History Awesome / DevilMayCry5

* In terms of gameplay, Dante's Sin Devil Trigger feels incredible to control, conveying power unlike ever before. Its basic combo has massive range and deals devastating damage, and [[CallBack Vortex and Inferno]] from the first ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1'' game have been re-implemented into the Sin Stinger and Sin Inferno respectively, with Sin Inferno shredding through a single target and Sin Inferno delivering a massive AreaOfEffect blast that stuns all demons in its range. Its ranged attacks are [[MythologyGag The Luce and The Ombra]], the former being a [[StormOfBlades barrage of countless summoned swords that can target multiple enemies]] and the latter being a [[EnergyBall meteor of energy]] being fired from Dante’s hands. His most powerful attack is [[PowerOfTheVoid Demolition]], where Dante traps an enemy in a black hole before reducing his enemy to dust. Nothing can escape it, and [[OneHitKill only bosses can survive it]]. And then there's [[LimitBreak Judgement]]. By sacrificing all energy in the Sin Devil Trigger Gauge, Dante slows down time and focuses before unleashing a storm of slashes with Devil Sword Dante, moving so fast that after images follow his every movement before brandishing his sword in front of him and unleashing all his power at once, and there is no way to avoid this attack. If there is an enemy, it will get hit. Oh, and Dante is invulnerable for the whole duration of the attack. Even on the dreaded Dante Must Die difficulty, Sin Devil Trigger will tear to ribbons everything but the most powerful enemies the game has to offer. It truly is Dante's ultimate form and the trump card to end all trump cards.

** The fight itself shows off how wild this game can be. The battle starts on the roof of a church before crashing into the building itself until both combatants leap out onto the courtyard outside, were they can really go all out.
** Nero has multiple ways of interacting with Goliath's attacks such as reflecting his meteors back into his face with any variety of attacks or catching his charge with either a Buster grab, resulting in Nero grabbing his tale and spinning the demon around like a rag doll before throwing him away, or blocking it with an attack from Overture, which sends Goliath flying back.

** When you're finishing off the horse, V lunges up to slice through the horse's neck, only for the horse to invoke its TimeStandsStill powers to try and keep it from happening. Alas, it's all in vain as V proceeds to chop through anyways while reciting some poetry!

* At the end of the mission, Nero is beaten and bruised by Urizen, not even able to stand. Urizen picks up his limp body with his tentacles and prepares to kill the helpless Nero, who can only squirm and scream until something flies in and severs the tentacles, slamming into the ground with enough force to shock the room. Standing, [[PowerFloats or rather floating,]] between Nero and the EldritchAbomination is a single demon. Urizen quickly dismisses this new challenger, attempting to attack them just as he did Nero, but the demon just catches the attack and tears a tentacle out of Urizen's body. What’s more, '''Urizen stumbles.''' This demon is not only protecting Nero, but is ''stronger than Urizen.'' Once players catch on to who the demon is, the hype begins to get crazy. Yes, it's Dante. This comment from youtube puts it best:

*** What makes this even cooler is that, during Vergil's dive bomb, Dante can knock him out of his Devil Trigger with a perfectly timed Royal Release, the slowdown and Vergil's cry of pain making the moment even more awesome. Or, if you're feeling confident, you can use [[https://youtu.be/TM-DXwIm_-g?t=974 Real Impact]], [[https://youtu.be/47DvD05Qdy8?t=171 Sin Stinger]] or even [[https://youtu.be/JE0abU5ghpk?t=62 Demolition]] to do the same thing with even more style.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEZON93hV-s This]] combo [[labelnote:Full list]] Parry —> Upper Slash 2 —> Aerial Rave 2 —> Perfect Judgement Cut —> Trick Down —> Void Slash —> Clone Summon Cancel —> Rapid Slash —> Mirage Blades —> Heavy Rain Blades —> Yamato Combo C —> Mirage Blades —> Clone Dismissal —> Perfect Judgement Cut —> Air Trick —> Mirage Blades —> Aerial Cleave —> Mirage Blades --> Beowulf Switch —> Beast Uppercut —> Trick Dodge —> Lunar Phase —> Kick 13 —> Rising Sun —> Starfall —> Mirage Blade Switch —> Mirage Blades —> Drive —> Heavy Rain Blades —> Stinger —> SSS Rank Taunt —> Mirage Blades —> Judgement Cut End [[/labelnote]] by player [=SunhiLegend=] (admittedly using mods). Especially as Sunhi is able to time it so "I am the storm that is approaching" is sung just as the combo ends.

** And the kicker? During this fight alone, Nero has ''[[RegeneratingMana regenerating DT]]'', and the fight's set to an absolutely awesome remix of "Devil Trigger" that only kicks in once you activate Nero's Devil Trigger for the first time or Vergil loses roughly 25% of his health. Hit the above-mentioned necklift chokeslam move and it [[JustForPun triggers]] the version ''with lyrics''.

** If you want to watch a demonstration of everything previously describing the fight between Nero and Vergil, check out this video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvypY_h1sqw link]] of Nero kicking the ever-loving shit out of the man who mutilated him. Highlights include; [[NoSell Taking no damage whatsoever]], [[TheSlowWalk Nero slowly walking towards Vergil, never running at him]], [[RocketRide riding on a missile]] while dodging Vergil's charge that's destroying the background, then proceeding to '''drop-kick him in the face''', completely shutting down Vergil's assault (it doesn't do any damage, but damn if there isn't some CatharsisFactor to watching that). Oh, and he uses Ragtime to ''nullify Judgement Cut End''. And top to it all off, ''Silver Bullet's'' lyrics coming in toward the end of the beatdown and matching the action on-screen, the spot where the fight ended matching with the following cutscene, [[ThemeSongPowerUp ♪ 'Frustration is getting bigger!' ♪]] (Vergil gets blasted into the air, Nero's preparing the Tomboy...) ♪ 'Bang! Bang!' ''BANG!''♪ ([[JustForPun pulls his Devil Trigger]]) '''[[CallBack JACK-POT!!!]]''' How else could this fight end?

** Nico herself. Upon seeing a group of Empusas ahead, she speeds up and barrels right through them. When an Empusa tries to climb in through the driver-side window, she doesn't even blink or move her head and simply shoves her cigarette into its forehead, causing it to fall down. And then she sends the van into a barrel-roll after using several cars as a ramp. She snatches a cigarette out of the air while in the middle of the roll, all without taking her hands off ten and two.