History Timeline / DevilMayCry5

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* May 1st: Vergil returns to his childhood home in Red Grave City and uses Yamato to seperate his demon half from his human half in an attempt to undo the damage his body had suffered over the years. The two sides obtain their own identities - the human half calls himself V and dubs the demon half Urizen. Urizen returns to the underworld to activate the Qliphoth, while V seeks out Dante to stop him.

*** 10:06 AM: V scours the ruins of Dante and Vergil's old home for Sparda. Despite slowly deteriorating, V manages to find it along with an unconscious and wounded Dante. V manages to wake him up by manifesting KillingIntent towards Dante with Sparda, who reflexively reacts and awakens.

Below is the timeline for ''Devil May Cry 5'', borrowing heavily from the in-game timeline. Mostly under construction.

* 9:56-11:47 AM: Nero pushes through the base of the Qliphoth, and manages to make it to Urizen. He engages Urizen in a pitched battle and is nearly killed, before Dante intervenes with his Sin Devil Trigger form and makes quick work of him. The Qliphoth opens, however, and begins flying into space. Urizen escapes to the core of the tree.

* Epilogue: Nero and Nico drive home from the battle, and on the way see the Qliphoth crumble away completely. Trish and Lady resume their jobs as freelance devil hunters working out of Dante's Devil May Cry office (July 24), Nero continues to defend the world from demons, and Dante and Vergil continue to duel with each other in the Underworld - but without any of the malice they've shared for years, treating it more like a sparring session than an actual life-or-death fight. The Sons of Sparda are last seen cooperating to kill a horde of demons that have accosted them.

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* June 15th, 5:20 AM: Nero and Nico arrive in Red Grave City in their van, with Nero equipped with a new cybernetic arm called the Devil Breaker. At the same time, V enters the city.

* Epilogue: Nero and Nico drive home from the battle, and on the way see the Qliphoth crumble away completely. Trish and Lady resume their jobs as freelance devil hunters, now working out of Dante's Devil May Cry office, Nero continues to defend the world from demons, and Dante and Vergil continue to duel with each other in the Underworld - but without any of the malice they've shared for years, treating it more like a sparring session than an actual life-or-death fight. The Sons of Sparda are last seen cooperating to kill a horde of demons that have accosted them.

* Epilogue: Nero and Nico drive home from the battle, and on the way see the Qliphoth crumble away completely. Trish and Lady become freelance devil hunters, Nero continues to defend the world from demons, and Dante and Vergil continue to duel with each other in the Underworld - but without any of the malice they've shared for years, treating it more like a sparring session than an actual life-or-death fight. The Sons of Sparda are last seen cooperating to kill a horde of demons that have accosted them.

* May 16th: Dante, Lady, and Trish try to defeat Urizen, but fail and are separated. Lady and Trish are absorbed into the Qliphoth, while Nero, supported by V, arrives to try and take revenge on Urizen. Unfortunately, Nero doesn't stand a chance without his arm, and is forced to retreat with V. Red Grave City falls to the demons as the Qliphoth towers into the sky, [[OurHeroIsDead and Dante is presumed dead.]]

* May 16th: Dante, Lady, and Trish try to defeat Urizen, but fail and are separated. Lady and Trish are absorbed into the Qliphoth, while Nero arrives to try and take revenge on Urizen, and is supported by V. Unfortunately, Nero doesn't stand a chance without his arm, and is forced to retreat with V. Red Grave City falls to the demons as the Qliphoth towers into the sky.

* May 1st: Vergil returns to his childhood home in Red Grave City and uses Yamato to seperate his demon half from his human half in an attempt to undo the damage his body had suffered over the years. The two sides obtain their own identities- the human half calls himself V and dubs the demon half Urizen. Urizen returns to the underworld to activate the Qliphoth, while V seeks out Dante to stop him.

* 7:27 AM: At the same time that Nero fights Gilgamesh, V and his demon cohorts take out Cavaliere Angelo's demonic steed, a Geryon. V also learns that the Demon Sword Sparda is somewhere in Red Grave, and sets out to find it- he believes it to be the only thing capable of killing Urizen at this point.

