February 11, 2012 9:00 am

VIDEO: Latest ‘Lollipop Chainsaw’ trailer finally answers a burning question

Matt Hawkins Contributing Writer, Video Games

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Which is: what’s the deal with the disembodied head that’s attached to the hip?

Ever since Lollipop Chainsaw first hit the (You)tubes, I’ve been asking that exact question. With the strangest part being how, seemingly, I’ve been the only one to bring the subject up. In fact, it felt as if no one else had even noticed in the first place.

Trust me, I follow all the major gaming blogs and have been keeping close tabs on coverage of the game on those ends; not once has it EVER been referenced. So thank God for the following, which sets the record straight. And… it’s her boyfriend?

I dunno; what could have been an extremely flimsy and flat-out retarded joke looks kinda awesome thus far. As usual, it’s all about the execution; the dialogue, and especially the voice acting, at least from what little we’ve witnessed, is actually pretty decent. Meaning, this sidekick doesn’t look the least bit annoying.

Some might also recall how I had initially scoffed Lollipop Chainsaw as a whole, as a sad sign of how Japan has officially run of ideas. Which I still somewhat believed, yet slowly but surely, I have also been unable to deny the rock solid concept of being a cheerleader who has to mow down zombies at her high school with her blinged out chainsaw.

Oh, also, the female Ash from Evil Dead skin played a considerable part in breaking down my defenses as well.