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Umbra Witches

Umbran Elder

Voiced by: Jenny O'Hara (EN), Reiko Suzuki (JP)

"In your wickedness, you have broken the ancient commandments and crafted a bond with one of the light. Our laws are clear. They demand you be eternally imprisoned. As for the impure child, she must be kept from the path of the dark arts forever!"

At the beginning of the game, the Umbran Elder lectures Rosa and Balder about their law-breaking. Possibly Jeanne's mother.

Blatant Lies: "The child must be kept from the dark arts forever." Whoopsie, messed that one up! Subverted when Origins reveals that Cereza was raised and trained by Morgana, who was an exiled witch rather than the Umbra collective, something outside of the elder's or her underlings' control.
The Faceless: Her face is never seen.
Game-Over Man: Her voice is heard when the player chooses to continue after a game over.
"The shadow remains cast."
Killed Offscreen: We've already learned in the first game that she didn't survive the great Umbra-Lumen war, though the account of her death only got elaborated on in the third game via Umbran Clock Tower's demon compendium.
Last Stand: She and many other witches tried to defend the Umbran clock tower from within during the great war (back when the tower was a mundane building instead of the Animate Inanimate Object it is now), but the angels successfully toppled the tower, trapping and ultimately killing everyone inside. Their souls eventually fused with the fallen tower and turned it into the Umbran Clock Tower demon.

Morgana

Voiced by: Emma Fielding (EN), Yoshiko Sakakibara (JP)

"If I've told you once... Cereza, you must never enter that forest. You would soon become a snack for one of the faeries who live there."

An Umbran Witch who appeared in Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. She lived away from the other Umbran Witches in Vigrid, instead living on the outskirts of the Avalon Forest. She invited Cereza to come live with her and mentored her in magic.

Adaptational Nice Guy: In most depictions of Arthurian mythology, Morgana is typically antagonistic towards her half-brother. Not so much the case here where her motivation is to get vengeance for his death, though this likely has to do with the fact that, in this game, Morgana is Arthur's wife, not his sibling.
Amulet of Dependency: Like all Umbran Witches, she has an Umbran Watch to sustain her for eternities. Attacking it is part of her boss fight.
Animal Motifs: Spiders. Her Umbran Watch has a spider engraved on it, there are spider webs across her costume and in her hair and the bracelet she gives Cereza is designed like a butterfly caught in a spiders web. Fitting, since her contract is with a spider demon.
Arachnid Appearance and Attire: Like many Umbra Witches, Morgana's clothes reverence the demon she has a pact with, Lex Talionis the spider demon in this case. Her skirt has web patterns, and her bodice is decorated to look like a spider. It is a fitting motif, as a lurer of unwitting victims.
Bad Samaritan: Although Morgana is one of the few people who treats Cereza decently, she didn't become her mentor out of the goodness of her heart. She needed a pawn to rescue her son.
Badass Teacher: Her talents in magic vastly exceed other witches, and she's the one who teaches Cereza the Dark Arts the Umbran Elder wanted her kept from.
Call-Forward: Her boss fight would showcase many of the future abilities her pupil, Cereza, would go on to acquire centuries later.
Dark Reprise: Her boss themes are remixes of various intensities of the main theme, "Together In The Moonlit Forest".
Devilish Hair Horns: Morgana's hairdo spirals off into four ram-like horns. She is a demon-summoner, after all.
Dragged Off to Hell: Accidentally exploited by Cereza and Cheshire after the final boss fight. Once her Umbran Watch is shattered, Lex Talionis collecting her soul gives Cheshire a road back to Inferno.
The Exile: She lives a solitary life far from the rest of the clan because her son is the child of the Faerie King. She can't go back into Avalon Forest, but her plan to help him involves sending witches into the forest, and she wants to be there if/when he is freed.
Face Death with Dignity: When Cereza and Cheshire go for the final blow against her, Morgana simply closes her eyes and allows them to finish her off by destroying her Umbran Watch.
Final Boss: Of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, when Cereza finds out she's just using her as a pawn to free Lukaon.
Flight: Morgana is contracted with an unknown Chiroptera demon that allows her to borrow their wings for flight and she is just as dangerous in the air as she is on the ground. The first part of her boss fight is basically her flying circles around Cereza and Cheshire while she bombards them with magic.
Foil:
- To Rosa. Both Rosa and Morgana are maternal figures to Cereza; Rosa is Cereza's biological mother and Cereza admits at the end of Bayonetta Origins that she sees Morgana as a mother to her for how she protected and trained her. Both she and Rosa were exiled from the Umbra Witches due to violating Umbran law for the sake of love. Rosa was imprisoned for conceiving a child with the Lumen Sage Balder. Morgana was exiled for falling for the Faerie King, Arthur, and conceiving a child with him, Lukaon. Cereza is forced to battle Morgana, much like she is forced to battle Rosa. In the case of Rosa, she is forced to fight an alternate version of her in Alternate France in Bayonetta 3 thanks to Singularity taking control of her. In Morgana's case, she's attacking Cereza and Cheshire of her own volition, forcing them to defend themselves against her.
- To Balder. Both are exiles from their clans, Balder being cast from the Lumen Sages and Morgana from the Umbra Witches. Both try to manipulate Cereza for their own purposes, Balder's being to restore Jubileus and Morgana's being to save her son Lukaon. Balder is a Large Ham who recognized as being grandiose and flowery. Morgana is stern, serious, and blunt. Both become enemies to Cereza, but for different reasons. Balder, as it turns out, was forced to oppose Cereza, due to a combination of being manipulated himself by the Angels and being corrupted by the evil of Loptr's soul. Morgana, on the other hand, opposed Cereza out of her own free will, intending to sacrifice her new friend Cheshire to break the curse on Lukaon.
Fusion Dance: Performs Demon Masquerade with Lex Talionis in her boss battle.
Hypocrite: Morgana had sent numerous young witches to a dangerous forest hoping one of them will make it to where her son Lucaon is sealed and offer their demon as a sacrifice to free him, none of whom had survived mind you. Yet she has the nerve to call Cereza selfish because she refused to sacrifice Cheshire, insisting there has to be another way.
Meaningful Name: Morgana's name brings to mind Morgan Le Fey, the enemy and half-sister of King Arthur who was said to be part fairy and plotted the downfall of Camelot. While she is indeed related to the rightful Fairy King Arthur (as in his wife), his assassination and her son being cursed by a rival faction of fairies leads her to do what she does in order to free her son. And although it wasn't necessarily one of her plans, Cereza does manage to ruin the current fairy ruling party by killing loads of them, and when they're at the edge of the forest, Morgana shows up, destroying loads of them with wicked weaves and even managing to slaughter Púca as well, avenging her Husband.
Not So Stoic: While she does have a strict air and calm demeanor, she does have her moments of care and anger alike in the game. At the end, when she's stroking Lukaon's fur, Cereza denotes that this is the first time she's ever seen Morgana have an expression of motherly affection. This is then closely followed up by unbridled rage at Cereza.
Pet the Dog: A few instances.
- She is one of the few Umbra who is decent to Cereza, and the narration notes that despite her strictness, it comes from a place of love. She also wears the bracelet of Violets that Cereza picked for her. Slightly subverted due to using Cereza as a pawn to free her son, but considering he could get her out of the forest safely, she didn't intend to hurt her if she succeeded.
- She gets a literal moment at the end game when she strokes Lukaon's fur with an affectionate expression on her face. Of course, he is her son.
Rage Breaking Point: The entire end game is this for her. She finally manages to slay Púca, but Cereza didn't sacrifice Cheshire, and her son, Lukaon, is this close to dying. Given she's spent years waiting for a witch to get to him and sacrifice their demon to empower him through his curse, the fact that it's almost All for Nothing and her accumulated rage makes her lash out at Cereza and Cheshire, trying to kill them.
Reality Warper: She is perhaps one of the strongest Umbran Witches alive, as she's capable of creating a pocket realm made up of glass and woven hair to trap her foes within, where she completely dominates and destroys her foes.
Tragic Villain: Morgana is simply a mother who is desperate to do all she save her son, Lukaon, from the curse Púca put on him and mourning the loss of her husband. Tragically, the only time she gets to spend with him is for Lukaon to give her a hug before they are separated forever.
The Stoic: According to her profile in the archive, she's not one to lose herself in emotion. It gets subverted at the end as she's really Not So Stoic.
Treacherous Advisor: Albeit not an entirely malicious one. She has been teaching many other Umbran Witches in training, luring them into Avalon Forest in hopes of them and their summoned demons being enough to sacrifice and give to save her son. Most of them died on the way and the rest refused to sacrifice their demons when given the chance. When Cereza returns with Lukaon in terrible shape, Morgana decides to unleash all her pent-up rage on Cereza, completing the trope.
Walking Spoiler: If you've come this far, you can tell that she has quite a lot of skeletons in her closet.
What Measure Is a Non-Human?: Her view on demons is that they're meant to be slaves to be used and discarded as one sees fit. The fact that this lesson fails to get through to the various pupils she teaches is something that causes her no end of grief given their refusal to sacrifice their demons to save Lukaon.
Winged Humanoid: When giving chase to Cereza and Cheshire, Morgana sprouts jagged bat wings. This also implies she has a contract with some kind of bat demon to grant herself the power of flight.

Demons of Inferno

Infernals in General

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Infernal Demon Emblem

The inhabitants of Inferno, otherwise known as Hell. Umbran Witches make contracts with infernals demons, selling their souls in exchange for power and knowledge. As enforcers of darkness, they are engaged in an eternal war against the angels of Paradiso, the enforcers of light.

