History VideoGame / DmCDevilMayCry

* BossBanter: Many bosses will taunt you mid-battle, depending on how the fight goes. Unlike the previous four games of the classic continuity, ''[=DmC=]'' is the first game in the franchise where the in-game boss banters are also displayed in the subtitles.

* CutscenePowerToTheMax: The initial cutscenes of Mission 18 turn the abilities of the playable characters UpToEleven - Dante's Devil Trigger completely freezes Mundus (but in the actual gameplay, all bosses are [[ContractualBossImmunity immune to this]]). Vergil then uses a Summoned Sword strong enough to stun Mundus (while they do very minimal amounts of damage in the DLC)

** As per series tradition, the enemies and bosses can also have their own Devil Trigger state in the Dante Must Die and Vergil Must Die difficulty modes. This is taken UpToEleven in the Gods Must Die difficulty mode where enemies ''spawn'' in Devil Trigger state.

* CompanionCube: Downplayed with the Ebony & Ivory during the first mission. Dante calls his handguns "girls" as he retrieves them, but he doesn't call them as such again for the rest of the game. It's also a [[MythologyGag reference]] to the original Dante calling his handguns "guys" in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry1 DMC1]]''.

** ''[=DmC=]'' Dante [[CompanionCube calling his Ebony & Ivory handguns as "girls"]] in the first mission serves as an inverted [[MythologyGag reference]] to the classic Dante calling his Ebony & Ivory handguns as "guys" in the prologue of the first ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1'' game.

** The Mission Select menu already displays every completed mission's ranking. Because this game has [[AchievementSystem achievements]] for getting SSS Ranks in missions or in an entire difficulty mode, this simple [=QoL=] feature eliminates the need to constantly visit the Total Rankings screen for checking which missions still have low ranks, unlike how it was in the first three ''DMC'' games. It's also an improvement over ''[=DMC4=]'' wherein a specific mission's ranking is displayed on its starting screen instead of a quick list.

** The Mission Select menu already displays every completed mission's ranking. Because this game has [[AchievementSystem achievements]] for getting SSS Ranks in missions or in an entire difficulty mode, this simple [=QoL=] feature eliminates the need to constantly visit the Total Rankings screen for checking which missions still have low ranks, unlike how it was in the first three ''DMC'' games. It's also an improvement over ''[=DMC4=]'' wherein a specifc mission's ranking is displayed on its starting screen instead of a quick list.

** The Mission Select menu already displays every completed mission's ranking. Compared to the first four ''DMC'' games, this simple [=QoL=] feature eases the need to constantly visit the detailed Total Rankings screen whenever you want to retry missions for the purpose of reaching a better ranking... especially since this game has [[AchievementSystem achievements]] for getting SSS Ranks in missions or in an entire difficulty mode.

** For every mission, there are HUD elements tracking how much you've obtained from the total number of unlockables, such as Lost Souls, Cross Fragments, Keys and Sealed Doors.

** Dante's "Flock off, feather-face!" line in ''[=DMC1=]'' is subtly repeated here when he first meets the Harpies.

* CallBack:
** Dante's "Flock off, feather-face!" line in ''[=DMC1=]'' is repeated here when he first meets harpies.
** Also, the name of most of the achievements/trophies in the game.

* FlippingTheBird: Dante gives the middle finger to demon news pundit Bob Barbas during their fight.

* GameMod: ''[=DmC=]'' has an active modding scene which is mainly focused on cosmetic stuff.

** The most glaring example is the Succubus. In other media, succubi are usually portrayed as very attractive, winged HornyDevils, while this Succubus of ''[=DmC=]'' is a vulgar, disgusting and multi-armed caterpillar.

** [[spoiler:'''WE HAVE AWOKEN''' - Limbo is merged with the human world and demons and humans co-exist, laying bare all demonic manipulations. The world is forever changed and chaos almost certainly lies ahead.]]
** [[spoiler:Vergil leaves after the battle to places unknown (and does so again after ''Vergil's Downfall'').]]
** [[spoiler:And Dante has now sworn to protect humans and developed his powers further, as indicated by his hair becoming totally white in the end scene like his Devil Trigger, but he has not yet reached his ''full'' potential, whatever that may be.]]

* [[invoked]]DudeNotFunny: When Dante is told that a mission might be rough, he replies with "[[DoubleEntendre I like it rough]]", to which Kat is unamused at his attempt at humor. Later revealed [[RapeAsBackstory details of her backstory]] make this a bit of a FunnyAneurysmMoment upon a second viewing.