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'''Bayonetta''' ({{ja|ベヨネッタ|Beyonetta}}, ''Bayonetta'') is a character and newcomer in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and is the seventh and final [[downloadable content|downloadable character]]. She was announced alongside {{SSB4|Corrin}} during the [[Nintendo Direct#Super Smash Bros. - Final Video Presentation (December 15, 2015)|Super Smash Bros. - Final Video Presentation]] on December 15th, 2015 and both were released on February 3rd, 2016. She is the sixth third party character to be introduced in ''SSB4'', following fellow [[SEGA]] character {{SSB4|Sonic}}, [[Capcom]]'s {{SSB4|Mega Man}} and {{SSB4|Ryu}}, [[Bandai Namco]]'s {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} and [[Square Enix]]'s {{SSB4|Cloud}}. Bayonetta was added to the game as the winner of the [[Super Smash Bros. 4 Official Site|Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot]], being the highest-voted character in Europe and among the top 5 in North America, making her the overall #1 worldwide among realizable characters. Her appearance is based on her redesign for ''[http://bayonetta.wikia.com/wiki/Bayonetta_2 Bayonetta 2]'', but with slightly modified proportions, most notably in her height. Bayonetta's English voice actress, Hellena Taylor, and her Japanese voice actress, Atsuko Tanaka, both reprise their roles in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.

Bayonetta currently ranks 1st out of 58 on the tier list. This makes her not only the highest ranked character in the game but the highest ranked DLC character, newcomer, and third-party character. Being a combo-heavy character, most of her moves reliably chain into each other, leading to good 50/50 mixups at high percentages and even creating [[zero-to-death combo]]s. Bayonetta has relatively good range and possesses decent zoning options in [[Bullet Climax]] and her unique [[Bullet Arts]] on almost all of her attacks. Her recovery is among the best in the game, due to both [[After Burner Kick]] and [[Witch Twist]] granting significant distance, directional flexibility, and enormous hitboxes, rendering her virtually immune to [[edge-guarding|edge-guards]], which is further supplemented with her ability to [[wall jump]] and [[wall cling]]. She herself is capable of edge-guarding many characters with her quick aerials, including several which can become [[sex kick]]s if held (neutral and up aerial), along with a powerful finisher in back aerial and a powerful [[meteor smash]] in down smash, which is infamous for its size and its ability to hit opponents who either exhaust their ledge invincibility or are attempting to recover. Finally, despite her [[falling speed|fast faller]] status, [[Witch Time]] and [[Bat Within]] at the beginning of her dodges make it difficult to land a combo on her, as the slightest mistake could allow Bayonetta to intercept and land either an extended combo or even a KO at high percentages.

 

However, Bayonetta has several drawbacks that prevent her from being as dominant as other top characters in previous ''Smash'' titles. Her frame data on the ground leaves much to be desired, with most of her grounded moves coming out on frame 9 or later and having higher than average endlag, particularly on her smash attacks, which are further burdened with low [[priority]]. Without her special moves, Bayonetta is relatively slow for a [[weight|lightweight]] and has a tall [[hurtbox]], which makes her easier to hit and KO than most other characters. Bat Within is a double-edged sword, as it does not work on grabs or other unblockable moves like fully charged [[Focus Attack]], and to further compensate for its effect, Bayonetta's dodges have the longest overall animations of all characters (only {{SSB4|Samus}}'s [[roll]] is longer), making her somewhat easier to punish for poor dodging than any other character. Witch Time does not work as well on multi-hitting moves and even depreciates in effectiveness if used too often regardless of successful activation, weakening her potential punish once it does activate. Finally, due to the [[1.1.6]] patch that only affected Bayonetta, her combos are no longer guaranteed under all circumstances due to increased [[SDI]] modifiers, requiring different followups in order to land high damage strings and earlier KOs. Thus, if her combos miss, her vulnerability after exhausting all possible uses of Witch Twist and After Burner Kick and landing on the ground can be exploited more easily.

 

Regardless of her weaknesses, Bayonetta has achieved above average tournament results and tournament representation despite her nerfs in 1.1.6, most notably including {{Sm|Pink Fresh}} winning [[2GGT: KTAR Saga]] along with players like {{Sm|Saj}}, {{Sm|Salem}}, and {{Sm|Wonf}} placing high in nationals such as [[CEO 2016]], [[KTAR XVIII]], and [[Smash Factor 5]] respectively. Salem in particular is making a progressively stronger impression in tournaments, defeating many of the best players in the world with Bayonetta, including {{Sm|ZeRo}} and {{Sm|Nairo}}. {{Sm|CaptainZack}}, who has recently become one of the most successful Bayonettas, has also been garnering amazing results with her, placing 9th, 17th, 7th, and 4th at [[2GGT: Abadango Saga]], [[The Big House 6]], [[UGC Smash Open]], and [[GENESIS 4]] respectively.