Editing Rodin

|caption=[[File:BayonettaSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Official artwork of Rodin from ''Bayonetta 2''.

|firstgame=''{{iw|wikipedia|Bayonetta|video game}}'' (2009)

|lastappearance=''{{iw|wikipedia|Bayonetta 3}}'' (2022)

|placeoforigin= Paradiso

|japanactor = Tesshō Genda

'''Rodin''' ({{ja|ロダン|Rodan}}, ''Rodan'') is a supporting character in {{uv|Bayonetta}}. He runs a bar called the Gates of Hell, acting as the shop-keep and weapons smith for [[Bayonetta]]. With the usage of Golden LPs, magical records found in the ''Bayonetta'' series, he can supply her with powerful new weapons.

==Origin==

[[File:Rodin Bayo1 Bar.jpg|left|thumb|250px|left|Rodin offers Bayonetta a drink in the Gates of Hell in ''Bayonetta''.]]

Rodin is a high-ranking demon who acts as a demonic weaponsmith, forging weapons made from the souls of demons for those capable of wielding them and able to afford them. Once a weaponsmith for Paradiso, he was a high-ranking angel with the Dea status, second only to its ruler Jubileus, The Creator. However, after a failed attempt to take over Paradiso for his own reasons (or perhaps after being falsely accused of doing so by jealous rivals, as his profile in the Hierarchy of Laguna suggests), he was cast from Paradiso to Inferno.

Now one of the most powerful ranking demons in Inferno, he harvests the souls of the fellow damned and fuses them into weapons. He hawks these wares from his bar, the Gates of Hell. Rodin created Bayonetta's [[List of firearms#Bayonetta's_Handguns|signature guns]] "Scarborough Fair" and "Love is Blue".

In the first game, he has a mostly professional relationship with Bayonetta. He provides her with the weapons she needs to slay angels, and she provides him with halos, the in-game currency. In the second game, he is shown to be far more light-hearted than before; dressing as a street-side Santa during the holiday season, and proclaiming that disbelief in Santa Claus is "sacrilege". He also has a seemingly strong bond with the family of Enzo, Bayonetta's informant.

After Jeanne lost her soul, he uses magic to preserve Jeanne's body on Bayonetta's behalf, proclaiming in secret he hopes she can “create miracles”. After Bayonetta manages to get into Inferno, he claims that if she dies, he would be the first to devour her soul, before fighting alongside her and protecting her from multiple waves of powerful demons. By the end of the game, Rodin is there to celebrate Bayonetta's victory alongside the rest of the main cast, working with Luka to hand out flyers for his bar as the post-holiday season was known for lots of heavy drinkers.

 

===Trophy===

Rodin appears as a [[List of SSB4 trophies (Bayonetta series)#Rodin|trophy]]. The trophy is automatically collected when {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} is downloaded.

|name=Rodin

|image-3ds=RodinTrophy3DS.png

|image-wiiu=RodinTrophyWiiU.png

|desc-ntsc=This shady figure owns the Gates of Hell bar and runs a side business in mysterious objects and powerful weaponry made from the souls of demons. He's known for being a talented gunsmith and counts Bayonetta as a loyal customer, but it's said that if any human uses his wares, they'll suffer a terrible fate...

|desc-pal=This shady figure owns The Gates of Hell bar and runs a side business in mysterious objects and powerful weaponry made from the souls of demons. He's known for being a talented gunsmith, and counts Bayonetta as a loyal customer, but it's said that if any human uses his wares, they'll meet with a terrible fate...

{{cquote|''Rodin gave Bayonetta her name. He summons a giant arm and unleashes a powerful blow, and sometimes he'll even give you a powerful weapon as he leaves.''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}}

[[File:SSBUWebsiteRodin1.jpg|thumb|Rodin as an Assist Trophy in ''Ultimate''.]]

Rodin appears as an [[Assist Trophy]]. He is voiced by Dave Fennoy in the English version and Tesshō Genda in the Japanese version and reuses clips from ''Bayonetta 2''. He will say "Let the games begin!" when summoned, and traverses around the stage using abilities similar to [[Bayonetta]]'s, though significantly stronger.  

*His own version of Wicked Weaves, which will either consist of him summoning giant versions of his arms for one punch, two punches, or an uppercut similar to Bayonetta's up smash.

*His version of [[After Burner Kick]], which can go diagonally upwards or diagonally downwards, which deal high knockback instead of being combo tools like Bayonetta's.

*If in the air, he can perform a [[stall then fall]] where he stomps onto the ground.

Before he departs, he will toss a random item (usually a battering item or projectile-firing weapon like the [[Super Scope]]) while announcing "Huh! Drink's on the house!". He can be KO'd and will give a point if that happens. If items were turned off, then he will leave the stage without tossing items.

Rodin also appears as two different [[primary spirit]]s. His spirit can be [[summon]]ed using the cores of {{h2|List of spirits (Animal Crossing series)|Brewster}} and {{h2|List of spirits (Pokémon series)|Aegislash}}. Rodin, the Infinite One can only be obtained by [[Enhanceable spirit|enhancing]] the Rodin spirit at level 99.

| 1,012 || {{SpiritTableName|Rodin}} || {{SpiritType|Attack}} || ★★★ || 3 || 2672 || 8039 || 1550 || 4663 || 1122 || 3376 || {{Rollover|Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99|Rodin, the Infinite One|y}} || ''Bayonetta'' Series

| 1,013 || {{SpiritTableName|Rodin, the Infinite One}} || {{SpiritType|Attack}} || ★★★★ || 3 || 4378 || 10946 || 2505 || 6262 || 1705 || 4263 || Critical-Health Attack ↑ || ''Bayonetta'' Series

Bayonetta Ultimate artwork.png|Artwork of Bayonetta, Rodin, and Madama Butterfly as posted on the official Japanese PlatinumGames Twitter account.

SSBU spirit Rodin.png|Official render of Rodin in ''Ultimate''.

*In the Nintendo Switch version of ''Bayonetta 2'', players are capable of scanning 32 amiibo per day from any supported series in Rodin's shop, with him claiming she has a package from someone. Depending on the series of amiibo, he will make a comment about the location the package is from. If an ''[[SSB4]]'' amiibo is scanned, he claims Bayonetta has a package from her "fight club", and then asks her that she take him with her the next time she's invited.

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