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!!!This page contains some unmarked spoilers for ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}''.

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!!Other Antagonists
!!!Other Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta''

[[folder: Father Balder]]
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-> ''"Rise, my child! Rise to realize your true potential! Unleash your power and awaken the Eyes of the World!"''
--> - Balder

->Voiced by: Grant Albrecht, Creator/CrispinFreeman as the Masked Lumen (EN), Creator/NorioWakamoto, Creator/TakehitoKoyasu as the Masked Lumen(JP)\\\

The mysterious CEO of the Ithavoll Group, who is eventually revealed as both the BigBad and as Bayonetta's father. His past version is in the sequel (see Masked Lumen).
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* AgentPeacock: Both the most powerful and the most effeminate man in the whole series. And he has an albino peacock stole to really drive the point home.
* AnimalMotifs: The peacock.
* AntiVillain: In ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'', where he is shown to have been driven mad from past experiences [[spoiler:(namely losing Rosa)]] and is something of a WellIntentionedExtremist, his reasons to basically cause [[OmnicidalManiac omnicide]] being out of a misguided desire to make a better world. Notably, Bayonetta's opinion of him in the movie is more pity than disgust, unlike the game. [[spoiler:Becomes full-on this in the second game, where we see his younger self. He's vehemently against the Witch Hunts ''and'' genuinely loves Rosa and Cereza. Sealing Loptr, the mad god, away inside himself drives him to insanity... and over the edge. It makes playing the first game a hell of a lot different.]]
* ArchnemesisDad: To Bayonetta.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:In the second game we see a flashback cutscene of the end of the first game where Balder is freed from [[BigBad Loptr's]] influence, but sacrifices himself to slay the god. As he dies, he promises to watch over Bayonetta from the afterlife. He DisappearsIntoLight and accepts his fate.]]
* BadassFingerSnap: When he commands his KillSat to fire.
* BarrierWarrior: Uses one to defend himself during the boss fight, especially when Bayonetta uses her demon summons.
* BiblicalMotifs: Has elements of Lucifer (specially the Yezidi edition, Melek Taus; particularly ironic in the latter since SatanIsGood in that religion), and Enochian Angels (Babogel, Bornogo).
* BigBad: Of the first game.
* BilingualBonus: His battle cries are in Enochian.
* BondOneLiner: After tossing [[spoiler:Luka]] through a window:
--> It looks like my plans have gone right out the window.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:As revealed in 2, he was actually a good person. The influence of Loptr's soul drove him into his madness and evil.]]
* CatchPhrase: He has a tendency of referring to Bayonetta as "My dear, sweet child" and other variations.
* TheChessmaster: Naturally, being a BigBad who only actually appears in [[OneSceneWonder a small segment of the game]], Balder has been pulling the strings from behind the scenes since the very first chapter of the game, [[spoiler:faking his own death in the process]]. Although he only appears in a small segment, [[spoiler:his voice is present throughout the whole game, you just don't know who it is until you meet him.]]
* ColonyDrop: During the boss fight, he'll occasionally summon a large meteor to hit Bayonetta. Also, in the last leg of the fight, he'll pull the KillSat out of space and throw it at her, leading to a TennisBoss moment.
* CombatSadomasochist: He does an awful lot of moaning throughout the fight.
* CoolMask: He wears a golden mask that covers half of his face.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's the CEO of the Ithavoll Group and the first game's BigBad.
* DrivenToMadness: [[spoiler:Subverted in the case of Rosa's murder. His actual event of this happening was after his HeroicSacrifice, which led to Loptr gradually driving him completely insane by the time of the first game.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:As he's dying, Loptr tries to escape his body. He regains his sanity and proves himself truly heroic by keeping Loptr sealed as he dies.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:He is The Lumen Sage from The Intro.]]
* ElementalPowers: As a Lumen Sage, his powers are derived from the Sun, hence all of his attacks technically count as [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar magic]].
* EvilAlbino: Balder is a megalomaniac with stark white hair and unnaturally pale skin. [[spoiler:He wasn't always like that, though: he looked normal enough in the second game. He had the white hair back when he was normal, but he lost the healthy glow to his skin when Loptr possessed him. Once that happened he began looking really sickly and pale.]]
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:He is the right eye of the world while Bayonetta is the left eye of the world.]]
* EvilGloating: All of the villains get into this to some extent, but Balder is incredibly long-winded; rather, he's one of the few characters who got away with monologuing to [[HatesSmallTalk Bayonetta]]; it's not like she could [[TalkToTheFist shut him up in her normal fashion]] with him [[HumanShield carrying Cereza]].
* EvilIsHammy: As the BigBad, he's one of the hammiest characters of all in the first game.
* FashionableAsymmetry: He wears a black glove on one hand and a golden ring on the other.
* FauxAffablyEvil: In the first game, he is shown to be an incredibly horrible person and while he seems at first polite he is merely hiding how bad he actually is. [[spoiler:The second game reveals that it was actually Loptr in control of him]].
* FauxlosophicNarration: In substance, his exposition is very straightforward, but it's couched in terms so lofty and obscure that Bayonetta doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.
* FeatherMotif: Besides having a lot of feathers in his design, he also uses feathers as a makeshift hair comb.
* FluffyFashionFeathers: His outfit is decorated with peacock feathers.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Can fire a beam of light from his hand.
* GlassCannon: Played with. Balder has various, powerful attacks at his disposal, but he only has one bar of health unlike most bosses. Whenever Bayonetta performs a climax, Balder will kill the demon and replenish his health.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: His colors reflect his angelic powers.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:He himself is actually rather benevolent as far as the Lumen Sages go. As revealed in ''2'', he was BrainwashedAndCrazy on account of Loptr's influence. See "Masked Lumen" for more on his prior self.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: As soon as you beat him, he gets back up once Bayonetta returns from returning her younger self to her own time and knocks Bayonetta out.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The enemy profile for Balder in the first ''Bayonetta'' paints him as a remorseless, evil man driven purely by self-interest who started the Witch Hunts to further his plans, to the point of saying that he seduced Rosa and sired Bayonetta purely as a ruse to gain the Left Eye of Darkness. ''Bayonetta 2'' reveals that [[GoodAllAlong this is only]] [[TragicVillain vaguely true]]: Balder was duped by the Cardinal Virtues into starting the Witch Hunts and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he was properly mortified when he realized it]], he loved Rosa and his daughter dearly, and his plan in the first game was to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans recreate the world so he could bring Rosa back]], which had been twisted and distorted by [[spoiler:Loptr, who was possessing and corrupting him from within, driving him to his evil actions.]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: [[spoiler:The Masked Lumen in ''2'' is him. And he was quite the {{Bishounen}} in his day.]]
* KickTheDog: He's rather fond of this, to say the least. From [[spoiler:trying to have Luka pulled apart by angels like he did with his father twenty years earlier before sending him out a window to ''mocking Jeanne'' in front of Bayonetta and revealing he had her {{Brainwashed}}]], you ''will'' have every reason to kick this bastard's smarmy ass by the time the battle starts.
* KillSat: He tries to hit Bayonetta with a satellite laser cannon. When that doesn't work, [[ColonyDrop he drops it on top of her.]] It doesn't help.
* KnightOfCerebus: Barring a bad pun he throws out, the brief screen time he has is completely humorless. Bayonetta gets pissed enough at him that she quickly drops her DeadpanSnarker attitude.
* KnightTemplar: He is bound and determined to make sure that Paradiso is victorious in their struggle against Inferno, even if the entire world is destroyed in the process. [[spoiler:Subverted in the second game where we learn that this is just the result of being tainted by Loptr's evil.]]
* KungShui: He destroys buildings and satellites throughout his fight with Bayonetta.
* LargeHam: The guy chews the scenery into an extravagant paste.
* LaserBlade: His main attack during the boss fight with him.
* LastOfHisKind: [[MoralEventHorizon His doing, alongside the genocide of the Umbra Witches.]] [[spoiler:Or rather it isn't, but rather it's Loptr's fault.]]
* LightEmUp: Primarily fights using the power of light.
* LightIsNotGood: The fact that he's the last Lumen Sage does not in any way diminish his evilness.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: According to ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'', he was driven mad after being forced to separate from the woman he loved. Crazy enough that he ended up killing her so that he could remake the world. [[spoiler:As revealed in ''2'', this alone wasn't enough. He was also corrupted from the inside out by the soul of [[ManBehindTheMan Loptr]] in his body over time.]]
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He's Bayonetta's father, with some shades of PervertDad as well. Bayonetta is understandably weirded out.]]
* ManInWhite: His predominantly white outfit gives him a rather ominous presence.
* MeaningfulEcho: After spending the first game calling Bayonetta, "My dear, sweet child", and telling her "Fear not, for I am always watching over you", in the most creepy way possible, [[spoiler:at the beginning of the second game, when he dies, he finally says those words the way a father should, foreshadowing his [[GoodAllAlong fundamental goodness]].]]
* MindOverMatter: Has powerful telekinesis and uses this to fling a building, fire a KillSat, then ''throw'' said KillSat at Bayonetta.
* MyGrandsonMyself: A variation - according to Antonio's notebook, the CEO of Ithavoll Group has claimed to be a descendant of the Lumen Sages. When Bayonetta finally meets him, it turns out he is in fact a Lumen Sage himself.
* MythicalMotifs: [[Myth/NorseMythology Balder]] (both in name, powers, and role as the LastOfHisKind).
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: After Balder makes his speech all about his EvilPlan and how he wants to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the universe]] Luka states that everything he says is "Diarrhea of the mouth" because there's been [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler infamous genocidal figures]] just like him.
* NeckSnap: How he kills Gomorrah.
* NoSell: All of your summons do literally no damage to so much as his clothing before he kills them. [[spoiler:Even the finishing blow, [[BoomHeadshot a tube of lipstick shot like a bullet right into his head]] is proven afterwards to have done pretty much nothing.]]
* OhCrap: He's too theatrical to say "oh crap", but he has this reaction after he realizes that [[spoiler:Jeanne's action of pulling Bayonetta from the Jubileus statue not only foiled his century-long plans, but would eventually unleash an insane deity on the universe]].
* OmnicidalManiac: His plan to reunite the three realms would end up killing everyone.
* OneWingedAngel: When he prepares to fight Bayonetta, he sprouts twelve wings.
* OrgasmicCombat: Even your most powerful attacks does nothing more than make him groan or moan.
* PathOfInspiration: He's been manipulating the people of Vigrid with the Lumen Sages' religion to expand the ranks of his army and destroy all traces of the Umbra Witches. Not to mention his ultimate goal of reviving Jubileus, which means the end of the world.
* PlayingWithFire: Uses fire in some of his attacks such as tossing fireballs or summoning pillars of flame from below.
* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: He's very polite towards Bayonetta. She considers him a horrible, irredeemable monster and treats him as such.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Twelve of them, in fact.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: As a Lumen Sage, he derives his power from the sun.
* PurpleProse: Don't expect his speeches to be simple.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Over 600 years old. How old he is exactly isn't stated.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Bayonetta's red. Best seen in the cutscene before his boss battle, when his cold, calculating personality clashes with Bayonetta's showy, emotional, and furious comments.
* SatanicArchetype: The best and brightest of an angelic holy order that fell from grace and eventually destroyed them all. On top of that his boss form's design was based after Lucifer, and in 2 [[spoiler:rebelled against God alongside one of the forces of hell. Ironically enough, he wasn't even evil.]]
* SilverFox: He might have gray hair, but he still possesses an air of sophistication.
* SinisterMinister: He's the self-styled HighPriest of Vigrid's pseudo-religion, but is also an OmnicidalManiac responsible for the extermination of the Umbra Witches.
* SissyVillain: On the surface. [[AgentPeacock He's a lot more dangerous than he seems.]]
* SphereOfDestruction: Can trap Bayonetta in a ball of light, leaving her open to attack.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Rosa, as the movie shows. [[spoiler:The fact that the world drove them apart eventually drove him mad, causing him to try and destroy it and remake it anew. His final moments as Sheba kills Jubileus has him longingly calling out for Rosa]].
* TheStoic: He's calm throughout both chapters he appears in, but when [[spoiler:Jeanne pulls Bayonetta from the statue of Jubileus]] he totally loses his shit (and for good reason):
-->'''Balder''': Are you ''insane?!'' Light and dark! Unless both halves remain, the universe will lose its balance and face ''another Armageddon''!
* TakingYouWithMe: In the opening for ''2'', he appears to do this for an evil influence that has inhabited his body, apparently driving his madness, dying, but adamant that the influence and he will "perish together." [[spoiler:As the ending of the same game reveals, that is [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptr]], whom he imprisoned within his body.]]
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Of course, once Balder realizes that [[spoiler:he's going to die for nothing]], he accepts his fate, taking care to [[spoiler:make his FamousLastWords MeaninglessMeaningfulWords]].
* TimeStandsStill: Like all Lumen Sages, he can perform Light Speed and slow down time. Though he only uses it once during the cutscene before the fight, the difficulty of getting a slowdown off of his normal attacks suggests that he can undo Witch Time as fast as it's triggered.
* TragicVillain: ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'' explains his motivations as being driven to madness by being seperated from Rosa as well as from the "injustices" of the world. [[spoiler:''2'' further explains it as his evil being caused by being BrainwashedAndCrazy due to a HeroicSacrifice earlier in his life.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He credits the visible opulence of Isla Del Sol to his leadership skills. He's probably right in that regard, though of course he doesn't make it publicly known that his ultimate goal is to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy everything]].
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!!!Other Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta 2''

[[folder: Masked Lumen]]
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-> ''"Very well then, Bayonetta: you shall be the first Umbra Witch to die at my hands!"''
--> - The Masked Lumen

->Voiced by: Creator/CrispinFreeman (EN), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP)\\\

A mysterious Lumen Sage that appears as an antagonist in the second game. Not much is known about him other than his grudge against Loki, and, by extension, Bayonetta, whom he clashes with several times as she tries to defend the boy. He is a young version of [[spoiler:Balder]], brought forth by [[{{God}} Aesir]].
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* {{Animorphism}}: Can transform into a white wolf during combat.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:There is a flashback cutscene of the end of the first game where Balder is freed from [[BigBad Loptr's]] influence, but sacrifices himself to slay the god. As he dies, he promises to watch over Bayonetta from the afterlife. He DisappearsIntoLight and accepts his fate.]]
* BadassBoast: Prior to the final battle:
-->[[spoiler:"Humans need not be told what their will shall be. We can create our world with our own eyes! ... We may not see our next step. We may stumble. We may fall off the path. But we always move forward. That is the power of man."]]
* {{Bishonen}}: You can tell he's one just by looking at the tiny sliver of his face that gets revealed in the introduction. [[spoiler:Balder was quite a looker when he was younger.]]
* CallBack:
** [[spoiler:The entire last battle against him is basically a Father Balder rematch with Bayo 2's combat system. He sprouts a huge set of wings shaped like peacock feathers, he fights like he did in the first game, and the exact same music plays.]]
** Because only the Umbra Witches are playable in story mode, the other characters have custom animations for victory poses in Tag Climax. [[spoiler:Balder's has him imitating the 'feather as a hair comb' animation from his anti-Scolopendra cutscene]].
* ColourCodedTimeStop: Starting with his second boss fight, he will perform an attack where he shoots out a deceptively fast beam of symbols shaped like clocks. If it hits Bayonetta, she will be left defenseless as the Sage enters Light Speed, turning everything greyscale.
* CombatStilettos: Fittingly given he's a MirrorBoss, he has high heels much like Bayonetta's, making him a RareMaleExample.
* {{Determinator}}: He is determined to kill Loki, and come hell or high water he will make sure of it.
-->'''Masked Lumen:''' He will ''not'' be forgiven! He will '''''never''''' be forgiven! On my soul as a Lumen, he will draw his last breath before me!
* DoubleWeapon: His weapon of choice, the Holy Glaive, is a golden double-bladed halberd. It can be [[BifurcatedWeapon split apart]] to serve as [[DualWielding two swords]].
* FeatherFlechettes: Uses this to deflect Loki's cards when he first encounters him. The final battle with him has him firing a barrage of these. [[spoiler:He also throws them as projectiles instead of shooting a gun when he's playable during Tag Climax.]]
* FireIceLightning: When playable in Tag Climax, he casts a variety of elemental spells when the kick button is pressed, mostly fire and lightning. His boss fights take it further.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:He is an uncorrupted version of Balder who just wants to have peace between the two clans. Unfortunately, he became an UnwittingPawn of Loptr in the process.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He chose to seal Loptr away inside of himself, knowing that he will eventually be corrupted. As such, his final words to Bayonetta are to ask her to strike him down when the time comes.]]
* HighClassGlass: [[spoiler:Unmasked, he wears a monocle with stylized rays of light around the side of it]].
* HumansAreSpecial: He's an ardent believer in this as the quote above will tell you. When Loptr claims that human free will is a joke, the Sage pretty much tells him to [[BigShutUp shut the hell up]] and launches into a PatrickStewartSpeech boasting about how free will means that humanity's outgrown him and has no need for Aesir's Eyes of the World.[[spoiler:He ends up being right.]] And to top his speech off:
-->'''Lumen''': Bayonetta! Shall we illustrate?
-->'''Bayonetta''': Let's rock!
* IAmNotLeftHanded: In the final fight with him, he completely cuts loose and makes full use of his Lumen Sage powers, [[spoiler:fighting exactly like he does in the first game.]]
* {{Irony}}: In the Records of Time, Bayonetta praises him for being "the silent type", complaining about the last Lumen Sage she met "[spending] 20 minutes rambling on and on". [[spoiler:Unbeknowst to her, she is addressing ''Balder'', that very Sage, before he was possessed by Loptr and became that rambler.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: The Masked Lumen behaves with remarkable chivalry and honor in a series full of underhandedness and [[CombatPragmatist combat pragmatists]]. He repeatedly says that he has no interest in fighting Bayonetta, only Loki, and gives her the option to step aside in the first two fights. Each time, she doesn't, so he engages her in combat, but makes a clear effort to hold back. It's only after Bayonetta interferes a third time that he declares that he's going to kill her and fights at full power.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler:Like his future counterpart]], things get ''very'' serious when he makes an appearance.
* LightEmUp: As a Lumen Sage, he fights using light magic.
* LightIsNotGood: Dressed in immaculate white robes, summoning angels to fight for him, and wielding both fire and lightning powers. Anybody's who's played the first game knows this fellow is trouble. [[spoiler:Subverted in that he's just misguided. He actually falls under LightIsGood.]]
* LimitBreak: As a boss, he only uses his strongest attack once he has a Cardinal Virtue out on the battlefield. He'll force Bayonetta away with a ComboBreaker and start channeling light over his head as he focuses; as he does so, the Virtue in question will suddenly gain the upper hand in its brawl with Bayonetta's summoned demon and turn its focus on her. Unless Bayonetta can stagger the Masked Lumen in time, the Virtue will hit her with a powerful attack.
* MagicKnight: While every major character in the setting is this to some degree, he fits the classic description the best: [[spoiler:in Tag Climax, the kick button is used to cast various elemental spells instead and he doesn't use his feet in combat at all.]]
* MalevolentMaskedMan: His face is hidden behind an ornate golden mask styled to look like both a sun and an eye.
* ManInWhite: His white outfit gives him a dangerous presence.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: He's the only playable character who doesn't have kick attacks, rather they're replaced with powerful elemental spells.
* MirrorBoss: He uses Lumen Sage versions of Bayonetta's moves.
* NoFairCheating: If you use an item during the first two battles with him, he will actually stop what he's doing just to shame you for it.
-->'''Masked Lumen''': ...you have ''disappointed'' me.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: Compared to the previous bosses in the series and [[LargeHam their tendency to devour the scenery with relish]], the Masked Lumen seems to find little use for TrashTalk. The first time he is fought he does not utter a single word to Bayonetta before engaging her in combat.
* OneHitKill: Deals out a headshot to Labolas with his glaive once the hellhound succeeds in finishing off Fortitudo. Judging by the demon's reaction, he picked the right head.
* OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Invoked, at the climax of the second game he goes into a lengthy diatribe about how mankind can make up for its own past misgivings without courtship from an [[ManipulativeBastard all powerful jackass]] sitting on high, that [[HumansAreFlawed whatever's been made wrong]] can be righted again by humanities own hand.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Can fly through the air with peacock wings similar to the ones used by Father Balder. [[spoiler:Fitting, as he ''is'' him, and so has the same pacts.]]
* ThePowerOfTheSun: His weapon, clothing, and mask all have sun motifs and he has sun magic. Kind of part-and-parcel of the whole Lumen Sage thing.
* RecurringBoss: He's fought three times over the course of the second game. [[spoiler:Actually, four times. The first time is in the first game's penultimate chapter.]]
* {{Revenge}}: Against Loki for [[spoiler:killing Rosa. But in reality, it was actually Loptr disguising himself as Loki to manipulate him.]]
* SummonBiggerFish: Just as our heroine can call forth demons, the Masked Lumen can call forth angels. [[spoiler:In his case, he brings out the Cardinal Virtues from the previous game. Temperantia mirrors Bayonetta's use best, being summoned after Bayo calls in Madama Butterfly.]]
* TimeStandsStill: Using his Light Speed, the Lumen Sage can easily keep up with Bayonetta's Witch Time ability. Best seen immediately before the first boss fight, where he casually grabs a handful of bullets shot at him from almost point-blank range and drops them to the ground. Also, one of his attacks is to fire a set of clock-shaped magical blasts that will slow Bayonetta down if it connects.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Of Loptr.]]
* VillainousVow: A given when taking his honorable nature into account. Before his last fight with Bayonetta, he specifically calls her by name, [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes asking if he can do so beforehand]], and declares that she will be the first Umbra Witch to die at his hands. [[spoiler:When he pins Bayonetta with his light beam and begins to gain the upper hand, he vows that Loki will die before him, never to be forgiven.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Attempts to strike down Loki without an ounce of remorse or hesitation. Had Bayonetta not interfered, he would have killed him then and there. [[spoiler:Then again, he does believe that said child killed his lover...]]
* {{Wrath}}: He's a little blinded by his desire for revenge and isn't too keen on making sure he's killing the person who's actually responsible.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:His reason for trying to kill Loki; he's mistaking him for Loptr, who he saw kill Rosa.]]
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[[folder: Loptr, the Prophetic One]]
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-> ''"I see you've already discovered the truth. They don't call you the Left Eye for naught, do they?"''
--> - Loptr

->Voiced by: TJ Ramini (EN), Creator/TakumiYamazaki (JP)\\\

A youth who looks almost exactly like Loki, but is far more malevolent. He frequently appears in Loki's visions and seems to have a grudge against him.
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* AgentPeacock: If you thought Balder was flamboyant, wait until you see Lotpr's white/blue lipstick, neatly and fabulously tied hair and his ridiculous outfit, that looks like a burqa and yet manages to be very skimpy underneath (particularly in contrast to Loki's more traditionally masculine clothes). It makes him look like [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Ghirahim]]. Suffice to say, just like Ghirahim, he's exceptionally dangerous and one of the world's most powerful beings. These pieces of [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/b/b6/1419071586696.png/revision/latest?cb=20141222015613 concept]] [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/9/99/1419071801657.png/revision/latest?cb=20141222015658 art]] show he was originally going to have a more feminine appearance.
* AGodIAm: [[spoiler:Well he's half of one to be precise]], but he's so arrogant he sees himself as above all other beings including [[spoiler:his other half]].
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Killed Rosa and manipulates the events of the second game in order to regain the Eyes of the World and become whole.]]
* BigNO: When [[spoiler:Loki destroys the Eyes of the World to render him powerless]].
* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Had he simply killed Loki after draining him of his Sovereign Power, Loki wouldn't have been able to use power over Nothingness to erase the Eyes of the World and render him powerless.]]
* ChaosIsEvil: [[spoiler:He is the half of the original God of Chaos that represented the negative aspects of chaos.]]
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Masterminded the events of the second game and retroactively causes the events of the first game.]]
* ColdHam: While his tone of voice is perfectly measured and calm, his actual dialogue drips with theatricality which is only accentuated by his exaggerated arm movements.
* ColonyDrop: Can call down meteors. In particular, the fight with him in his child form has him using his hands to ''pull a meteorite from space'' to toss at Bayonetta.
* CreepyChild: In his kid form.
* CreepyMonotone: How he normally talks.
* CurbStompBattle: His fights with Bayonetta usually end with him winning. Not to say that she doesn't put up a valiant fight though. Finally on the receiving end of this when [[spoiler:Loki renders him powerless.]]
* DeaderThanDead: His fate after suffering a massive beatdown, getting his body punched from his soul and then having said body devoured by Gommorah, trying to escape but then [[spoiler:Young!Balder]] containing him within himself before he returns to the 1400s. [[spoiler:The scene at the beginning of Bayonetta 2 is Loptr trying to escape from Balder, but Balder [[TakingYouWithMe keeps him inside until the moment they die so Loptr will definitely die]] with him.]]
* DeathDealer: Like Loki, he can use tarot cards as a form of attack. [[spoiler:Rosa learns this the hard way.]]
* DevourTheDragon: [[spoiler:Pulls this on Balder, stealing the Right Eye out of Balder's head and tossing him aside. Balder lives, but is in noticeable pain afterwards.]]
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** Doubling as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, [[spoiler:Luka swinging in to rescue Loki after he's drained him of his Sovereign Power]] causes Loptr to [[OutOfCharacterMoment react with genuine surprise and briefly drop his calm demeanor]]. Bayonetta doesn't miss a beat in [[LampshadeHanging Lampshading]] it.
-->'''Loptr:''' What on earth was ''that?!''
-->'''Bayonetta:''' [[spoiler:Just some fool always swinging in out of nowhere, albeit with absolutely impeccable timing. I suppose not even a god can see him coming?]]
** Takes a much more serious tone later on when [[spoiler:Loki reveals to have Aesir's power over Nothingness, which Loki uses to erase the Eyes of the World and leave him powerless. Loki doesn't miss a beat in Lampshading it.]]
-->'''Loki:''' [[spoiler:His first mistake was thinking all I had to me was some shit "Sovereign Power." Stupid fool doesn't get why ''I'm'' the better half.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: In his adult form, [[spoiler:and as Aesir]] which isn't a bother for him since he mainly levitates above the ground.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time we clearly see him separately from an event with Loki, he [[spoiler:murders Rosa, showing his evil up front and how he masterminded the entire plot]].
* EvilCounterpart: To Loki, Bayonetta and Balder.
** He IS Loki's evil half, with similar card playing tricks and hidden godlike powers. While Loki is ultimately benevolent, yet mischievous, Loptr is sadistic and cruel. Loki wants the eyes to destroy them, Loptr wants to use them to conquer the world. Loki respects humanity while Loptr sees humans as sheep that need a ruler.
** Like Bayonetta, Loptr calls upon monsters to fight for him and also fights with insane fisticuffs and giant projections of limbs. He has a similar dramatic flair and a connection to the eyes of the world, and can manipulate time in a manner that exceeds Bayonetta's own time-stopping powers. Also both are the "dark half" of a divine pair of beings -- while Loptr is evil, Bayonetta is simply dark.
** Lastly, Loptr and Balder both model themselves after divine figures -- Loptr IS one half of Aesir, while Balder gave himself numerous parallels to Father Rodin and Jubileus. Both of them use light attacks and can summon angels to their aid. However, Balder is not evil, and considers human free will their greatest asset. Loptr considers human free will to be a sick joke.
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Believes human free will to be an illusion and that humans should obey only him.
* EvilTwin: Looks exactly like Loki, almost. He uses this [[spoiler:to frame Loki for Rosa's murder]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's infallibly polite and cordial towards others, but none of it is real and he always carries an arrogant, condescending tone.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:He fights you early on as The Prophet.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His appearance, his faux-politeness, his manner of speaking, his SummonMagic cinematic attacks, and even the specific demons he kills[[note]]The first one being Bayonetta's right-hand attack dog, and the second being her designated constrictor demon[[/note]] all point to [[spoiler:him having some connection to Father Balder, which is made much more blatant when we learn that Balder was actually quite heroic when he was younger]].
* FourIsDeath: He beats the hell out of Bayonetta in their first three fights, but she's able to survive every time. [[spoiler:When he fights as Aesir the fourth time and channels his power entirely from the Eyes of the World, it becomes his undoing when Loki destroys the Eyes and renders him powerless. Bayonetta, Balder, and Jeanne go to town on Loptr and give him a ''very'' humiliating death.]]
* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Does this to Loki by killing Rosa while in his child form.]]
* FrickinLaserBeams: One of his [[SignatureMove signature attacks]] is firing beams of blue light and he can call down golden beams of light from the sky.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: His other SignatureMove is creating giant hands of blue light in a manner similar to Bayonetta's Wicked Weaves. His child form takes things a step further with [[MultiArmedAndDangerous six hands to fight with]] that he keeps out for the whole battle.
* GodOfEvil: [[spoiler:As the evil half of the TopGod. Loki's goal is to prevent him from becoming the ''only'' half of Aesir in him.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:His corrupting influence within Balder eventually drives him insane with evil, retroactively causing the events of the first game.]]
* HumiliationConga: Hoo boy! It wasn't enough for him to get beaten by Bayonetta. Oh no, he had to suffer first. [[spoiler:First, Loki uses his power over nothingness to destroy the Eyes of the World and render him powerless. Next, Bayonetta and Balder beat the everloving crap out of him, then summon Omne to drop kick him so hard that his soul is separated from his body. His body is sent flying over the horizon and is eventually eaten alive by Gomorrah, summoned by Jeanne. And as his soul tries to make and escape to another era, Balder absorbs him. Much later, when Balder dies, Loptr dies with him.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Saying human free will is a joke considering the havoc and evil they'd wrought in the wake of the clan wars, [[JerkassHasAPoint while true]] mankind hasn't put on the most [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters stellar representation throughout their history]]. This coming from someone who admitted to instigating half of all human atrocities caused. Coupled with WordOfGod stating that Loptr, as the GodOfEvil, feeding from and being the manifest of all mortal malice since the dawn of his sundering. He really shouldn't toot his own horn [[InsaneTrollLogic with such flimsy justification]], even Balder [[ShutUpHannibal states this point of fact to him]] feeling mankind does not need such a [[JerkassGods two faced douche bag as any kind of lord or master]].
* AnIcePerson: Can fire ice shards during battle.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: The symbol on his forehead is different from that on Loki's. [[spoiler:This allows Bayonetta to play SpannerInTheWorks by letting Balder know who his lover's murderer really was.]]
* InTheHood: In his kid form.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The man is utterly incapable of acknowledging the value of anything that isn't him.
* KnightOfCerebus: The game gets '''MUCH''' darker when he decides to get up and do something (barring the DidntSeeThatComing moment mentioned above), [[spoiler:with Bayonetta being shown that he personally killed Rosa to manipulate Balder into going after Loki.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler:After being separated from his body, Loptr's soul attempts to escape into another era to be reborn. Balder stops him by absorbing him into his body. When Balder dies at the end of the first game, Loptr dies with him.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Loptr cares only for himself. Everything else is no different than an insect as far as he's concerned.
* LightEmUp: His primary attacks are light-based, from laser beams, to giant hands, to energy blades.
* LightIsNotGood: While he isn't specifically aligned with Paradiso (though he [[spoiler:does bear the Right Eye for longer than the Left Eye]]), his attacks include [[LightEmUp blue beams of light]], and he is thoroughly associated with gold.
* MeaningfulName: Loptr is [[spoiler:another name for the Norse god Loki]].
* MindOverMatter: Has powerful telekinesis which he employs in his first fight with Bayonetta, constructing and tossing a large building at her.
* MindRape: [[spoiler:Does this to Bayonetta by using the Remembrance of Time to show her how he killed her mother.]]
* MrFanservice: He's a disgustingly malevolent being, but in his adult form, he's got quite a HeroicBuild.
* NoSell: Shrugs off all of Bayonetta's demon summons during cutscenes. In battle, he can parry any Wicked Weave unless it's being used during Umbran Climax.
* NotSoStoic: Has several instances of this in the finale. First there's the DidntSeeThatComing instant mentioned above, during the final battle with him [[spoiler:as Aesir]], he lets out an EvilLaugh on occasion, he lets out a BigNO when [[spoiler:Loki destroys the Eyes of the World]], and has an OhCrap when [[spoiler:Omne drop kicks his body from his soul.]] And while he is [[spoiler:flying through the sky straight toward Gomorrah's waiting maw]], he's frantically flailing through the air in a very comical manner.
* OhCrap: The exact look on his face when [[spoiler:Omne drop kicks his body from his soul.]]
* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:He's half of one to be precise. The evil half of the god Aesir.]]
* PowerOfTheVoid: One of his attacks is to create a small void to suck Bayonetta in. Fittingly enough, he also has [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] to go along with it.
* RasputinianDeath: Much like Jubileus. [[spoiler:He has the Sovereign Power and the Eyes of the World erased from him, [[CurbStompBattle takes a beatdown from Bayo and Balder]], [[SummonBiggerFish a hitherto unseen union of power from Inferno and Paradiso is summoned to kick him out]], [[KarmicDeath his body is chewed on by Gommorah]], and his lingering soul is absorbed into Balder, who goes through a SequentialBoss fight, gets headshotted, ends up crushed under Jubileus' eyelid, and then follows her head through ''atmospheric reentry''. And even then, Loptr's soul still has the strength to try and ditch him.]]
* RecurringBoss: Fought three times throughout the game. [[spoiler:Four if you count Aesir.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: His ultimate fate: [[spoiler:his body destroyed by Gomorrah, and his soul trapped in Balder. Though he manages to corrupt him in order to attempt to make him do the very same thing he once did, Balder manages to keep him inside and die with Loptr]].
* TheSociopath: Cruel, manipulative, remorseless, and extremely arrogant. Everything to him is either an expendable tool or an insect to crush.
* SpaceMaster:
** Like Loki, his powers encompass both time and space, but his time powers are limited compared to Loki's. His powers over space are far more developed, and he uses them in combat through telekinesis (during his fight at the gates to Inferno) and force constructs (through both his hand projections and the meteor creation he uses in his Witch Hunts fight).
** [[spoiler:As Loptr-Aesir, both his time and space powers get some extra oomph, making his red Witch Time-like slowdown move much harder to wiggle out of. His cinematic attacks now exclusively consist of SummonMagic pulling machines from different times and places, including the Ithavoll KillSat and Isla Del Sol missiles from ''Bayonetta'', along with ''[[VideoGame/{{Vanquish}} an entire space colony]]''. He also brings the fight off of Fimbulventr into a dimensional void located in the upper atmosphere.]]
* VaporWear: A rare male example. The cloak he wears is made of see-through material, but is still dense enough to not fully expose him.
* WalkingSpoiler: His placement in the plot ruins the big reveals of it.
* YoureInsane: His reaction to [[spoiler:Balder attempting to absorb his soul.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Aesir, God of Chaos]]
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-> ''"Human free will is a joke; it is a worthless illusion. You need only obey me."''
--> - Aesir\\\

