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They worship a demon as a god? — Dante and Vergil , on two separate occasions

That regal look suits you! I dress to impress! — Dante and Gloria/ Trish

Lend me your ears...and fangs. Destroy this world...so that the true utopia...can...be...BORN!!! — Agnus , moments before using the Yamato to unleash Hell upon Fortuna

It's up to you from here, kid! An opportunity to save the world doesn't happen every day you know! Savor it. — Dante

Agnus: How...can there be such a difference...b-b-b-between us? Dante: You surrendered your humanity. It's that simple. Agnus: But you are not human...! So why am I inferior?! Dante: You assume humans are weak. Okay, yeah, their bodies lack the physical abilities of a demon...but humans possess something that demons don't. Agnus: Wh-what? What is it that demons...lack? Please! For the sake of my research! Please, tell me! (Dante takes out a gun and shoots all of Agnus's research notes, Agnus proceeds to have a Villainous Breakdown ) Dante: If you're gonna continue your research in the next world... do your homework first. (Dante shoots Agnus, sending his research papers flying with one finally falling on top of him as he dies) Dante: And the rest...is silence.

    Lock and Load -Blackened Angel Mix-  Bring the fable from thy tomb Sporadic doom as knights loom Does clergy support this passion? Pure wrath of the winged assassin (A time of fate, your spite sooths Untold stories of thy muse) Hour is late as kingdoms unfold Signs in disarray, you fight in loath When your Encore Is your Lit torch Cues of silence spark the mastery Knights revolt to demonic treachery Can this seal be broken? Has our fate awoken? Who's this antichrist? Judgement waits on the test of time Welcome the thoughts of a coward's disband 'Cause now you're in the shadow of an angel's wingspan Cleanse your cradle of filth Discipline that I've instilled Turn and face your sacrifice As I revolve this lead of light Immune to your parasites, Except the hourglass that grains the time Try to find the antidote, Counting down towards the undertow In my world where only time is feared, Single handedly I draw your first tear Sway strong to the truthful frequencies, Spirits swim in the waves of history — "Lock and Load -Blackened Angel Mix-", Masami Ueda (Music), Shusaku Uchiyama (Remix) feat. SHOOTIE HG (Dante's Battle Theme)

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Dante is the protagonist of the rebooted portion of the Devil May Cry series . He is a demon - angel hybrid known as a Nephilim , who lives as a demon hunting vigilante. He is counted by the officials of his hometown of Limbo City as a member of an organization of "terrorists," and is being pursued by both national and worldwide authorities. Dante himself is a young and rebellious social punk outcast. He lives and fights in Limbo City, where demons seemingly influence every aspect of the world and the social condition of the humans living there.

Appearance [ ]

Dante's tattoo flashes on his back when he accesses his powers, such as when awakening new abilities, switching weapons, or rejuvenating his body after a night of rough sex.

Dante stands at around six feet and with a more rounded face, a small scar going across his right eyebrow and cheek, and wider jaw than he was in the TGS 2010 trailer, as the character model was updated to resemble the actor portraying him, Tim Phillipps , and his eye color seems to be grey-blue. His hair is black, with the sides of his head shaved, forming a mohawk out of the hair at the top of his head, tapering off into a point at the nape of his neck. As the game progresses, the hair at the back of his head can be seen changing permanently white. He also sports a strange glowing tattoo on his back between his shoulder blades. In one trailer, this tattoo glows briefly and heals scars he has on his back, and during gameplay, it can be seen through his coat as he switches to an angelic or demonic weapon, which is also accompanied by blue or red color.

His attire consists of a faded black, 3/4-length, hooded leather coat with red interior linings and the British Union flag sewn on the left arm, a gray tank top, black fingerless gloves, black faded jeans, black military boots, and a necklace reminiscent of half of the Perfect Amulet that features prominently throughout the series. His sword is slung over his back favoring his left hand, and his pistols are placed in holsters which are located at the back of his waist, under his coat. Dante also seems to be ambidextrous, favoring either hand for melee attacks with his weapons.

When Dante uses the Devil Trigger, his hair is flushed completely white, his coat becomes bright red, his eyes become red with white irises and small vein-like cracks run across his skin. These effects fade when Devil Trigger deactivates, but after his final battle his hair remained white permanently.

Personality [ ]

Dante frequently rebels against authority, often violently.

The new Dante's personality is sort of similar to the original Dante's, but because of the change in setting and his past, there are quite a few pronounced differences in some of the ways Dante interacts with others, especially demons. The young man carries himself in a different slick, confident manner as his counterpart, with a more vulgar and spiteful tone.

Dante is very rebellious towards authority figures but laid-back to anyone else. Living on the periphery of society and caught between two worlds, he feels like an outcast. Young and angry, but with a quick wit and black humor, he is disaffected and disassociated with society, and seemingly quite apathetic. He has no fear, and no respect for authority, especially not the demonic authority that runs the world in which he lives. [1] He has no qualms with engaging in debauchery and other hedonistic acts, mostly because he believes he won't be around for too much longer, [2] because of all the demons constantly breathing down his neck.

Doubting his own humanity, Dante once ripped open his chest to confirm he had a heart.

However, Dante has a huge heart beneath all of this rough exterior. He purposely chose to live out his life his own way because his eyes were opened to evil as a child, especially when the people who were supposed to take care of him turned out to be demons. He decided to take a stand and fight back, no matter what happens. But even after all of the hatred, violence, and murder, Dante would often look at himself and see if he could call himself human, going so far as to rip his chest open to see his own heart. He just knew that he had to convince himself he wasn't insane. Dante displays a more caring side to his female associate, Kat , telling her to leave him and find safety when they come under attack, and even risking The Order 's plans to save her life.

Even as a child, Dante was forced to defend himself against the demons.

Dante is the elder child of an angel named Eva and the demon Sparda and seemingly hunts down other demons in the twisted shadows of Limbo City, while slowly coming to grips with his ethereal powers. Dante grew up in various institutions, orphanages, youth correction facilities, and foster homes, but these were mostly operated by demons, and often resulted in torture and violence. Dante has therefore developed a deep hatred of demons and authority in general but tries to stay incognito.

In spite of this, he attracts attention thanks to his violent tendencies and the actions of the demons against him. Dante is not subtle in his war against them, even going so far as punching out a bouncer in front of a group of people in order to enter a nightclub run by demons. The demons are even less subtle when fighting Dante, perfectly willing to tear apart Limbo City to subdue him. These mutual acts of sabotage have allowed the demons to use the media to portray Dante as public enemy number one.

Dante meets Kat for the first time.

