| 1 | [[center: [- [[Characters/DevilMayCry Main characters index]] | [[Characters/DevilMayCryHeroes Heroes]] ([[Characters/DevilMayCryDante Dante]] | [[Characters/DevilMayCryNero Nero]] | [[Characters/DevilMayCryV V]]) | [[Characters/DevilMayCryVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/DevilMayCryVergil Vergil]]) | [[Characters/DevilMayCryOther Other]] | '''''[=DmC=]: Devil May Cry''''']]-] |
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| 3 | This page lists tropes related to the various characters that appear in ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry''. For tropes related to the characters in the [[AlternateContinuity classic continuity]], see the [[Characters/DevilMayCry Devil May Cry Character Index]]. |
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| 7 | !Protagonists |
| 8 | [[folder:Dante]] |
| 9 | !!Dante |
| 10 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1dante_dmc_render.png]] |
| 11 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Good. I finally have your attention."]] |
| 12 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see white-haired Dante]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/white_haired_dante.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 13 | !!! Voiced by: Tim Phillipps (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Benjamin Pascal (French), Borja Fernández Sedano (Spanish), Massimo Di Benedetto (Italian)[[/note]] |
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| 15 | ->''"My name, by the way, is Dante! But you can call me 'Dante the Demon Killer'! Has a nice ring to it, don't you think?"'' |
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| 17 | The main character of ''[=DmC=]'', Dante is the son of a demon named Sparda and an angel named Eva. Dante grew up in various institutions, orphanages, youth correction facilities, and foster homes, but these were mostly operated by demons, and often resulted in torture and violence. Now he fights to rid the city of tyranny. |
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| 19 | * AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: While his original counterpart didn't necessarily have it easy, he was never hunted by Mundus and demons his whole life like this version. |
| 20 | * AdaptationalJerkass: He's much more brash, foul-mouthed, crude, and anti-social than the original Dante. |
| 21 | * AdaptationalWealth: While the original Dante is often deep into debt and struggles with paying the bills of the Devil May Cry agency, at least he has a job and a presumably nice, if standard home. This Dante isn't stated to have any sort of income and lives in a trailer. |
| 22 | * AdaptationalWimp: |
| 23 | ** While Dante is still certainly one of the most powerful beings in the setting, able to kill thousands of demons and look good doing it, he doesn't do so with the effortless, almost bored, grace of his classic counterpart. He instead fights with a [[UnskilledButStrong wild, unpolished, clearly self-taught style.]] He's still able to do ridiculous feats, but they are slightly more grounded in actual physics (slightly), and his Devil/Angel Arms manifest as comparably BoringButPractical weapons. |
| 24 | ** His Devil Trigger merely slows down time for his enemies in this version, something far less impressive than the power boost the original Dante gained from his DT. |
| 25 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Dante has black hair this time, whereas Vergil keeps the white hair. [[spoiler: However, with his continuous usage of his Devil Trigger, his hair becomes a full white by the end of the story.]] |
| 26 | * AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: His Devil Trigger. The original Dante could use his DT to morph into a demonic form that granted him enhanced strength, agility, the ability to fly and regenerate health. Other than the HealingFactor, all it does here is freeze time for his opponents- possibly a reference to the Quicksilver style from ''[=DMC3=]''. |
| 27 | * AdaptationSpeciesChange: A HumanDemonHybrid in his original incarnation. Here he's a half-angel/half-demon Nephilim. |
| 28 | * AgeLift: Dante is the younger twin in the main continuity, but in this he's the older one. He also seems several years younger than his original counterpart, who was in his late twenties in the first game while this Dante seems to be in his early twenties. |
| 29 | * AirDashing: Dante can perform an airborne dash using his Angelic powers. |
| 30 | * TheAlcoholic: Comes across as this in the opening, chugging it down in a nightclub, throwing a bottle at a bartender (after he sees a demon behind him), and taking a swig after a hangover. |
| 31 | * AlwaysSaveTheGirl: He adamantly refuses to abandon Kat after Mundus captures her and butts heads with Vergil repeatedly when he is ready to write her off and believe they can't save her. |
| 32 | * AntiHero: [[NominalHero Less interested in being a hero than taking his anger out on all the demons who made his childhood a living hell]]. [[spoiler:Unlike Vergil, he firmly cements himself as an Anti ''Hero'' when, revenge complete, he decides to willingly give up on potentially ruling the world and allow humans to decide their own fates.]] |
| 33 | * ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler: When fighting Vergil in Mission 20, Dante has one short moment in the battle where he tells his brother he's sorry. Vergil tells him not to be.]] |
| 34 | * AudibleSharpness: Rebellion is so sharp you can hear it cut through the air when you swing it. Osiris is like this too (sounding even more audibly sharp when Feed is turned on). |
| 35 | * BadassLongcoat: Complete with a [[InTheHood hood]]. |
| 36 | * BashBrothers: In this version, Dante and Vergil are allies who work together against Mundus. However, the only instance of the two brothers fighting together is against the villain himself in Mission 19, where the Sons of Sparda combine their abilities to expose Mundus' weaknesses so they can kill him. [[spoiler: Then they turn against each other in the final moments of the story.]] |
| 37 | * BigBrotherBully: Downplayed. While Dante is the jerk of the two brothers, he actually gets along pretty well with Vergil, with their only instance of mocking each other being a playful one, where both snark equally at each other. [[spoiler: However, the Hollow Dante that Vergil fights in ''Vergil's Downfall'' plays it straight, berating Vergil and deeming him to be weaker and overall inferior to his "big brother".]] |
| 38 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Whenever Vergil is in danger, Dante becomes very motivated to save him, such as when he gets cornered by a demon in the Order's HQ. When Mundus sucks Vergil and traps him within his core, Dante gets ''very'' pissed off. [[spoiler: Though he did it because of Kat's pleas, Dante refrains from killing Vergil at the end and helps him to his feet- like he did as a child.]] |
| 39 | * BondOneLiner: Fond of delivering these to his enemies. |
| 40 | -->'''Dante:''' Breaking news, Bob! You're fired! |
| 41 | * BloodKnight: He ''loves'' fighting, and has shown glee when his opponents see him coming -- that means a better fight. |
| 42 | * BoisterousBruiser: On a good day, if he likes you. Minus the hugs but double the insults. |
| 43 | * BookDumb: Dante often comes across as undereducated and apathetic to learning in comparison with Vergil -- admitting he devoted his time to "killing demons and getting laid" rather than anything like Vergil's self-taught and keen skills with "computer stuff". He does acknowledge its usefulness, however, and seems more uninterested in typical intellectual pursuits than genuinely stupid. |
| 44 | * BoomerangBigot: Dante displays a lot of racism towards demons even though he is half-demon himself. It doesn't help that demons were behind all the hardships of his life. He does get better, however, after meeting Phineas- though only after calling him a demon as a slur to demean him. |
| 45 | * BornOfHeavenAndHell: Being a Nephilim in this version, Dante is the offspring of a demon from hell and an angel from heaven. This is lampshaded by Lilith during her boss fight, who notes that Dante has "the power of heaven and hell" inside him. |
| 46 | * BornWinner: Being the offspring of an angel and a demon, Dante was blessed with strength, agility and resilience that are far beyond those of any human. According to a legend, it also makes him and Vergil the only beings capable of slaying Mundus. |
| 47 | * BoxingBattler: When he acquires Eryx. |
| 48 | * BullyingADragon: Does this to Mundus of all people by explaining why he killed Lilith and Mundus’s demon child and bragging about stepping on the corpse. When the more experienced demon finally loses it, Mundus comes dangerously close to killing him. Had Vergil not intervened, Dante would have ended up with a hole in his chest. |
| 49 | * CainAndAbel: Naturally. [[spoiler:At the end of the game, Dante and Vergil fight each other to the near-death over whether they'll rule humanity as Vergil wants or step aside and allow them to be free as Dante hoped.]] |
| 50 | * TheCasanova: Dante is very popular with the ladies in this version, appearing surrounded by women more than once and even running into one of his several past dates at the Devil's Dalliance club. Before his CharacterDevelopment, Dante flat out states that getting laid is one of his sole ambitions in life. |
| 51 | * CharacterDevelopment: At first, he's only interested in defending himself and openly tells Vergil he doesn't care what happens to humankind. As the story develops, he begins to witness the way that humans are suffering too, not just him, and expresses sympathy. By the end of the game, he steps up to their defense unprompted. |
| 52 | * CharacterTic: Bouncing the right part of his upper right part of his coat sleeve and collar back into place with his shoulder whenever it slips off. |
| 53 | * ChildOfForbiddenLove: Dante and Vergil were born of the love between the angel Eva and the demon Sparda. Such union caused a great upheaval when Mundus hunted down the couple and declared it forbidden for angels and demons to love each other. |
| 54 | * CompositeCharacter: Combines various elements of Dante's moves from ''DMC 1-4'', along with some of Nero's grabs, left-handed sword combos, and [[UnskilledButStrong Unskilled Strength]] from ''DMC 4''. In terms of personality, he has Dante's fun-loving nature and over-the-top stylishness (and more subtly, his sense of justice and faith in mankind) and borrows some of Nero's more antisocial tendencies and darker clothing style. |
| 55 | * CoolSword: The base form of his weapon, [[NamedWeapon Rebellion]], an angelic two-handed straightsword he usually wields in one hand and a gift from his father. He can summon and banish it at will (so technically he's never unarmed). |
| 56 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Shown through flashbacks and mentions, we see that his life has gone to hell after Mundus killed his mother. Dante became a delinquent growing up, who killed the abusive head of the orphanage he was taken into since she was a demon. He also broke out of prison several times and got into multiple confrontations with the police. |
| 57 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Well, he's not a ''complete'' jerk... |
| 58 | * DemonSlaying: Since he was ''seven'', by necessity. |
| 59 | * {{Delinquent|s}}: According to Barbas, he violently broke out of juvenile detention eight times in five years. Dante himself voices mild amusement over breaking ''into'' a prison for once (one belonging to Barbas, in fact), is not excessively well-disposed towards the police, and has a clear and detailed set of instructions for getting taken in by SWAT without getting the crap kicked out of you that he can recite off the top of his head. All to be expected when the justice system is supernaturally corrupt and you happen to be their most wanted. |
| 60 | * DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: |
| 61 | ** When facing Mundus at one point, Vergil keeps telling over their hotline to get him mad. Dante tries telling Mundus he killed his heir for revenge, then says it was to reclaim freedom for humankind, but none of it works. With Vergil haranguing him, Dante decides to just fuck it and says he did it because it was funny. ''That'' works. |
| 62 | ** Then before the fight, while Mundus is stomping around making a largely incomprehensible speech about his mightiness, Dante and Vergil are trying to hash out a strategy. They get interrupted. |
| 63 | --->'''Mundus''': '''''I AM MUNDUS.'''''\ |
| 64 | '''Dante''': ''(pointing)'' You're an asshole! |
| 65 | * DisappearedDad: His father, Sparda, was exiled for eternity by Mundus. |
| 66 | * DualWielding: His pistols, Ebony and Ivory. |
| 67 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Dante made his video game debut in ''VideoGame/PlaystationAllStarsBattleRoyale'' well before ''[=DmC=]''[='s=] release. |
| 68 | * EtTuBrute: Dante has been working closely with Kat and Vergil to aid "The Order" to overthrow the hold the demons have on the world at Mundus's control. Then [[spoiler:after Mundus falls, Vergil reveals that his efforts were working to remove Mundus from power and seat himself and Dante as rulers of humanity going forward. Dante is shocked by this and refuses to accept Vergil's outcome, leading the brothers to fight to the death]]. |
| 69 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Despite being a rude and antisocial guy, Dante holds his mother Eva in high regards and fights against Mundus also out of revenge for her death at his hands. |
| 70 | * EvilBrunetteTwin: Averted, as not only he is the hero of the story, but both Sons of Sparda are on the side of good in this universe. [[spoiler: And then, Vergil reveals his intentions of ruling humanity and becomes the final villain of the game. Also, Dante's hair turns into a full white in the ending.]] |
| 71 | * {{Expy}}: He's one to [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Nero]]. Both are rebellious hothead young adult demon killers who fight authority figures that turn into big giant monsters with bad attitudes. |
| 72 | * ExtremityExtremist: When equipped with Eryx, Dante uses nothing but punches, unlike the gauntlet weapons of past games. |
| 73 | * FantasticRacism: Hates demons due to them tormenting him throughout his life. He gets a little better when he shows gratitude towards [[CoolOldGuy Phineas]] for helping him. |
| 74 | * FiringOneHanded: Much like the original Dante, he uses this version's shotgun, the Revenant, by firing it with one hand. |
| 75 | * {{Foil}}: |
| 76 | ** To the [[Characters/DevilMayCryHeroes Classic Dante]]. Whereas the classic Dante was an altruist who fought for the betterment of humanity and not his own personal gain, ''[=DmC=]'' Dante is initially self-centred, joining The Order so he can fight demons more actively after years of being [[AllTheOtherReindeer ostracized and treated as a freak by them, which the humans ignored]]. [[spoiler:By the end of the game, he's picked up genuine sympathy for humankind, especially Kat, and has more of his counterpart's idealism.]] |
| 77 | ** To Vergil. Dante is an impulsive and angry young man who fights with brute strength, predominately wears red, and ultimately comes to want to free humanity. Vergil is calm and controlled, fights with precision and finesse predominately wears blue, and [[spoiler:wants to install himself as humanity's new ruler because he believes that humans cannot rule themselves]]. |
| 78 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Dante is the Foolish to Vergil's Responsible. He admits living solely to kill demons and get laid, showing no ambition or goal in life. It falls on his brother's shoulders to give him a purpose as part of the resistance movement he leads. [[spoiler: By the end, it gets inverted: Dante dedicates himself to humanity's protection while Vergil dwells on his defeat and loses sight of his goal.]] |
| 79 | * ForcedToWatch: In the past, Mundus [[AndShowItToYou tore out his mother's heart]] right in front of him. Near the end of the game, he can do nothing but watch helplessly from Limbo as Kat is [[PoliceBrutality savagely beaten]] and arrested by a SWAT team. |
| 80 | * FreudianExcuse: It's made clear that Dante's antisocial and abrasive personality- as well as his hatred of demons- is a result of his life being made hell ever since losing his mother at Mundus' hands. Flashbacks show it wasn't pretty: the head of the orphanage he ended up into was a demon and he had seemingly multiple altercations with the police. |
| 81 | * FuumaShuriken: One of Rebellion's forms is Aquila, an angelic [[DualWielding pair]] of oversized three-pronged throwing stars. |
| 82 | * TheGadfly: Dante likes to mess with people for laughs. After learning the ingredients of Kat's spray substance, he wipes his fingers on her clothes as well as making sexual comments and playfully trying to grab her butt. He also knocks out a can of Virility from a random citizen's hands, which gets him the attention of Limbo's forces. |
