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[[File:Vergil_Sparda.jpg|frame|"My sincerest apology, brother. I was so eager to see you I couldn't concentrate on preparations for the bash."]]
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The older of Sparda and Eva's twin sons, Vergil strongly resembles Dante... in appearance, and appearance only. When it comes to their personalities, they are complete opposites: while Dante is hotheaded and cocky but ultimately fights for humanity, Vergil is cool and collected and out for his own gain.
In ''Devil May Cry 3'' and its prologue manga, Vergil joined forces with Arkham to release Temen-ni-gru and open the portal to the demon world. However, circumstances first led Vergil to kill Arkham (or so he thought), and then to team up with his brother to stop Arkham. After he was dealt with, the brothers fought over the Force Edge, with Dante ultimately winning. Vergil chose to stay in the Demon World, and decided to try and fight Mundus.
''Devil May Cry'' reveals what happened to Vergil afterwards:
In ''Devil May Cry 3'', Vergil wields Yamato, a katana he inherited from his father, and later dual wields it with the Force Edge. As Nelo Angelo, he wields a very large sword.
* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: To the point that it can tear through ''dimensions''.
* [[The Ace]]: Yes, a ''villainous'' version of the trope. It's how he's presented at the beginning of ''Devil May Cry 3'', although this is later subverted, [[Villain Forgot to Level Grind|as Dante later is able to fight him to a draw in their second fight and then finally outright defeat him at the end of the game]].
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]
* [[Always Identical Twins]]: Him and Dante.
* [[Anti-Villain]] ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type I]]): He's honorable enough to [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen|seek out a fair duel with his opponents]] and know when to draw the line (i.e. [[Eviler Than Thou|Arkham]]), but not enough to prompt a true [[Heel Face Turn]].
* [[Badass Cape]]: As Nelo Angelo.
* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]: As Gilver. Interestingly enough, [[What Could Have Been|concept art]] for ''Devil May Cry 3'' depicts Vergil in a black suit with a [[Scarf of Asskicking]], not unlike that of Gilver.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]
* [[Bandaged Face]]: As [[Significant Anagram|Gilver]] in the [[Canon Discontinuity|novelization]].
* [[Batman Gambit]]: In the first novel, he {{spoiler|sets Nell up to willingly perform a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] on Dante's behalf, in order to awaken Dante
* [[Beat Them At Their Own Game]]: Inverted when he uses Sparda's other broadsword (Force Edge) to fight Dante at the end of ''Devil May 3''. It doesn't work.
* [[Big Bad]]:The most recurring at that.
* [[Big Bad Duumvirate]]: With Arkham for the third game.
* [[Black Knight]]: As Nelo Angelo. Fittingly so, his name (if Nelo was spelled as Ne'''r'''o) is Italian for "Black Angel".
* [[Boss Banter]]: Chock full of it in ''Devil May Cry 3''. The lines you hear depend on how you're faring, ranging from [[Let's Get Dangerous|"Now I'm motivated!"]] to [[I Am Not Left-Handed|"Don't get cocky"]].
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: As Nelo Angelo.
* [[Cain and Abel]]
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: [[All There in the Manual|Supplemental materials]] state that Vergil still has a great deal of respect for his younger brother. This is perhaps best seen at the end of ''Devil May Cry 3'', where Vergil tells Dante to not follow him and tells him to escape from Demon World before the portal closes.
* [[Character Tics]]: His [[Hair Flip]], which gives his hair its characteristic spikiness and [[Show the Forehead|reveals his forehead]]. [[Good Hair, Evil Hair|This is done to further differentiate himself from Dante]], as their hairstyles are identical when his hair is wet. In homage to his brother, when Dante obtains the Yamato in ''Devil May Cry 4'', he runs his hand through his hair in the same manner as Vergil while entering Dark Slayer style.
* [[Cool Sword]]: Yamato, which covers...
** [[Audible Sharpness]]
** [[BFS]]: It has the length of a nodachi, which are long, two-handed Japanese blades. Additionally, there's Nelo Angelo's zweihander, [[One-Handed Zweihander|which is sometimes brandished with only one arm
** [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Factors ''heavily'' into the plot of ''Devil May Cry 4'' (including some Sparda-related backstory).
** [[Clean Cut]]
** [[Evil Weapon|Dark Weapon]]
** [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: "Ya-ma-to
** [[Meaningful Name]]: Yamato is a word used to refer to the Japanese ways of old. True to form, Vergil has a very samurai-esque code of honor, [[Doesn't Like Guns|right down to his dislike of guns]].
*** [[Alternate Character Reading]]: The full name of the weapon is 閻魔刀: 大和 or Enma Katana: Yamato. Literally "Devil Blade: Yamato
** [[Named Weapons]]
** [[Single-Stroke Battle]]: Rapid Slash.
** [[Spin to Deflect Stuff]]: Doubles as [[Bullet Catch]].
** [[Unorthodox Sheathing]]
* [[Cryptic Conversation]]: The above quote, which led to a metric ton of [[Alternative Character Interpretation]].
* [[Deflector Shields]]: In ''Devil May Cry 3'', he'll put one up to signify one of his deadlier moves (Devil Trigger in the second battle, Super Devil Trigger in the third, Judgement Storm in the third, and, in Dante Must Die mode, Spiral Swords and its derived moves in ''all'' three fights).
* [[Different As Night and Day]]: Him and Dante. Guess why.
* [[Doesn't Like Guns]]: Is stated to think that firearms are [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen|dishonorable weapons]]. He [[Just for Pun|gives them a shot]] near the end though. Let it be said that this does not stop Vergil from using his Summoned Swords, which have ''no'' difference in functionality from guns. [[Rule of Cool|They look cooler]].
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: When he combines Yamato and [[BFS|Force Edge]].
* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Notice that when he's finally defeated by Dante in ''Devil May Cry 3'', the first thing he reaches for is his half of the Perfect Amulet. It can also be inferred that Nelo Angelo's pain when seeing Dante's half in ''Devil May Cry 1'' is due to the memories of childhood with Eva and Dante.
* [[Evil Albino]]: His CGI-rendered scans in ''Devil May Cry 3'' have Vergil significantly paler than his bro. Nelo Angelo's skin is also of [[Undeathly Pallor|a ghastly pallor]].
* [[Evil Twin]]
* [[Expy]]: Of pre-character development [[Inuyasha|Sesshoumaru]]. He's arrogant in general, cold to the point of looking sociopathic, obsessed with getting more power to seemingly [[Take Over the World]], overly proud of being a demon, and extremely dislikes his more hot-blooded brother, which he feels was favoured by one of their progenitors. Most of those traits were added from ''3'' onwards, however.
