According to producer Zhenyu Li, there was much discussion among the team when creating the game's characters, often starting with the question, "What have players not seen before?" For example, maid characters had been done several times by that point, prompting the devs to try to brainstorm more elements that could keep them interesting. Their solution for the maid designs was to add tropes commonly seen in horror movies to create a new aesthetic, thus resulting in the designs for the Victoria Housekeeping Co. faction.