| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' '''[[Characters/{{Bayonetta}} Main Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | '''Main Characters''' | [[Characters/BayonettaSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]] | [[Characters/BayonettaParadiso Paradiso]] | [[Characters/BayonettaInferno Inferno]] | [[Characters/BayonettaHomunculi Alphaverse]] | [[Characters/BayonettaAvalon Avalon]] | [[Characters/BayonettaOther Other Characters]]]]-]]] |
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| 4 | !This page contains some unmarked {{spoiler}}s for ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', and ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3''. |
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| 7 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Hellena Taylor (EN, ''1'' and ''2''), Creator/JenniferHale (EN, ''3''), Creator/AtsukoTanaka (JP) |
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| 11 | -> ''"As long as there's music, I'll keep on dancing."''\ |
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| 13 | [[CharacterTitle The main character of the series.]] Bayonetta is one of the Umbra Witches, a magical European clan that existed hundreds of years ago to protect the world's sacred darkness. However, she was born at the center of conflict – her parents were an Umbra Witch, Rosa, and a Lumen Sage named Balder, and their union led to the destruction of both of their clans. In the midst of the Witch Hunts that put her life in danger, Bayonetta was sealed away without her memories for five hundred years. Her awakening and resultant desire to remember her identity starts the events of ''Bayonetta''.\ |
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| 15 | Like other witches, Bayonetta's powers are the result of a contract with a demon of Inferno, hers being Madama Butterfly, and her skills in combat are a mixture of magical gunplay and martial arts. Contrary to her bloody origin and training, though, Bayonetta is an outrageously carefree person who handles the angels sent after her with a mixture of playful sadism, camp, and sheer joy, all while remaining untouched by the carnage and ruin around her. While initially aloof to her allies and acquaintances, Bayonetta eventually warms up to them and displays fierce loyalty and protectiveness even in the worst of circumstances. Bayonetta also has an extremely soft spot for children, and will often provide care and support to her "little ones" in the midst of her quests. |
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| 17 | * ActionGirl: Strong enough to lift a bus and suplex dragons at least three times her size, able to slaughter angels and demons without batting an eyelash, can summon and control demons large enough to swallow a skyscraper... yeah, it's safe to say she qualifies. |
| 18 | * ActionMom: Cereza may not be her daughter, but Bayonetta protects her like one, and Cereza mostly calls her "Mummy" anyway. Subverted when it turns out that [[spoiler:Cereza is actually Bayonetta as a child]]. Later played straight [[spoiler:in ''3'', as in Viola's world, the latter is hers and Luka's daughter]]. |
| 19 | * AlternateSelf: In ''3'', Bayonetta meets several different versions of herself in Alternate Tokyo, Qin Lan, Giza, and Paris. Towards the end of the game, she also meets two more versions who appear as she does in the previous games, implying the Bayonetta in each game is a different version, all of whom had similar adventures (the Bayonetta in ''2'' has the Mr. Cheshire cat doll belonging to Cereza, and in ''3'' she's holding both the cat doll and one of Loki's playing cards). It's heavily implied towards the end of ''3'' that the Bayonetta players follow is in fact a grown-up Cereza from ''1''. |
| 20 | * AmbiguouslyBi: There’s no doubt she has interest in men, as shown by her teasing Luka in the first game and eventually getting together with him in the third game. However, some of her interactions with Jeanne, such as mentioning a wake up kiss after the latter is rescued by her in 2, their overall closeness, and some of the official artwork, can be interpreted as fairly flirtatious. She also likes inflicting a certain Torture Attack on the very female Joy angels in 1, where the Joy is bound in chains in a sexual manner and is forced to sit on a wooden horse. |
| 21 | * AmbiguousSituation: Thanks to ''3'' introducing the multiverse, it becomes difficult to know whether the Bayonetta in ''3'', much less in the previous two games, is the same woman or all three games follow their own versions of Bayonetta. At least two different versions of Bayonetta with her appearance from ''1'' show up, with one lacking the distinct mole she has on the bottom left corner of her lips. Furthermore, it's implied that the Bayonetta in ''3'' is a grown-up version of Cereza from the first game, as evidence by [[spoiler:Bayonetta 1 asking her if she was crying while she was gone, harkening back to Bayonetta's words from the first game about ordering Cereza not to cry as its one of the things she hates]]. |
| 22 | * AmuletOfDependency: Bayonetta has an amulet called an Umbral Watch, which contained the Left Eye of Darkness [[note]][[spoiler:Technically it didn't contain the real Left Eye of Darkness, just a fake.]][[/note]], enables her to control the Umbral Demons she summons, and makes her TheAgeless as long as she serves Inferno by slaying the angels of Paradiso. If it's damaged her powers falter, and should it be broken she will lose control of any summoned demons, and begin dying, [[spoiler:resulting in her death in ''Bayonetta 3''.]] |
| 23 | * AnimalMotifs: Butterflies. Her contract is with a demon called Madama Butterfly, she can sprout butterfly wings during a double jump, and her Pulley's Butterfly accessory allows her to summon butterflies to block attacks. This ties in with the ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth symbolism, referring to her "death" following the loss of her memories and the "rebirth" she undergoes once she's awoken again. There's also a bit of cat in there in both with her Panther Within ability and in regards to her personality: [[CatsAreSnarkers snarky]] and aloof with claws everywhere... unless she isn't being watched, in case she'll let down her guard and show a bit of emotional vulnerability. |
| 24 | * AnimeHair: Not only is her hair ridiculously long, she uses it as her SOURCE OF CLOTHING, and controls it in such a way that it's a deadly weapon. In a developer interview [[note]]:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d1wagWcrkQ&list=PLEYQ6LrlM_rGn8EZcretGy78Crr0K-cnQ&index=3[[/note]] it's noted her radically different hairstyles in different games are not seen as a big deal to her. Rather, she changes hairstyles as readily and easily as she does clothing. |
| 25 | * {{Animorphism}}: She learns (or rather remembers) how to change into animals during the course of the game. She is very, ''very'' pleased by the development. |
| 26 | * AntiHero: A haughty witch wielding powers derived from a demonic pact who regularly leaves mass collateral damage in her wake and kills her enemies in creatively sadistic ways. On the other hand, she shows a [[MamaBear soft spot for kids]], deeply cares for her friends and allies , has risked her life to save the world three times, and almost never starts a fight unprovoked. |
| 27 | * ArmedLegs: Provides the trope image. In the first game, she can sport [[AnIcePerson freezing cold ice-skates]], fiery or electrified claws, pistols, shotguns or ''bazookas'' on her legs, which she fires with her magic. In the second game, she can sport pistols, swords, chainsaws, or whips. |
| 28 | * AssistCharacter: Apart from her ability to summon demons, three of her accessories – Pulley's Butterfly, Infernal Communicator, and Sergey's Lover – let her summon helpers, being butterflies, the Little Devils, and ghostly copies of Madama Butterfly, respectively. |
| 29 | * AstralProjection: One of Bayonetta's many powers, which primarily sees use whenever she has to protect Cereza. |
| 30 | * AuthorAppeal: As Mari Shimazaki stated in her character design blog, "Glasses! This was something that Kamiya-san really pushed for, as he was aiming to differentiate Bayonetta from other female characters and give her a sense of mystery and intelligence. Of course, I think it is just because he likes girls with glasses." It got to the point that when executives took issue with her glasses, Kamiya threatened to stall or abandon the project altogether. |
| 31 | * BadassAdorable: Herself as a younger child in ''Origins'' certainly earns her the trope. Downplayed in ''3'' since she's still MsFanservice as always, her new look makes more cuter than the last two. |
| 32 | * BadassBiker: In Chapter IX of the first game, she shows that she's just as skilled with a bike as Jeanne. She rides it up a crumbling tower in the climax of the first game, and even manages to make it jump hundreds of feet at once. |
| 33 | * BadassBoast: |
| 34 | ** She says this just before shooting [[spoiler:Father Balder with a lipstick]]. It also doubles as a PreAssKickingOneLiner. |
| 35 | --->'''Bayonetta:''' "Don't ''[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]'' with a witch!" |
| 36 | ** She uses a variant of the above when talking with [[spoiler:young Balder]]. |
| 37 | --->'''Bayonetta:''' Sanity is a requirement for our kind.\ |
| 38 | [[spoiler:'''Balder:''']] And your kind are...?\ |
| 39 | '''Bayonetta:''' The kind of witches you don't ''fuck'' with. |
| 40 | * BadassFingersnap: When she clears a Homunculi-fighting verse in ''3'', she dispels their barrier with a literal snap of her fingers. |
| 41 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Near the end of the first game, she's captured by Balder and used to resurrect Jubileus. She is thankfully rescued by Jeanne, who was freed from Balder's mind control earlier.]] A similar situation happens in ''Bayonetta Origins'', but by [[spoiler:a weakened Singularity who seeks to recover his lost powers by killing the young Arch-Eve Origin]]. |
| 42 | * BadLiar: Bayonetta stammers and provides an extremely transparent lie when the Masked Lumen asks her [[INeverToldYouMyName how she knows his name]]. It's one of the few times in the series where she's visibly nervous. |
| 43 | * BadPowersGoodPeople: Her powers come from demonic pledges (some said demons definitely being evil and all being potentially dangerous) and she ''is'' going to end up in Inferno when she dies... but she's trained to use her dark powers [[TheSacredDarkness for the sake of protecting and guiding humanity]]. And while in no way "warm", she's not a bad person when you get to know her by any stretch. |
| 44 | * BarrierWarrior: |
| 45 | ** One of her accessories, the Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa, allows her to create a barrier in the form of the Umbra Witch symbol. If an enemy strikes the barrier, Bayonetta will counter with a punishing headbutt. |
| 46 | ** In Wii U and Switch versions of both games, having Bayonetta wear her Hero Of Hyrule outfit allows her to use the Hylian Shield in the same way as the Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa, even if the latter isn't equipped. |
| 47 | ** Her Crow Within allows Bayonetta to surround herself with [[OrbitingParticleShield a damaging ring of feathers]]. |
| 48 | ** In the first game, Bayonetta can form a protective barrier around Cereza during [[EscortMission escort missions]] while she fights the angels in Purgatorio. However, the barrier will only hold up for so long before it's destroyed. |
| 49 | * TheBaroness: Inverted. She is a domineering woman that likes abusing her enemies and happens to be the protagonist. Though she might be sexualized, she does have some Rosa Klebb attitude. |
| 50 | * BatOutOfHell: She can transform into a group of bats when hit by an attack to negate the damage and activate Witch Time. |
| 51 | * BattleCouple: Ends up becoming one with Luka in ''3'', [[spoiler:after Luka embraces his new fairy-werewolf form while whaling down on Singularity.]] |
| 52 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Early in the first game, Bayonetta chooses to go to Vigrid despite Rodin's warning that something seems fishy, saying that the minor angelic mooks she's been fighting no longer satisfy her and she's "looking for something more high class". Certainly nothing says "more high class" like [[spoiler:dealing with ''the god of Paradiso''.]] |
| 53 | * BeehiveHairdo: She sports one in the first game, with the intention of it looking reminiscent to a witch's hat. It's MagicHair that also forms her SpyCatsuit and is used in her most powerful attacks. She trades it out for BoyishShortHair in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''. |
| 54 | * BeneathTheMask: It's slipped off a few times when Bayonetta thinks nobody's watching. In the first game, she looks almost worried after realizing Luka grew up thinking she killed his father. [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', her efforts to wake up Loki and later Jeanne devolve into panic when she thinks they're dead for good -- but the mask goes back on as soon as Loki shows he was faking and Jeanne regains consciousness.]] |
| 55 | * BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Her materialized soul gives Luka one near the end of ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'' after he pledges to go with her to Inferno, then embraces him as they both are dragged down to the afterlife.]] |
| 56 | * BlackSpeech: For a heroine, she (along with Jeanne) speaks Enochian, the language of angels, to summon demons and torture weapons. |
| 57 | * BloodKnight: A heroic example and more tame than most, but she loves a good brawl and derives an almost erotic pleasure from punishing and killing angels (and enemies in general) a bit too much. Nearly every fight scene begins and ends with a smile on her face. And other than recovering her memories, she states that one of the initial reasons why she was going to Vigrid was because the weak angels being sent at her made her bored. This trait is played up in ''Bloody Fate'', where she outright says she loves seeing angels' faces contort in pain. |
| 58 | * BoisterousBruiser: When finishing a combo, she'll describe her own fighting as "excellent!" or "smashing!" to herself. She's good, and she knows she's good. |
| 59 | * BondageIsBad: Bayonetta hits all the DarkActionGirl points; she's a witch who sold her soul to hell for awesome magical power, summons demons to finish off her foes, and has some definite {{dominatrix}} elements. Her "Torture Attacks" are odd combinations of medieval torture devices and some BDSM elements (some more than the others), and she uses these to obliterate actual angels [[BlackAndGreyMorality who are gigantic assholes in their own right.]] |
| 60 | * BornOfHeavenAndHell: A variation. Her mother was an Umbra Witch with connection to the demons of Inferno and her father was a Lumen Sage, who are aligned with the Angels of Paradiso. Being female, she was raised as a witch and shows no particular affinity for the heavenly side of her ancestry. |
| 61 | * BoyishShortHair: She uses her magic to give herself a shorter hairstyle in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}''. |
| 62 | * BraidsOfAction: Her default look in ''Bayonetta 3'' has a long braid on each side of her head, and a close look at her outfit reveals several more forming her skirt and waist ribbon. |
| 63 | * BruceLeeClone: Bayonetta becomes this when you give her the nunchuck-like weapons, Sai Fung. When you do the basic 5-punch combo, she even imitates Bruce Lee's {{Kiai}}. It's made even more awesome by the nunchucks having guns in them. The name "Sai Fung" is even a [[ShoutOut reference]] to Bruce Lee. |
| 64 | * BullyingADragon: Bayonetta invokes this trope after [[{{Troll}} Loki]] plays a trick on her by making her think he was dead. |
| 65 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' Do you ''really'' think it's wise to play dead with someone who can ''make you dead?'' |
| 66 | * CastingAShadow: Bayonetta, like all Umbra Witches, can use dark magic, often channeling it through her weapons and can use it to bolster the strength of her physical attacks. During her fight with Iustitia, she focuses her dark energy into her hand to slice off one of its tentacles, and her "Wheel of Torture" Torture Attack has her impaling an angel on the spike wheel then focusing dark energy into her foot to kick it away with great force. |
| 67 | * CasualDangerDialogue: As a testament to her boundless confidence, she'll regularly snark and make small talk with her enemies. During the prologue of the second game, she and Jeanne are more concerned with ''planning a Christmas party'' rather than the fact that the Angels of Paradiso are trying to kill them. This casualness rarely changes, even when entire worlds are being destroyed around her in ''3.'' |
| 68 | * CatGirl: When equipped with the Umbran Elegance #5 perfume, Durga causes Bayonetta to gain a tail and/or a pair of cat ears [[IncendiaryExponent made of flames or lightning]]. The precise piece you get depends on where you have Durga equipped; hands gives Bayonetta cat ears, feet gives her a cat's tail. You need to have bought the second pair and equip them to both slots to get both the ears and tail. |
| 69 | * CelibateHero: Surprisingly, given how openly flirtatious she is with everyone. Word of god states that, while she teases Luka, she'll never ever commit because of the negatives of a MayflyDecemberRomance. Besides, him following her around does seem to annoy her. ''3'' reveals however that [[spoiler:a version of the two of them would eventually have a daughter, who turns out to be Viola -- And in the end, Arch Eve Bayonetta also returned his affections as they're dragged down into Inferno]]. |
| 70 | * ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: When strolling up a cruise ship in the Prologue of ''3'', Bayonetta, who is wearing a simple sweater-and-jeans ensemble, decides to spruce up her looks, and so she grabs a teal drape, throws it over herself, and in a split second she's already wearing a haute couture teal dress. |
| 71 | * CharacterDevelopment: Becomes a hell of a lot nicer by the end of the first game, and much wiser and more motherly by the end of the second. In the third she is at her most heroic, openly advising Viola to learn to fight for others and not just for herself. |
| 72 | * CharacterTics: Licking her lips when she gets a new set of weapons to play with and adjusting her glasses with her guns when she's about to fight. |
| 73 | * ChargeAttack: She can do this with every weapon through the Charge Modifier, which involves holding down the punch or kick button after the initial attack, but it's played straightest with her melee weapons, where she'll take a stance and build up power. Using the Charge Modifier with ranged weapons usually just makes Bayonetta fire them, although Sai Fung, Kafka, and the Charge Bullet technique play it straight. Wearing the Galactic Bounty Hunter outfit in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' lets her fire a charge shot, even if she doesn't have the Charge Bullet technique. Also true of the Star Mercenary outfit, but only when Love Is Blue is equipped. |
| 74 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Even without taking her magic into account, no human can replicate half of the downright supernatural stunts she can pull off, much less while wearing clothing made from hair. Case in point: During the beginning of the second game, she ''kicks a jet'' high into the air, then leaps up several thousands of feet after it, all while wearing her "[[KickingAssInAllHerFinery Sunday best.]]" |
| 75 | * ChildOfForbiddenLove: She is the result of a forbidden union between her mother, the Umbra Witch Rosa, and her father, the Lumen Sage Balder. As punishment, Rosa was imprisoned for life, while Balder was exiled from his clan. |
| 76 | * CleavageWindow: Her outfit in the first game has this, although unusually for the trope, it doesn't actually show very much cleavage. |
| 77 | * ClothingDamage: Bayonetta's nun outfit takes some cuts during the opening chapter in the graveyard, before doffing the disguise entirely to reveal her usual outfit. Happens again in the opening chapters of ''2'' and ''3''. |
| 78 | * ColdBloodedTorture: Her Torture Attacks summon giant demons to create a FinishingMove, usually by repeatedly inflicting a lot of pain in a very short amount of time to her target. |
| 79 | * CombatPragmatist: Bayonetta does not fight fair. To her, ''everything'' is fair game in a fight whether it's sneak attacks, using pieces of the environment, using her enemies' weapons against them, [[GrievousHarmWithABody using the enemies themselves against each other]], Bayonetta will use any and every advantage afforded to her to win. |
| 80 | * CombatStilettos: She wears high heels with [[ArmedLegs heels replaced with guns]], which she uses to perform GunFu. |
| 81 | * CompressedHair: She can hide it when wearing clothes, cover herself with it to form a battle uniform, extend it further for Umbran Climax or Serious Mode, and separate it entirely from her body for constructs or conduits. This, combined with how her default costume in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' isn't connected to her hairdo, suggests that Bayonetta's hair is less like normal hair and more like a power source she can call upon or put away at will. |
| 82 | * {{Cosplay}}: The [[UpdatedRerelease Wii U release]] of ''Bayonetta'' has her dressing up as Link, Samus, and Princesses Peach and Daisy. The Princess costumes in particular are {{Sexy Whatever Outfit}}s while the Link outfit was designed to be very modest, but Nintendo insisted Link's Undershirt be removed and the tunic be more revealing. ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' adds a ''Star Fox'' costume to the mix, replacing Love is Blue with Arwings [[spoiler:(and the fighter jet from the final chapter with a fully-functioned Arwing, smart bombs and all)]]. |
| 83 | * CounterAttack: |
| 84 | ** Several enemies in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', like shield-bearing Accolades and the Masked Lumen in his second fight, can launch attacks that give Bayonetta a chance to counter in a quick-time event. |
| 85 | ** Her Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa accessory lets her counter enemies with a headbutt if they strike her barrier. |
| 86 | ** When wearing the Evil Harvest Rosary, Bayonetta will create a mine-like magical counterattack when dodging attacks instead of triggering Witch Time. |
| 87 | * CreepyCrows: She can transform into a crow to slow her descent and use FeatherFlechettes. |
| 88 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Her Torture Attacks and Infernal Climaxes practically ''scream'' this trope. Put simply, being DraggedOffToHell will be a ''mercy'' after Bayonetta's done with you. |
| 89 | * DanceBattler: Bayonetta wields her weapons with incredible fluidity and grace, employing intricate acrobatics, and actually dancing for her long taunts and the Breakdance move. Some of the lyrics to "Mysterious Destiny" reference this. |
| 90 | --> Girl, when you fight, it looks like a dance. You are magic. You're magic. |
| 91 | --> Dance. Fight. Spin around. Spin around. |
| 92 | * DangerousForbiddenTechnique: The Deadly Sin ritual introduced in ''3''. By ripping out her own heart, Bayonetta can empower any demon she's contracted with. With Gomorrah, she can upgrade it into Sin Gomorrah turning it into a proper skyscraper-sized kaiju monstrosity that'd look right at home in a Godzilla movie. There are three drawbacks to the ritual, however; if a demon empowered by the ritual is defeated, Bayonetta suffers a huge backlash. Alternatively, some demons can't handle the boost in power for long. In Alternate Giza, [[spoiler:a Deadly Sin empowered Phantom turns into an ActionBomb that can't handle the power boost, with the resulting explosion being so powerful it creates a near honest-to-god black hole]]. Lastly, the demon summoned by the ritual is inevitably so powerful or deadly that the area around Bayonetta will suffer even worse damage than usual. Every time she uses it in ''3'' it is in a situation where the location she is in is already destroyed or beyond saving. |
| 93 | %%* DarkActionGirl: Whether or not she is this is debatable; see Anti-Heroine above. |