One night, after having a wild time at Devil's Dalliance, Dante was careless and allowed a Hunter to track him. At his trailer, he is waking up, recovering from a hangover. His door is knocked by Kat , who warns him that he's being followed. Suddenly, the Hunter appears and pulls Dante into Limbo. As it destroys his trailer, Dante quickly puts on his clothes and finds himself surrounded by demons. Defeating them, he encounters Kat again, who explains that she's a psychic and can see him, even though she's in the real world, and she wants to help him. Dante initially turns down her offer, but Kat warns him that he shouldn't fight the Hunter. Following Kat to the rift, Dante fends off against Hunter's attacks, including the rip-off of the Ferris wheel. He tries to use Ebony & Ivory , but Kat informs him that it's bulletproof. After she throws a Wiccan-charmed bottle at its face and weakens it, Dante fights and defeats the Hunter. With its dying breaths, it calls him the Son of Sparda and tells him that he is dead just like his mother, the “whore”. Dante replies that he doesn't know who his mother was, but the Hunter wasn't the first to call him a son of a bitch. He then kills the demon and returns to the real world, with the pier heavily destroyed due to the battle in Limbo. Holding his pendant, Dante thinks of Eva, whom he barely remembers. As he leaves the pier, Kat finds him again, informing him that her boss knows him and wants to meet him. Although resisting at first, he eventually accepts and Kat drives him into Limbo City. She reveals to Dante that she's part of the Order, and the man in the mask that frequently appears on the news is her boss.

Dante and Vergil reunite after many years.

Arriving at the entrance of the Order, Dante comments that it wasn't what he expected because it looks like a small garage, and Kat replies that was the idea, since the real entrance is well hidden. As they enter, she goes on and tells him that the demons are enslaving mankind, and the Order is fighting against them as the last line of defense. Then they enter a room, where a man dressed in black was waiting for them. Seeing that Dante doesn't recognize him, the man reveals himself to be Vergil , his long lost twin brother and the establisher of the Order. Vergil asks Dante to join with him in fighting the demons and saving mankind. But Dante declines, stating that he's the loner type. Stating that leaving will be a mistake, Vergil asks Dante to give him a chance to show the truth about who he is.

Dante is then brought to Paradise , Dante and Vergil's home which has been long abandoned. There, Kat opens a gateway, allowing Dante to enter Limbo and find out about his past. While exploring the mansion, he comes across a torn portrait of his father Sparda with a winged carving at the base engulfed with a demonic aura. Upon touching it, Dante gains the Arbiter . As he regains his childhood memories, he stumbles across an insignia which resembles the tattoo on his back. He is suddenly transported into another dimension, where he finds a large stone statue that is chained down. Dante gains the demonic form of the Ophion and breaks one of the chains. When he returns to Limbo, he finds another portrait, this time of his mother Eva, with a winged carving, shining with an angelic blue. As he touches the carving, Dante obtains Osiris . Continuing his search, Dante finds a blue rose, which takes him back to the dimension from before. He gains the angelic form of the Ophion and breaks another chain. Later, Dante finds a picture of Sparda, Eva, Vergil and himself. He suddenly remembers everything. Eva gave him his pendant when he was a child, and he would have sparred with Vergil, often winning them easily. They were a family, until Mundus and his demon army found them. He broke into the mansion and killed Eva, ripping her heart out right in front of Dante's eyes. Sparda quickly took his sons and escaped, erasing their memories and separating them. He hid them among the humans to keep them safe from Mundus. Returning to the real world, Dante confirms with Vergil that they are indeed twin brothers, the latter showing his blue pendant that Eva gave to him. Vergil informs Dante that their father Sparda has been eternally banished, condemned to a fate far worse than death. Dante tells Vergil that he wants to know more, and they, along with Kat, leave the mansion.

Vergil takes Dante to a park to recount the destruction of their family.

Dante and Vergil then travel to an old playground, where Eva used to take them to as children. It is here that Vergil reveals everything. Over 9000 years ago, Mundus became the supreme ruler of the demons with the help of Sparda, his most trusted lieutenant. But Sparda betrayed Mundus and fell in love with an angel, Eva. The union gave to a new kind of life: Nephilim, half-demon, half-angel hybrids. When Mundus learned of Sparda's betrayal, he became so furious and hunted the lovers down. He killed Eva and sentenced Sparda to endless punishment and pain. But the lovers knew that Mundus will soon be defeated by their sons because only a Nephilim can kill a demon king. Also, Mundus believes that there's only one Nephilim, never learning of the other. To ensure that his sons can fight the demon king, Sparda gave the Rebellion to Dante and the Yamato to Vergil.

Their conversation is interrupted when a Looker finds them, dragging Dante into Limbo. After fighting off a horde of demons, Dante tries to reunite with Kat, but the Limbo dimension separates them, creating a large space of distance. As he searches for another route, Dante finds another blue rose, which takes him back to the same dimension like before. This time, he learns how to glide when he jumps, allowing him to reach farther distances. Breaking another chain, Dante returns to Limbo and heads to Kat and the gate, making it safely to the real world.

Back at the Order's hideout, Vergil shows Dante that Mundus rules the real world in his human guise, Kyle Ryder, CEO of Silver Sacks Tower. As a banker, Mundus controls everything through debt, making him superior over humans. He keeps the humans monitored with the Raptor News Network, and he makes them docile with the Virility soft drink. Mundus draws his powers through the Hell Gate, and is immortal when connected to it. Vergil plans to draw Mundus away from the gate by getting his attention, giving the brothers a chance to kill him. To make him notice, their strategy is to take down his soft drink plant and news corporation.

Picking Virility as their first target, Dante and Kat head for the plant. Along the way, Dante knocks out a can from a man's hand, which catches the attention of a demonic camera. It pulls Dante into Limbo, but he quickly dispatches it. However he and Kat quickly discover that there are more demonic cameras throughout the city, and Limbo itself is trying to trap and kill him. While Kat leaves to avoid the cops, Dante destroys the cameras and avoids Limbo's traps. As he reunites with Kat at Saint Agares's Church, Limbo erupts into all-out chaos. Dante quickly makes his way to her gateway marked on the glass window, shattering it into pieces as he escapes Limbo.

Dante infiltrates the Virility factory to assassinate Mundus's succubus.

As they enter the Virility factory, Kat informs Dante that he needs to destroy the secret ingredient of the drink: an ancient Succubus that lies deep within the facility. Since the only way of reaching Succubus is through Limbo, Dante and Kat head for the rift located in the storage room. After Dante enters Limbo, Kat instructs him to retrace his steps back to the mixing room and meet her there. When he reaches the room, he finds grotesque tubes feeding into the mixing tanks that people sampled cups of Virility from in the real world. Reaching the air duct, Dante travels down the tunnel with the help of Kat's “egg-timer.” Going on his own, he finds Succubus who calls him the Son of Sparda and Eva the “whore.” After they shouted curses at each other, Dante battles and defeats the succubus by cutting the lines that held her, causing her to fall into the rancid waters. But as he makes his way out, she resurfaces and battles him again. Dante fights back and causes Succubus to fall with the current towards the stirring rotors. As she tries to cling on, he breaks her grip and she is caught within the rotors, sliced up into pieces by the blades. With Succubus' death, Dante obtains the Eryx gauntlets.

Dante discovers the helpful demon, Phineas.