Ruler of the Realm of Chaos of the Trinity of Realities as well as [[BalanceOfGoodAndEvil God of Chaos]], he is the creator of the Eyes of the World. First appears in VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: His skin is entirely blue, with various traces of gold.
* BalanceOfGoodAndEvil: As the God of Chaos, he oversees this.
* CoolPlane: He can summon Valkyrie Military Transports to carpet bomb the arena.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Is completely barefoot, which isn't much of a bother for him since he normally hovers above the ground.
* EnergyBall: Two variations. Large ones he tosses at Bayonetta and smaller ones.
* EvilIsBigger: Towers over Bayonetta and the Masked Lumen.
* EvilLaugh: Does this frequently during the boss fight. [[spoiler:It is Loptr controlling him after all.]]
* FinalBoss: Of the second game. [[spoiler:More accurately, he's just Loptr in complete control of his form.]]
* GiantHandsOfDoom: Just like Loptr, he can create projections of his arms to attack.
* GodIsGood: [[spoiler:Before splitting into his good and evil halves, he took actions that gave humanity its free will.]]
* GodOfChaos: As mentioned, he is the god of chaos.
* GodOfEvil: Played with. [[spoiler:He's not a bad guy per se, but Loptr absorbing the Eyes of the World allows him to reform into Aesir with Loptr in complete control.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: As the creator of the Eyes of the World, he is this to the first game. [[spoiler:Except it's subverted. He isn't actually a bad guy, but his evil half steals his name and most of his powers. The Eyes weren't intended to be artifacts of doom, but tools of knowledge.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In the last leg of the fight, he tries to throw a large particle cannon at Bayonetta, Bayonetta tosses right back at him, causing massive damage.
* KillSat: After taking more damage, he takes a page from Father Balder's playbook and uses one to nuke the arena, knocking the Masked Lumen out of the fight and forcing Bayonetta to fight him solo. He also uses it in the last leg of the fight.
* LightEmUp: Primarily makes use of light-based attacks. [[spoiler:Just like Loptr]].
* LightIsNotGood: Played with. [[spoiler:Aesir himself is not evil, but his evil half, Loptr, regaining the Eyes of the World allows him to reform into Aesir with Loptr in control.]]
* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Upon his creation of the Eyes of the World, he split into a good half and an evil half: [[KidSidekick Loki]] and [[InTheHood Loptr]]. Loptr regaining the Eyes leads to him re-forming into Aesir.]]
* MacrossMissileMassacre: He can summon a swarm of Gjallarhorn surface-to-air missiles to attack Bayonetta.
* PortalNetwork: Uses his control over time to summon various objects from across time and space to fight.
* PowerOfTheVoid: [[spoiler:The true power of the God of Chaos is "nothingness", or the ability to erase anything from existence. Loki uses it to outright destroy the Eyes, rendering Loptr-as-Aesir almost powerless.]]
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: When you try to finish off your opponent by ''throwing a giant microwave cannon at them'', that's beyond overkill.
* WalkingSpoiler: Due to his place in the story, this is inevitable.
* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler:As the deity in charge of the balance between light and darkness.]]
[[/folder]]

!!Other Characters *Spoilers*
[[folder: Omne, Controller of Creation]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/omne.png]]
-> ''"Agraa ors, taba ors, avavago!"''
--> - Bayonetta's half of Omne's incantation
-> ''"Isious hononol obelisong!"''
--> - Balder's half of Omne's incantation\\\

A mysterious being that resembles a fusion of Jubileus and Queen Sheba, she is actually a different being altogether. Summoned by both Bayonetta and young Balder to finish off Loptr.
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* CallBack: To Queen Sheba from the first game. Both of them look similar, both are the summons used to finish off their respective final bosses, both are team summons between Bayonetta and someone else (Jeanne for Sheba, Balder for Omne), and both of them separate the souls of the targets from their bodies. The latter results in a sequence where the player guides either a soul or body flying in to a target, although in the sequel's case a [[ControllableHelplessness lot less effort is needed.]]
* DivingKick: Uses a massive drop kick to [[spoiler:hit Loptr so hard his body is separated from his soul!]]
* FusionDance: Subverted. [[spoiler:Although it looks like half Jubileus, half Sheba, it's a separate being altogether that looks like them.]]
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Specifically, [[spoiler:one used by the player to finish off the FinalBoss]].
* {{God}}: Heavily implied to be the original creator from before the split of the trinity of realities.
* WalkingSpoiler: Comes completely out of nowhere to beat the already spoilery final boss of the second game.
* WinkDing: Right after she's summoned, she winks with both the sound and a cute little heart accompanying the beating.
* YinYangBomb: Is the result of being summoned by the power of Paradiso and Inferno together.

!!Demons of Inferno
[[folder:Infernals in General]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: 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 EnemyCivilWar.
* DealWithTheDevil: How the Umbra Witches gain their powers. The inevitable trade off for all the CrazyAwesome power is an eternity in Hell when they finally die (or get killed). 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.
* EldritchAbomination: Much more sinister than their "angelic" counterparts who are also Eldritch Abonimations on their own rights.
* {{Expy}}: Several Demons are clearly intended to be analogues to ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' demons.
* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: The Demons want human souls to devour and torture for their own pleasure. The angels basically want to turn humanity into a conformist fascist authoritarian theocracy.
* ImAHumanitarian: As noted in several biographies, demons eating other demons is both common and expected.
* MagicIsEvil: The source of all that CrazyAwesome magical power Bayonetta employs? Selling her soul to the demons of Inferno, most of which are genuinely evil monsters, which means all Umbra Witches suffer for all eternity. 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.
* TheSocialDarwinist: While Paradiso is a rigid hierarchy, Inferno is a chaotic battle for supremecy.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: 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'' [[spoiler:due to Aesir's influence]].
* WasOnceAMan: Most demons were once humans, animals, or even objects that ate their way to the top of Inferno's food chain.
[[/folder]]


!!!Demon Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta 2''
[[folder: 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.

* AnimalisticAbomination: A huge, demonic manta-ray.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: This thing is about twice the size of the Ark.
* BeamOWar: Engages one with Loki when he uses the Ark's laser cannon. It loses.
* BigEater: It's called the "Consumer of All" for a reason.
* BizarreAlienBiology: 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 CombatTentacles 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''.
* CombatTentacles: Its eyes attack with these and can fire lasers from them.
* CoolShip: According to its profile, it served as a warship during wars with Paradiso.
* EyeScream: 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 BeamOWar with Loki using its right eye, the eye gets blasted off.
* FakingTheDead: 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.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: In the intro to the game, an Insidious is sliced in half by Valiance.
* HeelFaceTurn: In Chapter X, Rodin summons one to help him and Bayonetta get to Alraune's palace.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Can spit torpedoes from its massive maw.
* MadeOfIron: 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.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Anything named Insidious cannot possibly be good, now can it? Neither does its title as "Consumer of All."
* RecurringBoss: Is fought again near the end of the game during the fighter jet section.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: It has giant red eyes.
* ThroatLight: Its mouth glows with an eerie purple light.
* TronLines: Has red ones on its back.
* UnderwaterBossBattle: The first fight with it.
* VacuumMouth: 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.
* WombLevel: After being SwallowedWhole, Bayonetta spends the next few verses inside of it, culminating in a second fight with the Masked Lumen.

[[folder: Alraune, Whisperer of Dementia[=/=]Whisperer of Insanity]]
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-> ''"Enough games! Had you cried for mercy, you may have lived, but now nothing but your last breath awaits you!"''
--> - Alraune

->Voiced by: Creator/TaraPlatt\\\

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.

* AffablyEvil: Is willing to be merciful to Bayonetta, until she breaks more of her palace out of pettiness and reveals her pact with Madama Butterfly.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:She is sealed in a weapon by Rodin.]]
* ArchEnemy: Apparently one to Madama Butterly. Not that the latter cares that much.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: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."
* BeamSpam: In her monster form, she'll use Jeanne's power to fire magic blasts from her hands in a sweeping motion.
* BewareMyStingerTail: In her OneWingedAngel 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.
* BlatantLies: 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.
* ChestBlaster: Can fire a blast of dark magic from her chest in monster form.
* ClimaxBoss: She's fought in chapter XI (out of 16) and her fight [[spoiler:wraps up the "rescuing Jeanne" plot]], although Bayonetta still has some other business afterwards.
* CombatTentacles: 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.
* DanceBattler: Not as much as Bayonetta, but her fighting style is quite graceful and elegant, with beautiful flips, cartwheels, and spins.
* DashAttack: 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.
* DepravedBisexual[=/=]PsychoLesbian: It's stated in her [[AllThereInTheManual 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, one of the tropes has to apply.
* FemmeFatalons: Her main attack in both forms is to slice Bayonetta with her claws.
* FlowerMotifs: Roses. Demonic red roses, but still, roses.
* FlunkyBoss: When fighting her in her normal form, she will spawn large flowers that will fire a sort of SuperSpit at Bayonetta, stunning her and leaving her open to attack.
* AGodAmI: 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.
* GreenThumb: Has power over plants, particularly carnivorous plants.
* HornAttack: Can use her horns as a weapon in monster form.
* LargeHam: She practically ''dances'' as she challenges Madama Butterfly before her boss fight.
* LaserGuidedKarma: She steals Jeanne's soul with the purpose of using it to get more powerful, [[spoiler:and after her defeat, her own soul is stolen by Rodin to empower a new weapon for Bayonetta]].
* MeaningfulName: She is named after the play ''Alraune''. Namely, the play's connection to the [[PlantPerson mandragora]] myth reflect her association with vegetation.
* NoodleIncident: 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''.
* OneWingedAngel: Transforms into a dragon-like form thanks to Jeanne's soul.
* {{Planimal}}: Her OneWingedAngel form looks like the cross between a dragon, scorpion, and a plant.
* PrecisionFStrike: When Bayonetta beats down the first phase, Alraune calls her a "filthy bitch". Yes, ''in Enochian''. Somebody at Creator/PlatinumGames is DoingItForTheArt.
* SitcomArchNemesis: 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.
* SoulPower: Consumed Jeanne's soul and uses it to power herself. She also attempts to steal Bayonetta's in their fight.
* SpikesOfDoom: Can stab the ground with her claws to create thorns.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's OneHeadTaller than Bayonetta, who herself is a StatuesqueStunner in her own right.
* TurnsRed: 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.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: 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.
* UnknownRival: To Madama Butterfly. Alraune hates her with a passion, but Madama Butterfly doesn't seem to acknowledge she exists.
* VacuumMouth: In her monster form, she will use this to draw Bayonetta in and absorb her soul.
* WhipItGood: Has a few vine-based attacks like this. [[spoiler:It's also her ultimate fate, as Rodin turns her into a whip weapon for Bayonetta after she softened the demon up for him.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: 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. [[spoiler:It's also what Rodin does to her to create one of his weapons.]]

!!!Lesser Demons
[[folder: Pain, Driver of Agony]]
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A mechanical demon that serves as a miniboss in ''Bayonetta 2''. Has a stronger, fiery version of it called Pride that is fought during Chapters VIII and X.

* DegradedBoss: After fighting one as a boss, the rest of the game has you fighting weaker versions of it as regular enemies.
* FallenHero: According to its profile, Pride was once an Angel of Paradiso that served as a flaming chariot.
* GatlingGood: Can turn their arms into gatling guns for ranged attacks.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Both of their names and BossSubtitles. Pain is the '''Driver of Agony''' and Pride is the '''Enveloper of Flame'''
* PlayingWithFire: Pride uses fire attacks.
* RedOniBlueOni: Pride is the stronger, more aggressive red demon while Pain is the weaker blue demon.
* TransformingMecha: When not attacking, they transform into a compact, coffin shape.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Like with all demons in the second game, they're attacking Bayonetta due to the imbalance in the Trinity of Realities.

!!!Climax Summoned Demons introduced in ''Bayonetta''

[[folder: Madama Butterfly, Mistress of Atrocity]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/butterfly6.png]]
-> ''"E varma!"''
--> - 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.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: 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.
* DealWithTheDevil: The devil in question, providing the pact that gives Bayonetta her powers as an Umbra Witch.
* GorgeousGorgon: Despite being a demon and looking like one, she's still quite beautiful.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: In the sequel, 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.
* NobleDemon: As mentioned under UndyingLoyalty, she's one of the few demons who continue to honor their contract with Bayonetta.
* PrettyButterflies: She has a swallowtail butterfly motif.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her main attack when her whole body is summoned.
* TheRedBaron: Madama Butterfly, the Mistress of Atrocity.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Her red eyes reflect how powerful she is.
* UndyingLoyalty: One of the few demons from the first game that remain loyal to Bayonetta in the sequel, which Bayonetta makes particular note of. Probably helps that Madama Butterfly apparently has her own history of pissing off Inferno's denizens.
* UnknownRival: To Alraune. Alraune hates her with a passion, but Madama Butterfly apparently doesn't know her or doesn't care.
* UseYourHead: Is surprisingly fond of headbutts in the sequel, delivering them for Infernal Weaves, punish attacks on Gomorrah, and to reflect massive projectiles from Loptr.
* WingedHumanoid: A humanoid female demon with butterfly wings.

[[folder: Madama Styx, Decider of Ends]]
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-> ''"Givi varma!"''
--> - 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.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Same as Butterfly.
* DealWithTheDevil: The devil in question, providing Jeanne's contract.
* EvilTwin: Of Madama Butterfly. Though technically, they're both evil.
* GorgeousGorgon: Much like Madama Butterfly, she's still quite beautiful.
* PrettyButterflies: Moths, actually.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Just as dangerous as Madama Butterfly.
* WingedHumanoid: Much like Madama Butterfly.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Gomorrah, Devourer of the Divine]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayo2gomorrah.png]]
-> ''"Avavago!"''
--> - 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.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: 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.
* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic dinosaur-like creature.
* BreathWeapon: When fighting Bayonetta it breaths fire and can spit out large globs of flesh.
* EatenAlive: What it does to your opponents.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: If it moves, he's gonna kill it.
* GetBackHereBoss: Bayonetta fights it as it scales a skyscraper.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His [[BossSubtitles Boss Subtitle]] '''Devourer of the Divine'''.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Its roar sounds like an elephant's trumpet and it resembles a cross between [[DinosaursAreDragons a dragon and a T-Rex]].
* PurpleIsPowerful: It's mostly purple and is quite strong.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His red eyes warn you of his vicious appetite.
* RoarBeforeBeating: Almost does this every time Bayonetta summons him during Climax attacks.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: To Bayonetta at the start of the second game. [[spoiler:Jeanne eventually uses him (or possibly another individual of his race) without that problem to destroy Loptr's body.]]
* VacuumMouth: It will attempt to inhale Bayonetta in its mouth. If successful, Madama Butterfly will pry open its jaw to let Bayoneta escape.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Malphas]]
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-> ''"Agraa ors!"''
--> - 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.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic crow.
* CreepyCrows: It's a very intimidating crow, not helped by its additional eyes.
* DemotedToExtra: Malphas and Queen Sheba are the only demons from the first game that don't fully appear in the sequel. However, the wings that Bayonetta summons for aerial combat apparently belong to it.
* {{Expy}}: Of Griffon from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''.
* ExtraEyes: Has eight primary eyes and two vestigial eyes.
* FeatheredFiend: It's a demonic crow that eats its prey by tearing their heads off.
* GiantFlyer: It's about the size of a small house.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Delivers one to Fortuitio, viciously pecking him over and over until it cracks a hole in his chest.
* OffWithHisHead: Tears off the head of an [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Inspired]] and [[SwallowedWhole swallows it while it continues to scream]].
* SinisterScythe: Has a bizarre crest on its skull resembling a scythe-blade.
* UndyingLoyalty: One of the few demons from the first game to remain loyal to Bayonetta in the sequel, providing her wings for aerial battles.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Hekatoncheir, Shatterer of the Earth]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hekatoncheir.png]]
-> ''"Affa iada! Effna!"''
--> - 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.
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* DropTheHammer: Not the demon itself, but the sequel has a hammer weapon that allows Bayonetta to summon Hekatoncheir's fists with her Wicked Weaves.
* DumbMuscle: Its profile outright states that it lacks knowledge.
* TheFaceless: We only ever see its arms in the game.
* TheKlutz: 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 the sequel, where it tries the same thing in reverse order with more success.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: It has a total of six arms.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Its entire role in the game is to beat everything to a pulp.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: Its arms are as large as Madama Butterfly's, who's already the size of a building.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Does this a couple times, especially against Golem; having six arms helps.
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: 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.
* UndyingLoyalty: One of the few demons from the first game to remain loyal to Bayonetta in the sequel.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Scolopendra, Eradicator of Paradise]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scolopendra_transparent.png]]
-> ''"Teloc vovim!"''
--> - 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.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic centipede.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: It's an utterly massive centipede.
* CreepyCentipedes: Its profile says its body is longer than ten kilometers.
* DeadlyHug: 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.
* DemotedToExtra: Only makes one appearance in the sequel, 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.
* RoarBeforeBeating: Screams just before proceeding to wrap its victim to death.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: While none outright pick a fight with Bayonetta in the sequel, a group of them try to hinder her while she's traversing Inferno.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Phantasmaraneae, Twister of Flame]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phantasmaraneae_transparent.png]]
-> ''"Izazaz piadaph!"''
--> - 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.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic spider that breaths fire.
* {{Expy}}: of the boss Phantom from the first Devil May Cry.
* GiantSpider: Gets summoned twice. The first time it is slightly larger than the battleship-sized Sapientia. The second time it is large enough to swallow Sapientia whole.
* InformedAttribute: 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 the sequel, it's behaving differently than usual.
* MagmaMan: Well, it nests on a sea of magma, for one. It also spits balls of it at Bayonetta when it fights her.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Its BossSubtitles, the '''Twister of Flame'''. It sounds intimidating and it references its power over fire.
* NobleDemon: 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.
* PlayingWithFire: Also uses fire attacks when facing Bayonetta.
* TheSwarm: Can summon a group of smaller, though still enormous by human standards, spiders like itself.
* TunnelKing: Can burrow underground to attack Bayonetta from below.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Bayonetta comes across one while in Inferno, where it promptly tries to kill her.
* WreathedInFlames: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Queen Sheba]]
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-> ''"Teloc vovim! Agraa ors, taba ors, avavago!"''
--> - 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.
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* TheAntiGod: Equal and opposite to Jubileus, as the ruler of Inferno opposed to Jubileus' rule of Paradiso.
* ArmCannon: [[spoiler:Uses one in ''Bloody Fate'' to finish off Jubileus]]
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: If Jubileus is a 50-Foot Whatever, Sheba is a ''[[UpToEleven 500-Foot Whatever]]'', with her fist alone being larger than Jubileus' entire body.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: 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.
* EvilTwin: She is basically this to Jubileus, although she is much bigger. [[spoiler:Much more powerful too − she effortlessly punches God's 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.
* TheGodsMustBeLazy: 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 [[OrcusOnHisThrone very hands-off-approach to her title.]]
* [[MegatonPunch Infiniton Punch]]: Hits Jubileus so hard that her soul flies out of her body and burns up in the sun.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: She's a giant demon that rules Inferno.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: They should give you an idea of just how powerful she is.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Jokingly suggested by [[https://41.media.tumblr.com/804b5812a296ea5a1d4500187e6f9589/tumblr_nhoom3z6yb1r9je5mo1_500.jpg artwork from the first game]] showing Sheba smiling while holding a framed portrait of Jubileus posing cutely.
* WhipItGood: [[spoiler:Uses one in ''Bloody Fate'' during her fight with Jubileus.]]
[[/folder]]

!!!Climax Summoned Demons introduced in ''Bayonetta 2''

[[folder: Labolas, Destroyer of Fates]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bayo2hydra_esqdemon.png]]
-> ''"Argedco!"''
--> - 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.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic three-headed dog, with two of the heads doubling as the front paws.
* BonusBoss: Although not fought in the main game, he's available for battling in the Tag Climax mode.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: His lore says that he was a completely normal dog that found its way into hell and somehow managed to become a top predator over even the likes of Gomorrah.
* HellHound: A variant of Cerberus, with the notable difference being each head having its own unique traits.
* ManBitesMan: Labolas's main method of attack is viciously mauling its foes with its three mouths.
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: 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.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Though most of them are so much smaller than its fangs that they're basically decoration.
* SummonBiggerFish: 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 [[FinishingMove 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mictlantecuhtli, Presser of Destruction]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mic5.png]]
-> ''"Noqodi!"''
--> - 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.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: 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.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Some of its Umbran Climax attacks have it attacking with a loud shriek that can destroy enemies in a large radius.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Since it only appears as part of Umbran Climax attacks and Greed's torture attack, it comes off as one of the smaller Infernal Demons to be summoned.
* PlagueMaster: It is said that spreads the plague wherever it goes.
* RazorWings: When used in Umbran Climax, most of Mictlantecuhtli's attacks have it use its wings to cut up enemies.
* ThisIsADrill: Its torture attack against Greed has it drill its body into Greed with a tornado-like force from above before crushing them to death.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Baal, Empress of the Fathoms]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baal1.png]]
-> ''"Ex fa!"''
--> - Bayonetta, summoning Baal\\\

A giant crowned toad demon with a spiky tongue introduced in ''Bayonetta 2''.
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* {{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.
* AdiposeRex: She's a giant obese frog that also holds a position of royalty in hell.
* AnimalisticAbomination: A giant demon toad with a barbed tongue.
* CoolCrown: Fitting for a creature that is claimed to be royalty.
* EatenAlive: Her climax and torture attacks have her swallowing her enemies whole. Can double as a KarmicDeath in Resentment's torture attack, as Resentment is also capable of a OneHitKill on Bayonetta by swallowing her.
* GenderBlenderName: Baal in mythology is one of the seven princes of hell. This depiction of the character is female.
* NonMammalMammaries: Despite being a demonic amphibian (and not even a humanoid one), Baal has [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/1/12/Baal_Artwork.png/revision/latest?cb=20141219002530 a very pronounced bust]] to emphasize its femininity.
* OverlyLongTongue: No surprise given she's a giant toad, but this tongue is covered in barbs.
* WhipItGood: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Hydra, Spinner of Destiny]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hydra_0.png]]
-> ''"Canilu!"''
--> - 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.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: 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.
* CompositeCharacter: Despite her name and appearance being a straightforward reference to the Hydra of Greek mythology, she also incorporates aspects of Medusa.
* DeadlyHug: Similar to Scolopendra before her, Hydra uses her smaller serpentine heads to squeeze her enemies to death.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Ignoring the torso that is clearly a human head, the snake heads each have their single eye inside their mouths.
* GorgeousGorgon: Or rather the disembodied head of one turned into a hydra.
* HornAttack: The snake-like heads have horns that can be weaponized during Umbran Climaxes.
* HydraProblem: True to form, only one of her snake-like heads are real.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Her heads are capable of releasing soundwaves that can deflect projectiles.
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: 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.
* WasOnceAMan: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Diomedes, Severer of the Dark]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/diomedes_gallery.jpg]]
-> ''"Sundenna!"''
--> - 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.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic unicorn with a razor-sharp horn.
* BladeSpam: Swinging its head so quickly to slice and dice its victim certainly counts.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: According to the Book of Infernal Demons, it's not King Diomedes of Thrace himself, but rather one of his four horses [[AscendedToCarnivorism who were trained to eat human flesh]] and then went to hell after the kingdom fell. This particular horse [[LegacyCharacter took the king's name]] and was reincarnated as a demon.
* HellishHorse: A huge demonic unicorn.
* HornAttack: Uses its sharp horn as a sword.
* MoodyMount: It considers it extremely degrading for someone to try and ride it, and only allows the worthy to do so (which naturally, Bayonetta is).
* SwordBeam: Can fire these from its horn.
* {{Unicorn}}: With a {{BFS}} for a horn, no less!
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: It has eight legs like [[Myth/NorseMythology Sleipnir]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Madama Khepri, Protector of Time]]
%%% Could someone with the knowledge of how to upload images and the permissions to do so grab Khepri's artwork (or at least her Infernal Demons page) and put it up here?
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.
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Same as Madamas Butterfly and Styx, although more implicit in her case.
* DealWithTheDevil: The devil in question, acting as Rosa's contractor.
* TheFaceless: 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.
* GorgeousGorgon: Although she never manifests fully in-game, [[http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rosa-khepri.png concept artwork]] shows she's got nothing to be ashamed of.
* HornedHumanoid: Unlike Butterfly's headdress and Styx's ring, Khepri's head is topped with some truly threatening crescent horns.
* TimeMaster: Watches over time itself from Inferno.
* WingedHumanoid: Rosa's shadow shows Khepri has an impressive pair of scarab wings.
[[/folder]]

!!Other Antagonists
!!!Other Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta''

[[folder: Father Balder]]
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-> ''"Rise, my child! Rise to realize your true potential! Unleash your power and awaken the Eyes of the World!"''
--> - Balder

->Voiced by: Grant Albrecht, Creator/CrispinFreeman as the Masked Lumen (EN), Creator/NorioWakamoto, Creator/TakehitoKoyasu as the Masked Lumen(JP)\\\

