Editing Bayonetta (SSBU)

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'''Bayonetta''' ({{ja|ベヨネッタ|Beyonetta}}, ''Bayonetta'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', making her return from the [[Super Smash Bros. 4|previous game]]. She is the second fighter from [[Sega]] after {{SSBU|Sonic}}. She was confirmed alongside the rest of the returning roster on June 12th, 2018 during E3 2018. Bayonetta is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #63]], the last fighter number of the ''[[SSB4]]'' [[veteran]]s and returning veterans overall.

[https://bayonetta.fandom.com/wiki/Hellena_Taylor Hellena Taylor] and {{iw|wikipedia|Atsuko Tanaka|voice actress}} reprise their roles in English and Japanese respectively, albeit via recycled voice clips from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''.

Bayonetta is a tall yet [[Weight|light]] character. She has a below average [[walking]] and [[air speed]], average [[traction]] and [[dash]]ing speed (with a decently fast initial dash), very fast [[air acceleration]] and [[fall speed]], high [[gravity]], and very high [[jump]]s. This gives her poor endurance, especially vertically, and average mobility.

Bayonetta's biggest strengths are her strong combo game - with her [[tilt attack]]s, forward [[Aerial attack|aerial]] and [[Special attack|special]] moves being capable of starting or extending combos - and her excellent recovery, which allows her to reach the stage from the bottom blast zone almost uncontestably. Her damage output is somewhat low in isolation, but her extensive combo game makes up for this, as her combos can quickly and easily rack up damage. She has a number of unique attributes, such as her [[Bullet Arts]], which allow her to shoot from the guns on her hands and heels by keeping the button pressed down after an attack. They are a solid pressure tool, and because they are programmed as disjointed hitboxes, they are not classified as [[projectile]]s. She can also [[wall cling]] and [[wall jump]].

Bayonetta's ground game is reliant on her tilt attacks to help set up intricate combos. Her [[jab]] is slow, but her rapid jab finisher can KO at high percentages. Her dash attack is also slow as it has a lot of startup lag, but it can also be a situational KO move. Both her up tilt and her down tilt have small hitboxes, but they are very good combo tools - up tilt is useful for getting her opponents into the air and also combos from her [[Heel Slide]] or into her [[Witch Twist]], while her down tilt is a good out-of-shield option and has combo potential. Her forward tilt is her least useful tilt as it lacks follow-up options, though it forms a three-hit combo of its own if repeatedly pressed.

She has very useful special moves. [[Bullet Climax]] fires projectiles and is useful for KOing higher-percentage opponents at the left and right [[blast line]]s. Both Heel Slide and [[After Burner Kick]] are reliable combo starters, while the latter is also a good combo extender and horizontal recovery option. Witch Twist is a great tool for extending combos and dragging the opponent to the upper blast line. Though it has little vertical distance, it can be performed twice with Bayonetta's double jump, and she can also jump cancel her second jump to grant her extra vertical distance, giving her good horizontal recovery. Her [[Witch Time]] has a short duration and high ending lag, but it  slows down time for a brief period if it activates. If Bayonetta gets hit in a specific time frame when [[dodging]] or in the later frames of Witch Time, she will activate her [[Bat Within]]. This turns her into bats and moves her to a (usually) more favorable stage position, and she will take half of the attack's damage output and no knockback.

Bayonetta's air game is similarly potent for combos, with her flexible recovery allowing her to use aerial combos far offstage. Her neutral aerial has great range (especially with the Bullet Arts, which covers a huge area around her) and can be a KO option at very high percentages. Back aerial is one of her strongest KO options because of its sweetspot and is a good combo finisher, though it is one of the slower back aerials in the game. Her forward aerial can edgeguard and, like her forward tilt, forms a three-hit combo of its own if pressed repeatedly. Her up aerial is fast and serves as a useful juggling tool, though it has very low knockback. Her down aerial is a stall-then-fall move which is a risky landing option due to its high ending lag, though it has a strong landing hit which can be a useful KO option. Her air game also has some utility in disadvantage state, with Downward After Burner Kick serving as a movement mix-up that can help her get back to the ground faster, while Bat Within serves as a potential combo breaker in certain situations.

