History YMMV / SkullGirls

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The June 2023 update was met with considerable backlash for perceived censorship -- specifically to certain fanservice elements (e.g., changing Filia's underwear colour from white to black and removing a CG where a middle-aged man visibly gropes her from her story mode) and to certain politically-sensitive design aspects (most notably removing the [[PuttingOnTheReich red armbands]] from the Black Egrets and a few alt Parasoul palettes). This isn't the first time the game's developers have caught flak for a wave of design edits seen to be 'toning down' a game BestKnownForTheFanservice.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The June 2023 update brings a huge amount of censorships to the game, not just for the fanservice, but also some elements that are considered sensitive, especially regarding the current events. However, the update is by far the worst received one so far, especially from older players. Considering that even minor censorships prior caused a BrokenBase, it's no surprise that the major [[{{Bowdlerize}} fanservice censorships]] have also caught a lot of flak, often considered a blight to a game BestKnownForTheFanservice. This is egregious since Lab Zero promised not to make any more major changes towards the game. To prove how severe the backlash is, shortly after the June 2023 update, the "Recent Reviews" on the {{UsefulNotes/Steam}} page have turned into ''overwhelmingly negative'', a far cry from the usual ''very positive'' reviews the game had.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The June 2023 update brings a huge amount of censorships to the game, not just for the fanservice, but also some elements that are considered sensitive, especially regarding the current events. However, the update is by far the worst received one so far, especially from older players. Considering that even minor censorships prior caused a BrokenBase, it's no surprise that the major [[{{Bowdlerize}} fanservice censorships]] have also caught a lot of flak, often considered a blight to a game BestKnownForTheFanservice. This is egregious since Lab Zero promised not to make any more major changes towards the game. To prove how severe the backlash is, shortly after the June 2023 update, the "Recent Reviews" on the UsefulNotes/Steam page have turned into ''overwhelmingly negative'', a far cry from the usual ''very positive'' reviews the game had.

** After it was discovered that a couple of animations involving panty shots were edited, some fans were concerned this was the start of potential censorship in the future. Lab Zero later clarified that these were only edited due to artistic reasons (they felt the original animations were too forced) and no other adjustments of this type would be made. (In addition, some panty shots are still in the game.) Some were okay with that decision, considering that one of the affected fighters (Filla) was underage.

** Squigly can [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punch opponents across the room]] with Liver Mortis. The body blow's name is already appropriate ("liver death"), but "[[AWorldwidePunomenon livor mortis]]" is also the [[UndeathlyPallor discoloration]] brought on from dying. On top of that, it is a nod to "rigor mortis," the post mortem stiffening of muscles, and is fashioned after Creator/BruceLee's famously rigid [[MegatonPunch one-inch punch]].

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: [[spoiler: Black Dahlia's Story Mode. She pretty much curbstomps the entire cast in unbelievable ways (even characters who should by all accounts wipe the floor with her) and being able to make an incorruptible wish on the Skullheart (for what is basically yet another SocialDarwinist nightmare in fiction) makes her smack even more of CreatorsPet than she did already.]]
** Given the problems Skullgirls has had in recent years it all could be an attempt at TorchTheFranchiseAndRun via AudienceAlienatingEnding.

** [[spoiler:Valentine. She used to be a part of The Last Hope a team of ninja nurses, until Marie and Double attacked and killed the entire team, save for her. After that, she was forced to join the Skullgirl despite her wishes]].

** Feng x Cerebella has been rising in popularity as well, though WordOfGod is that [[ShipSinking Feng doesn't have romantic feelings for Cerebella at all]].

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** Annie's Star Power mechanic got dubbed "Star Install" after [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy's Dragon Install]] due to both serving the same purpose and Annie generally having a very similar moveset and overall playstyle to Sol already, with Star Power specific combos often being referred to as "Install" combos.

* MemeticLoser: The Skullgirl herself, Marie. For a number of factors such as her remarkable weakness by Skullgirl standards, dying in every single character's Story Mode (with her death going unacknowledged in nearly all of them), frequently getting overshadowed by Double in later story modes, and still not being playable nearly a decade after release despite being the final boss and titular character.

** Given Sekhmet is Eliza's skeleton, is she still her own person with Sekhmet sparing her brain, or is she just a personality taken up by the Parasite to enjoy herself?

