Line #24 Funny/Bayonetta


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3	[[caption-width-right:350:D'aww, Cereza's imitating "Mummy"! [[{{Irony}} She wants to be just like her when she grows up!]]]]
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5	* Possibly the first funny moment of all to be noticed and yet one almost nobody stops to think about. How do you spell the game's title (and the protagonist's name)? Add [[{{Fanservice}} T&A]] to "bayonet", a gun accessory.
6	* The game opens in a graveyard with the staff's names on the tombstones. Then camera pans to the one for the game director Hideki Kamiya, which Enzo proceeds to... relieve himself on.
7	* The award trophies consist of badasses Bayonetta, Rodin, and Luka for (Pure) Platinum, Gold, and Silver, respectively, and cute little Cereza for Bronze. If you get Stone [[NintendoHard (and you will likely get nonstop Stones in your first playthrough)]], you get... [[ButtMonkey Enzo]] falling flat on his ass.
8	-->'''Enzo:''' Oh, what a day!
9	* Bayonetta is first introduced in a [[NaughtyNun nun outfit]] that hugs her figure tightly. When it gets damaged, she strips it off and generates her Umbra Witch battle wear... normally. If you're playing the UsefulNotes/WiiU or UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version, she might already be wearing [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Peach or Daisy]]'s dresses, [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]]'s tunic... or ''[[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]]' Power Suit''. The fancy sleeves of the princesses and the Master Sword's sheath are bad enough, but Bayonetta has no excuse for fitting that CoolHelmet or those ShouldersOfDoom under that habit.
10	* When Enzo gets snatched by angels and you chase after him, the game transitions into a cutscene as Bayonetta lands... right on Enzo's car. In sharp contrast to the rest of her abuse of Enzo throughout the series, Bayo has an OhCrap look on her face as she looks at the shattered windshield that says that this time was ''not'' on purpose.
11	-->'''Enzo:''' ''AHHHHHHHH!!'' Damn it who did that?! I just bought the damn thing!
12	* The flashback at the opening of Chapter II. Jeanne, the clan's heir, is proving her right to inherit the Umbra Throne, and part of the ritual involves defeating challengers of her choice. Of course, it stops being solemn as soon as we realize that Jeanne chose Bayonetta as her opponent.
13	-->'''Jeanne:''' Will you face me in this hallowed arena?\
14	'''Bayonetta:''' Well, if I must. But I pray you've got a little something for me in return. ''({{Beat}})'' You know, I'm very fond of stuffed animals!\
15	''[cut to fight]''
16	* Chapter VII. Aside from the boss fight, we have Bayonetta's PrecisionFStrike-laced sarcasm ("I feel like a fucking celebrity in this town!") and her abuse of the Fearlesses, ''especially'' the last one.
17	* After all has been said and done in the fight with Temperantia, the boss has been knocked down, his arms have been ripped off, and his face is a visceral mess. To [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jbedRJY25U?t=8m2s add insult to injury]], Bayonetta uses a gasoline tanker to make a cherub statue urinate gas all over him. She stomps down on the trail of fuel to ignite it, and the camera follows the flame as it gets closer to the boss... and then everything stops. The flame, the boss's laughter, even the music. [[{{Beat}} There's a pause...]] and then Bayonetta gives the most annoyed, disappointed, do-I-have-to-do-''everything''-around-here sigh before she shoots over her shoulder without even looking. [[GroinAttack The bullet goes up the cherub's urethra.]] Cue StuffBlowingUp and the statue's head flying into the air, [[CrossesTheLineTwice crying gasoline.]] Even better, up until she shoots the statue, the cherub is smiling. Afterwards, not so much...
18	* Luka's introductory cutscene where he tries to flirt with a Vigridian just after hearing her scream. When he walks backwards, he accidentally trips over a box of flowers, but manages to snag one and nonchalantly give it to the lady.
19	* Luka and Cereza's escape from near death on Isla del Sol, complete with AudibleGleam - for Luka, Cereza, ''and'' her doll, Cheshire!
20	* When we first meet Luka, Bayonetta refers to him not by his name, but calls him "Cheshire" - which annoys him to no end. Slightly later, we meet little Cereza - and her favourite toy, a stuffed cat.
