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->''"My brother Manfred and his son... They will taste death for treating their elders with such disregard..."
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->''"My brother Manfred and his son... They will taste death for treating their elders with such disregard..."
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The 7th Roman procurator of Judea from 64 to 66, a controversial figure who openly abused his position to take money from the Jewish and Judean population of Judea. Dante can find his Shade in an alcove on the same room as the spinning torture device in Greed.
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The 7th Roman procurator of Judea from 64 to 66, a controversial figure who openly abused his position to take money from the Jewish and Judean population of Judea.Judeans. Dante can find his Shade in an alcove on the same room as the spinning torture device in Greed.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: In one of her lamentations, she refers to Octavian as "emperor" when talking about offering Clodia as his bride. In reality, the marriage was arranged long ''before'' Octavian was made Emperor Augustus Caesar.
* AllForNothing: Despite gathering the Celtic tribes of Britain against the Romans and having legitimate cause to do so, the Boudican revolt ended with Boudica and her forces all dead.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: Ended up killed in her revolt, with no resolution to her plight besides being killed by the very people who wronged her before.
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"''Queen of Troy who watched as her city fell in battle. Her hapless wretched soul lies in the darkness of hell, besieged by the condemned who flog her at every turn.''"
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->''"My children are avenged; have I not cause for joy?"''
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The Queen of Troy
* AntiVillain: Like with Boudica, Hecuba suffered greatly and ended up losing everything she had, only giving into Anger when it finally became too much and the opportunity appeared for retaliation, even if against an immediate target.
* BestServedCold: Only due to essentially never having any sort of opportunity to express her anger before being made a slave. Polymestor was just the closest person who wronged her.
* BornUnlucky: Hecuba of Troy and her children are some of the most tragic figures of the narrative of the Trojan War. Not only did she lose the majority of her children in the conflict, she ended up deposed, disgraced and sold off as a slave along with other Trojan women. It's no wonder that she eventually snapped and attacked the murderer of her youngest child Polydorus, Polymestor, and his own sons, [[EyeScream gouging out his eyes with her bare hands]].
* BestServedCold: Only due to essentially never having any sort of opportunity to express her anger before being made a slave. Polymestor was just the closest person who wronged her.
* BornUnlucky: Hecuba of Troy and her children are some of the most tragic figures of the narrative of the Trojan War. Not only did she lose the majority of her children in the conflict, she ended up deposed, disgraced and sold off as a slave along with other Trojan women. It's no wonder that she eventually snapped and attacked the murderer of her youngest child Polydorus, Polymestor, and his own sons, [[EyeScream gouging out his eyes with her bare hands]].
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"''Angry politician who opposed Dante's return to Florence. Their families were bitter rivals, and Argenti stole from Dante’s family after he left Florence.''"
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->''"Yes, I was the one who exiled you from Florence... Yes... Then I confiscated your property out of spite..."''
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A Florentine politician
* AnachronismStew: The poet Dante's exile from Florence, as well as the conflicts between the White and Black Guelphs, were events that only happened well into 1302, MANY years after the Third Crusade.
* DemotedToExtra: Compared to the poem, where he does have a scene of dialog with Dante as Phlegyas helps him and Virgil cross the river Styx. Here he's just one of the Damned that can be punished or absolved.
* HairTriggerTemper: Not much is known of the historical Argenti, but a few sources do claim he had a short temper for many matters, especially involving Dante.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Matching the poem, with Argenti suffering in the Styx because the poet Dante didn't like him for being part of his exile.
* TakeThat: Filippo Argenti was one of the people the historical Dante included in the ''Divine Comedy'' as a sinner damned to Hell due to personal grievances, namely how Argenti was similarly responsible for his exile from Florence along with the other Black Guelphs. The game maintains his presence in Anger but demotes him to a simple Damned.
* DemotedToExtra: Compared to the poem, where he does have a scene of dialog with Dante as Phlegyas helps him and Virgil cross the river Styx. Here he's just one of the Damned that can be punished or absolved.
* HairTriggerTemper: Not much is known of the historical Argenti, but a few sources do claim he had a short temper for many matters, especially involving Dante.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Matching the poem, with Argenti suffering in the Styx because the poet Dante didn't like him for being part of his exile.
* TakeThat: Filippo Argenti was one of the people the historical Dante included in the ''Divine Comedy'' as a sinner damned to Hell due to personal grievances, namely how Argenti was similarly responsible for his exile from Florence along with the other Black Guelphs. The game maintains his presence in Anger but demotes him to a simple Damned.
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"''King of the Romans with a never ending thirst for war. His soul dwells in the Circle of Heresy as punishment for his constant war with the Pope and Church.''"
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->''"We will not be given over to Papal rule!"''
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Holy Roman Emperor known for his
* AnachronismStew: Another soul misplaced due to the game's time period. Frederick's rule as Holy Roman Emperor would only begin in 1220, 28 years after the end of the Third Crusade (he would then get involved with the Fifth).
* BadassBookworm: A military tactician and warmonger with knowledge of six languages and known as a Renaissance man, enough to form his own ideological point-of-view against the clergy.
* TheHeretic: Branded one by Pope Innocent IV due to his numerous excommunications and continuous actions against the rule of the Church. The poet Dante also places him in Heresy due to "Epicureanism" (a form of [[TheHedonist hedonism]] that states the soul is mortal and dies with the body) along with his previous charges.
* BadassBookworm: A military tactician and warmonger with knowledge of six languages and known as a Renaissance man, enough to form his own ideological point-of-view against the clergy.
* TheHeretic: Branded one by Pope Innocent IV due to his numerous excommunications and continuous actions against the rule of the Church. The poet Dante also places him in Heresy due to "Epicureanism" (a form of [[TheHedonist hedonism]] that states the soul is mortal and dies with the body) along with his previous charges.
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[[folder:Cavalcante de Cavalcanti]]
"''Merchant banker of Florence who was denounced as a heretic for his atheist beliefs. He resides with the other Heretics among the fiery tombs.''"
"''Merchant banker of Florence who was denounced as a heretic for his atheist beliefs. He resides with the other Heretics among the fiery tombs.''"
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"''Merchantde' Cavalcanti]]
->''"Where is my son? Why is he not with you?"''
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Merchant banker of Florencewho was denounced as a heretic for his atheist beliefs. He resides with and father of Guido Cavalcanti, both of them known atheists deemed heretics by the other Heretics clergy and the aristocracy. Dante finds him among the fiery tombs.''"tombs, split from the rest before a wall he needs to climb.
"''Merchant
->''"Where is my son? Why is he not with you?"''
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Merchant banker of Florence
* AnachronismStew: Cavalcante died in 1280, yet another soul who shouldn't be in Hell at the time of the game's events.
* GoodParents: Like in the poem, Cavalcante's first quote upon seeing Dante is asking if his son is still alive. Despite being placed in Hell, his portrayal is more sympathetic due to Dante's friendship with his son.
