History YMMV / Bayonetta

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:Father Balder. [[GenocideBackfire GENOCIDE]]! [[ForGreatJustice FOR GREAT JUSTICE]]!]]

** The first time we meet Joy, cue the gentle laughter when there's a little impromptu dance off. Drop your jaw in shock/horror/hilarity when Joy chooses to finally... ''reveal'' herself.

* {{Squick}}: Joy's Torture Attack. Completely gratuitous and kind of unsettling.
* ThatOneBoss: [[spoiler:[[BonusBoss Father Rodin]]]] He is basically [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Father Balder]]]] on [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs steroids]]. Carries as much health as the [[FinalBoss Final Boss]], has insanely powerful attacks, and has [[LightningBruiser speed]] that would make even [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] surprised. If you somehow manage to get his health to fifty percent, [[UpToEleven it]] [[OhCrap gets]] [[TurnsRed even]] [[ItGotWorse worse]]. He now has an [[ThatOneAttack attack]] that [[ShoutOut references]] [[spoiler:[[StreetFighter Akuma's]] [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]]/ [[DubNameChange Raging Demon]]]]. In this game, it knocks your [[HPToOne HP to one!]] When he has 20% of health left, he gets even ''[[SerialEscalation Faster]]''. By now, he's [[SuperMode Super]] [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]], [[AsurasWrath Asura]], and [[DragonBall Goku]] ''[[NinjaZombiePirateRobot put together]]''. Equip the [[SelfImposedChallenge Gaze of Despair]] while fighting him '''[[SchmuckBait I DARE YOU]]'''.

* ThatOneBoss: [[spoiler:[[BonusBoss Father Rodin]]]] He is basically [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Father Balder]]]] on [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs steroids]]. Carries as much health as the [[FinalBoss Final Boss]], has insanely powerful attacks, and has [[LightningBruiser speed]] that would make even [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] surprised. If you somehow manage to get his health to fifty percent, [[UpToEleven it]] [[OhCrap gets]] [[TurnsRed even]] [[ItGotWorse worse]]. He now has an [[ThatOneAttack attack]] that [[ShoutOut references]] [[spoiler:[[StreetFighter Akuma's]] [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]]/ [[DubNameChange Raging Demon]]]]. In this game, it knocks your [[HPToOne HP to one!]] When he has 20% of health left, he gets even ''[[SerialEscalation Faster]]''. By now, he's [[SuperMode Super]] [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]], [[AsurasWrath Asura]], and [[DragonBall Goku]] [[NinjaZombiePirateRobot put together]]''. Equip the [[SelfImposedChallenge Gaze of Despair]] while fighting him '''[[SchmuckBait I DARE YOU]]'''.

** Let's put it in perspective: The second-best halo-farming method in the game only nets around 1 million halos per run, and can take upwards of 4 minutes each. The Durga-Kilgore combo? not only does it blow that 1 million out of the water with [[BeyondTheImpossible upwards of 13 million]] ([[AdamSmithHatesYourGuts Take That, Adam Smith!]]), It also [[{{Cap}} maxes out the combo score]] in a lot of the scenes.

* ThatOneBoss: [[spoiler:[[BonusBoss Father Rodin]]]] He is basically [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Father Balder]]]] on [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs steroids]]. Carries as much health as the [[FinalBoss Final Boss]], has insanely powerful attacks, and has [[LightningBruiser speed]] that would make even [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] surprised. If you somehow manage to get his health to fifty percent, [[UpToEleven it]] [[OhCrap gets]] [[TurnsRed even]] [[ItGotWorse worse]]. He now has an [[ThatOneAttack attack]] that [[ShoutOut references]] [[spoiler:[[StreetFighter Akuma's]] [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]]/ [[DubNameChange Raging Demon]]]]. In this game, it knocks your [[HPToOne HP to one!]] When he has 20% of health left, he gets even ''[[SerialEscalation Faster]]''. By now, hes [[SuperMode Super]] [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]], [[AsurasWrath Asura]], and [[DragonBall Goku]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible put together]]''. Equip the [[SelfImposedChallenge Gaze of Despair]] while fighting him '''[[SchmuckBait I DARE YOU]]'''.

* ThatOneBoss: [[spoiler:[[BonusBoss Father Rodin]]]] He is basically [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Father Balder]]]] on [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs steroids]]. Carries as much health as the [[FinalBoss Final Boss]], has insanely powerful attacks, and has [[LightningBruiser speed]] that would make even [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] surprised. If you somehow manage to get his health to fifty percent, [[UpToEleven it]] [[OhCrap gets]] [[TurnsRed even]] [[ItGotWorse worse]]. He now has an [[ThatOneAttack attack]] that [[ShoutOut references]] [[spoiler:[[StreetFighter Akuma's]] [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]]/ [[DubNameChange Raging Demon]]]]. In this game, it knocks your [[HPToOne HP to one!]] When he has 20% of health left, he gets even [[SerialEscalation Faster]]. Equip the [[SelfImposedChallenge Gaze of Despair]] while fighting him '''[[SchmuckBait I DARE YOU]]'''.