* [[Final Boss]]: In ''Devil May Cry 3''.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Flash Step]]: Does this ''[[Teleport Spam|a lot]]''. It loses some of it usefulness as Nelo Angelo, considering that he rarely uses it to his advantage and you can see where he's going.
* [[Good Hair, Evil Hair]]: His slicked back 'do. If wet, he looks exactly like Dante.
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Half-human, half-demon, like Dante.
* [[Heads I Win, Tails You Lose]]: The [[Battle in the Rain|first fight]] against him in ''Devil May Cry 3''.
* [[Instant Death Radius]]: His Summoned Swords as Nelo Angelo and especially during ''Devil May Cry 3'''s [[Harder Than Hard|Dante Must Die]] mode. [[That One Attack|Hope that you wrote your will]].
* [[Is That What He Told You?]]: Inverted. {{spoiler|Lady is under the impression that Vergil is manipulating her father, [[Blatant Lies|Arkham]], and was the reason he murdered Kalina Ann. In reality, [[Magnificent Bastard|it's the other way around]]. Appropriately, Vergil calls her a foolish girl, and Lady begins to start piecing together the facts for herself}}.
* [[It Was a Gift]]: Same deal as Dante, only replace "Rebellion" with "Yamato". It originally belonged to Sparda.
* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]
** [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: [[Viewers are Morons|As if fans couldn't take the hint]] that a person ''exploding'' signifies their death, Capcom had to specifically state in ''Devil May Cry 4'' that the Angelos were made from Nelo Angelo's ''corpse''.
** [[Fridge Logic]]: Explosions that flashy ''do not leave corpses'', and neither should they when an ''entire island explodes in the same fashion''.
** If an explosion twice over doesn't cut it, ''[[Word of God|The History of DMC]]'' states that Mundus destroyed Vergil's original body ''long'' before the first game even happened and put him in a construct body similar to Trish's (or that his body was destroyed and that Mundus skipped the whole "creation of a new one" thing, and took the soul and shoved it in an empty suit of armor), so... the Bianco Angelos were made out either of the corpse of a corpse, or a non-existent corpse, which again, completely disappeared upon explosion leaving ''nothing'' but an amulet. No, not even the sword was left, but the Order inexplicably found ''that'' mostly intact too. Have fun trying to make sense of it.
* [[Lost in Translation]]: Do ''not'' bring up the topic of [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Nelo Angelo vs. Nero Angelo]] [[Flame War|if you value your life
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: And before you ask, ''YES'': [http://www.capcom-unity.com/carbo/blog/2009/04/28/captivate_2009__devil_may_cry_news_no_new_game_unfortunately It's been confirmed!]
* [[Malevolent Masked Men]]: As Nelo Angelo. {{spoiler|And as Gilver, in the first novel ([[Good All Along|although]] [[Brainwashed and Crazy|it's not entirely his fault]])}}.
** [[Cool Mask]]/[[Cool Helmet]]:
*** [[Helmets Are Hardly Heroic]]... [[Inverted Trope|Villainous?]]: The third battle with Nelo Angelo has him revealing his face before the fight.
* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]
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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[No Doubt the Years Have Changed Me]]: When Nelo Angelo reveals himself to be Vergil, Dante doesn't seem to recognize him. Most likely, this is chalked up to the series' [[Anachronic Order]]. Or it could be chalked up to the [[Retcon]] brought about by Dante having met Vergil in ''Devil May Cry 3''. Had they never seen each other since they were children (resulting in Vergil being Mundus' slave for twenty years as opposed to just nearly a decade), there would have been enough time for Dante to not recognize/forget about him/consider him dead and gone.
* [[Nonchalant Dodge]]: Does the Type 1 variety in the cutscene where he fights a pack of Abyss.
* [[Not So Stoic]]: During his brief [[Villainous Breakdown]]. "'''''Why isn't it working?!'''''", indeed. He cracks a few more times later on.
* [[Oedipus Complex]]: Played straight: Vergil's entire goal in the third game is to gain power and be like/surpass his father, and he's stated in the manga to dislike Dante ([[You Remind Me of X|as a substitute for Sparda]]) simply because he thought [[The Unfavourite|Eva favored him more]].
* [[Orphan's Plot Trinket]]: Same as Dante.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Perfect Play AI]]
* [[Power Glows]]: Nelo Angelo's zweihander is surrounded by some sort of [[Technicolor Fire|blue fire]] as he swings it, while his armor pulsates several different colors to show the player how much life he has left. The latter was removed for Vergil's DT in ''Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition''.
* [[Power Makes Your Voice Deep]]: As Nelo Angelo, complete with [[Power Echoes]].
* [[Razor Wind]]: Judgement Cut. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] in the final battle with his [[Secret AI Moves|Judgement Storm]].
* [[Recurring Boss]]: You fight him three times in ''Devil May Cry 3''. Factor in his appearances as Nelo Angelo in ''Devil May Cry 1'', and you have a whopping total of six or seven battles against him, the most in the entire series.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Nelo Angelo after his unmasking.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Blue Oni to Dante's Red Oni.
* [[Secret AI Moves]]: Obviously, the playable version is ''severely'' [[Redemption Demotion|toned]] [[Overrated and Underleveled|down]].
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: Yin to Dante's Yang.
* [[Sizeshifter]]: For some odd reason, Nelo Angelo grows to be about 1.5x the size of Dante when he unmasks and powers up for his final duel with Dante.
* [[The Slow Walk]]: All part of his aforementioned [[Perfect Play AI]] status. If Vergil is going to kill you, you had better believe that he's not going to actually ''run'' up to you. Teleportation is perfectly acceptable, though.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Many have a habit of misspelling his name as V'''i'''rgil. While this is true of his namesake, the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil/Vergil for short), ''this'' Vergil is spelled with an "e
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Theme Naming]]: In ''Devil May Cry 3'', his special moves with Beowulf are all named after astrological and celestial bodies (Starfall, Rising Sun, Lunar Phase, Meteor).
* [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]: The implications are everywhere, from his former sibling bond with Dante as children or the happy times he spent with his family in the past.
* [[Villainous Rescue]]: In the second-to-last mission of ''Devil May Cry 3'', he shows up in the nick of time to help Dante battle against {{spoiler|Arkham}}.
* [[Voice Grunting]]: And an [[Evil Laugh]]. That's about it.
* [[The Voiceless]]: As Nelo Angelo.