21	-->'''Luka:''' Is that cat your friend?\
22	'''Cereza:''' Yes, he is. His name's Cheshire. He's cute, isn't he?\
23	'''Luka:''' frowning 'Cheshire'... (under his breath) What a stupid name...
24	* The finishing move for the Golem enemy. Bayonetta summons Hekatoncheir, a bunch of massive disembodied arms with SuperStrength, and it proceeds to toss the Golem around like it's a volleyball... until the third pair of arms miss it. As soon as it misses, the music completely stops as the Golem falls and lands on the ground, with the same SFX as that of a lightweight ball (the Golem even bounces lightly like a ball, even though it's made of solid magic metal). [[{{Beat}} Hekatoncheir pauses]]... Then the music kicks back in as it settles for just [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown punching the shit out of the Golem until it's destroyed]]. The first time you fight a Golem, it's entirely possible to miss filling the Climax gauge because you can drop your controller/[=GamePad=] from laughing too hard.
25	* When Bayonetta meets Luka at the Sun and Moon valley, she tackles him to save him from a falling piece of the scenery. Instead of being surprised or scared, [[AllMenArePerverts Luka]] is way too busy ''copping a feel of Bayonetta's ass''. The best part? It's all in slow-mo.
26	* It's assumed that Bayonetta calls Luka "Cheshire" because of his habit of popping up where she least expects him to...
27	-->'''Bayonetta:''' (Poking her head through the sunroof) Hello, Cheshire.\
28	'''Luka:''' Shit!
29	** [[HypocriticalHumor ... But that doesn't stop her from doing the same thing to tease him.]]
30	--->'''Bayonetta:''' (Greeting Luka as he climbs into the helicopter) Welcome aboard, Cheshire.\
31	'''Luka:''' Oh, fucking hell!
32	** Continuing the trend of "teasing [[ButtMonkey Luka]] as much as possible", one scene involed little Cereza saying "mummy" when she sees Bayonetta again, and Luka is left gobsmacked at the idea that Bayonetta is a mother. Bayonetta (still calling Luka "Chesire") says that it's not the case as she has no interest in children. Instead, she is more interested in... well...[[ChosenConceptionPartner something else]].
33	--->'''Cereza:''' Mummy!\
34	'''Luka:''' Mummy? You're a mom? ''YOU''!?\
35	'''Bayonetta:''' Oh come now Cheshire, look at me. do I look like I have any interest in children? Now making them, [[TheTease well that's another story]].\
36	'''Luka:''' Whoa, Whoa, you're getting the wrong idea. I mean it might be the right idea, but not right now, right?
37	* Bayonetta drawing [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Amaterasu's]] facial symbols on Luka's face with her lipstick, while she's invisible to him.
38	-->'''Bayonetta:''' I've often seen a girl without lipstick, but lipstick without a girl? Most curious, isn't it, Cheshire?
39	* Just about any scene with Enzo is funny. The game even gives you several funny moments of him in the Prologue, like when the angel carries him away.
40	-->'''Enzo:''' HEY!!! I'M NOT DEAD YET! You can't take me like this! It's against regulations, I tell ya!!
41	* The [[HopelessSuitor Beloved]] who [[NoYay falls for Cereza]]. His entire "romance" lasts one fight, but the sheer ''awkwardness'' of it will last all of Cereza's life. FridgeBrilliance comes when you realize that this Beloved is perhaps one of the reasons why Bayonetta calls the Angels "ugly".
42	* The first time Cereza calls Bayonetta "Mummy" is both adorable and hilarious, just for Bayonetta's reactions alone.
43	** Bayonetta chiding Cereza for crying.
44	--->'''Bayonetta:''' If there's two things I hate in this world, it's cockroaches and crying babies! ''({{Beat}})'' Well, a [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs crying baby cockroach]] would be truly terrible...
45	** Bonus points for Bayonetta checking the floor [[YouJustHadToSayIt in case there REALLY is a crying baby cockroach]]!
46	** Cereza grabbing Bayonetta's head ribbon when she turns to walk away in the same scene.
