History ContinuityNod / DevilMayCry5

* The picture unlocked for finishing Mission 18 with an S-Rank in NewGamePlus depicts Dante inside Nico's van, [[https://imgur.com/BeRwPt6 sadly eating a strawberry sundae]] - it's a direct recreation of a [[https://imgur.com/Mbjytzh memetic frame from the anime]].

* Dante having the alternate Sin Devil Trigger form that's stronger than his regular Devil Trigger form references his "Majin" Devil Trigger form in ''2'', lifting some similar gameplay elements such as the ability to throw {{fireball}}s, or temporarily having new moves.

* Dante having a devil form that is stronger than his regular devil form references Dante's Manji Devil Trigger Form in ''2''.

* The events of ''4'' are collectively labeled as the "Fortuna Incident" according to Nico's reports. Nero's library file also contains a brief mention of him establishing a connection with Yamato during said incident.

* The Gilgamesh boss is a demon version of the Devil Arm of the same name you acquired after beating Echidna in ''4''. Nico's file on it also explains that Gilgamesh is the name of a demonic metal from the underworld, and it happens that the boss is an organic Qliphoth root fused with said metal. This is given a second nod in Nico's Weapon Report for the Rawhide Devil Breaker; she designed the arm using the "underworld metal" obtained from the Gilgamesh boss. These details reference the FlavorText of the Gilgamesh in ''4''; being a "devilish material that absorbs organic metal and transforms it to steel".

* Nero's alternate costume has its colors being mostly white, referring to the Order of the Sword uniforms. His hair also becomes dark brown, making the costume a reference to Credo.

* When Nero is walking through a hallway before the Artemis boss fight, he monologues "Without strength, you can't protect anything", which is a part of Vergil's speech to Dante in ''3''.

* One of the bosses is Artemis, the Devil Arm gun you acquired back in ''3'', fused with a human to give it a body of its own.

* Aside from Dante's "Tony Redgrave" alias, ''[=DMC5=]'' also contains the first in-game reference to the gunsmith Nell Goldstein (as detailed by her granddaughter Nico) and the .45 Art Works, all of which are concepts from the ''[=DMC1=]'' prequel novel.

* Flame demons' penchant for turning into gauntlet-based devil arms, like Ifrit, returns with Dante's new Balrog flame gauntlets and greaves.

* Dante taunts King Cerberus with the same "come on puppy, I'll take you out for a walk" lines and poses he used to mess with the plain old Cerberus back in ''3''. Additionally, a [[MusicalNod few notes from the old Cerberus theme]] play before the fight. After he acquires the Devil Arm, the sequence he goes through starts off just like his weapon demonstration from the original Cerberus before going into the weapon's new electric sansetsukon and fire staff forms.

* The picture unlocked for finishing Mission 18 with an S-Rank in NewGamePlus depicts Dante inside Nico's van, [[https://imgur.com/BeRwPt6 sadly eating a strawberry sundae]] - it's a direct recreation of a [[https://imgur.com/Mbjytzh memetic frame from the anime]].

* The Gilgamesh boss is a demon version of the Devil Arm of the same name you acquired after beating Echidna in ''4''. Nico's file on it also explains that Gilgamesh is the name of a demonic metal from the underworld, and it happens that the boss is an organic Qliphoth root fused with said metal. This references the FlavorText of the Gilgamesh in ''4''; being a "devilish material that absorbs organic metal and transforms it to steel".

* V's narration about [[spoiler:Vergil "suffering defeat after defeat" references the several battles that he canonically lost ever since; he gets beaten up at least twice in ''3'', defeated and tortured offscreen by Mundus, and the last time we see him lose chronologically is when he disappears into flames as Nelo Angelo after Dante defeated him in ''1'']].

* Dante can ride around on the Cavaliere motorcycle Devil Arm the second he obtains it, as a small reference back to him having gotten extensive experience riding a motorcycle into Hell at the end of ''2''.

''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' is just one game, but ''many'' past events in the previous games of the main continuity get referenced in one way or another. The game's Library and Nico's Reports sections are treasure troves when it comes to mentioning previously-established lore and plot points, while the cutscenes may also contain {{Internal Homage}}s that re-create camera angles and shots from old scenes.

* The mysterious hooded assailant who ripped off Nero's Devil Bringer has a [[spoiler:pale white skin and blue veins all over his face, just like what happened to Vergil's face when he removes his helmet as Nelo Angelo. This is given a second nod when V narrates that Vergil has been "suffering defeat after defeat", referencing the several battles that he canonically lost ever since; he gets beaten up at least twice in ''3'', defeated and tortured offscreen by Mundus, and the last time we see him lose chronologically is when he disappears into flames as Nelo Angelo after Dante defeated him in ''1'']].

