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* BloodKnight: Nero, in line with [[DisappearedDad Vergil]] and [[CoolUncle Dante]], and in ''sharp'' contrast to [[HurtingHero Leon]].

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* BloodKnight: Nero, in line with [[DisappearedDad Vergil]] and [[CoolUncle Dante]], and in ''sharp'' contrast to [[HurtingHero Leon]].Leon.
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* HasTwoMommies: Leon and Vergil are Nero's biological parents, although Leon's raised Nero alone for most of Nero's life. It's only when Nero is in his twenties that he meets his other father.
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* GoodParents: Leon, who consistently does his best to support Nero and ensure his safety.
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-->“But if he knew about me…” Nero starts. “Would he—Would he like me?”
-->“He would adore you,” says Leon. “You’re the best, and he would love you.”

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-->“But ->“But if he knew about me…” Nero starts. “Would he—Would he like me?”
-->“He
me?”\\
“He
would adore you,” says Leon. “You’re the best, and he would love you.”
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* SadlyMythtaken: In-universe, Leon assumes this is the reasoning behind Fortuna's worship of [[NobleDemon Sparda]], theorizing that the Order has simply deified a previous ruler and name-checking King Arthur as an example. In a case of comedic {{Irony}}, he says this to his son Nero, grandson of Sparda and son of Sparda's firstborn.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Vergil unknowingly does this to Nero, as in canon. Tragically, given the timeline, it's possible that Leon's calls to him went unanswered on account of Vergil [[DisneyDeath falling into hell]] after the Temen-ni-gru.

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* ParentalAbandonment: Vergil unknowingly does this to Nero, as in canon. Tragically, given the timeline, it's possible that Leon's calls to him went unanswered on account of Vergil [[DisneyDeath [[DisneyVillainDeath falling into hell]] after the Temen-ni-gru.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Vergil unknowingly does this to Nero, as in canon. Tragically, given the timeline, it's possible that Leon's calls to him went unanswered on account of Vergil [[DisneyDeath falling into hell]] after the Temen-ni-gru.
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* HeroicBastard: Nero, as in canon, with the main difference being that he's raised by his other parent rather than left in an orphanage in Fortuna.
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* DidntSeeThatComing: Nero in his first fight against Dante is absolutely ''baffled'' by Dante being able to shrug off being ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice.
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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Not for a character, but in canon, the Mold is a mysterious fungus with special properties that Miranda discovers in a cave. This fic implies that the Mold comes from hell.
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* EntertaininglyWrong: Nero's first meeting with Dante has him assume that Dante's HealingFactor and superhuman abilities mean he's a BOW. He is ''very'' [[OutsideContextProblem mistaken]].
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* BerserkButton: Lucas Baker hits Dante's ''hard'' during the events of the ''Not A Hero'' DLC. It doesn't help that the Mold is implied to be influencing Dante's demonic side.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Nero has shades of both his parents, most obviously Vergil, as Dante notes in a snippet adapting the second [[LetsYouAndHimFight Dante boss fight]] in [=DMC4=]. Leon's influence comes through in Nero's CombatPragmatist combat style.
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* SeenItAll: The reason for Leon's NervesOfSteel, as well as the general attitude for both the RE and DMC casts.

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* SeenItAll: The reason for Leon's NervesOfSteel, as well as the general attitude for both the RE and DMC casts. It's not uncommon for CasualDangerDialogue to feature in the middle of either an outbreak or a demon hunt, with one of the [=DMC5=] snippets featuring Lady and Leon bantering while shooting demons.
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* SeenItAll: The reason for Leon's NervesOfSteel, as well as the general attitude for both the RE and DMC casts.
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* NervesOfSteel: Leon, especially when compared to his [[BloodKnight more hot-headed]] son.
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** Chris, it turns out, has this too, something Dante's narration notes in one snippet.
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* BottomlessMagazines: Discussed by Lady and Leon. Apparently, the reason why Lady never runs out of ammunition is down to a spell that Leon figured out, and it's implied that Nero and Dante's shared demonic heritage means they don't need to reload their guns.
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* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: Red Queen, natch, although funnily enough, some of the cast view it as a [[AwesomeButImpractical ridiculous motorcycle sword]].
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Kyrie and Nero start out as pen pals, then get into a romantic relationship by 2016.
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* NotHisSled: Lady dodges her [=DMC5=] fate of being defeated by Urizen and stuffed into a boss. However, the snippet implies ''Leon'' will take her place instead.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Urizen is baffled, to say the least, when Leon defends Trish from him.
-->'''[[PhysicalGod Urizen:]]''' Pitiful, weak human. ''You'' think to defend a demon?
-->'''[[DefiantToTheEnd Leon:]]''' I think you oughta PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize, big guy.

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Now has RecursiveFanfiction:
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/40973949/chapters/102684885 I carry your heart with mine]]'' - a Leon/Vergil two-shot.



!!''break this heavy chain'' provides examples of:

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!!''break this heavy chain'' provides and its RecursiveFanfiction provide examples of:



* RomanticRain: Leon and Vergil encounter this in ''I carry your heart with mine''.



* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Leon and Vergil initially start out this way after [=DMC5=].

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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Leon and Vergil initially start out this way after [=DMC5=]. By the time of the two-shot, they've become far closer.
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* FamedInStory: The Raccoon City survivors. Kyrie is shocked when Chris Redfield shows up to greet her at the airport, and Dante identifies Leon as Nero's father after Nero states his last name alone.
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* HasAType: Leon's narration admits that he tends to fall for the mysterious types, name-checking [[FemmeFatale Ada]] and [[AmbiguouslyEvil Vergil]] as examples. In a snippet set during 2016, Chris, who's known Leon since 1998, admits to not being surprised at Vergil being Nero's father.
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* CrossoverRelatives: Leon as Nero's other parent.

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