
The decision to make Vibri a rabbit may have come from the success of PaRappa The Rapper, another game by Matsuura, which had an animal as the protagonist.In early interviews with Masaya Matsuura when Vib-Ribbon was being localized in the EU, Matsuura didn't mention any pronouns when referring to Vibri.

Vibri's gender also isn't explicitly stated in the game. This has likely caused some journalists and game reviewers to mistakenly refer to Vibri as "he," including Sony's Official UK PlayStation Magazine and documents within the Vib-Ribbon EU press kit. Vibri would be referred to as "she" in the EU manual of Vib-Ribbon, and in a 2010 Retro Gamer interview, Matsuura referred to Vibri as a she.

With the exception of her torso and eyes, Vibri's body is mostly 2D, in the same bane as a character like Mr. Game and Watch from the Super Smash Brothers series.
