Dave resumes his life as Kick-Ass, joining the superhero team Justice Forever (which he had inspired), led by ex-Mafia member and born-again Christian, Colonel Stars and Stripes.
Dave and Marty (who is also a member of Justice Forever as Battle Guy), alienate their friend Todd from participating in their heroics because his superhero persona "Ass-Kicker" is an obvious knockoff of Kick-Ass.
Mindy, attempting to lead a normal life, tries out for the dance team at school, and promptly asks a boy to take her on a date after declining to join Justice Forever.
Chris, tipped off by Todd, who has joined the Toxic Mega Cunts unaware that they are psychopaths, has Mr. Lizewski murdered in police custody, revealing his true identity.
Afterwards, Dave, Mindy and the remaining members of Justice Forever, joined by a resurgence of masked do-gooders, battle and defeat the outnumbered Toxic Mega Cunts.
Mindy, as Hit-Girl, defeats and kills Mother Russia with the help of an adrenaline dose in battle, while Dave and Chris fight on a rooftop.
As police officers raid Marcus's home to investigate Mindy's whereabouts, Dave accepts the responsibility and begins training and upgrading his equipment, with a much more muscular physique.
Additionally, comic book creators Mark Millar[6] and John Romita, Jr.,[6] former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell,[7] and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's stepdaughter Angelica Jopling make cameo appearances in the film.
[13] Also that month, Yancy Butler was set to reprise her role as Angie D'Amico,[14] Lyndsy Fonseca stated that she would return as Katie Deauxma in a smaller role,[15][16] Robert Emms was cast as superhero Insect Man,[17] Morris Chestnut was confirmed to replace Omari Hardwick as Hit-Girl's guardian Marcus Williams,[18] Lindy Booth was confirmed to play Night Bitch, a superhero seeking to avenge the murder of her sister,[19] Andy Nyman was announced to play one of the villains named The Tumor,[20] and Claudia Lee joined the cast as Brooke, the leader of a gang of school bullies.
The site's critical consensus reads: "Kick-Ass 2 falls short in its attempt to emulate the original's unique blend of ultra-violence and ironic humor.
[34] Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times said "Kick-Ass 2 is a lesser version of what it appears to be, an uncertain jumble rather than a true exploration of outrage, violence and identity."
Olsen found Hit-Girl dealing with ordinary life more interesting than Kick-Ass trying to be a superhero, but feels the story is marred by bad jokes about bodily functions.
[37] Justin Chang of Variety said "Kick-Ass 2 improves on its 2010 predecessor in at least one respect: It doesn't make the mistake of trying to pass off its bone-crunching brutality as something shocking or subversive.
"[39] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said "The sequel to 2010's punk-superhero rampage has lost quite a bit of shock value – but Chloë Grace Moretz's Hit-Girl is still the coolest thing in a cape.
"[40] Owen Williams, writing for Empire magazine, notes that despite the larger cast of characters this feels like a smaller film, and calls it a "faithful adaptation of its namesake source comic" and in the absence of Mark Strong he praises Mintz-Plasse for holding his own as the villain.
[48] Several months before Kick-Ass 2 was released, Jim Carrey withdrew support for the film on account of the amount of violence in it in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
"[49][50] Mark Millar replied in his official forum, saying, "Yes, the body-count is very high, but a movie called Kick-Ass 2 really has to do with what it says on the tin," and compared it to films by Quentin Tarantino, Sam Peckinpah, Chan-wook Park, and Martin Scorsese.
[61] In December 2021, Vaughn revealed that the Kick-Ass rights would revert to him within two years,[62] and by October 2023, the filmmaker confirmed a new film's development, which would focus on new characters and feature Moretz's and Taylor-Johnson's return in sequels.