* ThatOneBoss: [[spoiler:[[BonusBoss Father Rodin]]]] He is basically [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Father Balder]]]] on [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs steroids]]. Carries as much health as the [[FinalBoss Final Boss]], has insanely powerful attacks, and has [[LightningBruiser speed]] that would make even [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] surprised. If you somehow manage to get his health to fifty percent, [[UpToEleven it]] [[OhCrap gets]] [[TurnsRed even]] [[ItGotWorse worse]]. He now has an [[ThatOneAttack attack]] that [[ShoutOut references]] [[spoiler:[[StreetFighter Akuma's]] [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]]]]. In this game, it knocks your [[HPToOne HP to one!]] When he has 20% of health left, he gets even [[SerialEscalation Faster]]. Equip the [[SelfImposedChallenge Gaze of Despair]] while fighting him '''[[SchmuckBait I DARE YOU]]'''.

* ThatOneBoss: [[spoiler:[[BonusBoss Father Rodin]]]] He is basically [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Father Balder]]]] on [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs steroids]]. Carries as much health as the [[FinalBoss Final Boss]], has insanely powerful attacks, and has [[LightningBruiser speed]] that would make even [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] surprised. If you somehow manage to get his health to fifty percent, [[UpToEleven it]] [[OhCrap gets]] [[TurnsRed even]] [[ItGotWorse worse]]. He now has an [[ThatOneAttack attack]] that [[ShoutOut references]] [[spoiler:[[StreetFighter Akuma's]] [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]]]]. In this game, it knocks your [[HPToOne HP to one!]] When he has 20% of health left, he gets even [[SerialEscalation Faster]]. Equip the [[TurnsRed Gaze of Despair]] while fighting him '''[[SchmuckBait I DARE YOU]]'''.

* {{Squick}}: Joy's Torture Attack. Completely gratuitous and kind of unsettling.

** Jeanne's weird eyelashes are somewhat unfortunate too, and her jumpsuit makes her look almost deformed. For [[spoiler:Balder]], though, this trope probably was intentional.]]

* LuckBasedMission: A minor example, but the "Touch it and it will really hurt" achievement (counter-attacking 3 times in a row with the Moon of Maha-Kaala) is basically this since, neither in the game nor in the manual is there any indication on how counter-attacks work. You actually have to counter with a pixel perfect timing, like when you activate the bat form, but most people will just succeed by chance, without knowing how the hell they did it.

* PortingDisaster: [[YourMileageMayVary A subject of discussion]], but the PlayStation 3 version of the game is inarguably inferior. Platinum Games handed over the code to Sega for the finalization process on that platform, which lead to noticeably reduced frame rates, poor textures, extremely intrusive and long loading times, and other technical issues.

* {{Scrub}}: One of these may come out in video comments to signal that using the Kilgore glitch is cheating and if that if you do you're not really skilled.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: A lot of the scenes involving [[ButtMonkey Luka]], but in particular, the [[HopelessSuitor pedophile Beloved]]. His entire "romance" lasts all of one boss fight, but the sheer ''awkwardness'' of it will last all of Cereza's life.
** 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, Luka is way too busy ''copping a feel of Bayonetta's ass''.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[spoiler:Jeanne and Cereza reminiscing about their pasts.]]
** [[spoiler: After saving Young!Cereza from Balder, Bayonetta puts her to bed in what seems to be "the past". Bayonetta sings a song as Young!Cereza drifts off to sleep]].
** [[spoiler: The first time Bayonetta calls Luka by his name qualifies.]]
** [[spoiler: Hell, the ending when [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaA0yW1sngo Romance]] starts playing is prone to produce the warm-fuzzies. Especially when Bayonetta pauses in her graveyard romp to pluck a flower from the Rosemary bushes Luka hauled in to lay on her casket.]]
-->''[[spoiler: "In the language of flowers...rosemary equates to remembrance."]]''
** When Bayonetta saves and agrees to help Cereza, calling her "Mummy" is the first time Bayonetta shows any signs of vulnerability, and non-bad-ass-ness.
** "When you cherish something, never lose it."
** "Mummy is a witch, and witches protect people and are very strong. When I grow up, I'll be strong too and I'll protect my mummy!" [[FutureBadass She]] [[FridgeBrilliance does.]]
** How Bayonetta lunges for and cradles Cereza the first time she saves Cereza. And, related, the achievement name "A Mother's Love" inspires warm fuzzies.

** Jeanne's weird eyelashes are somewhat unfortunate too, and her jumpsuit makes her look almost deformed. [[spoiler: For Balder, though, this trope probably was intentional.]]

** Some feel that she has a "dog face", for some reason, while other think that the whole point was that she was an old, unattractive lady but she acts like she's hot and sexy.

* CrazyAwesome: This is pretty much ''Crazy Awesome: The Game''.

** The music being played [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVSYSfHo-MI when fighting Jeanne for the second time]], an awesome, fast song with some killer piano and a cooing breathy girls.

* PortingDisaster: [[YourMileageMayVary A subject of discussion]], but the PlayStation3 version of the game is inarguably inferior. Platinum Games handed over the code to Sega for the finalization process on that platform, which lead to noticeably reduced frame rates, poor textures, extremely intrusive and long loading times, and other technical issues.