* TheHeretic: Branded one by the aristocracy of Florence due to his atheist and Epicurean beliefs, which his son also followed, causing them both to be exiled.
* TakeThat: This is another case of the poet Dante placing a person he knew personally in Hell due to personal grievances. Despite the poet's immense respect and friendship towards Guido, he did not agree with his and his father's atheist beliefs, and it's in fact believed he placed a few counterpoints to Guido's Epicurean poetry in his work, such as in the ''Comedy''.
* GoodParents: Like in the poem, Cavalcante's first quote upon seeing Dante is asking if his son is still alive. Despite being placed in Hell, his portrayal is more sympathetic due to Dante's friendship with his son.
* TheHeretic: Branded one by the aristocracy of Florence due to his atheist and Epicurean beliefs, which his son also followed, causing them both to be exiled.
* TakeThat: This is another case of the poet Dante placing a person he knew personally in Hell due to personal grievances. Despite the poet's immense respect and friendship towards Guido, he did not agree with his and his father's atheist beliefs, and it's in fact believed he placed a few counterpoints to Guido's Epicurean poetry in his work, such as in the ''Comedy''.
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"''Tuscan Aristocrat and military leader who believed that the soul died with the body, denying life after death. He was condemned as a Heretic for his beliefs.''"
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->''"I put my city above mere factions and what becomes of my good name?"''
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Italian aristocrat and military leader
* AnachronismStew: The historical Farinata died in 1264.
* TheHeretic: Branded one by the rest of the Florentine aristocracy due to following Epicurus' views that the soul dies with the body. The poet Dante himself abhorred him.
* TakeThat: He's placed as a neighbor to Cavalcante in the Fiery Tombs of Heresy, as a historical figure Dante has no respect towards. The game matches this by having Farinata be placed not too far from Cavalcante and be the next Damned to be met after him.
* TheHeretic: Branded one by the rest of the Florentine aristocracy due to following Epicurus' views that the soul dies with the body. The poet Dante himself abhorred him.
* TakeThat: He's placed as a neighbor to Cavalcante in the Fiery Tombs of Heresy, as a historical figure Dante has no respect towards. The game matches this by having Farinata be placed not too far from Cavalcante and be the next Damned to be met after him.
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"''Scourge of the Earth. The feared Emperor of the Huns, who is forever trapped among those who desired to the drenched in the blood of men.''"
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->''"Raze the city completely! Leave no trace of it behind!"''
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The self-proclaimed "Scourge of God", ruler of the
* AxCrazy: Gleefully (yet also bitterly) proclaims his many brutalities in his lamentations, talking about how he killed his brother and [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident made it look like a hunting accident]], razed entire cities and massacred religious settlements in his warpath.
* BloodyHorror: Killed many and spilled their blood, died by choking on his own blood, and now suffers in the boiling river of blood in the first ring of Violence.
* DeathByIrony: The bloodthirsty leader of the Huns died by rupturing an artery and choking on his own blood. In the poem and ''An Animated Epic'', he's also shown suffering in the boiling blood of the Phlegethon.
* BloodyHorror: Killed many and spilled their blood, died by choking on his own blood, and now suffers in the boiling river of blood in the first ring of Violence.
* DeathByIrony: The bloodthirsty leader of the Huns died by rupturing an artery and choking on his own blood. In the poem and ''An Animated Epic'', he's also shown suffering in the boiling blood of the Phlegethon.
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"''Chancellor to Holy Roman Emperor Frederic II, he failed to defend the honor of his master. Imprisoned and ruined, he took his own life.''"
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->''"So great is my fidelity to Frederick, I am losing my sleep and strength."''
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Lawyer and chancellor to Frederick II during his time as Holy Roman
* AnachronismStew: Died in 1249.
* DrivenToSuicide: He's in the second ring of Violence for this reason. After enduring so much suffering and having his eyes removed, the former chancellor bashed his head against the brick wall of his dungeon cell until it broke his skull.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Downplayed, since he's already dead, but he's not one of the trees comprising the Wood of the Suicides in this version, when he was already transformed in the poem.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Frederick II, even as he was unable to defend himself against the false allegations. Having his own lord order his eyes gouged out was the final straw for Vigna.
* DrivenToSuicide: He's in the second ring of Violence for this reason. After enduring so much suffering and having his eyes removed, the former chancellor bashed his head against the brick wall of his dungeon cell until it broke his skull.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Downplayed, since he's already dead, but he's not one of the trees comprising the Wood of the Suicides in this version, when he was already transformed in the poem.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Frederick II, even as he was unable to defend himself against the false allegations. Having his own lord order his eyes gouged out was the final straw for Vigna.
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"''Philosopher and scholar of Florence, and early mentor to young Dante. He suffers in the seventh circle of Hell for the sin of sodomy.''"
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->''"Ah! I taught you how man makes himself eternal."''
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Florentine philospher and
* AnachronismStew: Latini was born in 1220 (8 years after the Third Crusade) and died in 1294.
* CoolTeacher: Dante speaks the world of him in the poem, and the game gives him his own achievement should Dante find and absolve him. The only sin he's cited for committing that sent him to Hell was sodomy, which in doctrine is seen as a very serious one regardless of a person's virtue.
* DemotedToExtra: Dante dedicates a good part of Canto XV to speaking wonders about his former teacher even as a sinner condemned to Hell. The game instead treats him like any other shade, with the one exception of also having a separate achievement tied to him.
* {{Forgiveness}}: Has a separate achievement for being found and absolved by the player, due to his personal connection to Dante.
* GoodIsNotNice: Raised Dante on virtuous teachings and helped him be a better person, yet his soul now rests on one of the lowest circles of Hell for sodomy.
* CoolTeacher: Dante speaks the world of him in the poem, and the game gives him his own achievement should Dante find and absolve him. The only sin he's cited for committing that sent him to Hell was sodomy, which in doctrine is seen as a very serious one regardless of a person's virtue.
* DemotedToExtra: Dante dedicates a good part of Canto XV to speaking wonders about his former teacher even as a sinner condemned to Hell. The game instead treats him like any other shade, with the one exception of also having a separate achievement tied to him.
* {{Forgiveness}}: Has a separate achievement for being found and absolved by the player, due to his personal connection to Dante.
* GoodIsNotNice: Raised Dante on virtuous teachings and helped him be a better person, yet his soul now rests on one of the lowest circles of Hell for sodomy.
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"''Wise warrior and leader of the Guelps who enveloped himself in sodomy and the blood of men.''"
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->''"...why do my thoughts keep me awake at night? Are they perverse?"''
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One of the
* AnachronismStew: Born in 1220, died in 1274.
* BeingEvilSucks: His lamentations make it sound like he's aware of his "impulses", doesn't want to give into them, but feels he has to.
* ChurchMilitant: Guido was a Guelph, meaning he was affiliated with the Church as a defender. He fought in the Battle of Montaperti, one of the bloodiest battles of Medieval Italy, with Dante placing him in Violence for both this and the added accusation of sodomy.