* [["Wake-Up Call" Boss]]: While he's only the boss of Mission 4 in the first game, Nelo Angelo is a tank and will crush players who think that they can aimlessly combo him to death. He also happens to be only a few missions after the fight with Phantom, the ''first'' [["Wake-Up Call" Boss]] of ''Devil May Cry''.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[Wild Card]]: Complete with the obligatory [[Enemy Mine]] and [[Heel Face Revolving Door]].
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Sees Dante as one. Subverted in several lines, especially when he Devil Triggers in the second battle ("You are not worthy as my opponent!"). As Nelo Angelo, Vergil seems to be motivated by the same general mindset to have a good fight with Dante above anything else.
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: After Arkham opens the final gate in the Temen-ni-gru, Vergil offs him, saying that his services are no longer needed. {{spoiler|Of course, Arkham wasn't ''[[Faking the Dead|actually]]'' down for the count}}...
== Mundus ==
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Two thousand... several thousand... ''[[Overly Long Gag|a really long time ago]]'', the human and the demon worlds were at war, and the dark emperor Mundus was at the head of the demon side. His plan was to rule both worlds, but Sparda defeated Mundus, sealing him and a number of portals to the demon world away. Needless to say, the Prince of Darkness was not very happy.
He serves as the main villain of the first ''Devil May Cry'' game. Planning to use a portal on Mallet Island to return to the human world, he used Trish [[Honey Trap|to lure Dante there]] and sent his generals, particularly Nelo Angelo, to kill him. They all failed. Trish
Once Dante arrived in his lair, Mundus used Trish as a hostage (''"Blink, and she dies!"''), and took advantage of Dante being distracted to attack him. Trish took the killing blow for Dante, which wound up making Dante very unhappy.
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* [[Big No]]: Both after you defeat him the second time and when Dante seals him away with help from Trish.
* [[Blob Monster]]: His true form is implied to be a slimy orange mass with a lot of arms and eyeballs.
** Not just implied
* [[Clipped-Wing Angel]]: The [[Sequential Boss|third]] and ''final'' battle with him.
* [[Eviler Than Thou]]: Some of the cast in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' like to deride his ability or diminish his accomplishments (that is to say, being '''The''' Devil in the ''Devil May Cry'' universe) by saying they've faced worse or ''are'' worse.
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'''[[X-Men|Phoenix]]''' (''when beating Vergil'') "Perhaps if I'm not too busy, I'll take care of Mundus, too."<br />
'''[[Doctor Strange|Dormammu]]''' (''win-quote against Dante'') "As you can see, not all demons are created equal. Stick to fighting Mundus, boy!"
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Eye Beams]]
* [[Eyes Do Not Belong There]]: Besides [[Attack Its Weak Point|the eye-like core that is his weak spot]], there's the whole [[Blob Monster]] with three barely-connected eyes thing...
* [[Final Boss]]: Of the first game.
* [[Grandpa God]]: His old man form definitely invokes this, but he's really more like [[Satan]] than anything.
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: He looks like an angel (with [[Third Eye|three eyes]], but still), and even has his lair in what looks like a ''church'', for crying out loud!
* [[Load-Bearing Boss]]: Defeating Mundus for the second time results in the gradual collapse of Mallet Island. Not that Mundus can take a hint to stay down...
* [[Physical God]]: The best Sparda and Dante could do was kick his ass and then seal him away. [[We Will Meet Again|Mundus proclaims vengeance]]; [[Lampshade Hanging|Dante tells him to give his regards to his son]].
* [[Red Baron]]: The Dark Emperor and The Devil King. In ''Devil May Cry 3'', Vergil also refers to him as [[Satan|the Prince of Darkness]] before rushing in to face him in a hopeless battle. Inscriptions in the first game also call Mundus by the name of [[Classical Mythology|Pluto]].
* [[Sadistic Choice]]:
{{quote|'''Mundus''' (''holding Trish captive''): "Don't even think about it. Blink, she ''dies''."}}
* [[Satan]]: Unquestionably, he is the [[Big Bad|Biggest Bad]] to grace this series. Mundus harbors many parallels to [[Satan]]. He fancies himself as God in his throne room, which is filled with light and made of perfect white marble, and appears as a multi-winged angel who fell from the heavens. Of course, those images are a mask to his true [[Blob Monster]] form.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]
* [[Third Eye]]
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: He kills Griffon for failing to kill Dante, and dialogue implies he's done the same to others that failed him in the past. Dante doesn't approve of this.
== Phantom ==
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The first of Mundus' servants, he attacks Dante in a chapel in the castle at Mallet Island and later on the roof, as well as appearing as an [[Advancing Wall of Doom]] in certain areas. He appears again for some reason in ''
* [[Advancing Wall of Doom]]: In some areas.
* [[Breath Weapon]]: He can shoot heat beams out of his maw.
* [[The Dragon]]: One of Mundus' generals and apparently his right-hand man. Whether or not he was [[Co-Dragons]] with Sparda before the demon knight's defection or became Mundus' general in Sparda's absence is unknown.
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Has a deep, harsh voice. So deep and harsh, the game turns on a closed caption feature to make sure the player understands what he's saying.
* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: In the second game, he literally falls from the sky. And no explanation is given.
* [[Giant Spider]]: He's basically this. Made of stone and lava, that is.
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: He eventually falls from the ceiling and gets impaled on the Knight Statue's spear.
* [[Magma Man
* [[Recurring Boss]]: With
* [[Scary Scorpions]]: He has pincers and can turn his fat back into a long scorpion-tail.
* [[Time Travel]]: An excerpt from the ''[[Fictional Document|Guidepost]]'' suggests that Phantom was brought through some "door to the past" for his appearance in ''Devil May Cry 2''.
* [[The Voiceless]]: In ''Devil May Cry 2''. Possibly [[Justified Trope]], as he was only there for one boss battle.
* [["Wake
== Griffon ==
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The second of Mundus' servants to face Dante, appears as a huge demonic eagle which attacks Dante several times in his journey. He's eventually defeated and destroyed by an angry Mundus. His death prompts Dante to become more serious.
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* [[Feathered Fiend]]
* [[Giant Flyer]]: Emphasis on Giant.
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: Is pinned to sacrificial pentagram by a giant pointy rock sent by Mundus when Griffon pleas for his master to aid him after Dante defeats him the final time.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: He attacks Dante three times.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: With red lightning.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: Mundus eventually fries him when he's defeated for the third time.
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A bionic demon-weapon built by Mundus who's sent after Dante. It appears as a large [[Blob Monster]] with a lot of nasty powers. Dante will require the help of some special platforms to make it solid and hurt his cores.
* [[An Ice Person
* [[Attack Drone]]: Sends out several to cover its core, as well as make life for Dante hell in general.
* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]: The cores.
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* [[Nigh Invulnerability]]: Whenever it's a writhing pile of gloop. You have to activate the pedestals located in the room in order to force Nightmare to turn solid and reveal its weak point.
* [[Nightmare Sequence]]: If it absorbs Dante, he is trapped in a dream world (really just a smallish arena with floating skulls), and must beat a ([[Degraded Boss|much weaker]]) hallucinatory version of a previous boss.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: It's fought three times, all towards endgame (Missions 16, 18 and 20).
* [[Won't Work On Me]]: As the Nightmare-β was designed in a similar fashion to the real Nightmare, its lasers (which are [[Game Breaker|game-breaking]] if even ''three'' runes of Dante's Devil Gauge are [[Charged Attack]]) are ineffective against its brother bioweapon. Presumably, the same applies for Trish's Nightmare-γ in ''Devil May Cry 2''.
== Arius ==
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The president of an international public corporation named Uroboros, he wishes to revive the demon king Argosax the Chaos and absorb his power. To complete this task, he travels to Dumary Island in search of the Arcana, magical artifacts necessary for breaking Argosax's seal.
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{{spoiler|It is revealed that Arius is the creator of Lucia, a "defect" who he abandoned long ago.}}
{{spoiler|In the end, his ambition is thwarted by Dante's trickery, who [[Unwitting Pawn|sets up Arius]] [[Fakin' MacGuffin|by switching the Arcana Medaglia with his own lucky coin
* [[Affably Evil]]: He's quite polite and refined... until the [[Villain Decay]] kicks in.
* [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: Does a smug little one to signify his teleportation spell.
* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]: He wears some pretty snazzy formal clothes, with a [[Fur and Loathing|fur-lined]] [[Badass Longcoat|longcoat]] over that... with a [[Badass Cape|cape]] attached to ''[[Rule of Cool|that]]''.
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* [[Barrier Warrior]]: Can create a dark barrier to deflect attacks, although he only does this randomly.
* [[Beard of Evil]]: That is one sinister goatee.
* [[Bodyguard Babes]]: In your second fight against him as Dante, Arius is flanked by various women (according to files, these are his [[Sexy Secretary|Secretaries]]). {{spoiler|They all happen to be [[Artificial Human|artificially-created demons]] based off of the same template. Lucia also happens to be one of them
* {{spoiler|[[Body Horror]]: Possessed Arius and Arius-Argosax, ''especially'' the latter
* [[Breath Weapon]]: {{spoiler|One of Arius-Argosax's attacks (besides his [[Prehensile Tail]]) is ''puking'' on you. Eww}}...
* {{spoiler|1=[[Chest Blaster]]/[[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Possessed Arius has two varieties: a burst of several covering a large area in front of him and a longer-lasting beam that follows you. Both can be avoided pretty easy by running under Arius when he leviatates and flanking his side/back
* [[Clipped-Wing Angel]]: {{spoiler|Upon somehow gaining some of Argosax's power, Arius returns to fight Lucia as a demon. He's bigger, vastly more powerful, and [[Implacable Man|resistant to most of your attacks]] ([[Power Makes Your Voice Deep|and he gets a deeper voice
* {{spoiler|[[Combat Tentacles]]: Possessed Arius has two
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: See
* [[Diabolical Mastermind]]
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Is Not a Toy]]: Done in a roundabout fashion
* [[Evil Sorceror]]: Has magical prowess, having dabbled in the dark arts. Included in his arsenal are portals of dark energy that swallow up his enemies and send them crashing down to the ground in another location, spires of darkness, and--[[Flunky Boss|of course]]
* {{spoiler|[[A God Am I]]: At first. When the [[Villain Decay]] hits, it then pulls a 360 and plummets straight into [[Drunk on the Dark Side]]}}.
* [[Heads I Win, Tails You Lose]]: The result of Lucia's battle with him. Dante's first fight against Arius subverts this as Dante is clearly the victor, but Arius gains a second wind, effortlessly dodges Dante's attempted deathblow, [[Villain Exit Stage Left|and then blows up his tower]].
* {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Lucia ends up being the one to finally vanquish him
* [[Hostage for Macguffin]]: Demands that Dante hands over the Arcana in exchange for Lucia's life.
* [[Life Drain]]: {{spoiler|Possessed Arius has an odd variation. One of his attacks has him slide across the ground and capture Lucia with the pulsating red orb found on his chest cavity. It drains Lucia's healthbar, but doesn't restore any of his own
* [[Large Ham]]: Sweet Jeebus. Mission 17 of Dante's disc ''firmly cements'' him as this trope, complete with [[Evil Is Hammy|a bout of chewery-scening]] [[Evil Laugh|laughter]], [[Milking the Giant Cow]] ''numerous times'', and an odd squealing battlecry right before Dante fights him.
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father|Lucia... I Mean "Chi," I Am Your Creator]]}}
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* [[Smoking Is Cool]]
* [[Summon Magic]]: Just loves to summon various [[Mooks]] [[Flunky Boss|during his]] [[Boss Battle]]. It becomes grating when coupled with his [[Bodyguard Babes]] for Dante's second fight. Also, he summons one of the game's bosses ([[A Load of Bull|Furi]][[Playing with Fire|atau]][[Drop the Hammer|rus]]) to fight Dante in his stead.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|He was already loopy by that point, but with lines like "Wheeeooooooooo!" and "I was meant to be the [[Large Ham|KEEEEEEEEEEEEENG]] of the this world!", yeah... And then Dante [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|"crowns"]] him. When he returns as a demon to face Lucia, he's ''even worse''
* [[Villain Teleportation]]: [[Get Back Here Boss|Tends to warp around the field using portals of dark energy
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. He starts going insane ''before'' his ritual to take Argosax the Chaos's power even begins
== The Servants of Arius ==
A series of powerful demons met by Dante and Lucia during the course of the game in many locations, they're powerful monsters serving Arius. The most noticeable are [[The Brute|Orangguerra]], [[Stock Ness Monster|Jokatgulm]], [[Demonic Possession|Infestant]], [[Eldritch Abomination|Nefasturris]], [[Magma Man|Furiataurus]], [[Sea Monster|Tateobesu]], [[Blade on a Stick|Bolverk]], [[Big Creepy-Crawlies|Noctpteran]], [[MacGuffin Guardian|Tartarussian & Plutonian]]
* [[Advancing Boss of Doom]]: The Infested Chopper. It chases Dante [[Battle Amongst the Flames|through a burning building]] and [[Rooftop Confrontation|across several rooftops
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: Trismagia's strongest attack is to [[Fusion Dance|recombine]] and then fire a blast of powerful magical energy utilizing [[Shock and Awe|all]] [[An Ice Person|three]] [[Playing with Fire|elements]].
