Bayonetta takes place in Vigrid, a fictional city in Europe.[6] The titular character is a witch who shapeshifts

and uses various firearms, along with magical attacks she performs with her own hair, to dispatch her foes.

She possesses four handguns—two hand-held, and one attached to each heel—and has also been pictured

with shotguns, rocket launchers, a glowing whip with a cobra's head at the tip of it, and a two-handed katana.

Bayonetta faces angelic and warrior-like enemies that confront and challenge her for reasons she is unaware.

She awoke after a 500 year sleep[7] and found herself in an unfamiliar area with no memories of who or what

she is. Over time, she begins to remember what caused the predicament she found herself in. While most of

the game's plot has not yet been disclosed, what is known is that 500 years before the incident that caused

Bayonetta's memory loss, there were two factions of warriors—the Umbra Witches, who are followers of

darkness and their counterparts, the Lumin Sages, are followers of light. Both factions mysteriously

disappeared from Vigrid under unknown cirumstances.[8]

A male character known as Luka (???) had met Bayonetta as a child, and is now a "possible love interest" for

her even though they "exist in different dimensions" and cannot touch.[7][9] Other characters include

Bayonetta's rival Jeanne (????, Jannu?), who also wields four guns; the three men Rodin (???, Rodan?), Enzo

(????, Entso?), and Balder (????, Barudoru?); and the young girl Cereza (????, Seressa?).[9]