The character was originally envisioned by Capcom producer and "Darkstalkers" original creator Alex Jimenez as a beautiful long-legged African vampiress who could transform into a jaguar. Early in the development of "Darkstalkers", the team decided to have two female characters: a catgirl and a vampiress, characters who would eventually become Felicia and Morrigan, respectively. Initially, Morrigan was to be the "cute" female character of the title, while Felicia would be the "sexy" female character. However, as Morrigan's character developed into that of a succubus she was made to be far more sexually appealing, and the roles of the two characters were reversed.