Bayonetta's [[smash attack]]s allow her to summon Madama Butterfly's limbs. They each have good knockback and range, but they also have low priority and noticeable lag, meaning that attempting to use one (even in Witch Time) can cause them to clank with other moves and lead her to get punished. Her forward smash is her earliest KO option and one of her only attacks that can reliably kill before 100%, though it has a blind spot directly in front of Bayonetta. Her up smash covers the area directly in front of her and can KO from the upper blast line. Her down smash covers the same range as her up smash and is mainly useful for meteor smashing her opponents from the ledge, though it can also kill from the upper blast line at higher percentages.

Bayonetta has very noticeable flaws. Most notably, while she can quickly rack up damage with her combo game, she has very few reliable KO options until around 150%, with her only real kill options before this being her smash attacks, back air, and down air. Even then, these options are relatively mediocre; Bayonetta's smash attacks are slow, often get cancelled out by other moves and have spots with no hitbox; her back air has slow start-up at frame 11 and a relatively small sweetspot hitbox; and her down air is a laggy move that only KOs if it hits the opponent with certain hitboxes or while they're grounded. Even at percentages higher than 150%, her KO options are unreliable, extremely punishable if whiffed or only KO at very high percentages, for example her forward throw and dash attack. Bayonetta's combos themselves, while arguably her strongest asset, are also risky - they are still ineffective against good [[Smash directional influence|SDI]]. Additionally, Bayonetta suffers from having potentially some of the highest landing lag in the game, as her landing lag increases based on how many specials she has used in the air. As a result, she can be immobile upon landing for up to 50 frames. Though she has ways to get around this - for example, using Witch Time to cancel her landing lag or landing with an aerial can force the opponent away - these are ultimately situational, and a whiffed combo can lead to a big punish.

Furthermore, Bayonetta has poor frame data on the ground, with all of her standard grounded moves coming out at frame 7 or slower while also being unsafe on shield. This makes Bayonetta's approach among the worst in the entire cast, effectively forcing her to play a very defensive, bait-and-punish style which the opponent can counter by simply shielding or not approaching her. In addition, the fact that Bayonetta is a tall character with a fast fall speed and light weight means she is more easily comboed and more susceptible to being KO'd. Though Bat Within can somewhat alleviate the former problem, the issues compound to give her poor survivability.

Her passive abilities also have issues. While Bat Within has utility in the context of on-stage disadvantage, it is essentially a worse spot dodge on the ground, as Bayonetta will still take half of the dodged attack's damage if it is triggered. In the air, Bat Within has other issues - the fact that it only sends her down when triggered in the air means that it can cause SDs while she is offstage, and to balance the fact that Bat Within is so fast, the distance Bayonetta covers when actually air dodging is minimal.

Overall, Bayonetta is seen as a character with a high skill cap because of her extensive and complex combo game, her high-risk playstyle, and her unique abilities and techniques. She is a flexible, combo-oriented character who is good at quickly racking up damage and applying pressure to opponents, but her lack of reliable KO options means she can struggle in securing the stock (an issue which is exacerbated by her being prone to combos and kill setups herself). Due to her significantly steeper learning curve for (what most players consider) a relatively low reward, her playerbase is much weaker than it was in ''Smash 4''. However, some players have achieved noteworthy results with her.

Bayonetta was unanimously considered to be the best character in ''Smash 4'' due to her many extreme advantages, including her ability to KO opponents at virtually any percentage with successful [[ladder combo]]s, the best disadvantage-breaking move in the game with [[Witch Time]], great KO potential outside of her ladder combos, and an excellent recovery. Even after having received significant [[nerf]]s in game updates, her advantages remained intact. This often caused players to label her as "[[broken]]", and many matches involving her became controversial. This included the ''Ultimate'' tournament [[Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018]], where top professional player {{Sm|MkLeo}} pulled off a ladder KO in front of [[Masahiro Sakurai]] using Bayonetta. Due to these factors, Bayonetta has been drastically nerfed from her appearance in ''Smash 4''.