| 83 | * GoingCommando: When he gets dressed at the beginning of the game ([[MundaneMadeAwesome while hurtling through the air in slow motion]]), he clearly doesn't put on underwear. |
| 84 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Dante has the scar of a small cut under his right eye; the same cut also clipped the outer edge of his eyebrow. |
| 85 | * GoThroughMe: He does it twice, one time more literally than the other; he's perfectly capable of surviving and recovering from being shot or impaled with normal weapons, it just hurts like a son of a bitch. [[spoiler:He shields Kat from assault rifle fire with his own body when Vergil sabotages the hostage trade, and in the end, he says that he'll defend humanity's freedom from anyone trying to take it. Including Vergil, who tests Dante's resolve and was fortunate to walk away with his life.]] |
| 86 | * GrapplingHookPistol: Dante can acquire Ophion, a form of the Rebellion that's effectively a grappling hook capable of either pulling targets toward him (labeled in-game as Demon Pull), or vice-versa, letting Dante hook himself to the target (labeled in-game as Angel Lift). Most platforming sections mandate the use of this tool while interacting with environmental obstacles. |
| 87 | * GrenadeLauncher: Kablooey, a demonic remote detonation homing grenade launcher. |
| 88 | * GroundPunch: Two of Dante's moves with the Eryx gauntlets are ground punches that can be {{charged|Attack}}. On the ground, it's a finisher of the Slam combo. On mid-air, the Stomp skill allows Dante to plummet down with his fist, and it has an added utility of destroying or activating red objects on the floor. |
| 89 | * GunsAkimbo: He wields two {{handguns}} called Ebony and Ivory at the same time. |
| 90 | * TheGunslinger: Has three guns, all of which, due to his powers, use MagicBullets rather than requiring ammunition. |
| 91 | * HairstyleInertia: Flashbacks show that Dante has the exact same haircut that he had as a young child. [[spoiler: His hair color, however, gradually changes to a full white by the end of the story.]] |
| 92 | * TheHedonist: At the start of the game, he's waking after a drunken threesome with two dancers, and it's implied to be fairly normal behavior for him in the way of "killing demons and getting laid". It's not played positively, though -- WordOfGod mentions that he's "a thrill-seeker hedonist" because he's aware that the way he's been living and the things that are after him, he probably won't be around for very long. |
| 93 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: The demons' PropagandaMachine "Raptor News Network" regularly sets him up as a terrorist and a "sexual deviant" on-air, though Dante obviously doesn't care about what they think. In reality, the destruction he leaves in his wake was caused by the demons trying to kill him. |
| 94 | * HeroInsurance: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Dante here is outright accused of being a terrorist because nobody can see him battle the demons in Limbo, only his leaving behind a trail of destruction. Dante himself, helpfully, couldn't care less what people call him. |
| 95 | * HeroesPreferSwords: His shape-shifting longsword, Rebellion. He doesn't even need a sheath for it -- he can summon and banish it at will. |
| 96 | * HiddenDepths: One conversation with Kat leads Dante to open up about his past and the angst he feels over not being human. As he shows it, he is actually very affected by all the anger and violence that have been a part of his life since his childhood. And it manifests itself as lots of issues about his identity. |
| 97 | * {{Hunk}}: [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/1a/5d/7d/1a5d7d64ef56c405193ca2d1be1286e1.jpg He's ruggedly handsome and well-built]]. |
| 98 | * HunterOfHisOwnKind: More out of necessity than anything, but Dante has been fighting demons since he was a child. Despite being half-demon himself, he is very eager to fight Mundus' army and that is one the reasons he took up the offer to fight alongside The Order. By the end of the game, he does it out of protection of humanity rather than his own anger at them. |
| 99 | * HybridPower: Being Nephilim, Dante and Vergil's mixed heritage makes them the only ones strong enough to slay Mundus, according to Vergil. And indeed they succeed in their mission. In a minor example, it also makes them immune to Virility's mind controlling properties. |
| 100 | * IconicAttributeAdoptionMoment: This version of Dante [[AdaptationalDyeJob has dark brown hair in contrast to his white hair in the original continuity]]. However, his first use of the Devil Trigger turns a small part of it white. Then at the end, [[spoiler: all of his hair turns white because of the power's usage]]. |
| 101 | * IcyBlueEyes: Subverted. Contrasting every other aspect of his muted, thuggish appearance, Dante sports a pair of ''gorgeous'' bright blue eyes, and they get a lot of focus when he's looking into his past or feeling strong emotions. Rather than Vergil, however, Dante is solitary, but not cold. They mark him as a loner, and while he does start off unfriendly and wanting to be left to himself, he warms up to those around him eventually. |
| 102 | * IHaveYourWife: Dante is the one who comes up with the plan of kidnapping Mundus' mistress Lilith and trading her for the captured Kat. An unusual example in that is the hero who does this against a villain. |
| 103 | * IWorkAlone: He even says the words verbatim as he's rattling off a series of similar sentiments to Vergil, claiming "trust issues". The reality is that he's never had anyone else to work with. Fighting demons only you can see isn't really gainful employment, and he initially has doubts anyone would want to help him. |
| 104 | * InformedFlaw: Classic Dante's fans, the Succubus, and Lilith all remind us that Dante is "scrawny"[[note]]probably because they couldn't shake off his more wiry physique in the original trailer[[/note]], yet -- despite being noticeably slighter than original Dante -- he's quite well-muscled, most obvious when he introduces himself naked to Kat. Not that being scrawny would make a difference either way, because being a Nephilim, he is assured to be much stronger than any human. |
| 105 | * InkSuitActor: Due to facial motion capture technology being used, Dante looks a lot like his voice actor [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1944367360/nm2960352 Tim Phillipps]]. |
| 106 | * {{Jerkass}}: He starts out as a rude, obnoxious, self-centered asshole only interested in killing demons out of a desire for revenge. He gets better. |
| 107 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He thinks very well of Kat for helping him when he told her to get lost, expresses sympathy for the victims of the demonic tyranny (such as the prisoners of Barbas), and by the end of the game honestly does want to free humanity from Mundus' control. |
| 108 | * KickTheSonOfABitch: Whether it was to serve as a distraction or not, [[spoiler: mocking Mundus over the death of his unborn child]] was an ''extremely'' shitty thing to do. However, it's hard to feel sorry for the villain given that he murdered Eva right in front of Dante's eyes. |
| 109 | -->'''Dante''': [[spoiler: I gotta tell ya - killing your child like that, watching it explode into little wet chunks, hearing you ''scream'' like one of your little demon bitches? ''Priceless.'']] |
| 110 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: To keep them hidden away among humanity, Sparda wiped the memories of both his sons at age seven. Dante initially doesn't remember his parents at all or have more than a clue he may not be fully human. |
| 111 | * LastOfHisKind: Dante and Vergil are the last of the known Nephilim alive in the world. All others were slain by Mundus and his forces. |
| 112 | * LeeroyJenkins: Upon making their move towards the Virility factory, Vergil advises Dante to stay low and avoid attracting attention. He immediately ruins the plan by knocking out a can of the soft drink from a citizen's hands, which draws him the attention of the demon forces. |
| 113 | * LightIsGood: Considering that he is also part-angel in this continuity. |
| 114 | * LightningBruiser: He's no slouch in comparison to his original counterpart. |
| 115 | * LockedIntoStrangeness: A section of his hair permanently turns white after he uses Devil Trigger for the first time. [[spoiler:The rest of Dante's hair becomes permanently white after his last use of Devil Trigger in the game's ending.]] |
| 116 | * MissingMom: His mother, Eva, was killed by Mundus in front of him. |
| 117 | * MoralityPet: Kat becomes one to him as the game goes on; [[spoiler:in the ending, it's only thanks to Kat's pleas that he refrains from killing Vergil]]. |
| 118 | * MrFanservice: At the ''very'' start of the game, no less, you get to see him in all of his glory...''fully naked!'' You also can unlock his [[https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/playstationallstarsbattleroyale/images/9/9b/PSASBR_Dante_Pre-Order.png/revision/latest?cb=20121016012901 jacketless]] and [[https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/playstationallstarsbattleroyale/images/b/b8/2013-01-02-172037.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130102232537 shirtless]] appearance in ''[=PlayStation=] All Stars: Battle Royale''. |
| 119 | * MorphWeapon: [[CoolSword Rebellion]] in this continuity, rather than keeping multiple melee weapons on him at any one time. It's a sword that can tap into Dante's Angelic or Demonic heritages, thus changing its form into either a scythe or an axe. |
| 120 | * TheMusketeer: Much like the original Dante, his fighting style revolves around his use of melee weapons and firearms. And his main equipment through the game is his sword Rebellion and his handguns Ebony and Ivory. |
| 121 | * {{Nephilim}}: This is Dante and Vergil's species in this universe. Rather than being giant offsprings of angels and humans, they are humanoid-looking hybrids of angels and demons, and draw their powers from this heritage. |
| 122 | * NobleMaleRoguishMale: The Roguish to Vergil's Noble. Dante is a rude, very foul-mouthed and hot headed guy, noticeably contrasting with his brother's gentlemanly behavior. [[spoiler: By the end of the story, however, Dante becomes kinder and more protective of humanity while Vergil becomes more ruthless, vengeful and ambitious.]] |
| 123 | * NonchalantDodge: In cutscenes and a series tradition. When large, fast-moving objects come his way, he tends to move just far enough that they miss, exerting the barest minimum of effort. |
| 124 | * NonhumanHumanoidHybrid: Angel + Demon = Nephilim. |
| 125 | * NotWhatISignedOnFor: Upon TheReveal that [[spoiler:Vergil's ''real'' plan was to overthrow Mundus so he could rule humanity himself]]. Dante states outright that [[spoiler:he didn't help Vergil defeat Mundus just so Vergil could take his place]]. |
| 126 | * OrphansOrdeal: In an orphanage run by demons, just for extra fun. |
| 127 | * OrphansPlotTrinket: The red crystal amulet he wears. It was a gift from his mother (one of his only childhood memories is of her giving it to him), intended to help him and Vergil recognise each other [[spoiler:and containing a message for her son in the event of her death]]. It's also linked to his supernatural powers in some way -- his hand goes to it unconsciously when he unlocks them. |
| 128 | * PlayerCharacter: In the main game and challenge rooms. |
| 129 | * PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: Downplayed in comparison to Mundus. He too is a jerk, but does have a pretense of affability. Dante, however, is openly brash and jerkish to roughly everyone, developing a soft spot for Kat and becoming determined to protect humanity by the end of the story, though. [[spoiler: The contrast is played straight with the reveal of Vergil's evil intentions, as he too is affable and polite, but now a villain.]] |
| 130 | * PowerDyesYourHair: His hair turns white in [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] mode. After his first story-required use of it, his hair [[LockedIntoStrangeness gains a permanent white streak in the back]] while the rest changes back. [[spoiler:At the end of the game, his growing powers cause his hair to turn white permanently.]] |
| 131 | * PowerFist: Eryx, a pair of demonic flaming gauntlets. |
| 132 | * PowerFloats: His feet leave the ground for a moment when he activates his Devil Trigger. |
| 133 | * PowerGlows: In [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] mode, his jacket glows bright red, his skin glows chalk-white, and his eyes have [[RedEyesTakeWarning bright red sclera and pupils]] with white irises. Not to mention the glowing red veins on his face. |
| 134 | * PowerOfTrust: Vergil and Kat, being the first two people in the world he remembers helping him against the demons, become the only two people he really trusts. He points this out in a conversation with Kat to learn more about her past and get her to trust him in turn. |
| 135 | * PowerTattoo: On the middle of his back is a sigil that seems to represent Rebellion and glows when he uses his supernatural abilities. Presumably Vergil has one too, for Yamato, but he never gets shirtless, so it goes unseen. |
| 136 | * PowerupFullColorChange: His Devil Trigger turns his hair white and his coat red. |
| 137 | * {{Protectorate}}: Dante views himself as this by the end of the game for humanity going forward. Unfortunately, his first act is [[spoiler:having to prevent Vergil from starting his own regime over humans, which doesn't really [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice end well for]] [[WeUsedToBeFriends either of them]]]]. |
| 138 | * PungeonMaster: He seems physically unable to allow an opportunity for a pun to pass him by, especially if it's just before or after winning a battle. |
| 139 | -->'''Dante''': ''(after a boss gets churned to death in a mixer)'' I think you're all mixed up. |
| 140 | * RealIsBrown: His outfit was intentionally designed to be more "lifelike" than the original Dante's cowboyish red leather getup. As part of this, his color scheme is a lot darker and less saturated (though his coat still has a red collar, lower sleeves and lining). |
| 141 | * ReallyGetsAround: The dancers at Lilith's nightclub are well acquainted with him, to the point that when he blows one of them off, she's ''not happy''. One flashback image shows him in a bed surrounded by women. |
| 142 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: The sclera of his eyes turn red when using Devil Trigger. |
| 143 | * RedOniBlueOni: Red to Vergil's blue, being the more hot-headed, violent, and emotional of the two brothers. |
| 144 | * ReluctantHero: At first, but [[spoiler:when Vergil reveals his plans to rule, he steps up without a second thought]]. |
| 145 | * RememberedTooLate: During the raid on Mundus' HQ. |
| 146 | -->'''Dante:''' So, I think she said... 105th floor... yeah, that's it.\ |
| 147 | '''Kat:''' ''(flash back)'' Go to the 106th floor. No matter what, don't stop on the 105th, it's ''heavily'' infested.\ |
| 148 | '''Dante:''' [[OhCrap Oh, shit.]] |
| 149 | * RightMakesMight: Dante is UnskilledButStrong while Vergil is about as strong, yet also has superior skill. That said, [[spoiler:during their duel, as Dante's ChaoticGood trumps Vergil's mix of LawfulNeutral and LawfulEvil, Dante wins anyways]]. |
| 150 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: At first, it's for killing his mother and imprisoning his father, [[spoiler:then it's for torturing Kat]]. More generally, it's for his life lived on the run. |
| 151 | * SawnOffShotgun: The Revenant, which he uses by FiringOneHanded. |
| 152 | * ScreamingWarrior: To the point where activating his Devil Trigger is acompanied by him shouting at the top of his lungs. |
| 153 | * ShabbyHeroesWellDressedVillains: Dante lives in a trailer and his clothing style is noticeably scruffy, with a tank top and military boots, as well as a coat whose sleeves keep falling off his shoulders. Mundus is a wealthy executive who wears a nice suit. [[spoiler: And Vergil is also a rich and well dressed man in very neat and probably tailored clothes.]] |
| 154 | * ShirtlessScene: Dante is [[FullFrontalAssault completely nude]] at the beginning of the game, though we only see it from his hips up and his calves in any detail. |
| 155 | * SiblingRivalry: A friendlier one in this version. Dante and Vergil take potshots at each other and fought as kids, as seen in flashbacks. However, the two are firm allies in their battle against Mundus and have each other's back. [[spoiler: Until the end, that is, where Vergil reveals his intentions of ruling humanity and drives a wedge between him and Dante. Then the rivalry becomes serious.]] |
| 156 | * SiblingTeam: Unlike in a brief moment in the original series, Dante and Vergil are full-fledged allies in this universe, working together to defeat Mundus. [[spoiler: Shortly after defeating him, however, the brothers turn against each other.]] |