* DemotedToExtra: Dante also has a conversation with Guerra, along with two other sodomites (Tegghiaio Aldobrandi and Iacopo Rusticucci) as they suffer in the Abominable Sands. Despite a history of war, Guerra is portrayed sympathetically and given Dante's respects. The game has no such interaction and he's just another of the Damned.
* BeingEvilSucks: His lamentations make it sound like he's aware of his "impulses", doesn't want to give into them, but feels he has to.
* ChurchMilitant: Guido was a Guelph, meaning he was affiliated with the Church as a defender. He fought in the Battle of Montaperti, one of the bloodiest battles of Medieval Italy, with Dante placing him in Violence for both this and the added accusation of sodomy.
* DemotedToExtra: Dante also has a conversation with Guerra, along with two other sodomites (Tegghiaio Aldobrandi and Iacopo Rusticucci) as they suffer in the Abominable Sands. Despite a history of war, Guerra is portrayed sympathetically and given Dante's respects. The game has no such interaction and he's just another of the Damned.
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[[folder:Thais]]
"''A once beauty now stricken and broke, she relished watching other men kill one another over the chance to sleep with her. She suffers here for the crime of flattery.''"
"''A once beauty now stricken and broke, she relished watching other men kill one another over the chance to sleep with her. She suffers here for the crime of flattery.''"
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"''A once beauty now stricken and broke, she relished watching other
->''"I'm not a lowly concubine; I'm a hetaera!"''
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An Athenian hetaera (temple prostitute) who accompanied Alexander the Great during his conquest of Persia, known for her silver tongue that could inspire men
* GoldDigger: [[DownplayedTrope Of sorts]], but she was less worried about wealth and social standing, and more worried about using her power of speech to trick men into doing things for her, as well as fighting in her name.
* GuileHero: The "hero" part is questionable, but she used sweet words and flattery to convince men to do what she wanted because, in her words, it was one of the few ways she and other women knew to survive.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: She's been cast down to the Bolgia of the flatterers due to her own ability to inspire men to fight for her. Supposedly, this is the same Thais who used said speech to convince Alexander to burn down the Palace of Persepolis.
* GuileHero: The "hero" part is questionable, but she used sweet words and flattery to convince men to do what she wanted because, in her words, it was one of the few ways she and other women knew to survive.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: She's been cast down to the Bolgia of the flatterers due to her own ability to inspire men to fight for her. Supposedly, this is the same Thais who used said speech to convince Alexander to burn down the Palace of Persepolis.
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"''The blind prophet of Thebes, judged to the eighth circle of Fraud. He changed himself from a man to woman, indulging in the pleasures of both.''"
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->''"How precious, above all wealth, is good counsel..."'''
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The mythological blind prophet of Thebes,
* BlindSeer: One of the most famous examples in myth, having lost his eyesight but gaining the ability to look into the future from a goddess he accidentally looked at (either Hera or Athena). In the poem, however, Dante placed Tiresias on the 4th Bolge, belonging to the "Sorcerers", ie those who only pretend to see the future so they can profit off people's gullibility, making Tiresias a PhonyPsychic.
* GenderBender: Tiresias became a woman after striking a pair of mating snakes with his staff, living a good portion of his life as such (even becoming a mother) before repeating the feat years later, becoming a man again. In the game, Tiresias' shade form is female and voiced by a woman, yet his image in the Damned folder should he be absolved is that of his original male self.
* GenderBender: Tiresias became a woman after striking a pair of mating snakes with his staff, living a good portion of his life as such (even becoming a mother) before repeating the feat years later, becoming a man again. In the game, Tiresias' shade form is female and voiced by a woman, yet his image in the Damned folder should he be absolved is that of his original male self.
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"''Daughter of the King of Assyria, who lies in the Inferno with only her insanity left. She disguised herself to seduce her own father.''"
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->''"Sweet nurse, why have you freed me from my noose?"''
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The mythological daughter of
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: She was left stark raving mad in the poem because Hell punished her, as an Impostor, with disease (since Impostors are a disease on society), said disease being madness. In the game, as a Damned soul, she is sane enough to plead her case and recall her life.
* DrivenToSuicide: She struggled with the idea of loving her father the way she did, to the point she tried to hang herself so she wouldn't do it. Her nurse stopped her and, after asking her not to try it again, helped her quench her desire.
* IncestIsRelative: In myth, Myrrha was cursed by Aphrodite to have incestuous love towards her father. One of her nurses gave her the idea to disguise herself as a prostitute and lay with Cinyras under cover of darkness, but to say her father was angry when he did finally find out is an understatement, since he tried to kill her for it.
* {{Transflormation}}: She "died" in myth when she was transformed into a tree to escape Cinyras' wrath. This tree, the myrrh, split in half afterwards to reveal her son Adonis.
* DrivenToSuicide: She struggled with the idea of loving her father the way she did, to the point she tried to hang herself so she wouldn't do it. Her nurse stopped her and, after asking her not to try it again, helped her quench her desire.
* IncestIsRelative: In myth, Myrrha was cursed by Aphrodite to have incestuous love towards her father. One of her nurses gave her the idea to disguise herself as a prostitute and lay with Cinyras under cover of darkness, but to say her father was angry when he did finally find out is an understatement, since he tried to kill her for it.
* {{Transflormation}}: She "died" in myth when she was transformed into a tree to escape Cinyras' wrath. This tree, the myrrh, split in half afterwards to reveal her son Adonis.
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"''Traitor to family and country, he sits in the lowest circle of Hell. He murdered his own son for the sake of revenge.''"
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->''"My brother Manfred and
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A Guelph friar of Faenza, Italy who ordered the
* AnachronismStew: Alberigo died in 1307.
* CainAndAbel: He had his own brother and nephew murdered along with other dinner guests when he organized a banquet for them.
* SinisterMinister: The "Fra" of his name is meant to be another word for "Friar", and yet this holy man ordered a mass execution of his dinner guests, including his own brother and nephew. For added points to the element of Treachery, his family was also aided back into Faenza by a traitor to the Ghibellines.
* CainAndAbel: He had his own brother and nephew murdered along with other dinner guests when he organized a banquet for them.
* SinisterMinister: The "Fra" of his name is meant to be another word for "Friar", and yet this holy man ordered a mass execution of his dinner guests, including his own brother and nephew. For added points to the element of Treachery, his family was also aided back into Faenza by a traitor to the Ghibellines.
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"''King Arthur's illegitimate son who betrayed his father and lord by raising his sword in battle against him.''"
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->''"King Arthur is my true father? Mother, why did you keep this from me?"''
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King Arthur's illegitimate son
* AxCrazy: His ramblings involve feasting on Arthur's food and even trying to convince him to outright ''beat'' Guinevere for "not being a good queen".
* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: Original interpretations of Arthurian myth have Mordred be Arthur's treacherous nephew, legitimate son of King Lot. It was only later when stories started depicting him as the king's bastard son with his half-sister Morgause, which the poem and this game both use as reference.
