History NightmareFuel / DantesInferno

* In Greed, most of the damned spend their eternity being scalded by ''molten gold''. That is, being scalded by something hotter than lava. Which adds a bit of FridgeHorror when you realize that since Heresy is a sin worse than Greed since it's judged in a lower Circle, it implies that the fires of the Flaming Tombs are apparently even ''hotter'' than molten gold.

* The revelation that the Hell being traveled through in the game is not the definitive Christian Hell officially taught by the Catholic Church, but rather one reflected by Dante's twisted belief of Hell and everyone that is supposed to dwell there based on whatever he saw as sinful. Based on the amount of souls in Hell and the torments they suffered, Dante's own fundamentalist beliefs and horrific imagination towards how others should suffer based on his sense of righteousness are portrayed as high-octane Nightmare Fuel.

* In Greed, most of the damned spend their eternity being scalded by ''molten gold''. That is, being scalded by something hotter than lava.

** The creepy {{Sinister Minister}}s that are the Heretics and Pagans chanting spells in Heresy, which is made even worse by the fact that the latter are the only enemies that can block Dante's Cross attacks.

* The Heresy circle has souls who either denied the existence of God and the soul, or who worshiped false idols and devils in life... to be encased within flaming tombs, or nailed to inverted burning crosses while screaming in perpetual agony. It's every bit as horrific in plain view as it sounds.

* Francesco was sent to his death because of someone else's actions (cfr. Dante himself), and yet, he was sent to Hell because of his recent past as a crusader. Part of his body has been turned into a demon's and he has grown an armour made of ''bones''. Good thing you can defeat him in a rather short battle...

* The Heresy circle has souls who either denied the existence of God and the soul or who worshiped false idols and devils in life to be encased within flaming tombs or nailed to inverted burning crosses while screaming in perpetual agony. It's every bit as horrific in plain view as it sounds.

* The revelation that the Hell being traveled through in the game is not the definitive Christian Hell officially taught by the Catholic Church, but rather one reflected by Dante's twisted belief of Hell and everyone that is supposed to dwell there based on whatever he saw as sinful. Based on the amount of souls in Hell and the torments they suffered, Dante's own fundamentalist beliefs and horrific imagination towards how others should suffer based on his sense of right are portrayed as high-octane Nightmare Fuel.

** And finally, the Damned Crusaders with their inverted cross shields from Violence. The can augment their swords and shields with hellfire, which makes them invulnerable to Dante's Scythe attacks.

[[ThisIsGonnaSuck Oh Dear Lord where to begin]]? Since this story is both heavily inspired from and is also a MASSIVE re-telling of [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Dante Alighieri's masterpiece]], which is in itself quite possibly THE most famous portryal of Hell in all of literature or any other form of media, ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'', naturally, showcases all of the torments of Hell and its wicked inhabitants in their terrifying glory just as the original poem does. Therefore, a majority of the story's premise is entirely made of several nightmare-fueled themes, if not the WHOLE THING:

* Lets start at The VERY BEGINNING of the story, which gives us, for our viewing pleasure, the sight of Dante SEWING A CROSS-SHAPED TAPESTRY INTO HIS CHEST LIKE A SKIN GRAFT!! While fortunately we only see a small part of it, and we also cut away just as Dante completes the latest part, it's still disturbing either way, and, upon sewing the latest part of the tapestry in, the massive anguished cry of pain Dante lets out from pulling the thread through will no doubt haunt you both during, and after you stop and go do something else; let this one scene set the tone for the rest of the journey!!! [[ParanoiaFuel YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED]]!
** There's also the horrifying feeling of knowing that we were watching Dante JUST COMPLETING the tapestry, which means that he must have been sitting in that forest for a while and no doubt has endured quite a lot of pain from adding the WHOLE THING to his body!
** The tapestry sewing is even worse in the animated epic, as, instead of Dante himself doing the deed, several demonic arms reach up from the ground and give it to Dante instead in a much more aggressive manner, and Dante wails in agony and visibly ''BLEEDS'' as they do so! *''shudder''*.
** The ending of the animated epic only hammers it home, as Dante, just like he does in the game, RIPS the tapestry out after he escapes Hell and enters Purgatory. Only, in the epic, we see him BREAK THE STITCHING in full detail and Dante winces in pain as it comes out! [[NauseaFuel Not for the faint-hearted this is!]]
* Dante [[VillainProtagonist HIMSELF]] is pretty nightmarish considering some of the insanity he pulled during the Crusades. To wit, he butchered hundreds of soldiers and civilians with a sword alone, spilled pools of blood across the land, and eventually cheated on Beatrice with a slave girl before butchering hundreds of hostages and letting his brother-in-law that he swore to protect take the fall. To say he has sinned aplenty would be an understatement.

*** Easily a MASSIVE case of female FanDisservice cranked in overdrive. Although they're not unlike their boss Cleopatra, their hands have been turned into sharp talons, and their belly has a deep gash from the waist down resembling a large labia. The reason? Inside their body lies a giant sting-like ''clitoris'', which can be pulled out from the belly and used as an tentacled harpoon. Even if you manage to dodge this creepy attack, the temptress still can cast a spell on Dante and lure him within her range.

*** Furthermore, although their sins are SUPPOSED to be less despicable than Treachery or Heresy, Gluttons still spend a very nasty time in their circle. The soil of Gluttony is made of filth and grime, giant worms pop out from nowhere and eat whatever stands in their way. Besides, one of the first trailers shows the damned falling from above; some of them are caught by Cerberus' smaller mouths, whereas others fall into the jaws of sentient ''slopes''.

** The creepy {{Sinister Minister}}s that are the Heretics and Pagans chanting spells in Heresy.
*** Made even worse (and also annoying) by the fact that the Heretics are the only enemies that can BLOCK Dante's Cross attacks!
** And finally, the Damned Crusaders with their inverted cross shields from Violence. The can augment their swords and shields with hellfire, which makes them invulnerable to Dante's Scythe attacks!
** Oh and also, for one of the trials of the Malebolge in the Eighth Circle, you have to defeat everyone in this list in one single battle. [[SarcasmMode Have fun]]!

* In Greed, most of the damned spend their eternity being scalded by ''molten'' gold. That is, being scalded by something hotter than lava.