| 157 | * SinisterScythe: An angelic scythe called Osiris. |
| 158 | * TheScapegoat: [[HeroWithBadPublicity Courtesy of]] [[PropagandaMachine Bob Barbas]]. He draws attention away from the existence of Vergil so the demons think there's only one threat. |
| 159 | * {{Shoryuken}}: A spinning one when Eryx is fully charged. |
| 160 | * SirSwearsALot: Drops the f-bomb, s-bomb and other mid-range expletives regularly, especially compared to Vergil. |
| 161 | * SlasherSmile: The "your painful death is imminent" sort, which he flashes often in or just before combat. |
| 162 | * SmokingIsCool: WordOfGod said by the time of the game he's quit, but it did show up rather prominently in the early promotional material. |
| 163 | * StanceSystem: Dante's stance system is present in the form of his standard Rebellion sword, an Angelic weapon (focusing on fast, crowd-hitting attacks) and a Demonic weapon (focusing on slow, heavy-damage attacks). |
| 164 | * SticksToTheBack: Unlike the main continuity, ''[=DmC=]'' justifies this trope by having Dante's weapon conjured from the tattoo on his back whenever he has to bring it out. |
| 165 | * StrongerSibling: It's quite a reversal compared to the original ''DMC'' series, where Vergil was TheAce. Vergil doesn't disagree when Dante asserts this, and Dante is the one doing all the heavy lifting. Instead, Vergil's the brains of the family -- plotting and using his electronic expertise to open what Dante can't smash. [[spoiler:The final boss battle against Vergil highlights it; Dante is throwing Vergil around like a dishrag for most of the fight, and a cutscene shows Dante simply Devil Triggering through one of his brother's attacks. The tables don't start to turn until Vergil uses his Devil Trigger, but Dante obviously still wins.]] |
| 166 | * SwordBeam: This version of Dante also has the "Drive" move from the original continuity. It causes a shockwave to jet across the ground and damage all enemies in its path. |
| 167 | %%* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's 6'2". |
| 168 | * TookALevelInKindness: He gradually becomes a better and more caring person over the course of the game, though he remains pretty abrasive and violent towards his enemies and has a habit of expressing affection with insults. |
| 169 | * {{Tsundere}}: When Kat asks Dante to come with her to meet her boss after she helps him defeat the Hunter, he replies "I didn't ask for your help". Then a police car with lights and sirens goes by. He gets into her car and motions her to drive. |
| 170 | * UnskilledButStrong: Compared to classic Dante, [=DmC=] Dante's moves are distinctly unrefined, often making large haymakers and wild swings that leave him tripping over himself. He is, however, fast, strong, and agile enough to compensate for his lack of style, because he's been fighting since he was a child and never had formal training. |
| 171 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Flashbacks show Dante as a happy, innocent child... who grew up to a be a brash, uncaring and thuggish young man. One image of his past has him cradling Eva's body in his arms, and his facial expression conveys perfecly how he lost his innocence at that moment. |
| 172 | * WholeCostumeReference: One of his alternate outfits is a homage to ''Franchise/TheCrow'', particularly the [[Film/TheCrow Brandon Lee incarnation]]. |
| 173 | * WrongGenreSavvy: Dante gets a moment of this. Stuck in Limbo, he tries to make the best of a panicked, helpless Kat by giving her step-by-step instructions on how to peacefully surrender to a SWAT team so that they at least don't shoot her. The SWAT team then bust through the door and shoot her anyway. |
| 174 | * YoungerAndHipper: Compared to the experienced and already established demon hunter of the original games, this Dante is a younger and more foul mouthed AntiHero who only fights demons to stay alive. |
| 175 | * YouWillNotEvadeMe: The whips allow him to pull himself towards enemies or enemies towards himself from a pretty long range. |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[folder:Vergil]] |
| 179 | !!Vergil |
| 180 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DMC-Vergil_7622.jpg]] |
| 181 | [[caption-width-right:320:"I've been looking for you for a long time now."]] |
| 182 | [[quoteright:320:[[labelnote:Click here for his appearance in ''Vergil's Downfall'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vergil2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 183 | [[quoteright:320:[[labelnote:Click here for his second appearance in ''Vergil's Downfall'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vergil3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 184 | |
| 185 | !!! Voiced by: David De Lautour (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Jérémy Prévost (French), David Robles (Spanish), Ruggero Andreozzi (Italian)[[/note]] |
| 186 | |
| 187 | ->''"This is a message from the Order: Demons... we know your game. Your cameras watch us, your media brainwash us, your drinks poison us, and your banking system enslaves us. Demons... the game has changed. We have a new weapon, and he's coming for you."'' |
| 188 | |
| 189 | Dante's twin brother. While Dante was admitted to an orphanage run by demons as a child, Vergil was adopted into a rich family. Highly-gifted, Vergil wrote a security encryption program that made him a multi-millionaire before he was even out of school. |
| 190 | |
| 191 | However, Vergil eventually recovered the memories of his biological parents' death and exile at the hands of Mundus and swore to take revenge. He now uses his wealth in order to research and combat demons, making strategic decisions without letting emotions get in the way. |
| 192 | ---- |
| 193 | * AdaptationalHeroism: The original Vergil is Dante's ArchEnemy, while this one starts off as his ally. [[spoiler:Of course, it's subverted at the end when he decides to seize power for himself and in the process becomes far worse than original Vergil ever was.]] |
| 194 | * AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: His Devil Trigger. While the original Vergil's DT morphed him into a demonic form that gave him enhanced strength, agility and resistance, all this counterpart can do with it is summon a doppelganger to fight alongside him- possibly a reference to the Doppelganger style from ''[=DMC3=]''. |
| 195 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Whilst Vergil was always a villain, in the previous series, he genuinely seemed to care for Dante, and had an occasional nice moment. However, [=DmC=]'s Vergil shoots past the point of no return in ''Vergil's Downfall'' when it's revealed [[spoiler:he blames Dante for his troubles, and eventually tosses aside his moral scruples, becoming the leader of the demons]]. |
| 196 | * AdaptationalWealth: The original Vergil's wealth (or lack of it) was never specified, though his outfits tend to be more fashionable and refined than Dante's. In this continuity, it is stated that Vergil was adopted by a rich family and managed to become a millionaire himself with his technical expertise. He owns a CoolCar here and uses his vast wealth to run The Order. |
| 197 | * AdaptationalWimp: This version of Vergil is almost explicitly confirmed to be weaker than Dante (something that Vergil himself doesn't deny), whereas in the original series, Vergil was the more skilled and stronger fighter at first, with Dante taking several fights against him (and embracing his powers more) before they were an even match. [[spoiler:Here, the first time they do fight, Vergil loses badly and has to have Kat step in to stop Dante from killing him.]] |
| 198 | * AdaptationExplanationExtrication: Yamato's ability to open and close dimensional portals is demonstrated in the last two missions without any foreshadowing. Similarly, the original Vergil used [[StormOfBlades psychic throwing knives]] for his ranged attacks because he [[DoesntLikeGuns didn't like guns]], a hang-up this version of the character does not share (though Vergil still doesn't make use of firearms in actual combat, relying on his Yamato instead like his original counterpart). |
| 199 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: This version of Vergil is much more outspoken and emotional compared to his Classic counterpart. The original was TheStoic compared with Dante, whilst this version doesn't possess the same cold soft-spoken demeanour that the original version had. The original version of Vergil also desired power as a consequence of feeling weak and helpless to do anything to save his mother, Eva as well as to live up to his father Sparda's legacy. This version desires power because he believes he's entitled to it as a birthright, additionally serving as a form of revenge against Mundus. The original Vergil also [[DoesntLikeGuns didn't like guns]], whilst this version has no problem using firearms like assault rifles in extremely underhanded fashion. |
| 200 | * AdaptationSpeciesChange: Like his twin brother, he goes from a HumanDemonHybrid to a half-angel/half-demon Nephilim. |
| 201 | * AgeLift: Vergil is established to be the older twin in the original series, but ''Vergil's Downfall'' confirms that Dante is in fact older than Vergil. He also seems several years younger than his original counterpart, who was in his late twenties in the first game while this Vergil seems to be in his early twenties. |
| 202 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Played with. Their faces are identical, both modeled after Tim Philipps, but Dante has black hair in this continuity. [[spoiler:Even after it becomes white due to his Devil Trigger, their hairstyles are still different enough to distinguish them from one another.]] |
| 203 | * AlwaysSecondBest: [[spoiler:''Vergil's Downfall'' reveals him to have felt this way towards Dante since they were kids, and Vergil actually calls the trope by name when talking to Eva.]] |
| 204 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler:''Vergil's Downfall'' reveals he always resented Dante for being the stronger of the two, as well as being supposedly favored by his mother. The Hollow Dante he finds even taunts Vergil over being weaker and not as handsome as him, which he takes very seriously.]] |
| 205 | * AmbitionIsEvil: Much like his original counterpart, Vergil is very ambitious and driven by the pursuit of power. [[spoiler:After Mundus is gone, he reveals his desires of ruling humanity, which means he manipulated his brother and subordinate towards that goal. In ''Vergil's Downfall'', he is convinced by the Hollow version of himself to abandon all of his goodness to become stronger.]] |
| 206 | * AudibleSharpness: Yamato. |
| 207 | * AntiHero: He's willing to go to any lengths to liberate the city and make the demons who murdered his loved ones pay. ''Any'' lengths. Note that any argument he has against a given course of action is never "But it would put people at risk..." |
| 208 | * AntiVillain: [[spoiler:After Mundus is defeated, he wants to appoint himself and Dante the benevolent god-kings of humanity. Falls into place as a Type III, given his ostensibly benevolent goals and love for his brother. In ''Vergil's Downfall'', he destroys the last vestiges of his goodness and drops the "Anti" part.]] |
| 209 | * BadassDriver: Though Dante is helping him throughout it, he's definitely this in Mission 15. |
| 210 | * BadassInANiceSuit: A black, double-breasted, high-collared coat with pale blue floral printing and silk lining. |
| 211 | %%* BadassLongcoat: As part of his very stylish suit. |
| 212 | * BadassInDistress: Vergil is powerful enough to be [[spoiler: the final boss]] but gets in trouble a few times throughout the game. In the first instance, he's cornered by a demon and has to be saved by Dante (mainly because Vergil can't use his powers without outing himself as a Nephilim - which would give away their trump card to Mundus). The second time is during the fight with Mundus, where Mundus [[spoiler: sucks him into the vortex and keeps him there until Dante busts him out]]. |
| 213 | * BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Turns out his endgame is to rule humanity for himself, not free them. Who knew?]] |
| 214 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted, as he is the younger brother in this universe. Still, he gets very protective of Dante whenever he is in trouble, and protested his decision to trade his life for Kat's. He also shouts at Mundus to leave Dante alone as he is almost tearing off his brother's heart from his chest- and intervenes just in time to save him. [[spoiler: This changes after he reveals his true intentions and in ''Vergil's Downfall'', where he reveals his resentment of Dante.]] |
| 215 | * BigBrotherMentor: Inverted in this version, where he is the younger brother. Still, Vergil is the one who gives Dante a purpose in life and explanation about their origins, as well as being the one who comes up with the plans to defeat Mundus. [[spoiler: Vergil becomes an EvilMentor at the final level of the game.]] |
| 216 | * BigDamnHeroes: He saves Dante's life twice during the battle with Mundus. In the first instance, he impales the villain from behind, stopping him from almost ripping off Dante's heart. In the second time, after he's knocked unconscious and is falling off a skyscraper, Vergil teleports them both into the building. |
| 217 | * BigGood: He's the leader of the resistance against the demonic overlords. [[spoiler:It eventually turns out he's not much better than them.]] |
| 218 | * BiggerIsBetterInBed: Claims to have a bigger one when going playfully back and forth with Dante. |
| 219 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Despite posing as a righteous rebel leader against Mundus' tyranny and a noble leader to Kat and brother to Dante, [[spoiler: Vergil is actually manipulating them both towards his goal of ruling humanity after Mundus' fall. He shows his true colors when he dismisses Kat as being merely "useful" and ''Vergil's Downfall'' reveals he Always resented Dante and well as his mother for supposedly favoring him.]] |
| 220 | * BlackAndWhiteInsanity: [[spoiler:After he decides that HumansAreFlawed and, for the good of humanity, he must take Mundus' place as the world's ruler. Both Kat ''and'' Dante are outraged with this. He thus concludes that they're both evil and have betrayed him.]] |
| 221 | * BornWinner: Being the offspring of an angel mother and a demon father, Vergil was blessed with strength, agility and resistance superior to that of any human. As he tells Dante, there's a legend that says that only Nephilim such as them can slay the Demon King. |
| 222 | * BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: More to Kat than Dante. After revealing his intentions to rule humanity, he loses almost all of the respect she had for him. The once-loyal subordinate to Vergil, who thanked him for rescuing her from demons and endowing her with knowledge and a place in The Order, chooses to follow Dante. The only care Kat shows for Vergil after that is begging Dante not to kill him, but she has cut all ties with him.]] |
| 223 | * CainAndAbel: As is a tradition in the series. Flashbacks show they often play-fought when they were young. [[spoiler:At the end of the game, Dante and Vergil fight each other to the near-death over whether they'll rule humanity as Vergil wants or let them be free, which Dante would prefer. Though Vergil drew first, intending to be Cain, to no big surprise, he almost becomes the Abel.]] |
| 224 | * CastingAShadow: Uses a living shadow of himself as part of his [[DoppelgangerAttack doppelganger style]]. |
| 225 | * ChildOfForbiddenLove: Both him and Dante were the offspring of the forbidden union of the angel Eva and the demon Sparda, which attracted the rage of Mundus, who separated the lovers and prohibited relationships between angels and demons. |
| 226 | * ClarkKenting: He conceals his identity as a Nephilim in order to keep Mundus away from the Order because Mundus believes there's only one son of Sparda, and thus only one threat. In public appearances, he uses conventional weapons as opposed to his Yamato and covers his white hair with a most excellent hat. However, no one from the demon side, not even Mundus himself, notices that he and Dante have identical facial features until the last confrontation. (It's possible he's never let anyone live long enough to report his heritage.) |
| 227 | * ColdSniper: In Mission 15, Vergil uses his sniper rifle to coldly gun down Lilith and her unborn child, driving Mundus into a rage. This makes clear his pragmatism and ruthlessness in pursuit of his goals, [[spoiler: which are revealed to be evil in the end.]] |
| 228 | * CoolCar: In this universe, Vergil owns a car that he tells Kat to use to drive Dante towards The Order's hideout. In Mission 15, he becomes the getaway driver, and Dante has to follow him. |
| 229 | * CoolMask: As the masked leader of The Order. |