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: Nefasturris, which was brought to life from a ''skyscraper''.
* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: Bolverk's [[Flunky Boss|pet demon wolves]], [[Norse Mythology|Freki and Geri]]. They're actually the [[Reincarnation|reincarnated forms]] of [[Bash Brothers|his battle-mates]].
* [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]: Noctpteran and her larvae.
* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Bolverk's weapon of choice is an extendable spear with a huge blade. It also further cements his status as a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Norse Mythology|Odin]] (see
* [[Body Horror]]: Trismagia, Tartarussian & Plutonian
* [[Boss Arena Idiocy]]: To an extent, Trismagia. Every once in a while, the white head will summon four pillars of ice to land on the platform you're fighting on top of. Hacking away at and breaking these icicles is a good method for building your DT meter, which is the fastest way to shave off good chunks of health from his lifebar.
* [[Breath Weapon]]: Nefasturris can shoot a devastating laser beam. Orangguerra, Furiataurus
* [[The Brute]]: Orangguerra.
{{quote|
* [[Bullet Hell]]: Trismagia attacks randomly and without discretion, usually having his heads fire upon you in quick succession. Prepare to dodge... ''a lot
* [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]]: Noctpteran, who's more like a moth.
* [[Casting a Shadow]]: Bolverk. Comes complete with [[Battle Aura|a dark-purple fume cloaking his upper body
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Trismagia's blue head always sports this. Creepy is an ''understatement'' here, folks.
* [[Cognizant Limbs]]: Target Orangguerra's arms and you can eventually lob them off. Jokatgulm's tentacles need to be eliminated from the equation if you want a clear shot at her head.
* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: Trismagia's heads: the happy one is blue and controls lightning, the angry one is red and controls fire, while the sad one is white and controls ice.
* [[Combat Tentacles]]: Jokatgulm.
* [[Death From Above]]: Orangguera will latch onto the ceiling to move around the arena and then pounce on Dante/Lucia with a [[Rolling Attack|rolling spin]]. Bolverk will also perform a diving slash if Dante tries to attack him while [[Spin to Deflect Stuff|he's deflecting bullets with his lance
* [[Deflector Shields]]: Jokatgulm can errect one to protect herself should Dante or Lucia make it ontop of her belly. [[Punched Across the Room|It has a nasty habit of sending them flying across the room
* [[Degraded Boss]]: Orangguera shows up as an enemy a few missions after your boss fight with it in Dante's disc. He also shows up randomly as a [[Mini Boss]] in a corresponding mission of Lucia's.
* [[Dem Bones]]: Bolverk's body is skeletal in
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: Furiataurus' weapon.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: '''Nefasturris'''. Nefascapitas isn't much better in this regard.
* [[Enigmatic Minion]]: Bolverk is an odd example in that he never speaks, so his personality and motives are very hazy. However, it's never clarified if he's actually a follower of Arius or just lurking around Dumary Island and Arius' HQ in wait for Dante.
* [[Epic Flail]]: Tartarussian and Plutonian have huge spiked balls in lieu of hands.
* [[Everything's Better with
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: Tartarussian and Plutonian tend to flail their maces around in wide, sweeping arcs.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Trismagia has a very creepy one.
* [[Extra Eyes]]: Orangguerra and Tateobesu. Four to be exact.
* [[Eyes Do Not Belong There]]: The Infested Tank and Infested Chopper, being techno-organic monstrosities, sport a single eye. [[Attack Its Weak Point|Naturally, these are the demons' weak points
* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: Trismagia's powers.
* [[Flat Character]]: Unlike the bosses of the other games, they lack personality and charm, except maybe Bolverk and Trismagia.
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* [[Get Back Here Boss]]: Trismagia loves to hang back just outside the range of your firearms and only one of the three heads is vulnerable at a time.
* [[Giant Flyer]]: Noctpteran.
* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: Many of them, including Orangguerra, Noctpteran, Jokatgulm
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: Tateobesu. It actually uses their glow to [[Blinded by the Light|temporarily blind Lucia before their fight
* [[Hellfire]]: Furiataurus is made of it: it even bleeds lava when attacked.
{{quote|'''Enemy File - Furiataurus''': "Haunted by death, agony, and resentment of the condemned, its four limbs are still in flames."}}
* [[Horned Humanoid]]: Furiataurus, to complete its classic Devil-inspired look.
* [[Invisible Monsters]]: Tateobesu is an odd variation. It can become invisible "by assimilating its body to water
* [[Just Eat Him]]: Tateobesu tries this frequently as you battle it.
* [[King Mook]]: Orangguerra for the Msira enemies and Tartarussian and Plutonian for the Finis enemies.
* [[Laser Blade]]: One of Bolverk's more potent attacks is empowering his spear and then [[Deadly Lunge|performing a Stinger-like attack]] where a blade of energy extends from his (already long) weapon.
* [[A Load of Bull]]: Furiataurus.
* [[MacGuffin Guardian]]: Tartarussian guards the Arcana Spada and Plutonian guards the Arcana Medaglia.
* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]: Orangguerra can fire a bubble-like projectile of concussive force from its mouth.
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* [[Multiple Head Case]]: Tartarussian and Plutonian.
* [[Non-Mammal Mammaries]]: Perhaps the only way you can discern Jokatgulm is one of the few female bosses in the game.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: Trismagia's red head and Furiataurus.
* [[The Power of Hate]]: Bolverk, possibly. According to his enemy file, "his single eye possesses both knowlege and malice."
* [[Punny Name]]: Oranguerra is a play on orangutan and ''guerra'', the Spanish, Italian
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Trismagia gives one to Dante. Dante, unfazed, counters with a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] (see his entry above).
* [[Recurring Boss]]: Bolverk and his wolves.
* [[Religion Is Magic]]: Trismagia is the oracle of Demon World. Overlaps with [[Evil Sorceror]].
* [[Rooftop Confrontation]]: Infested Chopper and Furiataurus.
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* [[Spin to Deflect Stuff]]: Bolverk.
* [[Surprise Vehicle]]: Infested Chopper.
* [[Taking You with Me]]: When drained of all his health, Trismagia reforms to deliver one final blast that bites a chunk out of your lifebar. You need to survive or (more preferably) dodge it so that Trismagia can finally die. If it kills you (and given the length and structure of the battle, you'll probably be low on health at the time), you have to fight him ''all over again
* [[Tank Goodness]]: [[Averted Trope|Not exactly]] in the case of the Infested Tanks.
