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I think we can say Singularity, at least at the height of his strength, was more powerful. To say nothing of how powerful Omne might be.


* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Rodin is strongly implied to be the most powerful character in the ''Bayonetta'' universe -- he's an infamous fallen angel, he's the strongest playable character, and his boss forms have tricks like an HPToOne attack that the player can only answer [[NintendoHard with skill]]. Conversely, in ''2'', Bayonetta can send Rodin on an errand to fight a Chain Chomp from the LighterAndSofter ''Mario'' series, where they're famed as either indestructible or very difficult to overpower. The Chomp wins.

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* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Rodin is strongly implied to be one of the most powerful character characters in the ''Bayonetta'' universe -- he's an infamous fallen angel, he's the strongest playable character, and his boss forms have tricks like an HPToOne attack that the player can only answer [[NintendoHard with skill]]. Conversely, in ''2'', Bayonetta can send Rodin on an errand to fight a Chain Chomp from the LighterAndSofter ''Mario'' series, where they're famed as either indestructible or very difficult to overpower. The Chomp wins.
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The first game featured his angel form as a bonus boss.


* BaldMystic: In the first game, it's clear that the very bald Rodin is not a normal human, given his ability to go into Inferno to make weapons and the ways his eyes sometimes glow, but the game never really confirms or denies his otherwordly status. In the sequel, you learn that [[spoiler:he's a fallen angel, with many allusions (like sometimes being referred to as Mephisto) marking him as a subtle SatanicArchetype.]]

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* BaldMystic: In the first game, it's clear that the very bald Rodin is not a normal human, given his ability to go into Inferno to make weapons and the ways his eyes sometimes glow, but the game never really confirms or denies his otherwordly status. In the sequel, you glow. You eventually learn that [[spoiler:he's a fallen angel, with many allusions (like sometimes being referred to as Mephisto) marking him as a subtle SatanicArchetype.]]
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* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: ''Origins'' implies her death in ''3'' was to some extent planned by her. Jeanne was fully aware of the manner of her death, even what she was wearing at the time and what the weapon that did it looked like, yet did nothing to change it, ensuring that the future she knew about (including Singularity being defeated and then traveling to the past to try to change this only to die for good) would happen. Rather than gamble on a future where she lived, she made sure that her death (temporary as, uknown to her, it may have been) served a purpose.

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* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: ''Origins'' implies her death in ''3'' was to some extent planned by her. Jeanne was fully aware of the manner of her death, even what she was wearing at the time and what the weapon that did it looked like, yet did nothing to change it, ensuring that the future she knew about (including Singularity being defeated and then traveling to the past to try to change this only to die for good) would happen. Rather than gamble on a future where she lived, she made sure that her death (temporary as, uknown unknown to her, it may have been) served a purpose.

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* BadassBaritone: One of the most powerful characters in the series with a fittingly deep voice to match.


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* BaritoneOfStrength: Though deep-voiced Rodin prefers to work as a bar owner and Bayonetta's armorer, he's a FallenAngel and [[AllPowerfulBystander one of the most powerful characters]] in the entire series.

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* AlternateSelf: A couple are introduced in ''Bayonetta 3''.
** The first is met in the Japan universe, though only in passing as the Homunculi have already killed her. The codex elaborates that this Jeanne has an intense competitive streak with her Bayonetta in everything they do, from Karaoke to eating sushi to bowling, yet their contests always end in draws.
** The Jeanne of the Egypt universe is Princess Bayonetta's retainer and instructor, but is continuously frustrated by Bayonetta's refusal to accept her power as an Umbra Witch. Because of it, Jeanne is targeted by Singularity as that universe's Arch-Eve instead.