The mysterious CEO of the Ithavoll Group, who is eventually revealed as both the BigBad and as Bayonetta's father. His past version is in the sequel (see Masked Lumen).
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* AgentPeacock: Both the most powerful and the most effeminate man in the whole series. And he has an albino peacock stole to really drive the point home.
* AnimalMotifs: The peacock.
* AntiVillain: In ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'', where he is shown to have been driven mad from past experiences [[spoiler:(namely losing Rosa)]] and is something of a WellIntentionedExtremist, his reasons to basically cause [[OmnicidalManiac omnicide]] being out of a misguided desire to make a better world. Notably, Bayonetta's opinion of him in the movie is more pity than disgust, unlike the game. [[spoiler:Becomes full-on this in the second game, where we see his younger self. He's vehemently against the Witch Hunts ''and'' genuinely loves Rosa and Cereza. Sealing Loptr, the mad god, away inside himself drives him to insanity... and over the edge. It makes playing the first game a hell of a lot different.]]
* ArchnemesisDad: To Bayonetta.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:In the second game we see a flashback cutscene of the end of the first game where Balder is freed from [[BigBad Loptr's]] influence, but sacrifices himself to slay the god. As he dies, he promises to watch over Bayonetta from the afterlife. He DisappearsIntoLight and accepts his fate.]]
* BadassFingerSnap: When he commands his KillSat to fire.
* BarrierWarrior: Uses one to defend himself during the boss fight, especially when Bayonetta uses her demon summons.
* BiblicalMotifs: Has elements of Lucifer (specially the Yezidi edition, Melek Taus; particularly ironic in the latter since SatanIsGood in that religion), and Enochian Angels (Babogel, Bornogo).
* BigBad: Of the first game.
* BilingualBonus: His battle cries are in Enochian.
* BondOneLiner: After tossing [[spoiler:Luka]] through a window:
--> It looks like my plans have gone right out the window.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:As revealed in 2, he was actually a good person. The influence of Loptr's soul drove him into his madness and evil.]]
* CatchPhrase: He has a tendency of referring to Bayonetta as "My dear, sweet child" and other variations.
* TheChessmaster: Naturally, being a BigBad who only actually appears in [[OneSceneWonder a small segment of the game]], Balder has been pulling the strings from behind the scenes since the very first chapter of the game, [[spoiler:faking his own death in the process]]. Although he only appears in a small segment, [[spoiler:his voice is present throughout the whole game, you just don't know who it is until you meet him.]]
* ColonyDrop: During the boss fight, he'll occasionally summon a large meteor to hit Bayonetta. Also, in the last leg of the fight, he'll pull the KillSat out of space and throw it at her, leading to a TennisBoss moment.
* CombatSadomasochist: He does an awful lot of moaning throughout the fight.
* CoolMask: He wears a golden mask that covers half of his face.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's the CEO of the Ithavoll Group and the first game's BigBad.
* DrivenToMadness: [[spoiler:Subverted in the case of Rosa's murder. His actual event of this happening was after his HeroicSacrifice, which led to Loptr gradually driving him completely insane by the time of the first game.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:As he's dying, Loptr tries to escape his body. He regains his sanity and proves himself truly heroic by keeping Loptr sealed as he dies.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:He is The Lumen Sage from The Intro.]]
* ElementalPowers: As a Lumen Sage, his powers are derived from the Sun, hence all of his attacks technically count as [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar magic]].
* EvilAlbino: Balder is a megalomaniac with stark white hair and unnaturally pale skin. [[spoiler:He wasn't always like that, though: he looked normal enough in the second game. He had the white hair back when he was normal, but he lost the healthy glow to his skin when Loptr possessed him. Once that happened he began looking really sickly and pale.]]
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:He is the right eye of the world while Bayonetta is the left eye of the world.]]
* EvilGloating: All of the villains get into this to some extent, but Balder is incredibly long-winded; rather, he's one of the few characters who got away with monologuing to [[HatesSmallTalk Bayonetta]]; it's not like she could [[TalkToTheFist shut him up in her normal fashion]] with him [[HumanShield carrying Cereza]].
* EvilIsHammy: As the BigBad, he's one of the hammiest characters of all in the first game.
* FashionableAsymmetry: He wears a black glove on one hand and a golden ring on the other.
* FauxAffablyEvil: In the first game, he is shown to be an incredibly horrible person and while he seems at first polite he is merely hiding how bad he actually is. [[spoiler:The second game reveals that it was actually Loptr in control of him]].
* FauxlosophicNarration: In substance, his exposition is very straightforward, but it's couched in terms so lofty and obscure that Bayonetta doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.
* FeatherMotif: Besides having a lot of feathers in his design, he also uses feathers as a makeshift hair comb.
* FluffyFashionFeathers: His outfit is decorated with peacock feathers.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Can fire a beam of light from his hand.
* GlassCannon: Played with. Balder has various, powerful attacks at his disposal, but he only has one bar of health unlike most bosses. Whenever Bayonetta performs a climax, Balder will kill the demon and replenish his health.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: His colors reflect his angelic powers.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:He himself is actually rather benevolent as far as the Lumen Sages go. As revealed in ''2'', he was BrainwashedAndCrazy on account of Loptr's influence. See "Masked Lumen" for more on his prior self.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: As soon as you beat him, he gets back up once Bayonetta returns from returning her younger self to her own time and knocks Bayonetta out.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The enemy profile for Balder in the first ''Bayonetta'' paints him as a remorseless, evil man driven purely by self-interest who started the Witch Hunts to further his plans, to the point of saying that he seduced Rosa and sired Bayonetta purely as a ruse to gain the Left Eye of Darkness. ''Bayonetta 2'' reveals that [[GoodAllAlong this is only]] [[TragicVillain vaguely true]]: Balder was duped by the Cardinal Virtues into starting the Witch Hunts and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he was properly mortified when he realized it]], he loved Rosa and his daughter dearly, and his plan in the first game was to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans recreate the world so he could bring Rosa back]], which had been twisted and distorted by [[spoiler:Loptr, who was possessing and corrupting him from within, driving him to his evil actions.]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: [[spoiler:The Masked Lumen in ''2'' is him. And he was quite the {{Bishounen}} in his day.]]
* KickTheDog: He's rather fond of this, to say the least. From [[spoiler:trying to have Luka pulled apart by angels like he did with his father twenty years earlier before sending him out a window to ''mocking Jeanne'' in front of Bayonetta and revealing he had her {{Brainwashed}}]], you ''will'' have every reason to kick this bastard's smarmy ass by the time the battle starts.
* KillSat: He tries to hit Bayonetta with a satellite laser cannon. When that doesn't work, [[ColonyDrop he drops it on top of her.]] It doesn't help.
* KnightOfCerebus: Barring a bad pun he throws out, the brief screen time he has is completely humorless. Bayonetta gets pissed enough at him that she quickly drops her DeadpanSnarker attitude.
* KnightTemplar: He is bound and determined to make sure that Paradiso is victorious in their struggle against Inferno, even if the entire world is destroyed in the process. [[spoiler:Subverted in the second game where we learn that this is just the result of being tainted by Loptr's evil.]]
* KungShui: He destroys buildings and satellites throughout his fight with Bayonetta.
* LargeHam: The guy chews the scenery into an extravagant paste.
* LaserBlade: His main attack during the boss fight with him.
* LastOfHisKind: [[MoralEventHorizon His doing, alongside the genocide of the Umbra Witches.]] [[spoiler:Or rather it isn't, but rather it's Loptr's fault.]]
* LightEmUp: Primarily fights using the power of light.
* LightIsNotGood: The fact that he's the last Lumen Sage does not in any way diminish his evilness.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: According to ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'', he was driven mad after being forced to separate from the woman he loved. Crazy enough that he ended up killing her so that he could remake the world. [[spoiler:As revealed in ''2'', this alone wasn't enough. He was also corrupted from the inside out by the soul of [[ManBehindTheMan Loptr]] in his body over time.]]
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He's Bayonetta's father, with some shades of PervertDad as well. Bayonetta is understandably weirded out.]]
* ManInWhite: His predominantly white outfit gives him a rather ominous presence.
* MeaningfulEcho: After spending the first game calling Bayonetta, "My dear, sweet child", and telling her "Fear not, for I am always watching over you", in the most creepy way possible, [[spoiler:at the beginning of the second game, when he dies, he finally says those words the way a father should, foreshadowing his [[GoodAllAlong fundamental goodness]].]]
* MindOverMatter: Has powerful telekinesis and uses this to fling a building, fire a KillSat, then ''throw'' said KillSat at Bayonetta.
* MyGrandsonMyself: A variation - according to Antonio's notebook, the CEO of Ithavoll Group has claimed to be a descendant of the Lumen Sages. When Bayonetta finally meets him, it turns out he is in fact a Lumen Sage himself.
* MythicalMotifs: [[Myth/NorseMythology Balder]] (both in name, powers, and role as the LastOfHisKind).
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: After Balder makes his speech all about his EvilPlan and how he wants to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the universe]] Luka states that everything he says is "Diarrhea of the mouth" because there's been [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler infamous genocidal figures]] just like him.
* NeckSnap: How he kills Gomorrah.
* NoSell: All of your summons do literally no damage to so much as his clothing before he kills them. [[spoiler:Even the finishing blow, [[BoomHeadshot a tube of lipstick shot like a bullet right into his head]] is proven afterwards to have done pretty much nothing.]]
* OhCrap: He's too theatrical to say "oh crap", but he has this reaction after he realizes that [[spoiler:Jeanne's action of pulling Bayonetta from the Jubileus statue not only foiled his century-long plans, but would eventually unleash an insane deity on the universe]].
* OmnicidalManiac: His plan to reunite the three realms would end up killing everyone.
* OneWingedAngel: When he prepares to fight Bayonetta, he sprouts twelve wings.
* OrgasmicCombat: Even your most powerful attacks does nothing more than make him groan or moan.
* PathOfInspiration: He's been manipulating the people of Vigrid with the Lumen Sages' religion to expand the ranks of his army and destroy all traces of the Umbra Witches. Not to mention his ultimate goal of reviving Jubileus, which means the end of the world.
* PlayingWithFire: Uses fire in some of his attacks such as tossing fireballs or summoning pillars of flame from below.
* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: He's very polite towards Bayonetta. She considers him a horrible, irredeemable monster and treats him as such.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Twelve of them, in fact.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: As a Lumen Sage, he derives his power from the sun.
* PurpleProse: Don't expect his speeches to be simple.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Over 600 years old. How old he is exactly isn't stated.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Bayonetta's red. Best seen in the cutscene before his boss battle, when his cold, calculating personality clashes with Bayonetta's showy, emotional, and furious comments.
* SatanicArchetype: The best and brightest of an angelic holy order that fell from grace and eventually destroyed them all. On top of that his boss form's design was based after Lucifer, and in 2 [[spoiler:rebelled against God alongside one of the forces of hell. Ironically enough, he wasn't even evil.]]
* SilverFox: He might have gray hair, but he still possesses an air of sophistication.
* SinisterMinister: He's the self-styled HighPriest of Vigrid's pseudo-religion, but is also an OmnicidalManiac responsible for the extermination of the Umbra Witches.
* SissyVillain: On the surface. [[AgentPeacock He's a lot more dangerous than he seems.]]
* SphereOfDestruction: Can trap Bayonetta in a ball of light, leaving her open to attack.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Rosa, as the movie shows. [[spoiler:The fact that the world drove them apart eventually drove him mad, causing him to try and destroy it and remake it anew. His final moments as Sheba kills Jubileus has him longingly calling out for Rosa]].
* TheStoic: He's calm throughout both chapters he appears in, but when [[spoiler:Jeanne pulls Bayonetta from the statue of Jubileus]] he totally loses his shit (and for good reason):
-->'''Balder''': Are you ''insane?!'' Light and dark! Unless both halves remain, the universe will lose its balance and face ''another Armageddon''!
* TakingYouWithMe: In the opening for ''2'', he appears to do this for an evil influence that has inhabited his body, apparently driving his madness, dying, but adamant that the influence and he will "perish together." [[spoiler:As the ending of the same game reveals, that is [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptr]], whom he imprisoned within his body.]]
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Of course, once Balder realizes that [[spoiler:he's going to die for nothing]], he accepts his fate, taking care to [[spoiler:make his FamousLastWords MeaninglessMeaningfulWords]].
* TimeStandsStill: Like all Lumen Sages, he can perform Light Speed and slow down time. Though he only uses it once during the cutscene before the fight, the difficulty of getting a slowdown off of his normal attacks suggests that he can undo Witch Time as fast as it's triggered.
* TragicVillain: ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'' explains his motivations as being driven to madness by being seperated from Rosa as well as from the "injustices" of the world. [[spoiler:''2'' further explains it as his evil being caused by being BrainwashedAndCrazy due to a HeroicSacrifice earlier in his life.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He credits the visible opulence of Isla Del Sol to his leadership skills. He's probably right in that regard, though of course he doesn't make it publicly known that his ultimate goal is to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy everything]].
[[/folder]]

!!!Other Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta 2''

[[folder: Masked Lumen]]
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-> ''"Very well then, Bayonetta: you shall be the first Umbra Witch to die at my hands!"''
--> - The Masked Lumen

->Voiced by: Creator/CrispinFreeman (EN), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP)\\\

A mysterious Lumen Sage that appears as an antagonist in the second game. Not much is known about him other than his grudge against Loki, and, by extension, Bayonetta, whom he clashes with several times as she tries to defend the boy. He is a young version of [[spoiler:Balder]], brought forth by [[{{God}} Aesir]].
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* {{Animorphism}}: Can transform into a white wolf during combat.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:There is a flashback cutscene of the end of the first game where Balder is freed from [[BigBad Loptr's]] influence, but sacrifices himself to slay the god. As he dies, he promises to watch over Bayonetta from the afterlife. He DisappearsIntoLight and accepts his fate.]]
* BadassBoast: Prior to the final battle:
-->[[spoiler:"Humans need not be told what their will shall be. We can create our world with our own eyes! ... We may not see our next step. We may stumble. We may fall off the path. But we always move forward. That is the power of man."]]
* {{Bishonen}}: You can tell he's one just by looking at the tiny sliver of his face that gets revealed in the introduction. [[spoiler:Balder was quite a looker when he was younger.]]
* CallBack:
** [[spoiler:The entire last battle against him is basically a Father Balder rematch with Bayo 2's combat system. He sprouts a huge set of wings shaped like peacock feathers, he fights like he did in the first game, and the exact same music plays.]]
** Because only the Umbra Witches are playable in story mode, the other characters have custom animations for victory poses in Tag Climax. [[spoiler:Balder's has him imitating the 'feather as a hair comb' animation from his anti-Scolopendra cutscene]].
* ColourCodedTimeStop: Starting with his second boss fight, he will perform an attack where he shoots out a deceptively fast beam of symbols shaped like clocks. If it hits Bayonetta, she will be left defenseless as the Sage enters Light Speed, turning everything greyscale.
* CombatStilettos: Fittingly given he's a MirrorBoss, he has high heels much like Bayonetta's, making him a RareMaleExample.
* {{Determinator}}: He is determined to kill Loki, and come hell or high water he will make sure of it.
-->'''Masked Lumen:''' He will ''not'' be forgiven! He will '''''never''''' be forgiven! On my soul as a Lumen, he will draw his last breath before me!
* DoubleWeapon: His weapon of choice, the Holy Glaive, is a golden double-bladed halberd. It can be [[BifurcatedWeapon split apart]] to serve as [[DualWielding two swords]].
* FeatherFlechettes: Uses this to deflect Loki's cards when he first encounters him. The final battle with him has him firing a barrage of these. [[spoiler:He also throws them as projectiles instead of shooting a gun when he's playable during Tag Climax.]]
* FireIceLightning: When playable in Tag Climax, he casts a variety of elemental spells when the kick button is pressed, mostly fire and lightning. His boss fights take it further.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:He is an uncorrupted version of Balder who just wants to have peace between the two clans. Unfortunately, he became an UnwittingPawn of Loptr in the process.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He chose to seal Loptr away inside of himself, knowing that he will eventually be corrupted. As such, his final words to Bayonetta are to ask her to strike him down when the time comes.]]
* HighClassGlass: [[spoiler:Unmasked, he wears a monocle with stylized rays of light around the side of it]].
* HumansAreSpecial: He's an ardent believer in this as the quote above will tell you. When Loptr claims that human free will is a joke, the Sage pretty much tells him to [[BigShutUp shut the hell up]] and launches into a PatrickStewartSpeech boasting about how free will means that humanity's outgrown him and has no need for Aesir's Eyes of the World.[[spoiler:He ends up being right.]] And to top his speech off:
-->'''Lumen''': Bayonetta! Shall we illustrate?
-->'''Bayonetta''': Let's rock!
* IAmNotLeftHanded: In the final fight with him, he completely cuts loose and makes full use of his Lumen Sage powers, [[spoiler:fighting exactly like he does in the first game.]]
* {{Irony}}: In the Records of Time, Bayonetta praises him for being "the silent type", complaining about the last Lumen Sage she met "[spending] 20 minutes rambling on and on". [[spoiler:Unbeknowst to her, she is addressing ''Balder'', that very Sage, before he was possessed by Loptr and became that rambler.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: The Masked Lumen behaves with remarkable chivalry and honor in a series full of underhandedness and [[CombatPragmatist combat pragmatists]]. He repeatedly says that he has no interest in fighting Bayonetta, only Loki, and gives her the option to step aside in the first two fights. Each time, she doesn't, so he engages her in combat, but makes a clear effort to hold back. It's only after Bayonetta interferes a third time that he declares that he's going to kill her and fights at full power.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler:Like his future counterpart]], things get ''very'' serious when he makes an appearance.
* LightEmUp: As a Lumen Sage, he fights using light magic.
* LightIsNotGood: Dressed in immaculate white robes, summoning angels to fight for him, and wielding both fire and lightning powers. Anybody's who's played the first game knows this fellow is trouble. [[spoiler:Subverted in that he's just misguided. He actually falls under LightIsGood.]]
* LimitBreak: As a boss, he only uses his strongest attack once he has a Cardinal Virtue out on the battlefield. He'll force Bayonetta away with a ComboBreaker and start channeling light over his head as he focuses; as he does so, the Virtue in question will suddenly gain the upper hand in its brawl with Bayonetta's summoned demon and turn its focus on her. Unless Bayonetta can stagger the Masked Lumen in time, the Virtue will hit her with a powerful attack.
* MagicKnight: While every major character in the setting is this to some degree, he fits the classic description the best: [[spoiler:in Tag Climax, the kick button is used to cast various elemental spells instead and he doesn't use his feet in combat at all.]]
* MalevolentMaskedMan: His face is hidden behind an ornate golden mask styled to look like both a sun and an eye.
* ManInWhite: His white outfit gives him a dangerous presence.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: He's the only playable character who doesn't have kick attacks, rather they're replaced with powerful elemental spells.
* MirrorBoss: He uses Lumen Sage versions of Bayonetta's moves.
* NoFairCheating: If you use an item during the first two battles with him, he will actually stop what he's doing just to shame you for it.
-->'''Masked Lumen''': ...you have ''disappointed'' me.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: Compared to the previous bosses in the series and [[LargeHam their tendency to devour the scenery with relish]], the Masked Lumen seems to find little use for TrashTalk. The first time he is fought he does not utter a single word to Bayonetta before engaging her in combat.
* OneHitKill: Deals out a headshot to Labolas with his glaive once the hellhound succeeds in finishing off Fortitudo. Judging by the demon's reaction, he picked the right head.
* OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Invoked, at the climax of the second game he goes into a lengthy diatribe about how mankind can make up for its own past misgivings without courtship from an [[ManipulativeBastard all powerful jackass]] sitting on high, that [[HumansAreFlawed whatever's been made wrong]] can be righted again by humanities own hand.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Can fly through the air with peacock wings similar to the ones used by Father Balder. [[spoiler:Fitting, as he ''is'' him, and so has the same pacts.]]
* ThePowerOfTheSun: His weapon, clothing, and mask all have sun motifs and he has sun magic. Kind of part-and-parcel of the whole Lumen Sage thing.
* RecurringBoss: He's fought three times over the course of the second game. [[spoiler:Actually, four times. The first time is in the first game's penultimate chapter.]]
* {{Revenge}}: Against Loki for [[spoiler:killing Rosa. But in reality, it was actually Loptr disguising himself as Loki to manipulate him.]]
* SummonBiggerFish: Just as our heroine can call forth demons, the Masked Lumen can call forth angels. [[spoiler:In his case, he brings out the Cardinal Virtues from the previous game. Temperantia mirrors Bayonetta's use best, being summoned after Bayo calls in Madama Butterfly.]]
* TimeStandsStill: Using his Light Speed, the Lumen Sage can easily keep up with Bayonetta's Witch Time ability. Best seen immediately before the first boss fight, where he casually grabs a handful of bullets shot at him from almost point-blank range and drops them to the ground. Also, one of his attacks is to fire a set of clock-shaped magical blasts that will slow Bayonetta down if it connects.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Of Loptr.]]
* VillainousVow: A given when taking his honorable nature into account. Before his last fight with Bayonetta, he specifically calls her by name, [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes asking if he can do so beforehand]], and declares that she will be the first Umbra Witch to die at his hands. [[spoiler:When he pins Bayonetta with his light beam and begins to gain the upper hand, he vows that Loki will die before him, never to be forgiven.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Attempts to strike down Loki without an ounce of remorse or hesitation. Had Bayonetta not interfered, he would have killed him then and there. [[spoiler:Then again, he does believe that said child killed his lover...]]
* {{Wrath}}: He's a little blinded by his desire for revenge and isn't too keen on making sure he's killing the person who's actually responsible.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:His reason for trying to kill Loki; he's mistaking him for Loptr, who he saw kill Rosa.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Loptr, the Prophetic One]]
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-> ''"I see you've already discovered the truth. They don't call you the Left Eye for naught, do they?"''
--> - Loptr

->Voiced by: TJ Ramini (EN), Creator/TakumiYamazaki (JP)\\\

A youth who looks almost exactly like Loki, but is far more malevolent. He frequently appears in Loki's visions and seems to have a grudge against him.
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* AgentPeacock: If you thought Balder was flamboyant, wait until you see Lotpr's white/blue lipstick, neatly and fabulously tied hair and his ridiculous outfit, that looks like a burqa and yet manages to be very skimpy underneath (particularly in contrast to Loki's more traditionally masculine clothes). It makes him look like [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Ghirahim]]. Suffice to say, just like Ghirahim, he's exceptionally dangerous and one of the world's most powerful beings. These pieces of [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/b/b6/1419071586696.png/revision/latest?cb=20141222015613 concept]] [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/9/99/1419071801657.png/revision/latest?cb=20141222015658 art]] show he was originally going to have a more feminine appearance.
* AGodIAm: [[spoiler:Well he's half of one to be precise]], but he's so arrogant he sees himself as above all other beings including [[spoiler:his other half]].
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Killed Rosa and manipulates the events of the second game in order to regain the Eyes of the World and become whole.]]
* BigNO: When [[spoiler:Loki destroys the Eyes of the World to render him powerless]].
* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Had he simply killed Loki after draining him of his Sovereign Power, Loki wouldn't have been able to use power over Nothingness to erase the Eyes of the World and render him powerless.]]
* ChaosIsEvil: [[spoiler:He is the half of the original God of Chaos that represented the negative aspects of chaos.]]
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Masterminded the events of the second game and retroactively causes the events of the first game.]]
* ColdHam: While his tone of voice is perfectly measured and calm, his actual dialogue drips with theatricality which is only accentuated by his exaggerated arm movements.
* ColonyDrop: Can call down meteors. In particular, the fight with him in his child form has him using his hands to ''pull a meteorite from space'' to toss at Bayonetta.
* CreepyChild: In his kid form.
* CreepyMonotone: How he normally talks.
* CurbStompBattle: His fights with Bayonetta usually end with him winning. Not to say that she doesn't put up a valiant fight though. Finally on the receiving end of this when [[spoiler:Loki renders him powerless.]]
* DeaderThanDead: His fate after suffering a massive beatdown, getting his body punched from his soul and then having said body devoured by Gommorah, trying to escape but then [[spoiler:Young!Balder]] containing him within himself before he returns to the 1400s. [[spoiler:The scene at the beginning of Bayonetta 2 is Loptr trying to escape from Balder, but Balder [[TakingYouWithMe keeps him inside until the moment they die so Loptr will definitely die]] with him.]]
* DeathDealer: Like Loki, he can use tarot cards as a form of attack. [[spoiler:Rosa learns this the hard way.]]
* DevourTheDragon: [[spoiler:Pulls this on Balder, stealing the Right Eye out of Balder's head and tossing him aside. Balder lives, but is in noticeable pain afterwards.]]
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** Doubling as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, [[spoiler:Luka swinging in to rescue Loki after he's drained him of his Sovereign Power]] causes Loptr to [[OutOfCharacterMoment react with genuine surprise and briefly drop his calm demeanor]]. Bayonetta doesn't miss a beat in [[LampshadeHanging Lampshading]] it.
-->'''Loptr:''' What on earth was ''that?!''
-->'''Bayonetta:''' [[spoiler:Just some fool always swinging in out of nowhere, albeit with absolutely impeccable timing. I suppose not even a god can see him coming?]]
** Takes a much more serious tone later on when [[spoiler:Loki reveals to have Aesir's power over Nothingness, which Loki uses to erase the Eyes of the World and leave him powerless. Loki doesn't miss a beat in Lampshading it.]]
-->'''Loki:''' [[spoiler:His first mistake was thinking all I had to me was some shit "Sovereign Power." Stupid fool doesn't get why ''I'm'' the better half.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: In his adult form, [[spoiler:and as Aesir]] which isn't a bother for him since he mainly levitates above the ground.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time we clearly see him separately from an event with Loki, he [[spoiler:murders Rosa, showing his evil up front and how he masterminded the entire plot]].
* EvilCounterpart: To Loki, Bayonetta and Balder.
** He IS Loki's evil half, with similar card playing tricks and hidden godlike powers. While Loki is ultimately benevolent, yet mischievous, Loptr is sadistic and cruel. Loki wants the eyes to destroy them, Loptr wants to use them to conquer the world. Loki respects humanity while Loptr sees humans as sheep that need a ruler.
** Like Bayonetta, Loptr calls upon monsters to fight for him and also fights with insane fisticuffs and giant projections of limbs. He has a similar dramatic flair and a connection to the eyes of the world, and can manipulate time in a manner that exceeds Bayonetta's own time-stopping powers. Also both are the "dark half" of a divine pair of beings -- while Loptr is evil, Bayonetta is simply dark.
** Lastly, Loptr and Balder both model themselves after divine figures -- Loptr IS one half of Aesir, while Balder gave himself numerous parallels to Father Rodin and Jubileus. Both of them use light attacks and can summon angels to their aid. However, Balder is not evil, and considers human free will their greatest asset. Loptr considers human free will to be a sick joke.
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Believes human free will to be an illusion and that humans should obey only him.
* EvilTwin: Looks exactly like Loki, almost. He uses this [[spoiler:to frame Loki for Rosa's murder]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's infallibly polite and cordial towards others, but none of it is real and he always carries an arrogant, condescending tone.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:He fights you early on as The Prophet.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His appearance, his faux-politeness, his manner of speaking, his SummonMagic cinematic attacks, and even the specific demons he kills[[note]]The first one being Bayonetta's right-hand attack dog, and the second being her designated constrictor demon[[/note]] all point to [[spoiler:him having some connection to Father Balder, which is made much more blatant when we learn that Balder was actually quite heroic when he was younger]].
* FourIsDeath: He beats the hell out of Bayonetta in their first three fights, but she's able to survive every time. [[spoiler:When he fights as Aesir the fourth time and channels his power entirely from the Eyes of the World, it becomes his undoing when Loki destroys the Eyes and renders him powerless. Bayonetta, Balder, and Jeanne go to town on Loptr and give him a ''very'' humiliating death.]]
* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Does this to Loki by killing Rosa while in his child form.]]
* FrickinLaserBeams: One of his [[SignatureMove signature attacks]] is firing beams of blue light and he can call down golden beams of light from the sky.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: His other SignatureMove is creating giant hands of blue light in a manner similar to Bayonetta's Wicked Weaves. His child form takes things a step further with [[MultiArmedAndDangerous six hands to fight with]] that he keeps out for the whole battle.
* GodOfEvil: [[spoiler:As the evil half of the TopGod. Loki's goal is to prevent him from becoming the ''only'' half of Aesir in him.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:His corrupting influence within Balder eventually drives him insane with evil, retroactively causing the events of the first game.]]
* HumiliationConga: Hoo boy! It wasn't enough for him to get beaten by Bayonetta. Oh no, he had to suffer first. [[spoiler:First, Loki uses his power over nothingness to destroy the Eyes of the World and render him powerless. Next, Bayonetta and Balder beat the everloving crap out of him, then summon Omne to drop kick him so hard that his soul is separated from his body. His body is sent flying over the horizon and is eventually eaten alive by Gomorrah, summoned by Jeanne. And as his soul tries to make and escape to another era, Balder absorbs him. Much later, when Balder dies, Loptr dies with him.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Saying human free will is a joke considering the havoc and evil they'd wrought in the wake of the clan wars, [[JerkassHasAPoint while true]] mankind hasn't put on the most [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters stellar representation throughout their history]]. This coming from someone who admitted to instigating half of all human atrocities caused. Coupled with WordOfGod stating that Loptr, as the GodOfEvil, feeding from and being the manifest of all mortal malice since the dawn of his sundering. He really shouldn't toot his own horn [[InsaneTrollLogic with such flimsy justification]], even Balder [[ShutUpHannibal states this point of fact to him]] feeling mankind does not need such a [[JerkassGods two faced douche bag as any kind of lord or master]].
* AnIcePerson: Can fire ice shards during battle.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: The symbol on his forehead is different from that on Loki's. [[spoiler:This allows Bayonetta to play SpannerInTheWorks by letting Balder know who his lover's murderer really was.]]
* InTheHood: In his kid form.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The man is utterly incapable of acknowledging the value of anything that isn't him.
* KnightOfCerebus: The game gets '''MUCH''' darker when he decides to get up and do something (barring the DidntSeeThatComing moment mentioned above), [[spoiler:with Bayonetta being shown that he personally killed Rosa to manipulate Balder into going after Loki.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler:After being separated from his body, Loptr's soul attempts to escape into another era to be reborn. Balder stops him by absorbing him into his body. When Balder dies at the end of the first game, Loptr dies with him.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Loptr cares only for himself. Everything else is no different than an insect as far as he's concerned.
* LightEmUp: His primary attacks are light-based, from laser beams, to giant hands, to energy blades.
* LightIsNotGood: While he isn't specifically aligned with Paradiso (though he [[spoiler:does bear the Right Eye for longer than the Left Eye]]), his attacks include [[LightEmUp blue beams of light]], and he is thoroughly associated with gold.
* MeaningfulName: Loptr is [[spoiler:another name for the Norse god Loki]].
* MindOverMatter: Has powerful telekinesis which he employs in his first fight with Bayonetta, constructing and tossing a large building at her.
* MindRape: [[spoiler:Does this to Bayonetta by using the Remembrance of Time to show her how he killed her mother.]]
* MrFanservice: He's a disgustingly malevolent being, but in his adult form, he's got quite a HeroicBuild.
* NoSell: Shrugs off all of Bayonetta's demon summons during cutscenes. In battle, he can parry any Wicked Weave unless it's being used during Umbran Climax.
* NotSoStoic: Has several instances of this in the finale. First there's the DidntSeeThatComing instant mentioned above, during the final battle with him [[spoiler:as Aesir]], he lets out an EvilLaugh on occasion, he lets out a BigNO when [[spoiler:Loki destroys the Eyes of the World]], and has an OhCrap when [[spoiler:Omne drop kicks his body from his soul.]] And while he is [[spoiler:flying through the sky straight toward Gomorrah's waiting maw]], he's frantically flailing through the air in a very comical manner.
* OhCrap: The exact look on his face when [[spoiler:Omne drop kicks his body from his soul.]]
* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:He's half of one to be precise. The evil half of the god Aesir.]]
* PowerOfTheVoid: One of his attacks is to create a small void to suck Bayonetta in. Fittingly enough, he also has [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] to go along with it.
* RasputinianDeath: Much like Jubileus. [[spoiler:He has the Sovereign Power and the Eyes of the World erased from him, [[CurbStompBattle takes a beatdown from Bayo and Balder]], [[SummonBiggerFish a hitherto unseen union of power from Inferno and Paradiso is summoned to kick him out]], [[KarmicDeath his body is chewed on by Gommorah]], and his lingering soul is absorbed into Balder, who goes through a SequentialBoss fight, gets headshotted, ends up crushed under Jubileus' eyelid, and then follows her head through ''atmospheric reentry''. And even then, Loptr's soul still has the strength to try and ditch him.]]
* RecurringBoss: Fought three times throughout the game. [[spoiler:Four if you count Aesir.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: His ultimate fate: [[spoiler:his body destroyed by Gomorrah, and his soul trapped in Balder. Though he manages to corrupt him in order to attempt to make him do the very same thing he once did, Balder manages to keep him inside and die with Loptr]].
* TheSociopath: Cruel, manipulative, remorseless, and extremely arrogant. Everything to him is either an expendable tool or an insect to crush.
* SpaceMaster:
** Like Loki, his powers encompass both time and space, but his time powers are limited compared to Loki's. His powers over space are far more developed, and he uses them in combat through telekinesis (during his fight at the gates to Inferno) and force constructs (through both his hand projections and the meteor creation he uses in his Witch Hunts fight).
** [[spoiler:As Loptr-Aesir, both his time and space powers get some extra oomph, making his red Witch Time-like slowdown move much harder to wiggle out of. His cinematic attacks now exclusively consist of SummonMagic pulling machines from different times and places, including the Ithavoll KillSat and Isla Del Sol missiles from ''Bayonetta'', along with ''[[VideoGame/{{Vanquish}} an entire space colony]]''. He also brings the fight off of Fimbulventr into a dimensional void located in the upper atmosphere.]]
* VaporWear: A rare male example. The cloak he wears is made of see-through material, but is still dense enough to not fully expose him.
* WalkingSpoiler: His placement in the plot ruins the big reveals of it.
* YoureInsane: His reaction to [[spoiler:Balder attempting to absorb his soul.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Aesir, God of Chaos]]
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-> ''"Human free will is a joke; it is a worthless illusion. You need only obey me."''
--> - Aesir\\\

Ruler of the Realm of Chaos of the Trinity of Realities as well as [[BalanceOfGoodAndEvil God of Chaos]], he is the creator of the Eyes of the World. First appears in VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: His skin is entirely blue, with various traces of gold.
* BalanceOfGoodAndEvil: As the God of Chaos, he oversees this.
* CoolPlane: He can summon Valkyrie Military Transports to carpet bomb the arena.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Is completely barefoot, which isn't much of a bother for him since he normally hovers above the ground.
* EnergyBall: Two variations. Large ones he tosses at Bayonetta and smaller ones.
* EvilIsBigger: Towers over Bayonetta and the Masked Lumen.
* EvilLaugh: Does this frequently during the boss fight. [[spoiler:It is Loptr controlling him after all.]]
* FinalBoss: Of the second game. [[spoiler:More accurately, he's just Loptr in complete control of his form.]]
* GiantHandsOfDoom: Just like Loptr, he can create projections of his arms to attack.
* GodIsGood: [[spoiler:Before splitting into his good and evil halves, he took actions that gave humanity its free will.]]
* GodOfChaos: As mentioned, he is the god of chaos.
* GodOfEvil: Played with. [[spoiler:He's not a bad guy per se, but Loptr absorbing the Eyes of the World allows him to reform into Aesir with Loptr in complete control.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: As the creator of the Eyes of the World, he is this to the first game. [[spoiler:Except it's subverted. He isn't actually a bad guy, but his evil half steals his name and most of his powers. The Eyes weren't intended to be artifacts of doom, but tools of knowledge.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In the last leg of the fight, he tries to throw a large particle cannon at Bayonetta, Bayonetta tosses right back at him, causing massive damage.
* KillSat: After taking more damage, he takes a page from Father Balder's playbook and uses one to nuke the arena, knocking the Masked Lumen out of the fight and forcing Bayonetta to fight him solo. He also uses it in the last leg of the fight.
* LightEmUp: Primarily makes use of light-based attacks. [[spoiler:Just like Loptr]].
* LightIsNotGood: Played with. [[spoiler:Aesir himself is not evil, but his evil half, Loptr, regaining the Eyes of the World allows him to reform into Aesir with Loptr in control.]]
* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Upon his creation of the Eyes of the World, he split into a good half and an evil half: [[KidSidekick Loki]] and [[InTheHood Loptr]]. Loptr regaining the Eyes leads to him re-forming into Aesir.]]
* MacrossMissileMassacre: He can summon a swarm of Gjallarhorn surface-to-air missiles to attack Bayonetta.
* PortalNetwork: Uses his control over time to summon various objects from across time and space to fight.
* PowerOfTheVoid: [[spoiler:The true power of the God of Chaos is "nothingness", or the ability to erase anything from existence. Loki uses it to outright destroy the Eyes, rendering Loptr-as-Aesir almost powerless.]]
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: When you try to finish off your opponent by ''throwing a giant microwave cannon at them'', that's beyond overkill.
* WalkingSpoiler: Due to his place in the story, this is inevitable.
* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler:As the deity in charge of the balance between light and darkness.]]
[[/folder]]

!!Other Characters *Spoilers*
[[folder: Omne, Controller of Creation]]
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-> ''"Agraa ors, taba ors, avavago!"''
--> - Bayonetta's half of Omne's incantation
-> ''"Isious hononol obelisong!"''
--> - Balder's half of Omne's incantation\\\

A mysterious being that resembles a fusion of Jubileus and Queen Sheba, she is actually a different being altogether. Summoned by both Bayonetta and young Balder to finish off Loptr.
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!!Angels of Paradiso
[[folder:Laguna in General]]
* BeastWithAHumanFace: Many Angels have marble, statuesque human faces, which is often the sole human feature on them. For example, Fortitudo is a gigantic two-headed dragon which has an upside-down face on its torso, and Sapientia is a colossal lizard with human faces on the joints of its legs.
* ButtMonkey: The lower ranks are treated like this by the Witches.
* DealWithTheDevil: The Lumen Sages pledge their souls to Paradiso after they die. It's more pleasant than the fate of the Witches on the surface but is implied to end with them getting GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul and eventually becoming an EmptyShell that is transformed into a lobotomized angel.
* DidDoTheResearch: The game's angels look pretty bizarre when placed next to their counterparts from other media (for one thing, under their porcelain armor, they're studded with eyes), but the Bible states that angels spent a lot of their time trying to calm down the people they appeared to. Also, there's one enemy that looks like a locust with a scorpion tail, a sort of creature which is supposed to appear just before Christ's return and sting unbelievers to death. Of course, depending on whether you're drawing from the Bible or from later sources/artists, the accuracy will vary as the modern image of angels (people with wings) came out long after the Bible was written.
* EldritchAbomination: Every boss. The regular angels qualify too. At least, once their armor cracks away and you see what they really look like...
* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: The angels basically want to turn humanity into a conformist fascist authoritarian theocracy. Their rivals the Demons are a bunch of chaotic opportunists who love fighting each other to see who is strongest as much as their angel enemies.
* HolyHalo: The angels, of course. The number of layers and elaboration of the design depends on the sphere of the angel in question. [[spoiler:Jubileus, naturally, sports the most impressive one of all]].
* LawfulStupid: Especially the lower ranked angels.
* MistakenForGranite: Some levels have stone statues in the shape of various angels. You can smash them if you want, but some of them contain actual angels inside.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Bayonetta's foes are warrior angels with marble skin, gilded armor and ornate halos. Basic Affinity/Applaud/Ardor angels have clearly birdlike designs. [[spoiler:Beat on them a little bit and the facade cracks away, revealing [[EldritchAbomination horrible monsters]] with dripping bodily fluids, exposed muscle tissue and bizarre [[EyesDoNotBelongThere eyes where they probably shouldn't be]]. It is ambiguous as to if the marble is a disguise or if Bayonetta is simply skinning them alive]].
* SculptedPhysique: The angels have this, at least to begin with. Specifically, note what Temperantia looks like at the end of the fight.
* TooDumbToLive: They daily send troops to attack any living Umbra Witches. The thing is, Umbra Witches are killed by the Demons of Inferno if they don't slay at least one angel a day. The most efficient way to kill them would be for all the angels to hide for 24 hours. As may be surmised, angels are not that bright.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: All of them betrayed the Lumen Sages during the Lumen-Umbra war, which is why the Lumens lost. The Witches held on longer because only ''some'' of the demons joined with the Angels to betray the witches.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Considering they ''are'' angels, all of the Angels of Paradiso have this, judging from how their journal entries all talk about their kindness, mercy, and neglect to mention such things as [[spoiler:human sacrifice or the likelihood of the annihilation of creation]]. The Angels are generally treated as a bigger threat to humanity than the Demons of Inferno because even though they're much stupider, they're better organized and more prone to meddling.
* WasOnceAMan: Angels, as revealed in a very early cutscene, were once religious zealots who committed {{Seppuku}}.

