History Trivia / DevilMayCry5

** An odd example in the Japanese version. [[spoiler:Both Creator/DanSouthworth and Creator/HiroakiHirata return as Vergil. Urizen, who is Vergil's demonic half, is suitably voiced by Southworth, albiet under a heavy filter to disguise his voice, but in the Japanese version, Hirata's voice isn't used and Urizen is played by a completely different actor, Shunsuke Sakuya.]]

-->'''Dan Southworth:''' "Dante, I'm trying to fight these demons, but I'm dummy thicc and the sound of my asscheeks keeps alerting them... I understand you and Nero have the same problem."

* NoPortForYou: The ''[[UpdatedRerelease Special Edition]]'' is available only for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS platforms. [[PromotedToPlayable Playable]] Vergil was later released as a DownloadableContent for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and PC users, but those latter ports lack all the other new features and content.

* IKnewIt:
** Interview excerpts from the ''3142 Graphic Arts'' artbook hinted at direct a sequel to ''[=DMC4=]'', such as page 211 where the series' scenario writer, Bingo Morihashi, said he wanted to utilize Nero again as the star of a hypothetical ''[=DMC5=]'' game. This just fueled the fans' expectations, and is confirmed years later when the game is finally revealed.
** Rumors of a new ''DMC'' game in development began when it was reported that Hideaki Itsuno, director of the mainline games since ''2'', was working on an unnamed project. This was fueled further by a picture of Creator/ReubenLangdon and Creator/JohnnyYongBosch in motion capture suits.
** The ''HD Collection'' being re-released on 2018 (6 years after its initial release) led to speculations of Capcom drumming up interest for something ''DMC''-related on E3 2018. The collection consisting of the first three games from the original continuity also convinced fans that ''Devil May Cry 5'' would be announced soon as a [[{{Unreboot}} return to the classic games' lore]]. These were proven true, as ''[=DMC5=]'' was indeed announced on E3 2018.
** [[spoiler:Vergil's back and V was his human half]]? Quick, everyone pretend to look shocked.
** Some fans noticed that [[spoiler:Urizen]] sounded a lot like a digitally-modified or slowed-down version of [[spoiler:Vergil]], leading to speculation that the two were related in some way. This was ultimately proven correct.
** Fans called Nico being [[spoiler:Agnus's daughter]] the second Capcom released her character bio.
** Granted, it's not like there was a lot of debate on the subject from ''Devil May Cry'' fans, but the late-game reveal that [[spoiler:Nero is Vergil's son (and by the same token, Dante's nephew)]] didn't exactly catch many people off-guard.
** It was easily guessed that [[spoiler:Vergil is going to be PromotedToPlayable]] in a [[UpdatedReRelease Special Edition]] of this game because it already happened on both ''[=DMC3:SE=]'' and ''[=DMC4:SE=]''. Surprise, surpise, there's a pattern now.

** Nico's Report on the Cavaliere Angelo explains that it was designed in an attempt to create a perfect version of Nelo Angelo (a.k.a. "Black Angel"). To lore-minded fans, it's still a bit vague. However, Hideaki Itsuno elaborated in a Famitsu interview that Cavaliere Angelo is actually a [[FlawedPrototype "faulty"]] creation of Mundus, one that needs a [[LivingBattery "base"]] to function.

--->Not the case now, as Udon Entertainment has translated and released it for purchase on their website.

** It's also been assumed that "Bury the Light" has callbacks, references, or {{Musical Nod}}s to theme songs from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening''. composer Casey Edwards himself has [[https://twitter.com/ComposerCasey/status/1307761762901483520 Tweeted]] that "There are no references to pre-[=dmc5=] songs."

** Nico's Report on the Cavaliere Angelo explains that it was designed in an attempt to create a perfect version of Nelo Angelo. However, Hideaki Itsuno elaborated in a Famitsu interview that Cavaliere Angelo is actually a [[FlawedPrototype "faulty"]] creation of Mundus, one that needs a [[LivingBattery "base"]] to function.

** It's been also assumed that "Bury the Light" has callbacks or {{Musical Nod}}s to theme songs from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening''. Casey himself has [[https://twitter.com/ComposerCasey/status/1307761762901483520 Tweeted]] that "There are no references to pre-[=dmc5=] songs."

** It's been also assumed that the ''[=DMC5=]'' songs that Casey Edwards composed (specifically "Devil Trigger") have callbacks or {{Musical Nod}}s to theme songs from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening''. Casey himself has [[https://twitter.com/ComposerCasey/status/1307761762901483520 Tweeted]] that "There are no references to pre-[=dmc5=] songs."

* Vergil's World of V LimitBreak was originally a DummiedOut move [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35d8S5gHv0k in the original release]] exclusive to V named Kiss of Death. The skill functioned largely the same as World of V does, except its duration was determined by how much of V's Devil Trigger was spent.

* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: Director Hideaki Itsuno stated in an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPHgKMsSgM4#t=7m47s interview at E3 2018]] that he gathered most of the old team members that had previously worked on ''3'' and ''4'' to recreate the feel of those two games for ''5''. Producer Michiteru Okabe in a ''[[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201806/14159103.html Famitsu]]'' [[https://www.reddit.com/r/DevilMayCry/comments/8rjw7k/full_translation_of_famitsu_interview/ interview]] added on gathering the ''2'' members as well.

** On the Japanese side: Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa and Creator/KaitoIshikawa also return as Dante and Nero, respectively, alongside Creator/FumikoOrikasa (Lady), Creator/AtsukoTanaka (Trish), Creator/SaoriHayami (Kyrie), and Creator/AkioOhtsuka ([[Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries Morrison]]).

** It was commonly believed that Michael Schwalbe, the voice actor of Balrog, also voiced the default Style Announcer. However, Schwalbe himself debunked this, as quoted [[https://www.reddit.com/r/DevilMayCry/comments/b1441n/comment/eilpmds/ from a Devil May Cry subreddit thread which he participated in]].

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: There were anticipations for "Ladies' Night", a hypothetical/rumored DLC campaign that made rounds on the Internet which claims Lady and Trish might become [[PromotedToPlayable playable]] in a post-launch content, running the main Devil May Cry business branch while [[spoiler:Dante is still in the Underworld with his brother]]. This is based on TheStinger of the game where [[spoiler:Morrison hires Lady and Trish for a job]]. Another part of the rumor claims that Lucia from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'' will [[TheBusCameBack return in playable form]] as well. But as years passed following the release of the ''Special Edition'' and playable [[spoiler:Vergil]], the game hasn't been updated with more content ever since. Who knows if "Ladies' Night" will eventually come true? As it stands, it's still a wishful thinking from fans.

* ProductionNickname: When the three-and-a-half-hour-long official Bloody Palace stream reached Floor 90, Matt Walker and Hideaki Itsuno revealed the Fury demon was nicknamed "Red Arremer" during production, from a similarly-named character in the ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' series.