Talk:Masked Lumen/@comment-67.11.175.20-20140622005846/@comment-1661895-20140622104555

I think his original 'goal' stated here is still pretty consistent. According to the quotes shown in the initial trailers, he only ever refers to Bayonetta as 'Witch' according to what we've heard when he speaks to her directly. He doesn't have time for her mannerisms of speech that try to wind him up and he wastes no time in fighting her when he realises who she is.

If anything that clip implies that Loki is simply a way to get information. He specifically asks where Bayonetta is when Loki reveals that he knows who she is. When he refuses the tell the Sage about her location, he states that it will be 'easier' to get rid of him, either because he doesn't see Loki as a threat or that his usefullness has run out. If he really was out to get Loki and nothing else, I don't think he would pause and engage in dialogue like this, especially when asking about someone else. When Bayonetta does show up, he doesn't waste time with formalities or trying to talk, he just goes out and starts attacking.

With this in mind, I don't think there is a reason why these two goals aren't both achievable. He clearly has an interest in both Bayonetta and Loki and was using one to get information on the other. With whatever role Loki has in the nature of the Trinity Of Realities and the Sage's natural contempt for Umbra Witches, he might be wanting to eliminate both of them.