* [[Third Eye]]: All three of Trismagia's heads sport these.
* [[Trick Boss]]: Nefasturris --> Nefascapitas. Have fun.
* [[Underwater Boss Battle]]: Tateobesu, exclusive to Lucia's disc.
* [[Voice Grunting]]: Bolverk at times. Jokatgulm also delivers a screechy wail as a death cry.
* [[The Voiceless]]: ''All of them'', barring Trismagia (who gets ''maybe'' three lines).
* [[Won't Work On Me]]: Averted. Trismagia, whether whole or separated, is ''not'' immune to his respective elements.
* [[The Worm That Walks]]: Nefasturris is composed by swarms of lesser demons called "Nefasverminis" (Worms of Sin).
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Bolverk fought Sparda in the past, and now he wants a rematch against his son.
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== Argosax the Chaos/{{spoiler|The Despair Embodied}} ==
The king of Demon World, Argosax is ancient demon who was defeated by Sparda with the help of the Vie de Marli and sealed using four magical artifacts. Arius seeks the Arcana to undo the seal, revive Argosax, and then absorb his power.
{{spoiler|Despite Dante and Lucia thwarting Arius' plans, the resurrection ceremony commences anyway, opening a portal to the Demon World. Ultimately, Dante volunteers to go forth and defeat him. Argosax then assumes a sleeker and more powerful form, The Despaired Embodied. After a long and tenuous battle, Dante is ultimately victorious, blasting the former Demon King to bits
* {{spoiler|[[Ambiguous Gender]]: The Despair Embodied is said to be a ''he'', but appears as an androgynous horned being made of fire whose sex changes depending on its [[Weapon of Choice]]; the male uses a [[Flaming Sword]], while the female brandishes a [[Whip It Good]]
* [[Back
* [[Bigger Bad]]: Is the cornerstone of the plot, but doesn't actually do much to affect it (being dead might have something to do with it). He only appears in the final chapter of Dante's story {{spoiler|and his influence possesses Arius in Lucia's final mission
* {{spoiler|[[Bishonen
* [[Blob Monster]]: When confronted by Dante, Argosax is presented [[Biological Mashup|as a macabre amalgamation of]] [[Monster Mash|severals bosses faced by Dante previously]] (Phantom, Furiataurus, Nefasturris, Jokatgulm
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]
* {{spoiler|[[Flash Step]]: A specialty of The Despair Embodied is disappearing from sight and then blindsiding you with one of its attacks
* {{spoiler|[[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: Not the slightest mention was given to The Despair Embodied in the story. It simply bursts out of a cocoon that ejects from Argosax's withering husk and challenges Dante
* {{spoiler|1=[[Glass Cannon
* {{spoiler|[[Horned Humanoid]]: The Despair Embodied
* [[Marathon Boss]]: Argosax has a ton of health, but most of its heads can be safely blasted with the rocket launcher from outside their attack range.
* [[Mega Manning]]: See
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* {{spoiler|[[No, I Am Behind You]]: How Dante finishes off The Despair Embodied. He charges at the entity with his sword, and Dante's opponent counter attacks. When the dust clears, the Rebellion falls into the ground and Dante is nowhere in sight. The Despair Embodied then checks his surroundings. Cue Dante, standing ''right next to him'' with his gun pointed at the side of his head. Dante smirks and then pulls the trigger, right as The Despair Embodied gives an [[Oh Crap]] reaction (well, as best as a being with [[Eyeless Face|no eyes]] can), and the shot shatters the Demon King into millions of pieces
* [[Physical God]]: Unlike Mundus, Sparda actually ''did'' manage to kill him
* {{spoiler|[[Playing with Fire]]: The Despair Embodied, albeit [[Stuff Blowing Up|in the form of combustions]]
* {{spoiler|[[Power Gives You Wings]]: The Despair Embodied looks like a fiery angel. It even has an attack where it [[Beam Spam|fires a volley of its feathers]] [[Death From Above|to rain down on you]]
* [[The Voiceless]]
== Arkham/{{spoiler|Jester}} ==
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Lady's father, who helped Vergil release the Temen-ni-gru from confinement. He's well-versed in the knowledge of the dark arts, even going so far as to sacrifice Lady's mother to gain more power and knowledge for himself.
{{spoiler|He manipulates Vergil, Lady
* {{spoiler|[[Archnemesis Dad]]: To Lady}}.
* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]
* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Barehanded Blade Block]]
* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]}}:
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: {{spoiler|He goes into a ''[[James Bond|Bond]]'' villain-style monologue in Mission 13 detailing his plan in manipulating the twins and his daughter into spilling their blood to undo the seal. He undid the final part of the seal by stabbing Lady with her bayonet through the leg, but it was just as easy to stab her somewhere vital and kill her, which would have prevented her from getting up and turning her weapon on him... It also would have stopped her from killing him at the end
* [[Bullet Dancing]]: {{spoiler|Inverted, and then mocked when Jester starts doing the Charleston. Jester does this frequently in his boss battle
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]
* [[Conflict Killer]]: {{spoiler|Subverted as the Dante-Vergil sibling rivalry picks up ''immediately'' after [[Rivals Team Up|they]] [[Enemy Mine|team]] [[Sibling Team|up]] to kick his ass
* [[Double Entendre]]: Calling the Temen-ni-Gru tower a "thick shaft that causes women to shudder."
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: His final tantrum before
* {{spoiler|[[Expy]]: His Jester form is an expy of [[The Joker]]}}.
* {{spoiler|[[
* [[A God Am I]]
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: The burned, pulsating side of his face.
* [[I Let You Win]]: {{spoiler|The additional Jester battles in ''Special Edition''}}.
* [[It's All About Me]]: {{spoiler|Rationalizes all of his evil deeds--including the murder of his wife--as necessary steps in his goal to become a god right before Lady kills him}}.
* {{spoiler|[[The Jester]]}}: Uses this guise to manipulate Dante.
* [[Large Ham]]: One of the hammiest characters in the ''whole series''.
* {{spoiler|[[Laughably Evil]]: Jester
* {{spoiler|[[Malevolent Masked Men
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: {{spoiler|Used to hint both at Arkham's connection to Lady as well as the fact that he's Jester
* {{spoiler|[[Monster Clown]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Not-So-Harmless Villain]]: Seriously, you thought he was [[The Dragon]] to Vergil, didn't you
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Does a guy with half of his face pulsating and one red eye look like a good guy to you?