With their sights now on the Raptor News Network, Dante and Kat head to meet up with Vergil. While she is driving, Dante asks why she's so close to his brother, saying that he wants to know her reasons why she's helping Vergil. He states his appreciation for her help, even though he didn't ask for it, and he wants her to trust him since he trusts her. After learning of Kat's horrific pasts, Dante promises that he'll stick with her and his brother to the end. They reunite with Vergil at a city bridge, where they can clearly see the Raptor News Tower. To destroy the network, Dante must take out the demon that is running it: Bob Barbas . With Kat's glyph on the bridge, Dante falls through and enters Limbo, which is not the river but an upside-down realm. He discovers that the network tower is disguised as a reflection on the river in the human world, commenting that he understands why Bob's point of view is “so upside down.” As he heads for the tower, Dante discovers Bob's penitentiary, which is filled with human souls that are tortured cruelly. Later on, his path is obstructed when the train rails he is walking on is destroyed. He then spots a blind old demon, Phineas , helplessly fighting off harpies. After learning of Dante's intentions of killing Bob, the prophet offers his help in return for a favor: the retrieval of his cybernetic right eye. As Phineas calls for the harpies and distracts them, Dante heads for their nest, where the eye is located. After he obtains the eye, he fights and kills the harpies that surrounded him and later returns to Phineas. Dante keeps up his end of their deal and gives the prophet his eye. When Phineas' vision is returned, he sees Dante and recognizes him as Sparda's son and a Nephilim. With his part done, Dante is led by Phineas to the Raptor News Tower.

Along the way, Dante is brought to a statue containing the soul of Assiel , who was a Nephilim just like him. Phineas tells him that there were other Nephilim before, but they were hunted down and killed because of their formidable powers and great potential. For Dante to reach his own potential, Phineas suggests for him to go to Assiel, who may hold the key. When Dante approaches Assiel, she recognizes him as one of her own kind and shows him an emblem. As he grabs it, he is transported into the other dimension. When Dante breaks the final chain, his pendant begins to glow and the statue begins to move. As it opens its arms, the mirror at its chest glows brightly, and Dante sees a message left by his own mother. Eva apologizes to him for not being able to protect him. She tells him that she's giving him a choice that she and Sparda never gave to him: a great power to forge his own path. That power is freedom. Eva tells Dante to be brave and that she loves him. Dante's Devil Trigger is then unleashed, granting him power that is greater than anything he had before. When he returns to Limbo, Phineas comments that he's found his inner devil, but has not reached his full potential yet. Dante replies that he just wants to kill Mundus, but the prophet asks who will take the demon king's place, leaving the Nephilim utterly confused.

Dante reaches the Raptor News Tower and assassinates Bob Barbas.

Reaching the tower, Phineas says that he cannot go further because he cannot fight anymore, but Dante thanks him regardless. The prophet states that he helped because he believes that Dante may stand a chance against Mundus. His faith in the Nephilim was strengthened because he saw not only Sparda but Eva as well in him. Dante learns from Phineas that Mundus has one weakness: his mistress, Lilith , is bearing his child . Nothing will hurt Mundus more than their deaths, since the child is his heir. But the prophet warns Dante that the fury of the demon king is boundless and thousands might perish. After Phineas prepares the way one last time, he disappears, and Dante continues on his own. As he gets closer to the tower, a giant beam shoots out, hindering his path, and he realizes that he has Bob's attention. Entering the tower, Dante discovers Bob in his demonic form and battles him, punching him with “hard-hitting news.” In the midst of the fight, Bob reports that SWAT teams have begun raiding The Order's hideout, targeting Vergil and Kat. With his anger raging, Dante defeats Bob and shoots his human form, killing him. As Dante returns to the human world, he gains the Aquila blades.

Rushing back to the hideout, Dante finds that the SWAT teams have not found a way inside the hideout yet, prompting him to hurry and find Kat and Vergil. A Looker, disguised as a SWAT member, spots Dante and pulls him into Limbo, making him unable to save the members of the Order as they are shot and killed by SWAT. However, he finds Kat, who is terrified and confused but safe. She tells him that Vergil is in the Octagon room, trapped in Limbo. They hurry to Vergil, with Dante helping Kat avoid capture. As they reach the Octagon, Dante saves Vergil by killing the Butcher that was cornering him. He then rushes for them to leave, but Vergil refuses, as he is trying to destroy reliable data and their plans so he can prevent SWAT from getting their hands on them. Kat proceeds to activate the self-destruct, as it can only be done in the real world. Having no other choice, Dante fends off against the onslaught of demons, receiving the Revenant shotgun from Vergil. As Kat and Vergil finish, SWAT has almost broken through. Dante refuses to leave Kat behind, but she and Vergil tell him that she cannot escape. Telling his brother to go on ahead, Dante tells Kat not to fight back and he promises that he'll come back for her. He watches in despair as two SWAT members shoot Kat in the shoulder, beat her mercilessly and drag her unconscious body away by her legs. Dante quickly catches up with Vergil and they exit Limbo, leaving the hideout behind as it is destroyed.

Dante flips the table on Mundus by holding Lilith hostage.

Later, they receive a video message from Mundus, who tells Vergil to trade Dante in for Kat. As Vergil refuses to take a high risk and rescue Kat, Dante insist that they save her, but use Lilith as the trade since she bears Mundus' child. Vergil eventually agrees, although he still thinks that it is a waste to save Kat. After learning that Lilith is the owner of Devil's Dalliance, Dante heads for the nightclub. He knocks out the bartender with an uppercut and goes inside with no problem, avoiding one of his ex-lovers. After Dante is spotted by a Looker, a spotlight is placed on him, and Lilith drags him into Limbo. As he states that he's after her, Lilith forces him into playing “The Devil has Talent” game show. He must pass all of the levels to get an audience with her so she can kill him, but if he fails, then both he and Kat will die. When Dante passes all of the levels, he battles Lilith and her child. Defeating them, he points Rebellion at Lilith, promising that he'll spare her and the child if she does exactly as he says. As she quickly submits, Dante brings her with him. He then has Vergil send a video message to Mundus, stating his counter-proposal for the trade: Kat's life for the life of the child.

Dante and Vergil set up the trade at the shipping docks. They release Lilith as a SWAT team comes and gives Kat. The trade goes well until Vergil shoots and kills Lilith, along with the child. As both sides begin shooting at each other, Dante hurries to save Kat while Vergil kills the SWAT team. Suddenly, Dante is sucked into Limbo by Mundus, who is horrified with the death of his heir. Dante hurries through the chaotic dimension and protects Vergil and Kat from large debris that gets into their car's path.

Getting back to the safe house, Dante and Vergil learn from Kat that since Mundus is weakened from his last outburst, this is their chance to kill him. After she shows them a map of Silver Sacks Tower, they go and make their last stand against the demon king. Dante storms through the front doors of the tower and get Mundus' attention while Vergil sneaks inside from the back to get to the security room undetected. Dragged into Limbo by the demon king, Dante fights his way through the tower as his brother helps him by overriding the security. During one of their brief reunions, Dante receives the Kablooey firearm from Vergil. Breaking into the main core of the tower, he makes his way through the Furnace of Souls and returns to his brother one last time, going together for the final showdown with the demon king. However, the vault to Mundus's office is suddenly closed, forcing Dante and Vergil to reactivate the four generators that power the vault. Once it opens, Dante goes in alone to draw Mundus out, while Vergil waits for the right moment to sneak inside and close the Hell Gate.