!!!Angel Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta''

[[folder: The Cardinal Virtues in general]]
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-> ''"Jubileus qaal ovof vomsarg!"''[[note]]"May Jubileus, the creator, grace you!" in Enochian[[/note]]
--> - Repeated line\\\

Fortitudo, Temperantia, Iustitia, and Sapientia are the embodiments of the Cardinal Virtues and serve as Paradiso's generals and effectual leaders in Jubileus's absence. Their main objective is to bring their beloved creator back at any cost, and aren't above making use of their nature-bending powers to do so.

Tropes common to all four of the Cardinal Virtues:
* AffablyEvil: Outside of battle, they're very polite and respectful to Bayonetta, complimenting her strength while also providing exposition -- while their speeches before battle aren't of much interest to her; the ones afterward tend to contain something Bayonetta's interested in.
* AngelicAbomination: While angels, they do ''not'' look friendly or human.
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:''Inverted''. When Bayonetta gets transported back 500 years to the destruction of the Umbra Witches, she gets to fight the Virtues all over again as minibosses. They survive, of course, because Bayonetta has to kill them in the first game.]]
* BilingualBonus: Their names mean Courage, Temperance, Justice, and Prudence in Latin.
* BilingualDialogue: All their dialogue is in Enochian, with Bayonetta bantering back in English (or Japanese).
* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: Basically this setting's equivalent of the archangels.
* CoDragons: As mentioned above, the four acted as the generals of Jubileus' army in Paradiso. They also play this role to the main antagonist, although they would prefer to think of themselves as part of a BigBadEnsemble.
* DyingCurse: The seemingly benevolent "May Jubileus, the Creator, grace you!" that all the Cardinal Virtues roar at Bayonetta as they die is actually this. Jubileus "gracing" anything will result in the utter destruction of everything in every universe and reality, so they're really just telling Bayonetta to die in screaming agony.
* {{Eldritch Abomination}}s: Their appearances range from vaguely human to downright bizarre.
* ElementalPowers: Each one commands a different element. Fortitudo can command fire, Temperantia controls wind, Iustitia can control plants, and Sapientia commands water.
* EmbodimentOfVirtue: Goes without saying.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Played straight with all but Iustitia, who sounds child-like and high pitched in comparison to the others.
* FamousLastWords: "[[DyingCurse May Jubileus, The Creator, grace you!]]"
* FourElementEnsemble: Each embodies a different classical element--Fortitudo is fire, Temperantia is air, Iustitia is earth, and Sapientia is water.
* {{Irony}}:
** All of them display traits that are a stark contrast to the virtue they embody. Fortitudio repeatedly tries to discourage Bayonetta from confronting him, Temperantia has some rather suggestive dialogue with her, etc. They may behave in opposition to their virtues in order to inspire the corresponding virtue in humanity. Or they're just a bunch of hypocrites.
** This extends to their boss themes: "Fortitudo: In Labors and Dangers" is a slow death march that is anything but encouraging, "Temperantia: In Foregoing Pleasures" has a rocking choir and heavy brass and percussion that hardly show restraint, "Iustitia: In Giving Every Man His Due" uses chaotic rhythms and overpowering instrumentation that suit indiscriminate terror more than fairness and justice, and "Sapientia: In the Choice Between Good and Evil" tries to juggle predictable, simple rhythms and a ''highly'' impulsive piano line instead of anything organized.
* LightIsNotGood: Being angels, they have holy halos and some light attacks.
* OmnicidalManiac: All of them basically want everyone dead via resurrection of Jubileus.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Being one seems to be a requirement to be one of the Auditio as all of them are this. Fortitudo can turn a battlefield into a death trap using his power over fire and lava, Temperantia can create storms and hurricanes by sheer will, Iustitia can create large pools of acidic poison, and Sapientia can create whirlpools and floods with his control over water.
* SevenHeavenlyVirtues: Represent the four classical virtues in Greek philosophy and the catholic church: courage (Fortitudo), temperance (Temperantia), justice (Iustitia), and prudence (Sapientia, though his name means "wisdom").

[[folder: Fortitudo, the Cardinal Virtue of Fortitude (Auditio)]]
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-> ''"The taint of the dark world is upon you. Yet you have made but a pact with the darkness in exchange for the powers of a witch. It was said that one such pitiful creature survived the annihilation. Tell me, my child. What is your name?"''
--> - Fortitudo

->Voiced by: George Ball\\\

The first of the Audito, representing the viture of Courage and Fortitude, as well as the element of Fire. A massive, two-headed, dragon-like creature, he played a large role in the Witch Hunts, and therefore is a key part of Bayonetta's lost memories. She encounters him the most during her journey.\\\

According to the Hierarchy of Laguna, his terrifying appearance is meant to inspire courage in those that see it.

* AffablyEvil: Of all the Cardinal Virtues, he is the most polite, always speaking in a formal tone and actually apologizing for attacking Bayonetta earlier.
* BewareMyStingerTail: In the second phase of the fight, he attempts to impale Bayonetta with his tail.
* BreathWeapon: Breathes fire from all of his mouths.
* ColossusClimb: Bayonetta runs up his body on two separate occasions to grab one of his heads and flip him over before twisting it off.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Fortitudo appears in the short introductory fight and in subsequent flashbacks before confronting Bayonetta in the actual game's present.
* EatenAlive: Does this to several Umbra Witches in the first major fight with him, and has it done to him during the end of the fight with him.
* ElementalPowers: [[PlayingWithFire Fire]] and [[MagmaMan magma]].
* FantasticRacism: Doesn't think too highly of humans, as in ''Bayonetta 2'' he brags about how easy it is to manipulate us since we "crave chaos."
* {{Irony}}: He is supposed to be courage, and while he isn't outright cowardly, he prefers to avoid violence.
* ManipulativeBastard: It is revealed in ''Bayonetta 2'' that he deceived Balder into initiating the witch hunts. He also [[KickTheDog brags about it before him and Rosa as the latter is dying]].
* MultipleHeadCase: {{Subverted|trope}}, Fortitudo has three heads (his two dragon heads and the face on his chest), but seems to be single-minded.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He has two dragon heads.
* ShockwaveStomp: Will attempt to crush Bayonetta under his feet.
* TailSlap: Will often employ this against Bayonetta.
* ATwinkleInTheSky: [[spoiler:In Bayonetta 2, Rosa and Bayonetta toss him clean into the sky.]]
* YouTalkTooMuch: The cutscene prior to the actual BossBattle against him opens with him talking to himself about cryptic things and Bayonetta needing to draw his attention to her by shooting at him. Then she has to shoot him in the face to interrupt him again twice when he tries to go off on long involved rants about her before the boss battle can actually begin. While this would apply to all the Virtues as far as Bayonetta is concerned, he's definitely the worst of the lot in this regard.

[[folder: Temperantia, the Cardinal Virtue of Temperance (Auditio)]]
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-> ''"Ahh, the lovely Bayonetta. Such beautiful eyes... Despite the passing of time, you still hold the pride of an overseer, don't you?"''
--> - Temperantia

->Voiced by: Creator/YuriLowenthal\\\

The second of the Audito, Temperantia embodies the Cardinal Virtue of Temperance as well as the element of Air. He is a massive, castle-like giant with giant arms that look like gun turrets. He uses his power over wind to antagonize Bayonetta throughout her trek through Vigrid until he is defeated.\\\

According to the Hierarchy of Laguna, Temperantia appears in the world as a mighty storm, meant to inspire temperance on the part of the faithful as they beg for the wind to spare their lives.

* BarrierWarrior: In the third part of the fight, he protects his vulnerable face with a barrier.
* BreathWeapon: Can fire gusts of wind from his mouth.
* ColossusClimb: [[RuleOfThree Three times.]] The first two serve the purpose of ripping his arms off, while the third batters his torso and face.
* CombatTentacles: His "fingers" are very flexible, allowing him to hold the debris Bayonetta stands on while shooting her all with one hand.
* ElementalPowers: [[BlowYouAway Wind]] and [[PowerOfTheStorm storm powers]].
* ElementalPunch: His most often used attack is an electrified punch.
* EvilLaugh: Chuckles after seeing a trolley (apparently) crush Bayonetta.
* EyeBeams
* GatlingGood: Possibly overlapping with PistolWhipping; Temperantia's "fingers" double as guns, though he's perfectly happy to ball them up and take swings at Bayonetta.
* {{Irony}}: He is supposed to be temperance, yet he has anger issues and possibly lust as well, since he makes remarks about how attractive Bayonetta is.
* RockMonster: His face and neck are the only organic parts he has -- everything else is either stone or metal.
* ShockAndAwe: Can fire lightning from his eyes and the jewel on his forehead.

[[folder: Iustitia, the Cardinal Virtue of Justice (Auditio)]]
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-> ''"It was as the Lumen Sage foretold. Your power is indeed magnificent."''
--> - Iustitia

->Voiced by: Grant Albrecht\\\

The third of the Audito, Iustitia represents the Cardinal Virtue of Justice and the Element of Earth. It appears as an indecipherable mass of vaguely plant-like, demonic-looking tentacles, which serve to hinder Bayonetta's progress until she finally confronts their source.\\\

According to the Hierarchy of Laguna, Iustitia's appearance is not fixed, and it changes with principles of justice established by mankind. Because of the ambiguous nature of justice, Iustitia is said to be the closest of Audito to Inferno.[[note]]Ironic considering that Justice was classically considered to be the second ''highest'' of the virtues, second only to prudence.[[/note]]

* ColossusClimb: Bayonetta must run along Iustitia's tentacles to strike their roots.
* CombatTentacles: Two varieties; thinner, thorned ones ending in flowers, and thicker ones ending in vulnerable faces.
* CoveredInGunge: Can spit out a substance that looks and functions like glue to briefly immobilize Bayonetta.
* ElementalPowers: [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], [[PoisonousPerson poison]], [[LightEmUp light]][[note]]Though all angels are associated with light, Iustitia bears special mention for the use of light constructs[[/note]], and [[GreenThumb plants]].
* HardLight: Overlapping with LaserBlade. Trying to run down Iustitia's tentacles will make it summon some of these to slow you down.
* {{Irony}}: The cardinal virtue of justice attempts to kill Bayonetta without a word, and doesn't care about plowing through the innocent child and mortal man nearby to get to her.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Iustitia's name is spelled with a capital I, not a capital J or a lowercase L.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Iustitia is described as "the virtue closest to Hell", due to the ambivalence of Justice. [[AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance His profile points out that he looks]] slightly less angelic and more EldritchAbomination-like than the other virtues due to this. Ironically, it is also the only Auditio to actually display any traits of its virtue.
* TheUnfavorite: Iustitia is the only Cardinal Virtue not to be summoned by the Masked Lumen at some point in the sequel; Fortitudo, Tempermantia, and Sapientia clash with Labolas, Madama Butterfly, and Hydra during his boss fights.
* VocalDissonance: Iustitia's voice is noticeably higher than the other Virtues' voices.
* YouTalkTooMuch: Noticeably averted in that it's the only Cardinal Virtue that doesn't give a speech -- or speak at all, for that matter -- before its battle.

[[folder: Sapientia, the Cardinal Virtue of Prudence (Auditio)]]
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-> ''"Stone...? ...You think this is all about some worthless rock? [laughs] May Jubileus, the Creator, grace you! [laughs]"''
--> - Sapientia

->Voiced by: Creator/DaveFennoy\\\

The last of the Audito, Sapientia represents the Cardinal Virtue of Prudence and the element of Water. He appears with Jeanne during her second confrontation with Bayonetta and challenges the Umbra Witch almost immediately afterwards. He acts as the [[BigBad main villain's]] second in command, and displays a none-too-subtle contempt for humanity. His appearance somewhat resembles a cross between an alligator and a panther.\\\

According to the Hierarchy of Laguna, Sapientia is a narcissist who treats the rising and falling of the tides as an expression of the divine will despite the fact that he's the one doing it. He is also said to be the one who split the seas for Moses during the Exodus.

* BreathWeapon: Can spit out fireballs.
* ClimaxBoss: He's the last of the four Cardinal Virtues to be fought, and the last major boss before Bayonetta arrives on Isla del Sol.
* CombatTentacles: Which can shoot lasers.
* ElementalPowers: [[MakingASplash Water]], though he doesn't use it as often as the others.
* EvilLaugh: After Bayonetta defeats him, she taunts him -- "I have ''no idea'' why you would want this stone!" -- thinking it's the Left Eye. Sapientia finds this hilarious.
* FantasticRacism: Clearly regards humanity as inferior -- including the ''Lumen Sages'' -- though it bears a special disdain for Umbra Witches.
* FrickinLaserBeams: They pop up in the final phase of the fight.
* {{Irony}}: He's meant to represent wisdom and prudence, yet he is a reckless, boastful asshole that is bigoted against humans. [[TooDumbToLive All of this only makes Bayonetta want to kill him even more]].
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Can fire missiles from its back.
* OhCrap: He tries to run away after seeing Bayonetta summon Phantasmaranae -- too bad she jumps on him and steers him back so the demon can munch on his face.
* SeaMonster: It vaguely looks like a crocodile with a shark's mouth.
* VideoGameHistoricalRevisionism: Sapientia's profile states that he parted the Red Sea as reward to Moses' faith.
* WalkOnWater: Zig-zagged. Sapientia is capable of standing on top of water, but also swimming in it.

[[folder: Jubileus (Dea)]]
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The creator of the the world, the ruler of Paradiso, and the embodiment of the Divine Will. The Angels of Paradiso seek to revive her in the first game in order to reunite the Trinity of Realities, which would result in the complete destruction of the world.

* AbnormalAmmo: One of her attacks has her firing what appears to be small, spiraling ''galaxies'' at Bayonetta. Getting hit by them turns her into a child.
* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler:While still a powerful goddess, Bayonetta escaping as the ritual was underway made her significantly less powerful, letting her be easily curb-stomped by Queen Sheba. In ''Bloody Fate'' she is depicted as Queen Sheba's equal and fights her on relatively equal terms.]]
* AlmightyIdiot: Due to her resurrection being incomplete, she is revived as a mindless, uncontrollable force of nature.
* CameBackWrong: Revived at fifty percent, communicates entirely through shrieks and screams, fights sloppily and predictably, and is significantly less powerful than her counterpart, Sheba.
* CelestialBody: Unlike the rest of Paradiso angels, once you break her marble skin, it shows expanse of outer space complete with stars instead of visceral organs.
* CombatTentacles: It uses its "hair" to impale Bayonetta. The hair ribbons also have mouths that fire various blasts of elemental magic. They also serve as her weak points and damaging them causes them to lose their golden feathers.
* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:Her ''soul burns up in the sun'']].
* DistaffCounterpart: Fanon says she is this to either [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Mundus or The Savior]].
* DramaPreservingHandicap: [[spoiler:Jeanne retrieves the title character from Jubileus' left eye, allowing the goddess to only use half of her full power]].
* ElementalPowers: Possesses control over many elements.
* FinalBoss: Of the first game.
* FingerPokeOfDoom: It uses this when summoning lightning.
* FireIceLightning: Among other attacks, when her "hairs" hook in to the battlefield's "ground," she can either shoot out a bird made of fire, unleash ice balls, or create strikes of lightning. Midway through the fight, she even changes the arena to reflect those three elements: a sphere of lava, a sphere of ice, and a tornado with lightning being shot everywhere.
* FountainOfYouth: One of her attacks can turn Bayonetta into a child.
* GenderBlenderName: Reverse of the Virtues, Jubileus is an explicitly masculine name yet the holder is [[NonMammalianMammaries visibly]] female and holds the title ''Dea'', meaning goddess.
* {{God}}: The most powerful angel of all and is referred to as The Creator by just about all the other bosses. Subverted in the second game, where she's just the head of the light. [[TopGod Aesir]] is the head of the chaos world, which is Earth. Her [[BossSubtitles Boss Subtitle]] is Dea, which is Latin for Goddess.
* GodIsEvil: This god is not benevolent at all.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Attacks by punching you.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of the first game. [[spoiler:Subverted, in that it's really Loptr who's the GreaterScopeVillain, but Jubileus takes the credit through Lumen Sage mythology.]]
* HaveYouSeenMyGod: She was forced into sleep in order to form the Trinity of Realities, but her mere presence is required to keep the world in balance. [[spoiler:Her destruction at the end of the first game has serious reprecussions in the sequel.]]
* AnIcePerson: Can turn the battlefield into a wintry void, complete with nasty freezing effects.
* LightEmUp: She is the god of light after all.
* LightIsNotGood: She's the most powerful being in Paradiso, and the first game's final boss.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Can summon missiles.
* MightyGlacier: Hits like a tank and moves as fast as one.
* PlayingWithFire: She'll turn the floor into lava while doing this.
* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:She has her powers [[CurbStompBattle beaten out of her several times]], [[SummonBiggerFish the ruler of Inferno is summoned to punch her out]], [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill her soul fries in the Sun]], and Bayonetta and Jeanne [[NeverFoundTheBody destroy the statue that formed her body]] until there's not enough of it to punch through the atmosphere. And this, at half power.]]
* RealityWarper: Being a goddess, it is capable of warping reality at a whim. As the fight rages on, it changes the arena several times, from a lava-filled field to a winter wonderland to a stormy backdrop.
* ShockAndAwe: Has some electric attacks and can turn the battlefield into a stormy backdrop.
* ShowsDamage: As Jubileus takes damage, her porcelain skin begins to crack, revealing a black void in place. Also, as you damage her hair, it begins to lose its golden feathers.
* TroubledFetalPosition: Her default pose throughout the fight.
* TheUnpronouncable: Her real name is composed of divine syllables that no human can speak. They just gave her the name "Jubileus" out of convenience.
* UnrealisticBlackHole: One of her attacks is to punch a hole straight through the sphere they're fighting in, causing a vacuum effect that will suck Bayonetta into outer space. It's instant death if it's successful.
* YourSizeMayVary: She's around Sheba's size when we first see her, then [[spoiler:during the boss fight with her]] she's more around the size of the Cardinal virtues.

!!!Angel Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta 2''

[[folder: Glamor (First Sphere, Seraphim)]]
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-> ''"Sovereign one. You must flee no more. Accompany me. The Prophetic one is waiting."''
--> - Glamor

->Voiced by: Creator/TaraPlatt\\\

An angel seen in Bayonetta 2, it is a massive dragon-like creature that is antagonizing Loki for some reason.

* AmbiguousGender: Its voice seems to have a feminine tone, but like with all angels it's distorted enough to not be certain.
* CoDragons: With Valiance.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Its final act is to [[spoiler:fire one last attack to prevent Bayonetta from rescuing Loki, and it laughs triumphantly while being dragged off to Inferno.]]
* TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Loptr]].
* EldritchAbomination: Even weirder than the Auditio.
* ElementalPowers: Can manipulate [[MakingASplash water]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]].
* EvilIsPetty: Though to be fair, [[spoiler:throwing ice shards at Loki as a final insult was probably a last ditch effort to fulfill its mission]]. It was still enjoying it a lot, though.
* EvilLaugh: Gives one after [[spoiler:throwing ice shards at Loki, as a final insult for being dragged to Inferno]].
* FeatherFlechettes: Can fire off its feathers at Bayonetta.
* FemmeFatalons: If female, the massive claws it uses to fight are certainly this.
* GetBackHereBoss: The first half of the fight is Bayonetta chasing it after it swallows Loki.
* AnIcePerson: Can fire ice shards from its mouth.
* LightIsNotGood: It is very evil, in fact.
* LightningBruiser: Surprisingly mobile for a giant serpent.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Has a massive, serpentine body with many legs and flies with clear wings. Makes sense, since it's described as a seraphim, a type of angel usually described as draconic or at least related to fiery serpents in scripture.
* RecurringBoss: Though unlike most examples, this one is justified in that there are multiple Glamors throughout the game.
* TailSlap: One of its attacks during the fight.

[[folder: Valor (First Sphere, Cherubim)]]
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-> ''"Sovereign one, you shall not be allowed to reach Fimbulventr!"''
--> - Valor

-> Voiced by: Creator/FredTatasciore\\\

Another major angelic boss, he, like Glamor, also chases after Loki.

* TheAce: Zig-zagged. Valor is the last solitary angel that Loptr sends after Loki and Bayonetta, and afterward, he declares that his pawns can't serve his purposes any further. This, along with how Valor [[spoiler:destroys the Bridge to the Heavens in seconds and renders the entire previous chapter a waste of time]], suggests that he's the best Loptr has at his disposal, but in combat, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Valor is weak, his attacks are easily telegraphed, and the player's main difficulty lies in his battle being aerial, which limits the combos and techniques they have to work with.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: Sort of, [[spoiler:Valor still dies at the end of its fight with Bayonetta and she and Loki survive its TakingYouWithMe attempt, but Valor ultimately did cost the duo a LOT of progress and effectively sent them back to square one]].
* BattleTops: Can ride his shield/face like one.
* {{BFS}}: An impressive one that can extend to great lengths.
* CoDragons: With Glamor.
* TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Loptr]]
* KnightErrant: Designed with this look in mind.
* LightIsNotGood: Double points for looking like a medieval knight and having [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar motifs]].
* PimpedOutCape: Sports a rather impressive one that's split into several strands and colored a deep crimson on the inside and white with gold patterns on the outside.
* TakingYouWithMe: After being beaten by Bayonetta, it uses the last of its strength to slash open a rift in the floor of the boss arena in an attempt to kill her and Loki.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: The first few seconds of Valor's appearance involve him [[spoiler:slicing up half of the first part to the Bridge To The Heavens with his face/shield, briefly addressing Loki and Bayonetta, and then immediately extending his sword to OBLITERATE the entire remaining part of the beginning of the bridge with one swing, causing Bayonetta and Loki to fall all the way down the Cathedral of Cascades Tower, only to engage the witch mere moments afterwards]].
* SmugSmiler: In a fast blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Valor briefly does this after its introduction before attacking.[[/folder]]

!!Demons of Inferno
[[folder:Infernals in General]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: 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 EnemyCivilWar.
* DealWithTheDevil: How the Umbra Witches gain their powers. The inevitable trade off for all the CrazyAwesome power is an eternity in Hell when they finally die (or get killed). 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.
* EldritchAbomination: Much more sinister than their "angelic" counterparts who are also Eldritch Abonimations on their own rights.
* {{Expy}}: Several Demons are clearly intended to be analogues to ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' demons.
* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: The Demons want human souls to devour and torture for their own pleasure. The angels basically want to turn humanity into a conformist fascist authoritarian theocracy.
* ImAHumanitarian: As noted in several biographies, demons eating other demons is both common and expected.
* MagicIsEvil: The source of all that CrazyAwesome magical power Bayonetta employs? Selling her soul to the demons of Inferno, most of which are genuinely evil monsters, which means all Umbra Witches suffer for all eternity. 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.
* TheSocialDarwinist: While Paradiso is a rigid hierarchy, Inferno is a chaotic battle for supremecy.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: 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'' [[spoiler:due to Aesir's influence]].
* WasOnceAMan: Most demons were once humans, animals, or even objects that ate their way to the top of Inferno's food chain.

!!!Demon Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta 2''
[[folder: 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.

* AnimalisticAbomination: A huge, demonic manta-ray.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: This thing is about twice the size of the Ark.
* BeamOWar: Engages one with Loki when he uses the Ark's laser cannon. It loses.
* BigEater: It's called the "Consumer of All" for a reason.
* BizarreAlienBiology: 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 CombatTentacles 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''.
* CombatTentacles: Its eyes attack with these and can fire lasers from them.
* CoolShip: According to its profile, it served as a warship during wars with Paradiso.
* EyeScream: 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 BeamOWar with Loki using its right eye, the eye gets blasted off.
* FakingTheDead: 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.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: In the intro to the game, an Insidious is sliced in half by Valiance.
* HeelFaceTurn: In Chapter X, Rodin summons one to help him and Bayonetta get to Alraune's palace.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Can spit torpedoes from its massive maw.
* MadeOfIron: 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.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Anything named Insidious cannot possibly be good, now can it? Neither does its title as "Consumer of All."
* RecurringBoss: Is fought again near the end of the game during the fighter jet section.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: It has giant red eyes.
* ThroatLight: Its mouth glows with an eerie purple light.
* TronLines: Has red ones on its back.
* UnderwaterBossBattle: The first fight with it.
* VacuumMouth: 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.
* WombLevel: After being SwallowedWhole, Bayonetta spends the next few verses inside of it, culminating in a second fight with the Masked Lumen.

[[folder: Alraune, Whisperer of Dementia[=/=]Whisperer of Insanity]]
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-> ''"Enough games! Had you cried for mercy, you may have lived, but now nothing but your last breath awaits you!"''
--> - Alraune

->Voiced by: Creator/TaraPlatt\\\

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.

* AffablyEvil: Is willing to be merciful to Bayonetta, until she breaks more of her palace out of pettiness and reveals her pact with Madama Butterfly.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:She is sealed in a weapon by Rodin.]]
* ArchEnemy: Apparently one to Madama Butterly. Not that the latter cares that much.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: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."
* BeamSpam: In her monster form, she'll use Jeanne's power to fire magic blasts from her hands in a sweeping motion.
* BewareMyStingerTail: In her OneWingedAngel 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.
* BlatantLies: 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.
* ChestBlaster: Can fire a blast of dark magic from her chest in monster form.
* ClimaxBoss: She's fought in chapter XI (out of 16) and her fight [[spoiler:wraps up the "rescuing Jeanne" plot]], although Bayonetta still has some other business afterwards.
* CombatTentacles: 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.
* DanceBattler: Not as much as Bayonetta, but her fighting style is quite graceful and elegant, with beautiful flips, cartwheels, and spins.
* DashAttack: 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.
* DepravedBisexual[=/=]PsychoLesbian: It's stated in her [[AllThereInTheManual 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, one of the tropes has to apply.
* FemmeFatalons: Her main attack in both forms is to slice Bayonetta with her claws.
* FlowerMotifs: Roses. Demonic red roses, but still, roses.
* FlunkyBoss: When fighting her in her normal form, she will spawn large flowers that will fire a sort of SuperSpit at Bayonetta, stunning her and leaving her open to attack.
* AGodAmI: 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.
* GreenThumb: Has power over plants, particularly carnivorous plants.
* HornAttack: Can use her horns as a weapon in monster form.
* LargeHam: She practically ''dances'' as she challenges Madama Butterfly before her boss fight.
* LaserGuidedKarma: She steals Jeanne's soul with the purpose of using it to get more powerful, [[spoiler:and after her defeat, her own soul is stolen by Rodin to empower a new weapon for Bayonetta]].
* MeaningfulName: She is named after the play ''Alraune''. Namely, the play's connection to the [[PlantPerson mandragora]] myth reflect her association with vegetation.
* NoodleIncident: 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''.
* OneWingedAngel: Transforms into a dragon-like form thanks to Jeanne's soul.
* {{Planimal}}: Her OneWingedAngel form looks like the cross between a dragon, scorpion, and a plant.
* PrecisionFStrike: When Bayonetta beats down the first phase, Alraune calls her a "filthy bitch". Yes, ''in Enochian''. Somebody at Creator/PlatinumGames is DoingItForTheArt.
* SitcomArchNemesis: 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.
* SoulPower: Consumed Jeanne's soul and uses it to power herself. She also attempts to steal Bayonetta's in their fight.
* SpikesOfDoom: Can stab the ground with her claws to create thorns.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's OneHeadTaller than Bayonetta, who herself is a StatuesqueStunner in her own right.
* TurnsRed: 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.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: 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.
* UnknownRival: To Madama Butterfly. Alraune hates her with a passion, but Madama Butterfly doesn't seem to acknowledge she exists.
* VacuumMouth: In her monster form, she will use this to draw Bayonetta in and absorb her soul.
* WhipItGood: Has a few vine-based attacks like this. [[spoiler:It's also her ultimate fate, as Rodin turns her into a whip weapon for Bayonetta after she softened the demon up for him.]]
* YourSoulIsMine: 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. [[spoiler:It's also what Rodin does to her to create one of his weapons.]]

!!!Lesser Demons
[[folder: Pain, Driver of Agony]]
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A mechanical demon that serves as a miniboss in ''Bayonetta 2''. Has a stronger, fiery version of it called Pride that is fought during Chapters VIII and X.

* DegradedBoss: After fighting one as a boss, the rest of the game has you fighting weaker versions of it as regular enemies.
* FallenHero: According to its profile, Pride was once an Angel of Paradiso that served as a flaming chariot.
* GatlingGood: Can turn their arms into gatling guns for ranged attacks.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Both of their names and BossSubtitles. Pain is the '''Driver of Agony''' and Pride is the '''Enveloper of Flame'''
* PlayingWithFire: Pride uses fire attacks.
* RedOniBlueOni: Pride is the stronger, more aggressive red demon while Pain is the weaker blue demon.
* TransformingMecha: When not attacking, they transform into a compact, coffin shape.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Like with all demons in the second game, they're attacking Bayonetta due to the imbalance in the Trinity of Realities.

