History Characters / BayonettaSupportingCharacters

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* DropTheHammer: A hammer that's bigger than any playable character and can generate lightning with a built-in motor of sorts.

* FragileSpeedster: With a bit of effort, he can quickly dodge and weave around the Masked Lumen's highly skilled attacks, but one hit is all it takes to knock him down.

* IdenticalTwinIDTag: The symbol on his forehead is different than that on Loptr's.

* RuleOfCool: This giant monstrosity of a weapon was originally the sword Futsuno-mitama started. Rodin made it into a hammer just because he prefers it that way.
* ShockAndAwe: Considering it was once the sword of a thunder god, this should come as no surprise.

* MusicalAssasin: Besides its obvious use as a spear, Bayonetta can also sing into the microphone to power herself up, and a Demon Masquerade move as well as her Masquerade Rage has her take out everyone around her with the power of song.

* SuperScream: More like Super ''Sing.'' The Masquerade Rage associated with the [=BZ55=] has Bayonetta singing into the microphone to channel Baal's destructive voice. She can unlock this ability as a normal attack as well.

* InASingleBound: Its Demon Masquerade form improves Bayonetta's jumping abilities, allowing her to reach farther distance in a single jump, in addition to providing her a triple-jump unlike most other weapons who instead makes her air-dash instead.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Masquerade Rage associated with the [=BZ55=] has Bayonetta singing into the microphone to channel Baal's destructive voice.

* TheTragicRose: While her face is never fully shown, she has quite the stunning figure and was in a loving relationship with Balder and had a child. Unfortunately, that same relationship caused her no end of trouble given the laws of both Umbran Witches and Lumen Sages for forbidding such a union. What happened afterwards also didn't help for either her ''or'' her daughter.

Rosa was an Umbra Witch and Bayonetta's mother. She conceived Bayonetta when she fell in love with a Lumen Sage called Balder. When Bayonetta was born, Rosa and Balder were punished greatly by their respective clans. This was because a child born of darkness and light would ultimately undo the age-old pact between the overseers. Rosa was imprisoned for the rest of her life.

* PowerLimiter: The chains on her outfit seal her magic power. Or at least, they are meant to, but her power is just ''so high'' that all the chains can do is seal most of her power. This is reflected in gameplay, as the chains are the reason why she can't do a proper Umbran Climax like Bayonetta and Jeanne, and thus her Climax is summoning the Armored walker.

* SignificantDoubleCasting: Rosa and her daughter, Bayonetta, are both voiced by Hellena Taylor in ''1'' and ''2'', Jennifer Hale in ''3'', and Creator/AtsukoTanaka in Japanese, highlighting their StrongFamilyResemblance.

* AlternateSelf: In ''Bayonetta 3'', the Rosa of the Paris universe is a PhantomThief by the name of Papillon d'Ombre, who with her universe's Bayonetta travels the world to regather lost Umbran treasures.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joy Jillian (EN, anime), Angeli Wall (EN, 3 and Origins), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (JP)

* ActionGirl: Downplayed in Bayonetta Origins. As she is a witch in training, she doesn’t have any of the combative capabilities as [[spoiler: her older counterpart]] does and relies heavily on Cheshire to deal damage to faeries. That said, she isn’t afraid to put herself in the line of danger and she can help Cheshire out by pinning enemies in place while he beats them up.

* CanonWelding: Most likely another example connecting ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' with ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''. "Tony Redgrave" was an early alias used by Dante, and WordOfGod states that it was the name of a journalist he respected.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: She is basically Bayonetta as she was in the first game in all but name and personality. They have the same height, same build, and use the same demon contracts. They have the same voice actress. This resemblance extends into gameplay as Unforgiven uses the same moveset as Scarborough Fair. Hell, their official artwork poses are [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/8/86/Rosa.png/revision/latest?cb=20141007214203 virtually]] [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/d/d4/Bayo_key_visual.png/revision/latest?cb=20090902142514 identical]] to one another. [[spoiler:It's no wonder why little Cereza confuse Bayonetta with Rosa.]]