| 94 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Despite Bayonetta being a centuries-old witch whose powers stem from demons, she's by no means a bad person and can be nice when you get to know her. But she is a snarky, incorrigible {{Troll}} who will mess with you non-stop and won't hesitate to pump you full of holes if you cross her. |
| 95 | * DashAttack: She can do this with the After Burner Kick, Stiletto, and Heel Slide techniques. The Umbran Spear, which requires purchasing Crow Within first, is her fastest, but its lack of damage and stagger makes it more suited to being a "dash" instead of an "attack." |
| 96 | * DeadpanSnarker: She regularly snarks at her enemies to reflect how confident she is. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness She tends to drop it when she gets serious though. Or when she gets mad]]. That's when you really should be afraid. |
| 97 | * TheDeterminator: Failure isn't an option for her, even when she's traversing Inferno or going after gods or crossing the multiverse. |
| 98 | * DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Regularly does this to angels of all sorts, with demons being added into the mix in 2. Though her crowning achievements are full on gods at the end of each game, including [[spoiler:Jubileus]], [[spoiler:Loptr-Aesir]], and [[spoiler:Singularity, though the third case was a case of BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu that led to a HeroicRROD-induced end for her]]. |
| 99 | * DisappearedDad: Thanks to circumstances, Bayonetta never gets to know her father. Either he's a BigBad or he's time traveling to avenge his wife's death. |
| 100 | * DistaffCounterpart: To Dante of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', Gene from ''VideoGame/GodHand'', and possibly even the titular character from ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe''. |
| 101 | * TheDiva: Bayonetta when not adventuring is quite the "opera star enjoying some recreation". She even manages to maintain the Diva personality ''while fighting''. |
| 102 | * DivingKick: Her descending After Burner Kick. May remind some players of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Crimson Viper]]. |
| 103 | * DoubleEntendre: She is ''very'' fond of using these before, during and after battle. They normally have a clearly obvious and literal relation to what is happening, but she'll use a tone and word choice that gives obvious sexual connotations. |
| 104 | * DraggedOffToHell: Bayonetta's GameOver screen depicts this [[spoiler:and this becomes her fate at the end of ''3'' after Gomorrah breaks free of her control and tries to devour her. Thankfully, Luka was able to slay Gomorrah and vows to stay by her side.]] |
| 105 | * TheDreaded: Has become this in the second game. Angels and demons alike are right to be afraid of her. Her slaying of [[spoiler:Jubileus]] has earned her quite the reputation among the Angels of Paradiso, leading some to refer to her as "the famed witch." Likewise, her invading Inferno to rescue Jeanne's soul has earned her the fear of some of the Infernal Demons. |
| 106 | * DressedLikeADominatrix: She wears a black {{Sexy Backless|Outfit}} SpyCatsuit with gloves and CombatStilettos, [[ArmedLegs which double as her guns]], and she can use whips to attacks. The only catch is that the whole costume is actually made out of her hair and that whips are usually hair as well. Her dialogue and personality aren't subtle about her dominant sexuality, but her Punish moves, Torture Attacks (''especially'' the one she reserves for Joys), and the Umbran Elegance she wears for Kulshedra are the most blatant examples. |
| 107 | * EasterEgg: If she ends up firing at a wall, she'll shoot a '''B''' with her bullet holes. |
| 108 | * EroticEating: Bayonetta's TrademarkFavoriteFood are lollipops. In the intro of the first game, we even get a slow-mo close-up of her sucking on one, and such scenes continue in the sequels. |
| 109 | * {{Expy}}: Many fans have noted general similarities between her and Dante: a hunter of the metaphysical who wields tons of weaponry, [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] and [[ShowyInvincibleHero style]]. |
| 110 | * ExtremityExtremist: Certain weapons in the first two games can only be equipped to certain limbs. In the first game, [[KatanasAreJustBetter 修羅刃 -Shuraba-]], Kulshedra, and Sai Fung can only be used on the hands, while Odette (ice-infused ice skates) can only be used on the feet. In the second, [[HumongousHeadedHammer Takemikazuchi]], [[SinisterScythe Chernobog]], and Kafka (bow) are all hands-only, while the Chain Chomp is the game's only foot-only weapon. Strangely, the sword (Rakshasha, Salamandra) and whip (Alruna) weapons in the second game can be fitted to hands and feet alike, most likely because they come in pairs. |
| 111 | * FairytaleMotifs: She's compared herself to Alice of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' in both games, whether through references or (in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'') outright calling herself "lost in Wonderland", referencing how she frequently gets caught up in bizarre plots. |
| 112 | * FatalFlaw: Her pride and her insistence on doing everything herself carry her through most of the games' chapters, but when she actually starts going after the BigBad, they're always more than she can handle on her own. [[spoiler:Tellingly, both villains are only killed by a Climax summon Bayonetta performs in tandem with a second character, Jeanne in the first game and a young Balder in the second. In the third game, she not only has the help of two alternate versions of herself as well as Viola, but also accepts Luka's help in his faerie-werewolf form to fight the final boss.]] |
| 113 | * FaustianRebellion: In the second game, due to the BalanceOfGoodAndEvil being thrown off, the forces of Hell are trying to kill Bayonetta, forcing her to fight them as well as the angels. Averted with a few demons, particularly Madama Butterfly, who continues to lend her assistance. |
| 114 | * FormFittingWardrobe: Her outfits accentuate her curves. Justified in that they're made with her MagicHair. However, when wearing actual clothing (such as her nun's outfit or stylish shopping clothes), they're still form-fitting -- and almost always suffer ClothingDamage at some point. |
| 115 | * FriendToAllChildren: Despite initial insistence to the contrary, Bayonetta has a soft spot for "little ones." Cereza is the first person Bayonetta shows genuine concern for, and she quickly warms up to MouthyKid Loki upon first meeting him in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''. She finally accepts it upon saving Loki from the Masked Lumen, as her next words are "What kind of adult picks on little children?!" |
| 116 | * FullContactMagic: With giant black fists and feet to back her up. |
| 117 | * GenerationXerox: When you see her mother in the second game, she looks exactly like Bayonetta, down to the hair style. [[spoiler:This is why Cereza called her "Mummy" in the first game.]] |
| 118 | * GiantFootOfStomping: Certain combos let her summon Madama Butterfly for a downward kick near the end, but she can also do this right off the bat with the Heel Stomp technique. |
| 119 | * GiantHandsOfDoom: She can summon the massive hands of Hekatoncheir and Madama Butterfly through her Wicked Weaves. Or, if you have Mushroom Kingdom Princess or Sarasaland Princess as your current outfit, Bowser's fists will replace Madama Butterfly's. |
| 120 | * GodivaHair: She turns this trope on its head. She is a witch whose default wardrobe consists ''entirely'' of her own magically manipulated PrehensileHair. [[MostWritersAreMale Not surprisingly]], she uses her PrehensileHair for [[SummonMagic other]] [[PowerFist things]] sometimes, which, in turn, makes this both an inversion and an aversion of the trope. And when she's doing some serious witchcraft, [[{{Fanservice}} not much is left on her person nor to the imagination]]. |
| 121 | * GodzillaThreshold: The "Sin Ritual" used by the main Bayonetta of ''3'' is treated like this. Involving summoning the true form of a powerful demon or transforming a demon into a more powerful form, as it tends to cause massive collateral damage even by Bayonetta's standards and severely taxes her powers, she only uses it when there are no better options and the region she is fighting in is beyond salvaging. |
| 122 | * GuestFighter: She's shown up in ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' as a playable fighter. In the latter, she was initially DLC before being added to the core roster in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. |
| 123 | * GunFu: Bayonetta can ''quadruple-wield'' pistols, shotguns, and rocket launchers – and she can fire all four at once. |
| 124 | * TheGunslinger: Her signature weapons in both games is a quartet of ''massive'' pistols, and both cutscenes and gameplay show that she's capable of some astounding gunplay. |
| 125 | * HartManHips: She noticeably has very wide hips which is made all the more noticeable by her constant sensual swinging of them during her signature SuperModelStrut. |
| 126 | * HatesSmallTalk: Her usual response to a boss enemy's rambling, hammy speech is to either shoot them or throw something at them to get them to shut up. |
| 127 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' I'm not much for the talkative types. How about we have a little fun instead? You did plan on having fun with me, right? There'll be plenty of time for pillow talk afterwards.[[note]]Becomes a StealthPun if Bayonetta actually ''uses'' Pillow Talk on them.[[/note]] |
| 128 | * HeadTurningBeauty: ''And how.'' Even outside of her status as an in-and-out-of-universe MsFanservice, the opening of the prologue in ''2'' has her walking down a street in the real world wearing her [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery Sunday Best dress]], with several [[MaleGaze (male)]] onlookers openly gawking at her. A similar scene plays out on the deck of a cruise ship in 3 after she changes into a fancy dress. |
| 129 | * HellBentForLeather: It's actually her hair that forms that outfit, but it has leather-like properties: black, shiny, and form-fitting. |
| 130 | * TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: The fate of Arch Eve Bayonetta, after having gone into a HeroicRROD to beat Singularity, shattering her own Umbran Watch and being dragged off to Inferno with Luka. Played straight but then reversed with the other two main variants. While they and their worlds were killed by Singularity "long ago" according to him, the variants from ''1'' and ''2'' are implied to have been revived thanks to Arch Eve Bayonetta and returned to their home dimensions.]] |
| 131 | * HeroicBSOD: |
| 132 | ** [[spoiler:A short-lived one after she fails to catch Luka after Balder tosses him out a window to his apparent doom. It takes her a minute to recover from what she had just seen, and when she does, [[UnstoppableRage she rounds on Balder guns blazing.]]]] |
| 133 | ** [[spoiler:In the second game, Loptr uses the Remembrance of Time to show Bayonetta the events of the Witch Hunts and that he killed her mother. When she recovers, Bayonetta is clearly shaken up and visibly sweating.]] |
| 134 | * HeroicRROD: [[spoiler:How she ultimately dies in 3. The fight against Singularity ends up royally taxing her abilities. Her Umbral Watch is left so brittle by the time Singularity is defeated that it immediately shatters on its own, ensuring that she gets dragged off to Inferno.]] |
| 135 | * HeroicComedicSociopath: She's the heroine, and yet she casually roughs up her friends (Luka and Enzo especially), and brutalizes her enemies with glee. And it's wonderful. |
| 136 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: with Jeanne and Madama Butterfly. She's close enough to Jeanne that, not only is the latter the only cast member of 2 that calls her by her first name, the impetus of the plot was Bayonetta fighting to rescue Jeanne. As for Madama Butterfly, while she could just be a NobleDemon when it comes to honoring her contract with Bayonetta, the two sharing a brofist is a bit more casual than a mere business relationship, and her profile notes their bond is more than just the contract. |
| 137 | * HighClassGloves: Her regular outfits and the "Sunday Best" dresses she wears in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' feature long gloves over her hands, alongside the disguise she puts on in ''3'' after boarding the cruise ship. |
| 138 | * HotWitch: Bayonetta is an Umbra Witch with glasses and {{Sexy Backless|Outfit}} SpyCatsuit. In fact, the entire games almost revolves around this concept, with her constantly getting naked after every combo or summoning demons to finish off a boss (partly because her clothes are made from her PrehensileHair, which she uses for her most powerful spells), and doing sexy victory poses to the sound of a camera shot. |
| 139 | * AnIcePerson: Apart from her Odette skates and her Undine flamethrowers, in the cutscene during her third fight with Jeanne, she freezes the moisture in the air to form a spear in an attempt to impale her. |
| 140 | * IdiotBall: In ''3''. Summoning Gomorrah at the beginning of the game? Understandable, since she didn't know he'd attack her for trying to have him eat something that wasn't divine, and she had her Demon Slave ability to keep him in check. Summoning Gomorrah at the ''end'' of the game when [[spoiler:she's running on fumes, knows Singularity isn't divine either, and she's still in range of her "pet?" Not a smart idea.]] |
| 141 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: When she confronts Strider towards the end, [[spoiler:Luka impales her with his claws, having not gained control of his faerie-werewolf form yet. Given the magical nature of her body, this injury doesn't actually bother her much, she soothingly noting that it is Luka who is afraid and shaking.]] |
| 142 | * ImpossiblyCoolClothes: They're made out of her MagicHair. |
| 143 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: While many of her weapons are off-beat, in the original ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', she obtains a pair of demonic ice skates named Odette, fueled by the soul of a demonic witch of the same name with the [[AnIcePerson power of ice]]. |
| 144 | ** Come the third game and her arsenal includes oversized clubs with sawblades that can be ridden and the door of a demonic clocktower. |
| 145 | * ImprovisedClothes: At the start of ''3'', Bayonetta boards a yacht in search of someone and decides she needs to be more properly dressed for the occasion since there's a wedding going on, swapping her pink sweater for a turquoise impromptu dress. Said dress is made by one of the banners, by the way. |
| 146 | * InformedFlaw: In the first game, characters repeatedly claim she's afraid of her destiny and memories... not that this ever influences any of her decisions or ability to kick ass. |
| 147 | * InSeriesNickname: In ''3'', Luka has taken to calling her "Cerezita". It's noted in the character bios that he is the ''only'' man in the world she permits to use that name, and when [[spoiler:Dark Adam uses it (after seemingly killing Prime Luka, no less)]], it results in one of the only times we see Bayonetta get genuinely angry. |
| 148 | * IWorkAlone: Bayonetta pulls a gun on Rodin in the first chapter of the first two games when he ''implies'' that he's offering to help her. In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', she actually starts shooting at him. |
| 149 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: |
| 150 | ** She can come off as a {{Sociopathic Hero}}ine at first glance due to her causal sadism when killing angels and causing [[PersonOfMassDestruction horrendous collateral damage]] during her fights that would have most normal people arrested for vandalism years ago. She can also deal out enough snark to give ol' ComicBook/SpiderMan lessons. But underneath it all is a girl who genuinely cares for her friends and unless you want a [[DraggedOffToHell first-class, one-way, all-expense-paid trip to Inferno]], don't even ''entertain'' [[MamaBear the idea of harming them]]. |
| 151 | ** She may not pay heed to all the collateral damage from her fights, but she doesn't condone causing needless misery to innocent civilians. In ''1'', she reprimands the angels for going way overboard in demolishing a civilian bridge just to kill her, and in ''3'' she is definitely ''not'' amused when [[spoiler:Singularity uses Perlucidus to mass-mind control the French military for his sick entertainment, and proceeds to immediately MercyKill them in droves.]] |
| 152 | -->'''Bayonetta''', after some Braves obliterate the bridge: "I know you don't want me here, ''but you could've been more subtle about it''." |
| 153 | * JigglePhysics: Surprisingly, despite their size her breasts are usually pretty much under control during the games. It's her butt that does the jiggling. Averted in a battle cutscene in ''3'' during a slow motion dodge. |
| 154 | * KickingAssInAllHerFinery: She has many fancy dress options, especially in the Wii U and Switch versions of the games. The second game bookends with each version of the "Sunday Best" outfit, which is a slinky SimpleYetOpulent dress that includes a huge hat and [[PrettyInMink fur wrap]]. |
| 155 | * KidWithTheLeash: An adult variation, but the opening of ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' makes it clear that the Climax Summons that she pulls off are less 'allies' and more 'tamed beasts'. When the world starts getting thrown out of balance, her command over them becomes much more fragile, losing her hold on (at least) Gomorrah, Phantasmaraneae, and Scolopendra. |
| 156 | * KilledOffForReal: ''3'' ends with [[spoiler: Prime Bayonetta getting her soul claimed by Inferno after her Umbran Watch shatters from damage and overuse of her powers.]] |
| 157 | * KungShui: Up there with the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] in sheer property-damaging capacity. |
| 158 | * LadyOfBlackMagic: She's an Umbra Witch who uses her MagicHair to {{summon|magic}} demons capable of causing great destruction, and acts in a cool and classy manner. She's also ''very'' sultry and sensual, from her [[MsFanservice appearance]] to her mannerisms. |
| 159 | * LadyOfWar: She's a cool-headed and classy lady who uses ''many'' graceful acrobatics in battle to effortlessly kill angels, and looking very [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery fancy]] while doing so. |
| 160 | * LasciviousBeautyMark: Bayonetta has a beauty mark on the corner of her mouth and she is a DarkActionGirl, HotWitch with dominatrix and UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}}-themed weapons and attacks. Her default look is a [[FormFittingWardrobe skintight]], SexyBacklessOutfit made of her hair paired with CombatStilettos. This goes along with her playfully flirtatious, TheTease-like behavior, which includes flirting with enemies and allies alike, [[EroticEating Erotically Eating]] lollipops for fun and for power-ups, and occasionally [[LecherousLicking licking her lips]] when excited. Her oversexed MsFanservice characterization is deliberately done to the point of camp. |
| 161 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' doesn't hide the fact that [[spoiler:she's Cereza as an adult]]. |
| 162 | * LegFocus: Given she's a StatuesqueStunner who presents as a ShamelessFanserviceGirl and employs a DanceBattler fighting style, you better ''believe'' she has numerous scenes dedicated to higlighting her incredibly long, powerful and slender gams. |
| 163 | * LightningBruiser: Fast, agile, strong as all hell, and hits like an out of control freight train. In ''3'', one of her Demon Masquerades allows her to partly ''transform into a train''. |
| 164 | * LimitBreak: Her Torture Attacks are the flashy one-time counterpart to her SuperMode, Umbran Climax. ''3'' gives her Masquerade Rage, which is essentially a weapon-dependent Torture Attack, which in turn can open up lesser enemies to her ''actual'' Torture Attacks. |
| 165 | * LineageComesFromTheFather: Inverted. Bayonetta is the daughter of the Lumen Sage Balder and the Umbra Witch Rosa. She looks identical to her mother and, even though her mixed heritage made her an outcast, identifies purely as one of her mother's people. |
| 166 | * LiteralAssKicking: As a Torture Attack on Applauds, Affinities, and Ardors. Then she beheads them with a guillotine. |
| 167 | %%* LivingOnBorrowedTime: The third game reveals that the contracts Umbra Witches make with the Infernal demons only allot them a certain amount of time on Earth before their souls are consigned to the demon they first made a pact with -- in Bayonetta's case Madama Butterfly -- and that's assuming they aren't killed through other means, in which case their souls are dragged to Inferno by force. By the time of the third game, Bayonetta's only got a few days left to live. |
| 168 | * LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Her line after defeating Fortitudo. |
| 169 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' You know, you're not nearly as ugly when you're screaming. |
| 170 | * MageMarksman: Like other Umbra Witches, she uses guns alongside black magic. |
| 171 | * MagicHair: Subverted. It appears that she is using her hair to make giant fists, giant feet, and giant ''dragons'', but reading Antonio Redgrave's notes reveals that witches need a medium in order to summon these things. In theory, they could use anything, but hair is the most readily available. It's not that the hair is magic, more like magic things are happening to the hair. In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', you can tell [[OhCrap shit is going south]] when Gomorrah breaks out of her hair and goes on a rampage. |
| 172 | * MagicKnight: As an Umbra Witch, she mixes the magical Dark Arts as well as a large variety of other magic spells, items and accessories with her SuperStrength, skill with a huge arsenal of weapons and various brutal martial arts and acrobatic moves to decimate her foes. |
| 173 | * MaleGaze: You can never have enough mentions about how much her ass is shown. |
| 174 | * MamaBear: Mess with her "little ones" -- especially Cereza -- and [[ActionMom Bayonetta]] will take you down. |
| 175 | * MasterOfThreads: Wicked Weaves are spells which allow Bayonetta to [[SummonMagic summon]] any demon she has a contract with by using her clothes as a conduit. She can do partial summons by having her clothes transform into a limb belonging to her demon. This also has the side effect of [[{{Fanservice}} briefly leaving her naked]]. As her outfit is actually made out of her hair, this makes the spell a cross between Master of Threads and PrehensileHair. |
| 176 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 177 | ** You get "Bayonetta" by adding "[[MsFanservice T and A]]" to "[[BayonetYa bayonet]]", which is a melee weapon attached to a gun, which describes Bayonetta's [[PistolWhipping fighting style]] nicely. |
| 178 | ** Alternatively, her name is also a {{Portmanteau}} of "bayonet" and the gun manufacturer "Beretta". |
| 179 | * MercyKill: [[spoiler: As the games go on, she's forced to do this a few times and even has done them unintentionally. For starters, she killed Balder in the first game who was possessed by Loptr, a figure introduced in the second, being the only unintentional case. In Bayonetta 3, she's forced to kill Phantom Thief Rosa and Bayonetta, as well as a load of the french military. Given they were all possessed by Homunculi forcing them to act at Singularity's whims, it's a given.]] |
| 180 | * MetronomicManMashing: One of her Punish Attacks lets her do this to enemies, grabbing them by the leg and slamming them repeatedly. |
| 181 | * {{Misblamed}}: Luka spent the vast majority of the first game believing she killed his father. He was actually ''intentionally murdered'' by the angels she was fighting, but Luka could not see them at the time. |
| 182 | * MiseryBuildsCharacter: In ''VideoGame/BayonettaOriginsCerezaAndTheLostDemon'', we find out when she (or at least the ''Bayonetta 3'' version of Cereza) was very young, she was ostracized due to the circumstances of her birth, her mother was imprisoned, and she [[spoiler:had to kill her mentor Morgana when she finds out the Umbran Witch was just using her as a pawn to free Lukaon's imprisonment. And that's not even getting into her mom being slaughtered alongside her entire clan later on. There's no wonder she grown up into the hardened {{Sadist}} of an Umbran Witch she is in the main series games.]] |