* PortingDisaster: The Switch version, which was handled by Skybound instead of Lab Zero, launched with a myriad of issues including (but not limited to) voice lines playing at incorrect times (if at all), framerate drops, input lag, large space requirements compared to other versions, using English audio even when the options are set to Japanese, and voice acting not being present during Story Mode. Luckily, a new port of the game was released in 2023, completely replacing the old version.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: A new port for the Switch was released in early 2023, completely replacing the original version which was widely seen as a PortingDisaster. The new port improved performance and load times, drastically reduced file size, balanced characters for tournaments, and added the season 1 DLC.

** "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Boob Nurse]]" for Valentine. [[BuxomIsBetter No points for guessing why]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: A new port for the Switch was released in early 2023, completely replacing the original version which was widely seen as a PortingDisaster.

* PortingDisaster: The Switch version, which was handled by Skybound instead of Lab Zero, launched with a miriad of issues including (but not limited to) voice lines playing at incorrect times (if at all), framerate drops, input lag, using English audio even when the options are set to Japanese, and voice acting not being present during Story Mode.

** "Why are you eating ice cream?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a [[http://k009.tumblr.com/post/67592032939/saltiness-intensifies fan comic]] where Parasoul asks Umbrella why she's eating ice cream, to which she replies that she does so when she has a bad day, only for Parasoul to reply that she eats ice cream every day, ending with a dismayed smile on Umbrella's face. The comic has been redrawn with other characters from different media, sometimes with ice cream being replaced by a different food or with something else entirely.[[/labelnote]]

* ThatOneAttack:
** Double's Catellite Lives super. What it does is essentially keep you in permanent lockdown for the entire duration of the move, allowing your opponent to mix you up in any way they see fit. If you end up getting hit, which you likely will, you end up in a combo... which leads to the person gaining meter, performing Catellite Lives AGAIN, and repeating the process until you're dead. The only way to defend against it is to either block the entire thing or perform a really difficult technique known as pushblock guard cancelling in the middle of blocking the super and ''hope'' that it manages to hit Double so you can break free. This move kind of makes her a TierInducedScrappy among the competitive community.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Cerebella is liked thanks to her cute design, fun gameplay that's noted for being much easier than other [[TheGrappler grapplers]] in fighting games before her, and for being one of the nicer members of the [[TheMafia Medici family]]. However, she is also hated because of her strong devotion towards Vitale, who is not only the cruel head of the Medici family, but is also Cerebella's father figure, which makes her devotion come off as an [[OedipusComplex Electra complex]], as well as her story mode's ending [[spoiler: where she horrifically crushes Ms. Fortune in order to get the Life Gem back]].

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Cerebella is liked thanks to her cute design, fun gameplay that's noted for being much easier than other [[TheGrappler grapplers]] in fighting games before her, and for being one of the nicer members of the [[TheMafia Medici family]]. However, she is also hated because of her strong devotion towards Vitale, who is not only the cruel head of the Medici family, but is also Cerebella's father figure, which makes her devotion come off as an ElectraComplex, as well as her story mode's ending [[spoiler: where she horrifically crushes Ms. Fortune in order to get the Life Gem back]].

** Panzerfaust, a huge, muscular character with a tank for a fist, and whose name was also only revealed by WordOfGod, who grew in popularity as the possible first playable male character until Big Band was chosen. He was previously part of another game concept by Alex Ahad, but shows up in the background of Parasoul's Story Mode in the same uniform as the rest of her soldiers. A popular Website/YouTube voice actor, General Ivan, recorded some lines for him and sent them to Mike Z.

** Following the release of the webcomic, Panzerfaust gains a huge amount of fans with many considering him the best character in the comic so far.

** It drew the attention of Japanese fighting-game producers as well; [[StreetFighter Yoshinori Ono]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Daisuke Ishiwatari]] are both on record as saying they were looking forward to the release of ''Skullgirls''. (Ono even [[Website/{{Twitter}} tweeted]] several photos of himself at the ''Skullgirls'' booth at New York Comic Con 2011.)

* RelationshipWritingFumble: Cerebella and Vitale Medici are supposed to have an "aloof father and daddy's girl adopted daughter" feel to their interactions, but in the game, it comes off more as a creepy MayDecemberRomance thing -- especially in Cerebella's ending, where she's shown sitting on Vitale's ''knee'' sharing a glass of champagne in a very tight, slinky dress that the busty girl is almost falling out of. It feels more like Cerebella wants Vitale's ''romantic'' love than his paternal love.
** Common fanon is that it is romantic, but only on Cerebella's part, with Vitale seeing her only as a daughter. This would of course make Cerebella the resident [[FreudWasRight Electra-complex representative.]]

* FanPreferredCouple: Filia X Carol/Painwheel seems to be one of the most popular ships amongst Filia's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips armada]].