Talk:Bayonetta 2/@comment-3969618-20150128093647/@comment-1661895-20150128121208

Well, Kamiya wasn't really responsible for the designs of the characters, Mari Shimazaki was in both games. Kamiya only ever said he wanted the lead in his game to be an 'amorous female lead' because he thought it would be interesting to put in an action game (plus he never actually worked on Bayonetta 2, only supervised). He may have had the final say in approval for a lot of these concepts and given input on some areas, but a lot of the ideas came from Shimazaki's sense of making the female characters fashionable whilst also sexual. Bayonetta herself was designed to be divisive by being a paradox of sorts: over-the-top sexualised in her general looks and a lot of what she does but never actually appearing weak or submitting herself to a male character because of it as a lot of other sexualised protagonists are. It gives her a sense of ownership in every situation she's placed in and she brims with confidence over her body.

(As a side rant, I personally don't see why having a sexual character is considered to be such a bad thing in gaming media these days anyway, which is why the hate for Bayonetta baffles me sometimes. I mean, body confidence is something to celebrate and is something that lots of people stand for with inspirational messages about how everyone's perfect as they are and such (and in Bayonetta's case, you can use it to taunt your opponents with before kicking them to the curb). Not to mention sex is a part of human biology. Claiming it should not be included in games because you my find it 'offensive' is such a weak position that also harks back to Victorian era standards of finding it sinful to show skin. Maybe Bayonetta does do it over the top and in your face compared to other games, but the entire game's aesthetic is like that. Everything from the speed of her attacks to the ludicrous situations of using hair wings to fight a demon dragon is over the top on purpose. Rant over.)

As for the last part, I'm sure not sure where exactly in the game any male character wears a mini skirt or assless chaps...Loptr is the prime candidate for the thong, but none of the other male characters are exactly sexualised to the degree of the female ones, either because it doesn't fit their character or because it wouldn't allow Bayonetta to use her own sexuality to taunt them if they were (aka Luka). And Bayonetta herself has definitely not become more modest in the sequel, especially since one of the opening shots of the game focuses on her rear as she bounces on an angel!