Bayonetta's already poor frame data, her major weakness in ''Smash 4'', has been nerfed further from the previous game. Her most reliable combo starters have been weakened, with her up tilt, down tilt, and forward aerial all having more ending lag; the latter was affected the most significantly, no longer allowing for any follow-ups other than the next hits of the move unless Bayonetta lands with them. [[Witch Twist]] also has more startup and grants less distance, reducing its effectiveness as a combo starter, [[out of shield]] option, follow-up from other moves, and recovery option. Adding to this, all of Bayonetta's special moves have received drastic nerfs that make them more risky and punishable: [[Bullet Climax]]'s charge takes longer to cancel and can no longer be held indefinitely, [[Heel Slide]] and [[After Burner Kick]]'s followup hits can no longer be used if they hit a shield, Witch Twist is slower and can no longer grab ledges. Finally, Witch Time slows down opponents for much shorter amounts of time except at very high percentages, alongside having noticeably more startup and ending lag. As a result, it went from the uncontested best counter in ''Smash 4'' to arguably one of the least useful counters in ''Ultimate'' until high percentages.

Her KO ability has been weakened as well. Neutral, up and down aerials deal lower knockback (most significantly the former two, which no longer KO under 200% onstage), her back aerial has less range and a smaller hitbox (most notably the sweetspot), and her smash attacks only get half as much of an increase in power when charged. This is exacerbated by Witch Time's decreased slowdown duration, hindering its ability to lead into safe KOs, and due to the severe nerfs to her up aerial, she can no longer KO with ladder combos unless they are initiated very close to the top [[blast line]], and even then very high percents are often needed to reliably earn a KO. As a result, Bayonetta now has a significantly more defined main weakness, which is her lack of KO ability at higher percentages due to a lack of reliable options for KOing outside of back air. Although some of her moves have received more knockback in return, such as her [[neutral attack]]'s finisher and [[dash attack]], most of them still have below average knockback, and fail to compensate for her much more severely hindered finishers. This is also pronounced further by the decreased damage some of her moves deal, which slightly hinders her combo game further. Conversely, her own survivability has been worsened, as her already low [[weight]] has been decreased further, and her recovery is less effective due to Witch Twist's shorter distance, slower ledge grab, and smaller hitboxes.

Finally, [[Bayonetta recovery frames|Bayonetta's special recovery frames]] have been significantly extended. While previously varied configurations of her special moves gave Bayonetta determinate amounts of landing lag regardless of how they were performed, the landing lag suffered by each combination is more varied and, in most cases, increased. Furthermore, Bayonetta's infamous ability to cancel higher amounts of landing lag with her [[down aerial]] was also removed, and landing with the move can instead cause, on most combinations, to further increase the landing lag she receives from performing certain combinations (interestingly enough, her ability to bypass landing lag with Witch Time remains, though this is largely irrelevant due to the move's increased duration). As a result of these changes, Bayonetta now suffers the highest amount of landing lag among the cast, and this also increases her vulnerability if opponents are able to fall out of her combos, allowing them to land a harder [[punish]] option on her more easily.

In spite of this, Bayonetta has also received a few noteworthy buffs. All of her dodges have been sped up relative to the rest of the cast, no longer being among the slowest in the game, while still having the ability to trigger Bat Within during their startup. Downwards After Burner Kick is a reliable combo starter due to launching grounded opponents at a higher, more suitable angle for followups, and Witch Twist is harder to [[SDI]] out of due to the lower [[hitlag]] on each hit. Witch Time can slow down opponents from much farther distances upon a successful counterattack, and has a longer counter window. Although [[grab]]s have been overall nerfed across the cast, all of Bayonetta's grabs have slightly increased range, which combined with her throws not losing their utility, improves her grab game despite their higher ending lag. Her dash attack has increased knockback and range, and reduced ending lag, improving the move as a burst or KO option. Her netural attack finisher has drastically increased knockback, to the point where it is one of the strongest in the game, and the strongest jab for lightweight. Most notably, her most inconsistent moves have been notably buffed. Both hits of her up tilt will always connect due to the first hit using set knockback, her smash attacks now have transcendent priority on aerial opponents, most notably addressing the low priority of the moves, Witch Twist has a lower SDI multiplier, and her Witch Time has a larger slowdown scaling, noticeably increasing its slowdown duration at high percentages when the move is stale.   