After a long battle and untold destruction, Dante and Vergil slay Mundus.

As Dante finally confronts Mundus face to face, the demon king asks him why he killed the child. Dante replies that he did it for the freedom of mankind, but Mundus questions his answer, explaining that humans misuse their freedom on each other with violence and war. Dante then changes his answer, saying that he killed Mundus' child to avenge Eva's death. He taunts the demon king, saying how priceless it was watching the child die. Enraged, Dante is blasted out of the office by Mundus, who then rushes and grabs him as they zoom out of the tower. On top of another building, he is pinned down as Mundus digs his fingers into Dante's chest for his heart. Unable to fight back, Dante slowly loses his conscience as his mother's murder flashes through his eyes. But Vergil successfully closes the Hell Gate and saves Dante, stabbing the now mortal Mundus. Dante then pushes the demon king off the roof, spitting on him as he falls on a car below. However, Mundus rises up as his true form and battles the brothers. Dante keeps Mundus distracted while Vergil opens the third eye. But when Mundus overpowers Vergil, Dante unleashes his Devil Trigger and stops the demon king, allowing Vergil to projectile a sword and open the eye. Taking the opportunity, Dante pulls out Mundus' eye with Ophion and punches him in the face with Eryx, severely damaging Mundus. But the demon king pulls Dante off his face and slams him into a nearby building, deactivating his Devil Trigger and rendering him unconscious. As Dante falls, Vergil quickly teleports and saves him, landing safely inside. Looking back, they see that Mundus is showing cracks, and his true body is at the core. But as Mundus attacks them again, Vergil is sucked into the core, pulled in and attacked by the demon's true body. Meanwhile, Dante fights Mundus, destroying his arms and severing his eyes. With the outer shell weakened, Dante rushes inside and slices Mundus' true body. He then grabs Vergil and escapes as the demon king explodes.

Unable to sway his brother, Dante fatally wounds Vergil.

Reuniting with Kat, the three of them look out from the old playground at what's happened to the city since Limbo has collapsed into the real world. Dante claims that humans are now free, but Vergil shows his true colors, stating that they can now rule mankind. He explains that his plan was for him and Dante to rule the humans together. Dante then realizes that all this time, they were fighting for Vergil's freedom from Mundus so he can rule himself. Vergil claims that humans are frail and helpless and they, the Nephilim, saved them from Mundus. But Dante disapproves, saying that if it wasn't for Kat, a human, then they wouldn't have defeated Mundus. Refusing to stand aside and let Vergil take the demon king's place, Dante draws Rebellion and battles Vergil, but holds back to try to reason with him until Vergil is able to catch Dante off-guard and attack him with great force, which infuriates Dante enough that he finally goes all out and the brothers release their Devil Triggers, unleashing their full powers on each other. But in the end, Dante wins as he always had did with all their childhood fights and stabs Vergil at the heart, pinning him down. As he drives Rebellion deeper, Kat pleads for him to stop, begging him to have mercy on Vergil, so Dante relents, withdrawing his Rebellion. Helping Vergil to his feet, Dante states that the world is under his protection, but Vergil scoffs that Dante's chosen the wrong side and will never be human. Dante and Kat glumly watch as Vergil uses the Yamato to open a rift, then rebukes Dante for spurning his brother. Dante, unsure of who he is anymore, is reassured by Kat that he is himself, nothing more nor less, with Dante and Kat walking off together to contend with a new world. [ citation needed ]

Other Appearances [ ]

Playstation all-stars battle royale [ ].

Dante appears as a playable character in Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale . His rival in Arcade Mode is Nariko from Heavenly Sword .

Most of his moves are copied from DmC Devil May Cry. His Level 1 Super is a copy of Drive's animation. His Level 2 Super is the Stinger move. He goes into Devil Trigger mode in his Level 3 Super, he can do any of his default attacks and will kill any player in one hit while in DT.

His blocking animation is very similar to the original Dante's Royalguard animation in Devil May Cry 3 , although not as effective.

Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite [ ]

While the original Dante is the character featured in the game, he is given a Nephilim skin that turns him into his alternate universe counterpart. In this game, the original Dante is given rather aggressive traits to the point of antagonism that makes his skin change to his Nephilim counterpart seamless, closely matching his alternate universe counterpart.

As part of the "1st Anniversary" campaign, Dante received a skin called "Black Hair", which is based on the skins of Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition and Devil May Cry 5 that were originally based on the reboot Dante.

Reception [ ]

Dante in the TGS 2010 trailer.

When the new Dante was revealed in the TGS 2010 trailer, there was fan outrage at Ninja Theory for changing Dante, criticizing Dante's new smoking habit and overall dour personality from the trailer's depiction of the character.

Capcom and Ninja Theory then made a number of changes to make Dante look and act more closely to his original personality, though still a distinct character from the original version.

Weapons [ ]

Dante once again wields Rebellion , but this time the sword can morph into different types of other weapons. Its forms include a demonic battle-axe named Arbiter , an angelic scythe named Osiris , demonic gauntlets named Eryx , an angelic pair of shurikens named Aquila , and a claw-like grappling hook named Ophion .

He also has his trusty Ebony & Ivory , a pair of semi-automatic pistols; one silver, Ivory, and one black, Ebony, with curved grips, and engraved actions resembling the Desert Eagle's, the possible basis for the weapons. Dante also once again wields the franchise staple shotgun called the Revenant and a dart-shooting gun called Kablooey . The design philosophy behind both Rebellion and Ebony & Ivory is to create the impression that they were crafted a long, long time ago, and since their creation, they have sent innumerable demons to their doom.

Powers and Abilities [ ]

As a Nephilim, Dante possesses a wide variety of supernatural abilities enjoyed by demons and angels alike. He is also capable of destroying the demon king due to his lineage.

Superhuman Strength : Dante is strong enough to punch Mundus' giant form with his bare hands and knock him back. As a youth, his raw physical strength was sufficient to fight off demons and even human authorities; it took a whole battalion of armored police officers to restrain him.

Superhuman Speed : Dante possessing reflexes necessary to dodge most attacks that come his way.

Superhuman Agility : Dante is capable of jumping many times its own height, as well as performing a variety of acrobatics including mid-air flips to avoid attacks.

Superhuman Stamina : Dante's very high stamina allows him to run and fight continuously without the need for rest.

Superhuman Durability : Dante is able to withstand immense amounts of physical trauma without showing injury. He was tackled out of a skyscraper by Mundus, through a brick wall, and onto a building with no visible injuries to his body.

Accelerated healing : Dante can heal from minor wounds in seconds and healed from Mundus digging his fingers into his chest seconds after they were removed. When he was younger he tore open his own chest to see if he had a heart with seemingly no long-lasting damage. However, this ability is not passive as it only activated once he has awoken and he has a few notable scars on his face.