Black Speech: Like the angels of Paradiso, Infernal demons are fluent in Enochian. Some of the contractors in 3 are shown to speak English, but Origins clarifies that this is Translation Convention and Umbra Witches can understand them.
Can't Live Without You: Origins reveals that demons summoned by witches cannot survive in the Realm of Chaos for more than a few seconds unless they use the witch's hair or an object as a medium to possess. It's further implied that if they die this way then they are Killed Off for Real. They are similarly dependent on the witch who summoned them for energy, and grow weak if they put too much distance between them for too long (though its not stated if this applies to demons that have a formal contract with the summoner).
Dark Is Not Evil: Played with. Demons are less of a problem in general than angels, but it's implied that's because they're constantly in the midst of an Enemy Civil War and the ones we (initially) see are under Bayonetta's thrall. Later revealed to be Dark Is Evil: many of them only do Bayonetta's bidding because they're magically bound to her, and left to their own devices many are just as wicked and destructive as any angel. Then flipped again in Bayonetta 3 when many are shown to be genuinely loyal to their Bayonettas. And there are those like Baal who are said to not act as malicious as they appear.
Deal with the Devil: The Umbra Witches, including Bayonetta, make pacts with the demons of Inferno in exchange for magical powers. As a consequence, when they die, their souls are Dragged Off to Hell. Like the Lumen Sages, though, souls trapped in Inferno can eventually become demons or even demon lords, which is actually loosely implied to be a (slightly) better fate than becoming an angel.
Death Is Cheap: At least in 3, a demon who suffers fatal injury will simply bide their time to reform, ready to fight again. Phantasmaraneae in Shibuya is bitten to death by Iridescent, but returns minutes later to help his Bayonetta, and in-game, if your summoned demon takes fatal damage, they become unsummonable for a minute or two but usable again once they recover.
Demon of Human Origin: At least some of the demons of Inferno were originally humans condemned for wicked deeds or pacts with demons or who otherwise somehow ended up there.
Eldritch Abomination: Much more sinister in appearance than their "angelic" counterparts who are also Eldritch Abominations in their own rights.
Expy: Several Demons are clearly intended to be analogues to Devil May Cry demons.
God and Satan Are Both Jerks: Many Demons want human souls to devour to increase their own strength or for pleasure (though this is far from a guaranteed fate for souls claimed by Inferno). The angels basically want to turn humanity into a conformist fascist authoritarian theocracy. Both factions seek pacts with humans for their own selfish purposes, even the kinder ones seeking to benefit from them.
I'm a Humanitarian: Many demons regularly consume human flesh when they can get it.
Loophole Abuse: If a soul is claimed by Inferno as penance for a Demon Contract, there's nothing stopping someone from retriving the soul from Hell and reuniting it with the body on Earth, thus reviving the person as if nothing had happened provided the soul hasn't been entirely absorbed into Inferno and the body is still in tact.
Magic Is Evil: Played with. Magical powers for mortals are apparently obtained or enhanced mostly through contact with supernatural beings—in fact, ordinary humans can't even perceive supernatural beings, most of whom seem monstrous, destructive and callously indifferent to mortal life, whether the demons of Inferno or angels of Paradiso. The Umbra Witches, including Bayonetta, have obtained their powers by selling their souls to (sometimes) malicious demons, and as a result, they are doomed to spend eternity in Inferno when they die, while the Lumen Sages apparently likewise gained their powers from serving Paradiso. Since Bayonetta is apparently no longer mortal, she has to kill angels or risk being Dragged Off to Hell. Declining a continue in the Game Over screen causes a bunch of reaching hands to rip through the ground and pull Bayonetta, struggling and screaming, into Inferno.
Monstrous Cannibalism: As noted in several biographies, demons eating other demons is both common and expected for at least some types.
Noble Demon: While many demons behave like wild beasts or crazy sadists, others are reliable, even friendly allies if treated well or have a code of conduct they adhere to. It's likely no demon is truly safe of course, but if a human proves their strength then they may in turn get respect and assistance. In 3 several outright are shown to genuinely care for the wellbeing of the master/mistress they've contracted with, not desiring their death despite their vested interest in getting their soul. Given many demons were once human, it seems their standards may vary just as much.
Our Demons Are Different: They are beings based in Darkness, not Evil, but both Dark Is Not Evil and Dark Is Evil varieties do exist. Madama Butterfly, the demonic lord that Bayonetta has her contract with, for instance, has only ever been shown to completely loyal to her, and even shares a fist bump of friendship in Bayonetta 2 when some of Bayonetta's demons start turning on her just to show she's still as trustworthy as ever.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: It's easier to list the ones that don't have red eyes. Considering they're all demons, the look is fitting.
Skeletons in the Coat Closet: In contrast to the sculpted faces found in a multitude of Angels, the Demons in Inferno have skulls present in their design motifs.
Spikes of Villainy: Many Demons in Inferno also have a multitude of spikes in their designs, particularly with Diomedes
The Social Darwinist: While Paradiso is a rigid hierarchy, Inferno is a chaotic battle for supremacy. It's noted the hierarchy within the realm changes frequently as different demons gain or lose power. This is reflected in their introduction screens: Whereas angels have clear ranks and positions, each demon only has a Red Baron title regardless of its apparent power.
Superpowered Evil Side: Believe it or not, Demons can suffer from this. As showcased in Bayonetta 3, all Demons that Bayonetta can summon have a Rage Meter, which increases the more damaged they get. Once it maxes out, the Demon in question goes into Rage Mode, where they turn red, become much more powerful and begin fighting against everything and everyone present, including their summoner. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon elaborates on this state further, showcasing that the demons in question aren't willingly turning against their summoners, but is rather a state of supernatural rage where they can't help but attack anything present. However, as both this game and Bayonetta 3 shows, the state can be used to willingly augment the Demon without them losing control, as Bayonetta does to Madama Butterfly and Cheshire respectively.
Turned Against Their Masters: Several of them turned against the Umbra Witches, even ones they have pacts with, during the aftermath of the Witch Hunts. Also, several demons who were Climax Summons in Bayo 1 end up as opponents in Bayo 2 due to the destruction of the Right Eye. Enter Bayo 3 and it happens after Arch Eve Bayonetta's Umbran Watch is broken.
Was Once a Man: Most demons were once humans, animals, or even objects that ate or fought their way to the top of Inferno's food chain after ending up in Inferno through death or happenstance.
Your Size May Vary: Many summoned Demons seem to shift size depending on the situation. This is particularly noticeable during the second game, as when they’re summoned during Umbran Climax, they’re noticeably smaller than when they’re used to finish off bosses or minibosses. Special mentions go to Madama Butterfly and Hydra. The former is easily as large as Temperantia is during her battle with it, but becomes noticeably smaller when used in Hideous and Hatred’s torture attacks and when summoned to finish off Valiance. The latter is easily able to wrap her heads around Valor (who Bayonetta comes up to around the ankle of), but they become noticeably smaller when summoned during Sloth’s torture attack.
Your Soul Is Mine!: Demons can absorb or consume souls to empower themselves, with the souls of slain Umbra Witches being particularly potent. While most Umbra Witches forfeit their souls to the demon they first contracted with upon death, other demons can claim their souls to empower themselves first.

Climax Summoned Demons introduced in Bayonetta

Madama Butterfly, Mistress of Atrocity

Voiced by: Nanako Mori

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In Bayonetta 1/2

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In Bayonetta 3

"Pdee barma!" ^Translation
"Ciaofi balzarg!" ^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Madama Butterfly

A demon taking the form of a woman who left this world under unfortunate circumstances, only to be reincarnated in Hell. Unlike her beautiful, swallowtail butterfly-like appearance, this demon is particularly brutal, and her reputation is well known among the denizens of Inferno.

Like Bayonetta, she is over 500 years old, but much about her is mysterious. It is known her bond with Bayonetta goes beyond what is normal for a pact, but how the pact was formed is perhaps known only to her and Bayonetta.

Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: As evidenced by her hands and feet, Madama Butterfly is huge. Outright confirmed in the second game where Bayonetta can manifest her fully. For scale, she's roughly the same size as Tempermantia and Bayonetta herself barely reaches her ankle. Her size is not set though, as she can change it at will, and she is a fair amount smaller (though still several times Bayonetta's height) when summoned to fight in Bayo 3.
Awesome, but Impractical: Her charm attack can incapacitate enemies for a long time allowing Bayonetta to lay on the stunned enemies, but its start-up is incredibly long, giving enemies more than enough time to close the gap and whack her or get out of the way.
Blood Knight: Her reputation for brutality seems to have been gained more for just how much she loves to fight rather than outright cruelty. She takes to battle with glee and enthusiasm and often treats it like a erotic game, much the same as Bayonetta does. In 3 she gets added to the list of summonable demons after Bayonetta acknowledges she "must have been dying for some action too."
Charm Person: In battle she can blow a kiss to temporarily charm and confuse her opponents.
Deal with the Devil: The devil in question, providing the pact that gives Bayonetta her powers as an Umbra Witch.
Eye Beams: Normally her range attack is blowing a kiss, but during Bayonetta's excursion to Alphaverse, it's upgraded into eye laser.
Femme Fatalons: She has red claws for nails. Makes one wonder how she's able to curl her hands into fists with those in the way.
Gorgeous Gorgon: Despite being a demon and looking like one, she's still quite beautiful.
Hellbent For Leather: Instead of the gown the Bayonetta 2 Madama Butterfly wore, Bayonetta 3's Madama Butterfly wears what looks to be a leather bikini with a matching waist drape. When her wings aren't in use, they become harnesses, straps and sleeves.
Hotter and Sexier: Her outfit in 3 is more revealing than her outfit in 2.
Meaningful Name: Interestingly, her name is meaningful not for herself, but for her contractor, Bayonetta. Madame Butterfly is a story about a woman who falls in love with a foreign man and conceives a child with him, but is later left behind with said child by the man. This mirrors Bayonetta's origin of being conceived by an Umbra Witch and a Lumen Sage, but growing up with her mother to become an Umbra Witch herself while her father is all but absent from her life.
My Species Doth Protest Too Much: In 2, despite being a demoness, she seems to be more than happy to help Bayonetta beat the crap out of her own kind in Inferno, even giving her a fist-bump there. This is probably because she used to be human and sympathizes with Bayonetta's goal of rescuing Jeanne.
Noble Demon: As mentioned under Undying Loyalty, she's one of the few demons who continue to honor their contract with Bayonetta.
Pretty Butterflies: She has a swallowtail butterfly motif.
Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: Her main attack when her whole body is summoned.
Red Baron: Madama Butterfly, the Mistress of Atrocity.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Her red eyes reflect how powerful she is.
Shotoclone: Her moveset in 3 actually has three main moves of a traditional shotoclone: a Kamehame Hadoken (Glamour Burst), a Shoryuken (Wingspan Clip), and two versions of Hurricane Kick (Rapture Vortex which resembles Chun-Li's Spinning Bird Kick visually, and Concussion Step).
Token Good Teammate: She's this among the demons Bayonetta has contracted with, since she's one of the few that remained loyal. It's also noted her bond with Bayonetta goes beyond their pact, suggesting the two may actually care about each other.
Undying Loyalty: One of the few demons from the first game that remain loyal to Bayonetta in 2, which Bayonetta makes particular note of. Probably helps that Madama Butterfly apparently has her own history of pissing off Inferno's denizens.
Unknown Rival: To Alraune. Alraune hates her with a passion, but Madama Butterfly apparently doesn't know her or doesn't care. It's implied however, that when they were both human, Madama Butterfly was the woman that Alraune's husband left her for.
Use Your Head: Is surprisingly fond of headbutts in 2, delivering them for Infernal Weaves, punish attacks on Gomorrah, and to reflect massive projectiles from Loptr.
Was Once a Man: Her bio states she used to be human, but was reincarnated as a demon of Inferno. This might be why out of all Bayonetta's contracts, she appears to be the closest to her summoner.
Winged Humanoid: A humanoid female demon with butterfly wings.

Madama Styx, Decider of Ends

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In Bayonetta 1/2

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In Bayonetta 3

"Pdee barma!" ^Translation

- Jeanne, summoning Madama Styx

Queen of the River Styx, the boundary between humanity and Hades, Madama Styx is said to be a moth living within the human world. These insects, born from the magical power that flows from a woman's body, are charged with luring the souls of sinners into Inferno.

Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Same as Butterfly.
Deal with the Devil: The devil in question, providing Jeanne's contract.
Evil Twin: Of Madama Butterfly. Though technically, they're both evil.
Gorgeous Gorgon: Much like Madama Butterfly, she's still quite beautiful.
Hotter and Sexier: Like Queen Butterfly, Madama Styx gets a scantier outfit in Bayonetta 3. Somehow, Madama Styx's new threads covers even less than Queen Butterfly's.
Meaningful Name: One species of real-life death's head hawkmoth bears the scientific name Acherontia styx. It can be surmised that Madama Styx is indeed based on this exact moth.
Moveset Clone: She functions more or less exactly the same as Madama Butterfly gameplay-wise. Any difference is mostly cosmetic.
Pretty Butterflies: Moths, actually.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Just as dangerous as Madama Butterfly.
Undying Loyalty: Although more implicit than Butterfly, Madama Styx's contract appears to hold throughout the turbulence of the Trinity of Realities in Bayo 2. Jeanne getting Dragged Off to Hell is Alraune's doing, and as soon as she's in her body again, Jeanne is back to Umbra Witchcraft like nothing happened.
Winged Humanoid: Much like Madama Butterfly.

Gomorrah, Devourer of the Divine

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"Avavago!" ^Translation
"Coraxo!" ^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Gomorrah

A monstrous creature hailing from the demonic wood, Johnson Forest. Taking the form of a dragon, it is incredibly fierce, identifying all that moves as game and devouring its prey. Territorial, it is most likely to be found alone.

Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: While in the first game, we only saw its head, the boss fight with it in the second game shows it to be absolutely massive to the point that half of its body is stuck inside the portal it uses to emerge in the human world.
Animalistic Abomination: A demonic dinosaur-like creature.
Breakout Character: Only one of many demons Bayonetta summoned in the first game. It is usually the second demon she became associated with after Madama Butterfly. In 2, it was used to both show off the demons were growing wild and to kill the final boss, was used to show off the new Demon Slave mode in the third game in addition to the only demon Prime Bayonetta has contract with outside Madama Butterfly (all her other demons in 3 comes into contract with her only after she receives specific weapons), and is her only demon for her Final Smash in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Bayonetta 3 Gomorrah has the dubious distinction of being the last summon she uses, because it ends up killing her itself.
Breath Weapon: When fighting Bayonetta it breaths fire and can spit out large globs of flesh. In the third game it can also fire beams of purple energy from its jaws.
Draconic Abomination: It is a powerful demon that takes the form of a draconic beast with six limbs and eyes lining its body, and devours everything it comes across — with a particular taste for angels and gods.
Eaten Alive: What it typically does to Bayonetta's opponents. In the third game, however, it gets a taste of its own medicine and is swallowed more-or-less whole by Iridescent, a giant shark-like Homunculus.
Eating the Enemy: Its purpose is to devour Bayonetta's enemies, though Bayonetta 3 establishes their pact is for it to devour beings from Paradiso, and it will turn on Bayonetta if she calls on it to devour anything else.
Enemy to All Living Things: If it moves, he's gonna kill it.
Evil Is Not a Toy: Downplayed. While no less chaotic than other demons of Inferno, it nonetheless obeys Bayonetta's command...until the second game, that is. After it breaks free from its bondage, it immediately tries to kill Bayonetta. Its bio also notes that any Umbra Witch who underestimates or screws up the contract is likely to stare down its gaping maw as it tries to eat them.
Expy: The elephantine roar, draconic design, and the name make it a demonic answer to the Ultra Series kaiju Gomora. More blatant with the beta design, which looked very much like a typical Ultra kaiju. Its habitat being named Johnson Forest also references the kaiju's origins from Johnson Islands in its debut.
Food as Bribe: “Devourer of the Divine” isn’t just a scary title. Gomorrah getting to eat angels and other divine beings is a major part of any deal he makes with a witch. Food motivates Gomorrah to the point that when Bayonetta commands him to eat a Homunculus (a creature that is not from Paradiso), it’s enough to break the contract, and only the Demon Slave magic is able to stop him from attacking Bayonetta immediately.
"Get Back Here!" Boss: Bayonetta fights it as it scales a skyscraper in Bayonetta 2.
Hero Killer: At the end of of Bayonetta 3, Bayonetta’s Umbran Watch shatters, turning Gomorrah against her and allowing him to rip out her soul. Luka vanquishes Gomorrah to avenge her and stop it from absorbing her soul, but she (and Luka, who decides to go with her) are dragged into Inferno per Bayonetta’s pact.
Names to Run Away from Really Fast: His Boss Subtitle Devourer of the Divine.
One-Winged Angel: In Bayonetta 3, Bayonetta rips out her own heart and uses her blood to augment Gomorrah into a kaiju called Sin Gomorrah.
Our Dragons Are Different: Its roar sounds like an elephant's trumpet and it resembles a cross between a dragon and a T-Rex.
Purple Is Powerful: It's mostly purple and is quite strong.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: His red eyes warn you of his vicious appetite.
Roar Before Beating: Almost does this every time Bayonetta summons him during Climax attacks.
Token Evil Teammate: While Gomorrah is one of Bayonetta's go-to summons for dealing with enemies, it's basically a barely-leashed, ill-tempered beast and is the least loyal to her. In 2 it breaks free of Bayonetta's control and in 3 it refuses to obey her at first when dealing with the Homunculi until she uses Demon Slave on it. It's also the demon to finally kill her with only Luka's intervention keeping it from eating her soul.
Trademark Favorite Food: Angels, and anything else from Paradiso. Anything else sufficiently divine (such as a rogue god) will do in a pinch. But woe betide if you try to make him eat something that isn’t even close to holy.
Turned Against Their Masters:
- It breaks free of Bayonetta's control at the start of the second game and tries to kill her, striking Jeanne instead, ripping her soul out and causing it to be dragged into Inferno. Jeanne eventually uses him (or possibly another individual of his race) without that problem to destroy Loptr's body.
- At the beginning of the third game, Bayonetta summons it to devour a giant Homunculus. Seeing its opponent isn't from Paradiso, Gomorrah tries to eat Bayonetta instead, forcing her to use Demon Slave on it to regain control. After Bayonetta's Umbran Watch is shattered by Singularity, Gomorrah breaks free of her control again and succeeds in killing her, though Luka vanquishes it before it can consume her soul.
Vacuum Mouth: It will attempt to inhale Bayonetta in its mouth. If successful, Madama Butterfly will pry open its jaw to let Bayonetta escape.

Malphas, Harbinger of Finality

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"Adraman!" ^Translation
"Zildar vpaah!" ^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Malphas

An enigmatic raven-black bird shrouded in the mysteries of the sky. Ever curious, Malphas has filled itself with all the world's knowledge and mysteries. However, this same curiosity has led to a rather brutal demeanor, causing the bird to tear those it encounters to shreds with its sharp beak and razor-like talons.

Animalistic Abomination: A demonic crow.
Blow You Away: With his immense size, Malphas' wingbeats push massive amounts of wind around, which is used for some puzzles in 3.
Creepy Crows: It's a very intimidating crow, not helped by its additional eyes.
Deal with the Devil: The Malphas in 3 serves as the demonic sponsor for Bayonetta β3.
Demoted to Extra: Malphas and Queen Sheba are the only demons from the first game that don't fully appear in Bayo 2. However, the wings that Bayonetta summons for aerial combat apparently belong to it.
Expy: Of Griffon from the first Devil May Cry.
Extra Eyes: Has eight primary eyes and two vestigial eyes.
Feathered Fiend: It's a demonic crow that eats its prey by tearing their heads off.
Feather Flechettes: One of Malphas' attacks in 3 is shooting his feathers at enemies.
Giant Flyer: It's about the size of a small house.
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Delivers one to Fortuitio, viciously pecking him over and over until it cracks a hole in his chest.
Off with His Head!: Tears off the head of an Inspired and swallows it while it continues to scream.
Sinister Scythe: Has a bizarre crest on its skull resembling a scythe-blade.
Undying Loyalty: One of the few demons from the first game to remain loyal to Bayonetta in 2, providing her wings for aerial battles. Also reappears in 3 to lend its power to Bayonetta.

Hekatoncheir, Shatterer of the Earth

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"Apachana napta!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Hekatoncheir

A giant endowed with six fearsome arms capable of pulverizing mountains, those unfortunate enough to fall underfoot of the demon are subject to days-long violent earthquakes.

Brutish Character, Brutish Weapon: Not the demon itself, but the sequel has a hammer weapon that allows Bayonetta to summon Hekatoncheir's fists with her Wicked Weaves.
Dumb Muscle: Its profile outright states that it lacks knowledge.
The Faceless: We only ever see its arms in the game.
The Klutz: Slightly. In its attempt to perform a volleyball-like finisher on Golem, it flubs the third bounce, leading it to opt to simply pulverize the damn thing. It apparently gets better in 2, where it tries the same thing in reverse order with more success.
Multi-Armed and Dangerous: It has a total of six arms.
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Its entire role in the game is to beat everything to a pulp.
Our Giants Are Bigger: Its arms are as large as Madama Butterfly's, who's already the size of a building.
Put on a Bus: Despite having shown up as a summoned demon in the first two games, Hekatoncheir is absent in Bayonetta 3.
Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: Does this a couple times, especially against Golem; having six arms helps.
Third Time's The Charm: There are two (storyline) Golem fights in Bayo 1, and Hekatoncheir flubs the 'spike' of its volleyball routine on both. A different Golem appears in Bayo 2, and this time the Infernal spikes it successfully.
Undying Loyalty: One of the few demons from the first game to remain loyal to Bayonetta in 2.

Scolopendra, Eradicator of Paradise

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"Teloc vovim!" ^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Scolopendra

A vile centipede hailing from Frejentonta, a river of boiling blood in the depths of Inferno, rumors speak of its body exceeding ten kilometers in length. Moving unlike anything its size, its deftness allows it to wrap around and constrict its prey in the blink of an eye.

Animalistic Abomination: A demonic centipede.
Big Creepy-Crawlies: It's an utterly massive centipede.
Creepy Centipedes: Its profile says its body is longer than ten kilometers.
Demoted to Extra: Only makes one appearance in 2, where a group of them act as stage obstacles to Bayonetta while she explores Inferno.
Expy: Of the Gigapede boss of Devil May Cry 3.
Foreshadowing: In the first game, Scolopendra was Bayonetta's go-to demon for constriction attacks. However, when she finishes off Valor in Bayonetta 2, she summons Hydra for that purpose instead, suggesting that she already knew that the Scolopendrae she'd encounter in Inferno wouldn't be on the best terms with her.
Killer Bear Hug: Its main method of killing is to simply squeeze its prey to death. Father Balder gets around this by forming a large barrier around himself.
Meaningful Name: Scolopendra is the genus of real world centipedes.
Put on a Bus: It does not show up at all in 3.
Roar Before Beating: Screams just before proceeding to wrap its victim to death.
Turned Against Their Masters: While none outright pick a fight with Bayonetta in 2, a group of them try to hinder her while she's traversing Inferno.

Phantasmaraneae, Twister of Flame

Voiced by: Tommie Earl Jenkins (English), Naomi Kusumi (Japanese)

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"Casasam piadph!"^Translation
"Malprg ror!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Phantasmaraneae

Phantasmaraneae nests upon a sea of magma, deep within the furthest reaches of Inferno. Rarely seen upon the face of the Earth, even sightings of the demon in hell are a seldom event, leading to its name, which means phantom spider. They also are generally some of the nicer demons around, provided they are not disrespected.

Animalistic Abomination: A demonic spider that breaths fire.
Ascended Extra: After showing up for only one Infernal Climax in the first game and only showing up as a mini-boss in the second, a variant of Phantasmaranaeae in 3 gets a lot more exposure than it did previously. Not only is it the main contract demon of an alternate Bayonetta, it can now speak, shows up early enough in the game to make extensive use of, and is one of the few demons enhanced by the Deadly Sin ritual.
Beware My Stinger Tail: Completing it's Phantom Expy status in 3 is the ability to sprout a scorpion stinger from its abdomen for stabbing enemies.
Deal with the Devil: The Phantasmaranae that appears in 3 serves as the demonic sponsor for Bayonetta β1.
Doppelgänger Gets Same Sentiment: Another member of the species shown in 3 meets the main playable Bayonetta and briefly allies with her to combat the Alphaverse forces invading its world.
Expy: It's inspired by the boss Phantom from the first Devil May Cry. This is more prominent in 3, where it gets a scorpion tail to complete the visual reference, Bayonetta knocks on its face in a near-replica of Dante knocking on Phantom's face, and one of its attacks also replicates the vertical lava spouts that DMC Phantom does. Its Super Mode form throws away all pretenses and is outright called "The Phantom".
Giant Spider: Gets summoned twice in the first game. The first time it is slightly larger than the battleship-sized Sapientia. The second time it is large enough to swallow Sapientia whole.
Informed Attribute: Its profile in the first game mentions that it inhabits the furthest reaches of Inferno upon a sea of magma, neither of which describes where Bayonetta actually finds one while in Inferno. However, Phantasmaraneae's profile in the sequel does in fact make note of this, and points out that, like many demons in 2, it's behaving differently than usual.
Magma Man: Well, it nests on a sea of magma, for one. It also spits balls of it at Bayonetta when it fights her.
Major Injury Underreaction: Since Death Is Cheap for Demons, its alternate Tokyo version calmly tells Bayonetta β1 to try and stay alive long enough to resummon it while it recovers from being chomped to death by an Iridescent Homunculi during the events of 3.
Mix-and-Match Critters: It's a bit difficult to notice since it never used them for attacking in the first two games, but Phantasmaraneae has two crab claws in place of its frontmost legs. These crab claws get more noticeable in 3 since you get to see it in brighter conditions, alongside it being able to sprout a scorpion stinger from its abdomen. Viola questions if it actually can be called a spider with so many different parts.
Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Its Boss Subtitles, the Twister of Flame. It sounds intimidating and it references its power over fire.
Nice Guy: As noted below, these guys are actually quite friendly for demons - you simply need to be kind and courteous in return.
Noble Demon: Its kind are noted to actually be one of the more benevolent demons and to have a curious nature, if one treats it respectfully then it will respect you in turn and provide gifts of rare treasures and secrets. Of course when we meet them in the second game they have gone a bit crazy from the universe's imbalance, and become highly aggressive. They're kind enough that Viola even describes them as "secret sweeties."
Playing with Fire: Also uses fire attacks when facing Bayonetta.
The Swarm: Can summon a group of smaller, though still enormous by human standards, spiders like itself.
Time Abyss: They are among the oldest of denizens in Inferno, well over a billion years old.
Tunnel King: Can burrow underground to attack Bayonetta from below.
Turned Against Their Masters: Bayonetta comes across one while in Inferno, where it promptly tries to kill her, a sign of how out of balance the world is becoming due to loss of one of the Eyes of the World.
Ugly Cute: Well, at least according to Viola. She spends most of Phantasmaraneae's Archives entry gushing that they're actually more cute than scary, especially given their general timid personalities.
Undying Loyalty: The Phantasmaraneae seen in 3 is extremely loyal to his Bayonetta, to the point that it joins the main one only because she reminds him of her, and once he sense his master calling him, he promptly leaves the main Bayonetta.
- After his Bayonetta perishes however, this trope is applied in full force. Likely because the demon recognizes the main Bayonetta as his new master.
Wreathed in Flames: During the boss fight with it in the sequel, we get to see what it looks like without Bayonetta's hair and its body is constantly set ablaze.

