History Awesome / Bayonetta

Ahh, ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''. From the Creator of the first ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', ''ViewtifulJoe'', and ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', how could it not be an awesome game? Being the SpiritualSuccessor of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', it's expected to have moments like this, but it most definitely takes things to higher levels than usual.

* The Torture Attacks are really something. Annoying flying enemy? Grab that sucker and ''[[ChainsawGood rip it to shreds with a magic chainsaw]]''!

* When Bayonetta remembers her ability to transform into animals, starting with a panther. Even she thinks it's awesome:

[[caption-width-right:350:Seeing [[{{God}} this]] is one of those awesome moments. Knowing Bayonetta's going to ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu kill it]]'' is another. ]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Seeing [[{{God}} this]] is one of those awesome moments. Knowing the Main Character will kill it is another. ]]

* There's a cutscene in chapter 4 which sums up the series in less than a minute. After Fortitudo's introductory PastelChalkedFreezeFrame and a rather alarmingly loud bell accompanying it (the higher-ranking the angel, the louder the bell that goes with [[MookDebutCutscene the shot introducing it]]), Fortitudo rambles on while backed by a tense, ethereal heavenly choir for a few seconds. Bayonetta, naturally, doesn't let this shit fly, and proceeds to shoot, insult, and shoot Fortitudo some more before giving a ShoutOut one-liner (''"Flock off, feather-face!"''), [[SuperMode throwing her arms into the air]], [[ShakingHerHairLoose and letting her hair down]] [[DramaticWind while a dramatic wind sweeps the arena]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JENW1yFHX4&t=53s and the music builds to a tense, string-heavy crescendo]]. And then it hits the player that our heroine does not care one bit how powerful this boss is – ''she's gonna kill it anyway''.

Ahh, ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''. From the Creator of the first ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', ''ViewtifulJoe'', and ''{{Okami}}'', how could it not be an awesome game? Being the SpiritualSuccessor of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', it's expected to have moments like this, but it most definitely takes things to higher levels than usual.

** There's also his tendency to get to places before Bayonetta does, and his other tendency to survive things that would kill anyone else. The guy's OvershadowedByAwesome, but he tries.

** An awesome moment from Rodin is when [[spoiler:Bayonetta jumps out of her coffin]] and he gets hit with the lid in the head. He doesn't even flinch.

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[[caption-width:350:Seeing [[{{God}} this]] is one of those awesome moments. Knowing the Main Character will kill it is another. ]]

* The final fight with Jeanne when you finally arrive to [[spoiler: Isla Del Sol.]] Not only is the atmosphere up the roof with a DarkReprise of the jazzy Red & Black called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76euOHOxNfY Blood and Darkness]] but the action is spectacular (missile tug-of-wars and wicked-weave counters, etc.), but the kicker is when Jeanne reveals her true colors as an Umbra Witch complete with intro and white dress. As your equal, she's definitely not messing around this time...

* The final fight with Jeanne when you finally arrive to [[spoiler: Isla Del Sol.]] Not only is the atmosphere up the roof with a DarkReprisal of the jazzy Red & Black called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76euOHOxNfY Blood and Darkness]] combined with missile tug-of-wars by both witches, but the kicker is when Jeanne reveals her true colors as an Umbra Witch complete with intro and white dress. As your equal, she's definitely not messing around this time...

Ahh, ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''. From the Creator of the first ''DevilMayCry'', ''ViewtifulJoe'', and ''{{Okami}}'', how could it not be an awesome game? Being the SpiritualSuccessor of ''DevilMayCry'', it's expected to have moments like this, but it most definitely takes things to higher levels than usual.

* Luka gets a spectacular one just before the fight with Balder. After first shocking even [[http://filesharingtalk.com/content/1847-Best-Sites-To-Watch-Movies-Online-For-Free-And-Without-Registration Bayonetta]] with the fact that he made it to the top floor of the Ithavoll Building before she did (though granted, she did have to carve a path through an army of bloodthirsty angels), he calmly dismisses Balder's ranting as the insane babbling it is and tells him that his plans of genocide and domination are nothing new. But he gets an even bigger one after the fight when it's revealed that [[spoiler: he '''''survived''''' getting thrown from the top of the building by Balder]].

* Luka gets a spectacular one just before the fight with Balder. After first shocking even Bayonetta with the fact that he made it to the top floor of the Ithavoll Building before she did (though granted, she did have to carve a path through an army of bloodthirsty angels), he calmly dismisses Balder's ranting as the insane babbling it is and tells him that his plans of genocide and domination are nothing new. But he gets an even bigger one after the fight when it's revealed that [[spoiler: he '''''survived''''' getting thrown from the top of the building by Balder]].

* Luka gets a spectacular one just before the fight with Balder. After first shocking even Bayonetta with the fact that he made it to the top floor of the Ithavoll Building before she did (though granted, she did have to carve a path through an army of bloodthirsty angels), he calmly dismisses Balder's ranting as the insane babbling it is and tells him that his plans of genocide and domination are nothing new. But he gets an even bigger one after the fight when it's revealed that [[spoiler: he '''''survived''''' getting thrown from the top of the building by Balder]].

Ahh, ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''. From the Creator of the first ''DevilMayCry'', ''ViewtifulJoe'', and ''{{Okami}}'' How could it not be an awesome game? Being the SpiritualSuccessor of ''DevilMayCry'', its expected to have moments like this, but it most definitely takes things to higher levels than usual.

* First boss. Said dragon from above? You [[WrestlerInAllOfUs SUPLEX THAT THING!!!]] And that's not even the FinishingMove for it.

