Bayonetta

"If you need to learn how to talk to a lady, ask your mum."

- Bayonetta

Bayonetta is the main protagonist from the Bayonetta series developed by PlatinumGames and owned by Sega. She is an Umbra Witch, an ancient clan affiliated with Inferno that practiced dark arts, that was sealed away in a coffin for 500 years, and being awakened in the present day, she fights against the forces of Paradiso to remember and uncover who she really is. Bayonetta is also to appear as a downloadable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, chosen based on the results of the Super Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot, as the top most requested character in Europe, among the top five characters in the United States, and the most requested in the world out of all realizable character suggestions. This makes her the second character in the Super Smash Bros. series to come from an M-rated series, the first being Solid Snake from the Metal Gear series and the only female third party fighter in the Super Smash Bros. series. Bayonetta comes bundled with her own stage: Umbra Clock Tower. She is voiced by her respective voice actresses from Bayonetta: Hellena Taylor in English, and Atsuko Tanaka in Japanese.

Bayonetta's play style is largely focused on combos as in her game of origin, though her moves are generally slow to start. Much like her games of origin, she uses four pistols, two in her hands and two attached to her heels. By holding down the attack button after performing a move, Bayonetta can use her Bullet Arts, in which she briefly fires each of her guns to deal more damage. These bullets may not flinch opponents except at point-blank range. These bullets are considered a melee attack, so they cannot be reflected (such as with Reflector) or blocked with Link's shield. Additionally, these bullets can pass through characters. For her smash attacks, Bayonetta uses her Wicked Weaves, using her hair to summon the limbs of Madama Butterfly to attack. Her neutral special move is Bullet Climax, in which she rapidly fires her guns as opponents. She can charge this attack and cancel it by rolling. Her side special, when used on the ground, is Heel Slide, which slides across the ground and, if the player holds the button, can end with a kick into the air. When used in the air, it is After Burner Kick, in which Bayonetta kicks through the air. By default, Bayonetta makes a diagonally upward thrust, but if the player presses down shortly before the move is performed, similar to Ryu's Hadoken input, the thrust goes downward. She can reuse after a double jump. Her up special move is Witch Twist, in which Bayonetta spins up into the air to attack, and it can be used again after a double jump. Her down special is Witch Time, a counter-like move which slows down time around opponents caught by her, drawn from her signature ability in the Bayonetta games. Her Final Smash is Infernal Climax, which starts with Witch Time surrounding the whole stage, and after a meter is filled ends with her summoning Gomorrah to chomp on opponents. Her Final Smash acts as a danger zone; if opponents accumulate too much damage, they are instantly defeated.

Bayonetta's taunts involve her dancing, and are the longest of any character in the series. Because of this, they can be cancelled at any point.

While Bayonetta's normal appearance is largely based on her design in Bayonetta 2, her design from the original Bayonetta is available as an alternate costume, which also changes some of her visual effects to match her "red" design in that game; in the Japanese version of the game, Hellena Taylor's voice clips are used when using this costume because the original release of Bayonetta did not have Japanese voice acting. She also has an alternate coloration based on her rival turned ally Jeanne.

Bayonetta can be equipped with the Suit and Boots equipment. Oddly, Bayonetta can also use the Zapper equipment, which is designed for characters who originated from NES titles, though in her case it's probably to reference her reliance on guns.

Trophies
Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.

Palutena's Guidance
Bayonetta shares the stock conversation with the game's other downloadable characters.


 * Pit: Who is THAT?
 * Palutena: I have no data on this fighter. I can't believe it!
 * Viridi: It must be an intruder from another dimension!
 * Pit: Whoever it is, the goal remains the same: to fight and win!

Trivia

 * Before she joined Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Bayonetta already had Mario references in Bayonetta 2 and the Wii U remake of Bayonetta:
 * She could don outfits based upon Peach's and Daisy's signature dresses, with Mario and Luigi dolls attached respectively, which give her the ability to summon Bowser for Wicked Weave attacks (although only his limbs were shown) and cause defeated enemies to drop coins rather than halos.
 * In Bayonetta 2, she could wield a Chain Chomp as a weapon and don Mario's hat (albeit with a "B" instead of Mario's "M") when using an Umbran Elegance with the Chain Chomp, even saying, "Mama-mia!" when taunting. Her friend Jeanne could also wield the Chain Chomp, but instead gains Luigi's hat (with a "J" instead of an "L").
 * Bayonetta is one of two characters in the Super Smash Bros. series to change weapons depending on her costume, wielding Love is Blue in her default Bayonetta 2 outfit and Scarborough Fair in her Bayonetta outfit.
 * She is also one of the only characters whose attack blurs change; while her normal attacks and specials use differing blurs depending on her weapon, her Wicked Weaves go from a black effect under most costumes to a white blur in her Jeanne recolor.