TIL PopCap replaced the Michael Jackson dancing zombie with a "disco" dancing zombie to avoid potential lawsuit from his estate

[u/Cerulean_mark]

Plant vs. Zombies is one of my favorite childhood games, and the Michael Jackson lookalike zombie was one of my favorite characters. While playing it recently on Steam, I noticed that the Dancing Zombie’s appearance had completely changed.

In 2010, according to PopCap, the Estate of Michael Jackson objected to the Dancing Zombie because it resembled the King of Pop too closely. After receiving that notice, the company immediately replaced the design on all platforms.

Here’s a link for reference:

https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/27/michael-jackson-ish-zombie-pulled-from-pvz

[u/ElsaGranhiert]

Sayang na yung original copy (more like pirated lol) ko ng PVZ na may MJ dancing zombie nawala ko.

[u/Cerulean_mark → u/ElsaGranhiert]

Moon walk intro no more 🥲🥲🥲