* The fights against Jeanne are awesome in themselves, [[PerfectPlayAI if rather frustatingly hard]].
** First fight? [[GravityScrew How does fighting on the ceiling sound]]?
** Second fight? First time you hear [[AwesomeMusic that music]] should be enough to convince you that this is awesome.
** Third one? The plane you're fighting on is falling!
** The final time. They play hotpotatoes WITH A GIANT MISSILE! As well as fighting ON A MISSILE!
* Bayonetta vs. Father Balder. He's arguably the first real foe she ever faces who's canonically on her level, which is REALLY saying something. Said PrehensileHair weapons that she's always summoned? [[{{Badass}} He destroys them like they're nothing]]! ''And he's not even the final boss yet''! Oh, and a building to the face? Followed by a ''satellite''? He barely flinches!
--> '''Bayonetta:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Don't fuck with a witch.]] [[spoiler:''(bullet to the head)'']]
** [[spoiler: Not so much a bullet as [[RuleOfCool Bayonetta loading her gun with her ''lipstick'' and shooting him in the forehead with it]]!]]

* Just fighting Father Rodin is an achievement in and of itself, but beating him, whose power is that of a GOD, the INFINITE ONE, on that note, is outright astounding. But you could go even further: Using only the Scarbourough Fair. No accessories or items equipped except the Gaze of Despair. Now, if you can beat him despite all that, you're probably not actually human. If you can do it ''without taking damage'', you are '''''definitely''''' not human. A sentient force of nature, perhaps, or maybe even a high-level deity, but certainly not a mortal being. He's ''that'' bloody hard.
** Another awesome moment from Rodin is when [[spoiler:Bayonetta jumps out of her coffin]] and he gets hit with the lid in the head. He doesn't even flinch.
* Fighting [[spoiler: YOURSELF at the end of Angel Slayer.]]

* The FinalBoss deserves probably the most epic mention in this entry. After you defeat the boss (or rather, soften her up), [[spoiler: Bayonetta summons a being BIGGER than Jubileus herself and does one of the most epic DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu moments in video game history. All the way FROM PLUTO TO THE SUN! AND YOU GET TO CONTROL THE TRAJECTORY OF WHERE SHE'S HEADED!]]
** Well, it's not so much as a choice to control her trajectory than a requirement, as [[spoiler: if Jubileus hits a planet on the way there, she'll recover and re-enter the fight (and kill you, implied by the Game Over screen). Don't worry, you continue from the knockout punch.]]
** Also worth noting is that [[spoiler: You don't just Punch Out Jubileus; you punch her [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment IN THE EFFING SOUL]]! You punch her SOUL straight out of her body and send it flying into the sun]]. Words just can't describe how awesome this game is...
*** INFINITON!
*** '''[[BeyondTheImpossible LIMIT EXCEEDED!!]]'''
*** '''''BIG BANG BONUS!!!'''''
** While it's not obvious first of all, if one looks into detail about the ever-increasing number of "tons" it takes to punch out angels you'll notice something. Near the end of the game, Bayonetta is exerting power stronger than a [[UpToEleven freaking atomic bomb]], and even then she's not even at her full power yet!

* The battle with the Cardinal Virtue of Prudence, Sapientia. First, you start off with an awesome pre-battle cutscene where Luka gets to make a nice entrance. Then Sapientia destroys the downed plane Bayonetta's standing on, and just when you think "how will I fight him without anything to stand on?" Bayonetta lands in the water, ''surfing'', and striking an asskicking pose right as the [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome music]] begins. The awesomeness isn't over yet, though, as once you soften him up enough, you summon a PrehensileHair monster, mount Sapientia, and ''steer him into the damn thing''! Following that, he dives down and creates a wicked maelstrom, which you jump down- still surfing- and finish him off with another summon of the same monster, except this time, it's about fifty times bigger than the previous one. Truly a fight befitting the final Cardinal Virtue.

* The battle with the Cardinal Virtue of Prudence, Sapientia. First, you start off with an awesome pre-battle cutscene where Luka gets to make a nice entrance. Then Sapientia destroys the downed plane Bayonetta's standing on, and just when you think "how will I fight him without anything to stand on?" Bayonetta lands in the water, ''surfing'', and striking an asskicking pose right as the [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome music]] begins. The awesomeness isn't over yet, though, as once you soften him up enough, you summon a PrehensileHair monster, mount Sapientia, and ''steer him into the damn thing''! Following that, he dives down and creates a wicked maelstrom, which you jump down- still surfing- and finish him off with another summon of the same monster, except this time, it's about fifty times bigger than the previous one. Truly a fight befitting the final Cardinal Virtue.

** Another awesome moment from Rodin is when [[spoiler:Bayonetta jumps out of her coffin]] and he get's hit with the lid in the head. He doesn't even flinch.

* Just fighting Father Rodin is an achievement in of itself, but beating him, whose power is that of a GOD, the INFINITE ONE, on that note, is outright astounding, but you could go even further, using on the starting items, and no accessories or items but the Gaze of Despair! Now, if you can beat him after that, YOU. ARE. GOD... someone takes up the balls to beat with all that and take no damage... just that thought is terrifying...

[[caption-width:350:Seeing [[{{God}} this]] is one of those awesome moments. Knowing the Main Character will kill it is even more awesome]]

* First boss. Said dragon from above? You [[WrestlerInAllOfUs SUPLEX THAT THING!!!]] And it's not even the FinishingMove for it.
* Really, anytime you whip out that PrehensileHair, awesomeness is about to ensue.

* Just fighting Father Rodin is an achievement in of itself, but beating him, who is that of a GOD, the INFINITE ONE, on that note, is outright astounding, but you could go even further, using on the starting items, and no accessories or items but the gaze of despair! Now, if you can beat him after that, YOU. ARE. GOD... someone takes up the balls to beat with all that and take no damage... just that thought is terrifying...