Nico's alt:
Now that you mention it...I kinda feel the same way too now that I think about it. I like her poses, outfits (so far) and moveset but the bright blue color scheme makes her look like a Vocaloid which is really jarring when compared to Diego; if you look at both characters separately you would never be able to guess they came from the same game. Can you realistically imagine Nico in the Throwdown stage lol? Even Marie Rose and Honoka don’t look as strange because their color schemes aren’t so bright. They should have made her hair a darker shade of blue and have at least her C2 be the default imo because it’s simpler, a lot less bright, way more fashionable, and is a design that feels a lot more “fighting game character” and less “futuristic JRPG character” (Neptunia, anyone?), plus it looks like it would represent her a bit better. I hope Closet Mode has a color edit because her C1 would actually look okay with a more muted color scheme.
While some people create customs that look genuinly great in those games, usually I find they just end up looking bad/intentionally silly. I much prefer just the Pre-made costumes selection rather than what would largely be a bunch of mismatched parts had they gone big on customization. Even the shades on every character thing is already looking like it'll be an online eyesore that stops being funny after the first few fights and thats fairly tame
Well nico is clearly fanservice as she was literally revealed with a mouse pad, but to answer the question I personally dislike both designs. In fact they're the first core newcomers I don't like, mostly because it feels like they both cater more to ouside fandoms (diego looking straight out of tekken and nico from tokyo mirage sessions)
Personally I actually like the addition of Diego. Don't know how he fits in the doa universe yet but at least his design (albeit a bit generic) looks cool, so I guess they achieved that goal.
I think "offense" is a little strong lol. But iirc, him being American was actually stated as to appeal to the larger American fanbase that also wanted a more diverse cast. Don't remember the exact interview though so I apoligise if that isn't entirely correct.
I also think that maybe that one Lisa design we saw at DualShockers that Jade posted is probably gonna be her deluxe preorder outfit since it wasn't in the trailer. 
The problem is that all the racism we Latin american people get from American hispanic people.
I wouldn't go that far since most of the cast have drastically different defaults, gameplay is changed, and we haven't seen much of anything from the story. The cutscenes already look better than 5 which isn't saying much. I agree about the new fighters. The entire rollout of the game has been exhausting with all the controversy and confusion of the game's tone which makes it feel off, just wish it'd release already so I can just play and ignore everything else lol
Yeah I feel the same its like if Shombori and Team Ninja didn't know what kind of direction they want to take.