* ContraltoOfDanger: Has a deep, feminine voice.

* DeathDealer: His cards are his main form of combat.

* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Loptr frames him for killing Rosa.]]
* GodOfGood: [[spoiler:The good half of the God of Chaos. Which makes him the one of the benign supernatural beings in the setting.]]

* GoodIsImpotent: [[spoiler:Played With. For most of the game, it appears that Loptr got most of the power, until the end of the game it's revealed that he has the power to erase reality.]]

* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler:He is the good half of Aesir, the God of Chaos]].

* ShapeshiftingTrickster: Fitting, given [[Myth/NorseMythology his name]].

* SirSwearsALot: Good Lord, someone needs to wipe this kid's mouth out with soap. He cusses like a sailor when he's on screen.

!!Ribbit Libido BZ55

* MakeMeWannaShout: The Masquerade Rage associated with the BZ55 has Bayonetta singing into the microphone to channel Baal's destructive voice.

* BadassBaritone: He narrates the first game's ActionPrologue with a deep, resonating voice.

* AlternateSelf: In ''Bayonetta 3'', the Rosa of the Paris universe is a PhantomThief by the name of Papillon d'Ombre, who with her universe's Bayonetta travels the world to regather lost Umbran treasures.

* HighClassGlass: Her Paris counterpart in ''Bayonetta 3'' wears a monocle like Balder did.

* MercyKill: Her AlternateSelf in ''3'' [[spoiler:begs Prime Bayonetta to kill her to end Singularity's control over her. Prime Bayonetta begrudgingly obliges]].

** Her AlternateSelf in Bayonetta 3, [[spoiler: dies at the hands of Prime Bayonetta, after begging her to kill her to free her from Singularity's control]]

* ExtremityExtremist:

* AwesomeButImpractical: The bracelets obtained from (and named after) Rodin let Bayonetta use angel arms (or demon arms in ''2'') as her normal swings. Powerful enough to take down most common angels in a single blow.... and consequently making it damn near impossible to get a decent combo score.

* EpicFlail: The Chain Chomp in ''Bayonetta 2'' is this.

* WhipItGood: A snake demon used as a whip.

* WhipItGood: A pair of whips made from Alraune's vines.

* AbnormalAmmo: In place of Wicked Weaves, Kafka fires giant dragonflies. Infernal Weaves just fire ''colossal'' dragonflies.
* AIBreaker: Lt. Col. Kilgore's rockets wreak havoc on Jeanne in the first ''Bayonetta''.
* AnchorsAway: Cassiopeia is an anchor that's functionally a giant weaponized GrapplingHookPistol. The hook can be fired and swung around on a retractable chain like an axehead flail. It can also be used like a crossbow.
* AngryGuardDog: The Chain Chomp, which will happily munch on nearby enemies while Bayonetta's attacking with hand weapons.
* ArmorPiercingAttack: The Master Sword and Fire Durga are the only melee weapons capable of hitting flaming enemies outside of Witch Time.
* AssistCharacter: The demons Bayonetta summons for Umbran Climax depend on the weapons she's swinging, and Scarborough Fair and Love is Blue allow access to the greatest variety. Averted with Salamandra, the Handguns, and Rodin, which have no Infernal or Wicked Weaves of any kind.

* AwesomeButImpractical
** 修羅刃 -Shuraba-'s Moonlight Massacre -- Half-Moon Slash and Full-Moon Slash attacks. Bayonetta draws a magic circle in the air in front of her and fires either a SwordBeam or a full on laser beam depending on if the circle is half or fully drawn. It can deal decent to heavy damage to strong enemies, but given that they require Bayonetta to stand ''completely motionless'' during the charging period, odds are you won't be using this attack often.
** The bracelets obtained from (and named after) Rodin let Bayonetta use angel arms (or demon arms in ''2'') as her normal swings. Powerful enough to take down most common angels in a single blow.... and consequently making it damn near impossible to get a decent combo score.
* BadassCape: Abra Cadabra comes with a two-colored cape.
* BifurcatedWeapon: Abra Cadabra is named for its two halves as a MagicWand and [[WeaponizedHeadgear Magic Hat]]. Tartarus is a set of stone double doors wielded like tonfa that can be brought together to be used as a heavy shield.

