History Awesome / Bayonetta2

** In a cutscene at the end of the fight, Lumen brings his glaive down on Bayonetta with such force her knees buckle while giving this BadassBoast:
-->'''Balder:''' On my soul as a Lumen, [[Loki]] ''will'' draw his last breath before me!

** The fact that for the last fight against Balder, ''Bayonetta 2'' reuses "[[AwesomeMusic/{{Bayonetta}} You May Call Me Father]]" from the first game. Badass.

* Meta example: "Tomorrow is Mine", the theme of Bayonetta 2, has lyrics that can easily be read as Bayonetta herself delivering a giant, boastful "fuck you" to the publishers who passed on the chance to let her see the light of day again. Couple this with the game's first verse taking place on fighter jets that bear the logo of Creator/PlatinumGames, and you have an awesome moment that reinforces that, despite everything, ''Bayonetta's back for more''.
-->''Your mistake was to underestimate my power''
-->''Won't let go of the fight 'til tomorrow is mine!''

[[caption-width-right:353:The first game's Awesome Moments page was tipped with the FinalBoss. ''This'' is the ''[[SequelEscalation first boss]]''. From the '''[[UpToEleven prologue]]'''.]]

** Tag Climax gives the Masked Lumen a starring role in the most UpToEleven MirrorMatch in Platinum's ''history''. Betting enough halos for three-star difficulty before his final fight will give you and your opponent the pleasure of fighting all three of him -- yes, the Masked Lumens from the first two battles, plus Balder from the third -- and if both players select Balder, this totals out to ''[[https://orig00.deviantart.net/248e/f/2015/018/7/9/bayonetta_2__5_balders_on_1_screen_by_scylla225-d8ehvo9.png five of him in one fight]]'', which no other Verse Card can accomplish.[[note]]The original ''Bayonetta'' comes close, since one fight in Angel Slayer can potentially have four Jeannes onscreen at the same time.[[/note]] Between the combatants, five can cast screen-filling Lumen Sage spells, four can stop time[[note]]although the computer-controlled Sages do it by firing an energy beam[[/note]], and between one and three can be powered up into a wavy, feathery Lumen version of Umbran Climax. [[InterestingSituationDuel Also, the arena is spinning. Constantly.]] It's one crazy fight, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1aKSaTWYQ as seen here]], but the nature of [[KnightInShiningArmor who]] this combatant is makes it as entertaining as it is difficult.

!As a Moments page, all spoilers will be unmarked!

--->[[spoiler:'''Masked Lumen''': Very well then, Bayonetta. You shall be the first Umbra Witch to ''die at my hands!'']]
--->[[spoiler: (The shot turns into a PastelChalkedFreezeFrame as the Masked Lumen is recorded at last in the Hierarchy of Laguna and [[AwesomeMusic/{{Bayonetta}} "You May Call Me Father"]] plays once more.)]]
---->[[spoiler:''Lumen Sage'']]
---->[[spoiler:'''BALDER''']]
--->[[spoiler:'''Balder''': I swear it on my honor as a Lumen Sage!]]
** Tag Climax gives the Masked Lumen a starring role in the most UpToEleven MirrorMatch in Platinum's ''history''. Betting enough halos for three-star difficulty before his final fight will give you and your opponent the pleasure of fighting [[spoiler:all three of him -- yes, the Masked Lumens from the first two battles, plus Balder from the third -- and if both players select Balder, this totals out to ''[[https://orig00.deviantart.net/248e/f/2015/018/7/9/bayonetta_2__5_balders_on_1_screen_by_scylla225-d8ehvo9.png five of him in one fight]]'', which no other Verse Card can accomplish]].[[note]]The original ''Bayonetta'' comes close, since one fight in Angel Slayer can potentially have four Jeannes onscreen at the same time.[[/note]] Between the combatants, five can cast screen-filling Lumen Sage spells, four can stop time[[note]]although the computer-controlled Sages do it by firing an energy beam[[/note]], and between one and three can be powered up into a wavy, feathery Lumen version of Umbran Climax. [[InterestingSituationDuel Also, the arena is spinning. Constantly.]] It's one crazy fight, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1aKSaTWYQ as seen here]], but the nature of [[KnightInShiningArmor who]] this combatant is makes it as entertaining as it is difficult.

