Bayonetta (SSB4): Difference between revisions

Bayonetta was, along with {{SSB4|Corrin}}, one of the only two characters to miss on the first ''4BR'' [[tier list]], due to them being available two days after the tier list was released. Her initial perception on the community has been, however, positive since the game's release, albeit in a controversial way. Players pointed out her abundance of strengths, namely her extremely strong combo game with [[zero-to-death combo|zero to death]] potential, her excellent recovery, a decent neutral game despite her average mobility, the strength of her moveset despite being a light character alongside guaranteed KO setups with [[Witch Time]], and the ability to punish the opponent for trying to punish her due to the former move. Despite her strengths being slightly toned down in update [[1.1.5]], the nerfs to {{SSB4|Sheik}} and {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} further bolstered the controversy surrounding her. Players stated that she was too good in competitive play and compared her to ''[[Brawl]]''{{'}}s {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}. Certain regions also banned or considered banning the character from their tournaments, believing that, unlike {{SSB4|Sheik}} before update 1.1.5, "she is very simple to pick up". Following the tremendous number of nerfs she received in update [[1.1.6]], however, those regions lifted their ban.

Even so, while her perception suddenly dropped in the eyes of many smashers, it gradually became positive again due to her players adopting a newer, more creative playstyle, similar to {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} after update [[1.0.8]]. While her results were initially not as amazing as before, her strong tournament representation and results culminated in her being placed at 11th place on the second ''4BR'' tier list. Bayonetta's representation and results would become even more bountiful as time passed, in particular due to {{Sm|Salem}}, {{Sm|CaptainZack}}, {{Sm|Pink Fresh}} and {{Sm|saj}}'s strong results within their regions, with the former two also making it to Top 8 at two major tournaments. As a result of this, she moved to 1st on the third tier list (in another similarity to Diddy Kong with the previous tier list); this tier rise is the second largest between the second and third tier lists, with people stating that while the nerfs did make a difference in how simple it was to pick her up, they didn't hold her back from being considered one of the best characters in the game.

By the end of the game's main competitive lifespan, Bayonetta's first place status was unchallenged, as numerous top players including {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Tweek}} began using her. Most major tournaments in 2018 had at least 2 to 3 Bayonetta players in the top 8, and by the end of the [[PGR v5]] season, there were 5 players ranked with Bayonetta in the top 10, the most out of all the characters in the game. Her dominance in the metagame gave way to hate from the Smash community, with a good portion of the community stating that they don't enjoy playing against the character because she's broken.