Little Devils, Infernal Bad Boys

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An infamous band of demon youth who reside in Purgatorio and are loyal to King Zero, Little Devils can be summoned by Bayonetta using the Infernal Communicator, allowing her to temporarily contract them and call upon their power to attack her foes.

Cycle of Hurting: They have a decent stagger rate and can keep smaller enemies off-balance, allowing for extended combos.
Delinquents: They're described as being an "infamous band of demon youth".
Dem Bones: They're skeletal demons.
Sinister Scythe: They each wield a scythe.
Summon Magic: They can be summoned using the Infernal Communicator.

Zero, King of Little Devils

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The King of the Little Devils, Zero is a Grim Reaper-like demon and a secret unlockable character in Bayonetta. While playing as him, he has the disadvantage of being killed in only two hits but moves much faster than Jeanne or Bayonetta. He can also summon The Little Devils without the use of an accessory.

Dem Bones: He's a skeletal demon.
Eyepatch of Power: He sports one, despite seemingly not having any eyes.
Fragile Speedster: He can be killed in only two hits but moves much faster than Jeanne or Bayonetta.
The Grim Reaper: He looks like one, though it's unknown if he actually serves that function.
Monster Lord: He's the king of the Little Devils.
Secret Character: Unlocking him requires the player to complete the "Lost Chapter", Angel Slayer. Alternatively, he can be "purchased" with 5 million Halos at the Character unlock cheat phone.
Two-Hit Points Wonder: Health damage is calculated differently for Little King Zero. He takes exactly 7900 damage from all attacks no matter how weak they are. This means a grab attack from a Decoration and an axe swipe from a Beloved will be equally as damaging for Zero. This also means that he will be reduced to 1 HP (an empty bar) from every attack unless he earns his last health bar extension. By earning the last Witch Heart fragment, Zero's HP will increase from 7900 to 8000, which means he will effectively be able to survive three hits instead of two.

Queen Sheba

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"Teloc vovim! Adraman amma ors avavago!"^Translation
"Nanaeel adrpan adna znrza oxex raclir!"^Translation

- Bayonetta and Jeanne, summoning Queen Sheba

When the cosmos was split into light, darkness, and chaos in between, the incredibly powerful Sheba was born alongside the darkness controlling the world of Inferno. As she lives in the hellish land, and is often classified as a demon; however, the full details of her existence are unknown.

The Anti-God: Equal and opposite to Jubileus, as the ruler of Inferno opposed to Jubileus' rule of Paradiso.
Arm Cannon: Uses one in Bloody Fate to finish off Jubileus
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: If Jubileus is a 50-Foot Whatever, Sheba is a 500-Foot Whatever, with her fist alone being larger than Jubileus' entire body. However, this is probably due to the fact Jubileus wasn't at full power.
Dangerous Forbidden Technique: Every witch who's attempted to summon her in the past died in the attempt due to how unbelievably powerful she is. It takes both Bayonetta and Jeanne together to do the job.
Dark Is Not Evil: She has appeared once, and she was used to destroy a threat that would have destroyed the universe. Being a goddess, it is unlikely that she had to adhere to Bayonetta's contract and yet willingly fought for her anyway. Not only that, but while Jubileus and Loptr (in his Aesir form) have both tried to remake the universe to their whims, Queen Sheba has yet to attempt this herself despite being the only god among the three of them who isn't either dead, imprisoned or had her existence cessated in some way. Origins reveals that Umbra Witches praise her name, so if nothing else, the Umbra certainly believe she qualifies for Not Evil.
Evil Twin: She is basically this to Jubileus, although she is much bigger. Much more powerful too — she effortlessly punches Jubileus' soul from Pluto to the sun. This could be because Jubileus was at half power on account of Jeanne removing Bayonetta from the statue before Jubileus was revived. And if her file is to be believed, this is only a tiny portion of her real power.
The Gods Must Be Lazy:
- While all angels swear fealty to Jubileus, none of the demons seem to quite regard Sheba as their ruler, preferring to fight among themselves to become ruler of Inferno, suggesting that Sheba takes a very hands-off-approach to her title.
- She might also be the only god who is still active - Jubileus having put to sleep to keep her from destroying the universe and Aesir being split into Loki and Loptr - and might be of equal might between the two of them (when they are at full-power of course), but is the only one who has not attempted to wipe out the universe. This could either mean that she likes the universe as it is or she isn't planning to do the same thing yet.
Godzilla Threshold: Being the most powerful demon to exist and a goddess, Queen Sheba has only ever been summoned when beings of near-equal might like fellow gods need a thorough ass-kicking. Not only that, but any witch that has ever tried to summon her alone died from the strain, requiring the power of two witches to summon her.
Identical Stranger: Like Jubileus, she resembles Bayonetta. According to Word of God, this is deliberate. invoked
Infiniton Punch: Hits Jubileus so hard that her soul flies out of her body and burns up in the sun.
Our Demons Are Different: She's a giant demon that rules Inferno.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: They should give you an idea of just how powerful she is.
Vitriolic Best Buds: Jokingly suggested by artwork from the first game◊ showing Sheba smiling while holding a framed funeral portrait of Jubileus posing cutely.

Climax Summoned Demons introduced in Bayonetta 2

Madama Khepri, Protector of Time

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A goddess of Inferno who controls time and the sun. It is said that she can determine a person's fate simply by gazing upon the long shadow that forms between their body and the light extending from the land of the dead.

Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Same as Madamas Butterfly and Styx, although more implicit in her case.
Big Creepy-Crawlies: Unlike Madamas Butterfly and Styx, Khepri looks more like a scarab, fitting her namesake Egyptian scarab goddess.
Deal with the Devil: The devil in question, acting as Rosa's contractor.
The Faceless: Unlike Madamas Butterfly and Styx, she is never seen fully. Rosa's Wicked Weaves manifest her arms and legs, but any of Bayonetta's Climax summons that invoke Madama Butterfly remain unchanged.
Gorgeous Gorgon: Although she never manifests fully in-game, concept artwork◊ shows she's got nothing to be ashamed of.
Horned Humanoid: Unlike Butterfly's headdress and Styx's ring, Khepri's head is topped with some truly threatening crescent horns.
Time Master: Watches over time itself from Inferno.
Winged Humanoid: Rosa's shadow shows Khepri has an impressive pair of scarab wings.

Labolas, Destroyer of Fates

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"Argedco!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Labolas

A new demon introduced in Bayonetta 2, Labolas seems to be Bayonetta's new go-to demon for generic toothy power after Gomorrah turned renegade and attempted to kill her.

Bayonetta 3 reveals that Labolas are born when animals that somehow wander into Inferno manage to survive and adapt to become demons themselves. Dogs and cats in particular seem to have this happen to them at times.

Animalistic Abomination: A demonic multi-headed dog or cat, with at least two of the heads doubling as the front paws.
Adaptation Species Change: The one seen in Bayonetta 2 originated from a dog that adapted to become a demon, but the one in Bayonetta 3 is a fusion of five cats that did the same.
An Ice Person: The Labolas in Bayonetta 3 is associated with ice and has a freezing breath attack.
Demoted to Extra: After being one of Bayonetta's more frequent summons the second game, Labolas only shows up in Bayonetta 3 as the lead summon of that particular Bayonetta at the end of the game and only becomes player-controlled after the story is finished.
From Nobody to Nightmare: Labolas demons were once completely normal animals that wandered into Inferno and somehow became a top predator over even the likes of Inferno. The Labolas seen in Bayonetta 2 was a completely normal dog, while the one in Bayonetta 3 is a small group of cats that wandered into Inferno together and fused into a single composite being that retains its original separate minds.
Fusion Dance: In Bayonetta 3, it's said that some Labolas are cases of multiple animals fusing together to gain greater power. The Labolas summoned in this game is five cats fused together into one demon, and can split apart and fuse back together quickly for certain attacks and formations.
Hell Hound: A variant of Cerberus, with the notable difference being each head having its own unique traits.
Meaningful Background Event: Look closely at the background of the Masked Lumen's fight where Labolas and Fortitudo are slugging it out. The better Bayonetta does, the more hits Labolas lands on the Auditio.
More Teeth than the Osmond Family: Though most of them are so much smaller than its fangs that they're basically decoration.
Optional Boss: Although not fought in the second game's main plot, he's available for battling in Tag Climax.
Summon Bigger Fish: Although this trope is kind of what Bayonetta's demons are for, Labolas has two notable instances:
- His first appearance in the game is getting called in to take out Gomorrah, who is being fought because Gomorrah got called in to take out a large-size angel, but went renegade on its former mistress immediately afterward.
- Switching it up from the usual appearances of this trope in the games, Bayonetta summons Labolas upon seeing the Masked Lumen bring out his summon, getting the demon to keep Fortitudo busy so she can focus on the sage.
Shout-Out: Labolas' associated weapon in Bayonetta 3, Cruel Altea, is actually the five individual cat demons that make up Labolas turned into weapons. They are a specific reference to Voltron, as they become cat-headed gauntlets/boots with each limb colored in the exact same way as Voltron's (Green left arm, red right arm, yellow left leg and blue right leg, with the black 'head' serving as a belt).

Mictlantecuhtli, Presser of Destruction

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"Cnoquodi!"^Translation
"Vrbs lonshin!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Mictlantecuhtli

A four-winged demonic bat introduced in Bayonetta 2 that attacks by pressing foes against the ground while drilling into them, Mictlantecuhtli is one of the only Infernal Demons to not be summoned as a Climax attack on its own.

Animalistic Abomination: A giant four-winged bat. It also possesses a spiritual sensory organ on its head that allows it to access the world in a way beyond the human senses.
Ascended Extra: In Bayonetta 2, Mictlantecuhtli was only summoned in gameplay, never showing up in cutscenes or for boss climax attacks. In 3, it is the main contract demon of one of the alternate Bayonettas.
Deal with the Devil: The Mictlantecuhtli of ''3' serves as the demonic sponsor of Bayonetta β4
Expy: Of the Giant Bat from the original Castlevania. Specifically both monsters use the exact same spinning drill attack to crush their enemies to death.
Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Since it only appears as part of Umbran Climax attacks and Greed's torture attack in Bayonetta 2, it comes off as one of the smaller Infernal Demons to be summoned. It's much larger in Bayonetta 3, however.
Plague Master: It is said that spreads the plague wherever it goes.
Razor Wings: When used in Umbran Climax, most of Mictlantecuhtli's attacks have it use its wings to cut up enemies.
Shock and Awe: It can use lightning attacks.
Sibling Fusion: Mictlantechutli is two demon brothers fused together and acting as one. The red-bodied older brother is the upper body top, while the blue-bodied younger brother on the lower body.
Sonic Scream: Some of its Umbran Climax attacks have it attacking with a loud shriek that can destroy enemies in a large radius.
This Is a Drill: Its torture attack against Greed has it drill its body into Greed with a tornado-like force from above before crushing them to death.
Two Beings, One Body: Mictlantecuhtli is revealed in Bayonetta 3 to be two separate Infernal Demons joined together. They can use different abilities depending on how they're aligned.
Undying Loyalty: The Mictlantecuhtli encountered in 3 is this to the Bayonetta of his universe, and apparently the Rosa variant too. In fact, it outright abandons the main Bayonetta after she's forced to Mercy Kill her, despite it not being bound to her.

Baal, Empress of the Fathoms

Voiced by: Julie Nathanson (English), Ririko Nanase (Japanese)

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"Xpa!" ^Translation
"Faboan!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Baal

A giant crowned toad demon with a spiky tongue introduced in Bayonetta 2.