!! To recurring elements from several ''Devil May Cry'' titles:
* Nico brings the van around at a pay phone so that the player could purchase abilities and items. The series-staple Divinity Statues that serve as mid-mission upgrade/shop hubs also show up inside the Qliphoth levels. On the counter where she does business with the heroes, you can see a miniature Divinity Statue off to the right, referencing her role as this game's shopkeeper similar to the Divinity Statues' god of time and space.
* Dante's Special Provocation taunt from completing Bloody Palace is a three-fold reference to ''4'' and also a subtle nod to ''3''. He quotes "What you lack... is this!", referencing a part of his speech to Agnus questioning him about the thing that humans have but demons lack. He creates a heart logo using the red blades summoned by his own Devil Sword, just like how he also carved a huge heart in a {{Hellgate}} monolith using the Lucifer's red blades. Dante slicks his hair back to resemble Vergil, just like in the complete animation of his Dark Slayer Style pose from ''4'' (but this time, the hairstyle can be retained). The last tidbit is also a reminder that in their youth, [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins Vergil and Dante were identical]] until Vergil slicked back his hair.

* Dante's Special Provocation taunt from completing Bloody Palace is a three-fold reference to the previous game. He quotes "What you lack... is this!", referencing a part of his speech to Agnus questioning him about the thing that humans have but demons lack. He creates a heart logo using the red blades summoned by his own Devil Sword, just like how he also carved a huge heart in a monolith using the Lucifer's red blades. Finally, Dante slicks his hair back to resemble Vergil, just like in the complete animation of his Dark Slayer Style pose from ''4'', but this time, the hairstyle can be retained.

''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' is just one game, but ''many'' past events in the previous games of the main continuity get referenced. The game's Library and Nico's Reports sections are also treasure troves when it comes to mentioning previously-established lore and plot points.

''Many'' past events in the previous games of the main continuity get referenced. The game's Library and Nico's Reports sections are also treasure troves when it comes to mentioning previously-established lore and plot points.