* SelfMadeOrphan: Attempted by him, wanting to take the crown of Britain for himself, as well as Guinevere as his queen. When Arthur returned from his battle against Rome, he fought and killed Mordred in battle instead.
* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: Original interpretations of Arthurian myth have Mordred be Arthur's treacherous nephew, legitimate son of King Lot. It was only later when stories started depicting him as the king's bastard son with his half-sister Morgause, which the poem and this game both use as reference.
* SelfMadeOrphan: Attempted by him, wanting to take the crown of Britain for himself, as well as Guinevere as his queen. When Arthur returned from his battle against Rome, he fought and killed Mordred in battle instead.
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"''Italian nobleman and naval commander. Aligning himself with Guelphs and Ghibellines alike, he switched allegiances often until his ultimate imprisonment and death by starvation.''"
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->''"Marry my sister to Giovanni Visconti. An alliance with the Pope's Guelphs will strengthen my hand."''
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Ugolino della Gherardesca, Count of Donoratico, was a naval officer and nobleman
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* AnachronismStew: He starved to death in 1289.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: After several crimes and an incident where he killed the Archibishop's son, Ugolino was eventually captured, charged with treason against Italy and left in a cell with his own sons. The guards then literally threw the key into the river and left them to starve to death.
* {{Turncoat}}: Historical accounts and Dante's poems cemented Ugolino as a repeated traitor who played both Guelphs and Ghibellines in his bid to obtain vast politican power in Italy.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: After several crimes and an incident where he killed the Archibishop's son, Ugolino was eventually captured, charged with treason against Italy and left in a cell with his own sons. The guards then literally threw the key into the river and left them to starve to death.
* {{Turncoat}}: Historical accounts and Dante's poems cemented Ugolino as a repeated traitor who played both Guelphs and Ghibellines in his bid to obtain vast politican power in Italy.
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! Damned Souls
[[folder:Pontius Pilate]]
"''His cowardice contributed to the suffering of [[UsefulNotes/JesusChrist one]] for the sins of many, and now he bears the weight of all in limbo.''"
[[folder:Pontius Pilate]]
"''His cowardice contributed to the suffering of [[UsefulNotes/JesusChrist one]] for the sins of many, and now he bears the weight of all in limbo.''"
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[[folder:Pontius Pilate]]
"''His cowardice contributed to
!The Damned
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The shades of the
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Interacting with these shades allows the
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* DirtyCoward: Did nothing to stop the crucifixion of Jesus.
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* DirtyCoward: Did nothing AdaptationExplanationExtrication: Due to the game's setting being changed to around the time of the Third Crusade (1189 - 1192), some of the Damned shown in this game - taken from the original poem - shouldn't be present in Hell yet, causing a minor case of AnachronismStew.
* ArtisticLicenseTraditionalChristianity: In Christian dogma, damnation is permanent and irreversible once the souls reach the afterlife, due to their own choosing of a life of vice and sin. In this game, Dante can use his Cross to Absolve them and send them to a higher plane, out of Hell.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: Shades are completely devoid of any physical attributes that differentiate them, only having the barest minimum features that identify them as male or female, and that's without having their genitals or nipples visible.
* KarmaMeter: Absolving or Punishing these shades is the single most lucrative way of earning Holy or Unholy points to expand the upgrade tree and unlock new combos or abilities. Coupling that with certain Relics increases the earnings even further and allows for much faster level progression (provided you have enough levels already).
* MadnessMantra: To help the player with their decision of whether to Punish or Absolve them, the Damned spout lines of dialogue associated with who they were in life, which might ingraciate them to the player or cement how utterly rotten they are. A good way to know there is one around when you can't see them is to stopthe crucifixion of Jesus.and wait until you hear them begin their dialogue.
* ArtisticLicenseTraditionalChristianity: In Christian dogma, damnation is permanent and irreversible once the souls reach the afterlife, due to their own choosing of a life of vice and sin. In this game, Dante can use his Cross to Absolve them and send them to a higher plane, out of Hell.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: Shades are completely devoid of any physical attributes that differentiate them, only having the barest minimum features that identify them as male or female, and that's without having their genitals or nipples visible.
* KarmaMeter: Absolving or Punishing these shades is the single most lucrative way of earning Holy or Unholy points to expand the upgrade tree and unlock new combos or abilities. Coupling that with certain Relics increases the earnings even further and allows for much faster level progression (provided you have enough levels already).
* MadnessMantra: To help the player with their decision of whether to Punish or Absolve them, the Damned spout lines of dialogue associated with who they were in life, which might ingraciate them to the player or cement how utterly rotten they are. A good way to know there is one around when you can't see them is to stop
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[[folder:Orpheus]]
"''Greek poet and musician who failed to deliver his beloved from the Underworld. Denounced for attempting to impede the fulfillment of God’s will.''"
"''Greek poet and musician who failed to deliver his beloved from the Underworld. Denounced for attempting to impede the fulfillment of God’s will.''"
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"''Greek poet
[[folder:Pontius Pilate]]
->''"Messiah, forgive me!"''
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Fifth governor of Judea under Emperor Tiberius Augustus, and
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* MirrorCharacter: His quest to find and rescue his wife mirrors that of Dante's quest to save Beatrice.
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* MirrorCharacter: His quest AscendedExtra: Downplayed. The poem's original text makes it ambiguous whether or not Pilate was one of the shades present at the Shores of Acheron, while the game chooses to find place him there as the first Damned.
* DirtyCoward: Despite his power andrescue his wife mirrors dialogue indicating he knew the accusations against Jesus were founded on envy and fear, he still went through with the trial and crucifixion due to peer pressure from both the public and his superiors.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The different scripture interpretations clash in their analyses of Pilate's character, with the one constant being thatof Dante's quest to save Beatrice.he presided over Jesus' trial as a leading judge. The game seems takes the Gospels' approach, ie making Pilate clearly conflicted on the matter and having Him honorably buried after His death.
* DirtyCoward: Despite his power and
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The different scripture interpretations clash in their analyses of Pilate's character, with the one constant being that
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[[folder:Electra]]
"''Killed her mother to avenge her father's wrongful death. She suffers her punishment, which is to know finally the wrath of God.''"
"''Killed her mother to avenge her father's wrongful death. She suffers her punishment, which is to know finally the wrath of God.''"
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[[folder:Orpheus]]
->''"Gods who rule the earth below, I seek Eurydice!"''
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The ancient Greek poet known for his musical abilities, who ventured into the Underworld in search of his wife Eurydice's soul to bring her
* FailedASpotCheck: He still firmly believes in the Ancient Greek pantheon despite being sent to the very Christian-inspired Hell. Should Dante absolve him, he'll even mistake the vision of Heaven for the Elysian Fields.
* MirrorCharacter: His quest to find and rescue his wife mirrors that of Dante's quest to save Beatrice.
* RescuedFromTheUnderworld: Orpheus being the TropeCodifier must be mentioned, despite his attempted rescue of Eurydice being naturally unsuccessful. Not only that, in this version it also got him sent to Hell for his trouble. Ironically, Dante [[InvokedTrope can do this to ''him'']] should he be absolved.