47	* Cereza's attempts to mimic Bayonetta's pose when she's leaning against a wall with her arms folded is both hilarious and utterly adorable. Then there's Cereza's little AsskickingPose that she performs when she's talking to Luka in the same scene.
48	* The cutscene that opens Chapter XIV has Luka piloting a helicopter with Cereza and Bayonetta on board, heading for Isla Del Sol. Luka gets distracted ogling Bayonetta's wet breasts, then the helicopter comes under attack from guided missiles. The camera cuts in quick succession to Luka's shocked face, then Cheshire, then... [[MaleGaze Bayonetta's cleavage]]. The hilarity is topped off by Luka's PrecisionFStrike. The following sequence transitioning from the helicopter blowing up to the three piloting a missile in the style of ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'' is also certainly worth an extra chuckle.
49	-->'''Luka:''' Oh, fuck me!
50	* The [[RunningGag first time Bayonetta wrecks Enzo's car]]. Her facial expression is ''priceless'', and the music stops dead in its tracks. And then during the credits, Bayonetta and Jeanne break Enzo's other brand new car.
51	* From the Joy angels:
52	** Bayonetta '''outdancing''' her "imposter"... and then said imposter revealing its true form as a Joy after a quick fight.
53	** Depending on your sense of humour, using a Torture attack on the Joys for the first time can be funny. Like all Torture Attacks, Bayonetta uses an actual medieval torture device (the wooden horse), and adds some significant BDSM elements. To some, it looks like a very painful and torturous way to go... [[SafeSaneAndConsensual for others, just a perfect end to a romantic evening.]]
54	* Most of Rodin's one-liners when you enter The Gates of Hell.
55	-->"Hey, check this out. ''What'a'ya buyin'?'' [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Heard that in a game once]]."
56	* Bayonetta starting a motorcycle using ''her middle finger''.
57	-->"Time to go Vroom!"
58	* The dodge move, when fully upgraded, allows Bayonetta to extend her dodge into a breakdance-headspin-kick-attack move. Hold it for as long as possible, and she slides into a sexy pose [[NoFourthWall and looks down the camera]], ''[[NarmCharm causing the camera to]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXgfRjH_AAs click like a camera shutter.]]'' It also comes in attack form; by pressing kick mid spin, she teleports above the nearest enemy and [[DynamicEntry falls on them in a reclining position.]]
59	* When Bayonetta and Luka are outside the Vigrid Air Base, Luka uses his grappling hook to grab Bayonetta from a crumbling ledge, and then Luka holds her in his arms while romantic music plays, leading the player into thinking that there's gonna be a really romantic moment between the two of them... but right when the two are [[AlmostKiss about to kiss]], Bayonetta leaps away while the music [[LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand slowly dwindles to a halt]]. And then Luka slams into a wall. The whole delivery and timing of this scene is ''perfect''.
60	-->'''Luka:''' Huh- ''(Gasp)'' [[OhCrap OH NO!]] ''(SPLAT)''
61	* When Enzo isn't around to be a ButtMonkey, the [[{{Mooks}} Affinities]] take his place with the gusto they put into (futilely) fighting you. While nothing really happens to them in gameplay aside from asskicking and the occasional Torture Attack, they often receive the most demeaning and humiliating punishments of any angel in cutscenes.
62	** Case in point: The angel that Bayonetta surfs on when Fortitudo floods the city with lava? Yup, it's an Affinity.
63	** Besides the Affinities, there's that one Fearless that appears in the cutscenes of the Temperantia boss battle. Bayonetta throws it in Temperantia's face, and later ([[OffhandBackhand offhandedly]]) drops a tram right in front of it. It looks like it's breathing a sigh of relief, [[YankTheDogsChain and then the tram tips over and squashes him.]] Kinda nice revenge on one of the more irritating enemies in the game.
64	* The very fact that the UsefulNotes/WiiU version allows Bayonetta to dress up as Creator/{{Nintendo}} characters. Each of them has a cosmetic effect on the game, with some hilarious results.
65	** [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Peach and Daisy's]] costumes replace the Wicked Weaves with ''Bowser[='=]s limbs'', complete with his roars.
