Her right foot has Rosemary, blue jeweled, saying "Rosemary, ever reminiscent", and her left foot has Thyme, white jeweled, saying "Thyme, ever courageous". In her left hand, red jeweled, is Sage, saying "Sage, ever strong". In her right hand, green jeweled is Parsley, which says "Parsley, ever joyous". On each gun it says "Scarborough Fair, Made by Rodin" and under that, the name of the gun. The herbs became the names of each individual pistol with the idea that witches and herbs are closely linked.Īccordingly, Bayonetta's guns each have their name on them, with a complimentary saying. Kotegawa had believed that Kamiya selected the Derringer because it was a gun capable of rapid-fire, simple, and rugged, however when he asked his co-designer about the selection the answer was "This design would look hot in a girl's hand." The name "Scarborough Fair" is a reference to an old English ballad that focuses on four herbs Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme. After working on various designs, co-designer Kamiya showed a preference to the gun based on the Derringer. With all that in mind, Kotegawa developed several weapon designs based on real-world guns so that the end product no matter how fantastic would still remain convincing. It was then that it was decided that the guns in her hand should be red which would not only compliment her color scheme but also allow the player to keep better track of her limbs during the fast-paced action combat. Shimako) and Hideki Kamiya they decided on a color balance based around pitch-black clothing, white skin, gold ornamentations, and the red ribbon accent. After a spirited debate with co-designers Mari Shimazaki (a.k.a. First that the lead character was female, second that she was a modern witch, and third the guns would have to be fired with both hands and feet. The durable construction of these weapons makes them able to withstand any amount of power channeled through them during the use of bullet arms, and they are also extremely accurate firearms.Īccording to Muneyuki "Johnny” Kotegawa's blog, who designed and modeled all of the weapons in Bayonetta, he approached the design of Scarborough Fair as well as the game design in general based on three criteria. Crafted by the famed weaponsmith Rodin for a Bayonetta somewhere in the Multiverse, these four guns have been crowned with the names Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
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