* MirrorCharacter: His quest to find and rescue his wife mirrors that of Dante's quest to save Beatrice.
* RescuedFromTheUnderworld: Orpheus being the TropeCodifier must be mentioned, despite his attempted rescue of Eurydice being naturally unsuccessful. Not only that, in this version it also got him sent to Hell for his trouble. Ironically, Dante [[InvokedTrope can do this to ''him'']] should he be absolved.
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[[folder:Francesca da Polenta]]
"''She fell in love with Paolo, the younger brother of her old and deformed husband. When the husband discovered the adultery, he had the lovers killed.''"
"''She fell in love with Paolo, the younger brother of her old and deformed husband. When the husband discovered the adultery, he had the lovers killed.''"
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"''She fell in love
[[folder:Electra]]
->''"Foolish is the child who forgets a parent's murder!"''
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Mythological princess of Mycenae and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. After her mother conspired with
* AbusiveParents: Both Agamemnon and Clytemnestra are described in myth as being abusive, albeit in different ways each; the former openly offered one of his eldest daughters as sacrifice for the goddess Artemis before he left for the Trojan War, and the latter abused Electra after her husband's murder while also having her co-conspirator start living with them. It should be noted that part of Electra's devotion to her father is the fact he's not often described as being abusive towards her or Orestes.
* AdaptationalVillainy: This version of Electra emphasizes her desire for revenge against her mother and the joy she felt from the act, to the point she follows the take on the myth that has her help Orestes with killing Clytemnestra directly. When Dante grabs her, it's possible she'll exclaim she is to be remembered as an assassin.
* DaddysGirl: She repeatedly laments her father's murder and starts begging for him when Dante grabs her, thinking she's seeing him.
* {{Revenge}}: One of Greek Mythology's biggest stories about the subject and its effects. Electra will flip-flop in her dialogue about how happy killing her mother made her, while also sob about how this makes her no better than her father's murderers.
* AdaptationalVillainy: This version of Electra emphasizes her desire for revenge against her mother and the joy she felt from the act, to the point she follows the take on the myth that has her help Orestes with killing Clytemnestra directly. When Dante grabs her, it's possible she'll exclaim she is to be remembered as an assassin.
* DaddysGirl: She repeatedly laments her father's murder and starts begging for him when Dante grabs her, thinking she's seeing him.
* {{Revenge}}: One of Greek Mythology's biggest stories about the subject and its effects. Electra will flip-flop in her dialogue about how happy killing her mother made her, while also sob about how this makes her no better than her father's murderers.
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[[folder:Paolo Malatesta]]
"''He committed adultery with Francesca, the wife of his brother. He too spends eternity yearning for his beloved, enveloped in the tumultuous winds of lust.''"
"''He committed adultery with Francesca, the wife of his brother. He too spends eternity yearning for his beloved, enveloped in the tumultuous winds of lust.''"
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"''He committed adultery
[[folder:Francesca da Polenta and Paolo Malatesta]]
->'''Francesca:''' ''"My longing for Paolo will never abandon me..."''
->'''Paolo:''' ''"There's no greater sorrow than to recall the happy time."''
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A pair of lovers from Ravena, Italy. Francesca was part of an arranged marriage with
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Dante finds Francesca upon first entering the circle of
* AnachronismStew: The two were present in the original poem, but their presence here makes them fall into this trope due to the differences in time period; namely, there are souls in Hell in 1192 that would only end up killed circa 1283 - 1286.
* ADeadlyAffair: Francesca's marriage was an attempt from her family to settle an old conflict between the Polenta and Malatesta families, yet she preferred the company of Giovanni's younger brother Paolo and started seeing him behind her husband's back. Discovering the affair, the nobleman killed them both, and their souls were sentenced to the circle of Lust for their adultery.
* DemotedToExtra: Francesca has a special portion of Canto V dedicated to her and Paolo's tragedy where she talks to Dante directly about it. Here, she and Paolo are just another pair of Damned Souls Dante can come across and either Punish or Absolve.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Paolo mentions that "Caina" awaits Giovanni for killing them. "Caina" is one of the rounds of the circle of Treachery, the last circle, where Lucifer himself is trapped (albeit the different sections of that circle were AdaptedOut).
* {{Forgiveness}}: The two are one of the few examples of Damned Souls that earn a separate achievement should they be found and absolved by Dante.
* ADeadlyAffair: Francesca's marriage was an attempt from her family to settle an old conflict between the Polenta and Malatesta families, yet she preferred the company of Giovanni's younger brother Paolo and started seeing him behind her husband's back. Discovering the affair, the nobleman killed them both, and their souls were sentenced to the circle of Lust for their adultery.
* DemotedToExtra: Francesca has a special portion of Canto V dedicated to her and Paolo's tragedy where she talks to Dante directly about it. Here, she and Paolo are just another pair of Damned Souls Dante can come across and either Punish or Absolve.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Paolo mentions that "Caina" awaits Giovanni for killing them. "Caina" is one of the rounds of the circle of Treachery, the last circle, where Lucifer himself is trapped (albeit the different sections of that circle were AdaptedOut).
* {{Forgiveness}}: The two are one of the few examples of Damned Souls that earn a separate achievement should they be found and absolved by Dante.
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"''The legendary queen of Assyria was so given to Lust. She made legal those sensual vices of which she was often accused. Now she suffers for her desires.''"
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->''"I gave the troops their reward... in my bedchamber."''
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Former queen of
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Virgil talks about Semiramis as soon as Dante reaches the Carnal Tower's ground floor. She is found at the top not too long after.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The name "Semiramis" is attributed to a fictional depiction of the real-life [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shammuramat Shammuramat]], queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. As a legendary character, Semiramis was often represented in a positive (if sometimes flawed or fierce) light and attributed plenty of historical accolades (one of which being essentially the founding of Babylon). In later centuries, however, more negative representations started showing, starting with the Armenians (who once lost a war led by her) and eventually leading to the Christian take on her legend, in which she tried to rape her own son and made ParentalIncest legal in her empire.
* {{Lust}}: The shade who represents the sin of the second circle the most, having led her whole kingdom to ruin because of it. Her comments often cite how she'd gather her soldiers in her bedchambers for orgies, and go to war against kingdoms whose rulers denied her satisfaction.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The name "Semiramis" is attributed to a fictional depiction of the real-life [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shammuramat Shammuramat]], queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. As a legendary character, Semiramis was often represented in a positive (if sometimes flawed or fierce) light and attributed plenty of historical accolades (one of which being essentially the founding of Babylon). In later centuries, however, more negative representations started showing, starting with the Armenians (who once lost a war led by her) and eventually leading to the Christian take on her legend, in which she tried to rape her own son and made ParentalIncest legal in her empire.
* {{Lust}}: The shade who represents the sin of the second circle the most, having led her whole kingdom to ruin because of it. Her comments often cite how she'd gather her soldiers in her bedchambers for orgies, and go to war against kingdoms whose rulers denied her satisfaction.
