According to the in-game lore, Bayonetta's birthday falls on Dec. 19th, 1411. That's right, she was born all the way back in the 15th century.

Originally named Cereza, she was born to an Umbra Witch mother and Lumen Sage father, the latter of whom serves as the antithesis to the clan of witches as sorcerers who are aligned with the angelic armies of Paradiso.

Cereza goes on to receive secret training in Umbran magic alongside her friend and rival, Jeanne.

After 20 years of training and honing her skills, Cereza along with Jeanne find themselves in the middle of the Clan Wars between the Witches and Sages. Working together, they survive the ordeal. What's more, Cereza inherits the Left Eye of the World, becoming the most powerful Umbra Witch and an integral piece for unlocking the power to control the fabric of the universe.

To prevent this power from falling into the wrong hands, Jeanne seals Cereza away and hides her in a lake.

Cereza doesn't emerge until 500 years later, long after all but two Umbra Witches were eradicated. She awakens with no memories and adopts the name "Bayonetta." She retains some memory of her magical skills and uses her abilities to fight off the angels that pursue her. She lives another 20 years, becoming used to the modern age in which she woke up.

Though she was in her mid-twenties during the 1400s, she is now closer to 600 years old when you take her being sealed away into account.

Interestingly enough, this is a quality afforded to all Umbra Witches. Jeanne also lives for another 500 years to reunite with Bayonetta in the present day. Despite all that time passing, neither of them looks like they've aged a day.

This is thanks largely to their contracts with various demons. As Umbra Witches, they formed contracts with different Infernal Demons as part of their training. Because of this, they are granted immense power and are mostly immune to the effects of aging.

But while an Umbra Witch cannot die from old age, they can still be killed. What's more, they must continually battle angels to appease their demons or risk incurring their wrath. Either way, part of their contract stipulates that if an Umbra Witch dies, their soul is automatically offered to the hellish depths of Inferno.

Of course, that kind of thing is to be expected when you make a deal with demons.

Bayonetta 3 comes out on Oct. 28, 2022, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.