History Characters / BayonettaMainCharacters

** She has many similarities with Luka, particularly the use of a grapple gun, annoyance to Bayonetta giving her a pet name, and she's the narrator of the prologue. Also the fact that she has a stuff doll of Cheshire, which is what the younger Cereza had in ''1''.

** The first words [[spoiler: Lukaon]] asked her is whether or not she was similar to that beast-man. [[spoiler:Said beast-man is Luka which would later hint that Viola is Luka's daughter]].

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:She wails for her parents in despair when she sees Bayonetta and Luka go to Inferno together.]]

** When she first meets Bayo, she tries to say that [[spoiler: she's Cereza's daughter]] but keeps quiet.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In hindsight, it was kinda obvious that she was [[spoiler:Bayonetta and Luka's daughter]].

* HeroicLineage: [[spoiler:She is Cereza and Luka's daughter.]]

* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: [[spoiler:In terms of abilities, share of plant-based names, and love of lollipops, she's basically a punk rock version of her mom, Cereza. However, much of her personality, particularly her clumsiness and unsuccessful attempts to appear cool, along with the use of a grappling hook pistol, bring to mind her father, Luka. By the end of the game, she inherits her mother's glasses, and the title of Bayonetta, and her father's scarf.]]

* CatchPhrase: "Beautiful", said when Bayonetta is doing something particularly awesome, or earns a Pure Platinum medal.

* DropTheHammer: Wields the hammer Yagyu in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' and turned the sword Takemikazuchi into a hammer [[RuleOfCool for the cool factor]], which is a logical preference for someone who creates weapons.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[spoiler:Her ice skates are fueled by the soul of Karen, the vain and spoiled child from the Creator/HansChristianAndersen story "The Red Shoes".]]

** Before the final battle, Luka tosses her a lollipop in a way that he handed the younger Cereza one.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: During the Witch Hunts, after realizing what the enemies were after, [[spoiler:she stabbed Cereza in her heart to prevent Cereza from awakening the sought-after Left Eye. This managed to delay the villain's EvilPlan for several centuries.]]

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.

* TheGhost: Doesn't appear on-screen, presumably having been killed by the Homunculi before Origin Bayonetta arrives.

''"Welcome to the Gates of Hell. [[JustForPun We've lit our prices on fire, so there won't be hell to pay]]... C'mon. [[LampshadeHanging I gotta say some cheesy shit sometimes]]."''\\

* {{Reincarnation}}: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]], as ''Origins'' suggests that [[spoiler:modern-day Luka is the reincarnation of Lukaon, the young faerie king that Cereza met and bonded with in Avalon Forest as a child.]]

* {{Reincarnation}}: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]], as ''Origins'' suggests that [[spoiler:modern-day Luka is the reincarnation of Lukaon, the young faerie king that Cereza met in Avalon Forest as a child.]]

* BadassAdorable: Being a cute witch with a edgy punk rocker look in training, she's a lot more wet behind the ears than Bayonetta and Jeanne that makes her come off as endearing and a capable ActionGirl in her own right.

* GrapplingHookPistol: She uses a grapple gun to traverse environments. [[spoiler:Just like her father]].

* ToHellAndBack: Waltzes in and out of Inferno on a regular basis. Seeing as how [[BloodIsTheNewBlack he tends to be soaked in demon blood]] whenever he returns from one of his trips, it can be surmised that the results of these escapades are rather... messy. [[spoiler:This allows him to be the middleman between Bayonetta and Luka in Inferno and Viola on Earth in ''3's'' epilogue]]

** The first words [[spoiler: Lukaon]] asked her is whether or not she was similar to that beast-man. [[spoiler:Said beast-man is Luka which would later hint that Viola is Luka's daughter.]]

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Everytime Bayonetta calls her "kitty," she immediately reacts with "My[=/=]The name is Viola!" [[spoiler:Just like her dad, Luka.]]

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Suffers through this in her boss fight with [[spoiler:Strider the alternate Cairo, awakening her own Demon Masquerade. She later does it to herself to activate Demon Masquerade.]]

* SelfHarmInducedSuperpower: After first awakening her [[spoiler:fae transformation due to Strider impaling her, she continues to impale herself through her torso with her sword every time she needs to access the form, presumably to replicare the feelings of that moment. Given she heals up instantly it's not much of a downside, other than having to muster the will needed to stab herself like that to begin with.]]

** ...but while Prime Enzo might be pushed to the side, you can run into his AlternateUniverse selves, [[BlackComedy all of whom are freaking out over the end of the world.]]

* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler: Heavily downplayed, but the reason he suddenly transforms into a lupine form in ''3'' is that he has some fairy ancestry far away in his bloodline (or simply another version of him in a different universe is a fae), and the reverberations of the multiversal collapse initiated by the Singularity drove it to the surface and out of control.]]

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: In ''3'' [[spoiler:he gains the ability to transform into a humanoid wolf-monster due to his fae ancestry that has multiple eyes and stained glass plates on his body]].

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: It hasn't happened in the games yet, but the character profiles indicate [[spoiler: she's the rightful Princess of Avalon through her father's ancestry[=/=]Luka's alternate self Lukaon.]]

* SoulBrotha: Groovy slang? Smooth delivery? Averting ButNotTooBlack? Cool and badass? Rodin says yes to all four.