The universal changes to game mechanics are overall mixed for Bayonetta. The ability to [[dash cancel]] into any move improves her grounded game, though this is somewhat counterbalanced by their somewhat slow startup and her notable grounded moves losing some of their combo utility. The streamlined [[jump#jump timing|jumpsquats]] and reductions to landing lag are mostly detrimental to her; they slightly benefit Bayonetta's combo game as long as her aerials are not extended with Bullet Arts, but unlike most other characters, Bayonetta suffers higher landing lag when she lands with aerials extended with Bullet Arts. This, combined with other characters gaining either safer aerials, improved combo routes from them, or lower landing lag, has allowed them to more easily keep up with Bayonetta. On the other hand, the changes to [[air dodge]] mechanics have benefitted her overall; although Bayonetta has the second shortest distance of any directional air dodge, this nevertheless allows her to slightly extend her recovery provided she isn't able to reach the edge on time, and the increased lag on all kinds of air dodges has further improved her edgeguarding ability, despite her worse aerial game. However, none of the universal changes or her direct buffs are able to properly compensate for the comparatively much larger impact her abundance of nerfs has brought up.

Overall, Bayonetta's biggest strengths from ''Smash 4'' that were deemed "overpowered" by some have all been severely toned down or even removed altogether; her forward air strings were removed, Witch Time is a worse disadvantage-breaking option, her recovery is worse (albeit still outstanding compared to the rest of the cast), her KO potential is much lower, her combos (especially her ladder combos) are potentially less damaging and harder to pull off, and her weaknesses from the previous game have been further defined. Furthermore, most of the rest of the cast has received comparatively larger buffs, allowing them to either keep up with or overwhelm Bayonetta due to her substantial nerfs. This gives Bayonetta a considerably higher learning curve, to the point she is widely viewed as a high-effort, low-reward character. As a result, Bayonetta performs significantly worse than her ''Smash 4'' iteration, and is by far the most nerfed character in the transition to ''Ultimate''. Though Bayonetta had a moderate amount of success during the beginning of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s metagame, her current representation has quickly dwindled, as many of her players, including {{sm|Salem}}, have either dropped her or have quit competitive play altogether. This has earned her negative opinions from many players, who generally claim that she is a low-mid or low-tier character at best, with some opinions considering her a bottom five character. Despite this, players such as {{Sm|CaptainZack}}, {{Sm|Lima}} and {{Sm|tamim}} still use her at multiple tournaments, and the former has particularly been able to obtain decent results within the first six months of the game. This, along with a few buffs Bayonetta has received in updates {{SSBU|3.1.0}} and {{SSBU|8.0.0}}, makes her position in the eyes of many players highly debatable.

Bayonetta received a mix of nerfs and buffs in game updates, but was buffed overall. Before 3.1.0, she received few and relatively minor changes to her moveset, making Bullet Climax less effective on shield much like most other projectiles, but allowing Bayonetta to grab ledges easier after neutral aerial, while removing [[Stun Jacket]], which used to affect her Bullet Arts more notably than most other characters.

Update 3.1.0 gave Bayonetta a much larger amount of buffs, particularly Witch Time having more counter frames and intangibility frames alongside swifter regeneration, which makes it more reliable even through multiple uses. This greatly increased Witch Time's usability as a counter, with its incarnation in the base game having arguably the worst frame data for a counter and no guarantee for a reward when landing it. Witch Twist and After Burner Kick both have less landing lag, making Bayonetta less punishable after performing combos and opening new opportunities for applying pressure. Her dash attack's clean hit deals more knockback, making it a semi-reliable kill option on lighter characters. Neutral attack gained a slightly longer-lasting hitbox on the first hit, which down smash also received for its meteor smash, and also greater knockback for its final blow after the rapid jab.

3.1.0's buffs allow Bayonetta to KO with a couple more moves at higher percents. The update also improved her up tilt by allowing it to connect reliably even at very high percents, which was previously notorious for being inconsistent. Most notably, Witch Time was further improved by increasing its counter window while making Bat Within activate later during the counter if she is hit, reducing its ending lag.

In addition to the shield size buff from the 7.0.0 patch, Bayonetta also received noteworthy buffs from the 8.0.0 patch;  forward smash has more base knockback and received a larger and longer-lasting hitbox which fixed its blind-spot, forward tilt's lowered endlag allows the third hit to start true combos at low percents, and up tilt's hitboxes were further improved. Witch Twist now has a lower SDI multiplier that makes her combos harder to fall out of, and Heel Slide has less endlag, which improves its combo potential.

