Bayonetta

Biodata

Background

Bayonetta was born to a witch mother and a sage father. During the Witch Hunts five hundred years before her summoning, Jeanne sealed her away with the Left Eye of Darkness to protect her from the extermination of the witches. Bayonetta awakened only recently, with her memories missing 123 124 129.

Li Chen funded the development of Bayonetta and later used summoning fragments to bring her into his world. She had been hunting angels when he summoned her and was initially unhappy at being interrupted. After Li Chen summoned Jeanne, Bayonetta recovered her memories; both witches wanted to return home and take revenge on the angels, but Li Chen could not yet send them back 7 122 123.

Appearance

Bayonetta is a tall, mature-looking woman with an exceptionally slender figure. Her usual black, skintight outfit resembles leather but is made from her own hair 76 122.

• Approximately 1.8 meters tall, with unusually long legs and eleven-head-tall proportions 76 122.
• Wears her hair in a high ponytail and is seen wearing glasses 122 136.
• Has a beauty mark near the corner of her mouth and is frequently seen with a lollipop 122 167.
• Bought dresses to avoid being recognized in her usual outfit; her favorites included a purple dress and a white gown 190.

Personality

Bayonetta appears cool and aloof but has a playful, teasing side. She values freedom, dislikes being kept idle, and eagerly explores her new world. Lollipops improve her mood, although they do not make her forget Li Chen’s promise to help her return home 122 123 125.

She enjoys fighting and grows bored without a challenge. Her hatred of angels is rooted in the Witch Hunts, while her encounters with vampires give her new opponents. She can also exercise restraint: knowing that Kamar-Taj protects Earth, she initially fights its mages hand-to-hand rather than opening fire 123 137 163 164.

Abilities & Skills

Witch Magic

Bayonetta’s magic comes from within rather than being borrowed like that of Kamar-Taj’s sorcerers. She inherited the Left Eye of Darkness and is particularly gifted at sensing magic 129 164.

• Detected the magical fluctuation leading to the No Door Bar 129.
• Was considered a potential Sorcerer Supreme by the Ancient One, who described her as exceptionally talented 168.
• Can survive in the vacuum of space, like Jeanne 136.

Witch Time and Purgatorio

Bayonetta can enter realms outside ordinary human perception 125 165.

• Entered Purgatorio with Arcee and her passengers to evade Los Angeles police, who could no longer see them 125.
• Used Witch Time to conceal herself, Jeanne, and Clea while searching Kamar-Taj. Mordo nevertheless sensed their magical presence 165.
• The witch realm used at Kamar-Taj does not allow its occupants to control the terrain, and destruction there does not affect the real world 165.

Hair Magic and Demon Summoning

Bayonetta shapes her hair into clothing and uses it to summon a contracted demon 122 137 166.

• Her hair formed a monster that devoured a fleeing vampire 137.
• Summoned a demon against Kaecilius, but a shield formed by Kamar-Taj’s mages blocked it, forcing her to recall the demon 166.
• Can change the style of her hair-made clothing 163.

Combat and Firearms

Bayonetta combines fast, dance-like close combat with magically produced pistols. She fights with guns in both hands and mounted on her high heels 136 141 166.

• Overwhelmed Kaecilius in close combat and later defeated Mordo 166 167.
• Used overwhelming gunfire to destroy vampires whose injuries had rapidly healed 136 137.
• Used ultraviolet ammunition against vampires, though Lilith caught a bullet and healed from it 141 198.

Animal Transformation

Bayonetta can transform into animals, with available forms depending on her accessories. She used a black-panther form against Mordo and Lilith; other stated forms include a crow, a swarm of bats, and a water snake 167 197.

Equipment & Items

• Magical pistols — Blue firearms used in her hands and on her heels; she can fire while kicking 136 197.
• Lollipops — A favorite food that makes her happy; one instantly replenished energy she had used in battle 122 166.
• Left Eye of Darkness — An inherited power associated with her exceptional magical gift 123 129.

Relationships

• Li Chen — Summoned Bayonetta and became her master. She accepted the arrangement for the time being, while pressing him to help her and Jeanne return home; their relationship later became flirtatious 122 123 142.
• Jeanne — Her childhood friend and fellow witch, who sealed Bayonetta away during the Witch Hunts. They reunite in Li Chen’s world and fight alongside one another 123 136 166.
• Arcee — The Autobot motorcycle Bayonetta rides while exploring Los Angeles with Jeanne 124 129.
• Clea — A mage who befriends the witches and later hires them to help find her captured people, offering Dark World resources in return 129 130 163.
• Lilith — A powerful vampire who initially tries to recruit or subdue Bayonetta and Jeanne. Bayonetta agrees to help her kill Dracula if she brings him to Los Angeles 197 198.

Story Role

Arrival and Exploration

After her reunion with Jeanne, Bayonetta takes Arcee on a ride with Jeanne and Li Chen. The trip becomes a police chase, which she escapes through Purgatorio. She and Jeanne subsequently explore Los Angeles and discover the No Door Bar, where they meet Clea 123 125 129 130.

Vampire Hunts

Bayonetta and Jeanne follow a magical presence to a vampire bar. When the patrons attack, the witches discover that the vampires heal rapidly and destroy them. Li Chen later leads a strike on the vampires’ stronghold, where Bayonetta and Jeanne fight alongside Faora and Arcee 136 137 139 141.

Kamar-Taj

Clea hires the witches to find her missing people. Their search leads to Kamar-Taj and Kaecilius, whom Clea identifies as a servant of Dormammu. Kaecilius escapes behind Kamar-Taj’s defenders; Bayonetta and Jeanne then fight the sorcerers, and Bayonetta defeats Mordo. Wong uses the encounter to impress upon the mages the importance of close combat 163 165 166 167.

Lilith’s Offer

After Bayonetta and Jeanne have spent time fighting Los Angeles gangs, Lilith ambushes them and offers to turn them into vampires or make them submit. They refuse, and Lilith easily blocks their attacks. She explains that bloodline suppression prevents her from killing Dracula herself; Bayonetta agrees to help if Dracula is brought to Los Angeles 196 197 198.