![]() ( Bayonetta: empowering or exploitative?) With this unique theme, the game itself is an artistic representation of the concept that female sexuality is its own kind of weapon. The Umbra Witches aren’t to be messed with. Between Bayonetta and her equally fierce rival, Jeane, it’s a women’s world - the boys just play in it. The title character uses the mantle of her sexuality as a power source. Instead, she relies on a personal power that would make Satan himself wet himself.Īre women actually offended that the modern man fantasizes about a woman like that? Are these poor qualities to put on a pedestal? If we think Bayonetta is an awesome character, are we somehow hurting the collective female consciousness? (Gamepot forum thread: Granted, B is a male fantasy…but is she a bad one? Are women offended?)Īlso, an argument that Bayonetta is an empowering figure for women:īayonetta takes the video game sexy woman stereotype from object to subject, and it’s tremendously empowering. She’s on top of every situation, kicks an apocalyptic amount of ass and, though sexual, does not (as far as I can see) ever use her sexuality in an instrumental way. She’s sexy, sexUAL, funny, ungodly strong,supremely confident, always composed, fiercely independent and often (chidingly) protective of others. First, a defense of Bayonetta as a male fantasy: This is an issue I feel strongly enough about that I don’t trust myself to accurately summarize the arguments for Bayonetta as a positive character, so I’m going to let some other people do the talking for me for a moment. ![]() So I’m going to take a look at both sides of the argument, and then weigh in with what I feel is some compelling evidence. That might sound counter-intuitive, but controversy is something that requires fervor on both sides of an argument, and I really don’t see how anyone could possibly defend Bayonetta as a positive role model. So it never fails to baffle me that she manages to generate a fair bit of controversy. She is one of the most blatantly sexualized and objectified characters in all of gaming. I hate her more than Ivy, more than Princess Peach, more than Other M Samus put together. It wouldn't be until twenty years later that Balder himself would explain that a flock of angels under his command was responsible for Antonio's death when attempting to kill Luka in the same way.Bayonetta is hands-down my least favorite character in any type of gaming ever. The boy assumed that it was Bayonetta's powers that were responsible and spurred him into pursuing her to expose her actions to the world for Antonio's sake. Upon discovering the coffin and waking Bayonetta from her slumber at the lake, Antonio was suddenly seized by an invisible force in the air and torn to pieces in front of Luka. However, Balder sensed that Antonio's writings about both the Ithavoll Group and his past as a Lumen Sage had the potential to reveal the truth about his plans, and took steps to ensure they wouldn't be made public. ![]() ![]() He detailed his findings of the clans and their powers within his notebook, with his investigation eventually leading him to Balder and the Ithavoll Group, whose sudden rise to power within the town caught his attention.ĭuring his research, Antonio discovered that the coffin Bayonetta was sealed inside was at the bottom of a lake and took Luka along with him on the trip to recover it. However, he often threw himself so much into his work that it came at the expense of dedicating time to his family, something he would come to regret in his later years.īefore the events of Bayonetta, Antonio learned of Vigrid and its rich history surrounding the Umbra Witches and the Lumen Sages. Antonio's appearance greatly compares to Luka's appearance in Bayonetta 2.Īntonio lived most of his life as a journalist of renown for over twenty years, earning a reputation of being dedicated to finding the truth no matter the extreme. The jacket has a scrap of blue cloth tied around the left sleeve with a knot and he wears a beige shirt with a pair of dog tags around his neck on a chain. He wears a brown hat and sports a jacket similar to Luka's, complete with black gloves. In the film Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, Antonio's appearance is of a middle-aged man with messy shoulder-length hair. In Bayonetta, Antonio's real features are never seen, as he is only physically portrayed in his diving gear when attempting to recover Bayonetta's coffin from the bottom of a lake. ![]()
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