| 183 | * MoreDakka: Bayonetta certainly is a fan. |
| 184 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' ''(to Rodin)'' Guns. Guns! GUNS! ''GUNS! '''GUNS!!!''''' |
| 185 | * MorphicResonance: Her animal forms always feature the gold chains on top her clothing in some form: in the first game, this also applies to the ribbon in her hair and in the second game, her pointed shoulderpads. |
| 186 | * MsFanservice: Oh yes, you better believe it. She is deliberately designed around sex appeal, to the point of {{camp}}y parody, and has a sultry, flirty, dominatrix-like personality to go with it. Hell, the only problem [[Creator/HidekiKamiya her creator]] had when Rule 34 kicked in was that she was usually submissive in it — once she started being dominant, he had no complaints. It's also probably telling that when Creator/PlatinumGames designed Bayonetta's Link-inspired costume with an undershirt for the UpdatedRerelease, ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'' of all companies said it would be a good idea to get rid of the undershirt because it would have otherwise been out of character. |
| 187 | * MultiMeleeMaster: She is incredibly skilled with practically any melee weapon she can get her hands on whether it's katanas, light-sabers, axes, greatswords, claws, microphones, hammers, flails, staffs, scythes, bladed fans, dual swords, chainsaws, clubs the list goes on and on. This is taken even further in that she can wield a couple of these weapons on her legs too. She can even use traditionally ranged weapons like guns, rocket launchers and bows in melee combat. |
| 188 | * MurderousThighs: In an early cinematic cutscene, Bayonetta uses her thighs to catch a ride on an Affinity, while shooting countless numbers of them out of the air, then using said thighs to spin the Affinity she rides on into the ground. A recurring method of combat for her in cutscenes is to grab an opponent with her thighs and flip or throw them to the ground. |
| 189 | * NaughtyNuns: Her first appearance in the first game has her in a form-fitting nun habit. She then gets [[ClothingDamage clothing damaged]]. |
| 190 | * NervesOfSteel: As shown in the second game, so long as there is the ''slightest'' chance of saving a friend's life (even ''[[ToHellAndBack invading the Inferno]]''), she doesn't ever seem to be nervous. [[spoiler:When there's nothing she can do, she doesn't remain upset for long.]] Probably in part due to her overconfidence (which she usually can back up). Even whole universes being destroyed in ''3'' rarely shakes her for more than a few seconds. |
| 191 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Killing Father Balder in the first game erased the Right Eye of Light and caused an imbalance in the Trinity of Realities, which causes her demonic summoning of Gomorrah to go wrong and results in Jeanne TakingTheBullet and being sent to Inferno. In other words, she is partially responsible for the events of the second game (Balder never would have snapped to begin with if not for [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptr]]).]] |
| 192 | * NoblewomansLaugh: Yes, you wouldn't believe, but she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r8ehTfvLMM can do it]]. |
| 193 | * NotAfraidOfHell: Despite having a DealWithTheDevil centered around being DraggedOffToHell at the end of it, Bayonetta herself has absolutely no hang-ups over her eventual fate. Even when she has to brave Inferno for Jeanne, she has nothing but sass for anyone in her way. [[spoiler:When her time does finally come in ''3'', she has no fear and does nothing to stop it and spends her last moments on Earth embracing Luka.]] |
| 194 | * OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:She and Luka become this in ''3,'' with the reveal that Viola is their daughter. That, and Luka willingly goes down to Inferno with her as her Umbral Watch is broken.]] |
| 195 | * OhCrap: |
| 196 | ** She has an utterly hilarious one in the beginning of the first game, where she lands on Enzo's car, trashing it. The look on her face is ''priceless,'' as she ''really'' didn't mean to do that. |
| 197 | ** A considerably more serious example occurs in the second game: she starts off her clash with the mysterious man in white as her normal snarky self. Then she sees him initiate Light Speed and casually brush aside her bullets... |
| 198 | --->'''Bayonetta:''' Oh my... you're a Lumen Sage!? |
| 199 | * OneWomanArmy: Countless angels, demons and other threats have tried to kill her, and she takes them all down with style and class. |
| 200 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: |
| 201 | ** By default, Bayonetta is a massive DeadpanSnarker who can throw out ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}-esque snazzy one-liners. But when she ''stops snarking'', you have sorely and genuinely pissed her off and the final moments of your life will be in complete agony. Only a few characters in the series have triggered this reaction. [[note]]Father Balder, Loptr, Alraune, Dark Adam and Singularity; as well as if you count Gomorrah's betrayal in the second and third games[[/note]] To say it didn't end well for them would be the ''nicest'' way to describe it. |
| 202 | ** A far sadder example is at the end of ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', when she watches [[spoiler:Balder trap Loptr within himself, effectively damning himself to become the monster he was in the first one. At this point, Bayonetta realizes [[GoodAllAlong who her father truly was]], and as Balder is dragged through a rip in time, she screams "DADDY!" in a heartbreaking tone.]] |
| 203 | ** She barges in on Viola's fight with Strider in ''3'', mocking the faerie beast for "bullying Little Red Riding Hood", but [[spoiler:when Viola reveals that he's ''Luka'', her face falls like a rock. In the following conversation, she remains dead-serious until Viola promises she'll keep him safe.]] |
| 204 | ** She also stops smirking in ''3'' upon realizing that she and Viola had been [[spoiler:tricked by Singularity into going into the Alphaverse to be trapped, spotting the ''real'' Dr. Sigurd's body powering the Homunculi nucleus and his ID card, which goes to show how dire the situation really is.]] |
| 205 | ** When foes try and out-dance Bayonetta, she usually entertains them for a moment with a playful dance off. And indeed, when [[spoiler:her French counterpart]] in ''3'' challenges her to a dance-off, she reciprocates before the two duke it out. Moments before the latter fight, however, [[spoiler:Singularity forces an army of possessed innocent soldiers to do a Thriller-esque number for no reason other than to spite her, and she's so pissed off at that she just sneers in disgust before commanding her most violent demon to start wrecking their numbers as a MercyKill.]] |
| 206 | * OralFixation: Aside from using special ones for health and power ups, Bayonetta frequently just sucks on lollipops for fun, and is often seen enjoying them during her casual activities. Best expect the camera to draw some attention to how ''much'' she enjoys them. In ''2'' Luka lampshades how he inadvertently got her addicted to them due to giving lollipops to child Cereza while she was under his care. |
| 207 | * OrgasmicCombat: Her in-game combat is ''really'' heavy on grunts and shouts, and she routinely remarks on how pleasurable combat is for her. |
| 208 | * ParentChildTeam: |
| 209 | ** Twice in ''2''. She fights alongside Rosa when she’s transported back in time to the Witch Hunts. When Bayonetta returns to the present, she and young Balder become a terrifyingly powerful one at the climax. |
| 210 | --->'''Balder:''' We may not see our next step. We may stumble. We may fall off the path. But we always move forward! That is the power of man! Bayonetta, shall we illustrate?\ |
| 211 | '''Bayonetta:''' Let's ''rock''!\ |
| 212 | ''(Asskicking commences)'' |
| 213 | ** In ''3'', she ends up fighting alongside [[spoiler:her daughter, Viola]], against Singularity. |
| 214 | * PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:The lingering darkness of her -- or more accurately Arch-Eve Origin -- passes down her Bayonetta name to Viola after being [[GracefulLoser defeated]]]]. |
| 215 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: And one who really doesn't give much of a crap about what she destroys as long as it suits her ends. Best shown in her fights with Jeanne, Gomorrah, Father Balder, and the Masked Lumen, where she causes enough collateral damage that would get most people arrested years ago. Heavily Downplayed in that most of the destruction is usually caused by her enemy initiating or escalating the battle. Bayonetta herself doesn't seek collateral damage, she's just not deterred by it either. Which does make sense because she pretty much has SeenItAll. |
| 216 | * PistolWhipping: Her most basic fighting style: with Scarborough Fair, Love Is Blue, or similar weapons equipped, her punches and kicks have her smack angels and demons around with the four pistols. Far more evident in cutscenes, where the audience gets a number of close-ups of her slapping the taste out of angels with them. |
| 217 | * PowerEchoes: Her voice gains reverberations when she's in Demon Masquerade mode. |
| 218 | * PoweredArmor: In the second game, when traveling back in time to the Witch Hunts, she wields the Umbran Armor. It's an extremely powerful weapon, able to even make Aesir fall to his knees with a single shot. One of her accessories, the Earrings of Ruin, allows her to use it instead of Umbran Climax. |
| 219 | * PowerMakesYourHairGrow: When she enters [[SuperMode Climax mode]] (against gigantic angelic bosses in the first game and when she activates Umbran Climax in the second), her hair also grows. |
| 220 | * PowerNullifier: The ''Bayonetta 3'' variant is the only person in the world capable of overturning phenomena once thought undisputable. This means that she is the only person who can fight [[spoiler:Singularity on fair terms.]] |
| 221 | * PreAssKickingOneLiner: In the first game, Bayonetta says this before [[spoiler:shooting Father Balder with a "lipstick bullet"]]. |
| 222 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' "Don't fuck with a witch." |
| 223 | * PrecisionFStrike: Being a bit nicer-mouthed than some of the other characters, her vulgarity uses this trope. In the first game, she says "I feel like a fucking celebrity in this town!" and "Don't ''fuck'' with a witch." The latter has a CallBack in the second game: "The kind of witches you don't ''fuck'' with." |
| 224 | ** [[spoiler: She gives an epic one when Dark Adam (i.e. a malevolent force that possessed and tormented the Luka she cares for) ''dares'' to call her "Cerezita" after they cause Luka (who she had just fought to bring back to his senses) to fall from the fortress they were fighting on, seemingly to his death. It's notably one of the few times in the series she has looked and sounded outright ''furious.'']] |
| 225 | --->'''Bayonetta:''' "You have no ''fucking'' right to call me by that name!" |
| 226 | * PrehensileHair: Her special moves are pulled off with help from her hair. Also, her hair composes her ''[[GodivaHair entire freaking outfit]]''. Needless to say, the more powerful special move she uses, the more hair she needs (like using it to make a spider several stories tall), and the more skin we see. Subverted that it's not the hair moving by itself - she's summoning demons by using her hair as a conduit. |
| 227 | * PrettyInMink: In the opening of the second game, Bayonetta is going shopping at Christmastime, and she's wearing a white PimpedOutDress in the style of TheGayNineties that's topped with a silver fur wrap. At the end she's going after Christmas shopping in a pink dress with a white fox wrap. Both of these can be purchased at the Gates of Hell to be worn as alternate costumes. |
| 228 | * PunnyName: Bayonetta's name is a combination of two words associated with guns: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta Beretta]], a well known gun manufacturer, and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonet Bayonet]], a knife attached to a rifle. |
| 229 | * PutTheLaughterInSlaughter: She occasionally lets out wicked laughter during her fights. One clear example is when she activates Tartarus' Masquerade Rage in ''3'', where she gleefully laughs as she shreds her enemies during her "happy puppet show". |
| 230 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Almost exactly 600 at the time of ''Bayonetta'' (of course while she was in a magical sleep for most of that time, other material makes it clear witches and sages can naturally live a long time). Presumably 603 at the time of ''Bayonetta 2''. [[note]]Date of Birth: December 19, 1411[[/note]] |
| 231 | * RedBaron: "The Witch of Genesis" in ''Bayonetta 3''. |
| 232 | * RedOniBlueOni: |
| 233 | ** The emotional, warm, and vibrant red to Father Balder's cool, detached, and calculating blue, which is lampshaded in the eyes of Jubileus. |
| 234 | ** Meanwhile, whenever she and Jeanne clash, Bayonetta is the more cool-headed and lighthearted (usually) of the two, while Jeanne is a lot more hot-headed, wrathful and serious-minded. |
| 235 | * TheSacredDarkness: The Left Eye of the World that she bears [[spoiler:(or more precisely that she ''is'')]], overseeing the Darkness, is just as important as the Right Eye that oversees the Light. This is also the role of the Umbra Witches as a whole. |
| 236 | * {{Sadist}}: A rare heroic version, but she takes a little ''too much'' glee when killing enemies. In ''Bloody Fate'', she outright says that killing angels and making their faces contort in pain really gets her excited. |
| 237 | * ScaledUp: A heroic example; in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', she can transform into a cobra to swim more quickly. |
| 238 | * SerialEscalation: Not herself, but the enemies she fight seemingly snowball in scope and threat level as time passes. If the ''Origin'' timeline was to be believed, then Bayonetta started her career by slaying fairies in the Avalon Forest that don't do much other than threatening the local woods, followed by Angels who attempt mass genocide and a GodOfEvil who seeks to take over the universe, and finally a vicious madman of an ArtificialHuman who blows up over two thousand universes and kills all of their Bayonettas to merge all universes into a singularity where he rules over. |
| 239 | * SexyBacklessOutfit: The game takes ThirdPersonSeductress to whole new levels; she wears a variety of these, [[VaporWear all made out of her hair]]. In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', the backless outfit actually becomes functional in addition to alluring, since she can now use her demonic summons to become a WingedHumanoid. In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'', it's where the demon tattoos she's contracted with shows up. |
| 240 | * SheFu: Mixed with GunFu and taken to ridiculous levels. |
| 241 | * {{Shoryuken}}: Her Witch Twist attack. |
| 242 | * ShouldersOfDoom: A rare heroic version, as her ''2'' outfit gives her pointed shoulder pads. |
| 243 | * ShowyInvincibleHero: From a story perspective, it takes an equally-strong EvilCounterpart to even inconvenience her. The first game's cutscenes have Bayonetta trashing everything from Affinities straight up to the four Cardinal Virtues; even [[TheRival Jeanne's]] fights only leave her out of breath, and Balder had to outsmart her via playing dead to capture her after losing their fight. Less prominent in the second game -- aside from Gomorrah's betrayal catching her off-guard, Infernals don't give her much more trouble than the angels do, but the Masked Lumen and [[spoiler:Loptr]] both end up either matching or outright defeating her. Even more downplayed in ''3'', as she [[spoiler:ends up breaking her Umbran Watch and getting herself and Luka dragged into the underworld after she kills Singularity, but is instead capable of nullifying his Phenomenal Affirmation ability (and is thus the only person who can beat him in on a reasonable term) that otherwise makes him a full-blown InvincibleVillain that's completely unstoppable and undoing all the death and destruction he causes to thousands of universes.]] |
| 244 | * ShutUpHannibal: This is one of Bayonetta's specialties; she really isn't a fan of long villain monologues, and her attitude is basically a "[[BigShutUp Shut up and FIGHT!]]" Any [[LightIsNotGood angel]] that decides to prattle on for too long tends to get promptly interrupted with bullets to the face. Her disdain for speeches is lampshaded in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' during an encounter with the [[SilentAntagonist Masked Lumen]]: |
| 245 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' Well, at least you're the silent type. The last sage I met spent 20 minutes rambling on and on! |
| 246 | * SlideAttack: Her Heel Slide and Stiletto attacks. |
| 247 | * SmugSuper: Bayonetta brims with boundless confidence and has all the godly power to back it up. |
| 248 | * SociopathicHero: She takes a lot of delight in killing those angels and is generally apathetic to the ''horrendous'' collateral damage she leaves in her wake. |
| 249 | * SophisticatedAsHell: As Bayonetta says it, "If you get in my way, I will... how do the Americans put it? Oh yes. ''Bust a cap in yo' ass''." |
| 250 | * SpectacularSpinning: A majority of her techniques involve her doing some graceful spins and twirls. |
| 251 | * SpyCatsuit: Her regular outfit resembles one, with a few odd touches here and there. |
| 252 | * StatuesqueStunner: Her actual height's unknown, but the camera loves to look up at her and the civilians we see in Vigrid and Noatun are always at least a head shorter than her. |
| 253 | * StepfordSmiler: The lyrics to "Mysterious Destiny" describe her as this. |
| 254 | --> Bayonetta, you bury your loneliness deep down in your eyes.\ |
| 255 | Sadness lies in your smile. |
| 256 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: She is a gun-toting witch wearing a SpyCatsuit ''made of her hair''. That she strips off her body as she uses her magic. And turns it into a hair dragon while standing around in the nude. |
| 257 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: She is implied to look ''exactly'' like her mother, [[spoiler:Rosa]], down to her outfit of choice. [[spoiler:This causes Bayonetta's time-displaced child self, Cereza, to mistake her for her own mother.]] |
| 258 | * SummonMagic: She uses her hair as a medium to summon demonic entities to aid her in taking down enemies. |
| 259 | * SuperMode: Her Serious Mode in the first game and her Umbran Climax in the second game. Both of them back up every one of her attacks with a Wicked Weave. |
| 260 | * SupermodelStrut: Unless you make her run at full speed, Bayonetta treats every walk like a catwalk, swinging her hips and foot in either direction. Her stance is so exaggerated that even when standing still her feet are placed on the opposite sides of her center of mass. This is both to invoke ThirdPersonSeductress and to showcase her sexually confident and domineering nature. |
| 261 | * SuperSpeed: Her Witch Time in a nutshell. By dodging at the last second, Bayonetta can boost her senses and physical abilities, allowing her to mercilessly pummel her opponents who are too slow to fight back. Her Bracelet of Time accessory allows her to activate Witch Time whenever she wants. |
| 262 | * SuperStrength: Even without her Wicked Weaves, Bayonetta is unnaturally and immensely strong [[MusclesAreMeaningless despite her lithe figure]], although this is mostly shown in [[CutscenePowerToTheMax cutscenes]]. She regularly tosses large enemies and bosses like ragdolls, can suplex Fortitudo, a ''giant dragon'', with ease, and can slice of Iustita's tentacles with a single karate chop. At one point, after defeating Temperantia, she holds up a large trolley bus with one hand as easily as one would hold a ball and casually tosses it aside. The most ludicrous example of this would be ''headbutting a skyscraper'' into the distance. |
| 263 | * SuplexFinisher: In the opening cutscene of the first game, Bayonetta slams about five or six angels into each other, then ''suplexes all of them simultaneously'', causing their [[YourHeadAsplode heads to explode]]. |
| 264 | * TalkToTheFist: Bayonetta LOVES doing this to the Cardinal Virtues... sometimes multiple times in one conversation! |
| 265 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' Ugh, ''another'' talkative type... |
| 266 | * TallDarkAndSnarky: She's tall, she's dressed in black, and she rarely misses a chance to snark at her enemies. |
| 267 | * TaughtByExperience: At the start of ''2'', Gomorrah deciding to attack her almost gets her killed and leads to an extensive boss fight. At the start of ''3'', when Gomorrah tries to attack her again, she breaks out the Demon Slave - which, going by Rodin's remarks, is a formerly-lost art. |
| 268 | * TheTease: Frequently does this with Luka to the point where it seems like she keeps saving him just to keep messing with him. It’s implied by Kamiya, that she does this for the hell of it. |
| 269 | * {{Technopath}}: Can use her magic to hotwire vehicles by [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything jamming her middle finger in the ignition.]] And it's not limited to just land-based vehicles - the first game had her ''hijacking and riding a missile'' to get to Isla De Sol. |
| 270 | * ThinkingUpPortals: Her Umbran Portal Kick in the first game. Bayonetta creates a portal in the shape of the Umbran symbol and sinks into it. She then reappears to crash down from above, striking a sexy pose. |
| 271 | * ThirdPersonSeductress: The series takes this to its logical conclusion; her magical hair forms her costume and is used for her attacks. This means that parts of her clothing disappear during attacks, and her finishing moves render her entirely naked aside from just enough coverage to keep it from getting an AO rating. The pure absurdity of the sex appeal on display in the trailers alone - never mind the final product - was almost certainly intentional on the part of the development team, many of whom are Clover refugees. Knowing their previous works[[note]]''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', ''VideoGame/GodHand'', ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'', ''VideoGame/MadWorld'',[[/note]], they seem quite happy keeping a self-mocking sense of humor throughout. |
| 272 | * TimeShiftedActor: She is voiced by Hellena Taylor and Creator/AtsukoTanaka as an adult and by Joy Jillian and Creator/MiyukiSawashiro as her child self, [[spoiler:Cereza]]. |
| 273 | * TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:For Arch Eve Bayonetta. At the end of ''3'', her Umbral Watch is destroyed. Luka was able to stop Gomorrah from devouring her soul before the two embrace and are dragged off into Inferno.]] |
| 274 | * TooManyBelts: Her first outfit has many buckled belts on the sleeves. |
| 275 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Bayonetta is ''obsessed'' with lollipops. She's usually sucking on one in cutscenes, and almost all of the expendable power-ups that players can craft or win in Angel Attack are magical lollipops. Apparently, this was due to Luka giving them to Cereza [[spoiler:aka her younger self]]. |
| 276 | ** In ''2'' and ''3,'' both she and her Tokyo variant mention caviar. |
| 277 | * TranquilFury: She rarely outwardly expresses her anger. Her reaction to most situations is to normally [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] it out. In fact, the only warning that you have severely pissed her off and have simultaneously carved your own headstone is her voice lowering a few octaves and the [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness lack of any snappy one-liners]]. If that happens, make your peace with whatever made you and pray you at least end up in critical condition. |
| 278 | -->''(To Balder)'' I could never call the man behind this nightmare "[[spoiler:Father]]!"\ |
| 279 | ''(To Gomorrah)'' I'm not one for pets who don't listen to their masters.\ |
| 280 | ''(To Alraune)'' Then it's going to be a bloody coronation. Now release my Umbran sister.\ |