| 230 | * ControlFreak: He taught himself his computer skills and created the Order for the same reason -- to assert some kind of control over his life (whereas Dante's okay rolling with whatever happens). [[spoiler:It turns out his desire for control goes beyond just that to ruling the human race and then commanding the demonic armies after that fails.]] |
| 231 | * CombatAestheticist: In contrast with Dante's wild lack of refinement, Vergil's swordsmanship is extremely graceful (and pumped up with ImplausibleFencingPowers, since neither he nor his sword are of human origin). He also never uses guns during a melee battle, only picking up a sniper rifle when required to by the situation. |
| 232 | * ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Just like Dante, obviously. |
| 233 | * CurbStompBattle: In the comic, Vergil versus Onyx (a kind of super demon). [[spoiler:The Onyx didn't stand a chance.]] |
| 234 | * DarkIsNotEvil: He may be part demon and dress in a lot of black, but he doesn't share their malice or savagery. He is ultimately is revealed to be an [[spoiler:Anti-Villain with a case of LightIsNotGood]]. |
| 235 | * DarkMessiah: The reality of his crusade to save humanity is to save them from themselves, in his mind. Dante believes HumansAreFlawed, but they do not need a supreme ruler like Vergil to order them around in spite of it. |
| 236 | * DiggingYourselfDeeper: [[spoiler: This is how he ends up turning Dante and Kat against him when he reveals his true intentions. Claiming they would rule humanity gets Dante to say he's not being different from Mundus. Then, he refers to humans as his future "subjects", which offends Kat. And then further when Vergil claims she has only been "useful" to him so far. By this point he's lost all the respect he had from his former allies.]] |
| 237 | * DisappearedDad: His father Sparda was exiled for eternity by Mundus. |
| 238 | * DoNotAdjustYourSet: The transmissions made by the Order urging humankind to fight back against the demons. |
| 239 | * DoppelgangerAttack: His doppelganger style summons a living shadow of himself to fight alongside him. This is also the last phase of his FinalBoss fight. |
| 240 | * EnemyWithout: [[spoiler:In ''Vergil's Downfall'', he meets Hollow Vergil, which is all of Vergil's evil, selfishness and ambition made manifest in a physical form. Though initially a TreacherousQuestGiver, it becomes the sole boss of the DLC campaign.]] |
| 241 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Though he hates Mundus for having killed his parents and saves her from an Imprisoner, Vergil's interactions with Eva in the ''Vergil's Downfall'' DLC show him raging at her for supposedly favoring Dante over him and claims all she and Sparda taught him was wrong.]] |
| 242 | * EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: To the shock of Dante and Kat, Vergil reveals his intentions to rule humanity after killing Mundus. This also puts many of his earlier actions in a different light: he wasn't being pragmatic when suggesting Kat had to die for the cause. He just saw her as a tool, claiming she was "useful" (which enrages Dante even further). ''Vergil's Downfall'' also reveals that, despite claiming to love his brother, he resented him for supposedly being their mother's favourite.]] |
| 243 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: He takes it as a given that Dante will [[spoiler:be on board with ruling the humans after Mundus is dead. He seems just as shocked at Dante's revulsion at the idea as Dante is about Vergil's true nature.]] |
| 244 | -->'''Vergil:''' [[spoiler:The path is clear for us to rule.]]\ |
| 245 | '''Dante:''' [[spoiler:''What did you say?'']]\ |
| 246 | '''Vergil:''' [[spoiler:(In an "Um...''duh''" voice.) The path is... clear... for us... to rule?]] |
| 247 | * EvilGenius: [[spoiler:Vergil is established in this continuity to be a genius since his teenage years and that operates mainly in the sidelines by hacking security systems while leaving the fighting to Dante. He also taught Kat about demonology and occultism. However, he does all that with the purpose of ruling humanity after defeating Mundus.]] |
| 248 | * EvilMentor: [[spoiler:In this continuity, Vergil acts as a mentor to Dante and Kat, explaining to his brother his origins as well as giving him a purpose towards which he guides him. To Kat, he taught her about demonology and occultism, skills she puts to use in their mission. However, it's all a ploy to install him as the new ruler of humanity after defeating Mundus. He gives Dante the chance to rule alongside him, but more as an enforcer. As for Kat, he merely deems her "useful" after all is said and done.]] |
| 249 | * EvilTwin: [[spoiler:Vergil eventually subverts the AdaptationalHeroism he was given in this version and reveals his intentions to rule humanity after Mundus' fall, making him the final villain of the story. And ''Vergil's Downfall'' has him abandoning all of his goodness and embrace his anger and resentment of Dante to become the new Demon Lord.]] |
| 250 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In his DLC, his hair is messier. [[spoiler:And by the end, he has another change, combined with GlowingEyesOfDoom.]] |
| 251 | * {{Expy}}: |
| 252 | ** Henri Ducard[=/=]ComicBook/RasAlGhul from ''Film/BatmanBegins'' due to being a mentor figure [[spoiler:who is revealed to be the true villain]]. |
| 253 | ** V of ''Film/VForVendetta'' due to being a masked freedom fighter with rather questionable methods. |
| 254 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Reveals he's going to take power for himself after Mundus is defeated, and he used Kat and Dante to dethrone Mundus. [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Though he intended for Dante to rule alongside him]], it's obviously more as an enforcer than an equal. He claims he'd respect humanity, but it's hard to see how when he considers himself so much their superior.]] |
| 255 | * FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: [[spoiler: Though Vergil appears trustworthy and is handsome, charming and well dressed, he is driven by an ambition of ruling humanity and displays more and more ruthlessness as the story goes on, culminating in turning against Dante after he won't follow his ideal. He loses none of his good appeal in ''Vergil's Downfall'', even after he sheds away his remaining goodness.]] |
| 256 | * FallenHero: Regardless of his reasons for doing it, Mundus had to go and Vergil championed the cause. [[spoiler:Even his ultimate goal isn't exactly evil, simply misguided and unappreciative for what humanity is capable of on their own. It was letting his defeat at Dante's hand turn him vengeful and power-hungry that finally caused his fall from grace and into full villain status.]] |
| 257 | * FantasticRacism: Believes that humans are weak and stupid, [[spoiler:and unable to be trusted with their own world. He says this [[KickTheDog right in front of Kat, fully aware of her help in bringing down Mundus]], which Dante [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out on]].]] |
| 258 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Just look at his coat. |
| 259 | * FlashStep: Vergil's Sword Illusions in Angel mode would make him teleport to the pierced enemy. |
| 260 | * FinalBoss: [[spoiler:After it's revealed that he intends to take Mundus' place as the human's ruler, Dante faces him in a climactic final duel. Similarly, the final- and only- boss of the ''Vergil's Downfall'' DLC is the Hollow version of him.]] |
| 261 | * {{Foil}}: |
| 262 | ** To [[Characters/DevilMayCryVergil his original incarnation]]. The one of the Classic Continuity was a JadeColoredGlasses-wearing cynic who believes that [[{{Ubermensch}} personal empowerment trumped the common good of society]]. [[note]]("Might Controls Everything. And without strength, you cannot protect anything, let alone yourself.")[[/note]] In contrast, ''[=DmC=]'' Vergil is someone who presents himself as a [[IdealHero morally upright individual]] with a goal of doing what is necessary for humanity's protection. [[spoiler:However, [[LightIsNotGood his belief in the righteous of his cause]] makes him a [[TautologicalTemplar fanatical]] [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity extremist]] who believes that his cause is so just that nothing will ever sully the ultimate ends of establishing his own [[TotalitarianUtilitarian allegedly benevolent regime]] to succeed Mundus's, which leads him to cross [[MoralEventHorizon moral boundaries]] that the Classic counterpart [[EvenEvilHasStandards would not have]].]] |
| 263 | ** To Dante. Vergil is calm and controlled, fights with precision and finesse predominately wears blue, and [[spoiler:wants to install himself as humanity's new ruler because he believes that humans cannot rule themselves]]. Dante is an impulsive and angry young man who fights with brute strength, predominately wears red, and ultimately comes to want to free humanity. |
| 264 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Vergil is the Responsible to Dante's Foolish. Vergil lives by a philosophy of control over aspects of his life and has the duties of leading a resistance movement towards a clear goal in contrast to his brother's initial lack of ambition in life other than revenge and his hedonistic lifestyle. |
| 265 | * ForceAndFinesse: The Finesse to Dante's Force. Dante serves the rebellion with violence, Vergil does it with communication. Dante uses loud and messy handguns, Vergil uses a sniper rifle and throwing knives. Vergil also later gives him a more precision-based weapon than the shotgun, a gun that shoots timed explosive bolts. The greatest example is in their fighting styles, with Dante taking large swings and Vergil using timed, practiced slashes. [[spoiler:Notably, while Vergil can't take too many hits himself, letting him get a single hit in on Dante can lead the player to getting absolutely shredded if they're not careful.]] |
| 266 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: |
| 267 | ** When Dante meets him for the first time, he tells him they are fighting for humanity. Dante says he doesn't give a shit about mankind, and rather than try to convince him humans deserve to be free, Vergil smoothly changes his argument to make the stakes more personal. The freedom of humankind doesn't come up again as a worthwhile goal. |
| 268 | ** "Meningitis is a ''human'' condition! You are ''not'' human!" Vergil's dialogue subtly makes it clear early on that he sees humans as weak, and that Nephilim are superior. |
| 269 | * FullCircleRevolution: [[spoiler:Turns out he doesn't intend to overthrow Mundus -- he intends to ''replace'' him. He claims that he will be a better ruler than Mundus was, but Dante and Kat don't fall for his bullshit.]] |
| 270 | * GeniusBruiser: Vergil may be the brains behind the entire operation against Mundus and focuses on disabling security systems and hacking while leaving the fighting to Dante. Yet this doesn't stop him from being a formidable swordsman on his own, being able to take on hordes of demons by himself and even [[spoiler: fight his own brother.]] |
| 271 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: [[spoiler:After absorbing [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Hollow Vergil]] towards the end of ''Vergil's Downfall''.]] |
| 272 | * HappilyAdopted: Not only was his foster family extremely wealthy, but they also took good care of him -- in direct contrast with Dante's upbringing. |
| 273 | * HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:At the end of the DLC story, he becomes the new ruler of the demon world.]] |
| 274 | * HiddenDisdainReveal: ''Vergil's Downfall'' reveals that [[spoiler: he always resented Dante for supposedly being favored more by Eva. This marks a contrast from their clash in the main game where, despite having become enemies, Vergil claimed to have loved his brother.]] |
| 275 | * HidingYourHeritage: Unlike Dante, whose presence and status as a Nephilim are sensed by Mundus, Vergil manages to conceal himself and slip under the radar. He goes to great extents to hide his powers and when he exposes himself to attack Mundus after destroying his Hell Gate, the villain is taken aback by the existence of a second Nephilim and Son of Sparda. |
| 276 | * HobbesWasRight: Vergil's viewpoint regarding humanity. [[spoiler:He wants to defeat the Demons so he can put the Nephilim, himself and his brother, in charge.]] |
| 277 | * HollywoodHacking: One of his abilities, because the demon world has computer-based security systems. |
| 278 | * HumansAreFlawed: How he ''really'' sees them. He wanted to save them, yes, but [[spoiler:he also wants to rule over them, taking Mundus' place. He believed the humans are like children, weak, stupid, and unable to protect themselves]]. Dante does not approve. |
| 279 | * HybridPower: As a Nephilim, Vergil's power exceeds that of any human, angel or demon. According to the legend he tells Dante, their heritage makes them the only ones able to take down Mundus. Also, they have the minor benefit of being immune to Virility's mind controlling properties. |
| 280 | * {{Hypocrite}}: He absolutely ''despises'' Mundus for his poor treatment of the humans, but doesn't [[FantasticRacism have a very high opinion of them]] himself. [[NotSoDifferentRemark Dante even accuses him of being not that different than Mundus.]] |
| 281 | * ICanRuleAlone: [[spoiler: When he realizes he is not convincing Dante to rule humanity alongside him, Vergil straight up tells him to step aside so he can rule alone.]] |
| 282 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: Vergil's determination to do whatever it takes to reach his goals is perfectly displayed in Mission 15, where he guns down Lilith and her unborn child after Kat has been brought back to him and Dante. When his brother asks him why he did that, Vergil replies that he had to. |
| 283 | * IaijutsuPractitioner: Like his original counterpart, Vergil's fighting style revolves around drawing his Yamato for quick and powerful slashes. |
| 284 | * IconOfRebellion: He's the mouthpiece, Dante's the hammer. |
| 285 | * IcyBlueEyes: Played much straighter than his brother. Like his twin, Vergil has piercing bright blue eyes, to go along with the other motifs (white/blond hair, pale skin, well-dressed) that mark Vergil as solitary and aloof, as well as someone not to be crossed. His overall character ends up very befitting of them. |
| 286 | * IdealHero: Vergil presents himself as a morally upright man with the goal of doing whatever is necessary for mankind to be set free, [[spoiler:however, Vergil's belief in the righteousness of his cause actually makes him a [[WellIntentionedExtremist fanatical extremist]] who will stop at nothing until his goal accomplished and his allegedly benevolent regime is constructed.]] |
| 287 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: It is first shown when Vergil casually hits a Spotter in the face with a throwing knife, without much effort. Later, he guns down a SWAT team which very precise shots from his sniper rifle. |
| 288 | * InterspeciesRomance: In the comics, he (a Nephilim) and Kat (a human) fell in love with each other. Though the romance didn't last, as Vergil wiped away her memories from those moments. |
| 289 | * ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:Vergil shows himself as really self-centered when he reveals his plans of ruling humanity. As Dante rightfully puts it, he wasn't fighting for mankind's freedom, but rather ''his'' own freedom and was only using his brother and Kat towards that goal. ''Vergil's Downfall'' has him dwell on his defeat and resentment at Dante and believe he has been the one betrayed. This is glimpsed earlier in the story, when he derails Dante's plans to trade Lilith's life for Kat's by doing what he felt he had to do.]] |
| 290 | * IveComeTooFar: [[spoiler:This is implied during his fight with Dante. Halfway through their battle, Dante tells him that it's not too late, to which Vergil replies it is.]] |
| 291 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In spite of his friendly attitude, Vergil can be quite callous when the situation gets dire [[spoiler:as evidenced by his leaving Kat behind.]] It almost seems like he's a darker anti-hero until [[spoiler:the reveal of his own power-hungry tendencies. By the end of ''Vergil's Downfall'', he shows himself to be a lot crueler and ambitious than he first appeared]]. |
| 292 | * JustFrameBonus: Releasing his Judgement Cut with a precise timing makes it deal more slashes and a higher damage than usual. |
| 293 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: His weapon of choice is the demonic Japanese sword Yamato. |
| 294 | * KickTheSonOfABitch: More like two of them... |
| 295 | ** Vergil’s main goal is to bring down Mundus by destroying most of his resources. |
| 296 | ** Then, he shoots down Lilith and her (and Mundus’) unborn demon child. Of course, [[AssholeVictim she fully deserved it.]] |