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"''Anonymous citizen of Florence who spent his life gorging his appetites and now spends eternity in muddy depths of the third circle of Hell.''"
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->''"The city is filled with abstainers. Such idiots..."''
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A nameless citizen of Florence
* AscendedExtra: In the ''Animated Epic'', Dante finds Ciacco inside Cerberus' stomach along with other shades. After a brief conversation, Dante chooses to absolve him and frees him from torment before attacking Cerberus' innards.
** DemotedToExtra: Compared to the poem, however, Ciacco is once again demoted from an active speaker who greets Dante in Gluttony and talks to him about his plight to a mere Damned who can be Punished or Absolved.
* BigEater: He was called a "pig" for his gluttonous lifestyle, since that's all Florence knew of him. He's also a damned soul suffering in the circle of Gluttony.
* MeaningfulName: "Ciacco" means "pig" in Italian. The delivery of his name in the poem means he has no name of his own, with the writing leaving it ambiguous whether or not "Ciacco" is just a public nickname.
** DemotedToExtra: Compared to the poem, however, Ciacco is once again demoted from an active speaker who greets Dante in Gluttony and talks to him about his plight to a mere Damned who can be Punished or Absolved.
* BigEater: He was called a "pig" for his gluttonous lifestyle, since that's all Florence knew of him. He's also a damned soul suffering in the circle of Gluttony.
* MeaningfulName: "Ciacco" means "pig" in Italian. The delivery of his name in the poem means he has no name of his own, with the writing leaving it ambiguous whether or not "Ciacco" is just a public nickname.
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"''A soul filled with grime and smut. This notorious gambler, seducer and drunkard of Rome, left a repulsive trail of rot in her wake.''"
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->''"I'm ravenous! Have the servants prepare another banquet..."''
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A former Roman noblewoman whose life was marked by scandal, denounced as a harlot and
* AristocratsAreEvil: A noblewoman who married a man trying to help the lower social classes of Rome, who instead cheated on him repeatedly and used her position to drink copiously.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: A variation; Cicero had her called a drunkard and squanderer during her adultery trial, but Clodia's more notorious registered crimes were her many affairs, which would make her more of a fit for the circle of Lust. Instead, the game focuses on her as a drunkard and how she used her lavish lifestyle to gorge herself on food.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: A variation; Cicero had her called a drunkard and squanderer during her adultery trial, but Clodia's more notorious registered crimes were her many affairs, which would make her more of a fit for the circle of Lust. Instead, the game focuses on her as a drunkard and how she used her lavish lifestyle to gorge herself on food.
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"''Insouciant with those around her, the vestal virgin of Rome opened the city gate to allow the Sabines to attack Rome, in exchange for gold.''"
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* ExactWords: Fell victim to this trope when she asked the Sabines for "what was worn around their left arm" in exchange for opening the city gates of Rome, she meant for them to give her the golden bracelets on their arms, but they instead crushed her to death with what they traditionally carried on their left arm (their heavy shields).
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* ExactWords: Fell victim to this trope when she asked the Sabines for "what was worn around their left arm" in exchange for opening the city gates of Rome, she Rome. She meant for them to give her the golden bracelets on their arms, but they instead crushed her to death with what they traditionally carried on their left arm (their heavy shields).shields).
* PureIsNotGood: She was a Vestal virgin, chaste and pure, but not without greed. Said greed ended up killing her.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: In a DeathByIrony manner. Her betrayal of Rome cost Tarpeia her very life when the Sabine men pelted her with their heavy shields.
* PureIsNotGood: She was a Vestal virgin, chaste and pure, but not without greed. Said greed ended up killing her.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: In a DeathByIrony manner. Her betrayal of Rome cost Tarpeia her very life when the Sabine men pelted her with their heavy shields.
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"''Roman Procurator of Judea, infamous for his public greed, splitting and paring innocent men for his own personal gain.''"
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->''"Thank you for your payment. By Roman decree, your petition is denied..."''
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The 7th Roman procurator of Judea from 64 to 66, a controversial figure who openly abused his
* CardCarryingVillain: One of the few Damned souls with very little arguments in their favor, instead just spouting reason after reason for why the Scythe is more applicable in his case.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Averted, all of the crimes he lists are things the real Gessius Florus actually did. He really was known for being corrupt and greedy.
* LargeHam: Delivers his quotes loudly and bombastically, gloating about his crimes from his corner of the room.
* SleazyPolitician: He tormented the Jewish population of Judea for their gold talents and harassed them with military power to get more, going as far as imprisoning some and storming a religious temple after they started publicly mocking him.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Averted, all of the crimes he lists are things the real Gessius Florus actually did. He really was known for being corrupt and greedy.
* LargeHam: Delivers his quotes loudly and bombastically, gloating about his crimes from his corner of the room.
* SleazyPolitician: He tormented the Jewish population of Judea for their gold talents and harassed them with military power to get more, going as far as imprisoning some and storming a religious temple after they started publicly mocking him.
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"''One-time wife of Marc Antony, possessed by an unbearable greed. Called the Greediest woman in all of Rome, she pursued any opportunity to seize power.''"
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->''"I won't be married to any man who doesn't have great ambition..."''
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A Roman aristocrat who lived during the time of the Republic. Known for her marriages to powerful men that ended with their deaths and her increasing hoarding of assets, she became ambitious and power-hungry once she married Marc
* AmbitionIsEvil: Each marriage made Fulvia of Tusculum become greedier for power and riches, to the point she used Marc Antony's influence to condemn the statesman Cicero and behead him for decrying her and her family.
* EvilIsPetty: Not content with ordering Cicero's beheading, she stabbed his tongue with her golden hairpins post-mortem, symbolically punishing him for his talent of speech.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Again averted, since very little of her crimes were exaggerated.
* {{Irony}}: She was rumored to already have had a previous affair with Marc Antony even while she was married to Scribonius Curio. After being in love with the Triumvirate member for so long, she herself was left behind when Antony also had an affair of his own. Said affair is [[UsefulNotes/Cleopatra the succubus Dante defeated in the circle of Lust]].
* OffWithHisHead: She ordered Cicero to be killed and his head cut off by her then-husband Marc Antony. Not satisfied with that, she then pierced his tongue with her golden hairpins.
* EvilIsPetty: Not content with ordering Cicero's beheading, she stabbed his tongue with her golden hairpins post-mortem, symbolically punishing him for his talent of speech.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Again averted, since very little of her crimes were exaggerated.
* {{Irony}}: She was rumored to already have had a previous affair with Marc Antony even while she was married to Scribonius Curio. After being in love with the Triumvirate member for so long, she herself was left behind when Antony also had an affair of his own. Said affair is [[UsefulNotes/Cleopatra the succubus Dante defeated in the circle of Lust]].
* OffWithHisHead: She ordered Cicero to be killed and his head cut off by her then-husband Marc Antony. Not satisfied with that, she then pierced his tongue with her golden hairpins.