** ''[=DMC1=]'':
*** Urizen has the same type of ThirdEye on his forehead as the "Prince of Darkness" Mundus had.
*** Flame demons' penchant for turning into gauntlet-based devil arms, like Ifrit, returns with Dante's new Balrog flame gauntlets and greaves.
*** V enlists Dante's help by mentioning that a powerful demon is about to resurrect. Dante says a request like that is a familiar tune, as he heard it many times already. In the prologue of ''[=DMC1=]'', Trish said an almost similar request; she sought Dante's help to put an end to the Underworld twenty years after its emperor, Mundus, resurrected.
*** V uses shrunk-down versions of the Griffon, Shadow, and Nightmare enemies as his familiars. In Nico's reports, she also notes that Griffon is similar to the demon Dante defeated long ago, while there are also other beasts just like Shadow. [[spoiler:When the three of them are fought in Mission 18, the game even plays the same music tracks that were played in the first game.]] Dante himself also [[LampshadeHanging mentions]] that it's like being back on Mallet Island.
*** When she questions V on Urizen's origins, Trish tells V that she is from the underworld, referencing her characterization (way back the first game) as a demon created by Mundus.
*** The mysterious hooded assailant who ripped off Nero's Devil Bringer has a [[spoiler:pale white skin and blue veins all over his face, just like what happened to Vergil's face when he removes his helmet as Nelo Angelo. This is given a second nod when V narrates that Vergil has been "suffering defeat after defeat", referencing the several battles that he canonically lost ever since; he gets beaten up at least twice in ''3'', defeated and tortured offscreen by Mundus, and the last time we see him lose chronologically is when he disappears into flames as Nelo Angelo after Dante defeated him in ''1'']].
*** One of Dante's taunts has him praising his enemy for having "guts and honor", something he previously noted and appreciated in Nelo Angelo back in ''1''.
*** One of the loading screens shows a silhouette of Trish in the lower-left corner of the screen, referencing her [[CharacterInTheLogo character silhouette and pose in the logo]] of ''1''.
*** Although "Judgement" is a new LimitBreak for Dante [[spoiler:in his Sin Devil Trigger form]], its animation references Sparda's swordplay and movements from the narrated opening clip of the first game.
*** Mundus pissed Dante enough to the point where the latter's [[GlowingEyesOfDoom eyes glow red]] even when he's in human form. Dante's [[PurposelyOverpowered Super Costume]] in this game also permanently makes his eyes glow red even when he's in human form.
** ''[=DMC2=]'':
*** Dante can ride around on the Cavaliere motorcycle Devil Arm the second he obtains it, as a small reference back to him having gotten extensive experience riding a motorcycle into Hell at the end of ''2''.
*** A map with a knife stuck into it can be seen on the notice board in Dante's office, the knife sticking over South America, and referring back to the intro of ''2'' where Lucia threw a knife into the map of Vie de Marli.
*** Beryl from ''2''[='=]s prequel novel gets referenced as the [[https://twitter.com/Revolthell/status/1107482952877903872 title of a magazine]] Nero reads while waiting for Nico in the Qliphoth.
** ''[=DMC3=]'':
*** In the [[https://youtu.be/BxJl9YTOn90?t=13m22s opening intro]], Nero sets up a vinyl in the jukebox at the back of the van while he and Nico are driving into Red Grave City. When they see demons, "Devil Trigger" starts playing right before Nero goes to town on them, just like how [[https://youtu.be/QgDcaKjz9ks?t=8m46s Dante gets his jukebox going]] before battling Hell Prides. When their trip is halted by demons in the ending cutscene, [[PercussiveMaintenance Nico also kicks her jukebox in order to make it work]], just like Dante smashing his jukebox.
*** Dante taunts King Cerberus with the same "come on puppy, I'll take you out for a walk" lines and poses he used to mess with the plain old Cerberus back in ''3''. Additionally, a [[MusicalNod few notes from the old Cerberus theme]] play before the fight. After he acquires the Devil Arm, the sequence he goes through starts off just like his weapon demonstration from the original Cerberus before going into the weapon's new electric sansetsukon and fire staff forms.
*** One of the bosses is a demon knight riding a time-stopping Elder Geryon, which is actually a relative of Geryon, the horse boss from ''3''. Griffon also {{lampshades}} or references the similarity of the horse demons by recalling that Dante already defeated Geryon before.
*** In a NewGamePlus playthrough, the bonus photo for defeating the Elder Geryon Knight in Mission 5 has the caption "Talk about horsepower". Dante made the exact same horse-related {{pun}} when he met the horse demon Geryon in ''3''.
*** One of the bosses is Artemis, the Devil Arm gun you acquired back in ''3'', fused with a human to give it a body of its own.
*** When Nero is walking through a hallway before the Artemis boss fight, he monologues "Without strength, you can't protect anything", which is a part of Vergil's speech to Dante in ''3''.
*** When Urizen punches and breaks Rebellion, knocking Dante out of Devil Trigger and sending him flying back, the camera zooms in close to Dante's right eye and Urizen's image is reflected there. [[spoiler:In ''3'', after their first boss fight, Dante gets knocked back by Vergil and the camera zooms in close to Dante's right eye with Vergil's image being reflected just before he stabs Dante with Rebellion.]]
*** During Nero's second confrontation with Urizen, he manages a single slice across Urizen's palm — identical to how Vergil struck Dante's hand at the very end of ''3''.
*** During Dante's final battle, one of [[spoiler:Vergil's cinematic attacks has him impale Dante with Yamato in the same way he did atop Temen-ni-gru. He even remarks that this reminds him of "old times"]].
*** Lady tells [[spoiler:Nero]] that killing your father is something you'll never recover from, referencing her own act of patricide years ago in ''3''.
*** The visual effects of [[spoiler:Vergil's Judgement Cut]] resemble the move's original spherical variant from ''3'' more than the "multiple straight slashes" variant from ''4:SE''.
*** The finale of this game also has similarities to the finale of ''3''. [[spoiler:Vergil has to dive into the Underworld to sever the Qliphoth, but Dante follows him this time around. As both brothers run forward into the Underworld, the camera also pans above, just like how the camera in TheStinger of ''3'' pans above Mundus' eyes when Vergil runs forward to fight him.]]
