Talk:Umbra Witches/@comment-204.29.64.56-20140915192328/@comment-1661895-20140915200256

Wicked Weaves are called that because they are literally a Witch's hair being used as a conduit for the demon to come into our world through. It's also been revealed that Bayonetta can change how her hair looks through magic, including it's length, so they do not need longer hair in order to use a Wicked Weave.

The gold chain on the demons (and by extentsion the silver chains in the sequel) is from the overall scheme of Bayonetta weaving chains into her hair as part of her outfit in the first game. That part is shown off in the demons when they are summoned using it. Jeanne has the same effect because she can use her hair to create an outfit that looks like Bayonetta's, chains and all.