| 281 | ''(To Loptr)'' Then just try to take it back. You've destroyed more than you know.\ |
| 282 | ''(To Dark Adam)'' You have no ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]'' right to call me by that name! |
| 283 | * TransformationSequence: Happens when she switches from the aforementioned nun outfit to her other one. She also learns how to [[ShapeShifter shapeshift]] later. |
| 284 | * TrickedOutShoes: Weapons are attachable to the heels. |
| 285 | * TriggerHappy: Bayonetta has a permanently itchy trigger finger and won't hesitate to pull her gun on anything and anyone who pisses her off, including her friends. |
| 286 | * {{Troll}}: Getting a reaction out of people, including but not limited to [[TheTease teasing them]], seems to her idea of good fun. Her usual target is Luka (in the first game at least), who she goes out of her way to embarrass. Mostly because he is an annoyance to her. Considering how much rescuing he needs, he's potentially earned it. She continues this when working alongside Viola in ''3''. |
| 287 | * TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:She and Cereza are the same person.]] |
| 288 | * UnstoppableRage: |
| 289 | ** Is thoroughly repulsed by Balder from pretty much the second they meet, but as soon as [[spoiler:he throws Luka to his doom]], Bayonetta whips out her guns and opens fire on the Lumen Sage with a look of absolute fury on her face. |
| 290 | ** In Bayonetta 3, when Singularity confronts her with loads of soldiers outfitted with [[PuppeteerParasite homunculi that force them into his control]] and that they may [[AndIMustScream even be aware of their condition]], topping it off by mocking her with a synchronized dance at her akin to how she uses Demon Slave, she simply corrects her glasses, fiercely glares and [[MercyKill orders Gommorah to kill them all.]] |
| 291 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In ''3'', her reaction to first meeting Strider (a werewolf-like being with a cape made of stained glass and a constellation of eyes) is little more than a snarky comment about his lack of "attachments". [[spoiler:After TheReveal that Strider is Luka, Bayonetta's attitude is more concern about ''why'' than any questions as to ''what''.]] Similarly, when Viola and Lukaon show up in the Alphaverse during the finale, she shows very little reaction to this ephemeral man who looks like Luka with ProphetEyes in a stained-glass robe. ''Origins'' reveals that she's met faeries before, so the fairy presence in ''3'' isn't as new for her as it was for the players, [[spoiler:and she might even recognize Lukaon [[HeIsAllGrownUp all grown up]].]] |
| 292 | * UseYourHead: She likes using a headbutt to counter an enemy's attack, whether it's part of a quick-time event or using a parry. |
| 293 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Both versions of [[spoiler:Cereza]] seen in the first game and ''Origins'' are sweet and kind children who are thrust into unenviable and violent circumstances, heavily contrasting the domineering, violent sadist of an Umbran Witch she is in the present day. If the story in ''Origins'' was of any indication, there's no wonder why she would grow up that way. |
| 294 | * VictoriasSecretCompartment: Where she gets the lipstick she uses to [[spoiler:kill Balder]]. |
| 295 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: She needs to remember how (and buy certain abilities back), but she gains this ability over the course of both games. Panther Within for SuperSpeed, Bat Within to evade damage, Crow Within for limited flight, and – in the second game - Snake Within for enhanced swimming abilities. |
| 296 | * WholesomeCrossdresser: Unlike the other Nintendo costumes, Bayonetta's Hero of Hyrule outfit isn't substantially altered from its source -- aside from removing the undershirt and adjusting the length and tightness of the rest of the costume, it's basically the same, but it still fits her personality very well. |
| 297 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She quips a variant of this in the first game: |
| 298 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' "Tentacles! Why did it have to be ''tentacles''?" |
| 299 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: She's fully capable of suplexing a dragon and a half dozen angels simultaneously. |
| 300 | * YinYangBomb: [[spoiler:She is the child of an Umbra Witch and a Lumen Sage.]] While she doesn't use any angelic-oriented powers it is worth noting she can pick up and use their weapons if they drop them. |
| 301 | * YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:To Father Balder, who is responsible for the witch hunts that killed her mother. In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', this hatred transfers to Loptr, [[ManipulativeBastard the actual culprit]].]] |
| 302 | [[/folder]] |
| 303 | |
| 304 | |
| 305 | |
| 306 | [[folder:Bayonetta's Variants (Unmarked Spoilers)]] |
| 307 | Variants of Bayonetta, most of whom appear in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3''. |
| 308 | * AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: Many of them are more proactive and consistent in their efforts to protect the world. |
| 309 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Several of these come from distinctively non-European settings, unlike core-Bayonetta. β3 has a bit of a tan, but otherwise they look exactly the same. |
| 310 | * BarrierMaiden: Each Bayonetta is an Arch-Eve who serves as a lynchpin to her universe, with her death and absorption by Singularity serving as the proverbial nail in the coffin that allows Singularity to completely wipe out said universe from reality. |
| 311 | * ClimacticBattleResurrection: Prime Bayonetta is able to do enough damage to Singularity in the final battle that their absorbed souls are set free for just enough time to get their licks in before they get dispelled. |
| 312 | * ForegoneConclusion: Invoked and Exploited by Singularity himself to kill off these Bayonettas and collapse their universes. His strongest ability is "Phenomenal Affirmation", which changes the fate of the universes he attacks to a path he wishes. Naturally, it means the Bayonetta Variants are ''doomed to fail'' no matter what they do. |
| 313 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: The Variants get killed off in the same chapter they were introduced. |
| 314 | |
| 315 | !!Bayonetta (Records of Time: The Witch Hunts) |
| 316 | A Bayonetta who, during her childhood, is flung 500 years into the future during the events of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''. Her experiences there with her future self, or "Mummy", set a brand-new path for her and change history in her native timeline. See [[Characters/BayonettaSupportingCharacters here]]. |
| 317 | |
| 318 | !!Bayonetta (Records of Time: The End) |
| 319 | A Bayonetta who has followed an identical path to the main Bayonetta until the events of ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''. |
| 320 | ---- |
| 321 | * AlternateSelf: This Bayonetta has lived an identical life to the main Bayonetta, and even still ends up teleported to the past. However, in this reality, she goes up against demons and angels and meets the Masked Lumen much later. |
| 322 | |
| 323 | !!Bayonetta β0 |
| 324 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayonetta__ce_b20.png]] |
| 325 | |
| 326 | The Bayonetta of Viola's reality. She looks nearly identical to the main Bayonetta from the first game, with a few tiny differences. |
| 327 | ---- |
| 328 | * ActionMom: Is Viola's mother, and kicks just as much ass as the main Bayonetta. |
| 329 | * DecoyProtagonist: You play as her during the prologue, where she falls in battle against Singularity. |
| 330 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Despite clearly being outmatched against Singularity, even as she's severely injured, her Umbran Watch cracked, and barely being able to even hold up her guns, she still keeps trying to fight back before Singularity manages to incapacitate and finish her off. |
| 331 | * EarlyBirdCameo: She is the Bayonetta shown dying in the very first teaser for ''Bayonetta 3'', as evidenced by the absence of the main Bayonetta's beauty mark and her guns' collective name. |
| 332 | * FutileHandReach: Was reaching out towards her daughter Viola before she crystalizes and gets killed. |
| 333 | * RedBaron: "The Indomitable Witch". |
| 334 | * SpottingTheThread: She lacks the main Bayonetta's beauty mark, and her guns, while nearly identical to Scarborough Fair, are collectively called Whittingham Fair instead. |
| 335 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: This Bayonetta only appears in the prologue before being killed by Singularity, and in the Old Picture Book as Cereza from when she was still in training. |
| 336 | |
| 337 | !!Bayonetta β1 |
| 338 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayonetta__ce_b21_9.png]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | A Bayonetta living in an alternate Tokyo. |
| 341 | ---- |
| 342 | * AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: She has her own playable segment where she chases after Iridescent and takes out its core. |
| 343 | * AnimalMotifs: Spiders, with the demon she's contracted with being a large arachnid. |
| 344 | * CheeryPink: She's a variant with pink hair, and a cheerful attitude to match. Just before the Homunculi came crashing in, she was eagerly awaiting her version of Jeanne for a bowling challenge. |
| 345 | %%* ChildLikeVoice: Compared to the low voice every other Bayonetta possesses, this one's voice is considerably higher pitched. |
| 346 | * TheFashionista: In keeping with the Akihabara motif, this Bayonetta has a much more modern fashion sense, albeit still quite bombastic. |
| 347 | * FriendlyRivalry: With her Jeanne, both of them engaging in various noncombat challenges but always ending in a draw. Bowling was next until the Homunculi came. |
| 348 | * KillerYoYo: Wields the Ignis Araneae Yo-Yo. After her death, the main Bayonetta gets ahold of them. |
| 349 | * RedBaron: "The Street-Smart Witch". |
| 350 | * SmugSuper: Even for a ''Bayonetta'', this one is quite overconfident. She outright says she ''always'' gets what she wants. |
| 351 | --> "When I see something I want, it's ''mine''." |
| 352 | |
| 353 | !!Bayonetta β2 |
| 354 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayonetta__ce_b22.png]] |
| 355 | |
| 356 | A Bayonetta living in an alternate China. |
| 357 | ---- |
| 358 | * BigSisterInstinct: When fighting against Singularity, [[GoThroughMe she steps in front of Prime Bayonetta]] in hopes of using her chainsaw to protect her, and gets wiped out by Singularity. |
| 359 | * ChainsawGood: Wields Dead End Express in battle. Also counts as a {{BFS}}. |
| 360 | * EyepatchOfPower: She's missing her right eye and wears a red eye patch to cover it up. It's never explained how she lost her eye, but the soldiers have no shortage of theories for it. |
| 361 | * LaResistance: This one is styled as the general of the Chinese army leading the battle against the Homunculi. |
| 362 | * RedBaron: "The One-Eyed Witch". |
| 363 | * TheStoic: Far more stoic and less smug than the average Bayonetta. |
| 364 | * TransformingVehicle: Unlike the other Variants, she has a contract with a demon train. Aside from being a normal train, it can even summon cannon's, which Prime Bayonetta uses. |
| 365 | |
| 366 | !!Bayonetta β3 |
| 367 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayonetta__ce_b23.png]] |
| 368 | |
| 369 | A Bayonetta living in an alternate Cairo as its ruler. |
| 370 | ---- |
| 371 | * AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Though a kind ruler, this Bayonetta dislikes fighting and refuses to fully embrace her Umbran powers. When the Homunculi attack and Singularity targets her universe's Jeanne, Bayonetta finally chooses to fight and makes a demon contract with Malphas. |
| 372 | * BigSisterInstinct: After defeating the Boss Homunculi in the Cairo area, she saves Prime Bayonetta by taking her place, thus sacrificing herself into the void. The next time during their fight against Singularity, she dives over to Prime Bayonetta and [[DivingSave shoves her out of the way]], causing Singularity to wipe her out. |
| 373 | * CoolMask: Wears a large ornate mask that cover the top portion of her face. |
| 374 | * CombatHandFan: Wields Simoon, twin fans forged from the feathers of baby Malphas. She can also throw them like boomerangs. |
| 375 | * GoOutWithASmile: As she saves Prime Bayonetta and throws her fan out to destroy any rubble that may hinder her, she smiles knowing she had avenged Jeanne and saved other realities. |
| 376 | -->"Jeanne... did you see? I won..." |
| 377 | * GuestStarPartyMember: The fight against Stratocumulus has the player swapping between β3 controlling Malphas and the main Bayonetta controlling The Phantom. |
| 378 | * HeroicSacrifice: Saves the main Bayonetta in exchange for her own life being forfeit. |
| 379 | * InsultOfEndearment: Her version of Jeanne seems to call her "princess" with mild annoyance to her tone, but does truly care for her. |
| 380 | * LightIsGood: Is dressed in almost all white and gold, with her even being known as a kind ruler. |
| 381 | * MercyKill: Kills the Jeanne of her reality, who begs for death, after the main Bayonetta refuses to do so. |
| 382 | * NiceGirl: While Bayonetta(s) in general are almost always a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, this variant is the most outwardly kind. |
| 383 | * PrincessesRule: She is the ruler of her Desert nation, but her official title is "princess." |
| 384 | * RedBaron: "The Cloistered Witch". |
| 385 | * SingleTear: After taking out her Jeanne when Prime Bayonetta couldn't take the shot, a single tear runs down from her eye. |
| 386 | |
| 387 | !!Bayonetta β4 |
| 388 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayonetta__ce_b24.png]] |
| 389 | |
| 390 | A Bayonetta living in an alternate France. |
| 391 | ---- |
| 392 | * AnimalMotifs: Bats, with her outfit and contracted demon both being related to bats. |
| 393 | * AttackReflector: She can use her hat to reflect a bullet Bayonetta shoots and toss it right back at her. |
| 394 | * CasualDangerDialogue: Her first interaction with Prime Bayonetta is this. |
| 395 | --> '''Bayonetta:''' And what was that?\ |
| 396 | '''Phantom Thief Bayonetta:''' Oh, that? A simple bonsoir. Just wait until I get ''really'' chatty. |
| 397 | * ClassyCatBurglar: In keeping with her Phantom Thief motif, this Bayonetta has made a career of burgling ancient Umbran artifacts alongside her maman. |
| 398 | * DanceOff: Instigates and performs a short one with Prime Bayonetta. |
| 399 | * DetachmentCombat: When she takes on her demon form, her torso and lower body split apart. |
| 400 | * FakeAmerican: InUniverse, [[AmbiguousSituation possibly]]. Given that she's still a Bayonetta, it's safe to assume she was born in Vigrid, however she lacks a Vigridian (i.e., RP British) accent and instead has an American one. |
| 401 | * GratuitousFrench: Despite her American accent (and the only Bayonetta to have one), being a Phantom Thief in France she occasionally drops French words into her conversations with Bayonetta. |
| 402 | * {{Hammerspace}}: One of her attacks has her summon multiple bowling pins from her hat. She also demonstrates this during the fight against Singularity. |
| 403 | * MagicHat: Her hat can not only deflect attacks, but also acts as a weapon for her to summon bowling pins out of that attack her enemies. |
| 404 | * MagicWand: Wields the cane Cadabra, one half of her Abracadabra weapon set. |
| 405 | * MalevolentMaskedMan: Wears a thin mask over her eyes, and proves to be a deadly foe for the police and Prime Bayonetta. |
| 406 | * [[MommasBoy Momma's Girl]]: This Bayonetta was raised to adulthood by Rosa to be a powerful witch, and they continued their adventures together as partners in crime. As a result she's ''very'' attached to her and is ''not happy'' in the slightest when prime Bayonetta has to MercyKill Rosa. |
| 407 | * PhantomThief: She is Papillon d'Ombre the 2nd, daughter and partner of Papillon d'Ombre (her universe's Rosa). Posing as traveling performers, they use their powers to locate and steal back Umbran treasures from around the world. |
| 408 | * PuppeteerParasite: Unfortunately falls to this when a parasitic Perlucidus attaches itself to her. |
| 409 | * RedBaron: "The Phantom Thief Witch". |
| 410 | * RevengeBeforeReason: Whether she is unaware or heedless of the reason Prime Bayo kills her mummy, she definitely is out to kill her Prime counterpart out of vengeance. Singularity even mocks her for this simple-mindedness. |
| 411 | * TogetherInDeath: After Prime Bayonetta has to kill her -- and having already killed the phantom thief Rosa as well -- Prime Bayonetta hopes that this Bayonetta is "reunited with her mummy". |
| 412 | * TranquilFury: She sounds calm even knowing that Prime Bayonetta had killed her mother. |
| 413 | * WeaponizedHeadgear: Her top hat Abra, the other half of her Abracadabra weapon set. |
| 414 | * YouKilledMyMother: When her reality's Rosa is killed by the main Bayonetta, this Bayonetta ends up fighting her in revenge. |
| 415 | |
| 416 | !!Bayonetta 1 |
| 417 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayonetta_variant_1.png]] |
| 418 | |
| 419 | A Bayonetta resembling the main Bayonetta from the first game. |
| 420 | ---- |
| 421 | * AmbiguousSituation: Both she and Bayonetta 2 disappear into purple particles after helping Bayonetta Prime out, making their statuses unknown. |
| 422 | * BigDamnHeroes: Arrives during the final battle at the nick of time, destroying a spear Singularity had set to murder a heavily weakened and incapacitated Bayonetta Prime with. |
| 423 | * MeaningfulEcho: When she appears and saves Prime Bayonetta she asks her, "You didn't cry while I was gone, did you?" This implies the Bayonetta we've been playing all game was the child Cereza that Bayonetta looked after from the first game, now all grown up. |
| 424 | * {{Leitmotif}}: A snippet of "Mysterious Destiny" plays when she first appears in the final battle. The full song also plays when control shifts to her. |
| 425 | * MissingMainCharacter: She briefly takes over as player character while Origin Bayonetta is recovering from having her watch cracked. She wields Scarborough Fair, uses Beast Within as a Demon Masquerade, and can summon Madama Butterfly in her design from the first two games. |
| 426 | * PaintingTheMedium: When playing as her, the HUD changes to match that of the first game. |
| 427 | * PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Is strongly implied to be the actual Bayonetta of the first game, and that all three games were in different universes. |
| 428 | * RedBaron: "The Witch in Remembrance". |
| 429 | |
| 430 | !!Bayonetta 2 |
| 431 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayonetta_variant_2.png]] |
| 432 | |
| 433 | A Bayonetta resembling the main Bayonetta from the second game. |
| 434 | ---- |
| 435 | * AmbiguousSituation: Both she and Bayonetta 1 disappear into purple particles after helping Bayonetta Prime out, making their statuses unknown. |
| 436 | * BigDamnHeroes: Arrives during the final battle at the nick of time, summoning Labolas to intercept one of Singularity's summons attempting to attack Bayonetta 1 and Bayonetta Prime. |
| 437 | * GuestStarPartyMember: She fights alongside Bayonetta 1 while Bayonetta Origin is incapacitated. |
| 438 | * {{Leitmotif}}: A snippet of "Tomorrow is Mine" plays when she first appears in the final battle. |
| 439 | * MythologyGag: Unlike Bayonetta Prime and Bayonetta 1, who mainly rely on Gomorrah, she summons Labolas -- who essentially took Gomorrah's place in the second game -- to rip apart the Homunculi. |
| 440 | * PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Is strongly implied to be the actual Bayonetta of the second game, and that all three games were in different universes. |
| 441 | * RedBaron: "The Witch with Discerning Eyes". |
| 442 | |
| 443 | !!Bayonetta α / Dark Eve |
| 444 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dark_eve.png]] |
| 445 | |
| 446 | The Bayonetta of the Alphaverse. She tried to stop Singularity, but fell in battle. Her consciousness managed to survive, but has merged with the remains of many Arch-Eves consumed by Singularity. |
| 447 | ---- |
| 448 | * AmbiguousSituation: Like Dark Adam, Dark Eve is described in her bio as being a mindless force of destruction with virtually nothing left of her former selves. Yet, when fought at the end of the game she is clearly testing Viola with purpose, shows memory of the lessons Arch Eve Origin taught Viola during the game, and explains why Viola must defeat her. Viola also acknowledges her as her mother in the end, all suggesting that Dark Eve underwent some kind of change after Singularity's destruction and the restoration of the various worlds, and may even have no longer been just Dark Eve but a conduit through which Arch Eve Origin Bayonetta in Inferno could interact with Viola in the World of Chaos one last time. Yet, nothing is confirmed. |
| 449 | * AnchorsAway: Wields Cassiopeia in battle. |
| 450 | * DyingAsYourself: Upon defeat, she transforms back into her normal appearance, passing on her title of Bayonetta to Viola. |
| 451 | -->'''Bayonetta α:''' That was your final lesson, Viola. But for someone who's grown so much, perhaps the gift of a new name is in order: Bayonetta. |
| 452 | * PostFinalBoss: The true final boss of ''Bayonetta 3''. |
| 453 | * VoiceOfTheLegion: When Viola stumbles upon her, her voice sounds distorted as she brokenly calls her "kitty". |
| 454 | * TheWormThatWalks: Her body is composed with the warped hearts of many Arch-Eves. |
| 455 | [[/folder]] |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[folder:Jeanne]] |
| 458 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle (EN), Eleanor Jackson (EN, ''Origins''), Creator/MieSonozaki (JP) |
| 459 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jeanne_bayonetta_render.png]] |
| 460 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her appearance in Bayonetta 2]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jeanne_bayonetta_2_render.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 461 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see her appearance in Bayonetta 3]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jeanne_bayo3_8.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 462 | |
| 463 | -> ''"I stake my honour as an Umbra!"''\ |
| 464 | |
| 465 | Jeanne is a major antagonist in ''Bayonetta'' and a major protagonist in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''. An Umbra Witch of prodigious skill, Jeanne was Bayonetta's childhood friend and her frequent sparring partner, despite Bayonetta's stigma as an impure outsider and Jeanne's status as heir to the clan. When the Witch Hunts threatened the safety of her clan, Jeanne sealed Bayonetta away and spent the next five hundred years fighting the forces of Paradiso as the last of her kind.\ |
| 466 | |
| 467 | 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.\ |
| 468 | |
| 469 | A few alternate universe variants are shown in ''3'', and while the specifics of their relationship with a given Bayonetta vary, they are always close, be it as rivals, like sisters, friends, teacher and student, etc. In at least one universe, Bayonetta's refusal to embrace her powers caused the Jeanne of that world to become that universe's Arch Eve. |
| 470 | ---- |
| 471 | * AdaptationalVillainy: While she served a villainous role in the first game, it was only because [[spoiler:she was brainwashed by Father Balder]]. In ''Bloody Fate'', there is no mentioning of her being [[spoiler:brainwashed]], so it seems her villainy was deliberate. |
| 472 | * AlternateSelf: A couple are introduced in ''Bayonetta 3''; see their sections at the bottom of the folder. |
| 473 | * 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. |
| 474 | * AnimalMotifs: Jeanne is the moth to Bayonetta's butterfly. Her contract is with Madama Styx, a moth-themed demon and her equivalent of Bat Within is a swarm of moths. |
| 475 | * {{Animorphism}}: She can transform into animals like Bayonetta. |
| 476 | * AntiVillain: She's only attacking Bayonetta because [[spoiler:she was brainwashed by [[BigBad Balder]]. She gets better, though]]. She also still gets a kick out of massacring the angels supposedly helping her. |