* NeutralNoLonger: Played with. While he's on Bayonetta's side, he won't go out of his way to actually interfere in her adventure unless absolutely necessary, [[spoiler:such as when he pops up in Inferno in ''2'' when Bayonetta confronts Alraune]]. While he still maintains this position in ''3'' in as much as he doesn't join Bayonetta on her quest, He's seen defending her world from a Homunculi attack by punching an Iridescent into the air, and [[spoiler:Bayonetta can summon a demonic version of him to aid her in battle using the weapon sharing his namesake]] and he is explicitly invested in her success given how all the worlds are in danger.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: He literally kicks Alraune across the floor of her palace before [[spoiler:sealing her within a weapon and giving it to the witch who just defeated her]].

* NeutralNoLonger: Played with. While he's on Bayonetta's side, he won't go out of his way to actually interfere in her adventure unless absolutely necessary, [[spoiler:such as when he pops up in Inferno in ''2'' when Bayonetta confronts Alraune]]. While he still maintains this position in ''3'' in as much as he doesn't join Bayonetta on her quest, [[spoiler:Bayonetta can summon a demonic version of him to aid her in battle using the weapon sharing his namesake]] and he is explicitly invested in her success given how all the worlds are in danger.

She is on par with Bayonetta in battle, and similarly fights with four magical pistols, martial arts, and the limbs of a demoness, Madama Styx. However, Jeanne is much more serious and proud, holding her status as an Umbra Witch in high regard, and she often concerns herself with the supernatural workings of her world even when no one else does. She regards combat as a fierce, no-nonsense proving ground for skill, and is merciless to her opponents. However, she shows an emotional side sometimes, often being shocked at displays of friendship; she's also a daredevil who thoroughly enjoys performing dangerous stunts on her motorcycle.

-->''"You bring me enough of these halos and maybe I can buy a ticket to space. Always wanted to be a bald space marine."''
-->''"Hey, check this out: "Whadda ya buyin'?" Hehehe, heard [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 that in a game once]]."''
-->''"No matter how much you ask, I'm not puttin' [[Franchise/EvilDead a chainsaw on your arm!]] Now, what do you want!?"''
-->''"Welcome to the Gates of Hell. [[JustForPun We've lit our prices on fire, so there won't be hell to pay]]... C'mon. [[LampshadeHanging I gotta say some cheesy shit sometimes]]."''
-->''"Being a demon lets me read minds... You're thinking, "[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Shut up and take my halos!]]" Let's do this."''
-->''"New shop rule: No shoes. No shirt. No service. Hair doesn't count. Hehe... Just kidding'! What'll it be?"''
-->''"The world famous Rodin's. Where demons and gunsmithing go together like chicken and waffles. Hehe... Sorry. I'm mad hungry. What can I do ya for?"''
-->''"Hey... Gimme a minute. I'm playin' this crazy game, and I gotta sprinkle some magic powder on a chicken... ''(finishes playing)'' Alright. What can I do for you?"''

* AlternateSelf: In Bayonetta 3, he has several incarnations that you can see in the multiverse.

** He's also an Expy of Enzo, a minor character with a similar role in the ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Devil May Cry]]'' series.

* MaleGaze: He can't help but stare at Bayo rising to the heavens in her nun outfit during the opening cutscene.

* ShooOutTheClowns: In ''3'', he's shown breaking down in tears at seeing a photo of his family in the Gates of Hell [[spoiler:(as they presumably died during the Homunculi attack and the subsequent flood in the prologue)]] signaling that he's not going to be comic relief for the game and that the stakes are high.
-->'''Enzo:''' Mi amore...Ed...Edna...

* AnimalMotifs: Cats, specifically their more mercurial, comedic side. She's called "kitty" by Bayonetta, her shirt has a cat on it, and her Infernal Demon is a giant cat.[[spoiler:Even her Demon Masquerade takes the form of a humanoid cat.]]

* 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.]]

* 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, unknown to her, it may have been) served a purpose.

* InsultOfIndearment: The way she addresses her Bayonetta as "princess" has tones of this.

* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:In his boss forms, while his playable form is a MightyGlacier. Rodin has ridiculous amounts of health, insane damage output, unbelievable attack speed -- all the criteria you'd tend to associate with the BonusBoss gets cranked up here.]]

* RealMenWearPink: Rodin is best known as the hardest BonusBoss in all the Bayonettas, having a rank equal to Jubileus as [[RedBaron The Infinite One]], and outright making weapons out of demon souls after he was kicked out of Paradiso. Aside from all these actions and being one of the scariest people you don't want to cross, he also apparently has loads of apparel with cute penguins on them, runs a pizza truck with them as his mascot, and if concept art is to be believed, [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/7/7d/6-penguinrodin.jpg he also has a nice, comfortable and yet very adorable looking bedspread.]] In essence, he seems to adore cute things.

** Played straight in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''. After [[spoiler:the BonusBoss battle where he fights using his true demonic form]], Rodin will congratulate Bayonetta, but then cryptically reminding her that "the devil always gets his due." Furthermore, his death animation in Tag Climax shows him [[spoiler:being encased in a block of ice, a reference to Satan in ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'']].

* TheCasanova: He has a habit of flirting with any pretty women he sees.