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: {{spoiler|That [[Blob Monster|blob thing]] he turned into
* {{spoiler|[[Power Makes Your Voice Deep]]: Both his regular voice and his voice as Jester are reasonably pitched, but the moment he absorbs Sparda's power, his voice drops ''considerably''
* {{spoiler|[[Recurring Boss]]: Both subverted and played straight. You're only required to fight him twice: once as Jester and once as his [[Blob Monster]] [[One-Winged Angel]]. The extra fights added in ''Special Edition'' are optional
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[Batman]]. He shares his name with the famed mental institute in the comics, while {{spoiler|his [[Split Personality|alter-ego]] is an [[Expy]] of [[The Joker]]}}.
* [[A Storm Is Coming]]: Says this almost word-for-word.
* [[Treacherous Advisor]]: To Vergil and Lady. {{spoiler|Jester is something of a [[Stealth Mentor]] to Dante}}.
== Guardians of Temen-ni Gru ==
The various high-level Devils that guarded the Demonic Tower, a passageway between the human world and the demonic domain. Many of them fought Sparda in the past. All those who are defeated are turned into Devil Arms (or powers) for Dante to use. They are Cerberus, Agni & Rudra, Leviathan, Nevan, Beowulf, Geryon
* [[Achilles' Heel]]: Cerberus' heads, Leviathan's hearts, Beowulf's eye, Geryon's carriage (if you manage to hit both him and the wagon), and Doppelganger's aversion to light.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Agni & Rudra and Nevan. The former pair muse about how they've been bad hosts for their visitor (Dante) and act quite cordial towards him. They only attack when Dante expresses his desire to pass through the gate they're guarding and then [[Baddie Flattery|show admiration of his skills]]. As for Nevan, [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|well]]... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf1Tq3xnp0U it sounds like she's working at a brothel and asking for Dante to invite her into his pants
* [[An Ice Person]]: Cerberus is covered in ice and can manipulate it.
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Nevan.
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* [[Elemental Powers]]: [[An Ice Person|Ice]] for Cerberus, [[Playing with Fire|Fire]] and [[Blow You Away|Wind]] for Agni and Rudra, [[Shock and Awe|Lightning]] for Nevan, [[Light'Em Up]] for Beowulf, [[Time Master]] for Geryon, and [[Casting a Shadow|Darkness]] for Doppelganger.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Nevan has an epic, [[Evil Is Hammy|hammy]] laugh.
** As do Agni & Rudra during the [[Blade Spam|Million Slash]] combo. As a [[Call Back]] to their agreement to remain quiet while traveling with Dante, Dante will yell [[Big "Shut Up!"|"SILENCE!"]] as the combo finisher.
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Nevan.
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Cerberus (who apparently uses some sort of [[Telepathy]]), Agni & Rudra, and Beowulf. Nevan's voice is not that deep and the remaining demons don't speak at all.
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: In Leviathan's stomach, you can find several ships, a bus, some ''skyscrapers'', and the remains of a bridge.
* [[Eye Scream]]: Beowulf had his left eye sliced by Sparda, and after his fight Dante takes care of the right one.
* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: Beowulf attacks Vergil and ends up having his head bisected... trisected... ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOXq01UJBBM diced]'' by him.
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* [[Hellish Horse]]: Geryon is a demonic horse wreathed in wisp-fire and pulls a large wagon.
* [[Hell Hound]]: Cerberus.
* [[Horny Devils]]: Hi there, Nevan... (
* [[Hot Witch]]/[[Evil Sorcerer|Evil Sorceress]]: Nevan, most likely. Her title is "The Lightning Witch
* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Probably inside Geryon's carriage, since it can conjure and fire a large amount of missiles and spears.
* [[I'll Kill You!]]: One of Beowulf's lines as he [[Turns Red]].
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* [[Puzzle Boss]]: The Doppelganger. You have to make him weak by turning the lights on as he approaches (if you're too fast he will step back and avoid the light blast; if you're too slow, all the lights will shut off automatically).
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]: More like quirky boss squad, really.
* [[Red Baron]]: Cerberus the "Ice Guardian
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: All them barring one of Cerby's heads and Rudra.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Agni and Rudra. Moreso literally (complete with appropriate [[
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Beowulf is simply ''pissed'' at Sparda for gouging out his eye.
* [[Sadly Mythtaken]]: Let's see...
** Cerberus is still a demonic three-headed hound, but has ice powers (may be a nod to ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'').
** Agni and Rudra are no longer gods but two sentient scimitars held by headless brutes.
*** Also, while Rudra in Hindu mythology ''does'' have a secondary rubric in storms (and thus connected to [[Blow You Away|winds]]), his primary schtick is as [[The Archer|an archer]]. The Hindu god of wind is ''[[wikipedia:Vayu|Vayu
** Beowulf greatly resembles [[wikipedia:Pazuzu|Pazuzu]] or a little [[Beowulf|Grendel]]. [[Rule of Cool|Probably they thought that Beowulf was a cool name for a weapon]].
** Geryon is a fiendish horse, while in Myth he was a grotesque giant with three bodies.
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* [[Tron Lines]]: Beowulf has them.
* [[Turns Red]]: Cerberus and Beowulf.
* [[The Vamp]]: Nevan, who is overtly sexual but also overtly nefarious.
* [[Vapor Wear]]: Much like [[Darkstalkers|Morrigan and Lilith]], Nevan's "clothes" are made from bats. [[Shielded Core Boss|You actually need to carve through some of them in order to damage her
* [[Violation of Common Sense]]: Beowulf has an attack where he fires the feathers from his wings at you. Dante needs to be ''close'' to Beowulf to avoid 'em.
* [["Wake
* [[Woman in Black]]: Nevan, a much straighter example than Trish.
* [[Womb Level]]: Leviathan.
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== Credo ==
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The well-respected Supreme General of the Holy Knights of Fortuna, a position he gained through [[Informed Ability|his incredible skill with a blade]] and his unwavering loyalty to the Order of the Sword and its ideals. Likewise, he holds the same loyalty for Sanctus and his teachings. He is the older brother of Kyrie and treats Nero as family
{{spoiler|Behind the scenes, he is plotting with Sanctus as well as overseeing the situation regarding Dante. He also expresses mixed concern behind the motives of Gloria. Eventually, he is charged with the job of defeating Nero. In the conclusion of their fight, Kyrie is kidnapped by Agnus, a move that shakes Credo's faith in the Order. He makes one final charge against Sanctus later on to free Nero, but things end bleakly. In his dying plea, he requests that Dante save Nero and his beloved sister
* [[Badass Beard]]
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* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: It's implied that he plays this role to some degree in regards to Nero.
