Talk:Bayonetta (character)/@comment-204.29.64.56-20140513130630/@comment-24076441-20140526073635

The "Eggman" in-game has nothing to do with Dr. Eggman. Apparently, before Bayonetta, Hideki Kamiya (and maybe the creative team) didn't even know who Dr. Eggman was.

So it isn't a direct reference, but a coincidence.