Demonic power manipulation : Dante can channel demonic energy into his weapons to empower them with different effects. He can also use this energy to enhance himself, temporarily giving himself a boost in strength.

Angelic power manipulation : Much like his demonic energy, Dante can tap into his angelic power to empower his weapons. He can also use this energy to push himself through the air and to perform short teleports.

Devil Trigger [ ]

Dante in his Devil Trigger form.

Dante can unleash his inner demon to increase his powers. While using it his hair turns white and red glowing veins spread across his face. His irises glow red while his sclera turns black and red energy envelopes his coat, being an obvious reference to the original Dante.

While in Devil Trigger, Dante gains an increase in strength, speed, endurance, and regenerates health. For the duration of his Devil Trigger, the sky in Limbo turns white and Dante's scream echoes in the air. Dante's Devil Trigger ability throws lesser enemies in the air and holds them there.

Abilities [ ]

• Weapons proficiency : Dante has the ability to use whatever weapon he picks up with great efficiency and little to no practice. He uses a variety of unorthodox weapons like a scythe and an exploding dart gun with immense skill. Despite his skill, Dante's movements are sometimes unrefined and unpolished.
• Swordsmanship : Dante is capable of using a variety of bladed melee weapons including scythes, swords, axes, and cyclone blades.
• Marksmanship : Dante is able to shoot pistols with great accuracy without needing to aim and is well-versed in other firearms such as shotguns and an exploding dart gun.

Arsenal [ ]

Rebellion : A keepsake sword left to Dante by his father Sparda, it has the ability to transform into other weapons after absorbing energy from opponents.

Ebony & Ivory : Dante's twin pistols that he uses for rapid-fire.

Amulet : Dante's amulet left to him by his mother. It allows him to enter Devil Trigger.

DmC Dante's Viewtiful Pose

• When Dante performs his Richoshot, his pose closely resembles one that both the classic Dante and Viewtiful Joe use in the Devil May Cry artwork and the Viewtiful Joe series , albeit less exaggerated.
• In different shots and instances of his Devil Trigger, his hair turns white and his coat wholly red, making him resemble his original version .
• Although this was supposed to be foreshadowing to his hair eventually turning white permanently, this scene was infamous in the DMC Community as many saw this as a jab towards the original Dante's design.
• The Union Jack patch on the arm of Dante's coat is a small nod to the fact Ninja Theory are based in UK. The label is instead Italian as a hint to the Italian artist Talexi who ideated it.
• In Dante's trailer, there is a Combichrist tour poster. Combichrist wrote original music for DmC, and their song "Never Surrender" has been featured in demo footage and in the Captivate trailer.
• Some unused dialogue found in the files of the game show lines that explain more of the background of the Nephilim race (that they were "brothers of the humans"), that Mundus was the only responsible for the extinction of the Nephilim ("I killed all the Nephilims"), and a friendly wink to the old series ("Got any pizza there?"). The most important being an alternative dialogue to the infamous one seen in the game between Dante and the Succubus, that explains more in depth why the soft drink Virility was so popular amongst humans (to lobotomize anger, sadness...) and why demons needed them to drink it so that Mundus could feast on humans souls. In the 2015 Definitive Edition , a new scene was added that restores some of the cut dialogue. [3] [4] An audio file of some unused dialogue can be found on YouTube. [5]

Tameem Antoniades compared to the original redesign of Dante.

• In response to claims that he based Dante's design on himself, creative director Tameem Antoniades responded that Dante is "a decade and a half younger than me, way better looking...The only thing he's got is black hair. And he's male. I didn't design the character. I didn't go to our designers and say, 'I think it's a really good idea if we make the new Dante look like me because I want to be in the game.' They'd laugh at me. They'd throw me out the window." [6]
• In the TGS 2010 trailer Dante is shown in chains during an interrogation. Many people back then thought that he was emaciated and not as good looking as the one in the main series.

References [ ]

• ↑ IGN demo review
• ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/19/dmc-has-nothing-left-to-prove
• ↑ https://devilmaycry.org/forums/threads/unused-dialogue.14870/
• ↑ https://tcrf.net/DmC:_Devil_May_Cry
• ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PCJSaNhaJY
• ↑ http://www.computerandvideogames.com/340782/interviews/devil-angel-pioneer-the-truth-behind-devil-may-crys-unlikely-saviour/?page=2#top banner
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Devil May Cry 5: Dante's Best Abilities & Upgrades To Unlock First

In Devil May Cry 5, knowing which upgrades to prioritize for Dante is useful information. Here's everything you need to know.

Anyone who’s played a Devil May Cry game will rejoice as Dante, Son of Sparda, himself makes a return to help Nero save the world from another demonic invasion in Devil May Cry 5 . Armed with his Devil Arms, flashy fighting abilities, and a dashing sense of charm, Dante brings his signature sense of style from Devil May Cry in this most recent installment.

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Being the last character for players to unlock, Dante brings a wholly unique powerset that players may feel is overwhelming at first. After all, performing combos with Dante in Devil May Cry 5 will feel quite different compared to Nero’s with his Devil Breakers, and V’s with his Familiars. However, for newcomers who want to specialize in Dante, just which abilities and upgrades of Dante should players unlock first?

10 Enemy Step (Skill, General)

There are a lot of weapon skills that allow Dante to launch a huge attack and force his enemies in mid-air, giving him a lot of openings to punish them with aerial combos. Unfortunately, Dante could only do so much with limited air time. However, Enemy Step allows Dante to do what action flicks would ordinarily allow martial arts masters to accomplish: step on enemies.

With Enemy Step, Dante could simply step on enemies to continue staying up in mid-air. This gives him a lot of combo opportunities, especially when it comes to having to sustain himself up in the air for decent combos. This is of great assistance when fighting bosses, especially since their weak spots tend to be much higher than normal, and they summon quite a lot of minions anyway.

9 Stinger (Skill, Rebellion, Devil Sword Sparda, Devil Sword Dante)

When it comes to action-packed battles with mobs, it’s important for Dante to always keep up the advantage against enemies and bosses . One of the best ways to do this is to ensure he always gets the upper hand in terms of speed, and that means catching up to foes if they try to do something funny like run for their life.

With Stinger , Dante makes escaping hurt like hell for his enemies. Essentially, Stinger allows Dante to rush towards an enemy he’s locked on to, closing the gap between him and an enemy who thinks they can simply escape the Son of Sparda.

8 Million Stab (Skill, Rebellion, Devil Sword Sparda, Devil Sword Dante)

What better way to punish opponents than to make sure they know how hurtful it is to try and leave in the thick of combat, right? When Dante gets up close to an opponent like Vergil , he can activate Million Stab to just pierce through opponents with his blades.

Activated by holding Y, Dante can either use Million Stab as a regular finisher or as a decent follow-up to Stinger. That way, Dante can simply punish escaping opponents and finish them off quickly before they go back into the thick of the fight.

