Acceptance

Acceptance are third sphere angels which are on the ninth rank of the Hierarchy of Laguna, the chain of command of the Angels of Paradiso. Acceptance is a centaur-like Angel who is headless and has its face in its humanoid torso instead. They are said to symbolise death and only appear to regular humans who are about to die, Umbra Witches and Lumen Sages can of course see them anytime they want.

Bayonetta 2
They serves as the base enemies of this game, replacing the Affinity of the first game and are fought during the first true battle of the game. Later they are often fought in groups along with Accolade or Allegiance. Those two Angels are higher ranked member of the Hierarchy of Laguna and act as their commanders. They can have two different weapons, a spear or a harp that can be used as a bow.

Hierarchy of Laguna
"Among the nine ranks in the angelic hierarchy, Acceptance belongs to the bottom of the Third Sphere called Angels, the hierarchy's lowest rank. It appears to those who are moments away from death in a half-human, half-pegasus form with glittering wings. Characterized as the symbol of death and acceptance, various legends tell of Acceptance solemnly placing the souls of the dead upon its back and carrying them away, ignoring their past deeds and any pleas for a second chance."

Trivia

 * According to Yusuke Hashimoto, the director of Bayonetta 2 and the angel designer for both games, Acceptance was one of the angels that he spent the most time working on. He felt that a newly designed Bayonetta fighting old enemies would seem boring, so he stepped away from the human-like framework of the first game and added in the centaur aspects. This opened the door to add in newly designed angels for the rest of the game.