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|name = Alruna
|image = <gallery>
Alruna B3 Render.png|Bayonetta 3
Alruna 1.png|Bayonetta 2
AlrunaRender.png|Bayonetta 2 (Alt.)
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|creator = [[Rodin]]
|user =* [[Bayonetta (character)|Bayonetta]]
* [[Jeanne]]
|type = Melee
|set slot = Hands & Feet
|element = Earth
|golden lp = None (given after defeating Alraune)
|wicked weaves = Wicked Thorn Wips
|umbran climax = [[Hydra]] & [[Baal]]
|demon masquerade = [[Alraune]]
}}
'''Alruna'''{{WeaponIcons/Alruna}} is a pair of whip weapons that first appeared in ''[[Bayonetta 2]]'', that can be equipped to both the hands and feet. They serve as a successor to [[Kulshedra]] from the [[Bayonetta|first game]] but, unlike it, Alruna can be equipped to both hands and feet simultaneously. Its name and backstory are shared for [[Bayonetta (character)|Bayonetta]] and [[Jeanne]] alike.

The whips secretly make a return in ''[[Bayonetta 3]]'', having a similar moveset enriched by the use of Demon Masquerade.

==In Game Description==
===Bayonetta 2===
{{Quote|A whip containing the soul of a demon who shares the same name as a flower that blooms in Inferno. Laced with thorns, it slithers as if it were alive.

Those who can hear the crack of the whip can feel Alraune whisper its curse in their ears.
}}

===Bayonetta 3===
{{Quote|Whips containing the soul of the Infernal Demon Alraune, who shares her name with a demonic flower with roots planted through Inferno.

With a design that resembles the Alraune flower bud, even touching them slightly will fill a person's mind with Alraune's cursed screams, driving those with a weaker constitution mad instantly.

A set of four whips in total, they are worn on the hands and feet and shoot out vines that stretch and contract at will, lashing enemies. The vines are supple, but as strong as steel wires and covered with sharp thorns that tear the flesh of opponents.

When these weapons are used in tandem with Demon Masquerade, the user can control Alraune's power as if it were their own, sprouting vines all over and using them to attack at various ranges and in all directions.
}}

== Design ==
Alruna is a pair of pink rose-themed bracelets and high heeled boots with dark pink gems and golden details. They can project from their wrists and heels multiple thorny vine projections that can be used as whips. When equipped, instead of butterflies, Bayonetta's steps and jumps generate red rose petals.

==How to Obtain==
===Bayonetta 2===
Upon defeating the demon [[Alraune]] in order to rescue Jeanne's soul, [[Rodin]] intervenes before Bayonetta can issue her killing blow. He proceeds to seal the demon inside the weapon's shell and gives them to Bayonetta shortly after. An alternate pair can be later bought at the [[The Gates of Hell|Gates of Hell]] to allow use on both hands and feet.

===Bayonetta 3===
Finding all three Umbran Tears of Blood in Chapter 3 unlocks Phenomenal Remnant 3. It consists of a combat challenge with a few Infernal Demons followed by Alraune herself. Defeating her unlocks both Alruna as a weapon and Alraune as a Demon Slave.

==Unique Traits==
Like [[Kulshedra]] before it, Alruna functions as a whip weapon, though it is generally much more effective in this regard than Kulshedra was in the [[Bayonetta|first game]]. It is unique among Bayonetta's arsenal in that it has great range with no damage fall off, and also usually hits all enemies in broad 270-to-360 degree sweeps, making it an excellent choice for crowd control. It should be noted that it tends to do more damage when equipped to the feet slot.

===Bayonetta 2===

'''[[Bullet Climax]]''': Bayonetta will spin the weapons out around her in a huge circle, striking everything around her several times for relatively high damage.

'''Charge Modifier''': Alruna will attempt to wrap around one or two enemies, pull them up into the air, and then slam them down into the ground either directly in front of, or behind, Bayonetta. This attack deals very high damage, especially if two enemies have been grabbed, as they will slam into each other. While in [[Witch Time]] this ''Charge Modifier'' can be used against nearly any enemy in the game, even bosses. Using this modifier is key to dealing with significant damage with Alruna.

'''[[Stiletto]] & [[Heel Slide]]''': Like Kulshedra, Alruna doesn't dash Bayonetta towards her target, instead she will project a spiral vine towards the target, hitting it and everything on the way to it several times. [[Heel Slide]] tends to do more damage than its [[Stiletto]] counterpart.

'''[[Wicked Weaves]] & [[Umbran Climax]]''': In place of typical [[Wicked Weaves]], Alruna's attacks become empowered, growing in size and strength to crush and bash enemies. In [[Umbran Climax]], the Alruna summons [[Baal]] for its feet finishers, who will use her spiked tongue like a whip in big sweeping arcs. When equipped to the hands, Alruna summons [[Hydra]] which acts in a similar manner by swinging her multiple limbs around Bayonetta and causing massive damage.