Acrofatic:
- Surprisingly averted despite being based on a toad. The Book of Inferal Demons states that she is so heavy, she has trouble moving her body. She uses her freakishly long tongue to make up for her lack of mobility.
- Bayonetta 3 reverses the original description, instead describing Baal as being extremely nimble for her size. Indeed, in battles with her, she performs giant leaps and swimming charges as often as she uses her tongue. It’s unknown if this is intended to be a retcon, or if it is just for this Baal, who is more fit than the one from Bayonetta 2.
Adipose Rex: She's a giant obese frog that also holds a position of royalty in hell.
Amphibian Assault: Baal is a demon toad who attacks angels and demons for Bayonetta.
Amphibian at Large: She's also unbelievably large.
Animalistic Abomination: A giant demon toad with a barbed tongue.
Ascended Extra: While she shows up much later than the one in 2, the Baal in 3 has much more on-screen personality and a voice. She's also one of the few demons to be enhanced by the Deadly Sin ritual.
Cool Crown: Fitting for a creature that is claimed to be royalty.
Cue the Rain: Manage to pull off all four movements of her song and she'd proceed to deluge the battlefield in toxic blood.
Cultured Badass: Is a big fan of singing, opera in particular. Her own arias are as deadly as they are beautiful.
Deal with the Devil: The Baal in 3 serves as the demonic sponsor for Jeanne β3.
Eaten Alive: Her climax and torture attacks have her swallowing her enemies whole. Can double as a Karmic Death in Resentment's torture attack, as Resentment is also capable of a One-Hit Kill on Bayonetta by swallowing her.
Gender-Blender Name: Baal in mythology is one of the seven princes of hell (and based on a masculine god title in Canaanite Mythology, literally "lord"). This depiction of the character is female.
Non-Mammal Mammaries: Despite being a demonic amphibian (and not even a humanoid one), Baal has a very pronounced bust to emphasize her femininity.
Overly-Long Tongue: No surprise given she's a giant toad, but this tongue is covered in barbs. Besides eating angels and demons, she can also use her tongue as a whip as part of an Umbran Climax with Alruna. She also slams Resentment around before eating them.
Undying Loyalty: The one met in Bayonetta 3 has this in regards of her Jeanne, to the point that she begs the main Bayonetta to save her on 2 different occasions.

Hydra, Spinner of Destiny

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"Canilu!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Hydra

Introduced in Bayonetta 2, Hydra takes on the appearance of a severed head with a snake-like body and seven smaller snake-like heads coming out of the main body like hair.

Animalistic Abomination: A giant demonic seven-headed snake with a human-like head for its main body.
Cephalothorax: Her main body is giant Gorgon-like head with a veil over her face. Whether this head is cognizant or not is ambiguous.
Composite Character: Despite her name and appearance being a straightforward reference to the Hydra of Greek mythology, she also incorporates aspects of Medusa.
Eyes Do Not Belong There: Ignoring the torso that is clearly a human head, the snake heads each have their single eye inside their mouths.
Gorgeous Gorgon: Or rather the disembodied head of one turned into a hydra.
Horn Attack: The snake-like heads have horns that can be weaponized during Umbran Climaxes.
Hydra Problem: True to form, only one of her snake-like heads is real.
Killer Bear Hug: Similar to Scolopendra before her, Hydra uses her smaller serpentine heads to squeeze her enemies to death.
Meaningful Background Event: Look closely at the background of the Masked Lumen's fight where Hydra and Sapientia are slugging it out. The better Bayonetta does, the more hits Hydra lands on the Auditio.
Put on a Bus: She does not show up at all in Bayonetta 3.
Sonic Scream: Her snake heads are capable of releasing soundwaves that can deflect projectiles.
Was Once a Man: She was once a beautiful maiden who was sent to hell for her younger sister's sins before being turned into a multi-headed serpent. Now a savage beast that will attack anything she considers an enemy, the only trace of humanity left is the human-like head that makes up her main body, and even that is obscured by a veil.

Diomedes, Severer of the Dark

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"Sundenna!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Diomedes

A new demon introduced in Bayonetta 2, it takes the form of a demonic unicorn with a very huge, sharp horn that serves as a sword.

Animalistic Abomination: A demonic unicorn with a razor-sharp horn.
Blade Spam: Swinging its head so quickly to slice and dice its victim certainly counts.
From Nobody to Nightmare: According to the Book of Infernal Demons, it's not King Diomedes of Thrace himself, but rather one of his four horses who were trained to eat human flesh and then went to hell after the kingdom fell. This particular horse took the king's name and was reincarnated as a demon.
Hellish Horse: A huge demonic unicorn.
Horn Attack: Uses its sharp horn as a sword.
Moody Mount: It considers it extremely degrading for someone to try and ride it, and only allows the worthy to do so (which naturally, Bayonetta is).
Put on a Bus: It does not show up at all in Bayonetta 3.
Sword Beam: Can fire these from its horn.
Unicorn: With a BFS for a horn, no less!
Vertebrate with Extra Limbs: It has eight legs like Sleipnir.

Carnage, Reveler of Plague

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"Sol-petahe!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Carnage

Carnage is a group of demonic dragonflies in Bayonetta 2 that are summoned at the final combo of Kafka and also during its Umbran Climax.

All There in the Script: The Carnage lack an entry in the Book of Infernal Demons, with their names being divulged from the in-game model gallery.
Animalistic Abomination: They're large, demonic dragonflies.
Big Creepy-Crawlies: They're very big dragonflies.
Dreadful Dragonfly: They have particularly large jaws.
Eaten Alive: When summoned in the battle against Malicious, they perform one of the most brutal Torture Attacks in the series during which they viciously swarm the demon to devour it before causing its orb-like body to explode.
Put on a Bus: Does not show up at all in Bayonetta 3.
Suicide Attack: As soon as it leaves the bow which is eaten by the target body, it dies quickly, but its body is composed of various kinds of poison and bacteria, allowing it to kill numerous enemies in a short period of time.
The Swarm: After being summoned, they viciously swarm and consume their target.

Climax Summoned Demons introduced in Bayonetta 3

Cheshire, the Lost Outcast

Voiced by: Tasuku Kida

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^{Click here to see his appearance in Origins}

A giant demon cat with a familiar name, Cheshire first appears in Bayonetta 3 as Viola's partner, being summoned into a charm tied to the pommel of her sword. Origins reveals that Cheshire was Cereza's first successfully-summoned Infernal - albeit using her plush toy as a conduit rather than the usual witch's hair. Having been brought to the World of Chaos shortly after he was born into Inferno, the demon was nameless at first, being dubbed "Cheshire" after his vessel.

Affectionate Nickname: Viola will sometimes refer to him as "Chesh", "Big C", or "big guy" during combat.
Because You Were Nice to Me: As stated in his Cereza and the Lost Demon game bio, due to the affection and kindness the young witch showed him, he started to feel a fuzziness he couldn't explain. This went further when Cereza was willing to sacrifice some of her hair to patch up Cheshire's wound from the faeries. After spending the majority of the game bickering, this event caused Cheshire to finally form a true bond of trust with the girl. When he amicably parted ways with her and returned to Inferno, he hoped he might be able to see her again someday.
Cats Are Lazy: When Viola isn't commanding him or she isn't in immediate danger, he prefers to lounge about having a smoke.
Cats Are Magic: Natch, being a witch's companion and all. Viola is as yet unable to perform a proper summoning, so Cheshire takes care of everything when it comes to him manifesting (though this also means he can appear from the charm he has possessed whenever he pleases).
Character Development: When first summoned by Cereza in Cereza and the Lost Demon, Cheshire is arrogant, belligerent, and bloodthirsty; a far cry from the lazy goofball partnered with Viola. Over the course of the prequel, he slowly mellows into a Tsundere towards Cereza due to her treating him as an individual and her friend, rather than just a weapon... not that he'd admit it, of course.
Cheshire Cat Grin: But of course, it's in the name! Unnervingly, he also seems to have individual control over his teeth, since they tend to swing when it's thinking.
Composite Character: He's a combination of the Cheshire Cat and the Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland, being a purple, grinning cat with the stripey belly and smoking habit of the Caterpillar.
Demonic Possession: In Origins, Bayonetta's inexperience causes her to accidentally summon him into her beloved stuffed cat, Cheshire. In Jeanne's Tale, Jeanne transfers him into her own cat plushy, Charles, which she comments is far superior to Cereza's, but the demon chooses to go back to Cheshire anyway. In Bayonetta 3, he uses the plush cat decal hanging off the end of Viola's Mab Dachi nōdachi to manifest a body.
Eating the Enemy: In Origins, his go-to method of dispatching rank-and-file faeries is eating them.
Elemental Hair Composition: Each of his elemental forms in Origins changes his tuft of hair to suit the element. Wood looks like a flower, stone like stalagmites, water like coral, and fire like blue-green flame.
Elemental Powers: Over the course of Origins he gets empowered by elemental cores, giving him control over fire, water, stone and wood.
Extra Eyes: Aside from his "primary" eyes, he also has very small eyes on either side of his head, giving him a total of six eyes.
Funny Background Event: During Viola's introductory scene, he's seen wandering around in the background while she explains what's going on in the Multiverse. No one acknowledges him until Rodin snaps and demands to know what's up with him. Apparently he manifests outside of Viola's say-so pretty often.
I Was Quite the Looker: The version of him Cereza meets in Origins set hundreds of years before 3 didn't have the huge gut he has in the present day.
Letting the Air out of the Band: The dramatic music that usually accompanies a demon's introduction peters out since Cheshire is just smoking a pipe and otherwise isn't being threatening.
Long-Lived: Origins reveals he was a newborn demon back when he first met Cereza five hundred years in the past (hence why he had no name at the time), making him around as old as Madama Butterfly in the present.
Prehensile Tail: His round tail can actually unfurl itself into a long paw which he can use to grab enemies or Viola.
Scary Teeth: His fang-filled grin is always on display and each tooth can individually undulate. In Origins they don't have this property, but are blood-red instead.
Shout-Out: The way he rides a Penny-farthing bicycle through the air brings to mind My Neighbor Totoro.
Stomach of Holding: He burps up whatever items he needs at the moment, including a smoking pipe, a shovel, and a bicycle. Notably the inside of his mouth has the same alternating neon green and purple design as the inside of the hat Abra, which has been shown to be used as a portal.
Super Mode: In Origins, Púca infuses Cheshire with dark magic, causing him to go into a Superpowered Evil Side state and try to eat Cereza. When fighting Lukaon, Cereza augments Cheshire herself, letting him take on this augmented state to overpower the fae wolf.
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: When first summoned in Origins, all he wants is to go back to Inferno, but Cereza doesn't know how to send him back. Unable to hurt Cereza, getting weaker the further he gets from Cereza, and realizing that her death is going to kill him too, he resigns himself to cooperating until she gets the power to send him home.
Tsundere: In Origins, he tries so very hard to deny that he's become attached to Cereza. Best shown in Jeanne's Tale; he refuses to vacate the Cheshire doll and inhabit Jeanne's plushy until it's clear that he has no choice, and although he claims he has no name just like he did to Cereza, he's a bit miffed when she dubs him "Charles", with the narrator observing that he'd taken a liking to "Cheshire".
Undying Loyalty: Cheshire is deeply loyal to Viola, protecting her however he can in and out of combat. His relationship with Viola is noted to be much more a friendship than a pact of servitude, to the point that there's no contract in the first place.
Your Size May Vary: He can appear as big as Totoro or as big as a bus. He's usually the latter size in battle.

Wartrain Gouon, Charger of the Crimson Rim

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"Matorb pambt!" ^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Wartrain Gouon

A demon acquired in Alternate Qin Lan. It is said to have been created for national defense in a world far away, boasting the best of technology. Now it is a vengeful demon.

Brain in a Jar: The engine car houses what appears to be a massive brain.
Chainsaw Good: It can deploy chainsaws along its flanks, ripping through surrounding enemies while it charges on.
Cool Train: It's a demon train with turrets and chainsaws. What's not to love?
Deal with the Devil: Serves as the demonic sponsor for Bayonetta β2.
Difficult, but Awesome: Having to lay down its track and manage its rage levels is a challenging balance, but used correctly and Gouon can steamroll the entire battlefield.
Enemy Summoner: It can drop off a pair of Hideouses to battle Bayonetta’s foes for her.
Eyes Do Not Belong There: It has eyes at various points along its train body.
Gameplay and Story Integration: A vengeful demon, Gouon gets more powerful the more enraged it is.
Mechanical Abomination: It's an armed military train that's been turned into an Infernal Demon.
Mechanically Unusual Fighter: Gouon is far different from the other summons in that it has no real combos and it activates Witch Time when summoned. Instead, Bayonetta lays down tracks and then cues a series of signs in order to use attacks. Furthermore, she has to manage its Rage level more than the others as it having high Rage buffs its attack.
More Dakka: Its mounted turrets unleash a rain of bullets upon the enemy while the train travels in a circle, trapping the target in the middle of the firing range.
Nightmare Face: It can project a grotesque face from the front of its engine car.

Sin Gomorrah, Font of Devastation

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"Do o ia Bayonetta! Cnila d comselha odo ananael! Ipamis noncp fafen niis! Avavago tliob vran!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Sin Gomorrah

A special version of Gomorrah summoned by Bayonetta tearing out her heart and empowering it with her blood through the Deadly Sin ritual.

This form resembles the "Beast Tyrant" spoken of in forbidden tomes, a mountainous creature rumoured to live deep within the Johnson Forest of Inferno. None have ever seen it and lived to tell the tale.

Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Sin Gomorrah is larger than the surrounding skyscrapers.
Belly Mouth: Reveals a large one that comprises its entire front below its head.
Breath Weapon: Breathes purple flames, and can shoot a purple beam of energy from its belly mouth, resulting in a Beam-O-War.
Extra Eyes: Has four on each side, for a total of eight.
Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Has four arms. One pair is small like a T-rex, the other is larger and more humanoid.
Not Zilla: It is a skyscraper-sized draconic demon capable of breathing purple flames and beams of energy; and unlike Gomorrah's regular form, it's bipedal.
Purple Is Powerful: Even more so now, empowered by Bayonetta's blood.
Roar Before Beating: Roars its classic elephant screech before going to town.
Unexpected Gameplay Change: Its appearance turns the boss fight against Arch Iridescent into a Side View Tactical Rock–Paper–Scissors fight.

Queen Butterfly, Lady of Onyx Brilliance

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"Do o ia Bayonetta! Cnila d comselha odo ananael! Turbs c babalon zonac ciaofi balzarg! Fafen niis!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Queen Butterfly

The true form of Madama Butterfly, finally summoned in her full glory to kick ass through the Deadly Sin ritual. More beautiful and brutal, merely looking at her causes minds to crumble.

Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Your Size May Vary edition. She can appear more or less of the same size as Sin Gomorrah, or at a staggering size of 8900 metres, making her undisputedly the second biggest summon in the franchise after Sheba.
Brown Note Being: Her character bio states that her appearance causes "all who gaze upon her to feel their sanity crumble as something akin to a yearning for death begins to grow within."
Bubble Gun: During the fight with Pyrocumulus, she uses the surrounding clouds to shoot streams of bubbles from her fingertip. She can also make a bubble wave with a sweep of her arm or leg.
Combat Stilettos: Wears a pair of strappy pumps studded with gems.
Femme Fatalons: Her nails are red, wicked sharp, and properly manicured.
Finger Poke of Doom: Her finishing attack against Arch-Pyrocumulus is a finger-flick that sends it flying through several mountains.
Hotter and Sexier: Queen Butterfly's outfit is far more revealing than Madama Butterfly's.
Just Toying with Them: Her entire fight with Pyrocumulus is just her using the clouds like a bubble bath, offhandedly shooting bubbles to entrap him as a prelude for a devastating drop kick, easily flicking away his attempts to strike her with his enlarged staff. When she does put in the effort? A single flick of her finger is enough to send him through several mountains before he finally crashes back to earth.
Kame Hame Hadoken: When Sin Gomorrah's Breath Weapon proves insufficient, Queen Butterfly joins the fray with a Kamehameha of demonic energy.
Multi-Armed and Dangerous: A second, more insect-like pair of arms extends from her headdress.
Mundane Utility: Uses the layer of clouds in the sky for an impromptu bath.
Psychotic Smirk: Her default expression, which sometimes evolves into a Slasher Smile. Generally, Queen Butterfly looks like she's having the time of her life.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Her eyes are still as red as her lipstick, and now she has full reign in tearing apart the Homunculi.
Your Size May Vary: Her entry states that she's approximately 8,900 meters tall (nearly 5.5 miles), but is nowhere near as tall when summoned the second time, being about the same height as Sin Gomorrah (Approx. 300 meters)

The Phantom, Igniter of Creation

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"Do o ia Bayonetta! Cnila d comselha odo ananael! Malprg ror micaoli ialpon ils! Fafen niis!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning The Phantom

Phantasmaraneae augmented by Bayonetta's blood and the Deadly Sin ritual, turning it into a flaming spider tank. In this state, Phantasmaraneae itself has no way to cool down and the heat is beyond what even its body can handle, so that after a certain amount of time it explodes. It can then reform itself, though this takes time.

Deadly Upgrade: Bayonetta's blood magic ritual vastly increased its power, but unlike the other summons it can only use it for a short amount of time before detonating from the sheer energy.
Fantastic Nuke: When it self-destructs, it creates a blast that's visible from space.
Macross Missile Massacre: Can fire a torrent of magical flares from its abdomen.
No Kill like Overkill: The Phantom's out-of-control internal reactor is stated to be heated to 1 TRILLION degrees. For reference, the core of the sun is a brisk 27 million degrees by comparison.
Purple Is Powerful: Augmented by Bayonetta's blood, Phantasmaraneae gains a purple palette as well as purple flames.
Sword Beam: Its pincers swipes can now strike from a distance, so fast they leave a gash with barely a blast visible.
Timed Mission: Its superheated body can only last around 5 minutes, giving you that amount of time to defeat Stratocumulus. What's worse, if The Phantom takes damage, it subtracts from this same timer instead of your health, meaning you also have to be careful not to let him take too many hits.
Wave-Motion Gun: Its stinger tail has upgraded to firing a massive laser.
Wreathed in Flames: Wreathed in purple flames, leaving a trail wherever it goes.

Baal Zebul, Siren of Creeping Plague

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"Do o ia Bayonetta! Cnila d comselha odo ananael! Faboan zumvi fafen niis! Blior he paradiz!"^Translation

- Bayonetta, summoning Baal Zebul

Baal augmented by Bayonetta's blood and the Deadly Sin ritual, allowing it to assume the shape of a lovely but deadly songstress. This is her true form, the one she usually obscures. Those who see her enter an eternal contract with her at first sight: imminent death.

Barrier Warrior: The AoE effect of her singing effectively creates a barrier that she uses to fight the hordes of homunculi and thwart Mictlantecuhtli's attacks.
Beautiful All Along: Baal's usual form is a grotesque, demonic toad. As it happens, her true form is a beautiful, humanoid songstress.
Bishōnen Line: Baal's usual toad form melts to form a beautiful demonic lady. Her singing voice also changes from a toad's croaking to a melodious opera soprano.
Blinding Bangs: Her Hime Cut obscures her eyes except when seen from below.
Breaking Old Trends: Like the Phantom, she speaks directly to Bayonetta. She is also the first of her summons to be humanoid after Madama Butterfly.
Casual Danger Dialogue: When summoned, she heartily greets her mistress and when she sees the sheer amount of enemies before her, she simply comments on the size of her audience, warms herself up and gets right into singing.
Cultured Badass: She's such a connoisseur of opera she'll sneak out into the human world to watch performances.
Cute Monster Girl: She looks like a very pretty, Little Bit Beastly humanoid demon woman.
Even the Girls Want Her: Viola's notes on her in the Infernal Demons bestiary are full of gushing over her sudden glow-up.
Fairytale Motifs: She's a reference to The Frog Prince, being that she's a toad that is actually a beautiful songstress this entire time.
Glasgow Grin: Subtle, but her cheeks are revealed to be slit whenever she sings.
Graceful Ladies Like Purple: She wears a lavender dress and has a lavender parasol, all while looking like a dainty songstress.
Idol Singer: During her performance, skeletal arms waving glow-sticks emerge from Inferno — evocative of Japanese idol singer concerts.
Kicking Ass in All Her Finery: Perhaps the most well dressed out of any of the demons Bayonetta summons, as well as the one with the highest body count as she destroys legions of demons and homunculi with her voice alone.
Long Hair Is Feminine: Her long red hair goes past her hips.
Mundane Utility: A powerful shapeshifting demon whose love of opera leads her to sneak into the rafters of theatres disguised as a common toad so she can watch the show.
Musical Assassin: Her singing creates shockwaves and barriers. She even treats the fight like a performance.
Parasol of Prettiness: A round, lavender parasol that matches her dress.
Pimped-Out Dress: A multi-layered lavender ball gown with a dress cage.
Rain of Blood: The aftermath of her Coup De Grace attack against the remaining homonculi causes this. Luckily she still has her parasol with her.
Scary Teeth: All of them are sharp as knives.
Silk Hiding Steel: A beautiful, elegant opera songstress who attacks by using the power of song? Highest on-screen bodycount of all the demons summoned in the series.
Sonic Scream: Her singing is powerful enough to even block a laser blast from Mictlantecuhtli, and then shatter it alongside a possessed Paris Bayonetta.
Sphere of Destruction: At the end of her song, she hits a sustained high note that causes a wave of destruction that finishes off Mictlantecuhtl and the rest of the homonculi.
Unexpected Gameplay Change: Her appearance turns the boss fight against Perlucidus into a Rhythm Game of sorts.

Demon Bosses introduced in Bayonetta 2

Insidious, Consumer of All

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An enormous manta-ray like Infernal Demon that serves as the first boss of Chapter VII in Bayonetta 2, attacking Bayonetta and Loki when they use the Ark to travel to Inferno through Fimbulventr's underground water caverns. Though they apparently defeat it, they are quickly swallowed alive, and the rest of the chapter's action takes place inside it.

Another Insidious is fought near the climax of the game when Bayonetta makes her way to Fimbulventr.

Animalistic Abomination: A huge, demonic manta ray.
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: This thing is about twice the size of the Ark.
Beam-O-War: Engages one with Loki when he uses the Ark's laser cannon. It loses.
Big Eater: It's called the "Consumer of All" for a reason.
Bizarre Alien Biology: This thing has a skull-like face on its chest that can open up to inhale its victims whole. It has eyes on its wings that wield Combat Tentacles and shoot lasers. Not to mention that its left eye can move out of its socket to attack enemies directly and it also has a mouth.
Combat Tentacles: Its eyes attack with these and can fire lasers from them.
Cool Ship: According to its profile, it served as a warship during wars with Paradiso.
Eye Scream: Courtesy of its eyes being the primary targets, it gets a lot of this during the initial boss fight. Not only must Bayonetta attack its eyes to damage it, but she also has Madama Butterfly rip its eyelid open and then rip out its left eye. And when it engages in a Beam-O-War with Loki using its right eye, the eye gets blasted off.
Faking the Dead: Both battles against an Insidious seemingly end victorious, only for one to show up behind Bayonetta and co. and attempt to inhale them. It's unclear whether it's the same Insidious; both times, the camera is either obstructed or too zoomed-in to see the demon's wing eyes and whether they're the ones Bayonetta damaged.
Half the Man He Used to Be: In the intro to the game, an Insidious is sliced in half by Valiance.
Heel–Face Turn: In Chapter X, Rodin summons one to help him and Bayonetta get to Alraune's palace.
Macross Missile Massacre: Can spit torpedoes from its massive maw.
Made of Iron: The one Rodin and Bayonetta ride on in Inferno is definitely this. You know those shockwave stomps Rodin fights with in the tag battle? The ones capable of clearing every demon, even the miniboss Pain, off the screen in one hit? That Insidious can tank them with no problem.
Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Anything named Insidious cannot possibly be good, now can it? Neither does its title as "Consumer of All."
Recurring Boss: Is fought again near the end of the game during the fighter jet section.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: It has giant red eyes.
Slasher Smile: Its skull-like face sports a chilling grin.
Throat Light: Its mouth glows with an eerie purple light.
Tron Lines: Has red ones on its back.
Vacuum Mouth: Will attempt to inhale Bayonetta in its mouth. Like with Gomorrah, Madama Butterfly will pry open its jaws to save her. The next attempt is more successful.
Womb Level: After being Swallowed Whole, Bayonetta spends the next few verses inside of it, culminating in a second fight with the Masked Lumen.

Alraune, Whisperer of Dementia/Whisperer of Insanity

Voiced by: Tara Platt (Bayonetta 2), Julie Nathanson (Bayonetta 3)

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Whisperer of Dementia

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Whisperer of Insanity

"Enough games! Had you cried for mercy, you may have lived, but now nothing but your last breath awaits you!"

- Alraune

A demon character in Bayonetta 2. She is the one that holds Jeanne's soul in Inferno, and as such Bayonetta is forced to fight against her. Not helped is her grudge against Madama Butterfly.

