The official respect thread of Dante

DMC the Anime- list of episoded

1. Devil May Cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEDlr2ccpxg&mode=related&search
2.Highway Star (was posted in the RT due to interesting use of charging powers, also destroying bridge with just a few accurate shots from Ebony&Ivory)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kVqdq_aNJk&NR=1
3.Not Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6tv-KxLtjY
4.Rolling Thunder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JwQ9Eo7PI0
5.In Private
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=546uYPZp0_o
6.Rock Queen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0PeNMvSC6A
7.Wishes Come True (includes nice display of Dante's superstrength as he disposes of handcuffs like it's nothing- though in terms of superstrength most of his feats are related to the force of hits- in terms of pure lifting strength he can lift something like 1-2 tons in his human form)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9esDwYAFFs
8. Once Upon A Time (some of Dante origin and that "Tony Redgrave" story- young Dante worked as a mercenary under fake name of Tony Redgrave, though the events described in the first DMC novel were partially retconned later in DMC3 and its prequel manga, but his connection with Enzo stayed (what was retconned is his reunion with Vergil-Gilver) so Dante worked as a mercenary since he was 15-16 years old- and in his youth he already had deadly reputation as the nemesis of guilty- crime lords and stuff)).
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yY2Oup6RcCk
9. Death Poker (nice regeneration feat as Dante gets shot in the heart on purpose of breaking the demonic spell by imitating death)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3EKPgOQnTQk
10. The Last Promice
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KvxKVD47ibs
11.Showtime!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hxbCYtqrIUc
12.Stylish! (Dante pwns the avatar of high demonic lord Abigal, who was the rival of Mundus and tries to conquer the world in that episode. Some nice regeneration feats-10 spikes through his body (including vital organs such as heart& lungs) do nothing to him as well as Rebellion piercing his heart. In the conclusion of Abigal pwnage Dante turns into his demonic form for a couple of seconds. The ending shows that it most likely happens between DMC1&DMC4 events).
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0VweZfcQ0Tc

In a whole anime was a bit disappointing- almost no showings of demonic form (only for a few seconds in the last episode), arsenal of weaponry is limited to Ebony&Ivory and Rebellion...but despite that, Dante shows that he's adept at ass-kicking even when limited to his human form.
Some pros include cool showings of Lady&Trish (Trish replicates Dante's feat with surfing on the rocket launched from rocket launcher, for example).

Dante -> <- Charlotte 😈

DMC Novels

In 2002 a novel was written that depicts Dante in a pre-DMC 1 venture. Recently the Novel has been released in the US by TokyoPop. The story features Tony Redgrave, a tough mercenary who only takes on jobs he feels are important. Tony has a reputation, one that happens to get him more trouble than respect. After a recent (99th encounter to be exact) run in with 'Mad Dog,' a former crime boss whose lost power due to Tony's work in the city, mysterious things are happening. Things only get stranger when an escort mission turns into a fright fest when fallen bodies come to life and attack Tony and his partner, Grue. If that weren't enough, a new mercenary wearing a heavy covering of bandages named Gilver is quickly rising to stardom. Tony and Gilver seem to get along well, teaming up on jobs, but soon the supernatural happenings become more apparent. Soon, Grue vanishes, and the gunsmith store owner is killed. Before dying, she gives Tony two guns, one called Ebony and one called Ivory. This reveals that Tony is Dante, who discarded his old name at his mother's dying request in hopes of hiding himself from the demonic forces of evil. Dante confronts Gilver, who is behind the demon attacks. After a tough fight, Dante finds that Gilver is his long lost twin brother Vergil (Gilver is an anagram of Vergil), who then seemingly dies before his eyes. The story ends with Dante moving to another city and establishing the 'Devil May Cry' shop. As the story closes, Dante's office is busted in by a woman on a motorcycle...

Due to the story being published years before DMC3 and its prequel manga, the novel ties poorly into the current canon of the series (Vergil/Gilver stuff was retconned, also it contains some statements like Dante can be killed by cutting his heart out which contradicts his ingame feats).

Continuing from the first DMC novel, the second one finds Dante hired by an unknown contractor to battle demons to obtain some demonic artifacts. Dante is introduced to Beryl, another demon slayer who hired him. Together they confront the forces of darkness, only to be swept up in the artifact's powers. They awake in a parallel universe where Dante served Mundus, and Vergil (in his Nelo Angelo form) fought to save the people from Mundus. Dante decides to destroy a statute which teleports the two demon slayers back to their own world. In the end Beryl leaves her Spiral-like weapon to Dante. Boredom once again sets in, until a call from yet another mysterious benefactor launches Dante into the melee.

The description of both novels on Dante Shrine site (warning- I don't share some of the review author's points of view since he's a supporter of twincest fanfiction which I loathe).
http://www.twilightvisions.com/dante/books.htm

Dante action figure by Revoltech.