 

As a result, Bayonetta is far stronger than how she was when ''Ultimate'' launched. However, she still is far weaker than her ''Smash 4'' incarnation.  

**If Bat Within is activated from a roll or directional airdodge, the bats will travel to whatever direction the dodge was initially inputed to go. Neutral airdodges travel downward and spot dodges don’t cause any positional influence.

|neutraldesc=Bayonetta performs 3 pistol whips (a lunge with her left gun, a back-handed strike with her right, and an uppercut with the left), then performs a barrage of pistol whips, concluded by a thrusting pistol whip. Based on Bayonetta's Punch + Punch + Punch • Punch (PPP • P) combo while wielding [http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/Love_Is_Blue Love is Blue]. Bayonetta will only enter the rapid strike if the button is mashed. The Bullet Arts version of all hits of the combo has her shoot her guns forward, with the exception of the third hit, which shoots forward and upward in a diagonal direction behind herself. If the button is held while Bayonetta performs the barrage, it will do additional damage due to her firing her guns at the same time, though this does not actually extend the attack's range like her other Bullet Arts. Its utility as a get-off-me option is very poor, as its first hit comes out at frame 9, making it the second slowest neutral attack in the game after {{SSBU|King Dedede}}'s. However, it deals high damage to compensate, with the full combo being capable of dealing ~18%. After [[List of updates (SSBU)/12.0.0 changelog|12.0.0]], its angle was modified so that it became a viable kill option at around 105% on middleweights at the ledge of Final Destination, making it one of the few neutral attacks with actual KO potential. The first three hits can [[lock]].

|utiltdesc=An upwards pistol whip. It is based on the delayed punch launcher. Hits twice, with the first hit having [[set knockback]] and a hitbox slightly above and in front of Bayonetta's head that does slightly more damage than on the ground, but can only hit midair opponents. The Bullet Arts version of this move fires her gun above her. The second hit sometimes won't connect due to positioning. It is an effective combo starter in general, as it can anti air and initiate combos, and can even set up a KO into back aerial at high percents. However, it cannot KO outright due to its low power, and becomes ineffective for combos past high percents.

|fsmashdesc=Uses [http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/Wicked_Weaves Wicked Weaves] to summon [[Madama Butterfly]]'s arm, which is used to throw a punch. Based on the final hit of Bayonetta's Punch + Punch + Punch • Punch (PPP • P) combo while wielding Love is Blue. Can be angled. The Bullet Arts version of this move fires her gun depending on how the smash was angled: forward if unangled, slightly upward if angled up, and slightly downward if angled down. It has great power and horizontal range, and Madama Butterfly's hitbox cannot be [[reverse]]d. However, it has high ending lag and low [[priority]], making it fairly easy to cancel out. A blindspot will always be present directly in front of Bayonetta, regardless of angle, and its animation renders it unable to hit prone opponents (or those with very low crouches).

|bairdesc=A high-angle back kick. Based on the second hit of Bayonetta's aerial Punch + Kick (PK) combo while wielding Love is Blue.  The Bullet Arts version of this move fires one gun behind her at an upward angle. It is slow for a back aerial (frame 11), but acts as Bayonetta's strongest aerial KO option outside of combos. Some aerial combos can lead into back aerial for additional damage, or act as KO combos (including from up tilt). Its hitbox is rather misleading due to her attack's motion trails, as its hitboxes don't appear until Bayonetta's leg fully extends.

|dairdesc=A split-legged axe kick.  It is based on Bayonetta's standard aerial kick in ''Bayonetta''. A [[stall-then-fall]] with low duration and ending lag, which allows her to safely recover afterward if used off-stage. It is a meteor smash when hitting with her heel, while its landing hit has extremely high knockback, both of which make it a viable, but punishable KOing option overall. Can be used after her special move combos to catch opponents who attempt to punish her increased landing lag. The Bullet Arts version fires one gun from her heel forward, but only upon landing.

|pummeldesc=The [http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/Punish_Attacks Slap Punish Attack]. It has average speed, but is unique in that it consists of two hits per input. As a result, it is possible for the opponent to break free in the middle of the pummel, and thus miss the second hit entirely.

|dthrowdesc=Stomps the opponent into the ground. It has combo potential, but these are unreliable due to the throw's high endlag. Can be used as a combo starter into forward tilt at low percent or special moves at higher percents. Also has unusually high knockback growth, enabling it to kill off the top when not in position for forward throw to do so, though it is also ineffective for this regard unless Bayonetta is on an elevated platform. Based on the final hit of Bayonetta's Punch + Punch + Punch + Kick + Kick + Kick (PPPKKK) combo while wielding Love is Blue.