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->''"We have been stripped and despoiled like murderer's victims."''
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* AntiVillain: While her methods of battle were brutal, she only rallied the Celtic tribes against the Romans after they betrayed her trust and violently assaulted her and her daughters.
* MamaBear: She started a vicious revolt against theroman Roman empire in retaliation to her daughters being brutally raped.raped.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: After her abuse at the hands of the Romans, she rallied up the Celtic tribes and started the Boudican revolt against the invading Romans. It didn't end well for her.
* MamaBear: She started a vicious revolt against the
* PayEvilUntoEvil: After her abuse at the hands of the Romans, she rallied up the Celtic tribes and started the Boudican revolt against the invading Romans. It didn't end well for her.
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*AintTooProudToBeg: He starts begging for his life(?) after Dante gets his sycthe. Not like it does him any good, of course. It's an odd thing for the usually unflappable concept of death to do[[spoiler:, which arguably is a major hint that the "fight" is little more than a [[DyingDream Dying Power Fantasy]] on Dante's part]].
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: [[DownplayedTrope Somewhat]], as Richard was the one who indeed put an end to the Third Crusade by signing a peace treaty with Saladin without Jerusalem being retaken, but only after having participated in several of the battles himself despite severe illness, including taking many Muslims as prisoners. The game focuses on his participation by displaying him as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who is horrified at the extremes the Crusaders took their "duty" towards.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: [[DownplayedTrope Somewhat]], as Richard was the one who indeed put an end to the Third Crusade by signing a peace treaty with Saladin without Jerusalem being retaken, but only after having participated in several of the battles himself despite severe illness, including taking many Muslims as prisoners. The game focuses on his participation by displaying him as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who is horrified at the extremes the Crusaders took their "duty" towards.towards; you know the Massacre at Acre depicted in the game? In reality, he signed off on it.
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* FanDisservice: Is hung like a moose, but considering he's the literal Devil and has the monstrous appearance to match, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who's aroused.
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** Possibly averted in the Animated Epic, as Dante was never shown getting stabbed in the back by the Assassin and the plot points revolving around this have been omitted. Notably, in his conversation with [[spoiler:his mother in the Wood of the Suicides, Bella doesn't say that it's too late for both of them, instead encouraging her son that he can still have himself while only she herself is doomed.]]
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** Possibly averted in the Animated Epic, as Dante was never shown getting stabbed in the back by the Assassin and the plot points revolving around this have been omitted. Notably, in his conversation with [[spoiler:his mother in the Wood of the Suicides, Bella doesn't say that it's too late for both of them, instead encouraging her son that he can still have save himself while only she herself is doomed.]]
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* AdaptationalBadass: Especially in regards to his literary counterpart, who was easily spooked by the horrors of Hell.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Dante here struggles to atone for being unfaithful to his wife, his bloodthirsty demeanor during the Crusades and his hatred towards his father, whose abuse scarred Dante in his childhood and led his mother to suicide. Needless to say, that didn't happen neither in real-life or in the ''Divine Comedy''.
* AdaptationalBadass: Especially in regards to his literary counterpart, who was easily spooked by the horrors ofHell.Hell and, of course, never slaughtered demons by the droves with a scythe. Though the real life Dante had some military service, the game's Dante was already a OneManArmy even during his times at the Crusades.
* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: In his literary works (and in real-life, to a notorious extent), Dante regards Beatrice with pure CourtlyLove, and he never gets to be in a relationship with her. In the game, she is his betrothed and the two have a sexual relationship prior to Dante joining the Crusades.
* AdaptationalBadass: Especially in regards to his literary counterpart, who was easily spooked by the horrors of
* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: In his literary works (and in real-life, to a notorious extent), Dante regards Beatrice with pure CourtlyLove, and he never gets to be in a relationship with her. In the game, she is his betrothed and the two have a sexual relationship prior to Dante joining the Crusades.
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* AdaptationalModesty: In the animated adaptation, he wears clothes that cover his crotch, and lacks a big floppy dong as well.
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* FullFrontalAssault: Lucifer's big floppy dong is in full display, though with the lighting and the angles, you'd have to actually be looking for it to notice it most of the time.
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** Possibly averted in the Animated Epic, as Dante was never shown getting stabbed in the back by the Assassin and the plot points revolving around this have been omitted.
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* HateSink: given that he murders [[spoiler:Dante]] and Beatrice over something as petty as Dante sleeping with his wife, which was not even Beatrice's fault at all, we are definitely supposed to hate him.
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* BarrierWarrior: Heretics emerge with a barrier already present that protects them from Dante's Cross and Magic moves, which also extends to all other enemies present. This makes killing them a priority, especially if they're paired with Fire Guardians or a Throne Demon.
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* BossInMookClothing: Malacoda, an elite demon who first appears in Fraud also appeared in the original ''Divine Comedy'' as the leader of the Malebranche in the eighth circle. Though he doesn't have any wings, his body is naturally covered in Hellfire that needs to be put out with the cross before he can be attacked with the scythe, and he is even tougher and more durable than the Archdemons. He actually appears twice as ''two'' different entities, the first at the very entrance to the Fraud circles and at the very end of the final trial of the Malebolgia.
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Ancient warlocks who followed the Old Gods, condemned to the circle of Heresy for their cults. Heretics can invoke magical abilities that keep them protected from Cross and Magic attacks, extending the protection to all enemies present until they're killed by the Scythe.
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** Additionally, an Absolution finisher will still work on an enemy even if they are protected by the barrier, although this weakness is less exploitable since a player will generally prioritize a Heretic over any enemy that isn't a minion.
** Additionally, an Absolution finisher will still work on an enemy even if they are protected by the barrier, although this weakness is less exploitable since a player will generally prioritize a Heretic over any enemy that isn't a minion.
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"''Scourge of the Earth. The feared Emperor of the Huns, who is forever trapped among those who desired to the drenched in the blood of men.''"
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[[folder:Pietro della Vigna]]
"''Chancellor to Holy Roman Emperor Frederic II, he failed to defend the honor of his master. Imprisoned and ruined, he took his own life.''"
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[[folder:Brunetto Latini]]
"''Philosopher and scholar of Florence, and early mentor to young Dante. He suffers in the seventh circle of Hell for the sin of sodomy.''"
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"''Wise warrior and leader of the Guelps who enveloped himself in sodomy and the blood of men.''"
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"''A once beauty now stricken and broke, she relished watching other men kill one another over the chance to sleep with her. She suffers here for the crime of flattery.''"
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[[folder:Tiresias]]
"''The blind prophet of Thebes, judged to the eighth circle of Fraud. He changed himself from a man to woman, indulging in the pleasures of both.''"
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[[folder:Myrrha]]
"''Daughter of the King of Assyria, who lies in the Inferno with only her insanity left. She disguised herself to seduce her own father.''"
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[[folder:Fra Alberigo]]
"''Traitor to family and country, he sits in the lowest circle of Hell. He murdered his own son for the sake of revenge.''"