7 Revolver (Skill, King Cerberus)

Of all the combos available for the multi-element King Cerberus , it’s probably Revolver that is the most appealing. At its core, Revolver launches Dante in mid-air as he spins the nunchucks around him, and then crashes into the enemy for huge damage. If he uses this with his Devil Trigger active, this attack becomes more powerful at the cost of more of the Devil Trigger gauge.

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While this seems like a steep price to use with the Devil Trigger, the Revolver is easily a powerful-enough mid-air attack to not only intercept mid-air targets but also fight more powerful foes. It hits multiple times as well, ensuring combos are secured.

6 Ice Age (Skill, King Cerberus)

Sometimes, the best defense is a good offense. Aside from offering Dante a lot of elemental attack options, King Cerberus also gives him a decent defensive ability in the form of Ice Age . To activate this, Dante needs to be on the ground and press RB + Back/Forward + Y.

When triggered, Ice Age will release rock-hard ice to cover Dante’s body, protecting him from enemy attacks. While this wouldn’t protect Dante from the harshest of enemy blows , it’s still more than enough to protect Dante from pesky attacks from smaller and weaker foes.

5 Updraft (Skill, Balrog)

Thanks to Balrog, Dante has a nifty hand-to-hand option when it comes to fighting his enemies. However, Balrog isn’t just the run-off-the-mill demonic armor that lets Dante whip out generic combos. Rather, its moveset offers Dante different attacks when under Standard and Swordmaster settings, as well as when using Blow Mode and Kick Mode.

In particular to Kick Mode is Updraft , a handy (no pun intended) skill that allows Dante to pull off a flip kick that launches him and an enemy into the air. However, where Updraft is most useful is when Dante is up against airborne enemies, as Updraft allows him to launch himself in the air and intercept them, leaving them open for combos.

4 Slipstream (Skill, Cavaliere)

One of the most surprising reveals in the DMC 5 trailer is how Dante not only gets to ride a demonic motorcycle but somehow divides it into a pair of giant buzzsaw blades. When Dante begins learning the ropes with this heavy weapon, it’s easily implied that his Cavaliere Combo A and Cavaliere Combo B would be the go-to rhythmic combos for decent damage.

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However, the Slipstream skill adds a bit more mobility for Dante’s use of the weapon. On the ground, pressing RB + L (Up/Down) + Y would propel Dante forward with the two blades. Afterward, Dante slams the blades together to pierce through the opponent. After using the Slipstream, Dante could immediately get into Combo A or the second step of Combo B.

3 Set Hat (Skill, Dr. Faust)

Of all Dante’s weapons across the games , it’s probably Dr. Faust that offers a lot of combat flexibility. After all, not only is this a boomerang, but it can also transform into a barrier, a machine gun, and other sorts of knick-knacks. However, of all its skills, perhaps one of its most useful would probably be the Set Hat.

Activated by pressing RB + L (Forward) + X, Set Hat will have Dante toss Dr. Faust towards an enemy. When hit, the enemy will drop Red Orbs when attacked with other weapons aside from Dr. Faust. However, taking hits from Set Hat-affected enemies will have Dante lose Red Orbs as well. This type of risk-reward situation is very appropriate for Dante’s personality.

2 Sin Stinger (Skill, Sin Devil Trigger)

It’s one thing for Dante to unleash the Stinger and chase down an enemy trying to escape. However, it’s another thing entirely to have Sin Devil Trigger Dante use Sin Stinger to chase down an enemy, especially when fighting Vergil.

Triggered when using RB + L (Forward) + Y, Sin Stinger essentially lets Dante also charge onto a locked-on enemy, this time surrounded by various swords. This will immediately damage the enemy upon impact, but Dante can hold Y to keep the attack going as much as possible. This makes Sin Stinger a perfect tool to mow down into an enemy mob.

1 The Luce (Skill, Sin Devil Trigger)

Why even fight enemies up close in the Sin Devil Trigger form, when Sin Devil Trigger Dante can call forth his infernal power to mow down foes at a distance? With The Luce , Dante can simply follow the namesake of his father Sparda’s gun Luce and launch a barrage of lasers towards a target.

Players can simply do this by pressing and holding RB, which effectively will have Dante compress his wings and raze the earth with lasers. Players can also hold RB to keep the attack going for as long as the Devil Trigger Gauge can muster.

Devil May Cry 5 is currently available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Amazon Luna.

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Dante (Devil May Cry)

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Dante is the main protagonist of the Devil May Cry franchise. He is the younger twin brother of Vergil and a son of the Dark Knight Sparda and the human Eva. He is also the uncle of Nero .

A hybrid between a human and a demon (also known as a Cambion), Dante primarily works as a paranormal investigator and mercenary that hunts down devils and purge the world from evil, seeking vengeance to avenge his late mother, as well as save his brother from their demonic influence.

In the Japanese version, he is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa (who also voiced Minato Namikaze from Naruto ), in most of his appearances and by Hiroki Suzuki in Sengoku Basara vs. Devil May Cry , as well as Ryōma Baba in The Live Hacker , and in the English version, as of the third game, he is voiced by Reuben Langdon, who also voices Ken Masters .

He has also been voiced by Drew Coombs in the first game and the first Viewtiful Joe installment, Jonathan Mallen in the first game when younger, Matthew Kaminsky in Devil May Cry 2 , and Patrick Seymour in the English version of Pinnacle of Combat . His motion capture actor was Kenji Hata in the first game.

• 1 Personality
• 2 Powers and Abilities
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Personality [ ]

As seen in the beginning of the series, Dante is incredibly flippant, casually mouthing off to even the most powerful of demons, and he generally enjoys showing off and taunting his adversaries as often as he can. Dante also displays a fearless, almost disinterested attitude towards incredibly dangerous situations, such as assuming Trish simply had to use the bathroom after crashing through his office's front door on a motorcycle, being attacked by the Seven Hells in his office, being swallowed by Echidna, and effortlessly shrugging off wounds such as a head shot or impalement numerous times, the latter of which happens quite frequently for the Devil Hunter.

While maturing as time goes by, Dante never loses his care-free, devil-may-care attitude, except in Devil May Cry 2 . He can be serious when the situation calls for it, but still maintains an overall laid-back demeanor during tense situations, and is never without a witty taunt or comeback. Although seemingly shown at times to be uncaring or callous, Dante maintains a very strong sense of justice like his father , and prefers to fight fairly, never fighting humans or opponents weaker than him. He can be counted on to do the right thing, even if he makes humorously cynical quips about it the entire time.

Unusually, while he has displayed discomfort with his own demonic side, only coming to accept it following the events of Devil May Cry 3 , Dante has little qualms about accepting demons that choose the side of good and admires their desire to be human, such as Trish and Bradley. Though Dante is quoted as believing that "Humans are often worse than demons" in the anime, he refuses to kill full-blooded humans for any reason, believing it would make him no better than any Devil, be it human or demon.

In addition, Dante values family and friends very highly. He cared deeply for his mother and, despite their differences and conflicting ideals, for his brother, Vergil . Even after their intense duels and conflicts in Devil May Cry 3 , Dante still tries to prevent Vergil from willingly falling off the edge of the Human World into the Demon World, and goes so far as to cry over losing him. While he says little about his father, Sparda, over the course of the series, Dante has been shown to clearly maintain a level of respect for him.