===Bayonetta 3===
[[File:Alraune Demon Masquerade (Bayo).png|thumb|300px|right|Bayonetta's Demon Masquerade form while using Alruna.]]
{{quote|Stretch, reach out!|Bayonetta executing Alruna's Masquerade Rage}}
Alruna returns with very similar mechanics, but with the added punch of Demon Masquerade. Additionally to whips, she can also create massive thorned tendrils to attack enemies. 

Pressing {{shoot}} fires off green thorns from the weapon.

Unique to Alruna, Bayonetta can jump up to four times thanks to the ''Cereus'' skill, or six times if near a wall that can be bounced off of.

===Skills===
===={{DemonMasquerade}}====
*'''Berceau Pur''' ({{LStickUp}}+{{ZR}} x2)
**Move quickly across the ground on a creeping tangle of thorny vines.
*'''Cereus''' (Hold {{jump}})
**Create a flower platform in midair that remains for a short time.
*'''Piercing Sweetness''' ({{LStickUp}}+{{R}} x2)
**Charge and deliver a powerful tail attack.

===={{PunchSkills}}====
*'''Side Shoot''' (Hold {{R}}, {{LStickDown}}+{{Punch}})
**Swing an arm-mounted whip upward, launching enemies.
*'''Twisted Love''' (Hold {{R}}, {{LStickUp}}+{{Punch}} or {{LStickUp}}{{LStickUp}}+{{Punch}})
**Deliver a multi-hit spiral lash with an arm-mounted whip.
*'''Damask Addiction''' ({{Punch}} soon after {{jump}}) 
**Perform a rising drill attack with a thorny vine.
*'''Grind Stripper''' ({{LStickRotate}}+{{Punch}})
**Spin at high speeds while lashing out with thorny vines from both arms. Move with {{LStick}}.
*'''Jealous Interlude''' ({{LStickDown}}{{LStickUp}}+{{Punch}})
**Stab with elongated, thorny vines.

===={{KickSkills}}====
*'''Frill Shoot''' (Hold {{R}}, {{LStickDown}}+{{Kick}})
**Swing a leg-mounted whip upward, launching enemies.
*'''Entwined Heart''' (Hold {{R}}, {{LStickUp}}+{{Kick}} or {{LStickUp}}{{LStickUp}}+{{Kick}})
**Deliver a multi-hit spiral lash with a leg-mounted whip.
*'''Basal Shoot''' 
**({{Kick}} soon after {{Jump}}) Launch into the air with a thorn-wrapped kick.
**(Midair, {{LStickUp}}+{{Kick}}) Deliver a thorn-wrapped dive kick from the air. Hold {{kick}} to keep going after impact.
*'''Rose Hip Knockout''' ({{LStickDown}}{{LStickUp}}+{{Kick}})
**Contort and deliver an overhead slam with thorny vines extending from your leg.
*'''Code Of Rose''' ({{LStickRotate}}+{{Kick}})
**Lash out with thorny vines in all directions.

===={{ShootSkills}}====
*'''Bondage Whip''' (Hold {{Punch}} or {{Kick}})
**Grab enemies with whips or vines and pull them close while slamming them into the ground. This is ineffective against larger enemies unless they are stunned.
*'''Wild Thorn''' ({{LStickRotate}}+{{Shoot}})
**Fire thorn shots quickly in all directions. Change the direction of fire with {{LStick}}, and hold {{shoot}} to keep shooting.
*'''Rigid Thorn''' (Hold {{Shoot}})
**Charge then release {{shoot}} to fire an enlarged thorn with more stopping power.

===={{MasqueradeRage}}====
*'''Érosion De L'Amour''' ({{LStickPress}}+{{RStickPress}})
**Grow a nest of vines and then consume your own poison, causing them to explode with giant thorns that pierce all nearby enemies.

==Trivia==
*Alruna is a reference to the German novel, from Hanns Heinz Ewers, ''[[wikipedia:Alraune|Alraune]]'', whose main character is the product of an experiment involving the artificial insemination of a prostitute with semen from a hanged man, a substance that is believed to grow the mandragora plant. The plant is said to scream when uprooted, killing anyone who hears it, and was majorly used by witches and practitioners of magic in the Middle Ages, not unlike the crystallized compound found in the series for item creation. This connection is further enforced by the vine motif that is apparent when the weapon is in used and during its [[Wicked Weaves]] as well as the name of the demon that creates the weapon's power.
*The Alruna were some of the first new weapons teased for ''Bayonetta 2'' in the first development trailer shown in 2013.

==Gallery==
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Bayonetta (with Alruna).jpg|Bayonetta wielding Alruna
Jeanne with Alruna.png|Jeanne with the Alruna
Alruna.jpg|Bayonetta attacking with the Alruna
Alruna Bullet Climax Hands.png|Bayonetta using Alruna's hands [[Bullet Climax]]
Alruna Combo.png|Alruna's widespread kick combo attack
Making Alruna.png|Making Alruna
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File:B3 Alruna Hands concept.jpeg|Alruna Hands concept art
File:B3 Alruna Feet concept.jpeg|Alruna Legs concept art
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