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* AlternateSelf: A couple are introduced in ''Bayonetta 3''.
** The first is met in the Japan universe, though only in passing as the Homunculi have already killed her. The codex elaborates that this Jeanne has an intense competitive streak with her Bayonetta in everything they do, from Karaoke to eating sushi to bowling, yet
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** The Jeanne
sections at the bottom of the Egypt universe is Princess Bayonetta's retainer and instructor, but is continuously frustrated by Bayonetta's refusal to accept her power as an Umbra Witch. Because of it, Jeanne is targeted by Singularity as that universe's Arch-Eve instead.folder.



* MercyKill: Begs for this from Origin Bayonetta... who can't go through with it. Bayonetta β3 is the one who deals the finishing blow.

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* MercyKill: Begs [[spoiler:Begs for this from Origin Bayonetta... who can't go through with it. Bayonetta β3 is the one who deals the finishing blow.]]
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!!Jeanne β1
A variant of Jeanne living in an alternate Tokyo. Although she doesn't appear on-screen, she is mentioned in Bayonetta β1's profile as her rival.
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* FriendlyRivalry: She and her Bayonetta are always competing against each other.
* TheGhost: Doesn't appear on-screen, presumably having been killed by the Homunculi before Origin Bayonetta arrives.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Bayonetta β1 knows that something is wrong when she shows up for a bowling challenge between her and Jeanne... and Jeanne ''isn't there''.

!!Jeanne β3
A variant of Jeanne living in an alternate Cairo. She serves as Bayonetta β3's retainer and tutor; due to the princess' reluctance towards her powers, Jeanne has become the Arch Eve of that universe.
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* InsultOfIndearment: The way she addresses her Bayonetta as "princess" has tones of this.
* MercyKill: Begs for this from Origin Bayonetta... who can't go through with it. Bayonetta β3 is the one who deals the finishing blow.
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'''Main Characters''' ([[Characters/BayonettaTitularCharacter Bayonetta]]) | [[Characters/BayonettaSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]] | [[Characters/BayonettaParadiso Paradiso]] | [[Characters/BayonettaInferno Inferno]] | [[Characters/BayonettaHomunculi Alphaverse]] | [[Characters/BayonettaOther Other Characters]]]]-]]]

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'''Main Characters''' ([[Characters/BayonettaTitularCharacter Bayonetta]]) | [[Characters/BayonettaSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]] | [[Characters/BayonettaParadiso Paradiso]] | [[Characters/BayonettaInferno Inferno]] | [[Characters/BayonettaHomunculi Alphaverse]] | [[Characters/BayonettaAvalon Avalon]] | [[Characters/BayonettaOther Other Characters]]]]-]]]
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* CaptainErsatz: Not Viola herself, [[spoiler: but her SuperMode, resembling Terra's Trance form from Final Fantasy VI, and even the crescent-shaped blades of energy Viola can fire in that state is reminiscent of the latter's Riot Blade Desperation attack. Fittingly, both girls are capable of this due to their father's side and invoke the substantial increase in power by tapping into it.]]
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* RambunctiousItalian: He's a loveable, comedic fellow whose most treasured things in his life are his wife and kids, whom he loves dearly, and a good friend of Bayonetta, and tends to be very expressive and open about how he feels, usually showing comedic levels stress and anger at whatever unfortunate situation he's gotten himself into.
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Hopefully not edging too far into theory territory to count, feel free to move if that's the case.

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* AmbiguousSituation: ''Origins'' implies her returning to fight alongside Bayonetta during the climax of 3 was via use of a magic called "soul projection" (as the effects when she dissolves away when her soul returns to her body look much the same as when she disappears in ''3'') presumably used after her soul was freed and potentially returned to her restored body. Yet as with the idea that almost everyone who died in ''3'' got restored to life when Bayonetta changed Singularity's phenomena, it is as yet not confirmed beyond doubt.


