When the cosmos was split into light, darkness, and the chaos in-between, the incredibly powerful Sheba was born alongside the darkness controlling the world of Inferno. She lives in the hellish land, and is often classified as a demon; however, the full details of her existence are unknown.[1]
After beating Jubileus into submission, Bayonetta then summons Queen Sheba. Without Bayonetta knowing, Jeanne also aids in summoning Sheba, which is seen with the white hair surrounding her body. Sheba materializes for her summoning to deliver the final blow to Jubileus. Kissing her hand, she then sends forth a powerful punch in which flung Jubileus' soul into the sun, leaving the empty statue of Jubileus similar, but different to the one seen in the Ithavoll building to enter the atmosphere of Earth, a husk of itself.[1]
Bloody Fate[]
Sheba's role in the anime movie, Bloody Fate, different from the game counterpart, with her being summoned by Bayonetta and Jeanne as the final demon to combat Jubileus and Balder, the demon and goddess are relatively matched, bringing their battle far out of the solar system. Bayonetta summons a colossal version of the Spanish Donkey used in the Joy torture attack and then gives the queen a rose-ornamented whip to ensnare Jubileus and trap her on the torture device. Jeanne then gives Sheba her gun, which passes through a magic Umbran seal to match Sheba's size, the queen wraps her summoning hair around the gun, changing it into a demon-styled cannon-like gun. After Bayonetta shoots Balder, Jeanne gives the signal for Sheba to shoot Jubileus, destroying the goddess forever.
Appearance[]
Queen Sheba bears a striking resemblance to Jubileus, but with a difference in colour scheme. She appears as a female with long strands of "hair" and black skin. Skulls adorn the top portion of her "hair", similar to a headdress. She has red eyes, long red nails, and a skull on the back of both her hands. She also appears to wear glasses or a mask somewhat similar to Rosa's, with a red crystal in the middle.
Abilities[]
Much of Sheba's power remains unseen, although her power rivals that of Jubileus, the strongest out of the 3 gods; Sheba then defeats a severely weakened Jubileus. Sheba is capable of sending a punch measured in beyond 900 "infinitons" in which its effects include separating the weakened Jubileus's soul from her body towards the Sun.[1]
In the anime movie, Sheba can perform large energy blasts, possess the necessary strength to throw Jubileus with ease, move at high speeds, and is able to summon Wicked Weaves-like limbs towards her enemies. With the assistance of a witch, she is able to draw a gun and can shoot bullets in which could decimate both Jubileus and Balder.[2]
Mythology[]
Queen Sheba, also known as Queen of Sheba, was the woman who ruled the ancient kingdom of Sheba and is referred to in Habeshan history, the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur'an.[3]
Gallery[]
Bayonetta[]
Queen Sheba's Book of Infernal Demons page in Bayonetta 1
Queen Sheba from the artwork gallery
Sheba as she is summoned by Bayonetta
Queen Sheba appears
Sheba kissing her fist, before punching Jubileus' soul out of her body
Sheba's model from the Infernal Demons model gallery
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate[]
Sheba appears
Close up of Sheba's head
Sheba counters Jubileus with her own magic
Sheba punching Jubileus in Bloody Fate.
Sheba raising her whip
Sheba using her whip
Sheba's cannon
Jubileus and Sheba clash across the cosmos.
Trivia[]
Sheba's voice consists of altered voice clips of Bayonetta's voice actress, Hellena Taylor; mainly, Bayonetta's "mu-wah" blowing-a-kiss sound effect and an "Oh yeah" after punching Jubileus's soul out of her body.
Queen Sheba is an extremely powerful demon, so much so that if an Umbra Witch attempted to summon her alone, she would die. As far as she knew, Bayonetta was essentially sacrificing herself to summon Sheba as she was unaware that Jeanne was still alive, or conscious.
If one looks at Sheba's entry in the Book Of Infernal Demons, one can see a small image of Jubileus to the bottom right, showing the difference in size between the two.
There is an error when summoning Sheba when playing as Jeanne. Two white hair swirls will summon the demon but the hair on Queen Sheba is black.
Queen Sheba is the only character in the first game to do a climax at infiniton strength.
