History WMG / DevilMayCry

[[WMG: Dante is an alternate universe combination of ComicBook/{{Blade}} [[MarvelUniverse and]] ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}.]]

Dante has already been to Hell and back (no pun intended); his mother was killed (by demons that were believed to have been sent by Mundus) when Dante was only a young child, causing Dante and Vergil to become erstwhile twins (Dante becoming a HunterOfHisOwnKind so that he could hit the Jackpot and bring justice to whoever killed his mom, Vergil trying to gain power [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation so that he would never have to suffer like that again]]). While Vergil apparently idolized Sparda to some degree, Dante's OedipusComplex had grown to such immense levels that he flat-out denied the existence of his dad during his first fight with Vergil in ''Devil May Cry 3''. It doesn't help that Dante was drawn to Trish almost ''solely'' because of her resemblance to Eva (and the endgame cutscenes came ''this'' close to making me believe that he and Trish were going to become the OfficialCouple). While Lady seems to be [[BelligerentSexualTension a bit less drawn to Dante]], the subtext is still there (the first three games each set up the leading lady as a possible love interest for Dante; plus, the breathing space between Dante and Lady after their fight was a bit too close for comfort). At the very least, the relationship between Dante and his ladyfriends is a very strong platonic bond. Dante had already believed Vergil to be dead after ''3'' and cried for him although he had previously lived by the mantra of "Devils never cry." Then, when Nelo Angelo died, Dante realized that his brother, the ''only'' remaining family he had in the world (excluding Trish, a clone of his mom, and Nero, his nephew who he didn't even know existed until ''Devil May Cry 4'' and is still completely unaware of their ''full'' relationship), had been KilledOffForReal. The trauma of losing a sibling must have been hard to take, but Dante probably surmounted this due to the close ties he had with Trish and Lady.

** While Alastor grants Trish increased power, [[MaleMightFemaleFinesse Nevan grants her versatility, finesse and technique]]. Trish would be able to transform into electricity to either evade attacks or close the distance, use ChainLightning attacks, [[LifeDrain drain health]] and use some degree of MagnetismManipulation.

Just like Birdie in ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''.

Nevan and Alastor are Devil Arm versions of lightning demons and Trish is a lightning demon herself. In the ''[=DMC2=]'' prequel novel, Dante is sent to a parallel universe where Mundus conquers the human world and has to fight a version of Trish who never underwent a HeelFaceTurn. This Trish wields Alastor and Dante observes that she is much more powerful than the Trish of his universe. It stands to reason that Trish can achieve her true potential by arming herself with Devil Arms of similar elemental nature like Alastor or Nevan and gain a more powerful Devil Trigger in the process.

He not only regenerates his body, he also regenerates his coat and it never gets permanently damaged in-game. So maybe, if VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} uses her hair as a dress, maybe Dante uses blood for the outfit.

[[WMG:In the gap between ''Devil May Cry 2'' and ''Devil May Cry 4'', there was a [[KillEmAll cataclysmic event]] that caused a major shift in Dante's personality.]]

* Additionally, [[AllThereInTheManual supplemental material]] notes that Makai is [[UpToEleven several hundred times the size of the earth]] and that even its ruler doesn't fully know its entire span, so who's to say that there isn't a portion of Makai where the demons were too far away to be influenced by the current ruler and a new one stepped up in his place (i.e. Mundus and/or Argosax). Additionally, that might explain all of the Hellgates and other means of access to the Demon World; there's only one known connection between the Human World and Makai (the Gate), but that's not necessarily the ''only'' portal in existence, period.

* Or, since demons seem to have a different (might make right) ethical system from humans, Sparda might have been LawfulGood all along and had a HeroicBSOD when he found out that, among humans, it was actually bad to kill the weak (like children, elderly and civilians) for red orbs. Who knew?

-->"And without strength, you can not protect anything."
-->"I-Need-''More-POWER!''"

** I came up with a simpler explanation to why Vergil is not evil. When demons killed Eva, Dante escaped, and Vergil stayed behind to try to protect her. He couldn't do it without unleashing his Devil Trigger, so he did, but he still failed. That's why he has animosity towards Dante - in his eyes, Dante is a coward who didn't attempt to save his own mother from death. But his [[IncrediblyLamePun motivation]] (I'm sorry) is actually almost the same as Dante's - he wants to become a protector of the human race. Maybe of a different kind, not like Dante - who masquerades as a private investigator, but more like a wandering knight or a guardian king of some sort. The reason it's not 100% the same is that Dante sees the protection of humanity as a chance to show off his badassery and stylishness in battle, while Vergil doesn't feel the need to show off - his desire to be a protector is more direct, and dare i say - more sincere, at least at the point of the beginning of DMC3. However, he sees the power he always had as insufficient - because he failed to protect his own mother. The only way to obtain more power that he knows of is to enter the demon world, retrieve the power of his father, then return to the human world and [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp]] all demons who manage to seep through the portal to the human world while he was gone. The reason he stays behind in the demon world at the end of DMC3 is Dante's [[CharacterDevelopment very noticeable character development.]] After being defeated, he no longer sees his brother as a coward, but instead a worthy successor who will fulfill his desire in his stead.

** So Nero has a demon arm from being half-demon, but Vergil doesn't? O.o
*** Who knows how demon DNA works?
*** You have a point there. =o