!!!Climax Summoned Demons introduced in ''Bayonetta''

[[folder: Madama Butterfly, Mistress of Atrocity]]
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-> ''"E varma!"''
--> - 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.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: 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.
* DealWithTheDevil: The devil in question, providing the pact that gives Bayonetta her powers as an Umbra Witch.
* GorgeousGorgon: Despite being a demon and looking like one, she's still quite beautiful.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: In the sequel, 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.
* NobleDemon: As mentioned under UndyingLoyalty, she's one of the few demons who continue to honor their contract with Bayonetta.
* PrettyButterflies: She has a swallowtail butterfly motif.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Her main attack when her whole body is summoned.
* TheRedBaron: Madama Butterfly, the Mistress of Atrocity.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Her red eyes reflect how powerful she is.
* UndyingLoyalty: One of the few demons from the first game that remain loyal to Bayonetta in the sequel, which Bayonetta makes particular note of. Probably helps that Madama Butterfly apparently has her own history of pissing off Inferno's denizens.
* UnknownRival: To Alraune. Alraune hates her with a passion, but Madama Butterfly apparently doesn't know her or doesn't care.
* UseYourHead: Is surprisingly fond of headbutts in the sequel, delivering them for Infernal Weaves, punish attacks on Gomorrah, and to reflect massive projectiles from Loptr.
* WingedHumanoid: A humanoid female demon with butterfly wings.

[[folder: Madama Styx, Decider of Ends]]
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-> ''"Givi varma!"''
--> - 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.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Same as Butterfly.
* DealWithTheDevil: The devil in question, providing Jeanne's contract.
* EvilTwin: Of Madama Butterfly. Though technically, they're both evil.
* GorgeousGorgon: Much like Madama Butterfly, she's still quite beautiful.
* PrettyButterflies: Moths, actually.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Just as dangerous as Madama Butterfly.
* WingedHumanoid: Much like Madama Butterfly.

[[folder: Gomorrah, Devourer of the Divine]]
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-> ''"Avavago!"''
--> - 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.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: 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.
* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic dinosaur-like creature.
* BreathWeapon: When fighting Bayonetta it breaths fire and can spit out large globs of flesh.
* EatenAlive: What it does to your opponents.
* EnemyToAllLivingThings: If it moves, he's gonna kill it.
* GetBackHereBoss: Bayonetta fights it as it scales a skyscraper.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His [[BossSubtitles Boss Subtitle]] '''Devourer of the Divine'''.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Its roar sounds like an elephant's trumpet and it resembles a cross between [[DinosaursAreDragons a dragon and a T-Rex]].
* PurpleIsPowerful: It's mostly purple and is quite strong.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His red eyes warn you of his vicious appetite.
* RoarBeforeBeating: Almost does this every time Bayonetta summons him during Climax attacks.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: To Bayonetta at the start of the second game. [[spoiler:Jeanne eventually uses him (or possibly another individual of his race) without that problem to destroy Loptr's body.]]
* VacuumMouth: It will attempt to inhale Bayonetta in its mouth. If successful, Madama Butterfly will pry open its jaw to let Bayoneta escape.

[[folder: Malphas]]
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-> ''"Agraa ors!"''
--> - 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.

* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic crow.
* CreepyCrows: It's a very intimidating crow, not helped by its additional eyes.
* DemotedToExtra: Malphas and Queen Sheba are the only demons from the first game that don't fully appear in the sequel. However, the wings that Bayonetta summons for aerial combat apparently belong to it.
* {{Expy}}: Of Griffon from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''.
* ExtraEyes: Has eight primary eyes and two vestigial eyes.
* FeatheredFiend: It's a demonic crow that eats its prey by tearing their heads off.
* GiantFlyer: It's about the size of a small house.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Delivers one to Fortuitio, viciously pecking him over and over until it cracks a hole in his chest.
* OffWithHisHead: Tears off the head of an [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Inspired]] and [[SwallowedWhole swallows it while it continues to scream]].
* SinisterScythe: Has a bizarre crest on its skull resembling a scythe-blade.
* UndyingLoyalty: One of the few demons from the first game to remain loyal to Bayonetta in the sequel, providing her wings for aerial battles.

[[folder: Hekatoncheir, Shatterer of the Earth]]
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-> ''"Affa iada! Effna!"''
--> - 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.

* DropTheHammer: Not the demon itself, but the sequel has a hammer weapon that allows Bayonetta to summon Hekatoncheir's fists with her Wicked Weaves.
* DumbMuscle: Its profile outright states that it lacks knowledge.
* TheFaceless: We only ever see its arms in the game.
* TheKlutz: 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 the sequel, where it tries the same thing in reverse order with more success.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: It has a total of six arms.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Its entire role in the game is to beat everything to a pulp.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: Its arms are as large as Madama Butterfly's, who's already the size of a building.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Does this a couple times, especially against Golem; having six arms helps.
* ThirdTimesTheCharm: 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.
* UndyingLoyalty: One of the few demons from the first game to remain loyal to Bayonetta in the sequel.

[[folder: Scolopendra, Eradicator of Paradise]]
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-> ''"Teloc vovim!"''
--> - 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.

* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic centipede.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: It's an utterly massive centipede.
* CreepyCentipedes: Its profile says its body is longer than ten kilometers.
* DeadlyHug: 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.
* DemotedToExtra: Only makes one appearance in the sequel, 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.
* RoarBeforeBeating: Screams just before proceeding to wrap its victim to death.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: While none outright pick a fight with Bayonetta in the sequel, a group of them try to hinder her while she's traversing Inferno.

[[folder: Phantasmaraneae, Twister of Flame]]
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-> ''"Izazaz piadaph!"''
--> - 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.

* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic spider that breaths fire.
* {{Expy}}: of the boss Phantom from the first Devil May Cry.
* GiantSpider: Gets summoned twice. The first time it is slightly larger than the battleship-sized Sapientia. The second time it is large enough to swallow Sapientia whole.
* InformedAttribute: 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 the sequel, it's behaving differently than usual.
* MagmaMan: Well, it nests on a sea of magma, for one. It also spits balls of it at Bayonetta when it fights her.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Its BossSubtitles, the '''Twister of Flame'''. It sounds intimidating and it references its power over fire.
* NobleDemon: 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.
* PlayingWithFire: Also uses fire attacks when facing Bayonetta.
* TheSwarm: Can summon a group of smaller, though still enormous by human standards, spiders like itself.
* TunnelKing: Can burrow underground to attack Bayonetta from below.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Bayonetta comes across one while in Inferno, where it promptly tries to kill her.
* WreathedInFlames: 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.

[[folder: Queen Sheba]]
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-> ''"Teloc vovim! Agraa ors, taba ors, avavago!"''
--> - 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.

* TheAntiGod: Equal and opposite to Jubileus, as the ruler of Inferno opposed to Jubileus' rule of Paradiso.
* ArmCannon: [[spoiler:Uses one in ''Bloody Fate'' to finish off Jubileus]]
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: If Jubileus is a 50-Foot Whatever, Sheba is a ''[[UpToEleven 500-Foot Whatever]]'', with her fist alone being larger than Jubileus' entire body.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: 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.
* EvilTwin: She is basically this to Jubileus, although she is much bigger. [[spoiler:Much more powerful too − she effortlessly punches God's 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.
* TheGodsMustBeLazy: 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 [[OrcusOnHisThrone very hands-off-approach to her title.]]
* [[MegatonPunch Infiniton Punch]]: Hits Jubileus so hard that her soul flies out of her body and burns up in the sun.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: She's a giant demon that rules Inferno.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: They should give you an idea of just how powerful she is.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Jokingly suggested by [[https://41.media.tumblr.com/804b5812a296ea5a1d4500187e6f9589/tumblr_nhoom3z6yb1r9je5mo1_500.jpg artwork from the first game]] showing Sheba smiling while holding a framed portrait of Jubileus posing cutely.
* WhipItGood: [[spoiler:Uses one in ''Bloody Fate'' during her fight with Jubileus.]]

!!!Climax Summoned Demons introduced in ''Bayonetta 2''

[[folder: Labolas, Destroyer of Fates]]
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-> ''"Argedco!"''
--> - 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.

* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic three-headed dog, with two of the heads doubling as the front paws.
* BonusBoss: Although not fought in the main game, he's available for battling in the Tag Climax mode.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: His lore says that he was a completely normal dog that found its way into hell and somehow managed to become a top predator over even the likes of Gomorrah.
* HellHound: A variant of Cerberus, with the notable difference being each head having its own unique traits.
* ManBitesMan: Labolas's main method of attack is viciously mauling its foes with its three mouths.
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: 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.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Though most of them are so much smaller than its fangs that they're basically decoration.
* SummonBiggerFish: 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 [[FinishingMove 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.

[[folder: Mictlantecuhtli, Presser of Destruction]]
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-> ''"Noqodi!"''
--> - 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.

* AnimalisticAbomination: 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.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Some of its Umbran Climax attacks have it attacking with a loud shriek that can destroy enemies in a large radius.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Since it only appears as part of Umbran Climax attacks and Greed's torture attack, it comes off as one of the smaller Infernal Demons to be summoned.
* PlagueMaster: It is said that spreads the plague wherever it goes.
* RazorWings: When used in Umbran Climax, most of Mictlantecuhtli's attacks have it use its wings to cut up enemies.
* ThisIsADrill: Its torture attack against Greed has it drill its body into Greed with a tornado-like force from above before crushing them to death.

[[folder: Baal, Empress of the Fathoms]]
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-> ''"Ex fa!"''
--> - 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.
* AdiposeRex: She's a giant obese frog that also holds a position of royalty in hell.
* AnimalisticAbomination: A giant demon toad with a barbed tongue.
* CoolCrown: Fitting for a creature that is claimed to be royalty.
* EatenAlive: Her climax and torture attacks have her swallowing her enemies whole. Can double as a KarmicDeath in Resentment's torture attack, as Resentment is also capable of a OneHitKill on Bayonetta by swallowing her.
* GenderBlenderName: Baal in mythology is one of the seven princes of hell. This depiction of the character is female.
* NonMammalMammaries: Despite being a demonic amphibian (and not even a humanoid one), Baal has [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/1/12/Baal_Artwork.png/revision/latest?cb=20141219002530 a very pronounced bust]] to emphasize its femininity.
* OverlyLongTongue: No surprise given she's a giant toad, but this tongue is covered in barbs.
* WhipItGood: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Hydra, Spinner of Destiny]]
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-> ''"Canilu!"''
--> - 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.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: 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.
* CompositeCharacter: Despite her name and appearance being a straightforward reference to the Hydra of Greek mythology, she also incorporates aspects of Medusa.
* DeadlyHug: Similar to Scolopendra before her, Hydra uses her smaller serpentine heads to squeeze her enemies to death.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Ignoring the torso that is clearly a human head, the snake heads each have their single eye inside their mouths.
* GorgeousGorgon: Or rather the disembodied head of one turned into a hydra.
* HornAttack: The snake-like heads have horns that can be weaponized during Umbran Climaxes.
* HydraProblem: True to form, only one of her snake-like heads are real.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Her heads are capable of releasing soundwaves that can deflect projectiles.
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: 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.
* WasOnceAMan: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Diomedes, Severer of the Dark]]
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-> ''"Sundenna!"''
--> - 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.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: A demonic unicorn with a razor-sharp horn.
* BladeSpam: Swinging its head so quickly to slice and dice its victim certainly counts.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: According to the Book of Infernal Demons, it's not King Diomedes of Thrace himself, but rather one of his four horses [[AscendedToCarnivorism who were trained to eat human flesh]] and then went to hell after the kingdom fell. This particular horse [[LegacyCharacter took the king's name]] and was reincarnated as a demon.
* HellishHorse: A huge demonic unicorn.
* HornAttack: Uses its sharp horn as a sword.
* MoodyMount: It considers it extremely degrading for someone to try and ride it, and only allows the worthy to do so (which naturally, Bayonetta is).
* SwordBeam: Can fire these from its horn.
* {{Unicorn}}: With a {{BFS}} for a horn, no less!
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: It has eight legs like [[Myth/NorseMythology Sleipnir]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: 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.
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Same as Madamas Butterfly and Styx, although more implicit in her case.
* DealWithTheDevil: The devil in question, acting as Rosa's contractor.
* TheFaceless: 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.
* GorgeousGorgon: Although she never manifests fully in-game, [[http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rosa-khepri.png concept artwork]] shows she's got nothing to be ashamed of.
* HornedHumanoid: Unlike Butterfly's headdress and Styx's ring, Khepri's head is topped with some truly threatening crescent horns.
* TimeMaster: Watches over time itself from Inferno.
* WingedHumanoid: Rosa's shadow shows Khepri has an impressive pair of scarab wings.
[[/folder]]

!!Other Antagonists
!!!Other Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta''

[[folder: Father Balder]]
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-> ''"Rise, my child! Rise to realize your true potential! Unleash your power and awaken the Eyes of the World!"''
--> - Balder

->Voiced by: Grant Albrecht, Creator/CrispinFreeman as the Masked Lumen (EN), Creator/NorioWakamoto, Creator/TakehitoKoyasu as the Masked Lumen(JP)\\\

The mysterious CEO of the Ithavoll Group, who is eventually revealed as both the BigBad and as Bayonetta's father. His past version is in the sequel (see Masked Lumen).
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* AgentPeacock: Both the most powerful and the most effeminate man in the whole series. And he has an albino peacock stole to really drive the point home.
* AnimalMotifs: The peacock.
* AntiVillain: In ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'', where he is shown to have been driven mad from past experiences [[spoiler:(namely losing Rosa)]] and is something of a WellIntentionedExtremist, his reasons to basically cause [[OmnicidalManiac omnicide]] being out of a misguided desire to make a better world. Notably, Bayonetta's opinion of him in the movie is more pity than disgust, unlike the game. [[spoiler:Becomes full-on this in the second game, where we see his younger self. He's vehemently against the Witch Hunts ''and'' genuinely loves Rosa and Cereza. Sealing Loptr, the mad god, away inside himself drives him to insanity... and over the edge. It makes playing the first game a hell of a lot different.]]
* ArchnemesisDad: To Bayonetta.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:In the second game we see a flashback cutscene of the end of the first game where Balder is freed from [[BigBad Loptr's]] influence, but sacrifices himself to slay the god. As he dies, he promises to watch over Bayonetta from the afterlife. He DisappearsIntoLight and accepts his fate.]]
* BadassFingerSnap: When he commands his KillSat to fire.
* BarrierWarrior: Uses one to defend himself during the boss fight, especially when Bayonetta uses her demon summons.
* BiblicalMotifs: Has elements of Lucifer (specially the Yezidi edition, Melek Taus; particularly ironic in the latter since SatanIsGood in that religion), and Enochian Angels (Babogel, Bornogo).
* BigBad: Of the first game.
* BilingualBonus: His battle cries are in Enochian.
* BondOneLiner: After tossing [[spoiler:Luka]] through a window:
--> It looks like my plans have gone right out the window.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:As revealed in 2, he was actually a good person. The influence of Loptr's soul drove him into his madness and evil.]]
* CatchPhrase: He has a tendency of referring to Bayonetta as "My dear, sweet child" and other variations.
* TheChessmaster: Naturally, being a BigBad who only actually appears in [[OneSceneWonder a small segment of the game]], Balder has been pulling the strings from behind the scenes since the very first chapter of the game, [[spoiler:faking his own death in the process]]. Although he only appears in a small segment, [[spoiler:his voice is present throughout the whole game, you just don't know who it is until you meet him.]]
* ColonyDrop: During the boss fight, he'll occasionally summon a large meteor to hit Bayonetta. Also, in the last leg of the fight, he'll pull the KillSat out of space and throw it at her, leading to a TennisBoss moment.
* CombatSadomasochist: He does an awful lot of moaning throughout the fight.
* CoolMask: He wears a golden mask that covers half of his face.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's the CEO of the Ithavoll Group and the first game's BigBad.
* DrivenToMadness: [[spoiler:Subverted in the case of Rosa's murder. His actual event of this happening was after his HeroicSacrifice, which led to Loptr gradually driving him completely insane by the time of the first game.]]
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:As he's dying, Loptr tries to escape his body. He regains his sanity and proves himself truly heroic by keeping Loptr sealed as he dies.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:He is The Lumen Sage from The Intro.]]
* ElementalPowers: As a Lumen Sage, his powers are derived from the Sun, hence all of his attacks technically count as [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar magic]].
* EvilAlbino: Balder is a megalomaniac with stark white hair and unnaturally pale skin. [[spoiler:He wasn't always like that, though: he looked normal enough in the second game. He had the white hair back when he was normal, but he lost the healthy glow to his skin when Loptr possessed him. Once that happened he began looking really sickly and pale.]]
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:He is the right eye of the world while Bayonetta is the left eye of the world.]]
* EvilGloating: All of the villains get into this to some extent, but Balder is incredibly long-winded; rather, he's one of the few characters who got away with monologuing to [[HatesSmallTalk Bayonetta]]; it's not like she could [[TalkToTheFist shut him up in her normal fashion]] with him [[HumanShield carrying Cereza]].
* EvilIsHammy: As the BigBad, he's one of the hammiest characters of all in the first game.
* FashionableAsymmetry: He wears a black glove on one hand and a golden ring on the other.
* FauxAffablyEvil: In the first game, he is shown to be an incredibly horrible person and while he seems at first polite he is merely hiding how bad he actually is. [[spoiler:The second game reveals that it was actually Loptr in control of him]].
* FauxlosophicNarration: In substance, his exposition is very straightforward, but it's couched in terms so lofty and obscure that Bayonetta doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.
* FeatherMotif: Besides having a lot of feathers in his design, he also uses feathers as a makeshift hair comb.
* FluffyFashionFeathers: His outfit is decorated with peacock feathers.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Can fire a beam of light from his hand.
* GlassCannon: Played with. Balder has various, powerful attacks at his disposal, but he only has one bar of health unlike most bosses. Whenever Bayonetta performs a climax, Balder will kill the demon and replenish his health.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: His colors reflect his angelic powers.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:He himself is actually rather benevolent as far as the Lumen Sages go. As revealed in ''2'', he was BrainwashedAndCrazy on account of Loptr's influence. See "Masked Lumen" for more on his prior self.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: As soon as you beat him, he gets back up once Bayonetta returns from returning her younger self to her own time and knocks Bayonetta out.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The enemy profile for Balder in the first ''Bayonetta'' paints him as a remorseless, evil man driven purely by self-interest who started the Witch Hunts to further his plans, to the point of saying that he seduced Rosa and sired Bayonetta purely as a ruse to gain the Left Eye of Darkness. ''Bayonetta 2'' reveals that [[GoodAllAlong this is only]] [[TragicVillain vaguely true]]: Balder was duped by the Cardinal Virtues into starting the Witch Hunts and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he was properly mortified when he realized it]], he loved Rosa and his daughter dearly, and his plan in the first game was to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans recreate the world so he could bring Rosa back]], which had been twisted and distorted by [[spoiler:Loptr, who was possessing and corrupting him from within, driving him to his evil actions.]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: [[spoiler:The Masked Lumen in ''2'' is him. And he was quite the {{Bishounen}} in his day.]]
* KickTheDog: He's rather fond of this, to say the least. From [[spoiler:trying to have Luka pulled apart by angels like he did with his father twenty years earlier before sending him out a window to ''mocking Jeanne'' in front of Bayonetta and revealing he had her {{Brainwashed}}]], you ''will'' have every reason to kick this bastard's smarmy ass by the time the battle starts.
* KillSat: He tries to hit Bayonetta with a satellite laser cannon. When that doesn't work, [[ColonyDrop he drops it on top of her.]] It doesn't help.
* KnightOfCerebus: Barring a bad pun he throws out, the brief screen time he has is completely humorless. Bayonetta gets pissed enough at him that she quickly drops her DeadpanSnarker attitude.
* KnightTemplar: He is bound and determined to make sure that Paradiso is victorious in their struggle against Inferno, even if the entire world is destroyed in the process. [[spoiler:Subverted in the second game where we learn that this is just the result of being tainted by Loptr's evil.]]
* KungShui: He destroys buildings and satellites throughout his fight with Bayonetta.
* LargeHam: The guy chews the scenery into an extravagant paste.
* LaserBlade: His main attack during the boss fight with him.
* LastOfHisKind: [[MoralEventHorizon His doing, alongside the genocide of the Umbra Witches.]] [[spoiler:Or rather it isn't, but rather it's Loptr's fault.]]
* LightEmUp: Primarily fights using the power of light.
* LightIsNotGood: The fact that he's the last Lumen Sage does not in any way diminish his evilness.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: According to ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'', he was driven mad after being forced to separate from the woman he loved. Crazy enough that he ended up killing her so that he could remake the world. [[spoiler:As revealed in ''2'', this alone wasn't enough. He was also corrupted from the inside out by the soul of [[ManBehindTheMan Loptr]] in his body over time.]]
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He's Bayonetta's father, with some shades of PervertDad as well. Bayonetta is understandably weirded out.]]
* ManInWhite: His predominantly white outfit gives him a rather ominous presence.
* MeaningfulEcho: After spending the first game calling Bayonetta, "My dear, sweet child", and telling her "Fear not, for I am always watching over you", in the most creepy way possible, [[spoiler:at the beginning of the second game, when he dies, he finally says those words the way a father should, foreshadowing his [[GoodAllAlong fundamental goodness]].]]
* MindOverMatter: Has powerful telekinesis and uses this to fling a building, fire a KillSat, then ''throw'' said KillSat at Bayonetta.
* MyGrandsonMyself: A variation - according to Antonio's notebook, the CEO of Ithavoll Group has claimed to be a descendant of the Lumen Sages. When Bayonetta finally meets him, it turns out he is in fact a Lumen Sage himself.
* MythicalMotifs: [[Myth/NorseMythology Balder]] (both in name, powers, and role as the LastOfHisKind).
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: After Balder makes his speech all about his EvilPlan and how he wants to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the universe]] Luka states that everything he says is "Diarrhea of the mouth" because there's been [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler infamous genocidal figures]] just like him.
* NeckSnap: How he kills Gomorrah.
* NoSell: All of your summons do literally no damage to so much as his clothing before he kills them. [[spoiler:Even the finishing blow, [[BoomHeadshot a tube of lipstick shot like a bullet right into his head]] is proven afterwards to have done pretty much nothing.]]
* OhCrap: He's too theatrical to say "oh crap", but he has this reaction after he realizes that [[spoiler:Jeanne's action of pulling Bayonetta from the Jubileus statue not only foiled his century-long plans, but would eventually unleash an insane deity on the universe]].
* OmnicidalManiac: His plan to reunite the three realms would end up killing everyone.
* OneWingedAngel: When he prepares to fight Bayonetta, he sprouts twelve wings.
* OrgasmicCombat: Even your most powerful attacks does nothing more than make him groan or moan.
* PathOfInspiration: He's been manipulating the people of Vigrid with the Lumen Sages' religion to expand the ranks of his army and destroy all traces of the Umbra Witches. Not to mention his ultimate goal of reviving Jubileus, which means the end of the world.
* PlayingWithFire: Uses fire in some of his attacks such as tossing fireballs or summoning pillars of flame from below.
* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: He's very polite towards Bayonetta. She considers him a horrible, irredeemable monster and treats him as such.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Twelve of them, in fact.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: As a Lumen Sage, he derives his power from the sun.
* PurpleProse: Don't expect his speeches to be simple.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Over 600 years old. How old he is exactly isn't stated.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Bayonetta's red. Best seen in the cutscene before his boss battle, when his cold, calculating personality clashes with Bayonetta's showy, emotional, and furious comments.
* SatanicArchetype: The best and brightest of an angelic holy order that fell from grace and eventually destroyed them all. On top of that his boss form's design was based after Lucifer, and in 2 [[spoiler:rebelled against God alongside one of the forces of hell. Ironically enough, he wasn't even evil.]]
* SilverFox: He might have gray hair, but he still possesses an air of sophistication.
* SinisterMinister: He's the self-styled HighPriest of Vigrid's pseudo-religion, but is also an OmnicidalManiac responsible for the extermination of the Umbra Witches.
* SissyVillain: On the surface. [[AgentPeacock He's a lot more dangerous than he seems.]]
* SphereOfDestruction: Can trap Bayonetta in a ball of light, leaving her open to attack.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Rosa, as the movie shows. [[spoiler:The fact that the world drove them apart eventually drove him mad, causing him to try and destroy it and remake it anew. His final moments as Sheba kills Jubileus has him longingly calling out for Rosa]].
* TheStoic: He's calm throughout both chapters he appears in, but when [[spoiler:Jeanne pulls Bayonetta from the statue of Jubileus]] he totally loses his shit (and for good reason):
-->'''Balder''': Are you ''insane?!'' Light and dark! Unless both halves remain, the universe will lose its balance and face ''another Armageddon''!
* TakingYouWithMe: In the opening for ''2'', he appears to do this for an evil influence that has inhabited his body, apparently driving his madness, dying, but adamant that the influence and he will "perish together." [[spoiler:As the ending of the same game reveals, that is [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptr]], whom he imprisoned within his body.]]
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Of course, once Balder realizes that [[spoiler:he's going to die for nothing]], he accepts his fate, taking care to [[spoiler:make his FamousLastWords MeaninglessMeaningfulWords]].
* TimeStandsStill: Like all Lumen Sages, he can perform Light Speed and slow down time. Though he only uses it once during the cutscene before the fight, the difficulty of getting a slowdown off of his normal attacks suggests that he can undo Witch Time as fast as it's triggered.
* TragicVillain: ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'' explains his motivations as being driven to madness by being seperated from Rosa as well as from the "injustices" of the world. [[spoiler:''2'' further explains it as his evil being caused by being BrainwashedAndCrazy due to a HeroicSacrifice earlier in his life.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He credits the visible opulence of Isla Del Sol to his leadership skills. He's probably right in that regard, though of course he doesn't make it publicly known that his ultimate goal is to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy everything]].
[[/folder]]

!!!Other Bosses introduced in ''Bayonetta 2''

[[folder: Masked Lumen]]
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-> ''"Very well then, Bayonetta: you shall be the first Umbra Witch to die at my hands!"''
--> - The Masked Lumen

->Voiced by: Creator/CrispinFreeman (EN), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP)\\\

A mysterious Lumen Sage that appears as an antagonist in the second game. Not much is known about him other than his grudge against Loki, and, by extension, Bayonetta, whom he clashes with several times as she tries to defend the boy. He is a young version of [[spoiler:Balder]], brought forth by [[{{God}} Aesir]].
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* {{Animorphism}}: Can transform into a white wolf during combat.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:There is a flashback cutscene of the end of the first game where Balder is freed from [[BigBad Loptr's]] influence, but sacrifices himself to slay the god. As he dies, he promises to watch over Bayonetta from the afterlife. He DisappearsIntoLight and accepts his fate.]]
* BadassBoast: Prior to the final battle:
-->[[spoiler:"Humans need not be told what their will shall be. We can create our world with our own eyes! ... We may not see our next step. We may stumble. We may fall off the path. But we always move forward. That is the power of man."]]
* {{Bishonen}}: You can tell he's one just by looking at the tiny sliver of his face that gets revealed in the introduction. [[spoiler:Balder was quite a looker when he was younger.]]
* CallBack:
** [[spoiler:The entire last battle against him is basically a Father Balder rematch with Bayo 2's combat system. He sprouts a huge set of wings shaped like peacock feathers, he fights like he did in the first game, and the exact same music plays.]]
** Because only the Umbra Witches are playable in story mode, the other characters have custom animations for victory poses in Tag Climax. [[spoiler:Balder's has him imitating the 'feather as a hair comb' animation from his anti-Scolopendra cutscene]].
* ColourCodedTimeStop: Starting with his second boss fight, he will perform an attack where he shoots out a deceptively fast beam of symbols shaped like clocks. If it hits Bayonetta, she will be left defenseless as the Sage enters Light Speed, turning everything greyscale.
* CombatStilettos: Fittingly given he's a MirrorBoss, he has high heels much like Bayonetta's, making him a RareMaleExample.
* {{Determinator}}: He is determined to kill Loki, and come hell or high water he will make sure of it.
-->'''Masked Lumen:''' He will ''not'' be forgiven! He will '''''never''''' be forgiven! On my soul as a Lumen, he will draw his last breath before me!
* DoubleWeapon: His weapon of choice, the Holy Glaive, is a golden double-bladed halberd. It can be [[BifurcatedWeapon split apart]] to serve as [[DualWielding two swords]].
* FeatherFlechettes: Uses this to deflect Loki's cards when he first encounters him. The final battle with him has him firing a barrage of these. [[spoiler:He also throws them as projectiles instead of shooting a gun when he's playable during Tag Climax.]]
* FireIceLightning: When playable in Tag Climax, he casts a variety of elemental spells when the kick button is pressed, mostly fire and lightning. His boss fights take it further.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:He is an uncorrupted version of Balder who just wants to have peace between the two clans. Unfortunately, he became an UnwittingPawn of Loptr in the process.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He chose to seal Loptr away inside of himself, knowing that he will eventually be corrupted. As such, his final words to Bayonetta are to ask her to strike him down when the time comes.]]
* HighClassGlass: [[spoiler:Unmasked, he wears a monocle with stylized rays of light around the side of it]].
* HumansAreSpecial: He's an ardent believer in this as the quote above will tell you. When Loptr claims that human free will is a joke, the Sage pretty much tells him to [[BigShutUp shut the hell up]] and launches into a PatrickStewartSpeech boasting about how free will means that humanity's outgrown him and has no need for Aesir's Eyes of the World.[[spoiler:He ends up being right.]] And to top his speech off:
-->'''Lumen''': Bayonetta! Shall we illustrate?
-->'''Bayonetta''': Let's rock!
* IAmNotLeftHanded: In the final fight with him, he completely cuts loose and makes full use of his Lumen Sage powers, [[spoiler:fighting exactly like he does in the first game.]]
* {{Irony}}: In the Records of Time, Bayonetta praises him for being "the silent type", complaining about the last Lumen Sage she met "[spending] 20 minutes rambling on and on". [[spoiler:Unbeknowst to her, she is addressing ''Balder'', that very Sage, before he was possessed by Loptr and became that rambler.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: The Masked Lumen behaves with remarkable chivalry and honor in a series full of underhandedness and [[CombatPragmatist combat pragmatists]]. He repeatedly says that he has no interest in fighting Bayonetta, only Loki, and gives her the option to step aside in the first two fights. Each time, she doesn't, so he engages her in combat, but makes a clear effort to hold back. It's only after Bayonetta interferes a third time that he declares that he's going to kill her and fights at full power.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler:Like his future counterpart]], things get ''very'' serious when he makes an appearance.
* LightEmUp: As a Lumen Sage, he fights using light magic.
* LightIsNotGood: Dressed in immaculate white robes, summoning angels to fight for him, and wielding both fire and lightning powers. Anybody's who's played the first game knows this fellow is trouble. [[spoiler:Subverted in that he's just misguided. He actually falls under LightIsGood.]]
* LimitBreak: As a boss, he only uses his strongest attack once he has a Cardinal Virtue out on the battlefield. He'll force Bayonetta away with a ComboBreaker and start channeling light over his head as he focuses; as he does so, the Virtue in question will suddenly gain the upper hand in its brawl with Bayonetta's summoned demon and turn its focus on her. Unless Bayonetta can stagger the Masked Lumen in time, the Virtue will hit her with a powerful attack.
* MagicKnight: While every major character in the setting is this to some degree, he fits the classic description the best: [[spoiler:in Tag Climax, the kick button is used to cast various elemental spells instead and he doesn't use his feet in combat at all.]]
* MalevolentMaskedMan: His face is hidden behind an ornate golden mask styled to look like both a sun and an eye.
* ManInWhite: His white outfit gives him a dangerous presence.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: He's the only playable character who doesn't have kick attacks, rather they're replaced with powerful elemental spells.
* MirrorBoss: He uses Lumen Sage versions of Bayonetta's moves.
* NoFairCheating: If you use an item during the first two battles with him, he will actually stop what he's doing just to shame you for it.
-->'''Masked Lumen''': ...you have ''disappointed'' me.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: Compared to the previous bosses in the series and [[LargeHam their tendency to devour the scenery with relish]], the Masked Lumen seems to find little use for TrashTalk. The first time he is fought he does not utter a single word to Bayonetta before engaging her in combat.
* OneHitKill: Deals out a headshot to Labolas with his glaive once the hellhound succeeds in finishing off Fortitudo. Judging by the demon's reaction, he picked the right head.
* OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Invoked, at the climax of the second game he goes into a lengthy diatribe about how mankind can make up for its own past misgivings without courtship from an [[ManipulativeBastard all powerful jackass]] sitting on high, that [[HumansAreFlawed whatever's been made wrong]] can be righted again by humanities own hand.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Can fly through the air with peacock wings similar to the ones used by Father Balder. [[spoiler:Fitting, as he ''is'' him, and so has the same pacts.]]
* ThePowerOfTheSun: His weapon, clothing, and mask all have sun motifs and he has sun magic. Kind of part-and-parcel of the whole Lumen Sage thing.
* RecurringBoss: He's fought three times over the course of the second game. [[spoiler:Actually, four times. The first time is in the first game's penultimate chapter.]]
* {{Revenge}}: Against Loki for [[spoiler:killing Rosa. But in reality, it was actually Loptr disguising himself as Loki to manipulate him.]]
* SummonBiggerFish: Just as our heroine can call forth demons, the Masked Lumen can call forth angels. [[spoiler:In his case, he brings out the Cardinal Virtues from the previous game. Temperantia mirrors Bayonetta's use best, being summoned after Bayo calls in Madama Butterfly.]]
* TimeStandsStill: Using his Light Speed, the Lumen Sage can easily keep up with Bayonetta's Witch Time ability. Best seen immediately before the first boss fight, where he casually grabs a handful of bullets shot at him from almost point-blank range and drops them to the ground. Also, one of his attacks is to fire a set of clock-shaped magical blasts that will slow Bayonetta down if it connects.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Of Loptr.]]
* VillainousVow: A given when taking his honorable nature into account. Before his last fight with Bayonetta, he specifically calls her by name, [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes asking if he can do so beforehand]], and declares that she will be the first Umbra Witch to die at his hands. [[spoiler:When he pins Bayonetta with his light beam and begins to gain the upper hand, he vows that Loki will die before him, never to be forgiven.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Attempts to strike down Loki without an ounce of remorse or hesitation. Had Bayonetta not interfered, he would have killed him then and there. [[spoiler:Then again, he does believe that said child killed his lover...]]
* {{Wrath}}: He's a little blinded by his desire for revenge and isn't too keen on making sure he's killing the person who's actually responsible.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:His reason for trying to kill Loki; he's mistaking him for Loptr, who he saw kill Rosa.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Loptr, the Prophetic One]]
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-> ''"I see you've already discovered the truth. They don't call you the Left Eye for naught, do they?"''
--> - Loptr

