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|title             = Bayonetta (universe)
|image             = [[Image:BayonettaLogo.png|200px]]
|caption           = [[Image:BayonettaSymbol.svg|50px]]
|developer         = PlatinumGames
|publisher         = Sega (Xbox 360, PS3)<br>Nintendo (Wii U)
|distributor       = 
|designer          = Hideki Kamiya<br>Hiroshi Shibata<br>Masaaki Yamada
|genres            = Third-person action game
|originconsole     = PlayStation 3/Xbox 360
|firstinstallment  = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Bayonetta}}'' (2009)
|latestinstallment = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Bayonetta 2}}'' (2014)
|interwiki         = wikipedia
|interwikiname     = Wikipedia
|interwikipage     = Bayonetta
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The '''''Bayonetta'' universe''' refers to the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' collection of characters, stages, and properties that hail from the ''Bayonetta'' series developed by PlatinumGames and owned by [[SEGA]].

==Franchise description==
Having previously planned and directed the first two installments of ''Resident Evil'' for [[Capcom]], respectively, video game designer Hideki Kamiya explored action-adventure game design as the director for the introductory installment of Capcom's ''Devil May Cry'' series. Following his directorial and writing roles for the ''Viewtiful Joe'' series, his last role at Capcom was as the director of another action-adventure, ''Ōkami''. Moving onto the then-recently-founded PlatinumGames, Kamiya was tasked to direct a "stylish action game" as a successor to ''Devil May Cry''{{'}}s formula for [[Sega]]. In a move that would later spawn no small degree of debate in the press, Kamiya deliberately went for an over-the-top slant towards feminine fan service in the design of the eponymous lead character of his game, [[Bayonetta]]. The game, ''Bayonetta'', was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2009, and garnered critical praise for its deep-yet-accessible third-person-combat and unapologetic camp factor. Though it would sell over a million units worldwide and become PlatinumGames' best-selling title, it did not beat the company's sales expectations.

Though Kamiya had ideas for sequels and spin-offs for ''Bayonetta'' - one idea of which bore fruit in the 2013 anime film ''Bayonetta: Bloody Fate'', a mostly-faithful retelling of the game - he originally doubted that a sequel would ever be released, and he worked his next role as director for Nintendo's 2013 Wii U title ''The Wonderful 101''. ''Bayonetta 2'', however, was announced late in 2012, and the reveal garnered outcry from fans because it was announced as an exclusive for Nintendo's Wii U, not to see any release on either of the systems its predecessor was released for - therefore potentially forcing many players to convert to a different next-generation console brand. PlatinumGames' producer responded to the controversy by explaining that the game would not have existed had it not been for Nintendo's offer of financial partnership. 

Regardless, ''Bayonetta 2'' was released late 2014 to near-universal critical acclaim, with reviewers commenting that it refined problematic elements from the first game, such as improved art direction, tighter pacing, and the removal of frustrating Quick-Time Events. The game's Special and First Print Editions included a Wii U port of the original ''Bayonetta'' as a separate disc inside the case. However, as of 2015, ''Bayonetta 2'' had only sold roughly the same number of units on the Wii U as its predecessor had on each of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.  During and following this release, Kamiya had repeatedly shot down questions and requests on social media on whether [[Bayonetta (SSB4)|Bayonetta]] herself would be included in the roster of Nintendo's crossover fighting game ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' - released roughly the same time - but despite this, Bayonetta was revealed as one of the final downloadable-content characters for the game a year later, at the end of 2015.

The ''Bayonetta'' series follows the over-the-top adventures of the eponymous heroine, who is initially unaware of the origins of both herself and her spectacular powers as an "Umbra Witch" - powers which not only afford her superhuman combat skills equal parts brutal and graceful, but more outwardly supernatural endeavors such as slowing time, shapeshifting into animals, and summoning demons. Her own hair is used for some of these techniques, which by default literally composes her skin-tight uniform; as a result, her outfit becomes more revealing as she uses "Wicked Weaving" techniques. Starting out in a fictional European city, Bayonetta becomes convinced that a mysterious gemstone in her possession, one of a pair called the "Eyes of the World", must be reunited with its counterpart to retrieve her memories. Many twists and developments await her as she battles through a large variety of menacing, marble-skinned angels from one of three alternative planes of reality separate from mankind's own. These three planes - directly borrowed from Dante's ''Divine Comedy'' - are visited throughout both games, and as the second game progresses, Bayonetta must contend with demons as well.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===Characters===
*[[File:BayonettaIcon(SSB4-U).png|50px|right]] '''{{SSB4|Bayonetta}}''': The main protagonist of the series was announced to be added as the final [[DLC]] character on December 15th, after being one of the most highly requested characters in the Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot. She fights using various weapons, techniques, and demons from the two ''Bayonetta'' games.

