Jeanne (Bayonetta)

Jeanne, also known as Cutie J, Platinum Knight and Silver-Haired Knight, is one of the main characters from the Bayonetta series.
== Charactah Account ==
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.
In comparison to the more rash and callous Bayonetta, Jeanne is far more serious, aggressive, and crude in personality. She is prideful of her heritage as an Umbra Witch and is a determined individual, having constantly pushed herself to the limit to becoming a powerful witch. She can also be rebellious and willing to break even rules set by Umbran law, such as befriending Bayonetta as a child despite being considered "impure" and even openly challenging her in battle despite the Umbran Elder vehemently denying the legitimacy of the challenge, having challenged her due to recognizing her as a potentially more powerful witch then herself. She also proved to be a loyal friend to the likes of Bayonetta, having almost sacrificed her own life and soul to save Bayonetta from being attacked by Gomorrah.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
=== Video Games ===
* Bayonetta
* Bayonetta 2
* Bayonetta 3
* Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
* Bayonetta/Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle
* Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* The Wonderful 101
== Trivia ==
* Jeanne is seemingly named after "Jeanne d'Arc," better known as Joan of Arc. sharing also her birth date of January 6, 1412 (as her watch contains the numbers 141216, which is her birthday according to character designer Mari Shimazaki) and the accessories in the game mentioning other historical figures. It is possible she is indeed Joan of Arc in the series.
* The Couture Bullet available only to Jeanne, "Formal," suggests that Jeanne is a Germany school teacher in her time off. This is supported by bonus concept art by Mari Shimazaki (which also reveals that Bayonetta is a nun in her time off, as seen outside the window). Her occupation is fully stated in Bloody Fate, as she chats with Bayonetta about their occupations, with Jeanne outright stating that she is happy "being a high-school teacher. Furthermore, It is implied that Jeanne teaches the subject of History according to a tweet from series creator Hideki Kamiya.
* Like Cereza, Jeanne had a cat doll when she was a child. However, hers appears to have been professionally made, in contrast to Cereza's Cheshire, which seems to be homemade. This shows how differently Bayonetta and Jeanne were raised.
* It was made known by an interview in the Bayonetta Official Strategy Guide that Jeanne's method of entering Witch Time is a result of her always wanting to push herself to her limits.
* When dressed like Cutie J and have Bloody Moon equipped, for the taunt, she says "Bring it" and makes the same pose of Viewtiful Joe's transformation.
** Jeanne's Cutie J alias is also a reference to Cutie Honey.
* Despite not being the main character, Jeanne technically can be played in more levels than Bayonetta herself; she is both an unlockable playable character and one is forced to play as her at the beginning of Epilogue: Requiem in Bayonetta.
* Jeanne's motorcycle is called "Angel Slayer" according to the fuel tank, and the license plate reads "U1 QTJ" (Cutie J). Kamiya states in his developer commentary that the "U1" is for "Umbra #1," representing Jeanne's pride as an Umbra Witch.
* When playing as Jeanne, there will be certain times where the colors of the demons summoned do not match. For example, her white hair will enter the ground, but she will be covered with black swirls of hair, and a black demon will appear. It is also worthy to note that during some chapters or fights, her Wicked Weaves of Madama Styx's limbs appear in black hair. This only appears in the first game.
* In an interview between Hideki Kamiya and the game site Siliconera, Kamiya stated he would like to make a Bayonetta spin off title starring Jeanne for the Nintendo 3DS.
* In the Wii U version of Bayonetta, as well as succeeding re-releases for other platforms, Jeanne's bust size is reduced. This was done in order to make her body type closer to her concept art, as well as match her body type in the second game.
* Although Jeanne is unable to activate Witch Time by dodging at the last possible moment, there are certain enemies in the game that will allow her to active Witch Time, as one normally would playing as either Bayonetta or Rosa in Bayonetta 2: Kinship in Verse 1 of Chapter XV: Truth, Belief in Verse 2 of Prologue: World of Chaos, and Cachet --within circle formation-- in Verse 2 of Chapter I: Noatun, The City of Genesis.
* Hideki Kamiya confirmed in a tweet, that Jeanne's stuffed cat is named Charles.
* Jeanne is Kamiya's favorite character to play as in Bayonetta 2's Tag Climax mode.
* In Bayonetta, just as is the case with Angels, if the player were to move too far away from Jeanne, she will teleport and drop down next to the player. However, to view this, the player will need to utilize an exploit to both get out of bounds in Chapter XII: The Broken Sky and activate her bossfight in Verse 8 early.
* In addition, in Chapter XII: The Broken Sky, starting Verse 8 early, defeating Jeanne and then completing another Verse will cause the game to soft-lock when attempting to start Verse 8.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Jeanne at Bayonetta Wiki
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