* {{spoiler|[[Disappears Into Light]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Forgotten Fallen Friend]]: No one, not even ''Kyrie'', mentions him by the game's close
* [[Hero Antagonist]]
* [[Informed Ability]]: His swordsmanship. {{spoiler|You ''do'' get to see it, but by that point, he's not even human}}.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Shades of it. When ordered to go kill his friend Nero, he just goes and does it. Or tries, anyway...
* {{spoiler|[[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]]: Supposedly, the shield also symbolizes his willingness to remain loyal to the Order of the Sword
* {{spoiler|[[Mirror Boss]]}}
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* {{spoiler|[[Not What I Signed on For]]: When he finally sees the folly of his actions, he denounces Sanctus. See
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Used to dramatic effect in the aftermath of {{spoiler|his fight with Nero
* {{spoiler|1=[[One-Winged Angel]]: Angelo Credo, [[Red Baron|the One-winged Dark Knight]], who doubles as an [[Expy]] of Nelo Angelo, right down to a [[BFS]] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTjS1H4zxGU a similar sounding theme
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Tennis Boss]]: Complete with [[Catch and Return|grabbing his swords and hurling them right back at him
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|While furious and appalled at how Sanctus used his sister as bait in his plans, thus shaking Credo's unwaivering loyalty to the Order, he utters this line ''after'' he was wounded by Sanctus. Things only get worse from there
* {{spoiler|[[The Unfought]]: His human form. See
== Agnus ==
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The Chief alchemist of the Order of the Sword, he is the one responsible for artificially creating several of the game's [[Mook]] enemies, such as the Cutlass, Gladius, Basilisk
Deserves a mention for [[
* [[Barehanded Blade Block]]: Against Nero. With [[Affably Evil|pinkies extended]].
* [[BFS]]: The Gladius Demons he uses as his swords are not exactly small.
* [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]: His demon-form is a humanoid insect.
* [[Chewing the Scenery]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU6qlQCrFUw No, seriously...]
* [[Dirty Coward]]
* [[Energy Absorption]]: One of his attacks.
* [[Everything Is Better With Spinning]]: One of his attacks has him spin around on the battlefield while two Cutlasses are attached to his arms.
* [[Evil Genius]]
* [[Flunky Boss]]: Puts a spin on it as his summoned creatures act as his weapons instead of attacking independently.
* [[Large Ham]]: Did we mention he tried to out-ham Dante? He had a good try at it
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Everything he does is [[For Science!]]!
* [[Moe Greene Special]]: How Dante kills him. With the added effect of destroying ''all'' of his written research.
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* [[BFS]]: In this case, F can also stand for [[Flaming Sword]].
* [[Continuity Nod]]: He's said to be the conqueror of the Fire Hell, from which the devil Furiataurus (met by Dante in ''Devil May Cry 2'') probably came from
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Flaming Hair]]: A [[The Lord of the Rings|Balrog-like]] mane.
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Two twin devil toads from the coldest inferno. Bael attacks Nero in the castle on Fortuna but is slain by Nero. Later his brother Dagon assaults Dante but meets the same fate. Their Hell Gate is powered by the Devil Arm [[Briefcase Blaster|Pandora]].
* [[Achilles' Heel]]: Their tongues.
* [[Alluring Anglerfish]]: Can use the pretty Rusalka demons on his feelers to lure his opponents. Of course, Dante is not fooled.
* [[An Ice Person]]: They can use ice and conjure blizzards.
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* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Half the Man He Used To Be|Half The Devil He Used To Be]]
* [[Horny Devils]]: The Rusalka twins.
* [[Just Eat Him]]: Can try this on Nero/Dante.
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* [[Giant Flyer]]: She hovers over the forest the whole time.
* [[Green Thumb]]: She seems to have some relationship with plants.
* [[Just Eat Him]]: Attempted again on Dante.
* [[Mama Bear]]: She gets pissed when Dante starts kicking her eggs around like footballs.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Named after the monster from [[Classical Mythology|Greek myths]]. Echidna's name meant "she-viper
* [[Snakes Are Sexy]]: Her humanoid form, maybe?
* [[Vagina Dentata]]: It doesn't help that the mouth of her serpentine form folds back to resemble a Venus Flytrap when she reveals her true self.
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== Sanctus ==
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The Vicar of Sparda, Sanctus is the leader of the Order of the Sword (and by proxy, Fortuna). He is a kindly and benevolent man who is praised and loved by his subjects. In the middle of one his Sparda-centered sermons, Dante swoops in and kills him, setting off the events of the game.
{{spoiler|Shortly afterwards, he is revived via the Ascension ceremony. It is revealed that he is mastermind of the Order's plot [[Take Over the World|to conquer the world]] using the vast power of The Savior. He lures Dante to Fortuna by using the Yamato to open up [[Hell Gate|Hellgates]] so that he can use Dante as The Savior's core, but switches his plans when he kidnaps Kyrie to instead goad on Nero. While he does gain immense power thanks to the Sparda sword, Dante and Nero work together to quell his goal of world domination
* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]]: Thanks to the [[Applied Phlebotinum|Ascension ceremony]] which enfuses its participants with demonic energy}}.
* {{spoiler|[[
* {{spoiler|[[
* {{spoiler|[[
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: He's the head of a seemingly [[Christianity Is Catholic|Roman Catholic church]], resembles the Pope (and is even called "His Holiness"), and worships a statue in Sparda's image known as The Savior. [[Faux Symbolism|Need we go on?]]
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: See his merciless stabbing of Credo when Credo is pissed by the use of his sister in Sanctus' plans. The man's reply? "Love...? For a sibling? How foolish. All that is needed... is absolute power."}}
* {{spoiler|[[Get Back Here Boss]]: Ayup
* {{spoiler|[[A God Am I]]: "A Savior is among you!"}}
* [[Informed Ability]]: ''His'' swordsmanship. You might be surprised to find the Data File of the game saying he used to be a Supreme General of the Holy Knights. [[Fridge Brilliance|Why use swords when you have barriers and fire powers]]?
* {{spoiler|[[Light Is Not Good]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Obviously Evil]]: Not his human form, but as Sanctus Diabolica
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: Sanctus [[Meaningful Name|Diabolica]]
* {{spoiler|[[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Briefly when he is revived. His eyes become red for good when he becomes Sanctus Diabolica
* {{spoiler|[[Teleport Spam]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Villain with Good Publicity]]: Is absoluted revered and adored by the inhabitants of Fortuna. Of course, this was probably made null around endgame, where the dwellers of Fortuna see him on top of The Savior, [[Evil Laugh|cackling]] as demons swarm the city. According to the tie-in novel, some of the citizens had a hard time believing Nero's words about Sanctus's true nature until Kyrie vouched for him
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