Chapter XIV: The Witch Hunts

The Bayonetta boss rush continues, with a Chapter consisting entirely of you piloting a giant robot against angel baddies.

Once the stage starts, open the chest to your right for a Purple Magic Lollipop, then move ahead slightly and open the chest on the left for a Broken Witch Heart (37/40). Be sure to also pick up the Journal’s Echo A Witch’s Ultimate Weapon in the same area. Head forward to the first Verse.

Verse 1

1st Climax/2nd Climax/3rd Climax

Enemies: Beloved x5

Affinities litter the ground, but they’re just for show and can’t be hit. Your real targets are the Beloveds; approach and dispatch them as quickly as possible in a single combo. You’re actually their size now, so dodge their attacks accordingly; jumps aren’t needed.

∞ Climax

Enemies: Urbane x2, Gravitas x2

The slightly more nimble and durable Urbanes and Gravitases pose a little more of a problem, but you can mitigate risk by attacking the same enemies that Rosa attacks. Double-team for the victory!

Go for Pure Platinum!

Use the PPP combo, holding P with every attack, while following the above strategies.

Progress straight ahead—Verse 2 starts before you’re even out of the upcoming corridor!

Verse 2

Enemy Spotlight: Kinship

In the first game, Kinships were elaborate war machines that Bayonetta had to take out piece by piece. In this game, they pop like balloons. Shoot them down and move on.

No matter the difficulty, when you exit the corridor, four Kinships approach and attack. Use your gun attacks to take them down with little trouble, but be sure to dodge their shots! If you boost (press the Evade button twice, much like Panther Within) to the courtyard after taking them down, you can actually keep your combo going into the main fight.

1st Climax/2nd Climax/3rd Climax

Enemies: Kinship x4, Urbane x1, Gravitas x1, Beloved x1

You’re alone on this one, but odds are you have some magic power saved from the last fight. If so, unleash Umbran Climax! If you don’t have the magic, get up close and use your combos, dodging when you see attacks coming.

∞ Climax

Enemies: Kinship x4, Belief x2, Beloved x1

The Beliefs can take a little more punishment than Urbane and Gravitas, but on the whole the punch/unload/dodge strategy remains the same.

Go for Pure Platinum!

Use the PPP combo, holding P with every attack, while following the above strategies.

Once you beat this Verse, turn around and go up the stairs ahead and to your right. Break open the chest for a Broken Moon Pearl (14/16). Turn back around and continue down the straight path. On the left side of the path is a chest containing a Mega Green Herb Lollipop. On the right, beside the door leading to the next area, is a Muspelheim leading to Verse 3.

Verse 3

1st Climax/2nd Climax/3rd Climax/∞ Climax

Muspelheim Objective: Defeating enemies will partially restore the timer.

Enemies: Grace x1, Glory x1, Applaud (Staff) x2, Beloved (Lava) x1; ∞ Climax: Fearless x3, Fairness x3, Beloved x1 [LOOPING] Decorations x4

No matter which difficulty you’re playing in, you’ll be fighting against extremely mobile enemies and will have to push your Umbran Armor’s dodging skills to the limit in the small space. Use hit-and-run tactics; get in close, use your combos and guns, then get out and/or dodge toward a new enemy while repeating the process. Repeat until all are destroyed.

Go for Pure Platinum!

Use the PPP combo, holding P with every attack, while following the above strategies.

Go through the large doors next to where the Muspelheim was for a huge bridge battle!

Beating this Verse nabs you a Broken Moon Pearl (15/16)

Verse 4

1st Climax/2nd Climax/3rd Climax/∞ Climax

Enemies: Belief x5

This one’s actually a little tricky. There are two stages to this fight across the bridge, separated by a cutscene. It’s easy to lose your combo here. To prevent that, combo the Beliefs so that they’re pushed forward along the bridge. Concentrate on one Belief at a time until it is defeated, then move to another.

As soon as the cutscene takes place and ends, quickly boost forward along the bridge! If you do it right, you shouldn’t be far from the next Belief in sequence, and can keep your combo going for the entire Verse.

Go for Pure Platinum!

Use the PPP combo, holding P with every attack, while following the above strategies.

Once you’re across the bridge, get ready to pick up your last items of the stage; a chest containing a Yellow Moon Lollipop on the right, and a chest containing a Mega Green Herb Lollipop on the left. Head straight ahead, and prepare to face the boss gauntlet!

Verse 5

Boss: Sapientia

1st Climax/2nd Climax/3rd Climax/∞ Climax (Go for Pure Platinum!)

Enemies: Sapientia

In the original Bayonetta, Sapientia was a water-based boss. Being beached, however, seems to have taken some of the fight out of him! He launches rocks at you, charges at you, tries to smash you with his claws, and fires lasers, but that’s about the extent of his repertoire.

Dodge all of these in a beautiful dance and keep hitting him with your button-held PPP combo. Rosa is with you again to make the job easier.

Once you’ve made short work of Sapientia, go ahead and enjoy the climactic Quick Time Event by rotating the Left Analog Stick.

Verse 6

Boss: Worship

1st Climax/2nd Climax/3rd Climax/∞ Climax

Enemies: Worship

The final two boss fights in this Chapter take Bayonetta airborne! Dodge the missile shower that comes toward you as you approach your next enemy.

Once you get close, you’ll be autopiloted to both sides of Worship. Avoid the missiles and tendrils that come out of the faces, and attack the faces themselves.

When the first two faces are taken out, deal with the front of Worship in the same manner. Watch out for its giant angelic laser! Once you’ve defeated it, the final boss of the Chapter decides to step in...

Go for Pure Platinum!

Use the PPP combo, holding P with every attack, while following the above strategies.

VERSE 7

Boss: IUSTITIA

1st Climax/2nd Climax/3rd Climax/∞ Climax

Enemies: Iustitia

The Cardinal Virtue of Justice was a much more complicated opponent last game, but that doesn’t mean he’s gotten any easier now! Not only has he gotten a mobility upgrade, but the full might of all of his plant-based tentacles aim to crush Bayonetta, to say nothing of his laser attacks!

In addition to the above, Iustitia can launch his own plant-based missile showers, fire blasts from his tentacles, and perform a fast headbutt.

When you see his body rotate around his head rapidly, he’s about to fire his massive laser. Don’t be in the way of it! Dodge all of these attacks. Fire back when at range, and use melee when in close. Umbran Climax–powered shots from the Armor’s guns practically freeze Iustitia in place when used on one of his face-bearing tentacles, so use those liberally. Whittle down his vitality, and that’s Chapter XIV in the bag! Hope you enjoyed the ride—not to mention the huge Halo payout!

Go for Pure Platinum!

Use the PPP combo, holding P with every attack, while following the above strategies.

post-chapter spoils Earrings of Ruin • 1 Verse Card (Worship)