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Story mode
- Despite being an NPC (before his DLC release), Goldlewis Dickinson, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, might have won the running for the series' most Impossibly Cool Weapon. His weapon is a coffin containing an alien corpse from Area 51, which he swings on a chain like a flail. This, combined with his suave voice, large stature, beard, and even just his name, made Goldlewis a very popular character in the fandom. Needless to say, much rejoicing occurred when he was revealed to be the first character to be added to the roster as a part of the first Season Pass.
- During the aftermath of Happy Chaos' terrorist attack which blew up an entire skyscraper, Axl is shown standing on the outskirts of the city the attack took place in while holding one of the survivors, which he had been shown rescuing earlier by freezing time during the tower explosion. Once I-No catches up to Axl and admonishes him about the use of his abilities, the camera pans up to reveal dozens if not hundreds of unconscious civilians laid out around them, all of whom Axl casually teleports away later on, presumably to a hospital. The massive difference between his old bumbling self who kept getting randomly warped through time and his present Time Master incarnation couldn't have been better shown.
- The fact that Chipp is able to keep up with Happy Chaos' getaway car, Sol's Fire Wheel bike and Anji Mito's Fuujin-generated butterfly cloud mount during a high speed chase while on foot deserves special mention.
- Despite being the Non-Action Guy to Ky and Leo, Daryl still proves himself to be just as much a badass as both of them. Displaying Nerves of Steel throughout Happy Chaos' hostage situation, he plays up a coffee addiction to get Chaos to lower his guard so he can plant an open transmission link under Chaos' coffee cup, before grabbing one of his guns in a sleight of hand. He doesn't even blink when Chaos raises the other gun to his head, instead managing to negotiate the release of himself and the other hostages, understanding that they don't really have any place in Chaos' whole scheme. The King of Groundwork truly proves his title.
- In order to smash through a blockade of Happy Chaos' soldiers during the White House skirmish and clear the way for President Vernon, Sol forgoes resorting to his Junkyard Dog and instead opts for using a 50-meter statue of Abraham Lincoln as a bludgeon and battering ram.
- With Happy Chaos and I-No finally having merged into a godlike being and Sol de-powered and unconscious, all hope seems to be lost as the now deific I-No begins her own spin on Instrumentality for the sake of achieving her "perfect universe", causing every single human to helplessly cry in joy as they witness a giant version of I-No in the process of rewriting reality. Cue Ky Kiske, one of the only people who doesn't get reduced to tears, walking up to I-No, popping Dragon Install and giving her the fight of her life, which ends with Ky impaling her with Rising Force. Sadly, the attempt to kill her falls flat as his Scales of Juno powers are insufficient, but even I-No admitted that Ky momentarily put her on the ropes.
- Sol finally unveiling his new version of the completed Outrage during the final battle against a godlike I-No at full power, which turns out to be a humongous beam cannon. Made even more awesome by the fact that at this point, he has lost all of his draconic Flame of Corruption powers and has been brought down to the level of a generic superhuman, meaning that the stress of firing the Outrage with its immeasurable power output would be more than enough to kill him. Despite sustaining severe injuries, he survives the attempt and succeeds at defeating I-No.
- To put it in another light, the one to save all existence in the eleventh hour from the final and greatest threat of the Backyard isn't Sol Badguy — but Frederick Bulsara. note
- In Another Story, one of the starboard-side cables from the Jellyfish Pirates' airship snaps during the process of trying to safely disperse Delilah's out of control powers to save a town that's underneath her. May catches it with her anchor, and then Baiken catches her with her own chain around the pirate's waist. Baiken then proceeds to loop around the airship several times to help maintain the magic door Dr. Faust has open. Normally, May would've been cut in half by Baiken's chain, and neither would've had the necessary strength to even be able to maintain tension on the cable without any actual anchoring to the airship. Despite that, both of them last long enough for Dr. Faust and Ramlethal to safely disperse most of Delilah's power, and neither are the worse for wear, other than May wanting a meal and a long nap.
Gameplay
- Many of the new Overdrives are visually spectacular, and oftentimes people don't even feel bad about being on the receiving end of them just because of how awesome they are.
- Special mention goes to Potemkin's upgraded Heavenly Potemkin Buster. After grabbing his opponent, he uses jetpacks to propel himself and his victim to the actual heavens, where two Hindu godsnote witness his ascension... and then he comes crashing down, bringing his opponent's health down with him. It's been lauded as one of the best command grab supers in fighting game history, and it helps that it's one of the most damaging moves in the entire game, outdone only by a fully-charged Down With The System from Goldlewis.
- Faust's new Overdrive, Bone-Crushing Excitement, which replaces Stimulating Fists of Annihilation, is equal parts cinematic and hilarious, and what did you expect from Faust? The move starts when Faust notices a four-leaf clover under his opponent's feet, and he trips them trying to get a closer look. After realizing what he's done, he immediately grabs a wheelchair and rushes to their aid... only for the wheelchair's footrest to collide with his opponent's shin for major damage. The reactions really are what sells it, and it's unique for each character!
- After 25 years and at least 6 games, ladies and gentleman, That Man is finally playable.
- On that note, who could be more fitting to follow A.B.A in finally making another appearance than our favorite vampire?