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* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: ''Origins'' implies her death in ''3'' was to some extent planned by her. Jeanne was fully aware of the manner of her death, even what she was wearing at the time and what the weapon that did it looked like, yet did nothing to change it, ensuring that the future she knew about (including Singularity being defeated and then traveling to the past to try to change this only to die for good) would happen. Rather than gamble on a future where she lived, she made sure that her death (temporary as, uknown to her, it may have been) served a purpose.
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* CosmicMotifs: [[spoiler:As Strider, he has a constellation pattern on his body.]]
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** In the first game, he mentioned how he was teased for "chasing fairy tales". In ''3'', [[spoiler:he has a variant that's king of the fae.]]

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Viola shows a certain admiration for the appearance female humanoid demons in her notes on them, but beyond that, she simply doesn't have the time or opportunity for her sexuality to ever come up.
* AmbiguousSituation: The profile of her demon, Cheshire says he mysteriously obeys her commands without a formal contract. It's highly implied by the lore entries that Cheshire [[spoiler:might not be a demon at all - in fact, he's probably actually a Cait Sith, a faerie cat that obeys Viola since she's the rightful Princess of the Faeries. Which is why he looks so different from every other Infernal Demon.]]

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Viola shows a certain admiration for the appearance of female humanoid demons in her notes on them, but beyond that, she simply doesn't have the time or opportunity for her sexuality to ever come up.
* AmbiguousSituation: The profile of her demon, Cheshire says he mysteriously obeys her commands without a formal contract. It's highly implied by the lore entries that Cheshire [[spoiler:might not be a demon at all - in fact, he's probably actually a Cait Sith, a faerie cat that obeys Viola since she's the rightful Princess of the Faeries. Which is why he looks so different from every other Infernal Demon.]]
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* LittleMissBadass: As seen in ''VideoGame/BayonettaOriginsCerezaAndTheLostDemon'', even in her youth, she's already an accomplished and confident witch who stares down anyone who dares threaten her and her loved ones, [[spoiler:as Singularity experiences firsthand]], contrasting her with her best friend young Cereza who is still an inexperienced witch with low self esteem.

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* LittleMissBadass: As seen in ''VideoGame/BayonettaOriginsCerezaAndTheLostDemon'', even in her youth, she's ''[[VideoGame/BayonettaOriginsCerezaAndTheLostDemon Origins]]'', young Jeanne is already an accomplished and confident witch who stares down anyone who dares threaten her and her loved ones, [[spoiler:as Singularity experiences firsthand]], contrasting her with in contrast to her best friend young Cereza who is still an inexperienced witch with low self esteem.

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Cleaning Luka's section now that Lukaon has a page.


* LightIsGood: [[spoiler:His fae king variant, Lukaon, is covered in swaths of glowing light and adorned in an attire that makes it look like Luka took fashion tips from Balder. However, it's thanks to him that prime Luka is able to control his fae-werewolf form.]]



** [[spoiler:Lukaon is based off of Lycaon, whose name is writen as Λυκᾱ́ων and which can transliterate to ''Luka''on. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia) Lycaon, King of Arcadia]], was known for being the first werewolf in Greek mythology.]]
** Moreover, [[spoiler:Lukaon's name can be a combination of Luka and Oberon, who is traditionally seen as King of the Fairies.]]

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** [[spoiler:Lukaon is based off of Lycaon, whose name is writen as Λυκᾱ́ων and which can transliterate to ''Luka''on. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia) Lycaon, King of Arcadia]], was known for being the first werewolf in Greek mythology.]]
** Moreover, [[spoiler:Lukaon's name can be a combination of Luka and Oberon, who is traditionally seen
Fitting for this Luka, as King of the Fairies.]]he becomes a fae-werewolf.]]



* ProphetEyes: [[spoiler:His alternate self, Lukaon, has glowing white eyes, hinting to his nature as fae.]]



* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:He ends up gaining a bestial form in ''3'' and he uses it to kick ass with Bayo in the final battle after Lukaon harmonizes all hearts of the alternate Lukas into prime-Luka himself.]]