66	** According to the Nintendo Treehouse event at E3 2014, while Platinum was designing Bayonetta's Link outfit, they were going to have the undershirt with it out of fear that Nintendo wouldn't want it to be too revealing. Then ''Nintendo'', which has a reputation of producing some of the most family-friendly games around, actually said to get rid of it because it would be OutOfCharacter for Bayonetta.
67	** Just Bayonetta with the [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] outfit. Why? She's wielding the '''[[HolyBurnsEvil Master Sword]]''', something the likes of Bayonetta (a witch who made a pact with a demon and uses demons as weapons) should not be able to even get near! And the fact she's using it to [[{{Irony}} kill heavenly beings]] make it even better!
68	* Jeanne's [[FlavorText description]] for the Bloody Moon weapon. Starts off normal at first, going on about moon-driven technology and demons in the weaponry, but then right the fuck out of nowhere, it starts talking about how Jeanne, disguised as a [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} mild-mannered]] [[BadassTeacher high school teacher]], will use the weapon to cut the ribbon and start class on the "finer points of justice" and defend her innocent students. It gets better due to the [[ShoutOut references]]. Her superhero name is [[Anime/CuteyHoney Cutie J]]. Jeanne is a ''{{magical girl}} superheroine'' in her off time, wielding a weapon powered by [[Franchise/SailorMoon the moon]].
69	* Luka claims that if Bayonetta offed him, she'd make a lot of young ladies unhappy: [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 Claire]], [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Trish]], [[VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe Silvia]], and [[{{VideoGame/Okami}} Ammy]]. They're all references to Hideki Kamiya games! It's made even funnier by [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/4/44/Luka_and_His_Girls_-_Bayo1_Art.png/revision/latest?cb=20160721020100 this piece of concept art]] that shows said "young ladies" are actually his pet cats (and dog, in Ammy's case).
70	* There's an artwork from the game showing a smiling [[TheAntiGod Queen Sheba]] holding a framed picture of [[{{God}} Jubileus]], who is striking a two-handed V-for-victory pose.
71	* Some item descriptions in the game can be unintentionally funny to some people.
72	** The accessory Eternal Testimony is said to be made by a witch queen named '''[[Manga/{{Bleach}} Aizen]]'''.[[note]]While there is a Buddhist deity named Aizen Myō'ō, some people who read manga might remember the [[ViewerNameConfusion male]] ''Bleach'' villain better instead[[/note]]
73	** The grenade launchers, Bayonetta's named for "[[Film/ApocalypseNow Vietnam War madman]]" Lt. Col. Kilgore and Jeanne's for Col. Slade, the blind colonel from ''Film/ScentOfAWoman'' - "a man who traded his eyesight to a demon to save his troops".
74	** The Bracelet of Time's description mentions that the witch [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Eva]] made a contract with the legendary dark knight. In the context of the ''Devil May Cry'' franchise, this "contract" is a marriage contract.
75	* Balder saying "It looks like my plan has gone right out the window." after throwing Luka out the window may seem like a bad {{Pun}} in itself, but in that scene, he is saying it to Bayonetta. Of course, he does what a father would do at one point - Tell dad jokes!
76	* After Balder seemingly blows Scolopendra to bits, he manages to snag a feather somewhere and briefly uses it as a comb.
77	* An offhand comment by Luka reveals he is responsible for Bayonetta's [[TrademarkFavoriteFood obsession with lollipops]]. He kept giving them to Cereza while taking care of her!
78	* From the ending cutscene.
79	** The nun ditches her disguise, and is revealed to be Jeanne.
80	--->'''Jeanne:''' I swear, this is the last time I cosplay!
81	** The entire scene where Enzo and Luka believe that Bayonetta is dead is quite a TearJerker, but then it turns out she was actually pretending to be dead. Rodin and Jeanne signal her to wake up, with the latter even joking that she's sleeping during the entire thing. When Bayonetta comes out from her coffin alive and remarks "Next time, put me in a coffin with some air holes and less maggots", you won't be able to stop laughing. It's also a very nice callback to Rodin's introduction; Bayonetta is inside the coffin this time instead of him, while the coffin's lid falls on his head again, and just like the last time, he doesn't flinch.

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