The final trailer for DMC4

Some big surprise included😉
YouTube video

Combat tutorial for DMC4 (in two parts)

YouTube video
YouTube video

Pandora Box

A handy item\gadget from DMC4, allowing our whitehaired halfdemonic beauty to summon any firearm/longrange weapon he needs- from a crossbow to a grenade launcher. Also it sort of distorts reality around Dante, making his enemies TK each other etc (much in the same fashion as Scarlet Witch powers work).
One hell of a Devil Arm, I have to say.

Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel

Dante&Trish perform Jackpot on Mundus banishing him to hell
YouTube video

Noticed something interesting when rewatching that. Either Dante was attending piloting club for a while at least' seeing as he casually does a few aerial stunts, or his ability of "intuitive knwoledge\"quick-learning-how-to-use-things-stylishly-without-dealing-with-them-previously" extends not only on weaponry, but also on vehicles\tech? Though looking as it was probably military one, maybe it can count as a "weapon"?

DMC4 DevilArms: Lucifer

A new weapon, named Lucifer, which fires glowing red swords that pierce enemies and explode when Dante throws a rose, which he holds between his teeth, is announced for the 4th game. What's more, those darts can be strategically placed in the location and then detonated- an improved version of Artemis' Acid Rain.
The weird way of detonation is funny. Lucifer sort of takes a "glamurous relay" from Nevan.
http://www.olgn.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/capture0031-00000_bmp_jpgcopy.jpg
http://games.fok.nl/phpThumb.php?src=1197068418.4446.jpg&w=&h=&wmf=watermark.gif
http://games.fok.nl/phpThumb.php?src=1197068418.8443.jpg&w=&h=&wmf=watermark.gif
http://games.fok.nl/news.php?newsid=22291

Also Lucifer apparently gives Dante his own version of Vergil's energy swords, with all nice features like Sword Hanging (as the abilities of that Devil Arm look much like Vergil's energy swords).

Originally posted by Charlotte DeBel
[B]DMC4 DevilArms: Lucifer

A new weapon, named Lucifer, which fires glowing red swords that pierce enemies and explode when Dante throws a rose, which he holds between his teeth, is announced for the 4th game. What's more, those darts can be strategically placed in the location and then detonated- an improved version of Artemis' Acid Rain.
The weird way of detonation is funny. Lucifer sort of takes a "glamurous relay" from Nevan.
http://www.olgn.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/capture0031-00000_bmp_jpgcopy.jpg
http://games.fok.nl/phpThumb.php?src=1197068418.4446.jpg&w=&h=&wmf=watermark.gif
http://games.fok.nl/phpThumb.php?src=1197068418.8443.jpg&w=&h=&wmf=watermark.gif
http://games.fok.nl/news.php?newsid=22291 [/B]

That's like Alicia's Rose Attack from Bullet Witch.

I can't wait to see more DMC4 content. But, I have an idea for a DMC4 weapon:
Gospel Bullet: Shoots out purifying bullets that ricochet on impact. Equipping Doppleganger increases it's damage.

Originally posted by Sol Valentine
That's like Alicia's Rose Attack from Bullet Witch.

I can't wait to see more DMC4 content. But, I have an idea for a DMC4 weapon:
Gospel Bullet: Shoots out purifying bullets that ricochet on impact. Equipping Doppleganger increases it's damage.

Weapons with controllable ricochet are cool and were in a few DMC games so far (Spiral, Nightmare-beta). Hope something like that would be included at least at Pandora Box package (some weapons it allows to get include chaingun and rocket turel).

Wait, so Nero and Dante will be able to use chainguns?

Dante would be. Chaingun is one of the things Pandora Box is capable to summon\shapeshift into.
Nero won't get that weapon as Pandora Box is Dante's exclusive here. Handy thing- alters probability around Dante and allows him to summon long range weponry\firearms from crossbow to chaingun and heavy rocket turel.

Is there a reason for why Nero looks like Dante?

Maybe Sparda's got a grand son?

Originally posted by King Hellstorm
Is there a reason for why Nero looks like Dante?

Maybe Sparda's got a grand son?

No, the age difference is too small. Dante is 35 in the 4th game or like that, and Nero is 19 years old. There were theories that Nero is an "incomplete" avatar of Sparda Sr. or the result of experiments to resurrest him (though the Order looks lke it's manipulated by demons, so the whole idea of resurresting Sparda is getting revenge directly on him, and Dante is royally pisssed off at some idiots messing with his Dad's grave, and gets pissed even more when he finds out that the demons are the major puppetters of all that show).

Maybe he's Dante clone. Either way he still looks cool...then again, Dante looks cool.

The only guy who can make getting stabbed in the gut by 5+ scythes while eating pizza look easy and fun.

DMC4: Styles changing in real time

Gunslinger, Royal Guard, Swordmaster and Trickster are featured.

YouTube video

"New cool feature: You can put roses in your mouth."

crylaugh

Kidding..just had to let it out.