*** 11:11 AM: Dante immediately gets back to work trying to kill Urizen, and leaves V to rest. He encounters and kills Cavaliere Angelo, which transforms into the Devil Arm Cavaliere. Trish is inside Cavaliere Angelo's body, and Dante leaves her with V while he speeds off to defeat Urizen. V reveals his history to Trish.

* 1:13 PM: Seperating from each other, the three protagonists face a challenge on their way to Urizen.
*** V's body begins to break down, and Malphas steals Griffon, Shadow, and Nightmare from him after springing a trap. He fights to get them back, and escapes from her. He then assists Nero in defeating her completely, and must be carried to where Urizen is residing due to how weak he has become.
*** Nero fights and kills Malphas.
*** Dante fights the leader of the Cerberus race, King Cerberus. He earns the Devil Arm King Cerberus for his troubles, and is the first to reach Urizen.

* 4:27 PM: Nero talks to Kyrie on the phone, and receives the motivation he needs to stop his uncle and father. Nero finally pulls his Devil Trigger and transforms, putting a stop to Dante and Vergil's fight and regaining his lost arm. Nero is then challenged to a fight by his father, who he summarily defeats. Nero then orders the three of them to work together to stop the Qliphoth. Dante and Vergil descend into the Underworld to cut the Qliphoth's roots, [[PassingTheTorch entrusting Nero with defending the human world.]]
* Epilogue: Nero and Nico drive home from the battle, and on the way see the Qliphoth crumble away completely. Trish and Lady become freelance devil hunters, Nero continues to defend the world from demons, and Dante and Vergil continue to duel with each other in the Underworld-- but without any of the malice they've shared for years, treating it more like a sparring session than an actual life-or-death fight. The Sons of Sparda are last seen cooperating to kill a horde of demons that have accosted them.

* April 30th: Vergil attacks Nero at his home, ripping off his Devil Bringer, and absconds with Yamato, which had been stored inside the arm.

''One Month Passes''

* 4:27 PM: Nero talks to Kyrie on the phone, and receives the motivation he needs to stop his uncle and father. Nero finally pulls his Devil Trigger and transforms, putting a stop to Dante and Vergil's fight and regaining his lost arm. Nero is then challenged to a fight by his father, who he summarily defeats. Nero then orders the three of them to work together to stop the Qliphoth. Dante and Vergil descend into the underworld to cut the Qliphoth's roots, [[PassingTheTorch entrusting Nero with defending the human world.]]
* Epilogue: Nero and Nico drive home from the battle, and on the way see the Qliphoth crumble away completely. Trish and Lady become freelance devil hunters, Nero continues to defend the world from demons, and Dante and Vergil continue to duel with each other in Hell-- but without any of the malice they've shared for years, treating it more like a sparring session than an actual life-or-death fight. The Sons of Sparda are last seen cooperating to kill a horde of demons that have accosted them.

* May 16th: Dante, Lady, and Trish try to defeat Urizen, but fail and are separated. Lady and Trish are absorbed into the Qliphoth, while Nero arrives to try and take revenge on Urizen, is supported by V. Unfortunately, Nero doesn't stand a chance without his arm, and is forced to retreat with V. Red Grave City falls to the demons as the Qliphoth towers into the sky.

* 5:32 AM: Nero explores the city and defeats a demon named Balrog. He then encounters V, and the two team up.

* 6:35 AM: V explores the city on his own, and kills a parasitic demon named Nidhogg. The death of it plunges V into the sewers.
* 7:25 AM: While exploring the shipyard, Nero fights a massive crab-like demon named Gilgamesh. He kills it, and then regroups with V later.

*** 10:06 AM: V scours the ruins of Dante and Vergil's old home for Sparda. Despite slowly deteriorating, V manages to find it along with an unconscious and wounded Dante. V manages to wake him up by manifesting KillingIntent towards Dante with Sparda, who reflexively reacts and awaken.

*** 11:47 AM: Dante finds the ruins of his old home, and uses the broken hilt of Rebellion to create a new weapon by absorbing Sparda- the Devil Sword Dante. With it, he unlocks a new form called Sin Devil Trigger, and files off to where Urizen is residing.

