Talk:Rosa/@comment-204.29.64.56-20140922143543/@comment-1661895-20140922144406

In the first game, it was implied that Balder was the one responsible because he apparently spurred on the Witch Hunts. But given how we know Loptr influenced Balder's thoughts AFTER Rosa died and based on the vision Bayonetta has when she is shown a Remembrance of Time, we now know that it was actually Loptr. Rosa willingly jumped in front of his attack to save Balder as they were being overrun by the angels and dies in his arms. Balder is then seized by the angels and taken away before Bayonetta discovers her mother's body.

When Bayonetta and Balder arrive at the same time later in the game after they have travelled back to the time of the Witch Hunts, there is a slight change to events, but Rosa still dies by Loptr's hands. It just happens before Balder gets there and makes a slight change to the timeline.