Bayonetta voice actress tweet casts doubt on her further involvement with the franchise

"The greatest gift of doing Bayonetta are my lovely fans," the actress stated.
Bayonetta 2
Image via Nintendo

Hellena Taylor, the English voice actress for Bayonetta, has hinted that she may not reprise her role in future games of the hit video game series. On Twitter, Taylor posted: “The greatest gift of doing Bayonetta are my lovely fans.” When a fan replied they can’t imagine Bayonetta without her voice, Taylor replied: “Well you might have to,” and when pressed for further information, she stated: “I’m not at liberty to say.”

Recommended Videos

While this is potentially saddening news for Bayonetta fans, it’s worth noting that voice actor and actress contracts can be quite finicky — this could merely mean the contract is taking longer than expected to finalize, rather than a VA replacement or cancellation.

However, it is hard to imagine Bayonetta without her signature voice. A similar issue happened with Metal Gear Solid V when Kiefer Sutherland replaced David Hayter as the voice of Big Boss. While the game still shipped, fans were still left missing the signature voice of the main character, even spawning several Change.org petitions to keep Hayter as the voice of Big Boss.

Bayonetta 3 still has no release date. However, in an interview with VGC, director Hideki Kamiya stated that “ultimately, it’s not [the studio’s] decision what to say and when to say it.” Bayonetta 3 will launch as a Nintendo Switch exclusive.


Gamepur is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more
related content
Read Article How to unlock the Bayonetta Origins teaser in Bayonetta 3
Read Article Bayonetta 3 patch 1.2.0 makes Viola stronger and a stubborn easter egg easier to find
Bayonetta's new outfit in Bayonetta 3
Read Article You were not good enough at Bayonetta 3 to find the playable Bayonetta Origins teaser
Read Article Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, a new Bayonetta prequel makes its debut at the Game Awards
Read Article Hideki Kamiya casually references “Bayo 4” when discussing the controversial Bayonetta 3 ending
Related Content
Read Article How to unlock the Bayonetta Origins teaser in Bayonetta 3
Read Article Bayonetta 3 patch 1.2.0 makes Viola stronger and a stubborn easter egg easier to find
Bayonetta's new outfit in Bayonetta 3
Read Article You were not good enough at Bayonetta 3 to find the playable Bayonetta Origins teaser
Read Article Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, a new Bayonetta prequel makes its debut at the Game Awards
Read Article Hideki Kamiya casually references “Bayo 4” when discussing the controversial Bayonetta 3 ending