===Stages===
*[[Umbra Clock Tower]]
===Music===
*'''Let's Hit the Climax''': The music that plays when Bayonetta summons an Infernal Demon in ''Bayonetta''.
*'''Theme of Bayonetta - Mysterious Destiny''': A remixed, instrumental version of Bayonetta's battle theme from ''Bayonetta''.
*'''Tomorrow is Mine (Bayonetta 2 Theme)''': A remixed, instrumental version of the main theme of ''Bayonetta 2'', with a saxophone playing in place of vocals.
*'''One of a Kind''': The music in the opening of ''Bayonetta'', where the history of the Lumen Sages and Umbra Witches is narrated by an unknown male voice.
*'''Riders of the Light''': Bayonetta's second battle theme from ''Bayonetta''.
*'''Red & Black''': Jeanne's second battle theme in ''Bayonetta''.
*'''After Burner (∞ Climax Mix)''': The music that plays during the Chapter "Route 666" of the first game, which is a remix of the music from ''After Burner'', an arcade game by Sega. 
*'''Friendship''': The music that plays when Jeanne rescues Bayonetta in the first game, and when Bayonetta goes to save Loki in the second.
*'''Let's Dance, Boys!''': The music that plays during the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdAzoDILw80 ending dance sequence] of ''Bayonetta''.
*'''The Legend of Aesir''': The music in the opening of ''Bayonetta 2'', where Luka narrates the history of Aesir.
*'''Time for the Climax!''': The music that plays when Bayonetta summons an Infernal Demon in ''Bayonetta 2''.

===Trophies===
*Jeanne
*Rodin
*Cereza
===Other===
*[[Infernal Climax|'''Gomorrah''', Devourer of the Divine]]: a demon from Inferno that comes to devour Bayonetta's enemies as part of her Final Smash.
*[http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/Madama_Butterfly '''Madama Butterfly''', Mistress of Atrocity]: a demon from Inferno that has made a pact with Bayonetta to lend her supernatural abilities. Her limbs make an appearance as ''Wicked Weaves'' for Bayonetta's smash attacks.

==Trivia==
*''Bayonetta'' is the last third-party universe to be added in the series, and the most recently created third-party universe as well.
*''Bayonetta'' is the only universe whose game of origin launched on an Xbox console, and saw a multiplatform release, debuting on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 before re-releasing on the Wii U.
*''Bayonetta'' is one of the only 2 third-party universe with a playable character to have a game published by Nintendo worldwide, as Nintendo published ''Bayonetta 2'' and the Wii U version of the first ''Bayonetta'' game. The other being {{uv|Final Fantasy}}, as Nintendo also published ''{{s|wikipedia|Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles}}'' for the Nintendo GameCube.
*''Bayonetta'' is the only third-party franchise represented by a female character.
* ''Bayonetta'' is the only universe whose games are all rated M by ESRB.
*''SSB4'' is Bayonetta's third playable guest appearance in a video game, with the others being ''{{s|wikipedia|Anarchy Reigns}}'' and ''{{uvm|The Wonderful 101}}'' (as "Wonder-Bayonetta"), which were both developed by PlatinumGames. It is also her second video game appearance in any form alongside various characters from the ''[[Sonic (universe)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchise and [[Akira Yuki]] of the ''{{uvm|Virtua Fighter}}'' franchise, the first being their mutual appearances as monster cards as part of the SEGA All-Star Pack in ''Samurai & Dragons'', a Japan only PS VITA release developed by Sega.
==External links==
*The [http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/Bayonetta_Wiki Bayonetta Wiki]


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