| 477 | * AttackHello: On harder difficulties, Jeanne will start fights by immediately summoning a Wicked Uppercut ''directly under your feet''. |
| 478 | * BadassBiker: She has her own motorcycle, complete with vanity plate, and gets a lot of screentime pulling stunts on it. |
| 479 | * BadassCreed: As the {{superhero}} Cutie J, she has her own creed that is equally badass, cheesy and endearing. She even belts it out word-for-word in ''Bayonetta 3!'' |
| 480 | -->''Those distant, hear the sound... Those close by, see the spectacle... Evildoers, fear final justice, because the Platinum Knight has arrived to defend the weak and innocent! '''CUTIE J IS HERE!''''' |
| 481 | * BadassInDistress: The plot of the second game revolves around this. A freak accident involving a summoning gone wrong causes Jeanne's soul to be dragged to Inferno, giving Bayonetta only a day to rescue her before her soul is lost forever. [[spoiler:Once she's rescued, she goes right back to kicking ass, and (in order) flies Bayonetta and Balder to Fimbulventr, holds off a ''massive'' dual army of angels and demons, and calls upon Gomorrah -- the very demon that got her DraggedOffToHell -- to destroy Loptr's body.]] |
| 482 | * BadassTeacher: As revealed in the notes for the [[LaserBlade Bloody Moon]] and in ''Bloody Fate'', Jeanne is a high-school teacher when she's not killing angels and does not take kindly to any harm coming to her students. |
| 483 | * BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Jeanne can do it too. Of course, [[spoiler:given the FinalBattle's circumstances, ''breathing'' in space is the ''easy'' part. Maybe that's part of Jubileus' grace. Or maybe it's because of [[AWizardDidIt magic]].]] |
| 484 | * BestFriend: Without a doubt is this to Bayonetta, as she doesn't even hesitate to dive into Inferno when Jeanne is in trouble. |
| 485 | * BoyishShortHair: Her hairstyle in the first game. ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' switches things up, giving Jeanne longer hair and Bayonetta shorter hair. |
| 486 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:The reason why Jeanne is attacking Bayonetta. If the other tropes on this page haven't clued you in, it wears off near the end of the first game.]] |
| 487 | * 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. |
| 488 | * CoatCape: In ''3'' Jeanne wears a [[PrettyInMink snow leopard jacket]] like this. |
| 489 | * CombatStilettos: She wears high heels with [[ArmedLegs heels replaced with guns]], which she uses to perform GunFu. |
| 490 | * CoolTeacher: Is said to be mild-mannered and popular with her students. [[OneManArmy And she's a Umbra Witch.]] |
| 491 | * {{Cosplay}}: Like Bayonetta, she too gets dressed up in various costumes (sharing most of them with Bayonetta in-game), although by her own admittance she doesn't quite enjoy it as much as Bayonetta. |
| 492 | * DarkActionGirl: Played with in ''Bayonetta'', where Jeanne's associated with the holy-but-evil angels. |
| 493 | * DarkReprise: "Blood & Darkness" is one to "Red & Black", signifying that Jeanne's not fucking around anymore. |
| 494 | * DivergentCharacterEvolution: |
| 495 | ** Her character model – not her outfit, mind you, but her body structure and chest size – was altered in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' to make her more unique compared to Bayonetta, with whom she shared almost an entire character model in the original game. |
| 496 | ** In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', Jeanne keeps her All 4 One moveset and animations from the previous game, while Bayonetta receives a brand-new set of animations and combos for Love is Blue. |
| 497 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: Not even the bustling downtown traffic prevents her from doing crazy stunts with her bike. |
| 498 | * EvilTwin: To Bayonetta, from fighting styles, to clothes, to glasses. No family relation, though. |
| 499 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' Who are you? And don't you dare say my [[LampshadeHanging long-lost sister]]. |
| 500 | * FanservicePack: Inverted. Her chest is noticeably flattened in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' when compared to her model in the original ''Bayonetta'', which WordOfGod states was to further differentiate her from Bayonetta. |
| 501 | * FleurDeLis: The sigil appearing behind her name when she is introduced in battle and in her entry for the Hierarchy of Laguna book is a heavily stylized Fleur-de-Lis. [[spoiler:Fitting, since she is strongly implied to be of French descent.]] |
| 502 | * FluffyFashionFeathers: Not on her outfit, but rather, she has massive feather tassels hanging off of the ends of her two guns in the first game. [[WordOfGod The concept artist, Mari Shimazaki,]] put them there to accentuate her movements, much like Bayonetta's long hair. [[spoiler:They vanish inexplicably when she changes into her identical-to-Bayonetta's leather costume during their last battle.]] The feathers are reminiscent of moth antennae, as accentuated in her transformations into a beast or a bird. They also contrast with Bayonetta's hair ribbons, which are meant to be reminiscent of butterfly antennae. |
| 503 | * {{Foil}}: To Bayonetta, in a few ways. |
| 504 | ** Jeanne's more of a daredevil than Bayonetta; she'll only choose to activate Witch Time through her OneToMillionToOne Moth Within, and she takes 50% more damage from attacks (implying she's not trying to defend herself as much). In cutscenes, Jeanne tends to fight in close quarters, and her showy moves revolve around putting herself in harm's way, rather than the straightforward {{Camp}} that Bayonetta is known for. |
| 505 | ** Jeanne is also harsher to her enemies. Bayonetta often shows a bit of sadism in combat and likes to play with her enemies before killing them, and her battle shouts and taunts show that she maintains a sense of humor in battle. Jeanne's battle cries and taunts are dominated by wrath and rage, and by far more profane than Bayonetta's (incidentally, she only uses profanity during playable combat). Her Wicked Weaves are 50% more damaging than Bayonetta's, implying that she's putting more of her power into them. |
| 506 | ** Jeanne takes the plot much more seriously than Bayonetta, and provides drama and motivation during her scenes to contrast Bayonetta's comedy and flippancy. |
| 507 | ** Jeanne's personality, outfits, and body language paint her as the conservative, classy foil to Bayonetta's outrageous, sexualized {{Camp}}. |
| 508 | * GoodWearsWhite: In the climactic battle of the first game, [[spoiler:Jeanne aids Bayonetta while wearing the white outfit she wore in their previous battle when Jeanne was BrainwashedAndCrazy. Jeanne wearing white before she snaps out of Balder's control could be seen as foreshadowing her HeelFaceTurn.]] |
| 509 | * TheGunslinger: Just like Bayonetta, she wields four guns. |
| 510 | * HeelFaceTurn: Jeanne starts out evil, but [[spoiler:once her brainwashing at Balder's hands is undone]], she goes through hell and high water for Bayonetta. |
| 511 | * HellBentForLeather: Her civilian clothing in the first two games is motorcycle leathers. |
| 512 | * 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. |
| 513 | * HiddenDepths: Concept art, ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'', and the sequel reveal that Jeanne's day job is teaching history at a high school. |
| 514 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: During the Witch Hunts, after realizing what the enemies were after, [[spoiler:she stabbed Cereza on the heart to prevent Cereza from awakening the sought-after Left Eye. This managed to delay the villain's EvilPlan for several centuries.]] |
| 515 | * InsultOfEndearment: When Bayonetta makes a joke on Jeanne's expense in front of Dr. Sigurd, Jeanne playfully retorts with "You bitch!", and Dr. Digurd remarks what close friends the two witches are. |
| 516 | * 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".]] |
| 517 | * JeanneDArchetype: When the Witch Hunts began, she was the most adamant to defend her clan – and still is, 500 years later. On the more obvious side of things, Jeanne shares both her first name ''and'' birth date with the actual [[UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc Jeanne D'Arc]] – and her jumpsuit in the first game is "D'Arc" brand; an Italian couturier. |
| 518 | * LittleMissBadass: As seen in ''[[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]], in contrast to her best friend young Cereza who is still an inexperienced witch with low self esteem. |
| 519 | * LivingADoubleLife: She actually lives ''three'' lives: A high school teacher, her city's local SuperHero, and an Umbra Witch! |
| 520 | * MageMarksman: A gunslinger and Umbra Witch, just like Bayonetta. |
| 521 | * MagicalGirl: She's either this, or a straight-up {{superhero}} when she dons the "Cutie J" costume, complete with a cute mask and dorky [[BadassCreed creed]]. A loving reference to ''Anime/CuteyHoney.'' |
| 522 | -->''"The battle uniform of the Umbra Witches. The strong, tightly woven hair forming this bodysuit repels all attacks. But in the hands of the seemingly [[BlatantLies mild-mannered]] schoolteacher Jeanne, the suit allows her to transform into the powerful Cutie J! Defending her city and her beloved students, she cuts through evil with her crimson blade, Bloody Moon! Those distant, hear the sound... Those close by, see the spectacle... Evildoers, fear final justice, because the Platinum Knight has arrived to defend the weak and innocent! CUTIE J IS HERE!"'' |
| 523 | * MirrorBoss: As an Umbra Witch herself, her fighting style is more or less identical to Bayonetta's. |
| 524 | * {{Motifs}}: Jeanne has a strong [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers musketeer]] theme. She canonically fights with sword and gun, has pistols named after the four musketeers, has a modern steed in her motorcycle, [[ShrugOfGod might be Umbran royalty]], and rocks a snazzy-looking feathered cavalier hat in an early cutscene. She's also very task-oriented and is motivated by duty and loyalty. |
| 525 | * MsFanservice: Zig-zagged. Outfits initially unique to her, like her d'Arc outfit and her biker suit, are quite conservative. When playable, though, Jeanne has access to the same fanservicey outfits as Bayonetta. |
| 526 | * TheMusketeer: Jeanne alternates between using sword and gun during her boss fights. |
| 527 | * MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler:''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.]] |
| 528 | * NominalVillain: Jeanne spends most of the first game as an adversary to Bayonetta, [[spoiler:but is revealed to be under a spell after the fourth battle with her]]. [[spoiler:After being freed, she aids Bayonetta in the final battle against Father Balder]]. |
| 529 | * NotAMorningPerson: [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSFmzg3XUAERHy_?format=jpg&name=small One doodle by Mari Shimazaki]], the game's official artist, suggests that Jeanne doesn't like waking up early. In the second game, Bayonetta also remarks that Jeanne "never were a morning person". |
| 530 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: She slaughters the BigBad's entire demon-angel army offscreen during the second game's finale. The next time we see her, she's waiting in the clear Noatunian air for her chance to leap into action, and there isn't a ''single damn scratch'' on her or the jet she rode in on. |
| 531 | -->''"I'll take care of them, Cereza. Hurry to the temple!"'' |
| 532 | * OnlyMostlyDead: Played completely straight in the sequel, where Jeanne's body can last roughly a day before her soul becomes a permanent part of Inferno and she's dead for good. |
| 533 | * PerfectPlayAI: Jeanne is the first enemy in the series capable of breaking out of your combos, adapting to your playstyle, and generally testing your ability to do something other than [[AttackAttackAttack thoughtlessly spamming attacks]]. She'll do this in her first fight, which is in ''Chapter II'', and she only gets tougher. |
| 534 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: Jeanne comes fairly close as she can fire remote-controlled missiles at you during her last boss fight. |
| 535 | * PurelyAestheticGlasses: It's not made clear if Bayonetta's specs are prescription, but Jeanne's certainly aren't; she only wears them once, during the first game's Epilogue [[spoiler:while waiting for the Laguna to crash Bayonetta's funeral]], and by ''Bayo 2'' she's traded them out for a proper pair of biker goggles. |
| 536 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She is around the same age as Bayonetta. [[note]]Date of Birth: January 6, 1412; sixteen days younger.[[/note]] |
| 537 | * RecurringBoss: Fought 4 times in the first game. |
| 538 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Played with ''repeatedly'' in Jeanne's case as the game tries to show her supposedly dying after being freed from Balder's brainwashing. It's ultimately averted because she survives in the end.]] |
| 539 | * TheRival: Fits this trope best in ''Bayonetta'', where she's bitter and resentful that Bayonetta defeated her on the night of her own coronation. [[spoiler:Turns into BashBrothers once her brainwashing wears off.]] |
| 540 | * RoyalRapier: Fights with one, named Angel Slayer, [[TheMusketeer musketeer-style]] during the Witch Hunts. She uses it during her third and fourth boss fights, and it serves as her equivalent of Bayonetta's 修羅刃 -Shuraba- in both games. |
| 541 | * ShoutOut: |
| 542 | ** Her quartet of guns are called [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers "All 4 One"]] altogether -- or "Porthos", "Athos", "Aramis" and "D'Artagnan" individually. In the second game, their feather tassels are replaced by [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140627085738/bayonetta/images/e/ea/All_4_One_concept_art_%28Bayo2%29.jpg cat plushies wearing musketeer hats]]. |
| 543 | ** Her rivalry with the main protagonist bares in mind Vergil/Nelo Angelo's rivalry against Dante, with both of them coming from hack and slash games being made by Creator/HidekiKamiya. Both of them also end up being brainwashed by the BigBad, only to snap out of it. Otherwise though the characters have different personalities. |
| 544 | * SirSwearsALot: Never in dialogue, but Jeanne's taunts (and battle cries) in both games are quite profane, compared to Bayonetta's. |
| 545 | -->"You [[PrecisionFStrike motherfucker!]]" |
| 546 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Jeanne is responsible for derailing Father Balder's plan, because he didn't count on her snapping out of her brainwashing and saving Bayonetta.]] |
| 547 | * TakingTheBullet: Pushes Bayonetta out of the way of a berserk Gomorrah in the prologue of the second game, getting hit so hard her soul is knocked out of her body. |
| 548 | * UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:When we last see her in ''3'', she's run through by Singularity and her soul is absorbed by him. Her soul breaks free along with those of the slain Bayonettas and lends a hand in the final boss fight before fading away. Whether or not she's actually dead for good is never explicitly stated, and there is evidence she was restored along with most of the other lives Singularity ended, but considering the main theme of the game's story is that [[EndofAnEra Cereza and her allies' story is over]] and Viola's story is now beginning, her chances aren't good.]] |
| 549 | * UndyingLoyalty: To the Umbran cause, [[spoiler:and Bayonetta once her brainwashing wears off.]] |
| 550 | * VanityLicensePlate: The plate on her motorcycle reads "U1 QTJ" (Umbra #1 Cutie J). |
| 551 | * WakeUpCallBoss: Jeanne is your first introduction to just how tough the game can get, especially if you haven't mastered dodging and Witch Time. She will break out of your combos at a moment's notice, put you into unbreakable combos of her own, and break out the GiantFootOfStomping on you. Your first fight with her is ''Chapter II'', less than a quarter of the way into the game, and she just gets tougher from there. |
| 552 | * WillfullyWeak: According to WordOfGod, Jeanne is a compulsive daredevil, which is why she doesn't enter Witch Time if she doesn't use her [[{{Animorphism}} Moth Within]] – that ability puts her at a far greater risk of being hit than simply dodging. {{Averted|Trope}} with her Wicked Weaves, which deal 1.5x the damage of Bayonetta's. |
| 553 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: |
| 554 | ** [[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.]] |
| 555 | ** [[spoiler:Once Bayonetta goes to Alphaverse in a futile mission, Singularity promptly shanks Jeanne from behind.]] |
| 556 | |
| 557 | !!Jeanne β1 |
| 558 | A variant of Jeanne living in an alternate Tokyo. She is mentioned in Bayonetta β1's profile as her rival, and is first seen being slain by the Homunculi. |
| 559 | ---- |
| 560 | * FriendlyRivalry: She and her Bayonetta are always competing against each other. |
| 561 | * 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''. |
| 562 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Is introduced getting killed off by the Homunculi. |
| 563 | |
| 564 | !!Jeanne β3 |
| 565 | 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. |
| 566 | ---- |
| 567 | * InsultOfEndearment: The way she addresses her Bayonetta as "princess" has tones of this. |
| 568 | * MercyKill: [[spoiler:Begs for this from Origin Bayonetta... who can't go through with it. Bayonetta β3 is the one who deals the finishing blow.]] |
| 569 | [[/folder]] |
| 570 | |
| 571 | [[folder:Luka Redgrave]] |
| 572 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuriLowenthal (EN), Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (JP) |
| 573 | [[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/luka_bayonetta_2.png]] |
| 574 | [[caption-width-right:340:[[labelnote:Click here to see his appearance in ''Bayonetta 2'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayo2_luka.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 575 | [[caption-width-right:340:[[labelnote:Click here to see his appearance in ''Bayonetta 3'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayo3_luka.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 576 | -> ''"Sure, my colleagues laugh at me for chasing fairy tales... [[HandsomeLech amongst other things]]..."''\ |
| 577 | |
| 578 | Luka is a significant supporting character in the series, being an antagonist of sorts in ''Bayonetta'' while being firmly on Bayonetta's side in the sequels. Like his father Antonio, Luka is an intrepid journalist dedicated to uncovering the truth, and also puts his talents to use in uncovering the mysteries of Vigrid's Lumen Sages and Umbra Witches. His interest in the subject began when his father – who was also investigating the clans – suffered a strange death that Luka witnessed and believed Bayonetta in some way caused; Luka's subsequent investigations eventually led to him encountering Bayonetta again twenty years later.\ |
| 579 | |
| 580 | As a human, Luka has no special powers beyond seemingly really good luck, but he's often forced to keep up with everyone else anyway. His investigative instincts, coupled with a clever grappling-hook device, often get him into places and trouble that a regular person wouldn't normally be near, and he has a knack for uncovering local legends that play a vital role in the plot. Indeed, his sense of timing is such that even supernatural beings can't always see him coming. When not doing his research, Luka usually provides comic relief through his theatricality and his shameless attempts at flirting with attractive women, Bayonetta in particular – both of which make him a frequent target for Bayonetta's teasing. |
| 581 | |
| 582 | As with Bayonetta herself, ''Bayonetta 3'' details that the Luka of each main game is a separate variant that has led a very similar life to the others. Just as the main Bayonetta of ''3'' is Arch Eve Origin and has special significance in the multiverse, so too does the Luka of ''3'', he being the Arch Adam Origin that light and dark opposites from across the multiverse seek to influence and empower, turning him into something more than human. |
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| 585 | * AccidentalPervert: Nearly grabs Bayonetta's ass when she's [[StabTheScorpion pushing him down to avoid a deadly attack.]] |
| 586 | * ActionDad: Briefly at the end of ''3'' given that [[spoiler:he's fighting to protect his future daughter, Viola thanks to his new faerie-werewolf form.]] |
| 587 | * ActionSurvivor: How many times should he have died again? One notable instance had him surviving being left on a missile during Bayonetta's fight with Jeanne, and he still got away and survived. Bayonetta is as shocked by this as the player. Another case is when [[spoiler:Balder sets a few Affinities on him, who nearly yank his limbs out of his sockets, and then he's tossed out of the top window of Balder's skyscraper. The next time we see Luka, he doesn't have a scratch on him, but his surviving the fall is justified by Bayonetta's control over another missile.]] In ''3'', [[spoiler:he drops the survivor part and becomes full on badass in his faerie-werewolf form.]] |
| 588 | * AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler:Lukaon gathers all the hearts of the Arch-Adams -- aka the versions of Luka from throughout the multiverse -- to combine to the prime Luka, giving him the ability to turn into his faerie-werewolf form without strain, and making him the Arch Adam Origin who can fulfill his purpose of guiding Arch Eve Origin.]] |
| 589 | * AlternateSelf: In ''3'', [[spoiler:a fey version of him named Lucaon is revealed, who is the King of the Fairies.]] |
| 590 | * BadassNormal: Luka may be a PluckyComicRelief at times, he never fights and his only fantastical aids are his grappling hook and his glasses (in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''), but somehow, he's shockingly capable of some things that are ''completely'' over his head, or can show up and try to save the day wherever Bayonetta is. Luka is also ''extremely'' lucky and has survived everything the plot has thrown his way, and when you're a squishy human in this kind of setting, ninety percent of badassery is just showing up in the same place as the heroes and villains. [[spoiler:By ''3'', the normal is dropped when he gains a faerie-werewolf form.]] |
| 591 | * BattleCouple: Ends up as one with Bayonetta for the final battle in ''3'' [[spoiler:once he fully unlocks his faerie-werewolf form.]] |
| 592 | * BigDamnHeroes: |
| 593 | ** Downplayed in the last chapter of ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', [[spoiler:Loki's had his Sovereign Power stripped out of him, Bayonetta is holding him in her arms, and Loptr has the Right Eye with intention to take the Left. Luka proceeds to swing in out of nowhere, get Loki out of the fight zone, free up Bayonetta to draw her weapons, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and befuddle the crap out of the Prophet]].]] |
| 594 | ** Played humorously at first in ''3'' when [[spoiler:he tries to drop-kick Singularity from behind, and then played straight when he transforms into his faerie-werewolf form to help Bayonetta in the final boss fight against Singularity.]] |
| 595 | * BornLucky: Anyone who survives around an Umbra Witch who doesn't dedicate herself to constantly protecting him qualifies as this. [[spoiler:If we take the fact that he's part fae in ''3'', this is presumably one of his powers as the fae were associated with luck.]] |
| 596 | -->'''Bayo:''' I don't know whether to shoot you or take you to Vegas for good luck. |
| 597 | * ButtMonkey: Comes with the territory of being an [[spoiler:apparent]] {{Muggle}} among the cast. He doesn't have it nearly as bad as Enzo though. He's an IronButtMonkey, however, to the point where he should be suspected of possessing quantum immortality... |
| 598 | * CallBack: When escorting (carrying) Loki to Fimbulventr in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', he is not ashamed to admit he preferred the "cute little Cerezita who weighs like ten pounds." |
| 599 | * TheCasanova: He has a habit of flirting with any pretty women he sees. By ''3'', it's mostly reserved for Bayo. |
| 600 | * TheCavalry: Even for a BadassNormal, Luka's almost mystical with his rescue attempts. |