* ButtMonkey: Bayonetta never has anything nice to say about the handguns.
* CarFu: The Dead End Express is a miniature steam engine, like the kind one could ride in an outlet mall, with an extendable handle allowing it to be swung like a club. It has spiked wheels, which functionally make it a chainsaw, that can be fired off like saw blades. The kick button has Bayonetta ride to ram into enemies as the spiked wheels grind into them.
* CatchingSomeZs: If Bayonetta remains stationary, the Chain Chomp will stop bouncing and take a nap with visible Zs, making it the only weapon with an idle animation.
* ChainsawGood:
** Salamandra has astounding damage output and speed at the cost of range.
** Dead End Express technically uses a series of spiked wheels, but work to the same effect.
* ChargeAttack:
** Every weapon has a charge modifier that allows Bayonetta to attack again if the punch or kick button is held after her initial attack is complete. With ranged weapons, Bayonetta will fire for a few seconds, while melee weapons usually put her in a charging stance for a powerful attack.
** Salamandra in ''Bayonetta 2'' has ''two'' charge modifiers possible with every swing; holding the attack button makes Bayonetta drag the saws through her opponent for a bit, but with a quick second press -- which is executed when the saws have glowed fully red -- Bayonetta will perform a quick second swipe that deals as much damage as the first, then allowing the chosen combo to continue. This characteristic gives Salamandra the most damage per combo of any series weapon, excluding 修羅刃 -Shuraba-'s Moonlight Massacre.
* CloseRangeCombatant: Without Umbran Climax bolstering its range, Salamandra encourages a highly in-your-face fighting style, especially if players are using its charge modifier for maximum effect.
* ColonelKilgore: The soul behind Lt. Col. Kilgore is called a "Vietnam War madman" who led a campaign of slaughter.
* DetachmentCombat: The theme of the Demon Masquerade forms for Abra Cadabra and Tartarus, following them both being a BifurcatedWeapon. The former turns Bayonetta into a bat woman whose bottom half is only attached to her upper body by an arc of electricity. The latter has her become a marionette comprised of weaponry that can violently launch her body parts in all directions like an explosion or fly around in a damaging twister.

* DifficultButAwesome: Sai Fung is capable of stunlocking anything from [[ButtMonkey Affinities]] to [[DemonicSpiders Grace and Glory]] to ''[[BigBad Father Balder]]''. However, it does this by landing several hits per button press, making it difficult to gauge where one hit ends and the next begins, and it's the only ranged weapon that doesn't allow you to hit, fire, and then continue hitting, making pulling off a combo other than PPPPP(K) much more difficult.
* DoorFu: Tartarus is a heavy fortress double door with a stone frame that's wielded like a pair of tonfa with metal spikes on top for extra damage. It can be clasped together to be used as a heavy shield or rammed into opponents and employs PortalDoor magic to attack with weapons extended through it from a HyperspaceArsenal.
* DropTheHammer: Takemikazuchi in ''Bayonetta 2'', a hammer that's bigger than any playable character and can generate lightning with a built-in motor of sorts.
* ElementalPunch: Both Fire and Lightning Durga inflict damage through this, with Lightning Durga attacking through electrical punches while Fire Durga attacks with fiery slashes and swipes.
* EpicFlail: The Chain Chomp in ''Bayonetta 2'' is this.