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* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:He ends up gaining a bestial form in ''3'' and he uses it to kick ass with Bayo in the final battle after Lukaon harmonizes all hearts of the alternate Lukas into prime-Luka Arch-Adam Origin Luka himself.]]
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* ChildProdigy: ''Origins'' reveals that Jeanne took to Umbran magic much more quickly than Cereza did; for an example, Cereza only figures out Restoration Magic after the third McGuffin, whereas Jeanne has already mastered it from the opening. [[spoiler:While Cereza summoned her first Infernal at the tail end of the first chapter, Jeanne already knows enough of her way around Infernals to transfer Cheshire to a new body.]] This is reflected in gameplay, where Jeanne's version of Thorn Bind is an AreaOfEffect snare that can seize an entire formation of faeries and can begin casting regardless of their proximity, whereas Cereza has a slightly faster-casting Thorn Bind that can only affect a single enemy and only casts if she has one targeted.
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* CatGirl: [[spoiler:She fuses with Cheshire via Demon Masquerade to become a humanoid cat-demon to fight Luka's faerie-werewolf form]].

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* CatGirl: [[spoiler:She fuses with Cheshire via [[spoiler:Similarly to Bayonetta's Demon Masquerade to become a humanoid cat-demon to fight form and Luka's faerie-werewolf form]].Strider form, Viola can transform into a humanoid cat-like faerie with insectoid wings]].



* OurFairiesAreDifferent: She's quarter-Umbran Witch, quarter-Lumen Sage, mostly human, and [[spoiler: a bit of fairy]].

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* OurFairiesAreDifferent: She's quarter-Umbran Witch, quarter-Lumen Sage, mostly human, and [[spoiler: a [[spoiler:a bit of fairy]].



* SuperMode: She can combine Demon Masquerade [[spoiler:with her fae ancestry]] to transform into a demonic CatGirl with butterfly-like wings.

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* SuperMode: She can combine Demon Masquerade [[spoiler:with her fae ancestry]] to transform into a demonic CatGirl with butterfly-like wings.
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* FallenAngel: [[spoiler:He used to be an angel before he was cast out of Paradiso. Aside from encouraging the player to unlock more stuff, Rodin wants Bayonetta to collect angel halos so that he can restore his true angel form if he gets enough of them. His angelic powers are restored for his OptionalBoss fight in the first game, while his demon form is fought as an optional boss in the second game.]]

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* FallenAngel: [[spoiler:He used to be an angel before he was cast out of Paradiso. Aside from encouraging the player to unlock more stuff, Rodin wants Bayonetta to collect angel halos so that he can restore his true angel form if he gets enough of them. His angelic powers are restored for his OptionalBoss fight in the first game, while his demon form is forms can be fought as an optional boss in the second game.and third games.]]
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* FallenAngel: [[spoiler:He used to be an angel before he was cast out of Paradiso. Aside from encouraging the player to unlock more stuff, Rodin wants Bayonetta to collect angel halos so that he can restore his true angel form if he gets enough of them. His powers are restored for his OptionalBoss fight in the first game.]]

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* FallenAngel: [[spoiler:He used to be an angel before he was cast out of Paradiso. Aside from encouraging the player to unlock more stuff, Rodin wants Bayonetta to collect angel halos so that he can restore his true angel form if he gets enough of them. His angelic powers are restored for his OptionalBoss fight in the first game, while his demon form is fought as an optional boss in the second game.]]

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* HenshinHero: Shown in ''3'': If she finds a teacup during her side missions, she will recite her BadassCreed, strike an AsskickingPose, then instantly transform into Cutie J.



* LittleMissBadass: As seen in ''VideoGame/BayonettaOriginsCerezaAndTheLostDemon'', even in her youth, she's already an accomplished and confident witch who stares down anyone who dares threaten her and her loved ones, [[spoiler:as Singularity experiences firsthand]], contrasting her with her best friend young Cereza who is still an inexperienced witch with low self esteem.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Father Balder had already previously decided that she was supposed to die in order to help Bayonetta regain her lost memories. However, she snaps out of her brainwashing at the last moment and escapes, coming back later to save Bayonetta from Balder.]]