'''After Burner Kick''': In the air, she alternately performs the [http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/After_Burner_Kick  '''After Burner Kick'''], a flying kick with a slightly diagonal trajectory which can be performed twice in a row as long as the first kick connects. If shielded, it can't transition into another After Burner Kick. It can be angled diagonally downward by two different methods: holding the control stick down before inputting the move (moving the stick in a quarter-circle), or by flicking the control stick down as soon as the move is inputted but before the move comes out. The second method takes strict timing: if not performed correctly, she will end up doing the standard After Burner Kick. If the button is held for the standard version, Bayonetta will fire the guns on her feet (one slightly upward, and one slightly downward).

|fsdmg=28% (Gomorrah), 13% (bonus spell), 10% (end)

|fsdesc=Activates Witch Time to affect the whole stage. While this effect is active, Bayonetta has a limited time to deal damage to her opponents in order to fill up the Climax Gauge. The Climax Gauge will also fill itself up slowly. Once it is filled, she has to deal knockback to any opponent before a cutscene occurs. The cutscene consists of her using her hair as a conduit to summon [http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/Gomorrah Gomorrah], who then damages any opponents suffering hitstun from Bayonetta's attacks by chomping them four times before they are launched with set knockback. The attack button can be mashed during the attack to fill a second Climax Gauge that deals an additional 15% after the cutscene. Once the cutscene ends, anyone with 100% or more will be instantly KO'd. Anyone below 100% will take an additional 10% as the Final Smash ends.

*'''Up taunt''': Twirls around, moves both arms around her in a graceful manner, then strikes a pose with both arms over her head, saying, "If you need to learn how to talk to a lady, ask your mum." ({{ja|レディの扱い方、ママに教えてもらいなさい|Redi no atsukai-kata, mama ni oshiete morai nasai.}}, ''If you can't handle a lady, ask your mum.'') This taunt has been significantly shortened from the [[Super Smash Bros. 4|last game]], although it can still be cancelled. It is based on her long taunt from ''Bayonetta 2''.

*'''Down taunt''': Strikes a pose while flourishing her guns before looking away and then looking forward, while her glasses briefly emit a light purple glint upon concluding. Significantly shortened from the [[Super Smash Bros. 4|last game]], although it can still be cancelled. Based on the dances she performs prior to fighting the first [http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/Joy Joy] she encounters in ''Bayonetta''.

SSBUBayonettaIdle1.gif|Bayonetta's first idle pose

SSBUBayonettaIdle2.gif|Bayonetta's second idle pose, assumed only after a ground attack

!Cheer (English)

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|Bay - o! || Bayo - nett - a! || Ba - yo - ne - tta! || Baaaaayo - ne - tta! || Bay - o!  

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[[File:Victory! (Bayonetta).ogg|thumb|The first few notes of "{{SSB4MusicLink|Bayonetta|Time For The Climax!}}", followed by the jingle that plays upon completing a verse in ''Bayonetta''.]]

==In competitive play==

 

In subsequent patches, most notably 8.0.0, Bayonetta received many buffs that made her strongest options more consistent. This has led to a slow but notable increase in her representation: during the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]], {{Sm|Bloom4Eva}} used her to place highly at major online tournaments. Following the return of offline competitive play, Bayonetta continued to see impressive results thanks to players such as Bloom4Eva, {{Sm|Lima}}, and {{Sm|Mistake}}. This has led to a shift in perception, with most players considering her to be a mid or high tier character. Overall, while the general consensus considers her to be a shell of her ''Smash 4'' self, she is also considered to be stronger than how she was in the early metagame.

 

''Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]], which recognizes the official top 50 players in the world in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] from July 13th, 2019 to December 15th, 2019.''