| 297 | * KnightTemplar: Edges towards this, as he is willing to do whatever it takes to liberate Limbo City and eliminate the demons who control it, including sacrificing his comrades in the Order and giving Kat up for dead when she's captured. With some browbeating from Dante, though, he does agree to rescue Kat. [[spoiler:After Mundus' defeat, he reveals ''he'' wants to rule because he thinks humans can't take care of themselves.]] |
| 298 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: He too suffered from it, and was led to believe he lost his memories in a car accident when he was seven. However, he learned the truth way before Dante. |
| 299 | * LastOfHisKind: He and Dante are the last of the known Nephilim alive. All others were hunted down and slain by Mundus' forces. |
| 300 | * LongLostRelative: Of Dante, naturally. They grew up in different homes and wouldn't meet again as adults. It actually takes some time for Dante to truly believe Vergil is his brother, as he has no memory of him and doesn't recognize him. |
| 301 | * MalevolentMaskedMen: In the Order's videos, he wears a creepy mask inspired by the Guy Fawkes mask from ''ComicBook/VForVendetta''. |
| 302 | * ManOfWealthAndTaste: Vergil is one rich man, and his wealth is made visible in the sharp and neat clothes he wear as well as the CoolCar he owns even before he mentions he's a millionaire. There's also the fact that the entire Order gets financed by him. [[spoiler: And, after the fall of Mundus, Vergil shows his true colors as the final villain of the story.]] |
| 303 | * MightMakesRight: |
| 304 | ** In the main campaign, Vergil sees humans as frail beings who need protection, so he [[spoiler:tries to convince his brother in joining him to rule over humanity after saving it from Mundus. Dante declines, which leads to the twins fighting each other in the finale]]. |
| 305 | --->'''Vergil:''' Listen! If you can't see the chaos the humans will cause, if you don't want the responsibility of protecting them, then stand aside. I will rule alone. |
| 306 | ** [[spoiler:With the influence of Hollow Vergil over him and his own resentment of Dante, he starts to fall in line with his original counterpart and believe power is all that matters for oneself. He even says one of the original Vergil's most famous lines: "I need more power".]] |
| 307 | * MissingMom: His mother Eva was killed by demons. [[spoiler:In ''Vergil's Downfall'', Vergil gets to meet her in hell.]] |
| 308 | * NeverMyFault: The first thing he does in ''Vergil's Downfall'' is whine about [[spoiler:Dante "betraying" him when really it was pretty much the other way around. As the DLC progresses, he goes further and further to convince himself he's not to blame for the events that led to his defeat at the end of the game, right down to blaming Dante, Kat, and ''his own dead mother'' for his descent into darkness.]] |
| 309 | * NobleMaleRoguishMale: The noble to Dante's roguish. Though both brothers end up united in the same cause, it's the more articulate and persuasive Vergil who has to appeal to the initially uncaring and rude Dante for help. Their designs and fighting style clearly accentuate this contrast between then until [[spoiler: Vergil reveals he wants to rule humanity and fights Dante. By the end of the game and ''Vergil's Downfall'', the trope gets inverted: Dante has dedicated himself to humanity's protection while Vergil has discarded all pretenses of honor and good intentions.]] |
| 310 | * NonhumanHumanoidHybrid: Angel + Demon = Nephilim. |
| 311 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Despite carrying himself as a more serious and focused man than his brother, Vergil can get as immature and playful as Dante. Before their assault on Silver Sacks Tower, he engages in a playful bantering with Dante which ends with Vergil claiming to have a bigger dick. |
| 312 | * NotSoStoic: Cracks show in his [[TheStoic stoic personality]] [[spoiler:when Dante wants to save Kat and again around the battle with Dante. His stoicism has fractured completely once he becomes a playable character]]. |
| 313 | * OrphansPlotTrinket: His crystal amulet, twin to Dante's (except blue), given by his mother to make sure the brothers could find each other. It also seems linked to his supernatural abilities. |
| 314 | * PlayerCharacter: In the DownloadableContent ''[[SpoilerTitle Vergil's Downfall]]''. |
| 315 | * PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: [[spoiler:After he shows his true colors, Vergil still keeps his affability while Dante preserves his rude demeanor. However, by the end of ''Vergil's Downfall'', he sheds all of his politeness for pure, unabashed resentment towards his brother.]] |
| 316 | * PowerEchoes: In the DLC [[spoiler:after absorbing Hollow Vergil]]. |
| 317 | * PowerGlows: Glows white when using his [[SuperMode Doppelganger style]]. [[spoiler:After absorbing [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Hollow Vergil]], his hands and eyes glow white-green and he has small but constant wisps of pale green smoke coming off of him.]] |
| 318 | * PragmaticHero: He's shown to be this, such as when he's ready to write Kat off rather than lose their best chance at getting to Mundus [[spoiler:and especially when he murders Lilith and Mundus' heir. By the game's end, he reveals his true colors and shifts into AntiVillain territory.]] |
| 319 | * PsychoticSmirk: He busts out a rather creepy one [[spoiler: during his fight with Dante.]] |
| 320 | * PuzzleBoss: The boss fight against him is a straightforward, skill-dependent battle until his health bar is down to its final dregs, at which point he bunkers up and counters ''all'' damage, blade or bullet, [[spoiler:with his doppelganger]]. Spend too long pounding away uselessly at the defences and he will charge back into the fight with renewed health. How do you win? [[spoiler:Activate Dante's Devil Trigger, allowing Dante to suspend the doppelganger in mid-air and leave Vergil exposed. Vergil's remaining health can then be depleted in the next strike.]] Subverted in the Definitive Edition; using [[spoiler:Devil Trigger is not required to defeat Vergil anymore]]. In exchange, however, he [[spoiler:and his doppelgänger]] will continue to pummel you until you land the final blow. |
| 321 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: In ''Vergil's Downfall'', he appears with blood-red eyes in the cutscenes, clearly symbolizing his gradual rejection of all that's good within him. |
| 322 | * RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Dante's red, being the more responsible, intellectual, and level-headed of the two brothers. They're even color-coded. |
| 323 | * RebelLeader: He's the head of the Order. |
| 324 | * RegeneratingShieldStaticHealth: [[spoiler:Vergil can do this if his health goes low enough, making the fight impossible to win unless he's forced out of it with a well-timed Devil Trigger because the phantom he summons will immediately teleport to him to block any attack Dante performs that would interrupt his healing.]] |
| 325 | * TheResenter: ''Vergil's Downfall'' reveals that [[spoiler:Vergil had always resented Dante for being the StrongerSibling and for apparently being their mother's [[ParentalFavoritism favorite]].]] |
| 326 | * SelfMadeMan: His foster family was wealthy, but he made his own fortune. |
| 327 | * SharpDressedMan: Compared to Dante's general scruffiness, Vergil's clothing is neat as a pin, probably tailored. |
| 328 | * SiblingRivalry: A friendlier one in this version. Dante and Vergil take potshots at each other and fought as kids, as seen in flashbacks. However, the two are firm allies in their battle against Mundus and have each other's back. [[spoiler: Until the end, that is, where Vergil reveals his intentions of ruling humanity and drives a wedge between him and Dante. Then the rivalry becomes serious, even more so after the DLC reveals he always resented Dante.]] |
| 329 | * SoreLoser: So he proves in the DLC -- initially sorrowful that his remaining family is gone, he gets more and more bitter over the ''defeat'', convinced he would not lose if he had a second chance. [[spoiler:When he battles the shadow version of Dante, the fight's outcome is the opposite of his fight against the real Dante: Vergil has his brother pinned and helpless. But where Dante refrained from killing Vergil, Vergil viciously kills "Dante", gloats, and takes his amulet as a trophy.]] |
| 330 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Invoked. Throughout the game, Vergil aims to make his entire existence unknown to Mundus. And indeed, when Kat is captured by him, she only gives him Vergil's name, and the villain admits he doesn't know who he is. Vergil not only celebrates his lack of knowledge about his identity and heritage, but also manages to sneak into his room and destroy his Hell Gate near the end of the game. Mundus is completely taken aback by the presence of a second Nephilim, and never planned for that. |
| 331 | * StanceSystem: Though he only has Yamato in the ''Vergil's Downfall'' DLC campaign, Vergil has three different stances just like Dante. His normal stance with Yamato, his Angelic stance which imbues his katana with lightning-fast, crowd-hitting attacks, and his Demonic stance which imbues his katana with slow, but heavy attacks. Vergil's Devil Trigger, Doppelganger, can also be switched to any stance and will mimic any of the player's input. |
| 332 | * StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:Oddly, his own seems to happen ''after'' his FaceHeelTurn. When he collapses from the wounds inflicted by Dante, ''Vergil's Downfall'' depicts a weird NearDeathExperience[=/=]VisionQuest involving his corruption by [[EnemyWithout Hollow Vergil]], wherein he tries to become more powerful by "fixing" his heart but destroys the kindness left in his nature instead.]] |
| 333 | * TheStoic: His reactions are generally low-key. Low-key joy when he meets Dante, low-key frustration when Dante gets stubborn. Even when things go dramatically wrong, he tends not to lose his cool. |
| 334 | * SuddenlyShouting: At the end, when Kat tries to intervene [[spoiler:as he and Dante argue overruling the humans. More than anything, that seems to convince Dante there's no talking it out, cueing the final boss fight]]. |
| 335 | -->'''Vergil:''' ''(coldly)'' Stand aside.\ |
| 336 | '''Dante:''' Don't do this.\ |
| 337 | '''Kat:''' Vergil, please--\ |
| 338 | '''Vergil:''' '''''Stay out of this!''''' |
| 339 | * SupportingLeader: Vergil is the leader of The Order and recruits both Kat and Dante as his subordinates, though he isn't the main character, but rather his brother. Until he stars in his own campaign, ''Vergil's Downfall''. |
| 340 | * TeenGenius: Wrote a security encryption program that made him a multi-millionaire before he was even out of school. |
| 341 | * TeleportationWithDrawbacks: Can use his Summoned Swords to teleport to things, or to teleport things to him. |
| 342 | * TragicKeepsake: The blue silk armband on his upper left arm. It has the initials S (for Sparda) and E (for Eva) intertwined, showing how highly Vergil values his mixed heritage. |
| 343 | * TravelToProjectile: ''[=DmC=]'' reimagined Vergil's Trick teleport as one of these. Vergil's counterpart to Dante's GrapplingHookPistol form of the Rebellion involves him shooting out a Summoned Sword, which causes a teleport. Who gets teleported depends on whether it was the [[StanceSystem Demon or Angel version]] of Trick, with the former teleporting Vergil's target to him and the latter teleporting him to his target instead. |
| 344 | * TurnsRed: The [[spoiler:battle with him will deliberately highlight this. Initially, Dante wields raw power while Vergil favors strict and refined skill, making him very dangerous but not enough to keep him from getting his ass kicked around the arena. As he takes more damage though, he starts to use more and more of his powers. By the time he's full-on using his Doppelganger via Devil Trigger, the fight turns from fairly even to incredibly dangerous. What it shows is that Vergil may not have as much experience fighting as Dante, but he's much more in control of his power.]] |
| 345 | * TheUnfavourite: [[spoiler: In ''Vergil's Downfall'', he believes himself to be this, claiming his mother always favored Dante more. Given the nature of the DLC campaign and his own self-serving personality, it's likely to be false.]] |
| 346 | * UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:When all is said and done, the best praise he can give Kat is that she was "useful". Dante points out that they would have failed 20 times without her.]] |
| 347 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: While Vergil hides it better than Dante, the murder of Eva also took its toll on him and completely changed him from the carefree and innocent kid he once was. [[spoiler: In ''Vergil's Downfall'', however, he reveals another reason for his evilness and lust for power: resentment of his brother and belief that his mother loved him more.]] |
| 348 | * VillainProtagonist: As the DLC focusing on him takes place after the main game, [[spoiler:he’s already turned on Dante and Kat. The DLC itself then proceeds to turn him into a true villain]]. |
| 349 | * VisionaryVillain: [[spoiler:As he shows through the reveal of his true intentions, Vergil's entire arc in this universe has been about killing Mundus so he would rule humanity, though in a way he claims it would be more respectful towards his future "subjects".]] |
| 350 | * VoiceOfTheResistance: To the population as TheFaceless leader of the Order. |
| 351 | * WeakButSkilled: Compared to Dante who has an unrefined fighting style and his powers are limited to altering Rebellion, Vergil's fighting style is full of focused and swift strikes while having a wider range of supernatural abilities. However Dante is noted to be far stronger than Vergil, likely on account of having to actually fight demons his entire life. |
| 352 | * WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:Gives this speech to Dante, his brother, at the end of the game. See WhamLine.]] |
| 353 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler: While Vergil was actually manipulating Dante and Kat all along in his scheme to replace Mundus as ruler of humanity, he held some degree of respect and companionship with his brother, as Vergil is shown to feel betrayed when Dante refuses to rule alongside him. Kat was supposedly a loyal subordinate to him before he claimed her to have only been "useful".]] |
| 354 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Vergil does indeed want to protect humanity, but his methods leave little room for mercy or compassion. [[spoiler:And one of the threats that he wants to protect humans from is human nature.]] |
| 355 | * WhamLine: [[spoiler:"The path is clear for us to rule." Dante even highlights this by asking him what he just said. Vergil repeats himself in a noticeably colder tone.]] |
| 356 | * WhatTheHellHero: |
| 357 | ** Dante briefly calls him out after [[spoiler:he shoots the defenseless and pregnant Lilith twice (once to kill the spawn, the second to kill her) in the middle of exchanging her for Kat, ''while Kat's still being held by Mundus'']]. |
| 358 | ** [[spoiler:Dante gives him a bigger one when Vergil says humans are weak, stupid, and need to be ruled, right in front of Kat to Dante.]] |
| 359 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: An AntiHero version. Flashbacks show that Vergil had white hair since he was a child, unlike Dante. [[spoiler:Until the end, where Vergil's revealed to be a villain, playing the trope straight.]] |
| 360 | * WholeCostumeReference: His initial appearance before TheReveal is based on V of ''ComicBook/VForVendetta'' -- smiling mask, black suit, brimmed hat, and gloves. |
| 361 | * WorfEffect: [[spoiler:In the comic, a kind of super demons called Onyx shows up. They are easily killed by Vergil's DT.]] |
| 362 | * WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Would Kill an Unborn Infant, to be exact. It's more his casual execution of an already-defeated hostage than the assumed innocence (or lack thereof) of the child that's troubling.]] |
| 363 | [[/folder]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[folder:Kat]] |
| 366 | !!Kat |
| 367 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dmc-kat_9755.png]] |
| 368 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Good luck."]] |
| 369 | !!! Voiced by: Sage Mears (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Jessica Monceau (French), Sandra Jara (Spanish), Francesca Perilli (Italian)[[/note]] |
| 370 | |
| 371 | A mysterious agent of [[LaResistance the Order]], sent by Vergil to lead Dante to the Order's HQ and obtain the hero's cooperation in destroying Mundus. |
| 372 | |
| 373 | Unlike most humans, she is capable of perceiving the demonic Limbo, due to latent psychic abilities. Also able to use basic [[RitualMagic Wiccan witchcraft]]. |
| 374 | ---- |
| 375 | * AbusiveParents: Her demonic stepfather. She eventually [[SelfMadeOrphan killed him herself]]. |
| 376 | * ActionSurvivor: She killed her demonic stepfather, but primarily helps Dante by her interactions with Limbo from the outside world to allow him to bridge the gap with his powers rather than participating in combat herself. |
