your favorite outfit!

Shop

Buy items and costumes at Chop2Shop!