''See also:[[:Category:Bayonetta professionals (SSBU)]]''

*{{Sm|Bloom4Eva|UK}} - The best Bayonetta player in Europe. Placed 1st at {{Trn|SWT: Europe Ultimate Online Qualifier}}, 2nd at {{Trn|The Online Olympus II}}, 3rd at {{Trn|The Collective 2}}, and 9th at {{Trn|Gaming For Tots}}. Offline, placed 1st at both {{Trn|Invasion}} and {{Trn|BIG LAB: Awakening}} with wins over {{Sm|Peli}} and {{Sm|SBF}}. Currently ranked 29th on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7]].

*{{Sm|CaptainZack|USA}} - Co-mained Bayonetta alongside {{SSBU|Peach}} and {{SSBU|Daisy}} and was considered the best Bayonetta player during the early metagame but has since been banned. Placed 3rd at {{Trn|Battle of BC 3}}, 9th at {{Trn|GENESIS 6}}, 13th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}, 17th at {{Trn|MomoCon 2019}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|EVO 2019}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|Salem}}, and {{Sm|Wishes}}. Formerly ranked 32nd on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].

*{{Sm|Lima|USA}} - The best Bayonetta player in the United States. Placed 1st at {{Trn|Just Roll With It! 13}}, 9th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}}, 17th at {{Trn|Low Tide City 2021}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Low Tier City 7}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Goblin}}, {{Sm|Elegant}}, and {{Sm|MuteAce}}.

*{{Sm|Mistake|Canada}} - The best Bayonetta player in Canada. Placed 1st at {{Trn|Don't Kick Chairs 2: Revenge of the Chairs}}, 2nd at {{Trn|Homecoming: See Me Offline}}, 7th at {{Trn|LAN ETS 2019}}, and 9th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Cosmos}}, {{Sm|Riddles}}, and {{Sm|WaDi}}.

*{{Sm|Rage|Sweden}} - One of the best Bayonetta players in Europe. Placed 4th at {{Trn|DreamHack Winter 2019}} and 13th at {{Trn|Valhalla III}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Oryon}}, {{Sm|PeW}}, and {{Sm|VinS}}. Currently ranked 42nd on the [[European Smash Rankings]].

*{{Sm|Shadow_PR|USA}} - Co-mains Bayonetta with {{SSBU|Palutena}} and is considered one of the best Bayonetta players in the United States. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|First Attack 2019}}, 9th at {{Trn|Standoff 2019}}, and 17th at {{Trn|DreamHack Dallas 2019}}, {{Trn|Low Tier City 7}}, and {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Suarez}}, {{Sm|Meme}}, and {{Sm|Pandarian}}. Currently ranked 3rd on the [[Texas Power Rankings]].

*{{Sm|Surasura|Japan}} - The best Bayonetta player in Japan. Placed 3rd at {{Trn|Karisuma SP 9}}, 5th at {{Trn|Mie Bato}}, 13th at both {{Trn|Sumabato SP 3}} and {{Trn|Mēsuma}}, and 17th at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 6}}.

All of Bayonetta's opponents have wings, in reference to her battles against angels and specific fights from ''Bayonetta''. The final battle is against a giant {{SSBU|Palutena}}.

|6||{{head|Pit|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Pit|cl=Yellow|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Pit|cl=Red|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Pit|cl=Green|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Pit|cl=Blue|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Pit|cl=Black|g=SSBU|s=20px}} {{SSBU|Pit}} (x6)||Skyworld||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Bayonetta|Let's Hit The Climax!}}''||Horde Battle.<br/>A reference to the [[:File:SSBU spirit Affinity.png|Affinity]] Angels, which usually attack in groups.

Bayonetta was one of the many fighters that fell under [[Dharkon]]'s control upon Galeem's first defeat, and the last fighter to be found to be imprisoned by him. In {{b|The Final Battle|World of Light}}, she is called by Dharkon as part of his reinforcements after {{SSBU|Roy}} is awakened and {{SSBU|Master Hand}} is beaten. She is a necessary unlock to achieve the true ending, as awakening her leads to a battle with Crazy Hand that frees him from Dharkon's control (both of whom's defeats greatly shifts the balance of power in Galeem's favor).

|''{{SSBUMusicLink|Bayonetta|Tomorrow Is Mine (Bayonetta 2 Theme) (Instrumental)}}''

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Bayonetta's ''Bayonetta 2'' fighter spirit can be obtained by completing {{SSBU|Classic Mode}}. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 300 Gold, but only after Bayonetta has been unlocked. Unlocking Bayonetta in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a fighter spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Her alternate outfit from the first ''Bayonetta'' has a fighter spirit of its own, available through the shop. Each fighter spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in ''Ultimate''.

