Don't F*ck With This Witch

A collage of media/fanart to Bayonetta (real name Cereza); she's a fictional character and protagonist of the Bayonetta video game series, developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega and Nintendo. She was created by Hideki Kamiya, designed by Mari Shimazaki, and is voiced by Hellena Taylor in English and Atsuko Tanaka in Japanese.

Bayonetta is one of only two surviving Umbran Witches, along with being the child of a Witch and a Lumen Sage. During the first game, she goes in search of her forgotten past, heading for her old home of Vigrid, and fighting the angelic forces of Paradiso on the way. She also appears as the protagonist of Bayonetta 2, and as a special guest character in other titles such as Anarchy Reigns, The Wonderful 101, and the Super Smash Bros. series.

Reception of the character has been positive overall, with the common point of praise being her highly feminine image (her redesign in the sequel comes off as a sexy JRPG real estate agent), which makes her both stand out among female characters in video games and go against several set conventions. However, her sexuality has also been a point of criticism and contention.

Critical response to Bayonetta's character has been mainly positive. Computer and Video Games praised her as more interesting than the game's storyline, describing her as the "sexiest collection of pixels [they've] ever seen", though not a character they considered a sex object. They further compared her to "Lara Croft without the prudishness, Rubi from Wet played with honest sexuality", and one of the most memorable characters they'd seen.