History Characters / DmCDevilMayCry

* 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.
-->'''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.'']]

* KickTheSonOfABitch: More like two of them...
** Vergil's main goal is to bring down Mundus by destroying most of his resources.
** Then, he shoots down Lilith and her (and Mundus') unborn demon child. Of course, [[AssholeVictim she fully deserved it.]]

* WholeCostumeReference: One of his alternate outfits is a homage to ''Franchise/TheCrow'', particularly the [[Film/TheCrow Brandon Lee incarnation]].

* EarlyBirdCameo: Dante made his video game debut in ''VideoGame/PlaystationAllStarsBattleRoyale'' well before [=DmC=]'s release.

* UnskilledButStrong: Compared to classic Dante, Reboot Dante's move 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.

* 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.]]
* 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.]]
* 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.]]
* 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.]]

* 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.]]
* 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.]]

* 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.]]
* 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.]]
* 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.]]

* 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.]]

* 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.]]
* 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.]]

** [[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".]]
* MissingMom: His mother Eva was killed by demons. [[spoiler: In ''Vergil's Downfall'', Vergil gets to meet her in hell.]]

* 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.]]

'''Kat:''' Vergil, please - \\

* 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".]]

* CatchPhrase: He always ends his segments with the above phrase.

* CoolGuns: Ebony and Ivory, two {{handguns}} that [[GunsAkimbo wields at the same time]].

* BloodBrothers: Once upon a time, he and Sparda, who was his most trusted lieutenant and friend. Mundus was ''really unhappy'' when he found out Sparda had fallen in love with an angel.