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
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[[spoiler:Father Balder had already previously decided that she was supposed to die in order to help Bayonetta regain her lost memories. However, she snaps out of her brainwashing at the last moment and escapes, coming back later to save Bayonetta from Balder.]]
** [[spoiler:Once Bayonetta goes to Alphaverse in a futile mission, Singularity promptly shanks Jeanne from behind.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle (EN), Creator/MieSonozaki (JP)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle (EN), Eleanor Jackson (EN, ''Origins''), Creator/MieSonozaki (JP)
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On second thought, Rosa's a better example than Rodin


** Her [[spoiler:faerie transformation]] functions in a radically different way from Bayonetta's usual Demon Masquerades, similar to Rodin using a transformation in lieu of Umbran Climax.

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** Her [[spoiler:faerie transformation]] functions in a radically different way from Bayonetta's usual Demon Masquerades, similar to Rodin using a transformation how Rosa used Umbran Armor in lieu of Umbran Climax.
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Dewicked trope


* BareYourMidriff: She wears a T-shirt that exposes her midriff.
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* CompositeCharacter: Not necessarily design-wise, but her gameplay combines aspects of several different playable characters from ''Bayo 2''.
** Rather than a set of pistols, Viola uses a blade for her melee combos and darts for her ranged attacks, much like Balder's Holy Glaive and FeatherFlechettes.
** She activates Witch Time via blocking, a non-standard method that requires much more precision to use safely, similar to Jeanne needing to use Bat Within.
** Her [[spoiler:faerie transformation]] functions in a radically different way from Bayonetta's usual Demon Masquerades, similar to Rodin using a transformation in lieu of Umbran Climax.
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A rookie Umbra Witch with less than precise control of her powers, she suddenly appears in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'' to beg for Bayonetta's help in saving the Alphaverse from the new threat, the Homonculi.

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A rookie Umbra Witch with less than precise control of her powers, she suddenly appears in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'' to beg for Bayonetta's help in saving the Alphaverse Multiverse from the new threat, the Homonculi.
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Made Of Iron is only if the character has no actual super-ability making them durable, and are just that way because of fiction logic. Rodin is a powerful demon outright.


* BaldHeadOfToughness: He's as bald as an egg, making it easy to see the slick tattoos he's got on his head, and alludes to his strength and [[MadeOfIron toughness]].

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* BaldHeadOfToughness: He's as bald as an egg, making it easy to see the slick tattoos he's got on his head, and alludes to his strength and [[MadeOfIron [[SuperToughness toughness]].



* MadeOfIron: In the first game, he takes two coffin lids to the head and doesn't give a damn. In the second, after giving Bayonetta Love Is Blue, he stands in the middle of the street and catches the toy jet Enzo bought. A second later, a sign lands on his head, splitting in half, and he doesn't feel it.


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* SuperToughness: In the first game, he takes two coffin lids to the head and doesn't give a damn. In the second, after giving Bayonetta Love Is Blue, he stands in the middle of the street and catches the toy jet Enzo bought. A second later, a sign lands on his head, splitting in half, and he doesn't feel it.
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-->'''Bayonetta:''' Where do you learn all this?\\
'''Luka:''' [[HandWave Well, you know, I did my homework.]]
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* MrFanservice: Let's just say there is a reason why the MsFanservice Bayonetta fell in love with him and allowed him to knock her up.
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* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: The "Rodin's Treasures" screen at the Gates of Hell prominently displays an apron with three baby penguins on the front, along with the slogan "I LOVE CHICKS" in the game's demonic alphabet. In ''3'', he's first seen running a penguin-themed pizza truck, complete with a penguin cap and a penguin chick plushie on his shoulder! Coupled with [[http://wonder-pstar.tumblr.com/post/136689124591/member-file-no-113-wonder-rodin-infernal the flavor text]] from his guest appearance in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'', it seems Rodin's quite the penguin lover.

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