| 377 | * ArtInitiatesLife: She can paint markings that become physical objects in Limbo for Dante to manipulate. |
| 378 | * AstralProjection: Explicitly stated as one of her powers -- she can leave her physical body behind and wander Limbo as a spirit. Unfortunately, she can only do it when subjected to extreme trauma, not at will, reducing its usefulness. That said, she has working knowledge of locations she's wandered in the past (such as the Virility Factory) and [[spoiler:appears to have used it during her time being tortured in Mundus' tower to scout the place]]. |
| 379 | * BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. [[spoiler:When about to be caught by the SWAT team raiding the hideout, Kat is advised by Dante to quietly surrender and make no attempt to fight back, after realizing that he can't enter the real world to protect her. It doesn't matter -- they shoot her in the shoulder and beat her viciously before taking her into captivity. She's still visibly injured and limping to the game's end.]] |
| 380 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She's loyal to Vergil to the point of near-worship because he once saved her from abuse and gave her a purpose. [[spoiler:That is, until the revelation that he was using her and wants to rule over the humans, at which point she chooses Dante, who has by then also earned her loyalty and regards her as an equal.]] |
| 381 | * CompositeCharacter: Kat has elements of the three heroines from the first three ''Devil May Cry'' games. |
| 382 | ** Like Trish in the first game, Kat serves as Dante's guide. Unlike Trish, she does not start out as a villain working for Mundus. |
| 383 | ** Like Lucia from the second game, Kat is named after a martyred Christian saint. In Kat's case, she is named after St. Catherine of Alexandria who became a Christian at age 14 (much like how Kat became a member of the Order at an early age). |
| 384 | ** Kat has a demonic stepfather whom she kills. This brings to mind Lady killing her father Arkham in the third game after he became a demon. |
| 385 | * DamselInDistress: Captured by Mundus and interrogated. |
| 386 | * DefiantCaptive: [[spoiler:She holds out against Mundus's interrogation so he thinks he's gotten her most important information when he gets Vergil's first name. Then gives the whole building floor plans to the brothers with security checkpoints and specific floors to avoid.]] |
| 387 | * {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Successfully holds out under Mundus's torture to protect Dante and Vergil, then goes on to give them a detailed interior plan of the building she was held in after her rescue as well as specifics of how to get around security. She is also the one to talk down Dante from killing Vergil, after hearing Vergil badmouth her species. Then comfort Dante after he defeats Vergil, her arm visibly in a sling and walking with a limp.]] |
| 388 | * EyeOfNewt: Her spray cans include an "old Wiccan recipe" that includes, but is not limited to, "sea salt, shark oil, iron shavings, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick desiccated squirrel semen]], [and] wolf hair". Later, when she uses a gravity tilting charm to help Dante, she begins to tell him what she used to make it, but Dante promptly says he'd rather not know. |
| 389 | %%* FormFittingWardrobe |
| 390 | * HotWitch: Uses Wicca-based RitualMagic and is an attractive woman in a cleavage-bearing shirt and short-shorts. |
| 391 | * HypercompetentSidekick: Helps Dante take out the Hunter Demon, briefs Dante on all his missions, plans the assault on Mundus' fortress at the end of the game, and knows spells to manipulate Limbo. Dante even says both he and Vergil would have failed twenty times over if not for her. [[spoiler:Vergil deigns to admit that she ''was'' "useful", before fighting Dante.]] |
| 392 | * ImpliedLoveInterest: Much like the heroines from previous games, Kat and Dante are sometimes implied to have a romantic connection. However while the game ends with Kat [[spoiler:siding with Dante over Vergil]] and the two walking off together, they aren't firmly established to be a couple. She is also very loyal towards Vergil, though again nothing about their relationship is shown to be romantic and [[spoiler:it becomes a moot point when Vergil reveals his true plans]]. ''The Chronicles of Vergil'' comic actually reveals they did fall in love, but Vergil erased both of their memories of the relationship except for him saving her and the two of them becoming allies. |
| 393 | * ImStandingRightHere: At the end, when Vergil reveals his true intentions and actual opinion of humans, refusing to even acknowledge Kat's contributions -- or existence -- until Dante makes him. All while Kat is standing right next to him. |
| 394 | * InTheHood: At a key moment, she puts it down to indicate she's beginning to like and trust Dante. |
| 395 | * KickTheDog: How other characters treat her is a very good indicator of what kind of people they are. |
| 396 | ** [[spoiler:One of the biggest KickTheDog moments is when [[BrokenPedestal Vergil, the man she willingly sacrificed herself for because he once saved her and then mentored her]], talks about ruling over the weak, subservient humans after defeating Mundus. He does this ''right in front of her'' and only acknowledges her when Dante practically makes him; this, more than his fight with Dante, establishes that he is now a villain.]] This is foreshadowed earlier when [[spoiler:during the raid on the Order headquarters, Vergil seems genuinely surprised she's still alive, not particularly upset that she's very likely to be killed, and doesn't even thank her for helping him destroy the database, even though she's about to be dragged off by SWAT for her trouble. He's also totally unmoved when every other member of the Order is dead and there are no signs he ever even considered helping them.]] |
| 397 | ** During her capture, the Feds shoot and [[PoliceBrutality brutally beat her]] even after seeing that she's quietly surrendering. |
| 398 | ** Though Dante is initially unwilling to accept her help, after a rough first impression, he's perfectly happy doing what she says, listening to her, or even confiding in her. |
| 399 | * MalevolentMaskedMen: In the Order's videos. |
| 400 | * MeaningfulName: Her name is a reference to St. Catherine of Alexandria. To quote the Devil May Cry wiki, St. Catherine was "a Christian martyr who converted thousands to Christianity and became a Christian at the age of 14 (much like how Kat became a member of the Order at an early age)." |
| 401 | * MedicateTheMedium: Being able to see into Limbo (and, possibly, claiming that her abusive step-father was a demon) led to her being medicated for "delusions". Some possibly meant well, but most were just the demonic order reinforcing their cover by suppressing her second sight. |
| 402 | * MoralityPet: Comes to serve as this to Dante; [[spoiler:during the FinalBoss battle, it's her begging him ''not'' to kill Vergil that stops him from doing so]]. |
| 403 | * MsExposition: Basically she acts as a player's guide to the world of Limbo City/Limbo with various factoids she grasped in her time in Limbo or being a member of the Order. |
| 404 | * MysteriousWaif: Delivering Dante's CallToAdventure right to his door! Unfortunately, Dante is a wee bit too hungover to appreciate the help. |
| 405 | * PortalPicture: One of her stencils has a spell that can create a temporary pathway to or from Limbo. |
| 406 | * PostModernMagik: It takes hours or days to prepare the proper materials for drawing occult formulae, so she stores it in a spray can and avoids the lengthy process of needing to draw her spells by spraying it through a stencil. Although she's perfectly happy to paint regular old graffiti for fun as well if the murals around the Order building are any indication. |
| 407 | * RapeAsBackstory: She mentions that her stepfather, who was a demon, would come for her "most nights", which implies this. |
| 408 | * RealityWarper: She can construct spells that alter the physics of Limbo, as well as spells that breach the gap between it and the real world, and her spells and paintings allow her to create barriers in Limbo that demons can't pass through and magically reinforce doors. |
| 409 | * {{Retcon}}: The game implied that she met Vergil years ago and he saved her from her demon stepfather, with her having been a member of the Order for a couple of years. ''The Chronicles of Vergil'' comic reveals that they only met fairly recently with Kat using her abilities to help find Dante. |
| 410 | * RoseHairedSweetie: It's not super-obvious because she rarely makes appearances in fully-saturated colour, but she's a sweet, helpful person with pink-red hair. Both that and her hand-markings show she uses henna dye, a plant compound that can both color hair and creates temporary tattoos, adding to her general appearance as a post-modern graffiti witch who uses natural spell compounds. |
| 411 | * ThirdEye: Can see demons/into the demon world of Limbo, unlike most humans. The tattoo on her forehead symbolises her ability. It may also be tied to her magic; it's a pentagram, whose five points signify the five natural elements (earth, air, water, fire, and spirit/aether), a symbol tied strongly with Wiccan rituals and beliefs. |
| 412 | * YouthfulFreckles: Her age is never said, but it's visibly her late teens to her early 20s. |
| 413 | [[/folder]] |
| 414 | |
| 415 | !Antagonists |
| 416 | [[folder:Mundus]] |
| 417 | !!Mundus |
| 418 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Mundus_5_7189.jpg]] |
| 419 | [[caption-width-right:350:"You don't ''fuck'' with a god."]] |
| 420 | !!! Voiced by: Creator/LouisHerthum (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Creator/PatrickBethune (French), Luis Mas (Spanish), Silvano Piccardi (Italian)[[/note]] |
| 421 | |
| 422 | ->''"Just like your father: too big for your fucking boots. Me, a god, versus you, a piece of shit."'' |
| 423 | |
| 424 | The BigBad in charge of all the demons in Limbo City, who in the human world operates under the guise of "Kyle Ryder", a banker who thanks to the Raptor News Network is considered a philanthropist by the general public. |
| 425 | ---- |
| 426 | * AdaptationalWimp: While the original Mundus could be defeated, he wasn't permanently killed, merely sealed away/trapped in the demon world. This version of Mundus, while still very powerful, can be killed. |
| 427 | ** In the original canon, Dante needed the Sparda sword and a power boost from Trish to defeat Mundus and send him back to the demon world. In this game, Dante kills Mundus despite having access to neither. |
| 428 | ** That said, this Mundus had his power supply cut off while fighting Dante which was likely a factor in the battle's outcome. |
| 429 | * AndShowItToYou: In his very first appearance, Mundus proclaims his intention to tear Dante's heart out with his bare hands and eat it. [[spoiler:He's not bluffing, either -- that's what he did to Eva. And if it weren't for Vergil's intervention, he was well on the way to making good on his word with Dante.]] |
| 430 | * AscendedExtra: ''[=DmC=]'' gives him a mistress, a child, a human identity, and more background on his history with Sparda. |
| 431 | * AssholeVictim: He suffers a massive loss from Dante and Vergil destroying his resources and demonic servants including [[spoiler: Lilith and his unborn child.]] However, given his previous misdeeds, its hard to feel sorry for him. |
| 432 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: "Kyle Ryder" a.k.a. Mundus controls virtually the entirety of the world's economy. He's also invincible under most circumstances, supremely strong compared to all other beings barring Nephilim, and has a large degree of control over the chaos in Limbo. |
| 433 | * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Mundus transforms into this for his boss battle. He becomes so large that you spend most of the battle jumping from building to building after they keep getting destroyed. |
| 434 | * BaldOfEvil: His human form is a bald man, and as a high-ranked demon, you wouldn't assume he's a very nice guy. |
| 435 | * BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Killing his unborn child.]] That would be anyone's berserk button, but Vergil smashes it ''hard'' and Dante rubs salt into it. UnstoppableRage ensues. |
| 436 | * BigBad: He is the direct master of all the threats faced during the game. |
| 437 | * {{Blackmail}}: In the opening, he's blackmailing the President of the Eagleland (Flavor II) counterpart. |
| 438 | * CompositeCharacter: He's an old enemy of Sparda's (classic Mundus), he is a CorruptCorporateExecutive (Arius), his human form sports a BaldOfEvil (Arkham), and his boss fight is a LevelInBossClothing (The Savior). |
| 439 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: He is evidently powerful enough to threaten the president with public humiliation. |
| 440 | * CreateYourOwnHero: Mundus' murder of Eva and torture of Sparda led Vergil and Dante to embrace their Nephilim heritage and be reunited. This ultimately comes back to bite Mundus in the ass, big time, as he is later killed by the twins. |
| 441 | * DarkIsEvil: Wears a black suit and later turns into a black, sludge-like monster later in the game, but is very evil. |
| 442 | * DeathByAdaptation: The original Mundus, though defeated, was fully expected to make a return by Dante in the future. This version ends up KilledOffForReal. |
| 443 | * EldritchAbomination: His true form is a giant black sludge monster composed of various metal and other materials. |
| 444 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first scene has him calmly and casually threatening the President with public humiliation, to which he complies over the phone. That alone displays his vast power over the world as well as the monster he is under his veneer of sophistication. |
| 445 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Though Phineas claims that he is [[EvilCannotComprehendGood incapable of love]], he is clearly concerned with the fate of his unborn child, unhesitatingly agrees to trade Kat's life for his baby, and is completely outraged when Vergil kills it. His concern does not extend to the child's mother, however. |
| 446 | * EvilSoundsDeep: His normal voice is already lower than that of Dante and Vergil, and becomes even deeper in his demon form. |
| 447 | * {{Expy}}: A demon lord version of ComicBook/TheKingpin. |
| 448 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Even when threatening you with eternal damnation, he (mostly) does it with a calm, businessman-like demeanor. |
| 449 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: When in combat. |
| 450 | * AGodAmI: Has a serious god complex, to the point his lines used in the first trailers featuring him are basically this trope. However, WordOfStPaul shows that [[PhysicalGod he's not bluffing]]. |
| 451 | * GoForTheEye: As Vergil points out before the fight, his eye is his weak point. He orders Dante to distract Mundus until his eye is exposed, which makes him able to be fought and killed. |
| 452 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: A messy vertical slash that nearly reaches his nose from the left side of his lips. His right eye is also cloudy. |
| 453 | * HumansAreTheRealMonsters: "Freedom? And what would they do with that 'freedom'? They had it once before, and what did they do? They fought. They killed. They stole." |
| 454 | * HumanoidAbomination: An ancient demonic God in human form and it becomes [[GlowingEyesOfDoom more]] [[VolcanicVeins obvi]][[ThroatLight ous]] when he decides to throw down. |
| 455 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Mundus hates Dante and Vergil for murdering his mistress and child in cold blood, despite doing the same thing to their mother and planned to do it again to them. |
| 456 | * {{Immortality}}: He's thousands of years old. |
| 457 | * ImmortalityInducer: The Hell Gate is what keeps him invincible. Cutting him off from it is the only way to destroy him. |
| 458 | * {{Jerkass}}: He may act like a gentleman, but it's plainly obvious that he views everyone him around with smug contempt. |
| 459 | * KarmicDeath: He tore out Eva’s heart and tried to do the same to Dante. However, Dante ends up killing Mundus by slicing through him. |
| 460 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Mundus killed Eva and took Sparda’s freedom from him, only to lose everything, including his child, at the hands of Sparda’s children. |
| 461 | * ManOfWealthAndTaste: Justified, since he poses as a banker. |
| 462 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 463 | ** Mundus is Latin for "The World". It's ultimately revealed his control is so complete he shreds Limbo City to pieces during a tantrum, so it may not be simply figurative. |
| 464 | ** His name, like that of the classic counterpart, is also a reference to a name given by the {{UsefulNotes/Gnostic|ism}}-like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharism Cathars]] to Satan as ''Rex Mundi'' ("King of this World"), believing the material world to be one and the same with Hell. |