| 601 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' ''(to Loptr)'' Just some fool always swinging in out of nowhere, albeit with absolutely impeccable timing. I suppose not even a god can see him coming? |
| 602 | * CharacterDevelopment: |
| 603 | ** He spends his early screentime in the first game accusing Bayonetta as his father's murderer. But once the truth is revealed ([[spoiler:the Angels were the ones who killed his father]]), Luka becomes loyal to Bayonetta and even tries to defend her from Balder, even if the latter threw him off a skyscraper moments ago. |
| 604 | ** By the events of ''3'' he seems to have left his womanizing antics behind, with his flirting directed only at the quite receptive Bayonetta and him even remarking she's the only one he wants by his side. |
| 605 | * ChekhovsGunman: |
| 606 | ** Luka giving [[spoiler:a lollipop to Cereza in the first game, which signifies what Bayonetta's favorite sweet is]]. |
| 607 | ** He does this again with Viola in ''3'' [[spoiler:to signify that she is his and Bayonetta's daughter.]] |
| 608 | * ChivalrousPervert: He may be a shameless pervert, but he's ultimately a good guy who's very devoted to finding the truth. |
| 609 | * CosmicMotifs: [[spoiler:As Strider, he has a constellation pattern on his body.]] |
| 610 | * CreepyMonotone: Before his [[spoiler:first transformation into Strider on-screen]] he mutters, "There is only...one...truth." as if possessed. |
| 611 | * DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:Thanks to being part-fae, he is able to turn into a faerie-werewolf in ''Bayonetta 3'', but after some initial misgivings he gets control over this form and fight for good]]. |
| 612 | * DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Luka, normal, unpowered human (at the time), tells off beings far more powerful than himself, including and up to ''Loptr''. |
| 613 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Gets thrown out of the top of Balder's building in ''1''. And he's seen later without a scratch on him.]] |
| 614 | * DistractedByTheSexy: Luka initially seeks revenge against the titular protagonist. But every time he meets her, he alternates between swearing revenge, and making clumsy, awkward sexual overtures. Presumably, it's kinda hard to remember what you were doing when you have... well, [[MsFanservice freaking Bayonetta]] standing in front of you. He loses his train of thought twice thanks to Bayonetta's cleavage. He's more composed on the surface in the sequel when speaking with Bayonetta, though Loki notes his eyes still betray how distracted he is. |
| 615 | * DraggedOffToHell: [[spoiler:He willingly goes to Inferno alongside Bayonetta at the end of ''3'']]. |
| 616 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Bayonetta nicknames him Cheshire in the first game, and while she eventually calls him by his first name, she still calls him Cheshire when he does something embarrassing. In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', Luka admits he isn't used to her calling him something other than Cheshire. |
| 617 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: His introductory cutscene in ''Bayonetta 1'' gives the player all the information they need about him: |
| 618 | ** He's being chased by a guard, presumably for [[IntrepidReporter being somewhere he's not supposed to be]]. |
| 619 | ** He stops in the middle of the chase to hit on a girl [[HandsomeLech who seems rather intrigued by him]], but [[CasanovaWannabe falls on his ass while trying to be smooth]]. |
| 620 | ** He loses the guard through use of a GrapplingHookPistol. |
| 621 | ** And finally, his interactions with Bayonetta show that [[YouKilledMyFather he has some kind of grudge against her]], while [[TheTease she sees him as someone to mess with]]. |
| 622 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: |
| 623 | ** In ''3'', [[spoiler:a closer look at Strider when you fight him for the first time shows that his "cape" looks quite similar to Luka's coat, foreshadowing that it's really Luka prior to his transformation later on.]] Also, isn't it a bit ''too'' convenient that Luka's first appearance is just ''after'' [[spoiler:the first Strider battle?]] |
| 624 | ** In hindsight, his surname was a clue to where he'd end up. [[spoiler:In ''3'', he chooses to go to Bayonetta into Inferno, which is associated with the color ''red''.]] |
| 625 | ** A minor one comes from his acute sense of smell in ''1'' and ''2'' when he first appeared in both games. [[spoiler:Canines are well known for their sense of smell after all.]] |
| 626 | ** 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.]] |
| 627 | ** In one cutscene from the first game has Bayo troll Luka by using lipstick to draw FacialMarkings similar to that of [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Amaterasu]], depicted as a wolf. Come ''3'' and [[spoiler:Luka transforms into a wolf.]] |
| 628 | * FriendToAllChildren: He and Cereza get along very well. [[spoiler:Cereza's fondness for him stayed with her as she eventually grew up into Bayonetta and an offhand comment hints he is in fact responsible for her preference for lollipops as an adult, which he kept giving Cereza while she in his care.]] Carries over to ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' somewhat when he helps an incapacitated Loki get to the top of Fimbulventr. |
| 629 | * GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', he gets his hands on a pair of permanently enchanted specs from [[FallenAngel Rodin]] so he can see the angels (and Bayonetta) in Purgatorio whenever he wants. |
| 630 | * GrapplingHookPistol: His only notable skill prior to ''3'' is making flashy getaways (and incredible timing when it comes to arriving in places). |
| 631 | * HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:Heavily downplayed, but the reason he suddenly transforms into a lupine form in ''3'' is that a past incarnation of himself was half fae (and one such incarnation in one universe survived to the present day), and the reverberations of the multiversal collapse initiated by the Singularity drove it to the surface and out of control.]] |
| 632 | * HandsomeLech: He rattles off the names of four Capcom ladies when he's trying to brag to Bayonetta about his supposed lovers. Dovetails into ButtMonkey when you realize one is "[[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Ammy]]", and gets worse when you see who these "ladies" ''[[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/devilmaycry/images/4/44/Luka_and_His_Girls_-_Bayo1_Art.png actually are]]''. |
| 633 | * HarmfulToMinors: As a small child, he sees his father graphically slain, with lots of his father's blood splashing on the grave he's hiding behind. Unfortunately, the only other being he sees there is Bayonetta, as opposed to his father's actual killers, the angels she was fighting. |
| 634 | * HeIsAllGrownUp: Bayonetta seems to think so, but knowing her, she's probably just teasing him. |
| 635 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' You've certainly bloomed, haven't you, my little Cheshire puss? |
| 636 | * HeroicSelfDeprecation: During ''3'' he's uncharacteristically self-admonishing during [[spoiler:his second fight with Bayonetta, ashamed of his uncontrolled actions as Strider and calling himself a hateful monster]]. Bayonetta has none of it. |
| 637 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: Most of what you'd call his heroics – like stealing vehicles and showing up in unlikely places – happen totally offscreen. |
| 638 | * InformedAbility: Played straight and averted in different contexts. |
| 639 | ** Luka is supposed to be a renowned journalist who is tracking Bayonetta to expose her to the world, but all he seems to do is general ButtMonkey stuff. He does have a considerable amount of knowledge on the supernatural, though it's not made clear how much of that he picked up on and what he got from his father. |
| 640 | ** Averted in the movie, which shows him doing actual investigative work and tracking down evidence of Bayonetta. |
| 641 | ** Also averted in the second game, where he's in Noatun to discover the mysteries of Fimbulventr and you can find pages of his journal scattered about, showing that he's at least doing investigative work. |
| 642 | * IntrepidReporter: He's pretty active in his investigations, sometimes to the point where he ends up in places he shouldn't be in. |
| 643 | * IronButtMonkey: The amount of abuse he gets will make you wonder how the hell he's still alive. In ''3'' Bayonetta lampshades how he always ends up coming back to her with a smile no matter what he goes through. |
| 644 | * IronicName: Luka means "Light" but [[spoiler:in ''3'', he gains a dark wolf form.]] |
| 645 | * {{Irony}}: Bayo always likes to call him Cheshire after the cat [[spoiler:and he owns three cats (and one puppy)]]. [[spoiler:In ''3'', he gains a ''lupine'' form.]] |
| 646 | * KindheartedCatLover: [[spoiler:He owns three cats, Claire, Trish, and Sylvia, and one dog, Ammy.]] |
| 647 | %%* LadykillerInLove: |
| 648 | %%** [[spoiler:Implied during the ending of the first game.]] |
| 649 | %%** [[spoiler:A bit subverted in the second game.]] |
| 650 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: By ''2'', he has fully adopted his father's look and profession. |
| 651 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 652 | ** Luka can be read as "Light" or "Bringer of light" which helps contrast him with the DarkIsNotEvil Bayonetta. |
| 653 | ** [[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. Fitting for this Luka, as he becomes a fae-werewolf.]] |
| 654 | ** Finally, his surname hints towards [[spoiler:his fate in ''3''. He gets dragged off to his death into Inferno, which is associated with the color red.]] |
| 655 | * MoralityPet: Not to the extent of Cereza, but Bayonetta does not like to see him seriously hurt.[[note]]Since he was nice to Cereza and gave her her ComfortFood for the first time, it's instinctual.[[/note]] That, and she finds his antics amusing. ''3'' expands on this, with Bayonetta noting that one of Viola's lessons is to learn to fight for others, not just herself, and implying that Luka helped Bayonetta herself learn this as she remarks he'll give Viola lots of practice. |
| 656 | * MotiveRant: Much of his dialogue. Subverted in that he can't seem to decide what his motive is himself, leading to the comical sight of him constantly switching motives, sometimes from one sentence to another. ''3'' Reveals that he doesn't entirely understand his own motives, as his obsession with the truth is linked to a guiding "voice" that has been urging him on since he was a child. The way this voice makes his mind race sometimes spills out into his grandiose rants. |
| 657 | * MrExposition: In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', when he's not being a {{Big Damn Hero|es}} (...kind of), he plays this role. |
| 658 | * 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. |
| 659 | * TheNicknamer: Refers to Cereza as "Cerezita," and refers to Viola as "Violeta" at least once. |
| 660 | * TheNoseKnows: When he first appears in both ''1'' and ''2'', he's able to detect different scents. In the first one, he smells a hint of rosemary coming from the angels, and in the second game he can tell that Bayo is wearing a certain type of perfume. |
| 661 | * NonActionGuy: He's tied with Enzo (maybe) as the worst fighter in the main cast, but he's on the Silver trophies, ranking him above Enzo, Loki, and Cereza. Averted in ''Bayonetta 3'' when [[spoiler:he joins in for the FinalBoss fight in a new bestial form.]] |
| 662 | * OddFriendship: At the end of ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', Bayonetta notes that he and [[SatanicArchetype Rodin]] appear to be getting along well. |
| 663 | * OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:He and Bayonetta become this in ''3,'' with the reveal that Viola is their daughter. That, and he willingly goes down to Inferno with Bayonetta as her Umbral Watch is broken.]] |
| 664 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', Luka aids Bayonetta by leaving [[FlavorText pages of his notebook]] around Noatun in the hopes that she'll find them useful. They don't turn out to be very vital to the plot, but that doesn't change the fact that some of them are left in [[IntrepidReporter places that are damn near impossible for an ordinary human to reach]], and the player usually ends up forced to carve a path through baddies of all kinds to reach those pages. Although angels and demons being in Purgatorio (and thus being unreachable from the human world) means the monster fights are excusable, the locations are NOT. In ''3'', he ups himself by [[spoiler:crashing into the final battle after ''somehow'' jumping into a portal in bestial form.]] |
| 665 | * OnlyOneName: One of two characters in the series to avert this trope, the other being his father Antonio. |
| 666 | * OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: In ''3'' [[spoiler:he gains the ability to transform into a humanoid wolf-monster due to his fae connection that has multiple eyes and stained glass plates on his body]]. |
| 667 | * OutOfFocus: In Bayonetta 2, Luka is largely sidelined in the story and doesn’t contribute much to the overall narrative in comparison to the first game. |
| 668 | * OvershadowedByAwesome: That's what happens when you don't have guns attached to your feet. Even in ''3'', while his [[spoiler: faerie-werewolf form means he can support her and handle himself in battle, Bayonetta dominates him both times they fight each other, with the first time being basically a fun game for her that he ends up running away from]]. |
| 669 | * PapaWolf: Literally in ''3''. [[spoiler:He arrives for the final battle to protect his daughter, Viola, and can even turn into a sort of faerie-werewolf.]] |
| 670 | * ParentalSubstitute: For young Cereza. |
| 671 | * PropheticName: Luka means "Bringer of Light", relating to his SpannerInTheWorks role in the series. His surname is a foreshadowing of [[spoiler:him being taken to Inferno.]] |
| 672 | * PrecisionFStrike: "[[OhCrap Oh]], ''[[ThisIsGonnaSuck fuck me]]''!!" |
| 673 | * PunctuatedForEmphasis: "My. Name. Is. ''LUKA''!" It gets hilariously inverted in the movie. It also happens in almost the same way in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''. |
| 674 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' I told you to babysit her at home, Luka.\ |
| 675 | '''Luka:''' [[DuckSeasonRabbitSeason How many times must I tell you?! My name is Cheshire!]] *beat* |
| 676 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Briefly has these in ''3'' before [[spoiler:he turns into the wolf dark fairy, Strider.]] |
| 677 | * ReallyGetsAround: [[UrbanLegendLoveLife Or so he claims]]. |
| 678 | * ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Downplayed, [[AllThereInTheManual but according to the lore entries in 3]] [[spoiler: an alternate universe version of him is the King of Avalon, possibly making Luka the king after his alternates hearts merge with him, and Viola possibly the rightful Princess of Avalon.]] |
| 679 | * {{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. This would reframe his relationship with Bayonetta as a ReincarnationRomance.]] |
| 680 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: He wears a pretty nice scarf. In the second game he ties it a lot more neatly. [[spoiler:At the end of ''3'', the scarf is given to his daughter, Viola.]] |
| 681 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Luka's main superpower, aside from being BornLucky. He disrupts events just enough to tip things on Bayonetta's side. [[spoiler:In ''3'', it's revealed that his ability to tip the scales is because of the "Voice" in his head urging him to be at a specific area.]] |
| 682 | * SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: His goal in the first game is to try to expose Bayonetta to the world after believing she killed his father. |
| 683 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: It's rarely shown, and is often disguised with creative camera angles, but he's [[OneHeadTaller a head taller]] than [[StatuesqueStunner Bayonetta]], which several cutscenes in ''3'' finally shows off. The "dark" could apply to his slightly dark color palette, as well his background of losing his father as a child. |
| 684 | * TooDumbToLive: Y'know, Luka, it's a really good thing that Bayonetta isn't the murderer you spent twenty years thinking she was. Otherwise, calling out the person you ''accuse'' as your father's killer, while she's armed and you're not, in an isolated area with no potential witnesses for ''miles'' around, would have shortened your lifespan considerably. |
| 685 | * 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 Arch-Adam Origin Luka himself.]] |
| 686 | * TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Allows himself to be pulled into Inferno alongside Bayonetta at the end of ''3'' once her Umbral Watch shatters]]. |
| 687 | * UnfazedEveryman: Definitely by the end of the first game. |
| 688 | * WrongGenreSavvy: He shows up at Father Balder's lair at the end of the first game and picks him apart with an impressive BreakingSpeech befitting of a journalist. [[spoiler:Balder throws him out the window and continues his showdown with Bayonetta like Luka was never even there.]] |
| 689 | * YouAreWorthHell: [[spoiler:He decides to be pulled into Inferno with Bayonetta in ''3'' when her Umbral Watch is finally destroyed.]] |
| 690 | * YouKilledMyFather: To Bayonetta. [[spoiler:It was actually done by some Laguna, under Father Balder's orders]]. |
| 691 | [[/folder]] |
| 692 | |
| 693 | [[folder:Rodin, the Infinite One]] |
| 694 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaveFennoy (EN), Creator/TesshoGenda (JP) |
| 695 | [[quoteright:349:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rodinrender.png]] |
| 696 | -> ''"You got halos. I got items. Welcome to the foundation of a barter economy."''\ |
| 697 | |
| 698 | Rodin is Bayonetta's armorer, and the bartender and owner of the Gates of Hell in his spare time. Menacing and dangerous, his weapons are powered by the souls of demons he personally beats into submission, but he prefers to watch Bayonetta put his "works of art" to use instead of getting directly involved in the games' storylines. Despite his bloody place in the cast, Rodin's shown a softer, more affable side on occasion, and cheerfully greets the player with cheesy jokes and pop-culture references whenever they visit his shop.\ |
| 699 | |
| 700 | Rodin is also a fallen angel whose power used to be on par with that of Jubileus. Players can purchase the Platinum Ticket for 9,999,999 halos to restore his power and face him as the game's bonus boss. In ''Bayonetta'', he manifests as Father Rodin, while in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', he fights as the demon Rodin – both of which bear the BossSubtitles of ''The Infinite One''. |
| 701 | ---- |
| 702 | * AbsurdPhobia: His [[http://wonder-pstar.tumblr.com/post/136689124591/member-file-no-113-wonder-rodin-infernal bio]] in ''The Wonderful 101'' reveals he has one. It's [[spoiler:small birds]]. |
| 703 | * AllPowerfulBystander: Rodin is by far and away one of the most powerful characters in the series, but he's perfectly content to simply sit on the sidelines and make weapons. Downplayed in ''3'' as you can summon him as a combat ally, but to do so you must first clear the game's main plot once. |
| 704 | * AlternateSelf: Averted despite everyone else having them in ''3.'' Due to him being from Paradiso, he can't have one as alternate realities only exist with the human world. |
| 705 | * AmazonChaser: Implied in ''Bayonetta 2'' when the player scans a ''Metroid'' amiibo in Rodin's shop: |
| 706 | -->''Hey, got somethin' here from the toughest bounty hunter in the galaxy. You know I love a badass with a big heart... or was it the other way around?'' |
| 707 | * AscendedExtra: In the original game, he was your blacksmith - and that's it. He would make weapons, and occassionally crack a cheesy joke or make a cocktail, the end. In ''2'', he plays a ''slightly'' bigger role. In addition to his Gates of Hell duties, he also personally takes care of Jeanne's body while Bayonetta retrieves her soul, and later joins in as a GuestStarPartyMember to capture Alraune's soul. In ''3'', he helps out heavily in the opening, but then returns to being mostly a passive observer (aside from providing Bayonetta a free weapon and sending his shop to most of the universes she travels to). Unless that is you unlock him as a summon, wherein he will assist directly in battle. |
| 708 | * BadassSanta: Shows up in Santa getup in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' to deliver Bayonetta her new guns. The way he does it is beyond badass. According to Bayonetta, he might as well be the ''real'' Santa. |
| 709 | * 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 [[SuperToughness toughness]]. |
| 710 | * 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. 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.]] |
| 711 | * BallisticDiscount: Defeating him for the first time gets you his namesake SwissArmyWeapon. One of the possible weapons it turns into is [[ChainsawGood a chainsaw]] [[BrickJoke on your arm]]. |
| 712 | * BareFistedMonk: Despite being TheBlacksmith, Rodin never fights with a weapon and prefers to use his fists. That said, given how immensely powerful he is, it's all he ''needs''. |
| 713 | * 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. |
| 714 | * BarrierWarrior: Can throw up a barrier to block enemy attacks as he cannot evade. |
| 715 | * BerserkButton: In ''3'', if you summon him as a Demon Slave and ''begin'' the dance but then refuse to follow through, he'll become enraged. Not just "enraged Demon Slave" enraged, but absolutely ''pissed''. While most enraged Demon Slaves can deal some damage to you, Rodin will just outright ''one-shot you.'' |
| 716 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Even if he's not a stereotypical nice guy, he's still a friend of Bayonetta and tolerates her snarks and occasional slapsticks (such as when she shoots him in ''2''). Press his BerserkButton, however, and he will remind you ''very painfully'' that you do NOT fuck with the devil. |
| 717 | * BigDamnHeroes: In the prologue of ''3'' he rescues a tired Bayonetta and unconscious Jeanne underwater from Iridescent, a titanic homunculus, by throwing an entire ''skyscaper'' into it like a lance before it can swallow them. |
| 718 | * TheBlacksmith: Though not in the traditional sense of the word. Whenever you bring him Gold [=LPs=], he teleports into the bowels of Inferno and plays the angelic music recorded on the disc, summoning demons to him like moths to a flame. He then defeats the demons and uses their spiritual essence to forge new weapons for Bayonetta. [[spoiler:The Hierarchy of Laguna text claims that Rodin's skills as a smith were legendary amongst the echelons of Paradiso, and that he often crafted weapons which struck terror into the hearts of TheLegionsOfHell.]] |
| 719 | * BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: 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. |
| 720 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He's quite possibly the most powerful character in the setting (barring Singularity), and he's ''definitely'' the toughest opponent. He's also the single greatest blacksmith in the Trinity of Realities, having made all of the Angels their signature weapons and now makes the meanest and most brutal of demonic arms. That being said, he's quite quirky and says some of the most ridiculous things with a completely straight face. |
| 721 | -->''"You bring me enough of these halos and maybe I can buy a ticket to space. Always wanted to be a bald space marine."''\ |
| 722 | ''"Hey, check this out: "Whadda ya buyin'?" Hehehe, heard [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 that in a game once]]."''\ |
| 723 | ''"No matter how much you ask, I'm not puttin' [[Franchise/EvilDead a chainsaw on your arm!]] Now, what do you want!?"''\ |
| 724 | ''"Welcome to the Gates of Hell. [[{{Pun}} 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]]."''\ |
| 725 | ''"Being a demon lets me read minds... You're thinking, "[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Shut up and take my halos!]]" Let's do this."''\ |
| 726 | ''"New shop rule: No shoes. No shirt. No service. Hair doesn't count. Hehe... Just kidding'! What'll it be?"''\ |