==In Spirit battles==

|Pink costume: Koume<br>Blue costume: Kotake

|•The enemy's smash attacks have increased power<br>•The enemy favors smash attacks<br>•The enemy starts the battle with a {{b|Drill|item}}

Just as in ''Smash 4'', Bayonetta's voice is dependent on her costume when the language is set to Japanese, Chinese, or Korean: her ''Bayonetta 2'' outfit has her speaking in Japanese, while her original ''Bayonetta'' outfit retains her English voice. This is a reference to how the first ''Bayonetta'' game originally only had English audio even in Japan, not receiving a Japanese dub until the [[Wii U]] port.

*On the "No Contest" screen, Bayonetta's model is significantly taller than it is during normal gameplay. No other character model seems to grow on this screen; however, bigger characters like {{SSBU|Bowser}} shrink.

*An interview with [[Masahiro Sakurai]] revealed that Bayonetta and {{SSBU|Palutena}} were under consideration to survive Galeem's attack in the World of Light opening. They were turned down in favor of {{SSBU|Kirby}}, due to both fighters being very complex characters to use for beginners and that other characters of their series were also turned into spirits, stating that Bayonetta couldn't escape to Purgatorio as Galeem's attack reached there and her enemies were turned into spirits.

**Both Palutena and Bayonetta are in the Final Battle map, appearing as the last of all fighters. This implies that Galeem (and eventually Dharkon) knew how big of a threat Palutena and Bayonetta were (Palutena being a Goddess and Bayonetta's slaughter of two gods) to his plans, so he kept them as a last resort.

**While Palutena is designed to always be one of the final characters unlocked, outside of World of Light, Bayonetta can be unlocked very early, potentially as the second character to be unlocked (by clearing Classic Mode with Mario, Sonic and/or any DLC character twice).

*Bayonetta is the only third-party character and the only sole fighter from a franchise unlocked in the Final Battle realm in World of Light.

**The ''Bayonetta 2'' design is missing four voice clips in total when the language is not set to Japanese, three being Japanese (when the language is set to Chinese or Korean), one being English. All of the missing voice clips are those without a corresponding voice clip in the other language.

*Bayonetta's Fighter Spirit for her default costume reuses her artwork from ''Bayonetta 2'', where it depicts the back of her legs uncovered rather than the wearing silver leggings. This is probably an oversight, as the Spirits for Camilla from ''Fire Emblem Fates'' and Mythra from ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' had modified artwork to be less provocative.

**This oversight appears to be shared with the Fighter Spirits for {{SSBU|Palutena}} and female {{SSBU|Corrin}}, who likewise use unaltered artwork from their games of origin, but have had censorship applied to them in their playable forms.

*Bayonetta and the {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s are the only characters in ''Ultimate'' whose portraits don't extend out of their battle UI. However, in Bayonetta's case, this only applies to her ''Bayonetta'' design.

*When Bayonetta [[spot dodge]]s, there is a chance that she will say "Dreadful", with the pose and phrase referencing her short taunt while having equipped a gun-type weapon in ''Bayonetta 2''.

*The patch note for the version {{SSBU|9.0.0}} indicates Bayonetta's [[rapid jab]] finisher gained [[transcendent priority]]; however, this is false, as the script as early as {{SSBU|3.0.0}} was coded as such<ref>https://rubendal.github.io/ssbu/#/Patch/3.0.0/Character/Bayonetta ("Attack100End" section; the parameter "ATTACK_SETOFF_KIND_OFF" indicating transcendent priority; pre-3.0.0 scripts unavailable on the site)</ref>.

*Prior to version 10.0.0, the animation of Bayonetta's left-inputted victory pose was a bit different in the Japanese version as she does turn her head at the end of the animation.

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