Bayonetta Climax Edition

If the standard Climax Edition wasn't enough, this variant came with firepower. The Bayonetta Climax Edition for Playstation 3 includes the same cardboard box, hardcover art book, and CD soundtrack, but pre-orders through select retailers also received a Replica Scarborough Fair Gun. Sega confirmed that production of the replica was "strictly limited in numbers," with approximately 1,500 units produced worldwide.

Let that number sink in. 1,500 units. Worldwide. For a replica of one of the most recognizable weapons in action gaming. The Scarborough Fair guns are Bayonetta's signature, as iconic to her character as the Umbra Witch herself. Owning a physical replica from a production run that small puts you in extremely rare company.

The replica elevates this from a solid collector's edition to a genuine grail piece. The art book and soundtrack are wonderful on their own merits, as covered in the standard Climax Edition. But adding a limited-run weapon replica transforms the entire package into something that commands a different kind of attention on the shelf. This is the sort of item that stops people mid-conversation at collector meetups.

Condition and completeness are paramount here. A Climax Edition with the replica gun intact and in good shape is a fundamentally different collectible than one without. Given the fragile nature of both the cardboard packaging and the replica itself, finding a complete set that's been properly stored is a genuine achievement. For Bayonetta devotees and action game collectors, this is the one you build a display around.