Bayonetta

is a hack and slash video game series developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega and Nintendo. Its two games center around the titular protagonist Bayonetta, an initially amnesiac witch with four guns and the ability to slow down time, who battles the angelic forces of Paradiso. While the first Bayonetta game was originally released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (and later Microsoft Windows), Nintendo stepped in to fund the sequel, which was released exclusively for Wii U and later ported to Nintendo Switch. A third game, Bayonetta 3, was released on October 28, 2022.
Because of its Nintendo releases, Metroid has been able to have crossovers with the Bayonetta series. In the Wii U and Switch versions of the first two games, Bayonetta can wear a costume based on Samus Aran. Samus, Zero Suit Samus, Ridley, Dark Samus and Bayonetta also appear together as playable characters in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
==Character==
==Galactic Bounty Hunter==
A costume, or Couture Bullet based on the Power Suit's design in the original Metroid game can be unlocked and worn in Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2, and is called Galactic Bounty Hunter. When worn, Bayonetta or her friend Jeanne will fire shots from an arm blaster rather than her Scarborough Fair/Love is Blue guns or other weapons, similar to the Arm Cannon. In Bayonetta 2, the outfit replaces Bayonetta's Panther Within ability with the Morph Ball, which has the ability to lay Bombs when she jumps in ball form. The Bomb explosion, shot firing and charging and releasing charged shot sound effects are ripped directly from Super Metroid.
There is a motion file that turns Bayonetta's second jump in bipedal form into a rapidly spinning and lightly damaging Screw Attack. However, the motion file is not linked to Bayonetta's double jump animation. A mod for the game restores this trait.CreativeHandle (Vaginetta). "Fun fact: Screw Attack exists in Bayonetta Wii U / Switch, it's just that the motion file is not linked to the double-jump animation, much like the Shuraba heart-pulse animation. #Bayonetta #BayonettaMods" 28 May 2020 2:28 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/Vaginetta/status/1265892669735071745
The costume can be purchased in-game in Bayonetta 2 for 100,000 Halos once the Super Mirror 64 item has been bought, while it is unlocked by default in Bayonetta. The visor can be raised and lowered over Bayonetta's face in the first game in gameplay and during cutscenes by pressing down on the D-Pad, but not in the second, although in the second it will lower over her face during a verse, rising again after. This is similar to Samus's visor turning opaque while exploring the BOTTLE SHIP and engaging in combat in Metroid: Other M.
A demonstration of the costume in Bayonetta can be viewed here, and in Bayonetta 2 here.
The costume was designed by PlatinumGames artist Yong-Hee Cho, who also created costumes based on Peach, Daisy, Link and Fox. He enjoyed designing Galactic Bounty Hunter the most due to his love for mechanics. His first design, which based the outfit off of the Metroid: Other M Power Suit, was viewed as too "contemporary" by the director Hideki Kamiya, and requested it be based off of Samus’s suit in the original Metroid. This was somewhat of a challenge for Cho, who had to study the in-game sprite and package artwork. The Morph Ball's appearance is still similar to Other M, however.
The costume is also included in both games' Nintendo Switch ports. While still unlockable through its previous means, it can now be unlocked using amiibo as well.https://mynintendonews.com/2018/01/08/the-switch-version-of-bayonetta-2-will-have-amiibo-unlocks-as-well-as-online-local-multiplayer-tag-climax-mode/ The Samus and Zero Suit Samus Super Smash Bros. amiibo, as well as the Metroid: Samus Returns Samus Aran amiibo, all unlock this costume.https://mynintendonews.com/2018/01/25/official-bayonetta-1-2-website-opens-and-amiibo-functionality-explained/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/amiibo/game/ae98a/index.html The amiibo must be used from an option in The Gates of Hell, the in-game bar and shop. When any of the Samus amiibo are scanned, the store manager and bartender Rodin will leave a message saying "Hey, got somethin' here from the toughest bounty hunter in the galaxy. You know I love a badass with a big heart... Or was it the other way around? Might have to whip somethin' up for her someday."
At the beginning of both games, the cutscene before the first battle shows Bayonetta's civilian dress being cut off of her body by an Angel's weapon, leaving her nude until she summons her outfit, which materializes onto her body. The Galactic Bounty Hunter and other costumes, Nintendo or otherwise, appear on her body instantly without materialization.
In a February 2022 interview with PlatinumGames' president Atsushi Inaba, he suggested that Nintendo character costumes were unlikely to return for Bayonetta 3 so as to avoid them becoming repetitive.Skrebels, Joe. "PlatinumGames Gives Us Updates on Bayonetta 3 and Project G.G.". IGN. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022. However, when Shinesparkers asked Kamiya two months later whether the Galactic Bounty Hunter costume would return, he told them to ask Nintendo. 神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya (PG_kamiya). "任天堂に聞いてください… RT @Shinesparkers : こんにちは。サムス・スーツを着こなすベヨネッタはベヨネッタ３に出ますか？ありがとうございます。" (Rough translation: "Ask Nintendo ... RT @Shinesparkers : Hello. Will Bayonetta wearing a Samus suit appear in Bayonetta 3? Thank you very much.") 13 April 2022 9:00 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1514408259297288192 Ultimately, none of the costumes returned for it, including the Samus outfit. However, Jennifer Hale, who recorded Samus's effort noises in the Metroid Prime series, replaced Bayonetta's original actress Hellena Taylor in the third game after she declined to return following a salary dispute.Wood, Anthony. "Original Bayonetta Actress Releases New Statement to 'Defend Myself and My Reputation'". IGN. October 24, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023. https://www.ign.com/articles/bayonetta-3-voice-actress-controversy-new-statement
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===In-game description===
"The power suit of the famed galactic bounty hunter.