->Voiced by: TJ Ramini (EN), Creator/TakumiYamazaki (JP)\\\

A youth who looks almost exactly like Loki, but is far more malevolent. He frequently appears in Loki's visions and seems to have a grudge against him.
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* AgentPeacock: If you thought Balder was flamboyant, wait until you see Lotpr's white/blue lipstick, neatly and fabulously tied hair and his ridiculous outfit, that looks like a burqa and yet manages to be very skimpy underneath (particularly in contrast to Loki's more traditionally masculine clothes). It makes him look like [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Ghirahim]]. Suffice to say, just like Ghirahim, he's exceptionally dangerous and one of the world's most powerful beings. These pieces of [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/b/b6/1419071586696.png/revision/latest?cb=20141222015613 concept]] [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/bayonetta/images/9/99/1419071801657.png/revision/latest?cb=20141222015658 art]] show he was originally going to have a more feminine appearance.
* AGodIAm: [[spoiler:Well he's half of one to be precise]], but he's so arrogant he sees himself as above all other beings including [[spoiler:his other half]].
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Killed Rosa and manipulates the events of the second game in order to regain the Eyes of the World and become whole.]]
* BigNO: When [[spoiler:Loki destroys the Eyes of the World to render him powerless]].
* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Had he simply killed Loki after draining him of his Sovereign Power, Loki wouldn't have been able to use power over Nothingness to erase the Eyes of the World and render him powerless.]]
* ChaosIsEvil: [[spoiler:He is the half of the original God of Chaos that represented the negative aspects of chaos.]]
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Masterminded the events of the second game and retroactively causes the events of the first game.]]
* ColdHam: While his tone of voice is perfectly measured and calm, his actual dialogue drips with theatricality which is only accentuated by his exaggerated arm movements.
* ColonyDrop: Can call down meteors. In particular, the fight with him in his child form has him using his hands to ''pull a meteorite from space'' to toss at Bayonetta.
* CreepyChild: In his kid form.
* CreepyMonotone: How he normally talks.
* CurbStompBattle: His fights with Bayonetta usually end with him winning. Not to say that she doesn't put up a valiant fight though. Finally on the receiving end of this when [[spoiler:Loki renders him powerless.]]
* DeaderThanDead: His fate after suffering a massive beatdown, getting his body punched from his soul and then having said body devoured by Gommorah, trying to escape but then [[spoiler:Young!Balder]] containing him within himself before he returns to the 1400s. [[spoiler:The scene at the beginning of Bayonetta 2 is Loptr trying to escape from Balder, but Balder [[TakingYouWithMe keeps him inside until the moment they die so Loptr will definitely die]] with him.]]
* DeathDealer: Like Loki, he can use tarot cards as a form of attack. [[spoiler:Rosa learns this the hard way.]]
* DevourTheDragon: [[spoiler:Pulls this on Balder, stealing the Right Eye out of Balder's head and tossing him aside. Balder lives, but is in noticeable pain afterwards.]]
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** Doubling as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, [[spoiler:Luka swinging in to rescue Loki after he's drained him of his Sovereign Power]] causes Loptr to [[OutOfCharacterMoment react with genuine surprise and briefly drop his calm demeanor]]. Bayonetta doesn't miss a beat in [[LampshadeHanging Lampshading]] it.
-->'''Loptr:''' What on earth was ''that?!''
-->'''Bayonetta:''' [[spoiler:Just some fool always swinging in out of nowhere, albeit with absolutely impeccable timing. I suppose not even a god can see him coming?]]
** Takes a much more serious tone later on when [[spoiler:Loki reveals to have Aesir's power over Nothingness, which Loki uses to erase the Eyes of the World and leave him powerless. Loki doesn't miss a beat in Lampshading it.]]
-->'''Loki:''' [[spoiler:His first mistake was thinking all I had to me was some shit "Sovereign Power." Stupid fool doesn't get why ''I'm'' the better half.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: In his adult form, [[spoiler:and as Aesir]] which isn't a bother for him since he mainly levitates above the ground.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time we clearly see him separately from an event with Loki, he [[spoiler:murders Rosa, showing his evil up front and how he masterminded the entire plot]].
* EvilCounterpart: To Loki, Bayonetta and Balder.
** He IS Loki's evil half, with similar card playing tricks and hidden godlike powers. While Loki is ultimately benevolent, yet mischievous, Loptr is sadistic and cruel. Loki wants the eyes to destroy them, Loptr wants to use them to conquer the world. Loki respects humanity while Loptr sees humans as sheep that need a ruler.
** Like Bayonetta, Loptr calls upon monsters to fight for him and also fights with insane fisticuffs and giant projections of limbs. He has a similar dramatic flair and a connection to the eyes of the world, and can manipulate time in a manner that exceeds Bayonetta's own time-stopping powers. Also both are the "dark half" of a divine pair of beings -- while Loptr is evil, Bayonetta is simply dark.
** Lastly, Loptr and Balder both model themselves after divine figures -- Loptr IS one half of Aesir, while Balder gave himself numerous parallels to Father Rodin and Jubileus. Both of them use light attacks and can summon angels to their aid. However, Balder is not evil, and considers human free will their greatest asset. Loptr considers human free will to be a sick joke.
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Believes human free will to be an illusion and that humans should obey only him.
* EvilTwin: Looks exactly like Loki, almost. He uses this [[spoiler:to frame Loki for Rosa's murder]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's infallibly polite and cordial towards others, but none of it is real and he always carries an arrogant, condescending tone.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:He fights you early on as The Prophet.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His appearance, his faux-politeness, his manner of speaking, his SummonMagic cinematic attacks, and even the specific demons he kills[[note]]The first one being Bayonetta's right-hand attack dog, and the second being her designated constrictor demon[[/note]] all point to [[spoiler:him having some connection to Father Balder, which is made much more blatant when we learn that Balder was actually quite heroic when he was younger]].
* FourIsDeath: He beats the hell out of Bayonetta in their first three fights, but she's able to survive every time. [[spoiler:When he fights as Aesir the fourth time and channels his power entirely from the Eyes of the World, it becomes his undoing when Loki destroys the Eyes and renders him powerless. Bayonetta, Balder, and Jeanne go to town on Loptr and give him a ''very'' humiliating death.]]
* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Does this to Loki by killing Rosa while in his child form.]]
* FrickinLaserBeams: One of his [[SignatureMove signature attacks]] is firing beams of blue light and he can call down golden beams of light from the sky.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: His other SignatureMove is creating giant hands of blue light in a manner similar to Bayonetta's Wicked Weaves. His child form takes things a step further with [[MultiArmedAndDangerous six hands to fight with]] that he keeps out for the whole battle.
* GodOfEvil: [[spoiler:As the evil half of the TopGod. Loki's goal is to prevent him from becoming the ''only'' half of Aesir in him.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:His corrupting influence within Balder eventually drives him insane with evil, retroactively causing the events of the first game.]]
* HumiliationConga: Hoo boy! It wasn't enough for him to get beaten by Bayonetta. Oh no, he had to suffer first. [[spoiler:First, Loki uses his power over nothingness to destroy the Eyes of the World and render him powerless. Next, Bayonetta and Balder beat the everloving crap out of him, then summon Omne to drop kick him so hard that his soul is separated from his body. His body is sent flying over the horizon and is eventually eaten alive by Gomorrah, summoned by Jeanne. And as his soul tries to make and escape to another era, Balder absorbs him. Much later, when Balder dies, Loptr dies with him.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Saying human free will is a joke considering the havoc and evil they'd wrought in the wake of the clan wars, [[JerkassHasAPoint while true]] mankind hasn't put on the most [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters stellar representation throughout their history]]. This coming from someone who admitted to instigating half of all human atrocities caused. Coupled with WordOfGod stating that Loptr, as the GodOfEvil, feeding from and being the manifest of all mortal malice since the dawn of his sundering. He really shouldn't toot his own horn [[InsaneTrollLogic with such flimsy justification]], even Balder [[ShutUpHannibal states this point of fact to him]] feeling mankind does not need such a [[JerkassGods two faced douche bag as any kind of lord or master]].
* AnIcePerson: Can fire ice shards during battle.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: The symbol on his forehead is different from that on Loki's. [[spoiler:This allows Bayonetta to play SpannerInTheWorks by letting Balder know who his lover's murderer really was.]]
* InTheHood: In his kid form.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The man is utterly incapable of acknowledging the value of anything that isn't him.
* KnightOfCerebus: The game gets '''MUCH''' darker when he decides to get up and do something (barring the DidntSeeThatComing moment mentioned above), [[spoiler:with Bayonetta being shown that he personally killed Rosa to manipulate Balder into going after Loki.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler:After being separated from his body, Loptr's soul attempts to escape into another era to be reborn. Balder stops him by absorbing him into his body. When Balder dies at the end of the first game, Loptr dies with him.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Loptr cares only for himself. Everything else is no different than an insect as far as he's concerned.
* LightEmUp: His primary attacks are light-based, from laser beams, to giant hands, to energy blades.
* LightIsNotGood: While he isn't specifically aligned with Paradiso (though he [[spoiler:does bear the Right Eye for longer than the Left Eye]]), his attacks include [[LightEmUp blue beams of light]], and he is thoroughly associated with gold.
* MeaningfulName: Loptr is [[spoiler:another name for the Norse god Loki]].
* MindOverMatter: Has powerful telekinesis which he employs in his first fight with Bayonetta, constructing and tossing a large building at her.
* MindRape: [[spoiler:Does this to Bayonetta by using the Remembrance of Time to show her how he killed her mother.]]
* MrFanservice: He's a disgustingly malevolent being, but in his adult form, he's got quite a HeroicBuild.
* NoSell: Shrugs off all of Bayonetta's demon summons during cutscenes. In battle, he can parry any Wicked Weave unless it's being used during Umbran Climax.
* NotSoStoic: Has several instances of this in the finale. First there's the DidntSeeThatComing instant mentioned above, during the final battle with him [[spoiler:as Aesir]], he lets out an EvilLaugh on occasion, he lets out a BigNO when [[spoiler:Loki destroys the Eyes of the World]], and has an OhCrap when [[spoiler:Omne drop kicks his body from his soul.]] And while he is [[spoiler:flying through the sky straight toward Gomorrah's waiting maw]], he's frantically flailing through the air in a very comical manner.
* OhCrap: The exact look on his face when [[spoiler:Omne drop kicks his body from his soul.]]
* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:He's half of one to be precise. The evil half of the god Aesir.]]
* PowerOfTheVoid: One of his attacks is to create a small void to suck Bayonetta in. Fittingly enough, he also has [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] to go along with it.
* RasputinianDeath: Much like Jubileus. [[spoiler:He has the Sovereign Power and the Eyes of the World erased from him, [[CurbStompBattle takes a beatdown from Bayo and Balder]], [[SummonBiggerFish a hitherto unseen union of power from Inferno and Paradiso is summoned to kick him out]], [[KarmicDeath his body is chewed on by Gommorah]], and his lingering soul is absorbed into Balder, who goes through a SequentialBoss fight, gets headshotted, ends up crushed under Jubileus' eyelid, and then follows her head through ''atmospheric reentry''. And even then, Loptr's soul still has the strength to try and ditch him.]]
* RecurringBoss: Fought three times throughout the game. [[spoiler:Four if you count Aesir.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: His ultimate fate: [[spoiler:his body destroyed by Gomorrah, and his soul trapped in Balder. Though he manages to corrupt him in order to attempt to make him do the very same thing he once did, Balder manages to keep him inside and die with Loptr]].
* TheSociopath: Cruel, manipulative, remorseless, and extremely arrogant. Everything to him is either an expendable tool or an insect to crush.
* SpaceMaster:
** Like Loki, his powers encompass both time and space, but his time powers are limited compared to Loki's. His powers over space are far more developed, and he uses them in combat through telekinesis (during his fight at the gates to Inferno) and force constructs (through both his hand projections and the meteor creation he uses in his Witch Hunts fight).
** [[spoiler:As Loptr-Aesir, both his time and space powers get some extra oomph, making his red Witch Time-like slowdown move much harder to wiggle out of. His cinematic attacks now exclusively consist of SummonMagic pulling machines from different times and places, including the Ithavoll KillSat and Isla Del Sol missiles from ''Bayonetta'', along with ''[[VideoGame/{{Vanquish}} an entire space colony]]''. He also brings the fight off of Fimbulventr into a dimensional void located in the upper atmosphere.]]
* VaporWear: A rare male example. The cloak he wears is made of see-through material, but is still dense enough to not fully expose him.
* WalkingSpoiler: His placement in the plot ruins the big reveals of it.
* YoureInsane: His reaction to [[spoiler:Balder attempting to absorb his soul.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Aesir, God of Chaos]]
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-> ''"Human free will is a joke; it is a worthless illusion. You need only obey me."''
--> - Aesir\\\

Ruler of the Realm of Chaos of the Trinity of Realities as well as [[BalanceOfGoodAndEvil God of Chaos]], he is the creator of the Eyes of the World. First appears in VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: His skin is entirely blue, with various traces of gold.
* BalanceOfGoodAndEvil: As the God of Chaos, he oversees this.
* CoolPlane: He can summon Valkyrie Military Transports to carpet bomb the arena.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Is completely barefoot, which isn't much of a bother for him since he normally hovers above the ground.
* EnergyBall: Two variations. Large ones he tosses at Bayonetta and smaller ones.
* EvilIsBigger: Towers over Bayonetta and the Masked Lumen.
* EvilLaugh: Does this frequently during the boss fight. [[spoiler:It is Loptr controlling him after all.]]
* FinalBoss: Of the second game. [[spoiler:More accurately, he's just Loptr in complete control of his form.]]
* GiantHandsOfDoom: Just like Loptr, he can create projections of his arms to attack.
* GodIsGood: [[spoiler:Before splitting into his good and evil halves, he took actions that gave humanity its free will.]]
* GodOfChaos: As mentioned, he is the god of chaos.
* GodOfEvil: Played with. [[spoiler:He's not a bad guy per se, but Loptr absorbing the Eyes of the World allows him to reform into Aesir with Loptr in complete control.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: As the creator of the Eyes of the World, he is this to the first game. [[spoiler:Except it's subverted. He isn't actually a bad guy, but his evil half steals his name and most of his powers. The Eyes weren't intended to be artifacts of doom, but tools of knowledge.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In the last leg of the fight, he tries to throw a large particle cannon at Bayonetta, Bayonetta tosses right back at him, causing massive damage.
* KillSat: After taking more damage, he takes a page from Father Balder's playbook and uses one to nuke the arena, knocking the Masked Lumen out of the fight and forcing Bayonetta to fight him solo. He also uses it in the last leg of the fight.
* LightEmUp: Primarily makes use of light-based attacks. [[spoiler:Just like Loptr]].
* LightIsNotGood: Played with. [[spoiler:Aesir himself is not evil, but his evil half, Loptr, regaining the Eyes of the World allows him to reform into Aesir with Loptr in control.]]
* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Upon his creation of the Eyes of the World, he split into a good half and an evil half: [[KidSidekick Loki]] and [[InTheHood Loptr]]. Loptr regaining the Eyes leads to him re-forming into Aesir.]]
* MacrossMissileMassacre: He can summon a swarm of Gjallarhorn surface-to-air missiles to attack Bayonetta.
* PortalNetwork: Uses his control over time to summon various objects from across time and space to fight.
* PowerOfTheVoid: [[spoiler:The true power of the God of Chaos is "nothingness", or the ability to erase anything from existence. Loki uses it to outright destroy the Eyes, rendering Loptr-as-Aesir almost powerless.]]
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: When you try to finish off your opponent by ''throwing a giant microwave cannon at them'', that's beyond overkill.
* WalkingSpoiler: Due to his place in the story, this is inevitable.
* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler:As the deity in charge of the balance between light and darkness.]]
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!!Other Characters *Spoilers*
[[folder: Omne, Controller of Creation]]
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-> ''"Agraa ors, taba ors, avavago!"''
--> - Bayonetta's half of Omne's incantation
-> ''"Isious hononol obelisong!"''
--> - Balder's half of Omne's incantation\\\

A mysterious being that resembles a fusion of Jubileus and Queen Sheba, she is actually a different being altogether. Summoned by both Bayonetta and young Balder to finish off Loptr.
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!!Main Cast
[[folder: Bayonetta]]
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-> ''"As long as there's music, I'll keep on dancing."''
--> –Bayonetta

-> Voiced by: Hellena Taylor (EN), Creator/AtsukoTanaka (JP)\\\

[[CharacterTitle The main character of the series.]] Bayonetta is one of the Umbra Witches, a magical European clan that existed hundreds of years ago to protect the world's sacred darkness. However, she was born at the center of conflict – her parents were an Umbra Witch, Rosa, and a Lumen Sage named Balder, and their union led to the destruction of both of their clans. In the midst of the Witch Hunts that put her life in danger, Bayonetta was sealed away without her memories for five hundred years. Her awakening and resultant desire to remember her identity starts the events of ''Bayonetta''.\\\

Like other witches, Bayonetta's powers are the result of a contract with a demon of Inferno, hers being Madama Butterfly, and her skills in combat are a mixture of magical gunplay and martial arts. Contrary to her bloody origin and training, though, Bayonetta is an outrageously carefree person who handles the angels sent after her with a mixture of playful sadism, camp, and sheer joy, all while remaining untouched by the carnage and ruin around her. While initially aloof to her allies and acquaintances, Bayonetta eventually warms up to them and displays fierce loyalty and protectiveness even in the worst of circumstances. Bayonetta also has an extremely soft spot for children, and will often provide care and support to her "little ones" in the midst of her quests.

