Talk:Umbran Climax/@comment-76.27.211.65-20140322133616/@comment-1661895-20140322201924

Since Umbran Climax is a different version of 'Serious Mode' from the first Bayonetta, the longer hair is essentially a way of communicating that she's powered up into a stronger form and can use Wicked Weaves with every attack.

In the first game, it was a remnant of Bayonetta's original design. She originally had long flowing hair at all times before her 'sleeves' were introduced, but the designers felt that it obscured her too much in battle for it to be always present. When they were working on the boss fights and added Serious Mode, it was re-utilised to show an obvious change and communicate a change in her abilities. They've probably done it in Bayonetta 2 to keep it consistent since Umbran Climax achieves the same effect as Serious Mode.