Affably Evil: Is willing to be merciful to Bayonetta, until she breaks more of her palace out of pettiness and reveals her pact with Madama Butterfly.
And I Must Scream: She is sealed into being a whip by Rodin. Downplayed when Bayo 3 reveals this is not a permanent state, with the Bayonetta of that game defeating Alraune after she somehow got out of this form and challenged her to battle. The whip Bayonetta uses afterward still contains the demon's soul, but Alraune can manifest her body from it when summoned.
Arch-Enemy: Apparently one to Madama Butterfly. Not that the latter cares that much.
Asshole Victim: After Rodin does his "dirty work" and seals her in a weapon against her will, Alraune is never mentioned again and the best sympathy she gets for her fate is Bayonetta snarkily calling it "not very romantic."
Beam Spam: In her monster form, she'll use Jeanne's power to fire magic blasts from her hands in a sweeping motion.
Beware My Stinger Tail: In her One-Winged Angel form, she'll attempt to stab Bayonetta with her tail. Bayonetta can use this to her advantage to stun her so she can free Jeanne's soul.
Big Bad Ensemble: One of the two main antagonists of Bayonetta 2. She's independent from Loptr, but is the main villain of the "rescuing Jeanne" plot that drives Bayonetta for most of the game.
Blatant Lies: Alraune claiming that Jeanne's soul had already been completely devoured, but being 'gracious' enough to spare Bayonetta if she leaves her palace ... Bayonetta doesn't buy it for a moment and uses Madama Butterfly to trash her palace and force Alraune out of hiding.
Chest Blaster: Can fire a blast of dark magic from her chest in monster form.
Climax Boss: She's fought in chapter XI (out of 16), has a One-Winged Angel form, and her fight wraps up the "rescuing Jeanne" plot, although Bayonetta still has some other business afterwards.
Combat Tentacles: Can turn her hands and feet into vines. She can also sprout a purple vine from her back to summon large demonic flowers and can use them to drain Bayonetta's health.
Dance Battler: Not as much as Bayonetta, but her fighting style is quite graceful and elegant, with beautiful flips, cartwheels, and spins.
Dash Attack: She will occasionally attempt to dash at Bayonetta and impale her with her claws, telegraphed by her raising her right hand in the air and the claws giving a brief flash.
Defeat Equals Friendship: Or a contract being made with the demoness in 3. Once Bayonetta gets the Umbran Tears and beats her in a boss fight in Phenomenal Remnant 3, Alraune is available as a contracted demon, weapon and Demon Masquerade.
Depraved Bisexual: It's stated in her Lemegeton's Guidebook entry that she pretty much lures souls by injecting them with poison and making them her "lovers." Since she's done that to Jeanne and the first scene we see her, she's admiring Jeanne's captured soul and licking her lips, this has to apply.
Devil Complex: She didn't realize how much of a power boost Jeanne's soul would give her, once tapping into it and transforming into some beastly demonic dragontaur, she declares with this sort of power at her fingertips she could become the ruler of Inferno.
Disc-One Nuke: Alraune and her armament can be attained fairly early in 3 by unlocking and completing a Phenomenal Remnant. When used with Demon Slave, she has a number of potent attacks that help her control the battlefield, and her Demon Masquerade's double jump forms a temporary platform that trivializes many of the early game exploration segments. The Alruna remains a solid weapon with excellent reach, speed, and combo potential.
Femme Fatalons: Her main attack in both forms is to slice Bayonetta with her claws.
Flower Motifs: Roses. Demonic red roses, but still, roses.
Flunky Boss: When fighting her in her normal form, she will spawn large flowers that will fire a sort of Super Spit at Bayonetta, stunning her and leaving her open to attack.
Green Thumb: Has power over plants, particularly carnivorous plants.
Horn Attack: Can use her horns as a weapon in monster form.
Large Ham: She prances around as she challenges Madama Butterfly before her boss fight, and even tops her rant with theatrical spotlights.
Laser-Guided Karma: She steals Jeanne's soul with the purpose of using it to get more powerful, and after her defeat, her own soul is stolen by Rodin to empower a new weapon for Bayonetta.
Meaningful Name: She is named after the play Alraune. Namely, the play's connection to the mandragora myth reflect her association with vegetation.
Noodle Incident: It's never been explained exactly what happened between Alraune and Madama Butterfly. Bayonetta sums it up best:
Bayonetta: I don't know what you did to piss her off, but whatever it was, nice.
One-Winged Angel: Transforms into a dragon-like form thanks to Jeanne's soul.
Optional Boss: In Bayonetta 3 it is possible to fight her in a secret chapter, unlocked after collecting all the umbran tears of blood in chapter 3.
Planimal: Her One-Winged Angel form looks like the cross between a dragon, scorpion, and a plant.
Power Makes Your Voice Deep: Her voice in her One-Winged Angel form is several octaves lower than her initial voice.
Precision F-Strike: When Bayonetta beats down the first phase, Alraune calls her a "filthy bitch". (Or at least, in translation—the literal translation of what she's saying in Enochian is "You will be shouting in torment!")
Promoted to Playable: She is now a contracted demon, weapon and Demon Masquerade in 3.
Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Her rivalry with Madama Butterfly is played this way. Alraune is livid, but Madama Butterfly doesn't respond, and Bayonetta is rather amused by the whole thing. 3 later pokes fun at this by awarding you a Bewitchment if you finish off Alraune with Madama Butterfly.
Soul Power: Consumed Jeanne's soul and uses it to power herself. She also attempts to steal Bayonetta's in their fight.
Spikes of Doom: Can stab the ground with her claws to create thorns.
Statuesque Stunner: She's One Head Taller than Bayonetta, who herself is a Statuesque Stunner in her own right.
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: In Bayonetta 3, although more of an unwilling sort. Alraune clearly dislikes working with Bayonetta given the events of Bayonetta 2 involved a Humiliation Conga for her and her seeming escape (and resealing) in Phenomenal Remnant 3, while she has no choice but to aid Bayonetta when she calls, Alraune really doesn't like having to work with her. Case in point, her Masquerade Rage has Alraune take over Bayonetta, wrapping her in thorny vines as much as she spreads them across enemies, and at the end, she forces the transformed Bayonetta to taste the same venom she injects her lovers with, causing Bayonetta to scream in agony.
Turns Red: After nearly defeating her first form, Alraune gets pissed and uses Jeanne's soul in order to transform herself into some sort of draconic abomination.
Underestimating Badassery: She completely underestimates Bayonetta when she enters her demonic lair, assuming she's just some normal human who stumbled into Inferno. ...completely ignoring the fact to have gotten there Bayonetta would have needed to (and did) get through legions of infernals. She's not so cocky once she discovers Bayonetta is an Umbra Witch, however.
Unknown Rival: To Madama Butterfly. Alraune hates her with a passion, but Madama Butterfly doesn't seem to acknowledge she exists.
Vacuum Mouth: In her monster form, she will use this to draw Bayonetta in and absorb her soul.
Vine Tentacles: Has a few vine-based attacks like this. It's also her ultimate fate in 2, as Rodin turns her into a whip weapon for Bayonetta after she softened the demon up for him.
Your Soul Is Mine!: This manifests as one of her attacks that you have to wiggle the left stick to get out of, as well as being her planned fate for Jeanne. It's also what Rodin does to her to create one of his weapons.

Demon Bosses introduced in Bayonetta 3

Kraken, Despot of the Sullen Maw

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"Puim!" ^Translation

Bayonetta, summoning Kraken via Demon Slave

A monstrous demon octopus encountered at the beginning of the game, the Kraken makes its entrance smashing the cruise ship and kidnapping Jeanne.

It is said to inhabit Stygia, a swamp filled with demon blood located at the far rim of Inferno. No witch has ever contracted one, so not much is known about them.

Anchors Away: It has giant anchors tipping the two longest of its tentacles. The hooks can fold in to make them resemble regular squid arms. It's bound to the Cassiopeia weapon, which is also a giant anchor with the same color scheme as its tentacles.
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: It's easily the size of Madama Butterfly.
Combat Tentacles: They're even studded with spikes and blades.
Dual Boss: Viola faces Dark Eve and the latter's summoned Kraken as a final test.
Extra Eyes: Its body is covered in eyes all over.
Flower Mouth: Its mantle is actually a giant mouth that can open like a fleshy blossom. The tips of some of its tentacles can also open into three-part jaws.
Giant Space Flea from Nowhere: Shows up out of nowhere at the end of the prologue, completely unrelated to the invading Homunculi, attacks Bayonetta and Jeanne for seemingly no reason and is never seen again after it's driven off. Strangest of all, it's clearly a demon summon, but the summoner is nowhere to be found, and who else but our leading ladies can summon demons anyway? Our main characters wonder about it for a bit, but due to the fate of the multiverse in the balance and all, it's quickly forgotten. It finally comes back in The Stinger, where we find out it's the demon partner to Dark Eve.
Kraken and Leviathan: A demonic giant octopus.
More Teeth than the Osmond Family: It has many rows of teeth that allow it to open its body like an ugly, spiky flower.
Unscaled Merfolk: Demon Masquerade with it turns Bayonetta into a squid merwoman, with tentacles all over her body, including her head.

Umbran Clock Tower, Spire of the Forbidden

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"Rior ladnah!" ^Translation

Bayonetta, summoning the Umbran Clock Tower

That's right, the iconic clock tower appears as a demonic enemy summoned by a Singularity-controlled Alternate Paris Rosa.

During the Umbran-Lumen War 500 years ago, the clock tower was knocked down by angels, trapping various witches inside. The souls of these witches merged with the wreckage in Inferno, and thus the clock tower was reborn as a cursed fortress.

All Your Powers Combined: A tragic version. The remains of the physical building fused together with the souls of the witches who died within it, granting it many powers or abilities from what the Umbran Witches possessed. In particular, it's bell can forcibly activate Witch Time, Bullet Arts seem to be subliminated into it's Gatling Guns, it can taunt to enrage enemies like the playable characters can, it apparently has a hangar for Umbran Armor, and its mechanical nature and close range moves might be inspired from various Torture Attacks.
Clock Tower: It's the clock tower that was destroyed during the Witch Hunts. The souls of dead Umbra Witches who defended it fused with it and turned it into an Infernal Demon.
Deal with the Devil: Serves as the demonic sponsor for Rosa β4.
Draw Aggro: One of its moves has the eyes on its clock faces glare at enemies, serving as a taunt and forcing them to attack the tower instead. Useful when the tower is a defensive beast.
For Doom the Bell Tolls: It contains a bell that can activate its own version of Witch Time when rung.
Fusion Dance: The souls of the witches fused with the the wreckage of the tower in Inferno.
Living Structure Monster: The Clock Tower itself is a demon and the boss.
Man Bites Man: Its various segments can detach, and the top parts are connected with jagged lines evocative of teeth, and so as part of its Wink Slave attack it can "open" this jaw-like structure to chomp on the enemy.
Mighty Glacier: It packs an eye-watering assortment of guns, saws and mechanical limbs, and has the best defence of any Infernal Demon, with many attacks from smaller enemies simply bouncing off it. But this comes at the cost of being completely unable to move while summoned.
Mini-Mecha: Its bottom section contains a hangar for the Umbran Armor, which Bayonetta can switch to at any point with the tower active.
More Dakka: It contains gatling guns and heavy artillery. The Book of Infernal Demons notes that these weapons are the manifestations of the witches' lingering resentment.
Practical Taunt: The tower can open the eyes behind its clock faces, which taunts every enemy in range, and forces them to attack the tower.
Puppet Permutation: When Rosa, Bayonetta or Jeanne uses her Demon Masquerade with the Clock Tower, she turns into a clockwork marionette with a gigantic, clawed right arm.
Stopped Clock: The clock face displays the time that the original clock tower was destroyed.
Tarot Motifs: The tower's attacks use the names of tarot cards as a theme. Those being Gates of Judgement, Emperor's Dread, Hermit's Gaze, Resonance of Strength, Priestess's Tears, and Advent of the Star. The clock tower itself, then, likely references the Tower card, calling to mind its sudden destruction, alongside the violent deaths of the witches inside it.
This Is a Drill: One of its Wink Slave attacks is to spin its pointy roof to gore enemies.

The Demon Boss Introduced in Bayonetta Origin: Cereza And The Lost Demon

Lex Talionis, Thorned Pestilence

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"Arphe Allar!" ^Translation

Morgana, summoning Lex Talionis within her boss fight

Morgana's Infernal Demon; a spider covered in thorns. Each of its nimble legs are able to stab with astounding speed and strength. Every thorn on her body produces a nerve-rotting poison capable of immobilising even the largest of beasts with a single drop.

In Inferno, Lex makes her web in the blood red River Styx, where she does nothing but trap and devour prey, unable to ever extinguish her uncontrollable rage. Her insatiable hunger and thirst only torture and anger her further. She cannot be communicated with by normal means, but she is able to reveal her inner thoughts to those she sympathizes with.