** Hands-only weapons include 修羅刃 -Shuraba-, Kulshedra, Sai Fung, and Pillow Talk from ''Bayonetta'' and Kafka, Chernobog, Takemikazuchi, and the Master Sword from ''Bayonetta 2''.

** Bayonetta can have all three equipped to a single moveset in the first two games; in ''Bayonetta'' Durga provides fire and lightning while Odette provides ice, and in ''Bayonetta 2'', Takemikazuchi provides lightning while Undine provides fire and ice.

* FluffyTamer: Like every other weapon, the Chain Chomp gets introduced to Bayonetta after it's done beating the crap out of Rodin... except this time, ''the Chomp is still alive'', and Rodin warns her that it might be too much even for her to handle. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Naturally, it puts on its best behavior as soon as she takes it.]]
-->''"A curious creature Rodin encountered while traveling through the ancient capital of Japan. Unable to get close to it due to its penchant for biting everything it comes into contact with, Rodin waited until it was sleeping, then dragged it away, chain and all. However, after multiple failed attempts to tame it, Rodin gave up and begged the witches to take it."''
* GuestFighter: The Chain Chomp from [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Bob-Omb Battlefield]] makes a guest appearance, alive and kicking, as the only leg-exclusive weapon in ''Bayonetta 2''.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Bayonetta herself normally has this but Tartarus is notable for weaponizing PortalDoor magic to extend miniguns or mechanical arms tipped in weapons to attack.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: 修羅刃 -Shuraba-'s charge modifier works like this. ''Bayonetta 2'' gives it an actual sheath to return to while charging.
* AnIcePerson:
** Undine's ice stance and Odette allow Bayonetta to attack with ice and freeze weak or weakened enemies.
** The witch Odette, whose soul powers the latter, specialized in ice magic.
** Cruel Altea draws its power from Labolas, who is capable of freezing things in ''3''.
* JokeItem: The handguns cannot conduct Wicked Weaves and lack the strength, firing capabilities, and style of Bayonetta's standard pistols; additionally, their flavor text suggests that Bayonetta has to hold back when using them. They mostly serve to let a new player get accustomed to the basic controls without having to worry about Wicked Weave mechanics; when unlocked for normal use, their only saving grace is the ability to rack up lots of combo points, but this often comes at the expense of completing verses within an acceptable time limit.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: 修羅刃 -Shuraba- is one of the best melee weapons in the series and returns in ''Bayonetta 2''. Ironically, the trope is inverted; when Bayo wears the Hero of Hyrule outfit, 修羅刃 -Shuraba- is exchanged for the Master Sword, which has the ability to strike flaming foes without damage.
* KillerYoYo: The Ignis Aranae Yo-Yos are flaming and have extendable blades that basically turn them into buzzsaws.
* LaserBlade: Pillow Talk in ''Bayonetta''.
* LethalJokeItem: The Chain Chomp from ''Bayonetta 2'', yes, an actual Chain Chomp from [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Bob-Omb Battlefield]], is one of the better heavy weapons in the series thanks to its meaty damage and combo points, ranged explosive Wicked Weaves, and helpful tendency to get in extra damage on its own while you're using hand weapons.
* LightEmUp: The Master Sword, which Bayonetta wields in place of 修羅刃 -Shuraba- when wearing Link's costume, has light-based graphics instead of 修羅刃 -Shuraba-'s red and black.
* LightningBruiser:
** Rakshasa in ''Bayonetta 2'' certainly qualifies. It has the same damage per hit as 修羅刃 -Shuraba-, except it's a hell of a lot faster and better at staggering, and its charge attacks take almost no time to charge up and have better range. And then there's its Umbran Climax, which adds the most damaging Wicked Weave in the game to the quickest attacks in the game...
** The Chain Chomp. It's fast (for a heavy weapon), damaging, great at staggering enemies, racks up combo points like crazy, and it's swung in wide arcs that make it well-suited for crowds. It's also the only "weapon" that's survived a fistfight with Rodin.
* LongRangeFighter: Abracadabra in ''Bayonetta 3'' fights primarily with projectile attacks that allows it to pile on consistent multi-hit damage on enemies that are otherwise too far away to strike with traditional weapon combos. As a trade-off, it's less optimal for fighting faster melee-centric foes.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: The weapons themselves are diverse enough to make "usual" meaningless, but a few stand out anyway.
** Kulshedra works as a pulley and grapple weapon; rather than damaging enemies, its best use is to control the space between and position of Bayonetta and an enemy.
** Kafka is essentially an extension of the gun button with better damage and combo points.
** Fire Durga's most practical damage is done by setting mines, something no other weapon in the series can do.
** Some weapons, such as Salamandra and Alruna, have unusual animations and attack properties for techniques like Stiletto, Heel Slide, Tetsuzanko, and Heel Stomp.
* MixAndMatchWeapon: Sai Fung in ''Bayonetta'' and Chernobog in ''Bayonetta 2'' are revolver nunchucks and a shotgun triple scythe, respectively.
* MovesetClone: From the first game, the Onyx Roses and Bazillions have entirely the same moveset as Scarborough Fair, only with different post-hit shots triggered by holding the button, and Pillow Talk uses the same moveset as 修羅刃 -Shuraba-. On a broader note, the only 'kick' combos that are changed in the first game are those which are ''exclusively'' kick combos; any combination of punches and kicks will only change the Wicked Weaves used, if applicable.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Durga is called "a demon with a thousand arms" in its weapon description.
* NoNameGiven: The Bazillions are powered by a demon, but it's never named in the description.