*** Also in the finale, Dante cues [[spoiler:Vergil]] to say the "Jackpot!" CatchPhrase with him when [[spoiler:they fight demons in the Underworld, although the latter dares him not to say it]]. This references the time when [[spoiler:they said "Jackpot!" as they defeated Arkham in ''3'']].
** ''[=DMC4=]'':
*** The mysterious figure who yanked off Nero's Devil Breaker wears a [[InTheHood dark hooded cloak]] to conceal his face. Once his identity as [[spoiler:Vergil is revealed, it retroactively serves as a reference to the opening cutscene of Vergil's campaign in the Special Edition of ''4'', wherein he's also wearing a dark hooded cloak]].
*** The ''Visions of V'' manga shows a flashback scene of Vergil being tortured by Mundus (as an aftermath of their battle in TheStinger of ''3''). By that point, the Yamato is already broken and Vergil lost his grip on his own weapon. This connects to the plot point established in ''4'' where the Yamato was already broken when it was found by the Order of the Sword and kept in Agnus' research facility.
*** The events of ''4'' are collectively labeled as the "Fortuna Incident" according to Nico's reports. Nero's library file also contains a brief mention of him establishing a connection with Yamato during said incident.
*** As explained in ''Before the Nightmare'', the Overture Devil Breaker was created using a Blitz demon's corpse.
*** At the start of the game, Nero asks Nico "How's it feel to be rescuing the guy that killed your father?". Nico's father, Agnus, was killed by Dante in the previous game.
*** Nero's "What? No chit-chat or monologue? Just gettin' right to the point, huh?" was previously Nero's initial reaction to Dante in their first encounter. This is also one for his first meeting with a Bianco Angelo.
*** The very first line to the song "Devil Trigger" is "I'll endure the exile", a line spoken by Nero after his Devil Trigger woke, appropriately enough.
----> '''Nero:''' And if I become a demon, so be it. I will endure the exile. Anything to protect her.
*** One of Nero's new S-rank taunts has him perform his old UnorthodoxReload (chucking some bullets in the air and then swinging out Blue Rose's cylinder to catch them in mid-air) from the opening of ''4''.
*** A cutscene shows Nero [[SwordPlant planting Red Queen's blade]] into the ground and revving it. He did the same thing back before facing off with Dante in ''4'' — even the camera angle in both scenes is identical.
*** Dante's Devil Trigger is a graphically updated version of the one he possessed and reveals that his "coat" is actually a pair of curled up wings. (If you go back and look at the old character model, it looks like this was actually the intent all along.) His new form is heavily inspired by concept designs for the Perfect Devil Trigger form originally intended to play a large role in ''4''[='=]s story.
*** The epilogue of the ''Deadly Fortune'' novel ends with Nero having received his own neon "Devil May Cry" from Dante, which Nero and Nico then installs on their van. ''Before the Nightmare'' shows that Dante had requested Morrison to have the sign delivered to Nero.
*** One of Trish's alternate costumes give her white hair, brown skin, and white clothing, just like when she disguised herself as "Gloria".
*** Nero's alternate costume has its colors being mostly white, referring to the Order of the Sword uniforms. His hair also becomes dark brown, making the costume a reference to Credo.
*** Nico made Dr. Faust based on Agnus's research on the Faust enemy back in ''4''. A minor dialogue also mentions that Nero gave Nico some files pertaining to the Order, referencing the Order of the Sword, an organization which included Nero and Agnus.
*** In ''4'', Nero's Devil Bringer arm would begin glowing when people with demonic blood appeared, such as when Dante showed up in the prologue to kill Sanctus. When Nero meets the cloaked stranger, his arm reacts in the same way, making him immediately question if the stranger is a demon.
*** The Gilgamesh boss is a demon version of the Devil Arm of the same name you acquired after beating Echidna in ''4''. Nico's file on it also explains that Gilgamesh is the name of a demonic metal from the underworld, and it happens that the boss is an organic Qliphoth root fused with said metal. This references the FlavorText of the Gilgamesh in ''4''; being a "devilish material that absorbs organic metal and transforms it to steel".
*** When Dante clears the main puzzle of Mission 12, he says "It's been awhile since I've used my brain this much!". Following the updated series chronology, it's really been a while. Even in ''4'', Dante's response to the Dice Game has him cut the die in half because he didn't want to "use his brain" by solving the puzzle in the intended way.
*** Dante's mid-air taunt has him throw a rose, just like he did with the Lucifer Devil Arm from the fourth game. One of his S-rank taunts also has him say, "And you are set free," just as he did when first acquiring Lucifer.
*** During the fight with King Cerberus, he will boast of having greater command over ice than Bael, and his flames being greater than Berial's.
*** During TheReveal, Dante explains that he has suspicions of [[spoiler:Nero being his nephew when they first met, but was more certain when he saw how the Yamato reacted]]. This brings to mind the climax of ''4'' wherein Dante witnesses Nero [[spoiler:wielding the Yamato and having a spectral demon fighting alongside him. After that, Dante allowed Nero to use the Yamato, saying that it belongs to the family]].
*** Just before [[spoiler:Nero unlocks his Devil Trigger form, he expresses guilt over Credo's death from the previous game]].
*** [[spoiler:Nero's Devil Trigger has bangs like his original haircut in ''4''. On that note, the shot of him reaching out just before he gains his Devil Trigger is identical to when he's reaching for Kyrie before his second fight with Dante.]]
*** Dante's Special Provocation taunt from completing Bloody Palace is a three-fold reference to the previous game. He quotes "What you lack... is this!", referencing a part of his speech to Agnus questioning him about the thing that humans have but demons lack. He creates a heart logo using the red blades summoned by his own Devil Sword, just like how he also carved a huge heart in a monolith using the Lucifer's red blades. Finally, Dante slicks his hair back to resemble Vergil, just like in the complete animation of his Dark Slayer Style pose from ''4'', but this time, the hairstyle can be retained.