Talk:Bayonetta 2/@comment-1409503-20120921035116

Try to keep an open mind. While it's unlikely that Bayonetta would be replaced, the trailer does give precedence for the theory. The Bayonetta 1 trailer that this teaser is based off of clearly showed Bayonetta's face. There's really only one of two reasons as to why they wouldn't do that in this instance; They're introducing a new character and want her to remain mysterious, or they hadn't finalized her new character design yet in time for the teaser. Of course most of this will obviously remain speculation until more information is released on Bayonetta 2.

Here's what we do know so far; the shoe is stylized differently than Bayonetta's, with a silver female figure on the heel, the gun she has is a blue color, which seems to be the new color pallet, replacing red from Bayonetta 1, and she has a redesigned boot/legging with no visible tassel hanging down behind her. The shot is also mirrored when compared to the first one, with the Bayonetta 1 teaser showing a left leg, and the Bayonetta 2 teaser showing her right.

I'm not saying that this isn't Bayonetta in the teaser we've seen, but there's certainly basis for theory at the moment, and I wouldn't immediately disregard it until we have more information. Half the fun of waiting for a game's release is trying to put the small pieces together with which we're presented. Try not to disregard and shut down theories too quickly, discussion should be encouraged, not shut down. Especially when there's no basis to do so currently.

This is a sequel to Bayonetta 1, but it's also a completely new game. We have no idea what's in store until we're told more about what's happening.