* PistolWhipping: With a bow! Using the Stiletto technique with Kafka equipped will start a unique combo where Bayonetta slashes at the foe with it instead of firing arrows.
* PoisonedWeapons: Kafka's arrows will inflict further damage on the target for a few seconds after they hit, but won't provide combo points alongside that damage.
* PortalDoor: Tartarus weaponizes this to either [[YouWillNotEvadeMe suck in opponents]] or extend weapons from a pocket dimension. There's also an unlockable move that allows Bayonetta to jump into them and teleport closer to enemies.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Except for the Chain Chomp, if Rodin needs an Angelic Hymns LP to make it, it's powered by a demon sealed for all eternity.
* RayGun: The Bazillions and the Arwing Guns.
* RecoilBoost: Using Stiletto with Lt. Col. Kilgore on Bayonetta's hands will do this, and it's notable for being the only Stiletto that lets Bayonetta dash to an enemy above her when used in the air.

* ReverseGrip: Bayonetta can achieve this with several weapons when paired with Odette, most notably 修羅刃 -Shuraba-.
* RuleOfCool: Takemikazuchi's description states that it originally started as a sword, but Rodin made it into a hammer "to suit his personal tastes."
* ShortRangeShotgun: The Onyx Roses trade Scarborough Fair's range for brutal up-close power and quicker charge attacks.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Except for range and firing rate, the Onyx Roses outperform Scarborough Fair in every way.
* {{Shoryuken}}: The Witch Twist technique in ''Bayonetta'' and the Witch Strike technique in ''Bayonetta 2'' allow Bayonetta to do this with whatever weapon she has in hand.

* SnakesAreSinister: Kulshedra is made from a snake demon of the same name, and the end of the whip is shaped like a snake.
* StanceSystem: Durga and Undine allow Bayonetta to switch between elements using a Bullet Climax command – in particular, Durga's playstyle and combo list are also switched, playing this trope a little straighter. Coincidentally, both weapons can be equipped to Bayonetta's hands and legs.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Rodin is built around transforming into the enemy arms that Bayonetta can normally only get through a Torture Attack.

* WhipItGood: Kulshedra and Alruna both qualify, complete with InstantKnots and superb crowd-control abilities.

* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Leaps in front of Loptr's attack, shielding Balder from harm at the cost of her life.]]

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