| 465 | * MightyGlacier: Mundus is the strongest character in the game, but his attacks are somewhat slow. |
| 466 | * MoralMyopia: Is bewildered and absolutely furious when [[spoiler:Vergil deliberately murders his unborn child]]. Never mind that he personally, gruesomely killed Sparda's wife, administered a FateWorseThanDeath to Sparda, and has been trying to kill his children ever since. |
| 467 | * MorallyBankruptBanker: His human form, as he's literally out to control everything on earth through debt. |
| 468 | * OhCrap: His reaction when he ''finally'' realises Dante is not the only son of Sparda. |
| 469 | * OneWingedAngel: Turns into a black humanoid covered in silver VolcanicVeins. [[spoiler:And then he makes a colossal humanoid living statue made from Limbo City itself which he uses to fight Dante and Vergil.]] |
| 470 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as his ImmortalityInducer is in his throne room. Most of the game is spent trying to get him [[VillainousBreakdown mad enough to forget this.]] |
| 471 | * PapaWolf: [[spoiler:He is absolutely furious when Vergil snipes his baby, to the point of blowing up half of Limbo City, then attempting to rip Dante's heart out while he's still alive.]] |
| 472 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: When Dante gets him angry enough at Mission 19, Mundus unleashes his full power, causing a wave of energy that destroys several buildings in Limbo City at once. This was foreshadowed earlier by Phineas, who claimed "thousands" could perish in the wake of Mundus' wrath. |
| 473 | * PhysicalGod: According to the voice actor, he actually ''is'' an immortal demonic god. |
| 474 | * PlayingWithFire: In his demonic form, he can cast fireballs. |
| 475 | * PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: Downplayed in comparison to Dante. He is a jerk, but does have a pretense of affability. Dante, however, is openly brash and jerkish to roughly everyone, developing a soft spot for Kat and becoming determined to protect humanity by the end of the story, though. |
| 476 | * RealityWarper: Limbo conforms to his wishes -- possibly even to his thoughts. When Dante is under attack, the landscape itself contorts to crush him and orders/taunts flit around the environment; "KILL DANTE", "TRAP HIM", "DIE", and so on. |
| 477 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His true form is that of a large and dark demon with glowing red eyes and a core which is his weak point. |
| 478 | * ShabbyHeroesWellDressedVillains: Dante lives in a trailer and his clothing style is noticeably scruffy, with a tank top and military boots, as well as a coat whose sleeves keep falling off his shoulders. Mundus is a wealthy executive who wears a nice suit. |
| 479 | * SharpDressedMan: His human form. |
| 480 | * SirSwearsALot: Though to be honest, he's mostly polite and soft-speaking in the beginning, and gets more and more vulgar as [[VillainousBreakdown Dante thwarts his plan.]] |
| 481 | * ThirdEye: There's a noticeable mark on his forehead in human form. In his demon form, it's an eye. His kid has the same eyeball configuration. |
| 482 | * TranquilFury: |
| 483 | ** [[spoiler:When his unborn child and Lilith are killed by Vergil, he calmly recites the page quote before demolishing a section of the city to try and kill Vergil, Dante, and Kat.]] |
| 484 | ** [[spoiler:When Dante and Mundus meet face-to-face for the final confrontation, he gives them a calm, detached WhatTheHellHero, but it is clearly obvious that he is trying very, ''very'' hard to maintain his temper and composure. But when Dante calls his reaction to his child's death "priceless", [[UnstoppableRage his composure and temper run out of ground.]]]] |
| 485 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Once when Vergil kills his child, and again when Dante taunts him about his child's death.]] Both times result in mass urban devastation. It also happens for a third time, but [[OhCrap just for a split second]] [[spoiler:when Dante slices him in half and kills him]]. |
| 486 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: In his human guise, he's Kyle Ryder, a respected banker. The backing of the Raptor News Network -- run by his [[TheDragon right-hand demon Bob Barbas]] -- makes him a very literal example of the trope. |
| 487 | * WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:"Why did you kill my child?" Dante hesitates to answer -- he didn't do it, Vergil just took an opportunity without warning him -- but he goes along with it to get Mundus mad. It's just a ''tad'' hypocritical of Mundus to ask considering the fate of Sparda, Eva, and their children.]] |
| 488 | * YouKilledMyMother: He murdered Dante and Vergil's mother, all because her husband, Sparda, betrayed him. And he [[ForcedToWatch did it right in front of Dante as a kid]]! |
| 489 | [[/folder]] |
| 490 | |
| 491 | [[folder:Lilith]] |
| 492 | !!Lilith |
| 493 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lilith_5_8260.jpg]] |
| 494 | [[caption-width-right:350:"I've been looking for a chance to unwind."]] |
| 495 | !!! Voiced by: Robin Riker (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Émanuelle Bondeville (French), Elsa Pinillos (Spanish), Silvana Fantini (Italian)[[/note]] |
| 496 | ->''"This is exactly the opportunity I've been waiting for!"'' |
| 497 | |
| 498 | Mistress of Mundus and owner of a popular nightclub, she is a high-value target of the Order. Was expecting to be the mother of Mundus' heir. |
| 499 | ---- |
| 500 | * AssholeVictim: She ends up being shot dead by Vergil, but she was far from a sympathetic character. |
| 501 | * BaldOfEvil: Just like Mundus himself, though she wears a wig to cover it. |
| 502 | * BodyHorror: |
| 503 | ** [[spoiler:During the boss fight, ''she'' is inside her child's belly attached by an umbilical cord. And he comes out of her head.]] |
| 504 | ** Even before that, her skin is actually ''loosely sewn onto her body'' (the wig covers the stitches). |
| 505 | * BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Her ultimate fate at the hands of Vergil.]] |
| 506 | * BullyingADragon: Oh sure, Lilith; it is a great idea to [[RelativeButton taunt Dante about his dead mother]] and about Kat’s torture even though the guy killed three powerful demons and is currently carving through your demon servants. That’s [[SarcasmMode totally not going to end badly for you.]] News flash: [[KarmicDeath It does.]] |
| 507 | * DarkMistress: Though she wants to gain more power. Carrying the spawn of [[spoiler:Mundus]] is supposed to be one of her ways in. |
| 508 | * DualBoss: With [[spoiler:her child]]. Although she doesn't do anything herself during the fight and in fact is the boss' weak point. |
| 509 | * EnfanteTerrible: Pregnant with one. To give you a clue, it will thrust itself far beyond her abdomen and growl at Dante like some sort of hellish beast. |
| 510 | * {{Expy}}: Lilith's heavily surgeried and made-up appearance is based on [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/e1ac6a47038342e6903bcce6698a9c01/tumblr_mgqez9tznU1rlxtkbo1_1280.jpg Donatella Versace]]. |
| 511 | * FanDisservice: Even before we see what she hides (a disgusting child with Mundus) and how she's "stitched up", her skin is papery and looks like badly-tailored clothing. After you [[spoiler:kill the Succubus]], you are "rewarded" with a cutscene of Mundus having sex with her while her stitches come loose, making her look even more disturbing. |
| 512 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: Once Dante successfully neutralizes her defenses, she gives herself up without further protest or attack. |
| 513 | * MeaningfulName: Named for a biblical demon associated with the sin of {{lust}}. It's also associated with the story of Adam's first wife, who was made from clay like Adam himself, but abandoned him (or was abandoned) and took to bearing hundreds of demonic children. |
| 514 | * PregnantBadass: [[spoiler:With Mundus' child]]. She is also capable of manipulating Limbo to her will. |
| 515 | * RealityWarper: In Limbo. |
| 516 | * SmallNameBigEgo: When Dante challenges her directly, Lilith flat-out says that she would come down to fight, but Dante is "beneath her," instead having him run a particularly crazy gauntlet to reach her. Outside of that moment, she is aware she's just one among several "concubines" to Mundus (the only thing that makes her special is that [[spoiler:she's bearing his child]]), but does not react well to Dante pointing this out. |
| 517 | [[/folder]] |
| 518 | |
| 519 | [[folder:Bob Barbas]] |
| 520 | !!Bob Barbas |
| 521 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bob_barbas_5.jpg]] |
| 522 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his demon form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bob_89.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 523 | !!! Voiced by: Creator/LouisHerthum (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Stéphane Roux (French), Eduardo Bosch (Spanish), Alessandro Conte (Italian)[[/note]] |
| 524 | |
| 525 | ->''"This is Bob Barbas of the Raptor News Network, just doing God's work."'' |
| 526 | |
| 527 | The anchorman on the Raptor News Network, the prime outlet of demon propaganda for Limbo City. |
| 528 | ---- |
| 529 | * AlliterativeName: '''B'''ob '''B'''arbas emphasized by him referring to himself by his full name and being one of the few characters with a last name in the game. |
| 530 | * BlatantLies: His news-reporting style. The player, Dante and the Order all know this, but the general public only sees it as the news due to the conditioning imposed by the demons. |
| 531 | * TheDragon: Essentially one to Mundus, being the one in charge of depicting him as a philanthropist and his enemies as terrorists to maximize Mundus' sway over the world of mortals. |
| 532 | * EnergyWeapon: His main mode of attack, since all of his attacks are laser-based in some capacity. |
| 533 | * EvilGenius: He fills this role among Mundus' servants, even though he is unusually more of a master manipulator than a scientist or technician. |
| 534 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[ComicBook/NewGods G. Gordon Godfrey]], another alliteratively-named demonic propagandist who masquerades as a right-wing PompousPoliticalPundit. |
| 535 | * EyeScream: During the first two phases of the boss battle, you end up grappling hook-jumping into his eyes to proceed to the next stage of the battle. |
| 536 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: Fairly self-explanatory -- he wears glasses and is a foul propaganda-spewing demon. |
| 537 | * IronicName: Barbas is the name of a demon from the [[Literature/ArsGoetia Book of Goetia]] who is said to truthfully answer questions if summoned. In this game, Bob Barbas deals with information, although the "truthful" part is [[PropagandaMachine all-but-forgotten]]. |
| 538 | * {{Jerkass}}: He's basically [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Bill O'Reilly]], but as a demon, so what would you expect? |
| 539 | * MaliciousSlander: Demonizes both the Order and Dante by blaming all the destruction the demons themselves cause on them. |
| 540 | * MechanicalLifeforms: Well, ''Digital'' Lifeforms, but his true form appears to be made of data. |
| 541 | * MetaphoricallyTrue: "Just doing God's work". Well... for all intents and purposes, Mundus ''is'' his "God". |
| 542 | * MouthOfSauron: He is the Warden of Limbo's jail, the source of all anti-Order/Dante Propaganda, and is the public face of Mundus' control. And, hell, he really is doing God's work. Mundus may as well be God to him. Taken to the literal extreme when you notice his voice actor in English is the same as Mundus. |
| 543 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The fact he's meant to invoke Bill O'Reilly isn't at all subtle, to the point he downright ''quotes'' his infamous "WE'LL DO IT LIVE!" shout in the third phase of his fight. |
| 544 | * OneWingedAngel: During his boss battle, his real form is revealed to be a sort of giant, holographic face with huge, fire-like mishmashes of data coming out of his head. |
| 545 | * PivotalBoss: A giant laser-spitting head in the center of the Raptor News background, which is a globe. |
| 546 | * PompousPoliticalPundit: Unsurprising, considering who he's a parody of. |
| 547 | * ShockAndAwe: His battle involves a lot of lasers and electric-based attacks. |
| 548 | * ShoutOut: During his battle, weakening him will cause the various news stories around the arena to change into {{Villainous Demotivator}}s, [[Film/TheyLive telling the viewers at home to "increase debt" and other such bad advice that strengthens the demonic hold on the world]]. |
| 549 | * SigningOffCatchphrase: He always ends his segments with the phrase "This is Bob Barbas of the Raptor News Network, just doing God's work." |
| 550 | * UnreliableNarrator: Bob Barbas never has much use for the truth, but when he starts talking about Dante's past [[spoiler:during his boss fight,]] such as his violence against authority figures, it's supported by Dante's brief flashbacks. Whether Dante truly did murder the head nurse at St. Lamia or if there's more to the story is left unexplored, but it's implied that anyone Dante killed in the past was actually a demon in disguise, and Lamia in Greek mythology ''is'' a child eating-demon. Given what we know of the demons in this world, Bob's description of the nurse as a sweet lady who "especially enjoyed working closely with children" is... suspect, to say the least. |
| 551 | * WardensAreEvil: In addition to being Mundus's propagandist, he runs the prison where Mundus's enemies are sentenced. His news broadcasts play throughout the prison stage telling the incarcerated that they should be happy to be alive even if they are in agony. |
| 552 | * VisualPun: His demon form? A literal [[StrawmanPolitical talking head]]. |
| 553 | [[/folder]] |
| 554 | |
| 555 | [[folder:Poison]] |
| 556 | !!Poison |
| 557 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DmC_Poison_4438.jpeg]] |
| 558 | [[caption-width-right:275:"You want to kill me? You can't kill me! I'm 1200 years old!"]] |
| 559 | !!! Voiced by: Race Davies (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Nathalie Homst (French), Gádor Martín (Spanish), Elisabetta Cesone (Italian)[[/note]] |
| 560 | |
| 561 | ->''"Dante...? Son of Sparda... and Eva? The whooore?!"'' |
| 562 | |
| 563 | A Succubus, which is the production source of the "secret ingredient" put in the soda Virility. |
| 564 | ---- |
| 565 | * AchillesHeel: Her weakpoint, a carbuncle just above her head...though it's usually covered by a layer of fat. It is exposed for a short while after she attacks, and you can force her to expose it longer if you smack it enough. |
| 566 | * AliceAllusion: The Succubus is a gigantic slug creature that bears resemblance to the caterpillar from ''Alice In Wonderland''. Her first words are "Who are you?", also the first words of said caterpillar. |
| 567 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: She resembles an enormous grub. |
| 568 | * BreathWeapon: Occasionally weaponizes her vomit to make a whole platform unusuable, forcing you to jump somewhere else. |
| 569 | * CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: During her boss fight, she's prone to giving out some disgusting death threats. |
| 570 | * {{Determinator}}: Gotta give her credit, coming back from a vomit dip then doing everything in her power to keep from [[DeadlyRotaryFan being minced by a sewer fan]]. |
| 571 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Although her introductory scene names her "Poison", the characters always use her Japanese name, "Succubus". |
| 572 | * ExtraEyes: On her carbuncle. |
| 573 | * HoistByHerOwnPetard: You end up using the cables she's attached to defeat her, and then she falls in a pool of her own acidic vomit. |
| 574 | * MightyGlacier: Being massive and fat, she's hardly mobile but quite resistant to damage, unless hit in her weakspot. |
| 575 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: She has multiple humanoid arms of various size she employs in her boss fight, using them to clutch to the platforms or just smash Dante into a pancake. |
| 576 | * NoIndoorVoice: She sure screams a lot. |
| 577 | * NotQuiteDead: After depleting her life bar, she's detatched from all her support cables and falls into the pool of vomit below... but as Dante tries to leave the chamber she re-emerges from the pool, starting the second part of the battle which ends in her death. |
| 578 | * OurDemonsAreDifferent: One of the rare modern depictions of a succubus as an ugly monster, rather than a buxom demoness. |
| 579 | * PivotalBoss: More or less. She is attached to giant pipes that go to the ceiling and you fight her jumping between several platforms around her. |
| 580 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She claims to have lived for 1200 years and quotes this as a reason why Dante cannot kill her. |