With its beam-firing Arm Cannon, this suit is everything a girl needs to overcome inhospitable alien terrain.
Press [Y] to fire the Arm Cannon and hold it to shoot a Charge Shot.
Press [L] + [ZR] twice to use the suit's Morph Ball ability."
==Super Smash Bros. series==
Bayonetta was revealed as the final DLC character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U during the Final Video Presentation on December 15th, 2015, and released on February 3rd, 2016. She was declared the official winner of the Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot as the highest voted character in Europe, and among the top five in North America. It was later revealed that she actually had the second highest votes among those polled (being beaten out only by Sora from the Kingdom Hearts franchise), but they chose her over Sora due to copyright issues regarding the latter (as he was owned by both Square Enix and the Walt Disney Company). This made her the most “realizable” of characters that could feasibly be included in Super Smash Bros. Bayonetta appears alongside fellow Sega protagonist Sonic the Hedgehog, and was the second character to originate from an M-rated video game series (after Konami protagonist Solid Snake in Super Smash Bros. Brawl). Samus is featured in Bayonetta's reveal poster on the official website. Mostly because of Smash 4 being geared to a much younger audience than her home series as well as the strict guidelines of the CERO rating system,https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/user_image/4/9/9/AAUBHYAAAI6T.png Bayonetta's Final Smash, where she summons Gomorrah, is significantly toned down in the former game (in the original game, in addition to her hair surrounding her, her clothes disappear during the summoning sequence, while in Smash 4, she summons Gomorrah while still retaining her clothes).
In her reveal trailer, Bayonetta can be seen dodging a Side Smash from Samus, and then countering. Prior to her appearance, Pit manages to KO Samus, when Palutena warns him not to get careless, as a challenger (Bayonetta) is approaching.
Samus, Zero Suit Samus and Bayonetta return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, appearing alongside newcomer fighters Ridley and Dark Samus.
Although Bayonetta herself does not appear in Ridley's debut trailer A Piercing Screech, her home stage, Umbra Clock Tower, briefly appears during the gameplay portion where Ridley uses his Standard Air Attack on Pit from Kid Icarus.
==Trivia==
*The Phase Drift ability in Metroid: Samus Returns is very similar to Witch Time, an ability of Bayonetta's in her home series, and her down B move in Super Smash Bros. These abilities allow Samus and Bayonetta to temporarily slow down time and either attack or evade enemies, while the screen takes on a purple hue.
*Zero Suit Samus's All-Star Mode congratulations screen in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U features her jumping in the air against the background of a moon, referencing Bayonetta prior to the announcement of her inclusion in the game. Zero Suit Samus also appears in Bayonetta's All-Star congratulations screen, where they both appear to be standing on their heads.
*The announcement trailer for Bayonetta 3 at the Game Awards on December 7, 2017 was done similarly to the First Look trailer for Metroid Prime 4, in that no footage was shown and the game was only stated to be in development for Switch. However, the trailer's style was previously used with the reveal trailer for Bayonetta 2.
*Until Ridley was introduced in Ultimate, the Metroid and Bayonetta series shared the distinction of being the only two franchises in Super Smash Bros. to be represented solely by female playable characters.
*Katsuyuki Yamazaki, a motion capture actor for Metroid: Other M, also acted in Bayonetta 2.
*Samus (from Metroid: Other M onward) and Bayonetta both have a mole under their lips on the right side.
*Sakurai tweeted a screencap of Zero Suit Samus and Bayonetta doing a simultaneous kick towards each other as a joke.
==Gallery==
Bayonetta coaster.png|Promotional coaster.
Collabo_costume.png|The Galactic Bounty Hunter costume alongside the Mushroom Kingdom Princess and Hero of Hyrule costumes, based on Peach and Link.
140617_2.jpg|A demonstration of the charging ability.
2014e3b2_60fps-mp4-still013.jpg|The visor lowered over Bayonetta's face.
2014e3b2_60fps-mp4-still014.jpg|The visor raised.
Bayonetta Galactic Bounty Hunter Well Kitty scene.png
Bayonetta Jeanne Galactic Bounty Hunter costume (Wii U version credits).png|Jeanne wearing the costume in the Bayonetta extended credits on Wii U.
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2694948-b2.jpg|Bayonetta as Samus blowing an Infernal Kiss (Bayonetta 2).
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Bayonetta 2 Galactic Bounty Hunter costumes (old hairstyles).png|Bayonetta and Jeanne wearing the Galactic Bounty Hunter costume, with their hairstyles from Bayonetta.
Bayonetta 2 Galactic Bounty Hunter costumes (new hairstyles).png|With their Bayonetta 2 hairstyles.
File:Bayonetta 2 Samus suit concept (beta).png|The first concept image, where the suit resembled its appearance in Metroid: Other M.
File:Bayonetta 2 Samus suit concept (final).png|Concept art of the finalized design, resembling the Metroid suit.
File:Bayonetta 2 Samus suit Morph Ball concept.png|Morph Ball concept art.
File:Bayonetta 2 - Galactic Bounty Hunter Cosplay (Wii U)
Bayonetta Samus amiibo trailer scene.png|The Samus Aran amiibo and Galactic Bounty Hunter costume in a trailer for Bayonetta 2 on Switch.
Bayonetta Rodin amiibo message.png|Rodin's message when scanning any Samus amiibo.
Bayonetta hits Samus with Neutral Attack.png|Bayonetta hitting Samus with her Neutral Attack.
Bayonetta SSB4U All-Star congrats screen.png|Bayonetta's All-Star congratulations screen, featuring Zero Suit Samus.
SSBU Panoramic with Sept. 13 Direct characters.png|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate panoramic character art.
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