Is the Main Voice Actress in 'Bayonetta 3' Different? DetailsHome > Gaming > NintendoSource: Nintendo Is Bayonetta' s Voice Actress Different in ' Bayonetta 3' PlatinumGames Confirmed a Major ChangeBy Callie (Carlos) CadornigaOct. 5 2022, Updated 3:42 p.m. ET There are a lot of things that make Bayonetta from the eponymous Bayonetta game series who she is. There's her sense of style, her Witch Time abilities, and the fact that she wields four magic guns at once (two in her hands and two on her feet as stylish stilettos), just to name a few. But of all of her defining qualities, her distinctly alluring British voice easily helps her stand out from the crowd. Article continues below advertisement There are few things cooler than a posh lady sassing demonic hordes and angelic armies before she takes care of them Umbran Witch-style. To that end, Bayonetta has had the same voice actress in all of her appearances for more than 10 years. But as Bayonetta 3 comes out in 2022, fans don't seem to recognize her voice actress in the new game. Is she different this time around? Let's find out.Source: NintendoArticle continues below advertisement Who is the main voice actress in ' Bayonetta 3' Since the first game's release in September 2009, Bayonetta has been voiced by Hellena Taylor. According to IMDb, she's done voice work on several different video games, as well as English dubs for anime specials. Yet throughout her career, she's voiced Bayonetta on several occasions. She reprised her role in an animated film called Bayonetta: Bloody Fate released in 2013. A year later, she starred as Bayonetta in Bayonetta 2 released in 2014. Bayonetta has had other appearances in games like Super Smash Bros. Unsurprisingly, Hellena provided her voice there as well. After more than a decade of embodying the role, fans have made her name practically synonymous with that of the iconic witch. So when the first official trailer for Bayonetta 3 debuted in September 2021, fans couldn't help but notice how different the character sounds.Article continues below advertisement While most people were excited over the trailer itself, some thought that her iconic voice sounded off. One especially impassioned fan took to Reddit to ask about the apparent voice change. They wrote, "Why did they change her? She sounded so terrible and out of character for someone like Bayonetta." Interestingly enough, Hellena herself once spoke out on Twitter a week before the trailer dropped to tease fans about her appearance. The greatest gift of doing Bayonetta are my lovely fans. #grateful #dailygratitude #blessed #BlessedAndGrateful #gratitudewithattitude #thankyou #thankful— Hellena Taylor (@hellenataylor) September 12, 2021 Article continues below advertisement In her tweet, she expressed how much she loves voicing the character. But when one fan replied that they "[couldn't] imagine Bayonetta without [her] amazing voice," she replied with an ominous, "Well, you might have to." While many fans replied asking what she meant by this, she replied to nearly all of them to the effect of, "I'm not at liberty to say." Fans have no idea what she means and are worried that Hellena isn't voicing Bayonetta anymore. But is that strictly true? Who plays the titular character in ' Bayonetta 3' In an October 2022 interview with GameInformer, game director Yusuke Miyata confirmed that Hellena wouldn't be returning to the role, citing "various overlapping circumstances."Article continues below advertisement Instead, voice actress Jennifer Hale will be filling her shoes as the new voice for Bayonetta in the third game. Jennifer's list of voice roles extends as far back as the mid-1990s. Her most notable roles include Samus Aran in various installments of the Metroid series.Article continues below advertisement But for fans who prefer her original voice, there may still be hope for Hellena to make some sort of appearance. Firstly, many fans have theorized that the Bayonetta we play as in the third game is actually a Bayonetta from an alternate timeline established in the very first game. What's more, the game's story specifically states that it will involve "a virtual coven of Bayonettas," presumably from alternate dimensions. So if Hellena Taylor isn't voicing the main protagonist of the third game, there's a chance that the original version of Bayonetta could appear in the story, fully voiced by the actress fans know and love. Anyone else getting Everything Everywhere All at Once vibes? Bayonetta 3 arrives on the Nintendo Switch on Oct. 28. 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