| 581 | * SadlyMythtaken: Poison the Succubus is supposedly a succubus, but this hideous, ever-puking example of BigCreepyCrawlies has nothing in common with the sex demons succubi are traditionally supposed to be except perhaps being female. The mythological resemblance is only "partially" accurate, since in the original myths and medieval demonology texts, succubi were hideous beings that used {{Glamour}} to appear as beautiful women and seduce men in their sleep. |
| 582 | * SirSwearsALot: Not only does she swear a ''lot'', she literally ''vomits'' her insults. |
| 583 | -->'''WHOOO THE FUUUUCK ARE YOOOOUUUUUUU[[VomitIndiscretionShot HUARGHHGHGHH!?]]''' |
| 584 | * StealthPun: She looks a bit like some sort of caterpillar. Caterpillar can be used to describe a person who uses other people for their own personal gain. |
| 585 | * SuccubiAndIncubi: Though a Succubus, she doesn't have any supernatural ability to seduce Dante (or if she does, she thankfully doesn't use it), nor does she draw power from sex and she is - to put it mildly - incredibly hideous. |
| 586 | * TechnicolorToxin: Green-ish yellow poisonous vomit and mucus. |
| 587 | * VomitIndiscretionShot: How she attacks, part of the way. The rest is her insults. |
| 588 | * WarmupBoss: In Bloody Palace. |
| 589 | [[/folder]] |
| 590 | |
| 591 | [[folder:The Hunter]] |
| 592 | !!The Hunter |
| 593 | !!! Voiced by: Richard Ridings (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Jean-Claude Sachot (French)[[/note]] |
| 594 | |
| 595 | ->''"You're dead... just like your whore mother."'' |
| 596 | |
| 597 | An ape-like demon armed with a knife and a grappling gun. He attacks Dante's trailer and forces him to come out and fight. He'll proceed to stalk and attack Dante through the Limboified piers and into an abandoned park. |
| 598 | ---- |
| 599 | * AchillesHeel: Doubles as one, considering that only his face can be hit for damage. |
| 600 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: Aim for the gash (wound or other kind) on its face. |
| 601 | * BladeEnthusiast: His weapon of choice is a massive military knife. For anyone else, it would work as a giant falchion. |
| 602 | * BountyHunter: His equipment, title and the fact that goes after Dante, who's wanted by Mundus, suggests that he may be a demonic equivalent of this trope. |
| 603 | * DishingOutDirt: Sometimes he'll shoot his grapple hook in the ground, conjuring a large claw made of concrete. |
| 604 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Fitting such a demonic massive brute, he has a booming voice. |
| 605 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: A rather large scar on his face, which apparently took out his nose as well. |
| 606 | * GrapplingHookPistol: Which he can use to grab Dante and pull him near him. |
| 607 | * ImmuneToBullets: Until Kat hits him with a magical Molotov cocktail. |
| 608 | * KillerGorilla: Looks a lot like one, and is huge to boot. |
| 609 | * LightningBruiser: Despite his enormous frame, he's very fast and nimble. |
| 610 | * MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Claims that even if he dies, Mundus knows where to find Dante. |
| 611 | * PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: He uses his knife as this during the boss fight. |
| 612 | * RecurringBoss: Subverted. Although there are supposed to be several hunters, Dante only has to fight against one. |
| 613 | * WeaksauceWeakness: Is impervious to any kind of damage during his first appearance, but becomes vulnerable when Kat tosses a can of Wiccan material at his face. |
| 614 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's mentioned both by Mundus and Kat that there are more Hunter demons, but only one shows up. |
| 615 | * {{Youkai}}: Hard to spot, but he seems to be based on the Nue, a Japanese chimera-like monster: both have furry, humanoid bodies, the Hunter's grapple hook reminds of the Nue's serpent tail, and he can hide himself in a black mist (the Nue can turn into a black cloud). Plus, they're both an omen of ill things. |
| 616 | [[/folder]] |
| 617 | |
| 618 | [[folder:Drekavac]] |
| 619 | !!The Hunter |
| 620 | !!! Voiced by: N/A |
| 621 | |
| 622 | Powerful Swordsman and an elite bodyguard to Mundus. |
| 623 | ---- |
| 624 | * TheDragon: To Mundus. Unlike Bob Barbas, he seemingly takes care of the more physical threats to Mundus' power. |
| 625 | * DualWielding: Swords, like all the Dreamrunners. |
| 626 | * KingMook: To Dreamrunner. He also reveals his name to Dante only during their last confrontation. He also appears before they do. |
| 627 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNoWhere: His first appearence: Dante is running through Limbo to save Kat in the Order's HQ, having met regular enemies and a new Miniboss so far... then this creepy swordsman appears out of nowhere and disappears into a portal after dueling with the son of Sparda for a while. |
| 628 | * LightningBruiser: With some TeleportSpam for good measure. |
| 629 | * NonIndicativeName: Drekavac is the Slavic word for "Screamer", and is also the name of a mythological south-Slavic monster. |
| 630 | * RecurringBoss: You fight him three times. |
| 631 | * SinisterScimitar: Opposed to Dante's single straight sword. |
| 632 | * SlasherSmile: Forms a creepy one when he first meets Dante, which the latter lampshades. |
| 633 | * SpinToDeflectStuff: If you try to shoot him with Ebony and Ivory he will just deflect the bullets with his spinning swords. |
| 634 | * ThinkingUpPortals: Can form circular mirror-like portals to disappear and reappear from behind Dante with a lunging sneak attack. |
| 635 | [[/folder]] |
| 636 | |
| 637 | [[folder:Hollow Vergil ('''Spoilers for ''Vergil's Downfall''''')]] |
| 638 | !!Hollow Vergil |
| 639 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hollowvergil.png]] |
| 640 | %%[[caption-width-right:1000:some caption text]] |
| 641 | !!! Voiced by: David De Lautour (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Jérémy Prévost (French), David Robles (Spanish), Ruggero Andreozzi (Italian)[[/note]] |
| 642 | |
| 643 | The embodiment of all of Vergil's anger and resentment, who seeks to cure him of his moral weaknesses following his defeat at the hands of Dante. |
| 644 | ---- |
| 645 | * AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear what he is exactly, especially given how unclear what is going on in ''Vergil's Downfall''. Is his a manifestation of Vergil's suppressed feelings, an actual demon or some illusion created by Hell? |
| 646 | * EnemyWithout: He's Vergil's inner darkness given life, who desires to make Vergil stronger by convincing him to abandon his morals. |
| 647 | * SplitPersonalityMerge: While Vergil had to kill his Hollow counterpart, it's not a SplitPersonalityTakeover since by then Vergil had become more like his Hollow counterpart already. |
| 648 | [[/folder]] |
| 649 | |
| 650 | !Others |
| 651 | [[folder:Phineas]] |
| 652 | !!Phineas |
| 653 | [[quoteright:536:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phineas_8.jpg]] |
| 654 | %%[[caption-width-right:536:some caption text]] |
| 655 | !!! Voiced by: Lou Beatty Jr. (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': Benoît Allemane (French), Abraham Aguilar (Spanish), Creator/LucaSandri (Italian)[[/note]] |
| 656 | |
| 657 | A demon prisoner who Dante meets while making his way to Barbas. He was incarcerated for his loyalty to Sparda. |
| 658 | ---- |
| 659 | * ArtificialLimbs: The right side of his head, which contains his 'eye'... |
| 660 | * BlackAndGrayMorality: Teaches Dante that not all demons are bloodthirsty monsters devoted to Mundus. On the other hand, it's he who tells Dante (who then tells Vergil) just what it will take to get Mundus really mad [[spoiler:i.e. killing his spawn]]. To his credit, he makes sure to warn that doing this will cause potentially thousands of deaths and isn't to be undertaken lightly, but loyalty to Sparda's bloodline or no, the guy's still a demon. |
| 661 | * BlindWithoutEm: Phineas, a several-thousand-year-old prophet and inventor. He's completely blind in his flesh-and-blood eye, but his mechanical eye not only grants him sight, but some control over the chaos of Limbo. He can't "see" his way through Limbo without it otherwise. |
| 662 | * BlindMistake: The second time Dante meets Phineas, the latter hears him approach and assumes he's under attack again. |
| 663 | * CoolOldGuy: Centuries old and loyal to Sparda. |
| 664 | * GadgeteerGenius: Suggested as one of the roles he states having done in the past, in addition to being a scholar and prophet, is that of an inventor. |
| 665 | * MagicalNegro: Quite literally as well as trope-tacularly; he's dark-skinned and has a "magical" eye. |
| 666 | * MeaningfulName: On several levels. |
| 667 | ** In Literature/TheBible, Phineas was a son of the high priest Eli and means something like "oracle" in ancient Hebrew. |
| 668 | ** More whimsically, Phineas Gage was a railroad worker who survived an iron rod accidentally ''getting punched through his skull'' in 1848, destroying his left frontal lobe and his left eye, but leaving him otherwise unharmed (at least bodily). His demonic namesake looks as though he suffered a similar injury and somehow replaced the damaged part of his head with a mechanism. |
| 669 | ** It is interesting to also note that in Myth/ClassicalMythology, there is man with a very similar name known as Phineus. In the most well-known account of him from Greek Mythology, he showed the future to mankind and for that was punished by Zeus by being blinded and having harpies torment him and steal his food. Similarly, Phineas (who like Phineus is also a prophet) is also punished by a powerful supernatural being (Mundus in this case) and tormented by Harpy demons. |
| 670 | * MrExposition: Informs Dante of the Nephilim race that came before him and how they were wiped out. |
| 671 | * NobleDemon: |
| 672 | ** More or less... we don't know how he was before, but he's certainly much less evil than the other demons we meet in the game, particularly because he assists Dante after the young man retrieved his eye. |
| 673 | ** He calls Dante his master, implying he's still loyal to Sparda's family. |
| 674 | * RealityWarper: To an extent, he can remake platforms and bridges with his eye, which allows Dante to proceed forward. |
| 675 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Sparda, even calling Dante "my master". |
| 676 | [[/folder]] |
| 677 | |
| 678 | [[folder:Sparda]] |
| 679 | !!Sparda |
| 680 | [[quoteright:453:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sparda.jpg]] |
| 681 | %%[[caption-width-right:453:some caption text]] |
| 682 | !!!Voiced by: N/A |
| 683 | |
| 684 | Brother to and formerly a lieutenant of Mundus and the father of Dante and Vergil. He was banished to eternal torment for betraying his fellow demons and forming a romantic relationship with the angel Eva. |
| 685 | ---- |
| 686 | * AdaptationalJerkass: Downplayed, but there's no mention of Sparda betraying Mundus and his own species to protect humans like his original counterpart. Instead he simply fell in love with an angel and went into hiding to raise a family. |
| 687 | * AdaptationalWimp: The original continuity's Sparda was a legendary demon warrior who, when he turned on Mundus, took on his army. ''And won''. Then he took on Mundus himself. ''And won''. This Sparda, after Mundus finds out he betrayed him, goes into hiding. When Mundus finds him, Mundus easily kills Eva, before his demons capture Sparda and take him away to be imprisoned and tortured without much resistance. This is even reflected in his design. The original Sparda [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/devilmaycry/images/d/d5/Sparda_Devil_Trigger_%28Model%29_DMC4SE.png/revision/latest?cb=20150512170927 looked like a truly imposing demonic warrior.]] ''[=DmC=]'' Sparda looks like just some dude with horns. |
| 688 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Like his original counterpart, he chose to turn on his own kind. However instead of choosing to fight for humanity, he instead betrayed them to be in a relationship with Eva. |
| 689 | * DisappearedDad: The fate of this continuity's Sparda, rather than having passed away of unspecified causes as the Classic one. |
| 690 | * TheFaceless: Sparda's face is scratched out, obscured, or simply turned away in all the photos and paintings of him. |
| 691 | * FateWorseThanDeath: Sparda's punishment for betraying Mundus was eternal imprisonment and torture. |
| 692 | * FemaleAngelMaleDemon: He is a demon married to the Angel Eva. |
| 693 | * HornedHumanoid: What little we do see of Sparda's true appearance shows he looks human, but with a pair of horns protruding from his head. |
| 694 | * OppositesAttract: The Angelic Eva and Demonic Sparda were married before Mundus killed Eva and subjected Sparda to a FateWorseThanDeath. |
| 695 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: Whilst it's not exactly clear what happened to him, Sparda is deceased in the original continuity. This version is currently still alive, but [[FateWorseThanDeath might be wishing he wasn't]]. |
| 696 | [[/folder]] |
| 697 | |
| 698 | [[folder:Eva]] |
| 699 | !!Eva |
| 700 | [[quoteright:490:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eva_90.png]] |
| 701 | %%[[caption-width-right:490:some caption text]] |
| 702 | !!!Voiced by: Rebecca Blackson (main game), Andrea Deck (Vergil's Downfall) (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''': ??? (French), ??? (Spanish), Creator/DonatellaFanfani (Italian)[[/note]] |
| 703 | |
| 704 | An angel who formed a romantic relationship with and married the demon Sparda. She was killed by Mundus. |
| 705 | ---- |
| 706 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Dante and Vergil's mother Eva has red hair in this continuity. In the classic universe, she was blonde. |
| 707 | * AdaptationSpeciesChange: Dante and Vergil's mother, Eva, was a human in the original series. In this depiction, she is an angel. |
| 708 | * DeathByOriginStory: Dante and Vergil's mother Eva was killed by Mundus when they were 7. |
| 709 | * EtherealWhiteDress: In Dante's memory of her death and [[spoiler:her hidden message to her son]], she wears a white, sleeveless dress. |
| 710 | * MythologyGag: This game's Eva retains the original one's association with the color red, though by way of her hair color rather than the color of her coat. |
| 711 | * OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Whenever she is brought up by demons, she is referred to as being a "whore" for persuading Sparda to turn on his own kind. |
| 712 | * OppositesAttract: The Angelic Eva and Demonic Sparda were married before Mundus killed Eva and subjected Sparda to a FateWorseThanDeath. |
| 713 | * PosthumousCharacter: She has several lines, appears in flashbacks, gave the twins their matching amulets to help them find each other, was personally murdered by Mundus in front of Dante and left messages to help guide her children to unlock their powers. Her presence in the story is actually felt more than that of Sparda, who gets name-checked once or twice and gave the twins their signature weapons, but makes no active appearance and has no dialogue at all. Eva does show up in ''Vergil's Downfall'', where Vergil saves her from The Imprisoner. Unfortunately [[spoiler:after he does, he tells her that he killed his brother and leaves her with Dante's amulet while she asks in confusion and grief why he would succumb to such evil]]. |
| 714 | * StatuesqueStunner: In the brief instances they are shown together, this version of Eva is almost as tall as Sparda. |
| 715 | * ThemeNaming: Along with Lilith, granted it is FauxSymbolism in reference to pre-existing mythologies[[note]](And just to be clear, we are using "Myth" in the academic sense of an ancient, traditional narrative, with no bearing on whether it is true or not, told by people to explain nature, history, and customs. So no, we here at are no way disparaging Judaism, Christianity, or any other faith.)[[/note]] rather than having any actual importance to the story. Eva is a variation of the name "Eve", of which is the name of the [[OriginalMan first woman and wife of Adam]] in the Bible. Meanwhile, Myth/{{Lilith}} is derived from the name of a woman from apocryphal texts and Jewish folklore who was the first wife of Adam (who was created simultaneously with him) who became a demon after being banished from the Garden of Eden and subsequently replaced as Adam's mate with Eve. The lovers of Sparda and Mundus, Eva and Lilith respectively, are a good-hearted female and a villainous demon respectively, but beyond that have little else in common with their namesakes. |
| 716 | * WhatTheHellHero: Delivers one of these to [[spoiler:Vergil]] in the Vergil's Downfall DLC Campaign after the spoiler-protected individual claims to have killed [[spoiler:his twin brother Dante]]; granted, [[spoiler:Vergil]], unbeknownst to her, had done a FaceHeelTurn by that point. |
| 717 | [[/folder]] |
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