PlatinumGames confirms New Voice Actress – Jennifer Hale – as Bayonetta in Bayonetta 3

“Various overlapping circumstances made it difficult for Hellena Taylor to reprise her role. We held auditions to cast the new voice of Bayonetta and offered the role to Jennifer Hale, whom we felt was a good match for the character. I understand the concerns some fans have about the voice change at this point in the series, but Jennifer’s performance was way beyond what we could have imagined. I’m confident that her portrayal of Bayonetta will exceed our fans’ expectations.”

The original voice actress Hellena Taylor, has been all many fans have known and some may not appreciate the change this latest third installment in the Bayonetta series. It is worth mentioning though Game Informer themselves have said, after hearing her performance, “it’s not jarring.” As a matter of contrast, original Japanese voice actress, Atsuko Tanaka will still voice the Japanese version of the game.

as for her credit, Jennifer Hale has been voicing characters across the entertainment industry for three decades. She played Samus Aran in the Metroid Prime series, Commander Shepard (female) in Mass Effect, Ashe in Overwatch, and much more. Her full list of credits can be found here.

Finally Game Informer asked Miyata-san which Bayonetta players would control and if there was a possible connection to Cereza. Miyata-san said he could “neither confirm nor deny whether this is a grown-up version of Cereza”, adding that given the use of multiverse in this title, “she could be Bayonetta from an alternate dimension who happens to look just like Cereza.

Bayonetta 3 launches for Switch on October 28, 2022.