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[[folder:Mordred]]
"''King Arthur's illegitimate son who betrayed his father and lord by raising his sword in battle against him.''"
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[[folder:Count Ugolino]]
"''Italian nobleman and naval commander. Aligning himself with Guelphs and Ghibellines alike, he switched allegiances often until his ultimate imprisonment and death by starvation.''"
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"''Scourge of the Earth. The feared Emperor of the Huns, who is forever trapped among those who desired to the drenched in the blood of men.''"
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[[folder:Pietro della Vigna]]
"''Chancellor to Holy Roman Emperor Frederic II, he failed to defend the honor of his master. Imprisoned and ruined, he took his own life.''"
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[[folder:Brunetto Latini]]
"''Philosopher and scholar of Florence, and early mentor to young Dante. He suffers in the seventh circle of Hell for the sin of sodomy.''"
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"''Wise warrior and leader of the Guelps who enveloped himself in sodomy and the blood of men.''"
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"''A once beauty now stricken and broke, she relished watching other men kill one another over the chance to sleep with her. She suffers here for the crime of flattery.''"
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[[folder:Tiresias]]
"''The blind prophet of Thebes, judged to the eighth circle of Fraud. He changed himself from a man to woman, indulging in the pleasures of both.''"
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[[folder:Myrrha]]
"''Daughter of the King of Assyria, who lies in the Inferno with only her insanity left. She disguised herself to seduce her own father.''"
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[[folder:Fra Alberigo]]
"''Traitor to family and country, he sits in the lowest circle of Hell. He murdered his own son for the sake of revenge.''"
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[[folder:Mordred]]
"''King Arthur's illegitimate son who betrayed his father and lord by raising his sword in battle against him.''"
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[[folder:Count Ugolino]]
"''Italian nobleman and naval commander. Aligning himself with Guelphs and Ghibellines alike, he switched allegiances often until his ultimate imprisonment and death by starvation.''"
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"''Roman Procurator of Judea, infamous for his public greed, splitting and paring innocent men for his own personal gain.''"
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"''One-time wife of Marc Antony, possessed by an unbearable greed. Called the Greediest woman in all of Rome, she pursued any opportunity to seize power.''"
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[[folder:Boudica]]
"''After she was flogged and her children raped, the Vengeful Queen of the Iceni Tribe tried to set fire to the city of Rome with a bloody revolt.''"
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[[folder:Hecuba]]
"''Queen of Troy who watched as her city fell in battle. Her hapless wretched soul lies in the darkness of hell, besieged by the condemned who flog her at every turn.''"
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[[folder:Filippo Argenti]]
"''Angry politician who opposed Dante's return to Florence. Their families were bitter rivals, and Argenti stole from Dante’s family after he left Florence.''"
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[[folder:Emperor Frederick II]]
"''King of the Romans with a never ending thirst for war. His soul dwells in the Circle of Heresy as punishment for his constant war with the Pope and Church.''"
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[[folder:Cavalcante de Cavalcanti]]
"''Merchant banker of Florence who was denounced as a heretic for his atheist beliefs. He resides with the other Heretics among the fiery tombs.''"
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[[folder:Farinata Uberti]]
"''Tuscan Aristocrat and military leader who believed that the soul died with the body, denying life after death. He was condemned as a Heretic for his beliefs.''"
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"''Roman Procurator of Judea, infamous for his public greed, splitting and paring innocent men for his own personal gain.''"
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"''One-time wife of Marc Antony, possessed by an unbearable greed. Called the Greediest woman in all of Rome, she pursued any opportunity to seize power.''"
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[[folder:Boudica]]
"''After she was flogged and her children raped, the Vengeful Queen of the Iceni Tribe tried to set fire to the city of Rome with a bloody revolt.''"
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[[folder:Hecuba]]
"''Queen of Troy who watched as her city fell in battle. Her hapless wretched soul lies in the darkness of hell, besieged by the condemned who flog her at every turn.''"
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[[folder:Filippo Argenti]]
"''Angry politician who opposed Dante's return to Florence. Their families were bitter rivals, and Argenti stole from Dante’s family after he left Florence.''"
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[[folder:Emperor Frederick II]]
"''King of the Romans with a never ending thirst for war. His soul dwells in the Circle of Heresy as punishment for his constant war with the Pope and Church.''"
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[[folder:Cavalcante de Cavalcanti]]
"''Merchant banker of Florence who was denounced as a heretic for his atheist beliefs. He resides with the other Heretics among the fiery tombs.''"
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[[folder:Farinata Uberti]]
"''Tuscan Aristocrat and military leader who believed that the soul died with the body, denying life after death. He was condemned as a Heretic for his beliefs.''"
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"''Insouciant with those around her, the vestal virgin of Rome opened the city gate to allow the Sabines to attack Rome, in exchange for gold.''"
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* ExactWords: Fell victim to this trope when she asked the Sabines for "what was worn around their left arm" in exchange for opening the city gates of Rome, she meant for them to give her the golden bracelets on their arms, but they instead crushed her to death with what they traditionally carried on their left arm (their heavy shields).
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"''Insouciant with those around her, the vestal virgin of Rome opened the city gate to allow the Sabines to attack Rome, in exchange for gold.''"
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* ExactWords: Fell victim to this trope when she asked the Sabines for "what was worn around their left arm" in exchange for opening the city gates of Rome, she meant for them to give her the golden bracelets on their arms, but they instead crushed her to death with what they traditionally carried on their left arm (their heavy shields).
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"''The legendary queen of Assyria was so given to Lust. She made legal those sensual vices of which she was often accused. Now she suffers for her desires.''"
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[[folder:Ciacco]]
"''Anonymous citizen of Florence who spent his life gorging his appetites and now spends eternity in muddy depths of the third circle of Hell.''"
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[[folder:Clodia]]
"''A soul filled with grime and smut. This notorious gambler, seducer and drunkard of Rome, left a repulsive trail of rot in her wake.''"
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"''The legendary queen of Assyria was so given to Lust. She made legal those sensual vices of which she was often accused. Now she suffers for her desires.''"
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[[folder:Ciacco]]
"''Anonymous citizen of Florence who spent his life gorging his appetites and now spends eternity in muddy depths of the third circle of Hell.''"
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[[folder:Clodia]]
"''A soul filled with grime and smut. This notorious gambler, seducer and drunkard of Rome, left a repulsive trail of rot in her wake.''"
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[[folder:Paolo Malatesta]]
"''He committed adultery with Francesca, the wife of his brother. He too spends eternity yearning for his beloved, enveloped in the tumultuous winds of lust.''"
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"''She fell in love with Paolo, the younger brother of her old and deformed husband. When the husband discovered the adultery, he had the lovers killed.''"
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[[folder:Paolo Malatesta]]
"''He committed adultery with Francesca, the wife of his brother. He too spends eternity yearning for his beloved, enveloped in the tumultuous winds of lust.''"
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"Greek poet and musician who failed to deliver his beloved from the Underworld. Denounced for attempting to impede the fulfillment of God’s will."
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