Talk:Rosa/@comment-25292836-20140811194738/@comment-92.3.228.192-20140813125330

But we don't know what point in time during the Witch Hunts Cereza was sealed. It could also be from the Clan Wars, as the Angels were also after the Witches, along with the Sages also hunting the Umbra.

I doubt that this takes place in Bayonetta 2's present or future. The sepia overtone hints at it being a past event, the older angels returning also suggesting this. All the gunships and mechs hint at a full scale war, probably the Clan Wars. Bayonetta also acts as if she hadn't met the Masked Lumen, and if she had been transported back to the past, she would've retained her memory. Also, she lost her memories after the Witch Hunts, which succeeded the Clan Wars, so it'd make sense that she'd act as if the Sage was a totally new person. Also, Rosa's body has surely decomposed by now, meaning her soul has nothing to return too. They seem to have a time limit to rescue Jeanne, probably referring to keeping her body fresh and not decomposed.

However, the arguments against this are Jeanne's suspicious absence from what we've seen of the section and the fact Bayonetta is using her modern suit and Love is Blue. In Bayonetta 1, you could wear the other costumes and they'd still be present in the flash-back sections (with only her standard becoming her old) but it'd still show Umbran Sisters over Scarborough Fair... Most curious indeed...