* ActionGirl: Strong enough to lift a bus and suplex dragons at least three times her size, able to slaughter angels and demons without batting an eyelash, can summon and control demons large enough to swallow a skyscraper... yeah, it's safe to say she qualifies.
* AdjustingYourGlasses: Usually does this when she's about to fight, or when she sees something interesting. Often with the business end of her gun.
* AnimalMotifs: Butterflies. Her contract is with a demon called Madama Butterfly, she can sprout butterfly wings during a double jump, and her Pulley's Butterfly accessory allows her to summon butterflies to block attacks. There's also a bit of cat in there in both with her Panther Within ability and in regards to her personality: [[CatsAreSnarkers snarky]] and aloof with claws everywhere... unless she isn't being watched, in case she'll let down her guard and show a bit of emotional vulnerability.
* AnimeHair: The sheer number of things she can do with her hair are insane.
* {{Animorphism}}: She learns (or rather remembers) how to change into animals during the course of the game. She is very, ''very'' pleased by the development.
* AntiHero: On one side, she's generally nice and shows a [[MamaBear very soft spot for kids]], on the other, she ''is'' a witch with infernal powers, although considering she saves the world, this might be just a case of DarkIsNotEvil. The real problems, which could label her as at least a SociopathicHero, are her casual sadism and that wherever she goes, collateral damage follows and she doesn't seem to care too much about it. On the other hand, she only kills a single human being ([[spoiler:her own father]]), total, in the series so far.
* ArmedLegs: Provides the trope image. In the first game, she can sport [[AnIcePerson freezing cold ice-skates]], fiery or electrified claws, pistols, shotguns or ''bazookas'' on her legs, which she fires with her magic. In the second game, she can sport pistols, swords, chainsaws, or whips.
* AssistCharacter: Apart from her ability to summon demons, three of her accessories – Pulley's Butterfly, Infernal Communicator, and Sergey's Lover – let her summon helpers, being butterflies, the Little Devils, and ghostly copies of Madama Butterfly, respectively.
* AstralProjection: One of Bayonetta's many powers, which primarily sees use whenever she has to protect Cereza.
* BadassBiker: In Chapter IX of the first game, she shows that she's just as skilled with a bike as Jeanne.
* BadassBoast:
** "Don't ''[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]'' with a witch!"
** She uses a variant of the above when talking with [[spoiler:Young Balder]].
-->'''Bayonetta:''' Sanity is a requirement for our kind.
-->'''[[spoiler:Young Balder:]]''' And your kind are...?
-->'''Bayonetta:''' The kind of witches you don't ''fuck'' with.
* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Near the end of the first game, she's captured by Balder and used to resurrect Jubileus. She is thankfully rescued by Jeanne, who was freed from Balder's mind control.]]
* BadLiar: Bayonetta stammers and provides an extremely transparent lie when the Masked Lumen asks her [[INeverToldYouMyName how she knows his name]]. It's one of the few times in the series where she's visibly nervous.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Her powers come from demonic pledges and she ''is'' going to end up in Inferno when she dies... but she's trained to use her dark powers [[TheSacredDarkness for the sake of protecting and guiding humanity]], and while in no way "warm", she's not a bad person when you get to know her by any stretch.
* BarrierWarrior:
** One of her accessories, the Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa, allows her to create a barrier in the form of the Umbra Witch symbol. If an enemy strikes the barrier, Bayonetta will counter with a punishing headbutt.
** In Wii U and Switch versions of both games, having Bayonetta wear her Hero Of Hyrule outfit allows her to use the Hylian Shield in the same way as the Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa, even if the latter isn't equipped.
** Her Crow Within allows Bayonetta to surround herself with [[OrbitingParticleShield a damaging ring of feathers]].
** In the first game, Bayonetta can form a protective barrier around Cereza during [[EscortMission escort missions]] while she fights the angels in Purgatorio. However, the barrier will only hold up for so long before it's destroyed.
* BatOutOfHell: She can transform into a group of bats when hit by an attack to negate the damage and activate Witch Time.
* BeehiveHairdo: In place of a traditional [[NiceHat pointy hat]] in the first game.
* BeneathTheMask: It's slipped off a few times when Bayonetta thinks nobody's watching. In the first game, she looks almost worried after realizing Luka grew up thinking she killed his father. [[spoiler:In ''Bayonetta 2'', her efforts to wake up Jeanne devolve into panic when she thinks Jeanne's dead for good -- but the mask goes back on as soon as Jeanne regains consciousness.]]
* BikerBabe: While she doesn't really ride a bike for much of the game, when she does, it's hot, [[BadassBiker and awesome]].
* BlackSpeech: For a heroine, she (along with Jeanne) speaks Enochian, the language of angels, to summon demons and torture weapons.
* BloodKnight: A heroic example and more tame than most, but she loves a good brawl and derives an almost erotic pleasure from killing angels. This trait is played up in ''Bloody Fate'', where she outright says she loves seeing angels' faces contort in pain.
* BoisterousBruiser: See Blood Knight above and Hates Small Talk below.
* BoyishShortHair: She uses her magic to give herself a shorter hairstyle in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}''.
* BullyingADragon: Bayonetta invokes this trope after [[{{Troll}} Loki]] plays a trick on her by making her think he was dead.
-->'''Bayonetta:''' Do you ''really'' think it's wise to play dead with someone who can ''make you dead?''
* CastingAShadow: Bayonetta, like all Umbra Witches, can use dark magic, often channeling it through her weapons and can use it to bolster the strength of her physical attacks. During her fight with Iustitia, she focuses her dark energy into her hand to slice off one of its tentacles, and her "Wheel of Torture" Torture Attack has her impaling an angel on the spike wheel then focusing dark energy into her foot to kick it away with great force.
* CasualDangerDialogue: As a testament to her boundless confidence, she'll regularly snark and make small talk with her enemies. Case in point: During the prologue of the second game, she and Jeanne are more concerned with ''planning a Christmas party'' rather than the fact that the Angels of Paradiso are trying to kill them.
* CelibateHero: Surprisingly, given how openly flirtatious she is with everyone. WordOfGod states that, while she teases Luka, she'll never commit because of the negatives of a MayflyDecemberRomance.
* CharacterDevelopment: Becomes a hell of a lot nicer by the end of the first game, and much wiser and more motherly by the end of the second.
* CharacterTics: Licking her lips when she gets a new set of guns to play with and adjusting her glasses with her guns when she's about to fight.
* ChargeAttack: She can do this with every weapon through the Charge Modifier, which involves holding down the punch or kick button after the initial attack, but it's played straightest with her melee weapons, where she'll take a stance and build up power. Using the Charge Modifier with ranged weapons usually just makes Bayonetta fire them, although Sai Fung, Kafka, and the Charge Bullet technique play it straight. Wearing the Galactic Bounty Hunter outfit in ''Bayonetta 2'' lets her fire a charge shot, even if she doesn't have the Charge Bullet technique. Also true of the Star Mercenary outfit, but only when Love Is Blue is equipped.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Even without taking her magic into account, no human can replicate half of the downright supernatural stunts she can pull off, much less while wearing clothing made from hair. Case in point: During the beginning of the second game, she ''kicks a jet'' high into the air, then leaps up several thousands of feet after it, all while wearing her "[[KickingAssInAllHerFinery Sunday best.]]"
* CleavageWindow: Her outfit in the first game has this, although unusually for the trope it doesn't actually show very much cleavage.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Her Torture Attacks.
* CombatPragmatist: Put simply, Bayonetta does '''not''' fight fair. To her, ''everything'' is fair game in a fight whether it's sneak attacks, using pieces of the environment, using her enemies' weapons against them, [[GrievousHarmWithABody using the enemies themselves against each other]], Bayonetta will use any and every advantage afforded to her to win.
* CompressedHair: She can hide it when wearing clothes, cover herself with it to form a battle uniform, extend it further for Umbran Climax or Serious Mode, and separate it entirely from her body for constructs or conduits. This, combined with how her default costume in ''Bayonetta 2'' isn't connected to her hairdo, suggests that Bayonetta's hair is less like normal hair and more like a power source she can call upon or put away at will.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Subverted mostly. Her voice is normally high-pitched, but she tends to lower it when things get serious... [[TranquilFury or when she gets mad]]. At which point, you ''really'' should run away.
* {{Cosplay}}: The [[UpdatedRerelease Wii U release]] of ''Bayonetta'' has her dressing up as Link, Samus, and Princesses Peach and Daisy. The Princess costumes in particular are {{Sexy Whatever Outfit}}s while the Link outfit was designed to be very modest, but Nintendo insisted Link's Undershirt be removed and the tunic be more revealing. ''Bayonetta 2'' adds a ''Star Fox'' costume to the mix, replacing Love is Blue with Arwings [[spoiler:(and the fighter jet from the final chapter with a fully-functioned Arwing, smart bombs and all)]].
* CounterAttack:
** Several enemies in ''Bayonetta 2'', like shield-bearing Accolades and the Masked Lumen in his second fight, can launch attacks that give Bayonetta a chance to counter in a quick-time event.
** Her Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa accessory lets her counter enemies with a headbutt if they strike her barrier.
** When wearing the Evil Harvest Rosary, Bayonetta will create a mine-like magical counterattack when dodging attacks instead of triggering Witch Time.
* CreepyCrows: She can transform into a crow to slow her descent and use FeatherFlechettes.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Her Torture Attacks and Infernal Climaxes practically ''scream'' this trope. Put simply, being DraggedOffToHell will be a ''mercy'' after Bayonetta's done with you.
* DanceBattler: Bayonetta wields her weapons with incredible fluidity and grace, employing intricate acrobatics, and actually dancing for her long taunts and the Breakdance move. Some of the lyrics to "Mysterious Destiny" reference this.
--> Girl, when you fight, it looks like a dance. You are magic. You're magic.
--> Dance. Fight. Spin around. Spin around.
* DarkActionGirl: Whether or not she is this is debatable; see Anti-Heroine above.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite Bayonetta being a centuries-old witch whose powers stem from demons, she's by no means a bad person and can be nice when you get to know her. But she is a snarky, incorrigible {{Troll}} who will mess with you non-stop and won't hesitate to pump you full of holes if you cross her.
* DashAttack: She can do this with the After Burner Kick, Stiletto, and Heel Slide techniques. The Umbran Spear, which requires purchasing Crow Within first, is her fastest, but its lack of damage and stagger makes it more suited to being a "dash" instead of an "attack."
* DeadpanSnarker: She regularly snarks at her enemies to reflect how confident she is. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness She tends to drop it when she gets serious though. Or when she gets mad]]. That's when you really should be afraid.
* TheDeterminator: Failure isn't an option for her, even when she's traversing Inferno or going after gods.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Regularly does this to angels, with her crowning achievements being [[spoiler:Jubileus]] and [[spoiler:Loptr-Aesir]].
* DivingKick: Her descending After Burner Kick. May remind some players of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Crimson Viper]].
* {{Dominatrix}}: Her dialogue and personality aren't subtle about her dominant sexuality, but her Punish moves, Torture Attacks (''especially'' the one she reserves for Joys), and the Umbran Elegance she wears for Kulshedra are the most blatant examples.
* TheDreaded: Has become this in the second game. Angels and demons alike are right to be afraid of her. Her slaying of [[spoiler:Jubileus]] has earned her quite the reputation among the Angels of Paradiso, leading some to refer to her as "the famed witch." Likewise, her invading Inferno to rescue Jeanne's soul has earned her the fear of some of the Infernal Demons.
* EasterEgg: If she ends up firing at a wall, she'll shoot a '''B''' with her bullet holes.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: A majority of her techniques involve her doing some graceful spins and twirls.
* {{Expy}}: Many fans have noted general similarities between her and [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]]: a hunter of the metaphysical who wields tons of weaponry, [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] and [[ShowyInvincibleHero style]].
* ExtremityExtremist: Certain weapons in both games can only be equipped to certain limbs. In the first game, [[KatanasAreJustBetter Shuraba]], [[WhipItGood Kulshedra]], and [[FightingWithChucks Sai Fung]] can only be used on the hands, while Odette (ice-infused ice skates) can only be used on the feet. In the second, [[DropTheHammer Takemikazuchi]], [[SinisterScythe Chernobog]], and Kafka (bow) are all hands-only, while the Chain Chomp is the game's only foot-only weapon. Strangely, the sword (Rakshasha, Salamandra) and whip (Alruna) weapons in the second game can be fitted to hands and feet alike, most likely because they come in pairs.
* FairytaleMotifs: She's compared herself to Alice of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' in both games, whether through references or (in ''Bayonetta 2'') outright calling herself "lost in Wonderland", referencing how she frequently gets caught up in bizarre plots.
* FatalFlaw: Her pride and her insistence on doing everything herself carry her through most of the games' chapters, but when she actually starts going after the BigBad, they're always more than she can handle on her own. [[spoiler:Tellingly, both villains are only killed by a climax summon Bayonetta performs in tandem with a second character.]]
* FaustianRebellion: In the second game, due to the BalanceOfGoodAndEvil being thrown off, the forces of Hell are trying to kill Bayonetta, forcing her to fight them as well as the angels. Averted with a few demons, particularly Madama Butterfly, who continue to lend her assistance.
* FormFittingWardrobe: Her outfits accentuate her curves. Justified in that they're made with her MagicHair.
* FriendToAllChildren: Despite initial insistence to the contrary, Bayonetta has a soft spot for "little ones." Cereza is the first person Bayonetta shows genuine concern for, and she quickly warms up to MouthyKid Loki upon first meeting him in ''Bayonetta 2''. She finally accepts it upon saving Loki from the Masked Lumen, as her next words are "What kind of adult picks on little children?!"
* FullContactMagic: With giant black fists and feet to back her up.
* GenerationXerox: When you see her mother in the second game, she looks exactly like Bayonetta, down to the hair style. [[spoiler:This is why Cereza called her "Mummy" in the first game.]]
* GiantFootOfStomping: Certain combos let her summon Madama Butterfly for a downward kick near the end, but she can also do this right off the bat with the Heel Stomp technique.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: She can summon the massive hands of Hekatoncheir and Madama Butterfly through her Wicked Weaves. Or, if you have Mushroom Kingdom Princess or Sarasaland Princess as your current outfit, Bowser's fists will replace Madama Butterfly's.
* GodivaHair: Her hair acts as CensorSteam when she summons demons with it.
* GuestFighter: She's shown up in ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' as a playable fighter. In the latter, she was initially DLC before being added to the core roster in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
* GunFu: [[UpToEleven Taken to a whole new level]]. Bayonetta can ''quadruple-wield'' pistols, shotguns, and rocket launchers – and she can fire all four at once.
* TheGunslinger: Her signature weapons in both games is a quartet of ''massive'' pistols, and both cutscenes and gameplay show that she's capable of some astounding gunplay.
* HatesSmallTalk: Her usual response to a boss enemy's rambling, hammy speech is to either shoot them or throw something at them to get them to shut up.
-->'''Bayonetta:''' I'm not one for the talkative types. How about we have some fun instead? You did come to have fun with me, right? There'll be plenty of time for pillow talk after.[[note]]Becomes a StealthPun if Bayonetta actually ''uses'' Pillow Talk on them.[[/note]]
* HellBentForLeather: It's actually her hair that forms that outfit, but it has leather-like properties: black, shiny, and form-fitting.
* HeroicBSOD:
** [[spoiler:A short-lived one after she fails to catch Luka after Balder tosses him out a window to his apparent doom. It takes her a minute to recover from what she had just seen, and when she does, [[UnstoppableRage she rounds on Balder guns blazing.]]]]
** [[spoiler:In the second game, Loptr uses the Remembrance of Time to show Bayonetta the events of the Witch Hunts and that he killed her mother. When she recovers, Bayonetta is clearly shaken up and visibly sweating.]]
* HeroicComedicSociopath: She's the heroine, and yet she casually roughs up her friends (Luka and Enzo especially), and brutalizes her enemies with glee. And it's wonderful.
* HighClassGloves: Her regular outfits and the "Sunday Best" dresses she wears in ''Bayonetta 2'' feature long gloves over her hands.
* HotWitch: She's a witch who enjoys showing herself off and telling the camera where to go.
* AnIcePerson: Apart from her Odette skates and her Undine flamethrowers, in the cutscene during her third fight with Jeanne, she freezes the moisture in the air to form a spear in an attempt to impale her.
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: They're made out of her MagicHair.
* InformedFlaw: In the first game, characters repeatedly claim she's afraid of her destiny and memories... not that this ever influences any of her decisions or ability to kick ass.
* IWorkAlone: Bayonetta pulls a gun on Rodin in the first chapter of both games when he ''implies'' that he's offering to help her. In ''Bayonetta 2'', she actually starts shooting at him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She ''can'' be nice, and is most of the time once you get to know her. Until you do, she's very snarky, a bit of a {{Troll}}, and willing to blow your head off if you cross her.
* JigglePhysics: Surprisingly, her breasts are actually pretty much under control during the game. It's her butt that does the jiggling.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: She has many fancy dress options, especially in the Wii U and Switch versions of the games. The second game bookends with each version of the "Sunday Best" outfit, which is a slinky SimpleYetOpulent dress that includes a huge NiceHat and [[PrettyInMink fur wrap]].
* KidWithTheLeash: An adult variation, but the opening of ''Bayonetta 2'' makes it clear that the Climax Summons that she pulls off are less 'allies' and more 'tamed beasts'; when the world starts getting thrown out of balance, her command over them becomes much more fragile, losing her hold on (at least) Gomorrah, Phantasmaraneae, and Scolopendra.
* KungShui: Up there with the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk in sheer property-damaging capacity.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: An Umbra Witch who uses her MagicHair to summon monstrous demons, and is a classy and very sultry lady.
* LadyOfWar: She's a cool-headed and classy lady who uses ''many'' graceful acrobatics in battle to effortlessly kill angels, and looking very [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery fancy]] while doing so.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: They don't hide that [[spoiler:she's Cereza as an adult]] in ''Bayonetta 2''.
* LightningBruiser: Fast, agile, strong as all hell, and hits like an out of control freight train.
* LimitBreak: Her Torture Attacks are the flashy one-time counterpart to her SuperMode, Umbran Climax.
* LiteralAssKicking: As a Torture Attack on Applauds, Affinities, and Ardors. Then she beheads them with a guillotine.
* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Her line after defeating Fortitudo.
-->'''Bayonetta:''' You know, you're not nearly as ugly when you're screaming.
* MageMarksman: Like other Umbra Witches, she uses guns alongside black magic.
* MagicHair: She uses her hair to summon demons and make her clothes.
* MaleGaze: You can never have enough mentions about how much her ass is shown.
* MamaBear: Mess with her "little ones" -- especially Cereza -- and [[ActionMom Bayonetta]] will take you down.
* MeaningfulName: You get "Bayonetta" by adding "[[MsFanservice T and A]]" to "bayonet", which is a melee weapon attached to a gun, which mirrors Bayonetta's fighting style nicely.
** Alternatively, her name is also a {{Portmanteau}} of "bayonet" and the gun manufacturer "Beretta".
* MetronomicManMashing: One of her Punish Attacks lets her do this to enemies, grabbing them by the leg and slamming them repeatedly.
* {{Misblamed}}: Luka spent the vast majority of the first game believing she killed his father. He was actually ''intentionally murdered'' by the angels she was fighting, but Luka could not see them at the time.
* MoreDakka: Bayonetta certainly is a fan.
-->'''Bayonetta:''' ''(to Rodin)'' Guns. Guns. GUNS! '''GUNS! GUNS!!!'''
* MorphicResonance: Her animal forms always feature the gold chains on top her clothing in some form: in the first game, this also applies to the ribbon in her hair and in the second game, her pointed shoulderpads.
* MsFanservice: The sheer amount of {{Fanservice}} here gives you an idea. Hell, the only problem her creator had when Rule 34 kicked in was that she was usually submissive in it -- once she started being dominant, he had no complaints. It's also probably telling that when Platinum designed Bayonetta's Link-inspired costume with an undershirt for the UpdatedRerelease, ''Nintendo'' of all people said it would be a good idea to get rid of the undershirt because it would've otherwise been out of character.
* NaughtyNuns: Her first appearance in the first game has her in a form-fitting nun habit. She then gets [[ClothingDamage clothing damaged]].
* NervesOfSteel: As shown in the second game, so long as there is the ''slightest'' chance of saving a friend's life (even ''[[ToHellAndBack invading the Inferno]]''), she doesn't ever seem to be nervous. [[spoiler:When there's nothing she can do, she doesn't remain upset for long.]] Probably in part due to her overconfidence (which she usually can back up).
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Killing Father Balder in the first game erased the Right Eye of Light and caused an imbalance in the Trinity of Realities, which causes her demonic summoning of Gomorrah to go wrong and results in Jeanne TakingTheBullet and being sent to Inferno. In other words, she is partially responsible for the events of the second game (Balder never would have snapped to begin with if not for [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptr]].]]
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: She's a centuries-old witch with the power to summon massive demonic creatures to aid her in battle and can be very brutal and sadistic in a fight. If you piss her off, you'll be having nightmares for the rest of your life... if she lets you live for long.
* OhCrap: Actually experiences a moment like this in the second game: she starts off her clash with the mysterious man in white as her normal snarky self. Then she sees him cast Light Speed and casually brush aside her bullets...
-->'''Bayonetta:''' Oh my... you're a Lumen Sage!?
* OneWomanArmy: Countless angels have tried to kill her, and she takes them all down with style and class.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** By default, Bayonetta is a massive DeadpanSnarker who can throw out ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}-esque snazzy one-liners. But when she ''stops snarking'', you have sorely and genuinely pissed her off and the final moments of your life will be in complete agony. Only three characters in the series have triggered this reaction. [[note]]Father Balder, Loptr, and Alraune[[/note]] To say it didn't end well for them would be the ''nicest'' way to describe it.
** A far sadder example is at the end of ''2'', when she watches [[spoiler:Balder trap Loptr within himself, effectively damning himself to become the monster he was in the first one. At this point, Bayonetta realizes [[GoodAllAlong who her father truly was]], and as Balder is dragged through a rip in time, she screams "DADDY!" in a heartbreaking tone.]]
* OrgasmicCombat: Her in-game combat is ''really'' heavy on grunts and shouts.
* PantheraAwesome: She can transform into a panther to move faster on the ground.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: And one who really doesn't give a crap about what she destroys as long as it suits her ends. Best shown in her fights with Jeanne, Gomorrah, Father Balder, and the Masked Lumen, where she causes enough collateral damage that would get most people arrested years ago.
* PistolWhipping: Her most basic fighting style: with Scarborough Fair, Love Is Blue, or similar weapons equipped, her punches and kicks have her smack angels and demons around with the four pistols. Far more evident in cutscenes, where the audience gets a number of close-ups of her slapping the taste out of angels with them.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Jeanne starting in ''Bayonetta 2''.
* PoweredArmor: In the second game, when traveling back in time to the Witch Hunts, she wields the Umbran Armor. One of her accessories, the Earrings of Ruin, allows her to use it instead of Umbran Climax.
* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: When she enters [[SuperMode Climax mode]] (against gigantic angelic bosses in the first game and when she activates Umbran Climax in the second), her hair also grows, giving her a traditional RapunzelHair look on top of her usual hair outfit.
* PrecisionFStrike: Being a bit nicer-mouthed than some of the other characters, her vulgarity uses this trope.
** "I feel like a fucking celebrity in this town!"
** "Don't ''fuck'' with a witch."
*** Called back to in the second game: "The kind of witches you don't ''fuck'' with."
* PrehensileHair: A variation; she uses her hair to summon Wicked Weaves to pick up objects.
** On a (relatively) more mundane front; this the easiest explanation for how she uses the guns on her feet -- held in place with magically-reinforced strands of hair while other strands work the triggers.
* PrettyInMink: In the opening of the second game, Bayonetta is going shopping at Christmastime, and she's wearing a white PimpedOutDress in the style of TheGayNineties that's topped with a silver fur wrap. At the end she's going after Christmas shopping in a pink dress with a white fox wrap. Both of these can be purchased at the Gates of Hell to be worn as alternate costumes.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Almost exactly 600 at the time of ''Bayonetta'' (of course while she was in a magical sleep for most of that time, other material makes it clear witches and sages can naturally live a long time). Presumably 603 at the time of Bayonetta 2. [[note]]Date of Birth: December 19, 1411[[/note]].
* RapunzelHair: Her hair becomes much longer whenever she uses it to summon demons, and in the fight against [[spoiler:Jubileus]], it becomes long enough to be the size of a skyscraper.
* RedOniBlueOni: The emotional, warm, and vibrant red to Father Balder's cool, detached, and calculating blue, which is lampshaded in the eyes of Jubileus.
** Meanwhile, whenever she and Jeanne clash, Bayonetta is the more cool-headed and lighthearted (usually) of the two, while Jeanne is a lot more hot-headed, wrathful and serious-minded.
* TheSacredDarkness: The Left Eye of the World that she bears [[spoiler:(or more precisely that she ''is'')]], overseeing the Darkness, is just as important as the Right Eye that oversees the Light. This is also the role of the Umbra Witches as a whole.
* {{Sadist}}: A rare heroic version, but she takes a little ''too much'' glee when killing angels. In ''Bloody Fate'', she outright says that killing angels and making their faces contort in pain really gets her excited.
* ScaledUp: A heroic example; in ''Bayonetta 2'', she can transform into a cobra to swim more quickly.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: Pretty much everything she wears.
* SexySpectacles: During initial design stages of ''Bayonetta'', Sega executives really didn't like that Bayonetta wears eyeglasses. In protest, [[Creator/HidekiKamiya Kamiya]] gave some form of eyewear to every character in the game.
* SexyWalk: Unless you make her run at full speed, Bayonetta treats every walk like a catwalk.
* SheFu: Mixed with GunFu and taken to ridiculous levels.
* ShesGotLegs: Sports a pair that could go on for miles.
* {{Shoryuken}}: Her Witch Twist attack.
* ShouldersOfDoom: A rare heroic version. Her new outfit in the sequel gives her pointed shoulder pads.
* ShowyInvincibleHero: From a story perspective, it takes a Lumen Sage to even inconvenience her. The first game's cutscenes have Bayonetta trashing everything from Affinities straight up to the Cardinal Virtues; even Jeanne's fights only leave her out of breath, and Balder is the first enemy that actually gives her trouble. Less prominent in the second game; aside from Gomorrah's betrayal catching her off-guard, Infernals don't give her much more trouble than the angels do, but the Masked Lumen and [[spoiler:Loptr]] both end up either matching or outright defeating her.
* SlideAttack: Her Heel Slide and Stiletto attacks.
* SmugSuper: Bayonetta brims with boundless confidence and has all the power to back it up.
* SociopathicHero: She takes a lot of delight in killing those angels and is generally apathetic to the ''horrendous'' collateral damage she leaves in her wake.
* SpyCatsuit: Her regular outfit resembles one, with a few odd touches here and there.
* StatuesqueStunner: Her actual height's unknown, but the camera loves to look up at her and the civilians we see in Vigrid and Noatun are always at least a head shorter than her.
* StepfordSmiler: The lyrics to "Mysterious Destiny" describe her as this.
--> Bayonetta, you bury your loneliness deep down in your eyes.\\
Sadness lies in your smile.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:Cereza mistaking Bayonetta for her Mummy makes ''much'' more sense after seeing Rosa in action during ''Bayo 2''.]]
* SummonMagic: She uses her hair as a medium to summon demonic entities to aid her in taking down enemies.
* SuperMode: Her Serious Mode in the first game and her Umbran Climax in the second game. Both of them back up every one of her attacks with a Wicked Weave.
* SuperStrength: Even without her Wicked Weaves, Bayonetta is unnaturally and immensely strong [[MusclesAreMeaningless despite her lithe figure]], although this is mostly shown in [[CutscenePowerToTheMax cutscenes]]. She regularly tosses large enemies and bosses like ragdolls, can suplex Fortitudo, a ''giant dragon'', with ease, and can slice of Iustita's tentacles with a single karate chop. At one point, after defeating Temperantia, she holds up a large trolley bus with one hand as easily as one would hold a ball and casually tosses it aside.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: She's tall, she's dressed in black, and she rarely misses a chance to snark at her enemies.
* TheTease: Frequently does this with Luka to the point where it seems like she keeps saving him just to keep messing with him.
* {{Technopath}}: Can use her magic to hotwire vehicles by [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything jamming her middle finger in the ignition.]] And it's not limited to just vehicles. The first game had her ''hijacking and riding a missile'' to get to Isla De Sol.
* ThinkingUpPortals: Her Umbran Portal Kick in the first game. Bayonetta creates a portal in the shape of the Umbran symbol and sinks into it. She then reappears to crash down from above, striking a sexy pose.
* ThirdPersonSeductress: Face it, she's looking at YOU, tiger!
* TimeStandsStill: Her Witch Time in a nutshell. By dodging at the last second, Bayonetta can slow down time to mercilessly pummel her frozen opponents. Her Bracelet of Time accessory allows her to activate Witch Time whenever she wants.
* TooManyBelts: Her outfit has many buckled belts on the sleeves.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Her favorite snacks as well as healing items are lollipops.
* TranquilFury: If her voice has lowered and she stops snarking for ''any'' length of time, she's pissed off... and you're about to die. She usually does this when villains cross a line with her.
-->(''To Balder'') I could ''never'' call the man behind this nightmare "[[spoiler:Father]]!"
-->(''To Gomorrah'') I'm not one for pets who don't listen to their masters.
-->(''To Alraune'') Then it's going to be a bloody coronation. Now release my Umbran sister.
-->(''To Loptr'') Then just try to take it back. You've destroyed more than you know.
* TransformationSequence: Happens when she switches from the aforementioned nun outfit to her other one. She also learns how to [[ShapeShifter shapeshift]] later.
* TrickedOutShoes: Weapons are attachable to the heels.
* TriggerHappy: Bayonetta has a permanently itchy trigger finger and won't hesitate to pull her gun on anything and anyone who pisses her off, including her friends.
* {{Troll}}: Getting a reaction out of people, including but not limited to [[TheTease teasing them]], seems to her idea of good fun. Her main target is Luka, who she goes out of her way to embarrass. Considering how much rescuing he needs, he's potentially earned it.
* UnstoppableRage: Is thoroughly repulsed by Balder from pretty much the second they meet, but as soon as [[spoiler:he throws Luka to his doom]], Bayonetta whips out her guns and opens fire on the Lumen Sage with a look of absolute fury on her face.
* UpToEleven: Due to the series' numerous similarities with ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', Bayonetta can be thought of as "Dante up to eleven." Bayonetta wields four named pistols at once in both games, while Dante wields two.
* UseYourHead: She likes using a headbutt to counter an enemy's attack, whether it's part of a quick-time event or using a parry.
* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Where she gets the lipstick she uses to [[spoiler:kill Balder]].
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: She needs to remember how (and buy certain abilities back), but she gains this ability over the course of both games. Panther Within for SuperSpeed, Bat Within to evade damage, Crow Within for limited flight, and – in the second game – Snake Within for enhanced swimming abilities.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Unlike the other Nintendo costumes, Bayonetta's Hero of Hyrule outfit isn't substantially altered from its source -- aside from removing the undershirt and adjusting the length and tightness of the rest of the costume, it's basically the same, but it still fits her personality very well.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: She's fully capable of suplexing a dragon and a half dozen angels simultaneously.
* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler:She is the child of an Umbra Witch and a Lumen Sage.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:To Father Balder, who is responsible for the witch hunts that killed her mother. In ''2'', this hatred transfers to Loptr, [[ManipulativeBastard the actual culprit]].]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Certain outfits of hers have the thigh-high variants.

[[folder: Jeanne]]
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-> ''"I stake my honour as an Umbra!"''
--> - Jeanne

-> Voiced by: Creator/GreyDeLisle (EN), Creator/MieSonozaki (JP)\\\

Jeanne is a major antagonist in ''Bayonetta'' and a major protagonist in ''Bayonetta 2''. An Umbra Witch of prodigious skill, Jeanne was Bayonetta's childhood friend and her frequent sparring partner, despite Bayonetta's stigma as an impure outsider and Jeanne's status as heir to the clan. When the Witch Hunts threatened the safety of her clan, Jeanne sealed Bayonetta away and spent the next five hundred years fighting the forces of Paradiso as the last of her kind.\\\

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

* AdaptationalVillainy: While she served a villainous role in the first game, it was only because [[spoiler:she was brainwashed by Father Balder]]. In ''Bloody Fate'', there is no mentioning of her being [[spoiler:brainwashed]], so it seems her villainy was deliberate.
* AnimalMotifs: Jeanne is the moth to Bayonetta's butterfly. Her contract is with Madama Styx, a moth-themed demon and her equivalent of Bat Within is a swarm of moths.
* {{Animorphism}}: She can transform into animals like Bayonetta.
* AntiVillain: She's only attacking Bayonetta because [[spoiler:she was brainwashed by [[BigBad Balder]]. She gets better, though]]. She also still gets a kick out of massacring the angels supposedly helping her.
* AttackHello: On harder difficulties, Jeanne will start fights by immediately summoning a Wicked Uppercut ''directly under your feet''.
* BadassBiker: She has her own motorcycle, complete with vanity plate, and gets a lot of screentime pulling stunts on it.
* BadassInDistress: The plot of the second game revolves around this. A freak accident involving a summoning gone wrong causes Jeanne's soul to be dragged to Inferno, giving Bayonetta only a day to rescue her before her soul is lost forever. [[spoiler:Once she's rescued, she goes right back to kicking ass, and (in order) flies Bayonetta and Balder to Fimbulventr, holds off a ''massive'' dual army of angels and demons, and calls upon Gomorrah -- the very demon that got her DraggedOffToHell -- to destroy Loptr's body.]]
* BadassTeacher: As revealed in the notes for the [[LaserBlade Bloody Moon]] and in ''Bloody Fate'', Jeanne is a high-school teacher when she's not killing angels and does not take kindly to any harm coming to her students.
* BikerBabe: Jeanne is often seen riding a motorcycle of her own. She uses it in her third fight with Bayonetta.
* BoyishShortHair: Her hairstyle in the first game. ''Bayonetta 2'' switches things up, giving Jeanne longer hair and Bayonetta shorter hair.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Why Jeanne is attacking Bayonetta. It wears off near the end of the first game.]]
* CoolTeacher: Is said to be mild-mannered and popular with her students. [[OneManArmy And she's a Umbra Witch.]]
* {{Cosplay}}: Like Bayonetta, she too gets dressed up in various costumes (sharing most of them with Bayonetta in-game), although by her own admittance she doesn't quite enjoy it as much as Bayonetta.
* DarkActionGirl: Played with in ''Bayonetta'', where Jeanne's associated with the holy-but-evil angels.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution:
** Her character model – not her outfit, mind you, but her body structure and chest size – was altered in ''Bayonetta 2'' to make her more unique compared to Bayonetta, with whom she shared almost an entire character model in the original game.
** In ''Bayonetta 2'', Jeanne keeps her All 4 One moveset and animations from the previous game, while Bayonetta receives a brand-new set of animations and combos for Love is Blue.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Not even the bustling downtown traffic prevents her from doing crazy stunts with her bike.
* EvilTwin: To Bayonetta, from fighting styles, to clothes, to glasses. No family relation, though.
-->'''Bayonetta''': Who are you? And don't you dare say my [[LampshadeHanging long-lost sister]].
* {{Expy}}: Her white hair, red outfit, and [[spoiler:rescue of Bayonetta from the Jubileus statue]] is reminiscent of [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] and his rescue of Nero.
* FanservicePack: Inverted. Her chest is noticeably flattened in ''Bayonetta 2'' when compared to her model in the original ''Bayonetta'', which WordOfGod states was to further differentiate her from Bayonetta.
* FleurDeLis: The sigil appearing behind her name when she is introduced in battle and in her entry for the Hierarchy of Laguna book is a heavily stylized Fleur-de-Lis. [[spoiler:Fitting, since she is strongly implied to be of French descent.]]
* FluffyFashionFeathers: Not on her outfit, but rather, she has massive feather tassels hanging off of the ends of her two guns. [[WordOfGod The concept artist, Mari Shimazaki,]] put them there to accentuate her movements, much like Bayonetta's long hair. [[spoiler:They vanish inexplicably when she changes into her identical-to-Bayonetta's leather costume during their last battle.]] The feathers are reminiscent of moth antennae, as accentuated in her transformations into a beast or a bird. They also contrast with Bayonetta's hair ribbons, which are meant to be reminiscent of butterfly antennae.
* {{Foil}}: To Bayonetta, in a few ways.
** Jeanne's more of a daredevil than Bayonetta; she'll only choose to activate Witch Time through her OneToMillionToOne Moth Within, and she takes 50% more damage from attacks (implying she's not trying to defend herself as much). In cutscenes, Jeanne tends to fight in close quarters, and her showy moves revolve around putting herself in harm's way, rather than the straightforward {{Camp}} that Bayonetta is known for.
** Jeanne is also harsher to her enemies. Bayonetta often shows a bit of sadism in combat and likes to play with her enemies before killing them, and her battle shouts and taunts show that she maintains a sense of humor in battle. Jeanne's battle cries and taunts are dominated by wrath and rage, and by far more profane than Bayonetta's (incidentally, she only uses profanity during playable combat). Her Wicked Weaves are 50% more damaging than Bayonetta's, implying that she's putting more of her power into them.
** Jeanne takes the plot much more seriously than Bayonetta, and provides drama and motivation during her scenes to contrast Bayonetta's comedy and flippancy.
** Jeanne's personality, outfits, and body language paint her as the conservative, classy foil to Bayonetta's outrageous, sexualized {{Camp}}.
* TheGunslinger: Just like Bayonetta, she wields four guns.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:When her brainwashing wears off.]]
* HellBentForLeather: Her civilian clothing in both games is motorcycle leathers.
* HiddenDepths: Concept art, ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'', and the sequel reveal that Jeanne's day job is teaching history at a high school.
* JeanneDArchetype: When the Witch Hunts began, she was the most adamant to defend her clan – and still is, 500 years later. On the more obvious side of things, Jeanne shares both her first name ''and'' birth date with the actual [[UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc Jeanne D'Arc]] – and her jumpsuit in the first game is "D'Arc" brand; an Italian couturier.
* LivingADoubleLife: She actually lives ''three'' lives: A high school teacher, her city's local SuperHero, and an Umbra Witch!
* MageMarksman: A gunslinger and Umbra Witch, just like Bayonetta.
* MagicalGirl: She's either this, or a straight-up {{superhero}} when she dons the "Cutie J" costume, complete with a cute mask and dorky [[BadassCreed creed]]. A loving reference to ''Anime/CuteyHoney.''
-->''"The battle uniform of the Umbra Witches. The strong, tightly woven hair forming this bodysuit repels all attacks. But in the hands of the seemingly [[BlatantLies mild-mannered]] schoolteacher Jeanne, the suit allows her to transform into the powerful Cutie J! Defending her city and her beloved students, she cuts through evil with her crimson blade, Bloody Moon! Those distant, hear the sound... Those close by, see the spectacle... Evildoers, fear final justice, because the Platinum Knight has arrived to defend the weak and innocent! CUTIE J IS HERE!"''
* MirrorBoss: As an Umbra Witch herself, her fighting style is more or less identical to Bayonetta's.
* {{Motifs}}: Jeanne has a strong [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers musketeer]] theme. She canonically fights with sword and gun, has pistols named after the four musketeers, has a modern steed in her motorcycle, [[ShrugOfGod might be Umbran royalty]], and rocks a snazzy-looking feathered cavalier hat in an early cutscene. She's also very task-oriented and is motivated by duty and loyalty.
* MsFanservice: Zig-zagged. Outfits initially unique to her, like her d'Arc outfit and her biker suit, are quite conservative. When playable, though, Jeanne has access to the same fanservicey outfits as Bayonetta.
* TheMusketeer: Jeanne alternates between using sword and gun during her boss fights.
* NiceHat: She wears a very nice cavalier hat during a scene in the first game's prologue.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: She slaughters the BigBad's entire demon-angel army offscreen during the second game's finale. The next time we see her, she's waiting in the clear Noatunian air for her chance to leap into action, and there isn't a ''single damn scratch'' on her or the jet she rode in on.
-->''"I'll take care of them, Cereza. Hurry to the temple!"''
* OnlyMostlyDead: Played completely straight in the sequel, where Jeanne's soul can last roughly a day in Inferno before it's absorbed and she's dead for good.
* PerfectPlayAI: Jeanne is the first enemy in the series capable of breaking out of your combos, adapting to your playstyle, and generally testing your ability to do something other than [[AttackAttackAttack thoughtlessly spamming attacks]]. She'll do this in her first fight, which is in ''Chapter II'', and she only gets tougher.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: It's not made clear if Bayonetta's specs are prescription, but Jeanne's certainly aren't; she only wears them once, during the first game's Epilogue [[spoiler:while waiting for the Laguna to crash Bayonetta's funeral]], and by ''Bayo 2'' she's traded them out for a proper pair of biker goggles.
* RapunzelHair: [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140615210021/bayonetta/images/6/60/Jeanne_Bayonetta_2_render.png Her knee-length hair]] with PeekABangs in ''Bayonetta 2''. Like Bayonetta, she used her magic to change her hairstyle.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She is around the same age as Bayonetta. [[note]]Date of Birth: January 6, 1412; sixteen days younger[[/note]]
* RecurringBoss: Fought 4 times in the first game.
* TheRival: Fits this trope best in ''Bayonetta'', where she's bitter and resentful that Bayonetta defeated her on the night of her own coronation. [[spoiler:Turns into BashBrothers once her brainwashing wears off.]]
* RoyalRapier: Fights with one, named Angel Slayer, [[TheMusketeer musketeer-style]] during the Witch Hunts. She uses it during her third and fourth boss fights, and it serves as her equivalent of Bayonetta's Shuraba in both games.
* ShoutOut: Her quartet of guns are called [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers "All 4 One"]] altogether -- or "Porthos", "Athos", "Aramis" and "D'Artagnan" individually. In the second game, their feather tassels are replaced by [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140627085738/bayonetta/images/e/ea/All_4_One_concept_art_%28Bayo2%29.jpg cat plushies wearing musketeer hats]].
* SirSwearsALot: Never in dialogue, but Jeanne's taunts (and battle cries) in both games are quite profane, compared to Bayonetta's.
--> "You [[PrecisionFStrike motherfucker!]]"
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Jeanne is responsible for derailing Father Balder's plan, because he didn't count on her snapping out of her brainwashing and saving Bayonetta.]]
* TakingTheBullet: Pushes Bayonetta out of the way of a berserk Gomorrah in the prologue of the second game, getting hit so hard her soul is knocked out of her body.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Umbran cause, [[spoiler:and Bayonetta once her brainwashing wears off.]]
* VanityLicensePlate: The plate on her motorcycle reads "U1 QTJ" (Umbra #1 Cutie J).
* WakeUpCallBoss: Jeanne is your first introduction to just how tough the game can get, especially if you haven't mastered dodging and Witch Time. She will break out of your combos at a moment's notice, put you into unbreakable combos of her own, and break out the GiantFootOfStomping on you. Your first fight with her is ''Chapter II'', less than a quarter of the way into the game, and she just gets tougher from there.
* WillfullyWeak: According to WordOfGod, Jeanne is a compulsive daredevil, which is why she doesn't enter Witch Time if she doesn't use her [[{{Animorphism}} Moth Within]] – that ability puts her at a far greater risk of being hit than simply dodging. {{Averted}} with her Wicked Weaves, which deal 1.5x the damage of Bayonetta's.
* WomanInWhite: [[spoiler:During her last battle with Bayonetta, when she dons a white outfit identical to hers.]]

[[folder: Luka Redgrave]]
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-> ''"Sure, my colleagues laugh at me for chasing fairy tales... [[HandsomeLech amongst other things]]..."''
--> - Luka

->Voiced by: Creator/YuriLowenthal (EN), Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (JP, anime)\\\

Luka is a significant supporting character in the series, being an antagonist of sorts in ''Bayonetta'' while being firmly on Bayonetta's side in the sequel. Like his father Antonio, Luka is an intrepid journalist dedicated to uncovering the truth, and also puts his talents to use in uncovering the mysteries of Vigrid's Lumen Sages and Umbra Witches. His interest in the subject began when his father – who was also investigating the clans – suffered a strange death; Luka's subsequent investigations eventually led to him encountering Bayonetta twenty years later.\\\

As a normal human, Luka has no special powers, but he's often forced to keep up with everyone else anyway. His investigative instincts, coupled with a clever grappling-hook device, often get him into places and trouble that a regular person wouldn't normally be near, and he has a knack for uncovering local legends that play a vital role in the plot. When not doing his research, Luka usually provides comic relief through his theatricality and his shameless flirting with any pretty woman he meets – both of which make him a frequent target for Bayonetta's teasing.