Animalistic Abomination: A demonic spider who devours everything with her poison.
Deal with the Devil: The devil who made a contract with Morgana, serving as her demonic sponsor.
Giant Spider: Its true form towers above even the huge Chesire with Cereza riding atop of him.
Identical Stranger: One would be forgiven for thinking Lex was a variant of Phantasmarae, but it turns out to be an entirely different demon with its own set of strengths and powers differing from the familiar spider demon entirely.
Meaningful Name: "Lex Talionis" is a latin phrase meaning "The Law of Retaliation" which has a similar meaning to the saying "An eye for an eye". It fittingly makes a contract with Morgana, sympathizing with her rage at losing her husband and child to the fairies of Avalon and swearing revenge against them.
Purple Is Powerful: According to it's entry in Cereza and the Lost Demon, it does host immense strength that even Morgana, who views Demons as tools to be used and discarded as the Umbra Witches see fit, is forced to acknowledge and value. She's an incredibly powerful witch due to the union, and its body is fittingly a stunning shade of violet and black.
Unstoppable Rage: As a demon, Lex is constantly trapped in endless rage, with it's endless hunger and thirst only making it worse for itelf.

Lesser Demons

Hideous, Craver of Hatred

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Hideous A

^{Hideous B}

^{Hideous C}

Hideous are armor-clad creatures that wields a multitude of weapons from rifles on one of its arms to long scythe-like weapons. They can also use their wings to fly above and around the battlefield if they so choose.

Mooks: They're the most basic and common demonic enemies found in the game.
Serrated Blade of Pain: Hideous B wield a pair of sharp, chainsaw-like swords.
Shotguns Are Just Better: Hideous C carry shotguns which they use to fire powerful shots from quite a distance.
Sinister Scythe: Hideous A wield long scythes with dark, purple blades.
Underground Monkey: Hideous come in 3 distinct types, each wielding a different weapon.
- Hideous A carry a long scythe that has a dark purple blade. Though the majority of their attacks are easily telegraphed, on harder difficulties the swing time for their attacks are much shorter and the demons tend to use a fast cleave that has no audible cue frequently.
- Hideous B wield a pair of sharp, chainsaw-like swords. Their attacks are slightly stronger and faster than Hideous A's but are still easily telegraphed, meaning only a little more precision is required to beat them.
- Hideous C carry a shotgun which they use to fire powerful shots at Bayonetta from quite a distance. The main cue for an attack from them is the shot path that appears along the ground, giving a visual note as to whether Bayonetta is in the line of fire.
Winged Humanoid: They have wings with which they can fly above and around the battlefield if they so choose.
Zerg Rush: They constantly scuttle in groups, searching for unfortunate prey who have lost their way. However, they display no cooperation in movement, instead scrambling for prey in a mad dash.

Hatred, Holder of Enmity

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A tougher and stronger version of Hideous, Hatred tends to accompany groups of Hideous on the battlefield and can sometimes appear in pairs. They wield double-scythe weapons and adorn more decorations to their armor. Like Hideous, they can also fly around the battlefield to avoid attacks.

Cannibalism Superpower: Hatred used to be Hideous who were forced into starvation and resorted to devouring their siblings to survive, thus gaining their current power.
Elite Mooks: They're stronger and tougher versions of Hideous.
Heavily Armored Mook: They have better armor than Hideous.
I'm a Humanitarian: They had to eat their siblings in order to survive.
Sinister Scythe: Similar to the A variant of Hideous, Hatred wield double-bladed scythes and utilize them in slashing attacks that can either be easily telegraphed or hard to see.
Winged Humanoid: Like Hideous, they can also fly around the battlefield to avoid attacks.

Fury, Gatherer of Rancor

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A small demon with bat-like wings and a single red eye in the center, Fury can perform a simple claw slash attack slow down Bayonetta's movements with special magic shots from its single eye.

Airborne Mook: They are basic flying enemies.
Animalistic Abomination: It's a demonic bird.
Mix-and-Match Critters: It has the body of a bird with the wings of a bat, head of a dragon, and tail of a snake.
Taken for Granite: Fury can slow down Bayonetta's movements with special magic shots from its eye, working off the theme of a paralyzing gaze. Bayonetta can tell when it will attack, due to being on whether it has opened up its eye or not.
To Serve Man: It visits the bedrooms of hysteric humans nightly, caws in their ears until they weaken and die, then they devour their flesh.

Pain, Driver of Agony

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A large, blue colored mechanical demon, Pain makes its first appearance in the Cathedral of Cascades after Bayonetta and Loki have restored the Cathedral's bridge to Fimbulventr. It uses its gear-like limbs to move and make large sweeping attacks at Bayonetta, though it's ultimately destroyed after she summons Diomedes to slice it into pieces.

Animate Inanimate Object: According to its profile, Pain's wheels were used for torture, until becoming sentient themselves and reincarnating in Inferno.
Degraded Boss: After fighting one as a boss, the rest of the game has you fighting weaker versions of it as regular enemies.
Emotion Eater: Like his name, Pain is said to feed on the subconscious feelings of injury and hurt in one's soul and will appear anywhere people misguidedly attack each other in an effort to obscure their own sense of loss and loneliness.
Gatling Good: Can turn their arms into gatling guns for ranged attacks.
Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Its Boss Subtitle is the Driver of Agony.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Pain is the weaker blue demon while Pride is the stronger, more aggressive red demon.
Transforming Mecha: When not attacking, they transform into a compact, coffin shape.
Turned Against Their Masters: Like with all demons in the second game, they're attacking Bayonetta due to the imbalance in the Trinity of Realities.

Pride, Enveloper of Flame

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A demon that acts as a more powerful variation of Pain, except having a red colored body doused in flame and a sideways mask with different markings. Pride is first encountered during Chapter VIII, guarding the second mechanism required to destroy the barriers around the Gates of Hell.

Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors: Being wreathed in flames, it is susceptible to more damage from ice attacks.
Fallen Angel: According to its profile, Pride was once an Angel of Paradiso that served as a flaming chariot.
Gatling Good: Like Pain, Pride can also fire a hail of bullets for ranged attacks.
Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Its Boss Subtitle is the Enveloper of Flame.
Playing with Fire: Pride uses fire attacks.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Pride is the stronger, more aggressive red demon while Pain is the weaker blue demon.
Wreathed in Flames: The wheels on Pride's arms are also constantly ignited in flames that cannot be extinguished, not even by Pride himself.

Greed, Confuser of Elements

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Greed is a three-headed demon who resembles a cross between Cerberus from Greek Mythology and a metallic dragon that Bayonetta encounters as she journeys to Inferno in Bayonetta 2. Greed first appears in Chapter VIII and is one of the stronger demons that players will encounter over the course of the game.

A Head at Each End: It appears to have two bodies fused into one at the waist, with two heads and two front legs on one side and one head and two front legs on the other.
An Ice Person: The lone head at its back can breathe ice.
Animalistic Abomination: Its a three-headed demon possessing three necks, six legs, and nine stomachs.
Draconic Abomination: It partially looks like a metallic dragon.
Expy: Greed's design is likely a reference to Cerberus from Greek and Roman mythology.
Fate Worse than Death: Those who are devoured by Greed are destined to be trapped for eternity, forever cut off from the cycle of death and rebirth. Previous "owners" still remain trapped inside his stomachs, waiting for the day of his defeat.
Gate Guardian: At times, he was tasked as the gatekeeper of hell, denying entrance to unwanted visitors.
Horror Hunger: They are constantly hungry and are unable to send the waste left behind from their constant gluttony.
Multiple Head Case: It has two heads at the front and one at the back.
Playing with Fire: The two heads at its front can breathe fire.
Vertebrate with Extra Limbs: It has six legs.
Villainous Glutton: According to its profile, no victim can ever satiate his endless appetite.

Malicious, Gazer of Death

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Malicious is a bird-like demon with a spherical lower half instead of legs that appears in Bayonetta 2. It first appears in Chapter VIII, and is one of the trickier demonic enemies available.

Deal with the Devil: Cruelly subverted; it appears before would-be witches who are trying to make contracts, only to trick them into coming straight to Inferno without any of the benefits of a contract with i.e. the Madamas that Bayonetta, Jeanne, and Rosa are bound to.
Eaten Alive: If a Torture Attack is unleashed on Malicious, Bayonetta will summon the dragonfly demons collectively known as Carnage to gorily tear it to shreds.
Faux Affably Evil: It can act kind or courteous in order to get others to trust it, but in reality finds his greatest delight in deceiving and betraying others, trapping them in regret and hopelessness.
Feather Flechettes: It can fire volleys of its feathers like homing missiles.
I Have Many Names: It has stolen various names from different creatures in hell, Malicious is just one name by which it is known.
Mook Commander: Malicious accompanies other Demons on the battlefield to act as an enhancer. It buffs its allies into an enraged state, though the effect will disperse when they get hit.
Playing with Fire: It can fire large, purple fireballs.
Precision-Guided Boomerang: It can throw the crescent blade on its back like a boomerang.
Razor Wings: It can attack by swiping with its feathery arms at enemies.

Resentment, Swindler of Progress

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Resentment is a large, snake-like demon that serves as one of the enemies that Bayonetta encounters as she journeys through Inferno in Bayonetta 2. Though rare to encounter, Resentment is one of the few enemies that can cause an instant death if players are caught unaware.

Creepy Souvenir: It wears a necklace made of filthy bloody Lumen Sage skulls.
Determinator: Its tenacity is far beyond that of other demons of Inferno, and it is said to have the ability to open the Gates of Hell through sheer willpower.
Fountain of Youth: It can fire a charged beam at enemies that, if it succeeds in hitting them, it will transform them into their child incarnation. If Resentment then manages to get close enough, it will draw its enemy into the 'hood' on its head and swallow them whole.
Jousting Lance: Its right hand is composed of a lance with two brains as a pommel and a long row of spikes running down the blade.
The Power of Hate: Resentment was born from the sludge of Inferno as an exact manifestation of bitter, repressed feelings of hatred and ill will inside humanity.
Super-Persistent Predator: Once it has chosen a victim, it will follow them forever, no matter the distance, until it can tie them down and make them feel the weight of the pains of hell.
Tail Slap: It can whip at enemies with its tail.
Your Soul Is Mine!: It can grab enemies with its tail and attempt to tear out their soul.

Sloth, Embracer of Extremes

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Sloth is a humanoid demon with six arms that serves as one of the enemies that Bayonetta encounters deep in Inferno in Bayonetta 2. Sloth is one of the most challenging enemies to appear in the game thanks to its relentless speed and resistance to being staggered.

Dual Wielding: It wields six swords, one for each arm. The swords represent gluttony, profanity, doubt, idiocy, rage and arrogance and each blade awakens feelings in victims of its respective sin when cut.
Lightning Bruiser: Sloth is ironically one of the fastest attackers in the game and will usually dodge most of Bayonetta's attacks unless Witch Time is activated.
Master Swordsman: It can perform various sword slashes that are executed with a wide range on the ground and in mid-air.
Multi-Armed and Dangerous: It has six arms, two of which are used as its feet.
Rerouted from Heaven: Sloth lies in wait for pious believers to be granted entrance to Paradiso so he can slice them apart and cast them to Inferno during their ascension. Not only concerned with humans, Sloths have been responsible for countless fallen angels.

Characters / Bayonetta Inferno

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Umbra Witches

Voiced by: Jenny O'Hara (EN), Reiko Suzuki (JP)

Voiced by: Emma Fielding (EN), Yoshiko Sakakibara (JP)

Demons of Inferno

Climax Summoned Demons introduced in Bayonetta

Voiced by: Nanako Mori

Voiced by: Tommie Earl Jenkins (English), Naomi Kusumi (Japanese)

Climax Summoned Demons introduced in Bayonetta 2

Voiced by: Julie Nathanson (English), Ririko Nanase (Japanese)

Climax Summoned Demons introduced in Bayonetta 3

Voiced by: Tasuku Kida

Demon Bosses introduced in Bayonetta 2

Voiced by: Tara Platt (Bayonetta 2), Julie Nathanson (Bayonetta 3)

Demon Bosses introduced in Bayonetta 3

The Demon Boss Introduced in Bayonetta Origin: Cereza And The Lost Demon

Lesser Demons

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Umbra Witches

Voiced by: Jenny O'Hara (EN), Reiko Suzuki (JP)

Voiced by: Emma Fielding (EN), Yoshiko Sakakibara (JP)

Demons of Inferno

Climax Summoned Demons introduced in Bayonetta

Voiced by: Nanako Mori

Voiced by: Tommie Earl Jenkins (English), Naomi Kusumi (Japanese)

Climax Summoned Demons introduced in Bayonetta 2

Voiced by: Julie Nathanson (English), Ririko Nanase (Japanese)

Climax Summoned Demons introduced in Bayonetta 3

Voiced by: Tasuku Kida

Demon Bosses introduced in Bayonetta 2

Voiced by: Tara Platt (Bayonetta 2), Julie Nathanson (Bayonetta 3)

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