* April 30th: Nero is attacked by Vergil at his home. Vergil absconds with Yamato in tow, which had been stored inside Nero's arm.
* May 1st: Vergil uses Yamato to seperate his demon half from his human half. The two sides obtain their own identities- the demon half takes the name Urizen, while the human half calls himself V. Urizen returns to the underworld to activate the Qliphoth, while V seeks out Dante to stop him.

* May 16th: Dante, Lady, and Trish try to defeat Urizen, but fail and are separated. Lady and Trish are absorbed into the Qliphoth, wile Nero arrives to try and take revenge on Urizen, and he is supported by V. Unfortunately, Nero's wounds are too severe, and he too fails to stop Urizen. Red Grave City falls to the demons as the Qliphoth towers into the sky.

* June 15th, 5:20 AM: Nero and Nico arrive in Red Grave City in their van, and Nero equips the Devil Breaker. At the same time, V enters the city.
* 5:32 AM: Nero explores the city and defeats a demon named Balrog. He then encounters V, and the two join up.

* 7:27 AM: At the same time that Nero fights Gilgamesh, V and his demon cohorts take out Cavaliere Angelo's demonic steed, a Greyon. V also learns that the Demon Sword Sparda is somewhere in Red Grave, and sets out to find it- he believes it to be the only thing capable of killing Urizen at this point.
* 8:57 AM: V and Nero meet up, deciding to cut through to the base of the Qliphoth together. The two cooperate for a while, before V decides to split up and look for Sparda on his own. Nero pushes onwards to fight Urizen.

*** V's body begins to really break down, and Malphas steals Griffon, Shadow, and Nightmare from him after springing a trap. He fights to get them back, and escapes from her. He then assists Nero in defeating her completely, and must be carried to where Urizen is residing due to how weak he has become.

*** Dante fights the leader of the Cerberus demonic race, King Cerberus. He earns the Devil Arm King Cerberus for his troubles, and is the first to reach Urizen.
* 2:01 PM: Urizen consumes the Qliphoth fruit, giving him incredible power. Dante still defeats him, but before he can kill him, V and Nero arrive. V tricks Dante into letting him reform into Vergil, and the Qliphoth breaks apart as it drifts into the upper atmosphere.
* 3:06 PM: Vergil escapes to the top of the Qliphoth, and waits for Dante to duel him. Dante tells Nero that Vergil is his father, and Dante presses on alone. While searching for Vergil atop the Qliphoth, he runs into V's summoned demons. The three of them attack Dante, and are summarily defeated. Meanwhile, Lady, Nico and Trish escape from the Qliphoth in the Devil May Cry van, and pick up Nero on the way. Frustrated with his inadequacy and angry at his father and uncles' obsession with killing the other, Nero resolves to stop their fight once and for all.

* 4:27 PM: Nero talks to Kyrie on the phone, and receives the motivation he needs to stop his families duel. Nero finally pulls his Devil Trigger and transforms, putting a stop to Dante and Vergil's fight and regaining his lost arm. Nero is then challenged to a fight by his father, who he summarily defeats. Nero then orders the three of them to work together to stop the Qliphoth. Dante and Vergil descend into the underworld to cut the Qliphoth's roots, leaving Nero in the human world.
* Epilogue: Nero and Nico drive home from the battle, and on the way see the Qliphoth get destroyed from Dante and Vergil cutting its roots. Trish and Lady become freelance devil hunters, Nero continues to defend the world from demons, and Dante and Vergil continue to duel with each other in hell- but without any of the malice between them beforehand, with them treating it more like a sparring session than an actual life-or-death fight. They are last seen cooperating to kill a horde of demons that have accosted them.

* Epilogue: Nero and Nico drive home from the battle, and on the way see the Qliphoth get destroyed from Dante and Vergil cutting it's roots. Trish and Lady become freelance devil hunters, Nero continues to defend the world from demons, and Dante and Vergil continue to duel with each other in hell- but without any of the malice between them beforehand, with them treating it more like a sparring session than an actual life-or-death fight. They are last seen cooperating to kill a horde of demons that have accosted them.