* AccidentalPervert: Nearly grabs Bayonetta's ass when she's [[StabTheScorpion pushing him down to avoid a deadly attack.]]
* ActionSurvivor: How many times should he have died again? One notable instance had him surviving being left on a missile during Bayonetta's fight with Jeanne, and he still got away and survived. Bayonetta is as shocked by this as the player. Another case is when [[spoiler:Balder sets a few Affinities on him, who nearly yank his limbs out of his sockets, and then he's tossed out of the top window of Balder's skyscraper. The next time we see Luka, he doesn't have a scratch on him, but his surviving the fall is justified by Bayonetta's control over another missile.]]
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Ironically combined with PunnyName, with a splash of MeaningfulName. His name sounds perfect for a warrior fighting the supernatural, but separate the syllables and ... well. "Look-A-Red-Grave." Guess how he watched his father die.
* BadassNormal: Luka never fights and his only fantastical aids are his grappling hook and his glasses (in ''2''), but somehow he's able to show up and try to save the day wherever Bayonetta is. Luka is also ''extremely'' lucky and has survived everything the plot has thrown his way, and when you're a squishy human in this kind of setting, ninety percent of badassery is just showing up in the same place as the heroes and villains.
* BerserkButton: The only time in the series when he's ever gotten close to violent is [[spoiler:when Father Balder revealed that he ordered Antonio's death]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Downplayed in the last chapter of ''2'', [[spoiler:Loki's had his Sovereign Power stripped out of him, Bayonetta is holding him in her arms, and Loptr has the Right Eye with intention to take the Left. Luka proceeds to swing in out of nowhere, get Loki out of the fight zone, free up Bayonetta to draw her weapons, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and befuddle the crap out of the Prophet]].]]
* BornLucky: Anyone who survives around an Umbra Witch who doesn't make efforts to save him qualifies for this trope.
-->'''Bayo:''' I don't know whether to shoot you or take you to Vegas for good luck.
* ButtMonkey: Comes with the territory of being a {{Muggle}} among the cast. He doesn't have it nearly as bad as Enzo though. He's an IronButtMonkey, however, to the point where he should be suspected of possessing quantum immortality...
* CallBack: When escorting (carrying) Loki to Fimbulventr in ''2'', he is not ashamed to admit he preferred the 'cute little Cerezita who weighs like ten pounds'.
* TheCasanova: He has a habit of flirting with any pretty women he sees.
* ChivalrousPervert: He may be a shameless pervert, but he's ultimately a good guy who's very devoted to finding the truth.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Gets thrown out of the top of Balder's building. And he's seen later without a scratch on him.]]
* DistractedByTheSexy: He's lost his train of thought twice thanks to Bayonetta's cleavage.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Bayonetta nicknames him Cheshire in the first game, and while she eventually calls him by his first name, she still calls him Cheshire when he does something embarrassing. In ''2'', Luka admits he isn't used to her calling him something other than Cheshire.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His introductory cutscene gives the player all the information they need about him:
** He's being chased by a guard, presumably for [[IntrepidReporter being somewhere he's not supposed to be]].
** He stops in the middle of the chase to hit on a girl [[HandsomeLech who seems rather intrigued by him]], but [[CasanovaWannabe falls on his ass while trying to be smooth]].
** He loses the guard through use of a GrapplingHookPistol.
** And finally, his interactions with Bayonetta show that [[YouKilledMyFather he has some kind of grudge against her]], while [[TheTease she sees him as someone to mess with]].
* FriendToAllChildren: He and Cereza get along very well. [[spoiler:Cereza's fondness for him stayed with her as she eventually grew up into Bayonetta.]] Carries over to ''2'' somewhat when he helps an incapacitated Loki get to the top of Fimbulventr.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Owns a pair of glasses in ''2'' that allow him to see Purgatorio that he got from Rodin in exchange for Japanese Shinshu Sake.
* GrapplingHookPistol: His only notable skill is making flashy getaways (and incredible timing when it comes to arriving in places).
* HandsomeLech: He rattles off the names of four Capcom ladies when he's trying to brag to Bayonetta. Dovetails into ButtMonkey when you realize one is "[[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Ammy]]", and gets worse when you see who these "ladies" ''[[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/devilmaycry/images/4/44/Luka_and_His_Girls_-_Bayo1_Art.png actually are]]''.
* HarmfulToMinors: As a small child, he sees his father graphically slain, with lots of his father's blood splashing on the grave he's hiding behind. Unfortunately, the only other being he sees there is Bayonetta, as opposed to his father's actual killers, the angels she was fighting.
* HeIsAllGrownUp: Bayonetta seems to think so, but knowing her, she's probably just teasing him.
-->'''Bayonetta:''' You've certainly bloomed, haven't you, my little Cheshire puss?
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Most of what you'd call his heroics – like stealing vehicles and showing up in unlikely places – happen totally offscreen.
* InformedAbility: Played straight and averted in different contexts.
** Luka is supposed to be a renowned journalist who is tracking Bayonetta to expose her to the world, but all he seems to do is general ButtMonkey stuff. He does have a considerable amount of knowledge on the supernatural, though it's not made clear how much of that he picked up on and what he got from his father.
** Averted in the movie, which shows him doing actual investigative work and tracking down evidence of Bayonetta.
** Also averted in the second game, where he's in Noatun to discover the mysteries of Fimbulventr and you can find pages of his journal scattered about, showing that he's at least doing investigative work.
* IntrepidReporter: He's pretty active in his investigations, sometimes to the point where he ends up in places he shouldn't be in.
* IronButtMonkey: The amount of abuse he gets will make you wonder how the hell he's still alive.
* KindheartedCatLover: [[spoiler:He owns three cats, Claire, Trish, and Sylvia, and one dog, Ammy.]]
* LadykillerInLove: [[spoiler:Implied during the ending of the first game.]]
* LovableSexManiac: He's a pervert, but a pretty nice guy otherwise.
* MoralityPet: Not to the extent of Cereza, but Bayonetta does not like to see him seriously hurt.[[note]]Since he was nice to Cereza and gave her her ComfortFood for the first time, it's instinctual.[[/note]] That, and she finds his antics amusing.
* MotiveRant: Most of his dialogue. Subverted in that he can't seem to decide what his motive is himself, leading to the comical sight of him constantly switching motives, sometimes from one sentence to another.
* MrExposition: In ''Bayonetta 2'', when he's not being a BigDamnHero (...kind of), he plays this role.
-->'''Bayonetta:''' Where do you learn all this?\\
'''Luka:''' [[HandWave Well, you know, I did my homework.]]
* NiceHat: He starts wearing one in ''2''.
* TheNicknamer: Refers to Cereza as Cerezita.
* NonActionGuy: He's tied with Enzo (maybe) as the worst fighter in the main cast, but he's on the Silver trophies, ranking him above Enzo, Loki, and Cereza.
* OddFriendship: At the end of ''2'', Bayonetta notes that he and [[SatanicArchetype Rodin]] appear to be getting along well.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In ''2'', Luka aids Bayonetta by leaving [[FlavorText pages of his notebook]] around Noatun in the hopes that she'll find them useful. They don't turn out to be very vital to the plot, but that doesn't change the fact that some of them are left in [[IntrepidReporter places that are damn near impossible for an ordinary human to reach]], and the player usually ends up forced to carve a path through baddies of all kinds to reach those pages. Although angels and demons being in Purgatorio (and thus being unreachable from the human world) means the monster fights are excusable, the locations are NOT.
* OnlyOneName: One of two characters in the series to avert this trope, the other being his father Antonio.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: That's what happens when you don't have guns attached to your feet.
* ParentalSubstitute: For Cereza. [[spoiler:Which is why Bayonetta likes him.]]
* PrecisionFStrike: "[[OhCrap Oh]], ''[[ThisIsGonnaSuck fuck me]]''!!"
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "My. Name. Is. ''LUKA''!" It gets hilariously inverted in the movie. It also happens in almost the same way in ''2''.
-->'''Bayonetta:''' I told you to babysit her at home, Luka.
-->'''Luka:''' [[DuckSeasonRabbitSeason How many times must I tell you?! My name is Cheshire!]] *beat*
* ReallyGetsAround: [[UrbanLegendLoveLife Or so he claims]].
* ScarfOfAsskicking: He wears a pretty nice scarf. In the second game he ties it a lot more neatly.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: His goal in the first game is to try to expose Bayonetta to the world after believing she killed his father.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: It's rarely shown, and is often disguised with creative camera angles, but he's [[OneHeadTaller a head taller]] than [[StatuesqueStunner Bayonetta]].
* UnfazedEveryman: Definitely by the end of the first game.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He shows up at Father Balder's lair at the end of the first game and picks him apart with an impressive BreakingSpeech befitting of a journalist. [[spoiler:Balder throws him out the window and continues his showdown with Bayonetta like Luka was never even there.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: To Bayonetta. [[spoiler:It was actually done by some Laguna, under Father Balder's orders]].

[[folder: Rodin]]
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-> ''"You got halos. I got items. Welcome to the foundation of a barter economy."''
--> - Rodin

-> Voiced by: Creator/DaveFennoy (EN), Creator/TesshoGenda (JP, anime)\\\

Rodin is Bayonetta's armorer, and the bartender and owner of the Gates of Hell in his spare time. Menacing and dangerous, his weapons are powered by the souls of demons he personally beats into submission, but he prefers to watch Bayonetta put his "works of art" to use instead of getting directly involved in the games' storylines. Despite his bloody place in the cast, Rodin's shown a softer, more affable side on occasion, and cheerfully greets the player with cheesy jokes and pop-culture references whenever they visit his shop.\\\

Rodin is also a fallen angel whose power used to be on par with that of Jubileus. Players can purchase the Platinum Ticket for 9,999,999 halos to restore his power and face him as the game's bonus boss; in ''Bayonetta'', he manifests as Father Rodin, while in ''Bayonetta 2'', he fights as the demon Rodin – both of which bear the BossSubtitles of ''The Infinite One''.

* {{Adorkable}}: When the topic is weapons, combat, business, the Trinity of Realities, or making cool one-liners, Rodin's as smooth as his scalp... but when he's trying to make small talk or relate to the people around him, he's uncharacteristically awkward. And then there's [[AllThereInTheManual his apparent love of penguins]].
-->'''Rodin:''' Santa don't get paid enough for this shit. When Ed and Edna found out their daddy wasn't coming home, they made me stay all the way through dinner!
-->'''Bayonetta:''' Oh, don't pretend you weren't delighted. I hear Enzo's wife makes a lovely casserole.
-->'''Rodin:''' [[{{Touche}} ...It was damn good, I'll give you that.]]
* AbsurdPhobia: His [[http://wonder-pstar.tumblr.com/post/136689124591/member-file-no-113-wonder-rodin-infernal bio]] in ''The Wonderful 101'' reveals he has one. It's [[spoiler:small birds]].
* AllPowerfulBystander: Rodin is by far and away one of the most powerful characters in the series, but he's perfectly content to simply sit on the sidelines and make weapons.
* BadassBaritone: One of the most powerful characters in the series with a fittingly deep voice to match.
* BadassSanta: Shows up in Santa getup in ''2'' to deliver Bayonetta her new guns. The way he does it is beyond badass. According to Bayonetta, he might as well be the ''real'' Santa.
* BaldOfAwesome: He's as bald as an egg, making it easy to see the slick tattoos he's got on his head, and alludes to his strength and preference for doing things with his bare hands.
* BallisticDiscount: Defeating him for the first time gets you his namesake SwissArmyWeapon. One of the possible weapons it turns into is [[ChainsawGood a chainsaw]] [[BrickJoke on your arm]].
* BareFistedMonk: Despite being TheBlacksmith, Rodin never fights with a weapon and prefers to use his fists. That said, given how immensely powerful he is, it's all he ''needs''.
* BarrierWarrior: Can throw up a barrier to block enemy attacks as he cannot evade.
* TheBlacksmith: Though not in the traditional sense of the word. Whenever you bring him Gold [=LPs=], he teleports into the bowels of Inferno and plays the angelic music recorded on the disc, summoning demons to him like moths to a flame. He then defeats the demons and uses their spiritual essence to forge new weapons for Bayonetta. [[spoiler:The Hierarchy of Laguna text claims that Rodin's skills as a smith were legendary amongst the echelons of Paradiso, and that he often crafted weapons which struck terror into the hearts of TheLegionsOfHell.]]
* BonusBoss: You can buy an item that will cost enough halos to turn him back into [[spoiler:Father Rodin]]. In the sequel, the item will [[spoiler:massively boost his demonic power]] instead.
* CatchPhrase: "Beautiful", said when Bayonetta is doing something particularly awesome.
* TheChewToy: Downplayed. Rodin appears to receive a bloody beating every time Bayonetta hands him an LP, but he's actually just out of breath and the blood he's covered in belongs to the demon he just turned into a weapon. [[CurbStompBattle Except when he goes after the Chain Chomp, which is handed to Bayonetta without a scratch on it...]]
* CombatSadomasochist
-->'''Rodin:''' I never thought a girl would beat my ass so hard. But I gotta admit, I kinda liked it.
* TheComicallySerious: He does try to tell a joke now and then, but it's mostly negated by his intimidating presence. What really qualifies him for this trope are the odd things that happen to him sometimes, such as stuff falling onto his head, or the time he dressed up as Santa, complete with a beard.
* CoolShades: His sunglasses hide his eyes completely. In Tag Climax, they can also conduct his EyeBeams without sustaining damage.
* DifficultButAwesome: When playable. For starters, he has the slowest movement and attack speed of all the playable characters, he cannot evade attacks and cannot slow down time, he lacks the Wicked Weaves that [[spoiler:his boss incarnation]] and the other playable characters have, and his only ranged attack is a weak eye beam. Basically, he's a charge character in a cast of rushdown characters. That said, he can erect a barrier to block attacks and has powerful, hard-hitting attacks and wide area stomps that make him great at dealing with large crowds.
* DimensionalTraveler: He can travel between the human world and Inferno at will.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[spoiler:In the second game, when fighting him. After he uses his raging demon attack, he's lying down casually on the ground, [[SmokingHotSex smoking a cigar]], while Bayonetta lies unconscious... and naked. Real subtle.]]
* DropTheHammer: Wields the hammer Yagyu in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' and turned the sword Takemikazuchi into a hammer [[RuleOfCool for the cool factor]], which is [[WeaponOfChoice a logical preference]] for someone who creates weapons.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first game has him emerging from a coffin, turning to the angels ([[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou and by extension, the camera]]) with a murderous expression, and scaring them off with a loud shout. Tells you all you need to know about him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** In the first game, Rodin states that no matter how many times Bayonetta asks, he won't put a chainsaw on her arm. Can be subverted if the player chooses to obtain the Rodin or Salamandra weapons.
** In ''Bloody Fate'', he is disgusted by Enzo's shady business practice of overcharging families for funerals.
** Is rather disgusted by Alraune [[spoiler:devouring and torturing Jeanne offscreen, calling her a monstrosity to her face.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: The "Rodin's Treasures" screen at the Gates of Hell prominently displays an apron with three baby penguins on the front, along with the slogan "I LOVE CHICKS" in the game's demonic alphabet. Coupled with [[http://wonder-pstar.tumblr.com/post/136689124591/member-file-no-113-wonder-rodin-infernal the flavor text]] from his guest appearance in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'', it seems Rodin's quite the penguin lover.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: He may not be evil, but he likes to refer to himself as the devil... and he also enjoys using the shop screen as an excuse to say some of the cheesiest crap imaginable.
* EvilLaugh: Usually done in the form of a quiet, creepy chuckle. After talking to Bayonetta in Noatun, he lets out a more bombastic laugh as he returns to his bar, complete with PowerEchoes. It's as unnerving as it sounds.
* EyeBeams: This is his ranged attack when playable in Tag Climax.
* FallenAngel: [[spoiler:He used to be an angel before he was cast out of Paradiso]].
* FingersnapLighter: Tends to light his cigars with a plume of hellfire off his thumb. It even serves as his victory pose in Tag Climax.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: [[spoiler:His boss forms can use their own version of Wicked Weaves, being giant projections of his hands. [[RocketPunch He can also fire them like rockets]].]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: His eyes are sometimes seen [[RedEyesTakeWarning emitting a red glow]] from behind his sunglasses. In ''Bloody Fate'', his eyes glow purple instead.
* GracefulLoser: If you manage to beat him.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Bayonetta thinks he has one; in ''2'', Rodin tries to complain about having to play Santa for Enzo's kids all the way through dinnertime, but she sees right through him and says he must've been delighted to.
* HolyHalo: Collects these. [[spoiler:Seeing as how he is a fallen angel, it's only natural that he'd sport one of these when you return him to his true form. In a rather intimidating twist, the halo around his head is the same halo that Jubileus (i.e. God) herself wears.]]
* IGotYouCovered: Rodin tells Bayonetta he's not in Inferno to help her, but the verse he joins her for inevitably involves him one-shotting everything, including the minibosses, before they have a chance to attack either of them. Rodin was also near Alraune's palace when Bayonetta showed up, and a cutscene in chapter VII showed he was aware of Jeanne's time running out; this suggests that he showed up to keep Alraune's sentries from stalling Bayonetta. Presumably, he was aware that telling her this [[TalkToTheFist would end in him getting shot again]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Intimidating? Definitely. Morally ambiguous? Yes. Is he still a cool guy to hang out with? Yes. He's referred to himself both as "jollier than the average demon" and "the nicest angel you'll ever meet."
* KickTheSonOfABitch: He literally kicks Alraune across the floor of her palace before [[spoiler:sealing her within a weapon and giving it to the witch who just defeated her]].
* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:In his boss forms, while his playable form is a MightyGlacier. Rodin has ridiculous amounts of health, insane damage output, unbelievable attack speed -- all the criteria you'd tend to associate with the BonusBoss gets cranked UpToEleven here.]]
* MadeOfIron: In the first game, he takes two coffin lids to the head and doesn't give a damn. In the second, after giving Bayonetta Love Is Blue, he stands in the middle of the street and catches the toy jet Enzo bought. A second later, a sign lands on his head, splitting, and he doesn't feel it.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: When playable, he lacks Wicked Weaves and the ability to slow down time on his own. He also blocks attacks in place for his defensive move rather than dodging. Rodin's moveset is also less combo-friendly than the rest of the cast, and he is built for using burst damage to clear enemies off the screen before his opponents can outscore him.
* MightyGlacier: When playable. His attacks are slow, he cannot evade enemy attacks, and he moves slower than most characters. But his sheer strength and ability to throw up a barrier compensates for this.
* MovesetClone: His lack of maneuverability, focused power, and demon-based SuperMode make him play more like a ''Devil May Cry'' character than anyone in the ''Bayonetta'' universe.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Named after a French sculptor, Auguste Rodin. One of his popular works, a depiction of a scene from Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'', is called "The Gates of Hell."
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler:Having a title called "The Infinite One" doesn't exactly inspire visions of hope and peace.]]
* NiceGuy: While he may be a demon (possibly THE demon), he's easily the coolest and nicest guy in the game. Taken UpToEleven in the sequel, where he even dresses up as Santa Claus for Enzo's kids and sticks around through dinner.
* OccidentalOtaku: He makes a few shout-outs to Japanese video games and likes Shinshu sake enough for Luka to bribe him with it; his outfit in ''2'' also shows some Japanese style.
* OddFriendship: By the end of ''2'', he's struck up a business relationship of sorts with Luka, who now helps him advertise his bar in exchange for Rodin supplementing his journalism with an "anonymous source" – implied to be Rodin himself.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Every time he gets a Gold LP, he goes to Inferno to beat a demon into a bloody pulp so he can turn it into a weapon. All in just a couple of seconds. Not so offscreen in the sequel, though, as while most weapons are obtained in the usual method, you do get to see how [[spoiler:Alruna]] is made, due to [[spoiler:it being made from Alraune, the last demonic boss fought in Inferno.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:In ''Bayonetta 2'', the boss fight with him starts off against his human form, but partway through he'll turn into a towering demon that rivals his Father Rodin form. This new form is (mercifully) absent when fighting against him in Tag Climax.]]
* PetTheDog: After Bayonetta drags Enzo off to fly her to Noatun, Rodin decides to play Santa for Enzo's kids. He begrudgingly admits he enjoyed it.
* PlayingWithFire: He can control fire, but mainly uses it to light his cigar. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven as Father Rodin, who uses various fire-based attacks.]]
* PocketDimension: [[spoiler:Both of Rodin's boss fights take place in some strange dimension apparently created by him. The fight with Father Rodin takes place in a heavenly realm that resembles Paradiso while the battle with his demon form takes place in a realm that resembles Alraune's palace.]] ''Bloody Fate'' shows that the Gates of Hell itself is a pocket dimension that he can create anywhere he wants.
* PopCulturedBadass: He makes several references to other video games and has a home run that would make the most skilled of baseball players jealous.
* PowerFloats: [[spoiler:As Father Rodin.]]
* PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler:His Father Rodin form uses twelve peacock wings similar to Father Balder's, while his demon form plays this a little more traditionally with two feathered wings.]]
* PowerGlows: [[spoiler:As Father Rodin, he gets a glowing halo and red TronLines on his outfit.]]
* PromotedToPlayable: In ''Bayonetta 2'''s Tag Climax multiplayer mode.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: In a game crammed full with this trope, [[spoiler:his boss forms']] variations are the most impressive. His most frequently used technique involves pummeling you about half a dozen times in the space of a second, and his signature move is a reference to [[StreetFighter Akuma's Raging Demon]] and beats you so quickly that the game doesn't bother rendering it, instead presenting a blank screen and the sound of a beatdown. It also ''[[HPToOne really hurts]]''.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:He used to be an angel, meaning that he's much older than he looks]].
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: [[spoiler:His demon form is primarily black with traces of red all over, most notably his wings, which have red feathers.]]
* RunningGag: At least three times across the first two games, something big and hard (like a tombstone or sign) falls onto him, hitting him in the head, and breaking while he [[NoSell expresses absolutely zero reaction to it]].
* SatanicArchetype:
** Oddly, all of the character art for Rodin in the unlockable extras never uses that name, giving his name as "Mephisto"[[note]]A holdover from the development stage where that was his name[[/note]], the name of a demon from German folklore, who is most prominently mentioned in the Faust legend and has occasionally been used as another name for the Devil himself. Appropriately, Rodin's role is broadly similar to the traditional devil: a fallen angel who is thwarted and punished for trying to conquer Heaven (and is feared by it) who rules his own "sub-basement" location after his punishment, and jokes about the "deals" he provides Bayonetta.
** Played straight in ''Bayonetta 2''. After [[spoiler:the BonusBoss battle where he fights using his true demonic form]], Rodin will congratulate Bayonetta, but then cryptically reminding her that "the devil always gets his due." Furthermore, his death animation in Tag Climax shows him [[spoiler:being encased in a block of ice, a reference to Satan in ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'']].
* ScaryBlackMan: One of the most intimidating characters in the series and one of the most prolific examples in video gaming. That said, he's a pretty cool dude once you get to know him.
* ShockwaveStomp: One of his attacks when playable and [[spoiler:as a boss]].
* ShoutOut: Loads of them to the ''Divine Comedy'', and that isn't even including his dialogue.
* SoulBrotha: Groovy slang? Smooth delivery? Averting ButNotTooBlack? Cool and badass? Rodin says yes to all four.
-->'''Rodin''': Right on, baby. Right on.\\
'''Rodin''': Chill, Bayonetta. Don't go shootin' up my target, ya dig?\\
'''Rodin''': Damn... some of these fools are really 'bout that life.
* SuperMode: The [[spoiler:demon form]] is his version of Umbran Climax when playing as him, [[spoiler:effectively making it his [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Devil]] [[{{Pun}} Trigger]]]].
* ThinkingUpPortals: Rodin can create red portals that lead to his bar.
* ToHellAndBack: Waltzes in and out of Inferno on a regular basis. Seeing as how [[BloodIsTheNewBlack he tends to be soaked in demon blood]] whenever he returns from one of his trips, it can be surmised that the results of these escapades are rather... messy.
* UnskilledButStrong: Both in Tag Climax and in his tag battle in the story mode.
** On paper, Rodin's slow attacks and high damage make his combo potential inferior to those of the other four playable characters. When combined with his area-of-effect attacks, though, a Rodin player can effectively sabotage their opponent by quickly clearing the screen and ending the verse with a passable combo score before the other player has time to build a better one with extensive weak attacks. As a result, Rodin performs poorly against boss verses, but excels in multiple-enemy encounters.
** Rodin tag-teams with the player for one verse in Chapter X. The difficulty in getting a decent combo score for this verse comes not from the high enemy density, but because Rodin can immediately one-shot any enemy the player's trying to build a combo off of.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Whenever you beat him in one of his [[spoiler:boss forms]], he'll make some cryptic threat and promise a rematch.
-->'''Rodin:''' (''first game'') I gotta hand it to you. You sure let me have my fun. I never thought a girl would beat my ass so hard. But I gotta admit, I kinda liked it. You win... ''This'' time, baby.
-->'''Rodin:''' (''second game'') ''Shiiett...'' Where'd ''that'' come from? Credit where credit is due, you just put your foot straight up my ass. You won this time, but remember, the devil always gets his due.

[[folder: Enzo]]
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-> ''"You have any idea how much this is going to cost to fix? How the fuck do I always get wrapped up in this shit?!"''
--> - Enzo

->Voiced by: Chick Vennera (EN. ''Bayonetta''), John Kassir (EN, ''Bayonetta 2''), Creator/WataruTakagi (JP)\\\

A mobster who operates in the city Bayonetta calls home. Like Luka, Enzo's primary role in the series is to provide Bayonetta with information. However, Enzo's information usually springs from underworld connections and takes the form of tips that put Bayonetta in the right place to track down what she's looking for. Enzo's "business" doesn't put him in a position to help out during the main storyline, so his appearances in the ''Bayonetta'' series are at the beginning and end of the game.\\\

Enzo might be a feared, tough mobster in his day job, but in Bayonetta's world, he's a fish out of water. He (and his car) want nothing to do with the scenery-chewing angel fights that Bayonetta attracts, and heroes and villains alike seem to make a point of making his screentime miserable and humiliating. Still, Enzo seems to care about both of his "families", as much of his motivation for staying out of Bayonetta's business is so that he can come home to his beloved wife and children in one piece.

* ButtMonkey: More than Luka. He's the one found on the worst level rating, Stone.
* CatchPhrase: "Fuggetaboutit" and "motherfucker" seem to be the most common words he uses.
* ChewToy: Life ''really'' hates Enzo.
* ChronicallyCrashedCar: Every time he gets a new car, it gets wrecked by Bayonetta's fighting in Purgatorio.
* ClusterFBomb: He drops more than everyone else in the game. Of course considering [[Creator/JoePesci who he sounds like]]...
* CoolCar: Enzo has a pretty sweet ride. [[ChronicallyCrashedCar It gets trashed whenever Bayonetta starts fighting something]], much to his hilarious chagrin.
* CoolShades: They don't make him that cool, though.
* GroinAttack: He's had at least one near-miss per game with this trope. In the first game, he's almost had his junk crushed by a gravestone in a DisasterDominoes effect. In the second game, it almost gets run over by Jeanne's motorcycle.
* HiddenDepths:
** He might be foul-mouthed and temperamental, but Bayonetta notes in ''2'' that he's quite the family man. In ''1'', he may be VitriolicBestBuds with Bayo, but he really does care about her.
** A bonus piece that Mari Shimazaki drew for the ''Bayonetta'' artbook shows Enzo quite merrily kicking [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry a slightly offscreen demon hunter]]'s ass -- well, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A0jFRkgCUAEDQOJ.jpg at strip poker]], that is. He even has a few cards hidden under his leg, the cheater!
* LastDisrespects: Enzo's first act in game is pissing on someone's grave, establishing him as something of a {{Jerkass}}.[[note]]That "someone" being Kamiya, it's a TakeThatMe.[[/note]]
* TheMafia: As revealed in the first game, he is employed by the local mob. ''[[Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate Bloody Fate]]'' expands on this to explain he's their personal undertaker, they pay him handsomely to bury any bodies they need disposed of.
* MrExposition: At the beginning of the first game he gives a quick summery of Bayonetta's backstory, which the witch quickly [[LampshadeHanging calls him out on]]. In the sequel he gives a brief history of the holy mountain, Fimbulventr, as well as a quick nod as to why Jeanne is calling Bayonetta 'Cereza' during the Prologue.
-->'''Enzo''': 20 years ago, you woke up stuck in a casket at the bottom of a lake. All you can remember is that you're a witch. But now you're stuck, because you've gotta sacrifice our halo-wearing friends everyday or they'll drag your ass back down to hell. I know I thought I got screwed, but bein' forced to slap around the divine for a livin'? That's ''really'' getting screwed!
-->'''Bayonetta''': If I needed a biographer, you wouldn't be my first choice.
* MythologyGag: [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] owes him money.
* NiceHat: Wears a bowler hat.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's a short gangster guy who sounds a lot like Creator/JoePesci.
* SirSwearsALot: In a cast of characters where nearly everyone drops a couple of F-bombs, he still swears more than everyone combined.
* VanityLicensePlate: The plate on his car reads "ED N EDNA" -- the names of his kids, as noted in ''2''.

!!Supporting Characters

[[folder: Cereza]]
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-> ''"Mummy is a witch, and witches protect people and are very strong. When I grow up, I'll be strong too and I'll protect my mummy!"''
--> - Cereza

->Voiced by: Joy Jillian (EN), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (JP, anime)\\\

A supporting character in ''Bayonetta''. Cereza is a young girl that Bayonetta finds wandering in the ruins of the Umbran Proving Grounds, lost, terrified, and hunted by angels. She's rescued by Bayonetta, whom she immediately grows attached to and mistakes for her "mummy", much to the witch's chagrin. As the story progresses, however, Cereza becomes more brave and confident through imitating Bayonetta, and she drives a significant mystery relating to her being the "key to Bayonetta's future."

* TheCameo: In the first game, during the final battle with Jubileus, [[spoiler:the boss can cast a spell on Bayonetta and regress her into Cereza.]] In the second game, if [[spoiler:Bayonetta is hit by a Resentment's laser attack, she'll revert to Cereza for a while. If you can't avoid the Resentment crawling at you before the spell wears off, it will [[SwallowedWhole eat]] [[OneHitKill her]].]]
* CheerfulChild: Barring one or two incidents where she is about to cry, Cereza is really not that fazed by the horrible monsters constantly trying to attack her.
* TheCutie: Come on, just ''look'' at her!
* EscortMission: During two major chapters, you will have to protect Cereza. Bayonetta can cast a barrier around Cereza to protect her while she fights off the angels, but the barrier can only hold up for so long before it breaks. If you manage to keep Cereza from ever getting hit during the verse, you'll earn the achievement "A Mother's Love."
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Her glasses allow others to see from the human world the supernatural things around them, like the angels, [[spoiler:but only if she enchants them]]. Luka borrows them from time to time.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She joyfully runs to Balder in the first game, blissfully unaware that her 'Daddy' was no longer the kind man who raised her.
* MacGuffinSuperPerson: The angels need her as part of their plan. [[spoiler:What she is actually needed for is to reawaken Bayonetta's memories.]]
* MathematiciansAnswer: When she meets Bayonetta. Though given her innocence, it's probably not intentional.
-->'''Bayonetta:''' Where did you come from?\\
'''Cereza:''' I'm from my house.
* MeaningfulName: Her name means "Cherry" or "Cerise" in Spanish.
* {{Meganekko}}: While Bayonetta herself tends more toward the SexySpectacles, Cereza's glasses just make her look adorable.
* MoralityPet: She is the first person we see Bayonetta be nice to. [[spoiler:Which means that the first person Bayonetta is nice to... is herself.]]
* RapunzelHair: Those are huge [[GirlishPigtails pigtails]] for a toddler. [[spoiler:Considering she's a young Bayonetta, this is hardly a surprise.]]
* RegeneratingHealth: During the {{Escort Mission}}s, Cereza's health automatically recovers after a short delay.
* StableTimeLoop: Cereza is inspired by Bayonetta and wants to be like her and fight the "monsters." But since Bayonetta [[spoiler:''is'' Cereza all grown up, this means she inspired herself to grow up to become the badass fighter that inspires herself to grow up and become the badass fighter and etcetera.]]
* TokenMiniMoe: She stands out from the rest of the first game's cast by being an adorable, innocent child.