* The Alraune fight itself. After seeing [[spoiler:everything she's been doing to Jeanne, including stealing her soul power to activate her OneWingedAngel form]] it is very satisfying to not only tear the everloving shit out of her but also [[spoiler:tear Jeanne right out of her when she goes into her second phase]].

** An AntiVillain example with the final battle against The Masked Lumen, aka. [[spoiler: Balder, as he, for what it's worth, wins the fight. Running on [[UnstoppableRage pure anger]] at the loss of his wife, he forces Bayonetta to her knees with his sword of light. It's only Loki's timely intervention that saves her. He may have been in the wrong, but being able to defeat Bayonetta is an incredible feat in and of itself. And considering who the Masked Lumen is, this makes it TWICE he's managed to overcome her.]]

* [[spoiler: Rosa's entrance]], which stuns Bayonetta in silent awe. [[spoiler:Rosa is still in her shackles for her relationship with Balder, and is using a set of guns that are apparently devoid of the kind of high-end demonic power that the rest of the witches are using. Rosa uses the chains to ''strangle a pair of Affinities'', then lines up a row of bullets on each angel's weapon so they impale their owners.]] Badassery is inherited.
* The Witch Hunt chapters. You are tag-teaming with [[spoiler: Rosa]] and tearing through entire platoons of angels of all sizes (who are, incidentally, the ''exact same ones'' you fought in the first game), even kicking the ass of the four Cardinal Virtues in short order, before proceeding to down what amounts to an angel ''battleship''! Anyone who played VideoGame/AsurasWrath will see some familiarities. [[spoiler: Also doubles as Heartwarming when you realize Bayonetta was teaming with her mother and enjoying it.]]
** The last fight in Chapter XIII is a fight against a Beloved in a coliseum sumberged in lava. If you didn't think that was badass enough, the Climax finisher has Bayo summon Labolas and [[spoiler:Rosa]] summon Gamorrah, the perfect reflection of old and new. The Beloved has a glorious look of "[[OhCrap Oh, fuck me]]" on (what's left of) its face before Labolas grabs it, swings it towards Gomorrah, and they rip the angel in half before roaring in unison.
** Chapter XIV starts with [[spoiler:Rosa]] introducing Bayonetta to [[MiniMecha Umbran Armour]]. The look on Bayonetta's face says more than words could ever hope to. This chapter sees miniboss-scale angels like Beloved, Kinships, and Urbane go ''without health bars'', and fodder like Affinities are barely even acknowledged. [[spoiler:For context, Umbran Armour can be unlocked as a substitute for ''Umbran Climax'', and Chapter XIV gives you ''permanent control over one'' for the duration of the chapter.]]
** Chapter XV opens with a long fight against a horde of angels right outside a giant clock tower that is soon after blown to bits. This leads to a recreation of the first game's opening sequence, and it's just as glorious here. The game even throws in a boss fight against [[spoiler: Loptr]] on top of that to drive the epicness home.

* [[spoiler: Balder's]] ShutUpHannibal to the BigBad:
--> '''[[spoiler: Balder:]]''' Humans need not be told what their will shall be! We can create our world with our own eyes! [...] We may not see our next step. We may stumble, we may fall off the path. But we always move forward. That is the power of man! Bayonetta! Shall we ''illustrate''?

* Not as cool as punching Jubileus's soul into the sun but [[spoiler: Bayo and Balder summoning a being that looks like Jubileus and Queen Sheba combined and ''dropkicking'' Loptr/Aesir was still very nice. And, instead of the sun, we have Jeanne summoning Gomorrah -- the same demon that dragged her down to Hell, and that Jeanne has now bound to her -- from atop her jet and Loptr/Aesir flailing helplessly as you steer him straight into the demon's mouth ... who proceeds to eat him. Devourer of the Divine indeed.]]