The keyword for Jeanne’s concept design in Bayonetta 2 is “casual.” Design started when Kamiya came up to me and said “I want to put her on a bike. Okay, next, let’s talk about Jeanne’s design. I think she gives off a different impression than before, but still owns the name Bayonetta. That also makes me think Bayonetta’s new look is possible because of her previous one, and will stand out because of that contrast. Taking a step back and looking at how Bayonetta’s design turned out, I realize we went in a direction completely opposite from the last game. I drew flower cameos that I felt matched the respective gun’s color, and emotion connected to that color. We’ve given Bayonetta’s new guns some antique charms to match her new look. We arrived at the final design by giving them a more striking shade of blue, adding some gold to match her chestpiece, and spreading a silver luster across each gun. Accenting blue too strongly or giving it too much space didn’t fit Bayonetta’s look. With her guns, finding a good balance of color took a lot of brainstorming. Ever since we decided Bayonetta should wear a sleak, black outfit, it’s always been a nightmare trying to have her properly stand out.

On top of that, I had to balance it with black and silver (these colors were also decided right off the bat), which also is not easy. As it’s relatively easy on the eyes, making it stand out among all the other textures and colors in the game is a huge headache. This turned out to be a lot more difficult than I thought it would be.īlue doesn’t have the sharp quality of red, her previous key color. In exchange, we opened up a lot in back.Īs water is a big theme of the second game, Hashimoto requested to make her key color blue. Once we decided her new cape would come around to the front, we closed the front of her suit off to let the cape stand out. There was some debate about where to show skin. All of her accessories follow this, except her glasses, which I gave a slightly softer design. While her design in the last game focused on curves, this time we see more straight lines. She’s still wearing black, and I think her shorter hair gives her a generally more masculine look. Still, knowing her, there’s no telling when she’ll decide to change it again.īayonetta’s overall theme this time is “Solid.” A girl can be known to change her hairstyle depending on her mood, so I guess Bayonetta was in the mood for something short. After talking with Hashimoto and Kamiya, the three of us came to the conclusion Bayonetta’s not the kind of girl who’d show up with the same hairstyle for her sequel.

Those who played the previous title are likely to notice that her trademark hairstyle has been given a complete makeover. Today I’d like to give you a little insight into Bayonetta and Jeanne’s new designs.įirst, let’s talk about Bayonetta, the “modern witch”, and this game’s main character. I worked on the concept art for Bayonetta and now Bayonetta 2. My name is Mari Shimazaki and I’m a freelance designer.

Bayonetta and jeanne