| 727 | ''"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?"''\ |
| 728 | ''"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?"'' |
| 729 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Beautiful", said when Bayonetta is doing something particularly awesome, or earns a Pure Platinum medal. |
| 730 | * TheChewToy: Downplayed. Rodin appears to receive a bloody beating every time Bayonetta hands him an LP, but he's actually just out of breath and the blood he's covered in belongs to the demon he just turned into a weapon. [[CurbStompBattle Except when he goes after the Chain Chomp, which is handed to Bayonetta without a scratch on it...]] |
| 731 | * CombatSadomasochist: |
| 732 | -->'''Rodin:''' I never thought a girl would beat my ass so hard. But I gotta admit, I kinda liked it. |
| 733 | * TheComicallySerious: He does try to tell a joke now and then, but it's mostly negated by his intimidating presence. What really qualifies him for this trope are the odd things that happen to him sometimes, such as stuff falling onto his head, or the time he dressed up as Santa, complete with a beard or the time he's dressed up in penguin apparel for a chain of penguin themed pizza restaurants. |
| 734 | * CoolShades: His sunglasses hide his eyes completely. In Tag Climax, they can also conduct his EyeBeams without sustaining damage. |
| 735 | * DanceBattler: [[spoiler:In ''3'', he can be summoned by Bayonetta using the Rodin weapon, obtained after either defeating him in his boss fight or purchasing it for 9,999,999 Seeds after 100 straight losses to him. One particular move has him and Bayonetta performing a stunning musical number.]] |
| 736 | * DifficultButAwesome: When playable. For starters, he has the slowest movement and attack speed of all the playable characters, he cannot evade attacks and cannot slow down time, he lacks the Wicked Weaves that [[spoiler:his boss incarnation]] and the other playable characters have, and his only ranged attack is a weak eye beam. Basically, he's a charge character in a cast of rushdown characters. That said, he can erect a barrier to block attacks and has powerful, hard-hitting attacks and wide area stomps that make him great at dealing with large crowds. |
| 737 | * DimensionalTraveler: He can travel between the human world and Inferno at will. ''Bayonetta 3'' explains that while the World of Chaos is comprised of a vast multiverse, there is only one Inferno and one Paradiso. Meaning that there is only one Rodin, who travels between the various human worlds to aid various Bayonettas who contract his services. |
| 738 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[spoiler:In the second game, when fighting him. After he uses his raging demon attack, he's lying down casually on the ground, [[SmokingHotSex smoking a cigar]], while Bayonetta lies unconscious... and naked. Real subtle.]] |
| 739 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first game has him emerging from a coffin, turning to the angels ([[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou and by extension, the camera]]) with a murderous expression, and scaring them off with a loud shout. Tells you all you need to know about him. |
| 740 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Assuming one can regard him as evil that is. |
| 741 | ** In the first game, Rodin states that no matter how many times Bayonetta asks, he won't put a chainsaw on her arm. Can be subverted if the player chooses to obtain the Rodin or Salamandra weapons. |
| 742 | ** In ''Bloody Fate'', he is disgusted by Enzo's shady business practice of overcharging families for funerals. |
| 743 | ** Is rather disgusted by Alraune [[spoiler:devouring and torturing Jeanne offscreen, calling her a monstrosity to her face.]] |
| 744 | * EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: He may not be evil, but he likes to refer to himself as the devil... and he also enjoys using the shop screen as an excuse to say some of the cheesiest crap imaginable. |
| 745 | * EvilLaugh: Usually done in the form of a quiet, creepy chuckle. After talking to Bayonetta in Noatun, he lets out a more bombastic laugh as he returns to his bar, complete with PowerEchoes. It's as unnerving as it sounds. |
| 746 | * EyeBeams: This is his ranged attack when playable in Tag Climax. [[spoiler:In ''3'', this is one of his attacks in both his boss fight and when controlling him via Demon Slave.]] |
| 747 | * 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 forms can be fought as an optional boss in the second and third games.]] |
| 748 | * FingersnapLighter: Tends to light his cigars with a plume of hellfire off his thumb. It even serves as his victory pose in Tag Climax. |
| 749 | * GiantHandsOfDoom: [[spoiler:His boss forms can use their own version of Wicked Weaves, being giant projections of his hands. [[RocketPunch He can also fire them like rockets]].]] |
| 750 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: His eyes are sometimes seen [[RedEyesTakeWarning emitting a red glow]] from behind his sunglasses. In ''Bloody Fate'', his eyes glow purple instead. |
| 751 | * GracefulLoser: If you manage to beat him. |
| 752 | * GratuitousEnglish: In the games' Japanese dubs, his "Beautiful" catchphrase is left untranslated. |
| 753 | * GuestStarPartyMember: In ''2'' he joins you as an assist character atop an Insidious as you make your way to Alraune's palace. Though...given the fact that he can literally just one-shot everything instantly, it's more like ''you're'' the assist character. |
| 754 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: Bayonetta thinks he has one; in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', Rodin tries to complain about having to play Santa for Enzo's kids all the way through dinnertime, but she sees right through him and says he must've been delighted to. |
| 755 | * HolyHalo: Collects these. [[spoiler:Seeing as how he is a fallen angel, it's only natural that he'd sport one of these when you return him to his true form. In a rather intimidating twist, the halo around his head is the same halo that Jubileus (i.e., a God) herself wears.]] |
| 756 | * IGotYouCovered: Rodin tells Bayonetta he's not in Inferno to help her, but the verse he joins her for inevitably involves him one-shotting everything, including the minibosses, before they have a chance to attack either of them. Rodin was also near Alraune's palace when Bayonetta showed up, and a cutscene in chapter VII showed he was aware of Jeanne's time running out; the artbook for the second game suggests that Rodin (may) have came in to help bayonetta get to Jeanne on time [[https://imgur.com/a/UY9uiki this]] suggests that he showed up to keep Alraune's sentries from stalling Bayonetta. Presumably, he was aware that telling her this [[TalkToTheFist would end in him getting shot again]]. |
| 757 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Intimidating? Definitely. Morally ambiguous? Yes. Is he still a cool guy to hang out with? Yes. He's referred to himself both as "jollier than the average demon" and "the nicest angel you'll ever meet." |
| 758 | * 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 {{Superboss}} gets cranked up here.]] |
| 759 | * MechanicallyUnusualFighter: When playable, he lacks Wicked Weaves and the ability to slow down time on his own. He also blocks attacks in place for his defensive move rather than dodging. Rodin's moveset is also less combo-friendly than the rest of the cast, and he is built for using burst damage to clear enemies off the screen before his opponents can outscore him. |
| 760 | * MightyGlacier: When playable. His attacks are slow, he cannot evade enemy attacks, and he moves slower than most characters. But his sheer strength and ability to throw up a barrier compensates for this. |
| 761 | * MovesetClone: His lack of maneuverability, focused power, and demon-based SuperMode make him play more like a ''Devil May Cry'' character than anyone in the ''Bayonetta'' universe. |
| 762 | * MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: In both ''2'' and ''3'' he can feel that something big and dangerous has been happening in other realms, however, he can't tell anything more specific than that. In ''3'' in particular he admits the "storm" he felt has turned out to be worse than he thought. |
| 763 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Named after a French sculptor, Auguste Rodin. One of his popular works, a depiction of a scene from Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'', is called "The Gates of Hell." |
| 764 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler:Having a title called "The Infinite One" doesn't exactly inspire visions of hope and peace.]] |
| 765 | * 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 (and destroying several boss-level Iridescent all by himself), 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. |
| 766 | -->'''Rodin:''' I am ''with'' you, not ''for'' you. |
| 767 | * NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Bartender, weaponsmith, Santa Claus, pizza delivery man, and he's a Co-Host on a Japanese talk show with an Alternate version of Enzo in the Shibuyaverse (and since Infernals and Angels don't have dimensional counterparts that means he has to show up once a week to film an episode with that universe's version of Enzo). |
| 768 | * NiceGuy: While he may be a demon (possibly THE demon), he's easily the coolest and nicest guy in the game. In the sequel, he even dresses up as Santa Claus for Enzo's kids and sticks around through dinner. By ''3'' he repeatedly and openly helps a number of other characters without complaint. |
| 769 | * NumberOfTheBeast: His entry [[spoiler:for his devil form]] in ''3'' lists his weight as "approximately 666kg". |
| 770 | * OccidentalOtaku: He makes a few shout-outs to Japanese video games and likes Shinshu sake enough for Luka to bribe him with it; his outfit in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' also shows some Japanese style. |
| 771 | * OddFriendship: By the end of ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', he's struck up a business relationship of sorts with Luka, who now helps him advertise his bar in exchange for Rodin supplementing his journalism and supernatural studies with an "anonymous source" – implied to be Rodin himself. |
| 772 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Every time he gets a Gold LP, he goes to Inferno to beat a demon into a bloody pulp so he can turn it into a weapon. All in just a couple of seconds. Not so offscreen in the sequel, though, as while most weapons are obtained in the usual method, you do get to see how [[spoiler:Alruna]] is made, due to [[spoiler:it being made from Alraune, the last demonic boss fought in Inferno.]] |
| 773 | * OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'', the boss fight with him starts off against his human form, but partway through he'll turn into a towering demon that rivals his Father Rodin form. This new form is (mercifully) absent when fighting against him in Tag Climax.]] |
| 774 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While he never drops his cool demeanor, he's noticeably much more worried and on edge in ''Bayonetta 3'' when he realizes just how dangerous Singularity and the Homunculi are. He even lets Enzo crash inside the Gates of Hell throughout the whole ordeal. |
| 775 | * PetTheDog: |
| 776 | ** After Bayonetta drags Enzo off to fly her to Noatun, Rodin decides to play Santa for Enzo's kids. He begrudgingly admits he enjoyed it. |
| 777 | ** He didn't HAVE to go out of his way to preserve Jeanne's body, or give Bayonetta the first Alraune weapon free of charge, either. |
| 778 | ** PlayedWith in ''3''. While he claims that it’s because Enzo still needs to pay his tab, he DOES keep the mobster from rushing to his death by dragging him into the Gates of Hell and not allowing him to leave. Plus its not like human money has much real value to him. |
| 779 | ** [[spoiler:Is implied to be watching over Viola and informing her parents of her progress after they are dragged into Inferno at the end]]. |
| 780 | * PlayingWithFire: He can control fire, but mainly uses it to light his cigar. [[spoiler:Father Rodin uses various fire-based attacks.]] |
| 781 | * PocketDimension: [[spoiler:Both of Rodin's boss fights take place in some strange dimension apparently created by him. The fight with Father Rodin takes place in a heavenly realm that resembles Paradiso while the battle with his demon form takes place in a realm that resembles Alraune's palace.]] ''Bloody Fate'' shows that the Gates of Hell itself is a pocket dimension that he can create anywhere he wants. |
| 782 | * PopCulturedBadass: He makes several references to other video games and has a home run that would make the most skilled of baseball players jealous. |
| 783 | * PowerCreepPowerSeep: Rodin is one of the most powerful 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. |
| 784 | * PowerFloats: [[spoiler:As Father Rodin.]] |
| 785 | * PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler:His Father Rodin form uses twelve peacock wings similar to Father Balder's, while his demon form plays this a little more traditionally with two feathered wings.]] |
| 786 | * PowerGlows: [[spoiler:As Father Rodin, he gets a glowing halo and red TronLines on his outfit.]] |
| 787 | * PowerOfTheVoid: [[spoiler:One of his new attacks in his boss fight in ''3'' has him conjure a black hole that will suck Bayonetta in and deal massive damage, similar to an attack used by Singularity in the final boss fight. He's quite fond of using this attack to hold you in place while he pummels you with other attacks.]] |
| 788 | * PromotedToPlayable: In ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'''s Tag Climax multiplayer mode. |
| 789 | * RapidFireFisticuffs: In a game crammed full with this trope, [[spoiler:his boss forms']] variations are the most impressive. His most frequently used technique involves pummeling you about half a dozen times in the space of a second, and his signature move is a reference to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma's Raging Demon]] and beats you so quickly that the game doesn't bother rendering it, instead presenting a blank screen and the sound of a beatdown. It also ''[[HPToOne really hurts]]''. [[spoiler:In ''Bayonetta 3'', Bayonetta can summon Rodin through Demon Slave and unleash the same attack exactly as Akuma does (Punch, Punch, Forward, Punch+Kick). It inflicts incredible amounts of damage, but Rodin will require time to recover afterwards before he can be summoned again.]] |
| 790 | * RealMenWearPink: Rodin is best known as the hardest {{Superboss}} 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. |
| 791 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:He used to be an angel, meaning that he's much older than he looks]]. |
| 792 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: [[spoiler:His demon form is primarily black with traces of red all over, most notably his wings, which have red feathers.]] |
| 793 | * RunningGag: At least three times across the first two games, something big and hard (like a tombstone or sign) falls onto him, hitting him in the head, and breaking while he [[NoSell expresses absolutely zero reaction to it]]. Downplayed in ''3''; something ''does'' fall on his head, but it's just a slice of pizza. |
| 794 | * SatanicArchetype: |
| 795 | ** Oddly, all of the character art for Rodin in the unlockable extras never uses that name, giving his name as "Mephisto"[[note]]A holdover from the development stage where that was his name[[/note]], the name of a demon from German folklore, who is most prominently mentioned in the Faust legend and has occasionally been used as another name for the Devil himself. Appropriately, Rodin's role is broadly similar to the traditional devil: a fallen angel who is thwarted and punished for trying to conquer Heaven (and is feared by it) who rules his own "sub-basement" location after his punishment, and jokes about the "deals" he provides Bayonetta. |
| 796 | ** Played straight in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''. After [[spoiler:the {{Superboss}} 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'']]. |
| 797 | * ScaryBlackMan: One of the most intimidating characters in the series and one of the most prolific examples in video gaming. He can do Badass Drink Mixing and make it look awesome, take down the nastiest of demons to make into weapons of dark magic, and even hit angels for home runs. And if you give him a special item, he becomes [[spoiler:Father Rodin. In this form, he is considered to be so powerful that even JUBILEUS HERSELF feared him]]. That said, he's a pretty cool dude once you get to know him. |
| 798 | * SatanIsGood: While his morals can be ambiguous, He mostly helps the heroes defeat any threat to the universe. (Although he may not be THE devil himself as he refers to him as another being in the first game when Bayonetta receives the Scarborough Fair guns.) |
| 799 | * ShockAndAwe: [[spoiler:In ''3'', one of his new attacks in his boss fight is to fire bolts of red lightning at you. He can also unleash shockwaves by slamming himself from the air into the ground which electrifies any summoned Demons.]] |
| 800 | * ShockwaveStomp: One of his attacks when playable and [[spoiler:as a boss]]. |
| 801 | * ShoutOut: |
| 802 | ** Loads of them to the ''Divine Comedy'', and that isn't even including his dialogue. |
| 803 | ** When he TurnsRed in the fight against him in ''Bayonetta 2'', he turns into a demon form with wings, being a reference to [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry the Devil Trigger mechanic]]. |
| 804 | * SmokingHotSex: His most powerful attack in the second game, is clearly meant to symbolize this. |
| 805 | * SoulBrotha: Groovy slang? Smooth delivery? Cool and badass? Rodin says yes to all three. |
| 806 | -->'''Rodin''': Right on, baby. Right on.\ |
| 807 | '''Rodin''': Chill, Bayonetta. Don't go shootin' up my target, ya dig?\ |
| 808 | '''Rodin''': Damn... some of these fools are really 'bout that life. |
| 809 | * {{Superboss}}: Across all three games, Bayonetta can fight Rodin after collecting the Platinum Ticket (which is ludicrously expensive). [[spoiler:In ''1'', he's fought as "Father Rodin" the angel, whereas in ''2'' and ''3'', he fights Bayonetta as a demon.]] |
| 810 | * SuperMode: In the first Bayonetta, being given enough Halos allows him to return to his true form as "Father Rodin", sporting an outfit akin to Balder's but colored gold instead of where the blue would be. In Bayonetta 2, his new [[spoiler:demon]] form is his version of Umbran Climax when playing as him, [[spoiler:effectively making it his [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Devil]] [[{{Pun}} Trigger]]]]. |
| 811 | * 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. |
| 812 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: He's a suave looking, muscular man with a smooth sounding voice who just oozes with charisma and style. |
| 813 | * ThinkingUpPortals: Rodin can create red portals that lead to his bar, or as Bayonetta 3 shows, brings the bar to his clientele. He also seems to utilize this to enter and exit Inferno, as the next trope shows. |
| 814 | * 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]]. |
| 815 | * TopGod: [[spoiler:He sports a halo similar to that of Jubileus, the Angelic counterpart to Queen Sheba, i.e. the lord and master of Inferno. That Rodin has the same halo as one revered by the Lumen Sages and other angels as the creator implies that he was '''very''' high on the totem pole prior to his fall from grace, either as Jubileus' equal or being stronger than her.]] |
| 816 | * UnskilledButStrong: Both in Tag Climax and in his tag battle in the story mode. |
| 817 | ** On paper, Rodin's slow attacks and high damage make his combo potential inferior to those of the other four playable characters. When combined with his area-of-effect attacks, though, a Rodin player can effectively sabotage their opponent by quickly clearing the screen and ending the verse with a passable combo score before the other player has time to build a better one with extensive weak attacks. As a result, Rodin performs poorly against boss verses, but excels in multiple-enemy encounters. |
| 818 | ** Rodin tag-teams with the player for one verse in Chapter X. The difficulty in getting a decent combo score for this verse comes not from the high enemy density, but because Rodin can immediately one-shot any enemy the player's trying to build a combo off of. |
| 819 | * VanityLicensePlate: The plate on his pizza van in Bayonetta 3 is "NFINIT-1" (Infinite One). |
| 820 | * WeWillMeetAgain: Whenever you beat him in one of his [[spoiler:boss forms]], he'll make some cryptic threat and promise a rematch. |
| 821 | -->'''Rodin:''' (''first game'') I gotta hand it to you. You sure let me have my fun. I never thought a girl would beat my ass so hard. But I gotta admit, I kinda liked it. You win... ''This'' time, baby.\ |
| 822 | '''Rodin:''' (''second game'') ''Shiiett...'' Where'd ''that'' come from? Credit where credit is due, you just put your foot straight up my ass. You won this time, but remember, the devil always gets his due. |
| 823 | [[/folder]] |
| 824 | |
| 825 | [[folder:Enzo]] |
| 826 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Chick Vennera (EN. ''Bayonetta''), Creator/JohnKassir (EN, ''2'' and ''3''), Creator/WataruTakagi (JP) |
| 827 | [[quoteright:259:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/enzo_lo1_6223.png]] |
| 828 | |
| 829 | -> ''"You have any idea how much this is going to cost to fix? How the fuck do I always get wrapped up in this shit?!"''\ |
| 830 | |
| 831 | A mobster who operates in the city Bayonetta calls home. Like Luka, Enzo's primary role in the series is to provide Bayonetta with information. However, Enzo's information usually springs from underworld connections and takes the form of tips that put Bayonetta in the right place to track down what she's looking for. Enzo's "business" doesn't put him in a position to help out during the main storyline, so his appearances in the ''Bayonetta'' series are at the beginning and end of the game.\ |
| 832 | |
| 833 | Enzo might be a feared, tough mobster in his day job, but in Bayonetta's world, he's a fish out of water. He (and his car) want nothing to do with the scenery-chewing angel fights that Bayonetta attracts, and heroes and villains alike seem to make a point of making his screentime miserable and humiliating. Still, Enzo seems to care about both of his "families", as much of his motivation for staying out of Bayonetta's business is so that he can come home to his beloved wife and children in one piece. |
| 834 | ---- |
| 835 | * AlternateSelf: In ''Bayonetta 3'', he has several incarnations that you can see in the multiverse. |
| 836 | ** In Alternate Shibuya, he's apparently an MC as can be seen on one of the screens. |
| 837 | ** In Alternate Qin Lan, he isn't visibly seen but the soldier that Luka bumps into has his voice, making it more than plausible that it's him. |
| 838 | ** In Alternate Cairo, Enzo is possibly long dead, as a temple Viola can walk into has a depiction of him like he's a Pharaoh. |
| 839 | ** In Alternate France, he's actually a police officer named Enzeau who's trying to bring Phantom Thief Bayonetta to justice. |
| 840 | * ABirthdayNotABreak: PlayedForLaughs. The opening level in the first Bayonetta has him repeatedly attacked and nearly killed by angels, Enzo complaining about the situation happening on his birthday. |
| 841 | * ButtMonkey: More than Luka. He's the one found on the worst level rating, Stone -- falling on his ass, of course. [[spoiler: It takes a very dark turn in ''3'' when his family is killed by the Homunculi attack, and the only reason he survived is because Rodin stopped him from doing something reckless]]. |
| 842 | * CaptainErsatz: Enzo is basically Creator/JoePesci, though he's more [[Film/HomeAlone Harry]] or [[Film/MyCousinVinny Vinny]] than he is [[Film/{{Goodfellas}} Tommy DeVito]] or [[Film/{{Casino}} Nicky Santoro]]. |
| 843 | ** He's also an Expy and shout out of Enzo, a minor character with a similar role in the ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Devil May Cry]]'' series. |
| 844 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Fuggetaboutit" and "motherfucker" seem to be the most common words he uses. |
