History Heartwarming / DevilMayCry5

** It's worthy to note that once Devil Triggered Nero interupts the fight, Vergil's expression is to be completely gobsmacked by Nero's new form. It never occured to Virgil that there are other ways to become powerful other than the method he used.

'''V:''' Then go. Show him no mercy. Prove your strength to your younger brother.

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* Pretty much almost every reaction video on Website/YouTube and Website/{{Twitch}} to the world premiere of ''5'' at E3 2018. The absolute sheer '''''joy''''' on the fans' faces when they realize that, yes, the devils we knew are ''back''. Producer Matthew Walker stated in several interviews after the premiere that director Hideaki Itsuno had been [[TearsOfJoy moved to tears]] at the positive reactions of the Western fans, including the positive scrolling comments from those watching on Website/NicoNicoDouga.
* Despite the overall divisiveness of ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', the developers still saw good elements in it and incorporated them in this game, from purely aesthetic bits to even story moments. Regardless of one’s opinion on the reboot, that’s a sweet gesture nonetheless and a fine showcasing of goodwill from Itsuno and the rest of the team.
* The Dev team's [[https://twitter.com/dev1_official/status/1205323438107160576?s=20 reaction]] to winning "Best Action Game" at the 2019 Game Awards.
* Vergil and Dante wishing [[Characters/HololiveGawrGuraCh Gawr Gura]] a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDP1VWpaa38 happy birthday]] brought her giddiness, joy and tears. Vergil being all cryptic and Dante being Dante.

** Before Vergil leaves with the Yamato he genuinely thanks Nero for helping him recomplete himself. Considering that this is long before Vergil finds out that Nero is his son it shows just how grateful he must have been, especially since theirs now way the proud former Vergil would have thanked anyone.

'''V:''' Well... this may be a matter of conjecture on my end, but if he had a choice, he'd rather have his only brother by his side.\\

'''V:''' Well... this may be a matter of conjecture on my end, but if he had a choice, he'd rather have his only brother by his side.

* Towards the end, V and Urizen merge, and the moment is significantly expanded upon. V ends up having a

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* The Dev team's [[https://twitter.com/dev1_official/status/1205323438107160576?s=20 reaction]] to winning "Best Action Game" at the 2019 Game Awards.

* It's somewhat heartwarming that one of the things that still carried over from the anime is Patty. She's apparently been trying to get Dante so he could attend her 18th birthday party, and sounds overjoyed at being able to chat to him again. And even though he hangs up the phone and disconnects it, wanting out of the birthday party, it's not because he doesn't want to spend time with her, but because he wants to celebrate it with her in private because he [[IAmAMonster feels he's a bit of a freak.]]
* V saying "I'm glad to see you look so well." to Lady is quite sweet when considering the fact that the last time Vergil saw her, she was dejectedly sobbing to herself in the Temen-ni-gru's library.

* It's incredibly brief, but after Dante saves Trish he asks her if she's okay and then when she tries to tell him the truth about Urizen he tells her not to think about it and to just rest instead. Dante puts on a strong face and is a never ending fountain of one liners for most of the game, but one of the few times he shows his softer side is when dealing with the partner that's been with him the longest.

* After getting saved by the girls, Lady tries to cheer up Nero, who just learned that the one responsible for all this mess is none other than Vergil, his father. Though she tries her best, an angered Nero flies out from the van to stop this sibling rivalry. This is especially poignant when you consider that Lady has had her own share of [[ArchnemesisDad daddy issues]].
* Right before Dante gets to Vergil, he has to fight against V's, or rather Vergil's, familiars of Griffon, Shadow and Nightmare. Right before the fight, Griffon essentially notes they're aware they're [[TragicMonster living representations of Vergil's trauma while he was Nelo Angelo.]] The reason they're fighting Dante now is basically a mix of ensuring Dante will have a warm-up before dealing with Vergil, and committing SuicideByCop so Vergil won't have to live with the trauma he endured. Dante even gives a somewhat heartfelt and funny farewell to Griffon as he's the last to fade away.

** Dante's fight with the familiars, specifically Griffon, is even more poignant in regards of the first game. As Griffon was one of the few foes that Dante [[WorthyOpponent genuinely respected]], despite their enmity for one another, so much so that Dante's motivation for going after Mundus for far more personal reasons started with Mundus callously killing Griffon off in his finest moment for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him one too many times]]. In a way, the fight with Griffon and Dante's subsequent respect as he's dying comes across more of the [[DueToTheDead proper send-off that Dante felt the demon deserved at last]].
* Before going to the final fight, Nero finds a payphone. Usually, he calls Nico, but this time he calls Kyrie to ask for advice regarding what to do about Dante and Vergil. Kyrie reassures that he always knows what's right, and to not doubt himself now.
** Additionally, Nero remembers [[BigBrotherMentor Credo]] and recalls his regret for being [[MyGreatestFailure unable to save him]], while swearing he ''will'' save Dante and Vergil from themselves.
--->'''Nero:''' I couldn't save Credo. To this day, I hate myself for not having enough strength. But this time is different, I swear. '''I'M NOT LETTING YOU DIE!!!''' *''rushes forward, awakening his new and complete Devil Trigger, regenerating a new human arm in the process''*

