Talk:Masked Lumen/@comment-164802-20140912210701/@comment-1661895-20140912220248

That's what I mean. Given what we know of Balder from the first game, he and the Masked Lumen are definitely related because of their numerous similarities. At the same time, I also don't think it makes sense for him to be involved in things again unless there's a decent reason as to why since we've seen the same 'plan' be carried out by him in the first game.

We know Rosa died because of the Witch Hunts, Bayonetta's memory shows that when she finds her dead amongst all the other Witches whilst the citizens of Vigrid who Balder has rallied with the angels try to break their way in. We also know that Balder's actions imply he wasn't truly regretful about Rosa's death or genuine about his feelings, especially given his obsessive nature about the lengths he went to for 500 years to make his plan work and the fact he was primarily responsible for it.

The mysterious figure also directly states that he knows who destroyed the Masked Lumen's world (unless his love and world are the same thing) which also implies he is from the future more than the past this time around. I know for a fact the pair of them are related through because there are interesting similarities between the two of them. There would be no point in showing Balder at the introduction of the game unless it was for a specific reason, so there is definitely a connection. Whether that is because they are the same person or not, I suppose I can't really say until the game is in my hands.