| 845 | * ChewToy: Life ''really'' hates Enzo. |
| 846 | * ChronicallyCrashedCar: Every time he gets a new car, it gets wrecked by Bayonetta's fighting in Purgatorio. |
| 847 | * ClusterFBomb: He drops more than everyone else in the game. Of course considering [[Creator/JoePesci who he sounds like]]... |
| 848 | * CoolCar: Enzo has a pretty sweet ride. [[ChronicallyCrashedCar It gets trashed whenever Bayonetta starts fighting something]], much to his hilarious chagrin. |
| 849 | * CoolShades: They don't make him that cool, though. |
| 850 | * DesecratingTheDead: Enzo's first act in-game is pissing on someone's[[note]][[SelfDeprecation The game's director]][[/note]] grave, {{establishing|CharacterMoment}} him as something of a {{Jerkass}}. |
| 851 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: Two of them in his first scene: |
| 852 | ** We meet Enzo as he finishes urinating on a tombstone (Creator/HidekiKamiya's, no less!) and starts to talk shop about the body ''du jour'' with the nun performing the burial service -- setting him up as callous, foul-mouthed, sacrilegious and utterly desensitized to the "business" he performs for the mob, but he's not too much of a Jerkass to brag about how his kids have baked him a birthday cake. |
| 853 | ** When the game's first Affinities show up and the "nun" and "body" start shooting and smashing them to shreds, all Enzo can do is hide and cower... until an Applaud snatches him up and flies off, and as Bayonetta jumps off of a cliff to pursue and free Enzo, she accidentally smashes his new car. Once the job is over, the subsequent interactions between him and Bayonetta/Rodin serve to show us that for all his tough mob experience, Enzo is the ''smallest'' fry in Bayonetta and Rodin's world... and that his smashed-up car is [[ButtMonkey entirely his problem]]. |
| 854 | * FamilyMan: Gangster he may be, he still dearly loves his family. In ''3'', he's glumly looking at a photo of them in the Gates of Hell, implying that they [[spoiler:were killed in the prologue. Thankfully, it’s reversed at the end]]. |
| 855 | * FatComicRelief: He's a portly fellow and he is quite comedic, due to the random misfortunes he's put through and his foul mouth. Not so much in ''3'', which is a signal that things are to be taken seriously. |
| 856 | * GoodParents: He's very attentive to both of his children, whom he affectionately calls "cute little fuckers". They also love him in return, since they made him a cake in the first game and that he was going to pretend to be Santa for them in the second while bringing them an absurd amount of gifts. He's actually indignant about getting caught up in Bayonetta's shenanigans in the second game ''because'' of the latter. And then, of course, there's his VanityLicensePlate which has both of his children's names on them. Need we say more? Notably in ''3'', [[spoiler:he's seen sobbing in the Gates of Hell while staring at a photo of his wife and children, all of whom are implied to have died due to the events of the prologue.]] |
| 857 | %%* GroinAttack: He's had at least one near-miss per game with this trope. In the first game, he's almost had his junk crushed by a gravestone in a DisasterDominoes effect. In the second game, it almost gets run over by Jeanne's motorcycle. (redundant, see below) |
| 858 | * HappilyMarried: ''3'' confirms that he's still married to Ed and Edna's mother and he's shown talking to her in the epilogue. In alternate Paris, Inspector Enzeau is ''also'' married, though he admits that she "hates it when I work late". |
| 859 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 860 | ** He might be foul-mouthed and temperamental, but Bayonetta notes in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' that he's quite the family man. In ''1'', he may be VitriolicBestBuds with Bayo, but he really does care about her. |
| 861 | ** A bonus piece that Mari Shimazaki drew for the ''Bayonetta'' artbook shows Enzo quite merrily kicking [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry a slightly offscreen demon hunter]]'s ass -- well, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A0jFRkgCUAEDQOJ.jpg at strip poker]], that is. He even has a few cards hidden under his leg, the cheater! |
| 862 | ** Bayonetta refuses to call people by their name until they've earned it in her eyes, dubbing Luka "Cheshire" and Viola "Kitty", yet she always calls Enzo by his name. |
| 863 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's rude and abrasive, and quite temperamental, but he's a loving father and is a genuine friend to Bayonetta. |
| 864 | * TheMafia: As revealed in the first game, he is employed by the local mob. ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'' expands on this to explain he's their personal undertaker, they pay him handsomely to bury any bodies they need disposed of. |
| 865 | * MaleGaze: |
| 866 | ** He can't help but stare at Bayo rising to the heavens in her nun outfit during the opening cutscene. |
| 867 | ** Notably, Enzo shows no attraction to the prone and unconscious Viola, and is very flustered when he believes onlookers are confusing their relationship for romantic. |
| 868 | * MrExposition: At the beginning of the first game he gives a quick summery of Bayonetta's backstory, which the witch quickly [[LampshadeHanging calls him out on]]. In the sequel he gives a brief history of the holy mountain, Fimbulventr, as well as a quick nod as to why Jeanne is calling Bayonetta 'Cereza' during the Prologue. |
| 869 | -->'''Enzo:''' 20 years ago, you woke up stuck in a casket at the bottom of a lake. All you can remember is that you're a witch. But now you're stuck, because you've gotta sacrifice our halo-wearing friends everyday or they'll drag your ass back down to hell. I know I thought I got screwed, but bein' forced to slap around the divine for a livin'? That's ''really'' getting screwed!\ |
| 870 | '''Bayonetta:''' If I needed a biographer, you wouldn't be my first choice. |
| 871 | * NearMissGroinAttack: The ButtMonkey and ChewToy Enzo gets this twice. |
| 872 | ** The first game has his groin very nearly smashed by a gravestone during the first graveyard battle. |
| 873 | ** ''Bayonetta 2'' has Enzo's groin very nearly run over, complete with scooting back, when Jeanne makes her entrance via motorcycle. |
| 874 | --->'''Enzo:''' MOTHERFUCKER! |
| 875 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's a short gangster guy who sounds a lot like Creator/JoePesci. |
| 876 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While him getting through serious amounts of slapsticks is played for laughs, his breakdown [[spoiler:over the death of his family at the start of ''3'']] is a sign that this is ''not'' the time to laugh. |
| 877 | * OddFriendship: By the end of ''2'', both Bayonetta and Jeanne realize that actually do like having him around, and not just as a lackey. |
| 878 | * 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. |
| 879 | * ShooOutTheClowns: |
| 880 | ** 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. |
| 881 | --->'''Enzo:''' Mi amore...Ed...Edna... |
| 882 | ** ...but while Prime Enzo might be pushed to the side, in alternate France you can run into his AlternateUniverse self "Inspector Enzeau", [[BlackComedy who is less concerned about the world ending than catching his own universe's Rosa and Cereza.]] |
| 883 | * ShoutOut: [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] owes him money in one concept art. |
| 884 | * SirSwearsALot: In a cast of characters where nearly everyone drops a couple of F-bombs, he still swears more than everyone combined. |
| 885 | * SoleSurvivor: Of his family in ''3'' and that’s only because Rodin kept him from rushing out. [[spoiler:Thankfully, their deaths were reversed in the end]]. |
| 886 | * SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: In ''3'' an alternate universe version of Enzo (known as Enzeau) is a police officer attempting to arrest the PhantomThief version of Bayonetta in an alternate Paris. |
| 887 | * ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler:The ResetButton ending in ''3'' prevents his family’s deaths, and he gets to go home to them with nothing bad happening to him]]. |
| 888 | * UglyGuyHotWife: The picture we see of Enzo's wife isn't the best quality, but she appears to be a tall, slender, beautiful blonde to short, dumpy, and homely Enzo. |
| 889 | * VanityLicensePlate: The plate on his car reads "ED N EDNA" -- the names of his kids, as noted in ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''. |
| 890 | [[/folder]] |
| 891 | |
| 892 | [[folder:Viola]] |
| 893 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AnnaBrisbin (EN), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (JP) |
| 894 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/22698985_7445_43eb_8e53_c3cf895ce675.png]] |
| 895 | |
| 896 | -> ''"Look, we don't have time! If we don't stop them, then this world is history! And reality as we know it is wiped out for good!"''\ |
| 897 | |
| 898 | 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 Multiverse from the new threat, the Homonculi. |
| 899 | ------- |
| 900 | * ActionGirl: Inexperienced as she may be compared to Bayonetta, Viola is still a pretty good fighter and isn’t afraid to slice and dice any Homunculi in front of her. |
| 901 | * AliceAllusion: Aside from her demon being named Cheshire, Cheshire is known to smoke a pipe like the Caterpillar. |
| 902 | * AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Much has been made of how similar Viola is to [[Characters/DevilMayCryNero Nero]] of the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' franchise. Both are new protagonists with a punk rock personality and design, are more emotional and crude than the older protagonists and have a more limited arsenal. [[spoiler:She's even biologically the next generation of the hero's lineage, though Viola's the direct daughter of Bayonetta as opposed to being her niece like how Nero is Dante's nephew.]] |
| 903 | * 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. |
| 904 | * 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.]] |
| 905 | * BadassAdorable: Being a cute witch-in-training with a edgy punk rocker, she's a lot more wet behind the ears than Bayonetta and Jeanne that makes her come off as endearing. That said, she's still a capable ActionGirl in her own right. |
| 906 | * BlockingStopsAllDamage: Just like Nero and Vergil from ''Devil May Cry'', she can block all sorts of attacks. Hell, she can enter ''Witch Time'' by parrying, much like how [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Raiden]] enters Blade Mode. |
| 907 | * BoxingBattler: When her sword is transformed as Cheshire, she fights with boxing moves. |
| 908 | * BoyishShortHair: She's modelled after a punk rocker aesthetic. |
| 909 | * BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:She wails for the variants of her parents in despair when she sees Bayonetta and Luka go to Inferno together.]] |
| 910 | * BriefAccentImitation: After Cheshire saves her from falling off a cliff, she remarks on how she's glad Bayonetta didn't see it, mimicking her and her British accent briefly. "You've only got nine lives, Kitty..." |
| 911 | * ButtMonkey: Viola humorously suffers throughout the game, with her inability to fully control Cheshire biting her in the butt a couple of times, [[RumpRoast her pants being set on fire]] without her noticing for a few seconds, and passing out from dehydration in the desert. |
| 912 | * CallingYourAttacks: She has names for certain combos that she will call out when performing them, in contrast to the Enochian summon calls of the other playable characters. |
| 913 | * CannotSpitItOut: |
| 914 | ** When she first meets Bayo, she tries to say that [[spoiler: she's Bayonetta β0’s daughter]] but keeps quiet. |
| 915 | ** During the third fight against Strider, she tries to tell them [[spoiler:really Luka]] that she's [[spoiler:his daughter]] but Strider blasts her off of the Arc D'Triomphe. |
| 916 | * CaptainErsatz: Not Viola herself, [[spoiler: but her SuperMode, resembling Terra's Trance form from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', and even the crescent-shaped blades of energy Viola can fire in that state is reminiscent of the latter's Riot Blade Desperation attack from ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''. Fittingly, both girls are capable of this due to their father's side and invoke the substantial increase in power by tapping into it.]] |
| 917 | * CatGirl: [[spoiler:Similarly to Bayonetta's Demon Masquerade form and Luka's Strider form, Viola can transform into a humanoid cat-like faerie with insectoid wings]]. |
| 918 | * CharacterCatchphrase: Whenever entering combat, she has habit of announcing, "It's bacon time!!" |
| 919 | * CharacterTic: Has a habit of slapping both of her cheeks whenever she needs to get herself back on track. |
| 920 | * {{Claustrophobia}}: When a large bell falls on her, she's curled into a fetal position and muttering how dark it is and that walls are closing in. |
| 921 | * ColorMotif: Purple. Her name is derived from the color violet, Cheshire is a purple kitty and [[spoiler:her Demon Masquerade form is also purple.]] |
| 922 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In many different ways. |
| 923 | ** Unlike Bayonetta or Jeanne, HotBlooded rookie Viola is sensibly dressed, cruder, aggressive and more hot-tempered, instead of the playful, classier, gaudier, and skimpier witches. She also leans towards blades as a signature weapon as opposed to using guns. |
| 924 | ** She only wields a small handful of weapons, and contracts with one demon, relying only on her athletics and powers. Even that one demon, Cheshire, acts like Nightmare from ''Devil May Cry'', and does not grant Slave or Demon Masquerade abilities - or partial summons - once Cheshire is summoned on the field, the cat demon then pounces on whatever it pleases until Cheshire returns back into Viola's katana. |
| 925 | * CompositeCharacter: Not necessarily design-wise, but her gameplay combines aspects of several different playable characters from ''Bayo 2''. |
| 926 | ** 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. |
| 927 | ** 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. |
| 928 | ** Her [[spoiler:faerie transformation]] functions in a radically different way from Bayonetta's usual Demon Masquerades, similar to how Rosa used Umbran Armor in lieu of Umbran Climax. |
| 929 | * DifficultButAwesome: Viola lacks a lot of versatility that Bayonetta has. With one weapon, an uncontrollable Demon Slave and only being able to apply Witch Time after parrying (instead of the much easier dodging), Viola can be very difficult to properly play for even franchise veterans. In exchange, her damage potential is extraordinarily high, with her basic combos dealing high amounts of damage and comboing enemies easily. Cheshire is also one of the best summons in the game, with numerous great moves, and the best Wink Slave summon in the game, which lets Viola dish out huge damage across the battlefield. Since Cheshire acts independently from Viola, she doesn't need to worry about cuing up his attacks like Bayonetta does with her demons, letting her focus entirely around dodging and attacking. Her basic attacks while Cheshire is out also consistently refill her magic gauge, allowing Cheshire to remain out for long periods of time. Played poorly, Viola fumbles around the play area, getting smacked by random homunculi with abandon. When played optimally, she demolishes most encounters in seconds. |
| 930 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Bayonetta calls her "kitty", much to her annoyance. |
| 931 | * FamilyThemeNaming: |
| 932 | ** With her parents, their names end with an a: we have her, [[spoiler:along with Cerez''a''/Bayonett''a'' and Luk''a''. And if you add her maternal grandmother, there's Ros''a''.]] |
| 933 | ** To her mother, [[spoiler:with "Cereza" meaning "cherry" in Spanish to her own name meaning "violet" in Latin. This also applies to her maternal grandmother "Rosa" meaning "rose" in Spanish.]] There's also a color theme naming as well. Viola being based on the color "violet", [[spoiler: "Cereza" which is based on red, and "Rosa" which is pink. On her fathers' side, there's both Luke and Antonio ''Red''grave.]] |
| 934 | * FlechetteStorm: She uses throwing darts as her ranged weapons. |
| 935 | * FloralThemeNaming: "Viola" is Latin for "violet," as well the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_(plant) genus]] for the violet family. |
| 936 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: In hindsight, it was kinda obvious that she was [[spoiler:Bayonetta β0 and Luka's daughter]]. |
| 937 | ** 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 like Luka in ''2'' and his father, Antonio Redgrave in ''1''. Also the fact that she has a stuff doll of Cheshire, which is what the younger Cereza had in ''1''. |
| 938 | ** Before the final battle, Luka tosses her a lollipop in a way that he handed the younger Cereza one. And on top of that, if one remembers Viola's OpeningNarration, [[spoiler:she notes her father would have always given her a strawberry candy when she was a kid. And it just so happens the lollipop Luka gave her was strawberry flavored.]] |
| 939 | ** The first words [[spoiler:Lukaon]] asked her is whether or not she was similar to that beast-man and notes that she shared a bond with both the beast-man and [[spoiler:Lukaon]], suggesting a blood bond. [[spoiler:Said beast-man is Luka which would later hint that Viola is Luka's daughter]]. |
| 940 | * GoodThingYouCanHeal: Being an Umbran Witch, she does have access to the healing lollipops, [[spoiler:useful after getting impaled by Strider]]. |
| 941 | * GrapplingHookPistol: She uses a grapple gun to traverse environments. [[spoiler:Just like her father.]] In gameplay, it serves as her jump-extension, [[spoiler:though it's replaced by her faerie wings after she unlocks the transformation]]. |
| 942 | * GrowingWings: [[spoiler:Once she awakens her fae powers, she can grow wings to slow her descent the same way Bayonetta does while wielding Colour My World.]] |
| 943 | * HellBentForLeather: Wears the usual biker jacket as part of her outfit. |
| 944 | * HeroicLineage: [[spoiler:She is Bayonetta β0 and Luka's daughter.]] |
| 945 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Suffers through this in her boss fight with [[spoiler:Strider in the alternate Cairo, awakening her own Demon Masquerade. She later does it to herself to activate Demon Masquerade.]] |
| 946 | * InSeriesNickname: Bayonetta calls her "Kitty" since her demon is named Cheshire. [[spoiler:This is something that she shares with her father, Luka.]] |
| 947 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: Her main weapon being either a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachi tachi]] or an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōdachi ōdachi]], "Mab Dachi". It seals a contract with the demon Cheshire. |
| 948 | * LegacyCharacter: At the end of ''3'', [[spoiler:she inherits the title of Bayonetta.]] |
| 949 | * 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, Bayonetta β0. 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 variant’s glasses, and the title of Bayonetta, and her father's scarf.]] |
| 950 | * TheNarrator: Like Antonio Redgrave and Luka prior, she states the opening narrations of ''3''. [[spoiler:This is also {{Foreshadowing}} since she's basically taking the role of her father and grandfather.]] |
| 951 | * OurFairiesAreDifferent: She's quarter-Umbran Witch, quarter-Lumen Sage, mostly human, and [[spoiler:a bit of fairy]]. |
| 952 | * ParryingBullets: What she does when Jeanne shoots at her in the beginning, her way of entering Witch Time. |
| 953 | * PrincessProtagonist: According to lore entries, [[spoiler:she's actually the princess of all faeries and rightful ruler of Avalon, the fairy dimension.]] |
| 954 | * PunctuatedForEmphasis: Everytime Bayonetta calls her "kitty," she immediately reacts with "My[=/=]The name is Viola!" [[spoiler:Just like her dad, Luka]]. |
| 955 | * RapidFireFisticuffs: Since Viola can't use her sword when Cheshire's out, she engages in this trope instead. More advanced techniques have the sword spinning in place for a set amount of time, slicing up her foes while she simultaneously beats their faces in with her bare hands. |
| 956 | * 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 alternate self Lukaon.]] |
| 957 | * RumpRoast: After managing to dodge some falling debris, she ends up having to jump into a lake after said debris lights her pants on fire. You even have to control her to keep from running into anything! |
| 958 | * 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 replicate 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.]] |
| 959 | * SirSwearsALot: In keeping with her punk rocker aesthetic, she's a lot more liberal with her foul mouth than Bayonetta. |
| 960 | * SpeedBlitz: When [[spoiler:assuming her Demon Masquerade form]], she attacks by teleporting around the enemy to bash them senseless from all directions at breakneck speed. |
| 961 | * SummonToHand: She has this ability with her sword Mab Dachi, as Cheshire's doll form is attached to the handle. However, it has a range limit (if she's too far away then attempting to call the sword will do nothing), and rather than place itself directly in her hand she has to properly grab onto the sword as it flies toward her. |
| 962 | * SuperMode: She can combine Demon Masquerade [[spoiler:with her fae ancestry]] to transform into a CatGirl with butterfly-like wings. |
| 963 | * SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Bayonetta watches Viola get caught by a falling bell she helps her out. It then reveals Viola being [[TroubledFetalPosition curled in up terror]] and having a panic attack. When Bayonetta tries to bring it up, Viola is doing a terrible cover up lie. |
| 964 | -->'''Bayonetta:''' What was that? You wouldn't happen to be-\ |
| 965 | '''Viola:''' Wha?! Hey, don't get it twisted! I'm definitely not horribly claustrophobic at all, got it? |
| 966 | * SwordAndFist: Viola primarily fights with her sword but can switch to a boxing-based fighting style when her sword is rendered unusable to summon Cheshire. |
| 967 | * ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: She can throw her katana like a buzzsaw-slash-boomerang as part of her combo. |
| 968 | * TooManyBelts: Not only does she have straps between her jacket and plaid pants, but she has large belts with double belt buckles on her sleeves. |
| 969 | * ToughSpikesAndStuds: She wears a jacket studded with spikes to go with her punk rocker aesthetic. |
| 970 | * TraumaCongaLine: ''3'' is NOT kind to her: First, she has to watch her version of Bayonetta [[spoiler:(her birth mother)]] and Sigurd die in order to buy her time to escape. Then, after a long journey with the current Bayonetta, [[spoiler:her hopes of a possible solution are dashed when it turns out the Alphaverse was just a decoy to trap them both, and the Dr. Sigurd that Jeanne had "rescued" turned out to be Singularity in disguise. Finally, after watching Bayonetta nearly die several times and revealing their connection, Viola ends up losing both her and Luka (her father) for good when they are dragged down into Inferno - as Luka decides to join Bayonetta so she wouldn't be alone -- leaving Viola a sobbing wreck]]. |
| 971 | -->'''Viola:''' [[spoiler:''Daddy...'' '''''MUMMY!!! AAAAAAAAAGHHH!!!''''']] ''(bursts into sobs)'' |
| 972 | * TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Viola learns to [[spoiler:tap into her fairy ancestry to transform]] after [[spoiler:Strider-Luka impales her on one of his claws]]. |
| 973 | * UnevenHybrid: Quarter-Umbran Witch, quarter-Lumen, and [[spoiler:mostly human with a bit of fairy]], so she isn't quite a HeinzHybrid. |
| 974 | * UnskilledButStrong: Being an apprentice witch, Viola is far less graceful in her fighting style. She can handle a sword well enough, but she prefers to face opponents head-on with parrying to activate Witch Time as opposed to the elegant evasion method usually used by Umbra Witches. Her damage output is also ridiculous, allowing her melt opponents within seconds if properly used. |
| 975 | * UseYourHead: She headbutts Strider in their third fight. |
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