* In a way, the factor that one of the first things that Nero brings up to Kyrie is that he might have a family. Not just the family of Kyrie and Credo, but an actual biological family of his father, Vergil, and his uncle, Dante. The factor that his first reaction is to get them to not kill each other, which also happens to awaken his actual Devil Trigger, it wouldn't be so far a stretch to say that Nero's Devil Trigger, as it was with Kyrie, was born from ThePowerOfLove for his biological family. It also neatly punctuates what Nero said to Sanctus over how he didn't get strength from Sparda (the sword) was because he lacked love, and here it's enough to let Nero get a full on Devil Trigger.
* After Nero fights down Vergil, Vergil decide they must go through the portal and seal it in the Demon World. While Nero cannot be convinced of the idea because it will seal them off from the Human World, Dante tells him that it's only because of him they can go, because he is the one they can trust to look after the Human World, taking over for him.
* While he doesn't let his composure crack when Vergil learns that Nero is his son and not his nephew like he originally thought he sounds almost pleasantly surprised. He and Dante actually stop fighting for a moment and Dante even sounds amused that he couldn't put two and two together.

* V and Nero throughout the game strike up an OddFriendship helping each other frequently on their path to Urizen, to the point that Nero earns V's trust enough to be told the truth about Urizen. The reveal that V was, in essence, Vergil all along is pretty sweet when one considers all of their quality time spent together completely unaware they are father and son. This also means that Vergil's first real friend turned out be his own son.
** The first thing Nero asks when Vergil is restored is where V went. He also addresses Vergil as V when he confronts him, and actually is shown reading V's Blake book during the epilogue, despite being dismissive of it earlier. Despite their differences, Nero grew to care about V despite initially being suspicious of him.

* When in the Gallery and reading Nico's reports, if you look over the Buster Arm, it turns out the reason she made it was to recreate the demonic arm that Vergil stole from Nero. She sounds a bit happy at first, before lamenting on how it tends to break. Given she makes all of the Devil Breakers, it's really sweet that she tried making a replacement for Nero's lost Devil Bringer. It even looks similar too!

** Not only does the Buster Arm recreate the Devil Bringer's Buster moves, it is actually even stronger than the original in-game.

* From the Special Edition Trailer showing off playable Vergil, it appears as though instead of a Sin Devil Trigger, Vergil's ultimate form is to use Yamato to ''turn back into V''. Actually, post-launch it turns out to be more of an ultimate attack called World of V. In other words, not only did V not suffer a DeathOfPersonality as originally thought, but now it's one of Vergil's strongest forms to embrace his human side, as V's familiars with Vergil's devil powers makes him a veritable army.
** This is a case of double heart warming as when Vergil transforms to V, he still has access to his 3 familiars Griffon, Shadow, and Nightmare. Despite the non-canon nature of Vergil's run through the game, the developers explicitly stated that whatever abilities Vergil has are still canon (for example his version of Force Edge is conjured from his memories and given form much like his summoned swords). Meaning that while they represent Vergil's trauma as Nelo Angelo, Vergil still decided that they were still worth keeping around if only on some level as V.
* The additional ending scenes added to Vergil mode in ''Special Edition'' shows Dante and Vergil upon their arrival in the Underworld. The sight of the them charging the Qliphoth together with their swords drawn brings a powerful sense of closure to fourteen real world years of the Sons of Sparda trying to kill each other in a time where it's not certain if the fans will ever see them again.

* From the Special Edition Trailer showing off playable Vergil, it appears as though instead of a Sin Devil Trigger, Vergil's ultimate form is to use Yamato to ''turn back into V''. In other words, not only did V not suffer a DeathOfPersonality as originally thought, but now it's one of Vergil's strongest forms to embrace his human side, as V's familiars with Vergil's devil powers makes him a veritable army.
** This is a case of double heart warming as when Vergil transforms to V, he still has access to his 3 familiars Griffon, Shadow, and Nightmare. Despite the non-canon nature of Vergil's run through the game, the developers explicitly stated that whatever abilities Vergil has are still canon (for example his version of Force Edge is conjured from his memories and given form much like his summoned swords). Meaning that while they represent Vergil's trauma as Nelo Angelo, Vergil still decided that they were still worth keeping around if only on some level as V.

* Despite the overall divisiveness of ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', the developers still saw good elements in it and incorporated them in this game, from purely aesthetic bits to even story moments. Regardless of one’s opinion on the reboot, that’s a sweet gesture nonetheless and a fine showcasing of goodwill from Itsuno and the rest of the team.

* From the Special Edition Trailer showing off playable Vergil, it appears as though instead of a Sin Devil Trigger, Vergil's ultimate form is to use Yamato to ''turn back into V''. In other words, not only did V not suffer a DeathOfPersonality as originally thought, but it's now Vergil's strongest form to embrace his human side, as V's familiars with Vergil's devil powers makes him a veritable army.