While bitterly claiming that "[he doesn't] have a father" in his first fight with Vergil in 3, he grows to respect him as the game goes on, proudly claiming in his final duel with his brother that not only do they carry Sparda's blood, but his soul as well. He also makes a humorous comment towards Arkham, smugly claiming that his father wasn't as hideous as his twisted form, citing his own physical appearance as proof.

Dante also enjoys fighting, shown when he restrains himself from using his full potential. In Devil May Cry 4 , he was clearly going easy on his nephew Nero in their first confrontation, soundly defeating him in their second clash.

In the anime, Dante gets bored with fighting weak opponents and only finds entertainment in fighting strong opponents who will give him a challenge. Dante's enjoyment of fighting was further emphasized in his pre-battle banter with Echidna, asking her if she agreed with him that "a fight every now and then makes life more interesting".

Despite Dante's handsome appearance, he often has terrible luck with women, a condition he ironically reflects upon in Devil May Cry 3 when Lady shoots him through the head after he attempts to keep her from falling.

In the animated series, Dante was shown to be one of the few characters in the Devil May Cry series to swear. Dante was frequently shown to be foul-mouthed, repeatedly swearing in almost every episode.

Despite verbally complaining about being in debt, Dante seems quite willing to perform missions solely for the good of them, and rarely, if ever, enforces payment from poor clients. In fact, Dante will typically refuse any job he dislikes, regardless of how much it pays, but will immediately take on any paranormal cases, especially those involving demon hunting, with or without pay. Many of his clients take advantage of his hospitable nature, and leave bills for property damage caused during the mission instead of paying for his services. Interestingly, despite his claims of having low funds, Dante still manages to pool up enough money to buy pricey luxuries for his office, such as a pool table, a jukebox, and several expensive pieces of musical equipment such as electric guitars.

He often borrows from Lady, attempting to gamble to repay his debts to her and others. However, he has extremely bad luck with all forms of gambling, even something as simple as a coin toss, and loses any game not involved with demon hunting. As a result, he is deep in debt to Lady, and is often left with no money at all after she takes her cut. However, in Devil May Cry 4, Lady actually pays him a small, single role of bills for his "assistance", implying that he no longer owes her money.

Dante has a fondness for pizza, usually with "everything" on it, and while he complains about olives, he always ends up with them on his pizza. In the animated series, he is also shown to favor strawberry sundaes as well, with it being pointed out on several occasions that those two foods are seemingly all he eats. He also has a fondness for alcohol, specifically beer.

Powers and Abilities [ ]

• Dante's Devil Arms
• Dante's Devil Trigger

Overall Abilities: Due to his paternal heritage form the legendary Dark Knight Sparda, Dante has similar powers to his father, which has made him a threat to all the enemies caught in his path. Despite his heritage, it has been believed that his immense supernatural powers doesn't come solely from his paternal heritage, but also because he possesses all his father's virtues, such as love and mercy, and protecting others. When speaking to Agnus, he himself implied that the reason Agnus and Sid were powerless despite his gained demonic powers, was because that they gave up their virtues or let their souls rot. It may mean demons can reach their full potential by having the ability to protect and care for another, but this may only be for Dante, Vergil, and Nero due to their being part human as well as part demon. As such, Dante has achieve numerous feats that have surpassed even his father, who was regarded as a god-like figure.

• Demonic Power Manipulation: Dante can channel his demon energies into objects, such as his guns or even the air itself.
• Telekinesis: He has displayed some level of telekinetic abilities as the bike Trish threw instantly stopped in front of him and was levitating in front of him.

Supernatural Condition: Through virtue of his parental demonic lineage, Dante has supernatural physical abilities

• Supernatural Strength: Dante has virtually incalculable strength, due to his demonic heritage. He possesses supernatural strength to the point where he can punch through stone with little effort and overpower demons much larger than him.
• Supernatural Mobility: His super-speed is so great that he can move faster than the eye can see and his agility is at a supernatural level, allowing him to perform feats such as jumping great heights and balancing on a moving rocket. His reflexes are also similarly enhanced as well, as he instantly dodged many attacks from his opponents in the blink of an eye, before his opponents even realized he had evaded their attacks.
• Supernatural Stamina: Even after temporarily dying and taking a lot of punishment, he only showed slight signs of tardiness.
• Supernatural Durability: While not bulletproof, his physical constitution can withstand high levels of physical trauma. When Beowulf punched him with his immense physical strength, Dante showed no signs of pain, fatigue or damage. He even withstood being shot on the head and being stabbed in the chest multiple times with his sword Rebellion without it effecting him too much.
• Regenerative Healing Factor: His supernatural healing abilities are so developed that they are able to instantly heal the damage done to his physiology. He can instantly heal from almost any wound, surviving being stabbed throughout most of his body by the scythes of a group of Hell Prides. Other examples include when he is impaled by his sword and when Lady shot him in the head, which only irritated him.
• Supernatural Senses: He is able to sense oncoming attacks from miles away. He was even able to sense the presence of Dagon hiding in the storms. His enemies always have an extremely hard time evading him or even sneaking upon him.

Devil Arms: His primary weapon are his broadsword Devil-Arm, Rebellion, and two handguns, Ebony & Ivory. In the first game, Rebellion was replaced by the Force Edge and he has used numerous other fire-arms, including shotguns, Artemis, a gun that can fire energy-based arrows, and a missile launcher. This is a list of all the Devil Arms Dante has in his possession. Devil Arms are powerful, demonic weapons that are a manifestation of a demon's soul or power and can take the form of anything from swords to gauntlets to (in one rare occurrence) a briefcase:

• Rebellion - A claymore sword that is Dante's signature sword and serves as a physical manifestation of both his power and spirit. It was given to him by his father, Sparda, and it awakened after Vergil impaled him with the sword, causing his Devil Trigger to awaken as well. This caused the sword's crossguard to open and the end of the handle to split into a number of spikes. After obtaining the Force Edge Dante would cease using this sword for 10 years until gifting the Sparda to Trish, at which point he would return to wielding the Rebellion. In Devil May 5 the Rebellion is shattered in battle with the demon Urizen and Dante is left with little more than the handle and guard. Later Dante deduces that if the Yamato has the ability to separate man from demon then his own heirloom must be able to use the opposite and stabbed himself with the broken sword which caused him to absorb the damaged rebellion and the Sparda to awaken even more dormant power within himself and the creation of a demonic sword with his name.
• Alastor – A sword that can only be wielded by a chosen one who can subdue it, granting the wielder great speed, aerial combat skills, and lightning powers. In the Devil Trigger form, it gives Dante the ability to fire lightning blasts from his hands and fly.
• Ifrit – A pair of gauntlets that can charge the possessor's strikes with fire and even send out fire blasts. They could only be used by one who conquers them, which was Dante after he got them under control when they shackled themselves to his arms.
• Cerberus – A triple nunchaku that grants the wielder a technique icy cool to the core and can stretch to great lengths. It allows the user to use ice powers, such as sending out a path of icicles and surrounding themselves in a sphere of icy energy.
• Agni & Rudra – A pair of scimitars that grant the technique of gales and flames, possessing fire and wind-based powers. They can be combined to send out a combination of fire and tornado-like gusts and can also talk, though Dante took them on the condition they wouldn't.
• Nevan – A guitar capable of changing into a scythe that uses a technique charged from the heavens. It generates hordes of bats and blasts of lighting when Dante plays on it. The Devil Trigger form allows Dante to fly and fire lightning blasts, similar to Alastor.
• Beowulf – A set of claw-like gauntlets and greaves with a technique blessed with the sacred light. It boosts the wielder's abilities for close combat strikes and can use chargeable light energy-based attacks.
• Gilgamesh – A set of gauntlets, greaves, masks, and back armor that are made of a demon metal that absorbs organic material and transform it into steel. Its attacks can be empowered by thrusters on the gauntlets and greaves. Gilgamesh is an armor-like weapon made of a devilish metal that absorbs organic material and transforms it into steel, and its techniques can be powered up by engaging the thrusters on the gauntlets and greaves. The gauntlets have small drills on each arm capable of extending during some attacks, while the greaves have small saws allowing Dante to cut through enemies with kicks. Whenever Dante is charging an attack, the mask covers his face, but its real function is never specified (though it seems to be implied that it prevents the user from breathing the gas which comes out of the thrusters during the charging process). Similar to the mask, the back armor, which resembles a pair of small metallic wings, doesn't seem to serve a real purpose during gameplay.
• Pandora is potentially one of the most powerful weapons Dante collects throughout the Devil May Cry series. In terms of raw damage, it is only surpassed by the Gilgamesh , but its quality as a ranged weapon gives it a tactical advantage over the gauntlets. For example: "PF398: Revenge" can knock out The Savior with one direct hit, even with a low Disaster Gauge; "PF666: Omen" can instantly break enemy defenses such as shields, a Frost 's ice cocoon, a Blitz 's initial electric charge, and even Mephisto & Faust cloaks when fired at close range; and techniques powered by a full Disaster Gauge will kill any lesser demons in front of Dante. To compensate for this extreme power, Pandora's forms take a few seconds to activate.
• Lucifer – is a sword-summoning apparatus which appears in Devil May Cry 4 and is obtained from Berial 's Hell Gate , which it was used to power. It is a hellish weapon worn like a backpack and is able to spawn a countless number of spectral swords to hover around it. These swords can be rearranged, thrown, or wielded, and will explode either after a short duration, at a command from Dante such as a clap or throwing the rose held in his mouth, or once fifteen more blades have been spawned. It is wielded by Dante during the game. Lucifer takes the appearance of a hellish backpack, shaped like a streamlined skull with large glowing red eyes that stare in fury, with metallic projections protruding from its forehead, giving Dante a semblance of folded wings.
• Balrog – Fire gauntlets and boots that function similar to Ifrit, Beowulf, and Gilgamesh.
• Devil Sword Sparda – The sword of Dante's father, Sparda is a source of god-like power wanted by Arkham, a man who turned himself into a demon, Sanctus, the leader of the Order of the Sword, and Vergil. But ultimately, Dante awakened the power of Sparda, in which Dante then used his father's power to battle Mundus.
• Cavaliere – A motorcycle that can split into twin buzzsaws.
• Devil Sword Dante – Dante's current signature sword, the end result of him infusing the broken Rebellion and Sparda into himself, resulting in the creation of a new Legendary Devil Sword, inheriting their individual abilities, and surpassing them.

• Cg dante dt.jpg Dante's DMC4 Devil Trigger

Devil Trigger: Dante's half-demon nature allows him to release his demonic powers fully through his Devil Trigger, which transforms him into a more demonic form, increases his speed and mobility. It even further enhances the potency of his already amazing healing factor and bestows him with other new abilities, such as limited flying.

Project X Zone [ ]

Dante makes an appearance in Project X Zone . He is a playable character with his partner Demitri Maximoff.

The twins are now partners in Project X Zone 2 . Meanwhile Demitri's partner is now Morrigan Aensland .

Crosspedia Entry [ ]

Owner of the establishment called "Devil May Cry," Dante makes his living as a Devil Hunter. He has an easygoing, somewhat mocking attitude, but is always on his game.

As a half human and half demon from the bloodline of the Legendary Dark Knight Sparda, he has combat and physical abilities that far outstrip those of a normal human.

These can further be increased through his transformation into his Devil Trigger, which also grants him the power of flight.

In his human form, he skillfully fights with the Rebellion, a sword once used by his father, and two guns called Ebony & Ivory.

Near the start of his career, he took on the massive tower called "Temen-ni-gru," a nest for devils and demons. He eventually halted their dark aspirations to invade the human world.

• One recurring event in the games except for Devil May Cry 2 is that Dante is stabbed through the chest by his own sword.In Devil May Cry Trish stabbed him with the Force Edge, In Devil May Cry 3 Vergil stabbed him with the Rebellion, in the animated series Sid impaled him to a cross with the Rebellion, in Devil May Cry 4 Nero impaled him to a statue with the Rebellion, and in Devil May Cry 5 he stabs himself with the Rebellion to create the Devil Sword Dante which in turn he stabs himself to access Sin Devil Trigger.
• His voice actor, Reuben Langdon, also voiced Ken from the popular Street Fighter series, and did the motion capture work for Chris Redfield from the Resident Evil games, both also made by Capcom.
• Dante appears to have skill with rock instruments, since he demonstrated the ability to play an intense solo from “Taste the Blood” on Nevan and has a set of drums and a guitar in his office.
• Recently in an interview, Dante’s creator, Hideki Kamiya, was asked who would win in a battle between Dante and Bayonetta , another character he created due to the similarities between them. He said that “No man can overwhelm Bayonetta.” However, in the online series, Death Battle, Dante was matched up against Bayonetta in a fight to the finish with all of their abilities analyzed and he emerged the winner on the assumption that he simply cannot be killed but that she can.
• In an episode of the animated series, Dante racks the slide on his gun the same way Alucard cocks his gun in the first episode of the anime, Hellsing , using his teeth. It is also noted that both possess similar guns (one black, the other silver) and outfits, are hunters who pursue their own kind, have similar attitudes of irreverence and amusement towards dangerous situations and their adversaries, and are infamous for withstanding and regenerating from grievous injuries.
• The change where Devil May Cry 2 was changed to take place before Devil May Cry 4 pleased fans who see it a plausible explanation of Dante's character development between the first game and latter series; throughout Devil May Cry 2 , he displayed much stoic behavior and devoid of carefree side he's best known for due to still mourning over losing Vergil for a second time at Mallet Island before his meeting with Nero whom he correctly deduced as his nephew and Vergil's son through their resemblance and how Yamato's powers reacted to him.
• Dante fought Bayonetta in the season 3 premiere of DEATH BATTLE and won.

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• Dante on the Devil May Cry Wiki
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