What do we actually know about Devil May Cry's universe? It feels like this shit has Dark Souls levels of lore but there are no fucking item descriptions to tell us what the fuck is going on.
I get the feeling that most places in DMC are literal hellholes of demonic fuckery, but then again they're only the areas shown in the game. Is this shit even set on Earth?
Anyway, post what you got and what you know. I'm interested.
Its not very complicated.
Mundus is king of hell, Sparda is his right hand man. Sparda betrays Mundus to protect the humans because he took a human wife and loved her.
Sparda gets rekt, Mundus gets sealed away, Dante and Vergil are born, thats it. The games are just set at times when Mundus is trying to come back and claim Earth.
its set in a mostly normal earth watch the anime
Yes but the games are full of locations that imply a unique world and history that the game never tells us.
I know all we're told is about Mundus, Sparda, etc, but not everything seems to be related to them. For instance, Fortuna from Devil May Cry 4.
There's a huge, isolated island with a a city that's the headquarters of The Order of the Sword with cool castles and shit but we basically know nothing about it other than that.
I hope they flesh out the lore in any possible DMC5.
Adding to what the other user said, yes it's on normal Earth. Wish there was a game based of Sparda.
I fucking hate how they just brush the story/characters to the side, and I hate the faggots who endorse this shit and don't care about anything aside from gameplay. DMC4 felt so unsettlingly hollow and empty in terms of story and characters. Trish and Lady are like in 2 cutscenes and nothing is even explored. Then they add more scenes in SE and still nothing is explored. And it's even wierder coming off of DMC 3 that actually seemed like it gave a fuck. I really like what they've established, but they literally don't give a shit to explore any of it.
1 2 and 3 are all just regular world. 4 is Fortuna which is like a separate island for cultists only or whatever. Its pretty unique.
The little story it has is a complete clusterfuck.
Also none of it even matters anymore because the reboot replaced it.
Set in a pseudo timeless modern earth. There are no computers per-say, but some electronics in DMC2 more than likely.
There are only 2 "Worlds", the human realm and the demon realm.
Long ago the demon world gave rise to an emperor, who decided both worlds should become one. This led to an ensuing conflict, a very likely losing one between demons and humanity, with humans being overall disorganized and several others as those who bartered with demons for power.
Temen Ni Gru, one such hub for demon worshipping humans, built the place to ensure a gateway between the human and demon realms. Several other gateways were also being constructed.
However, one Demon saw beauty in the human world, and sought to preserve it. Upon seeing the destruction to the human world, and how innocents suffered at the hands of his demon comrades, one knight turned against his own. The Legendary Dark Knight, Sparda.
>Okay then what?
Somewhere after driving back so many demons, he came across a human woman, Eva, and was strangely captivated by her. Some sources might indicate Eva was the one who called upon him, but that's debatable.
Regardless, their union resulted in twin sons, Dante, and Vergil. Unfortunately for the family, Sparda's journey was not complete, some say he died, others say he vanished, but if anything else, he was not there to protect his family when the demons descended upon them.
>No shit.
Most of the lore I imagine can be found in enemy files, especially in 1 and 3. Perhaps a little bit of 4.
Dante fucks Trish every night and Lady throws them some shit jobs she doesn't want because out of the three she's the only one with a successful career.
>dante fucks the woman who looks exactly like his mother
nah he's a perma virgin
That's always been a shitty meme
is vergil still alive
No he's dead
jesus, i have absolutly no idea how anyone at capcom could look at that dante design and approve it
>jesus, i have absolutly no idea how anyone at disney could look at that dante design and approve it
There, i both fixed and answered your post
>Producer: ok so we can't afford to piss off the fans of the originall series anymore, but we don't want to dissapoint the fans of the reboot, I want you guys to find a middle ground
>Art director: Leave it to me, boss!
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>Is this shit even set on Earth?
According to the anime, it would seem so.
Reminder that Dante is canonically friends with Joe
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It's way more about the characters than the world.
he unironically looks better on the left, actuallly looks ya kno part demon
right looks gay as fuck
(you)
wow stop shitposting any time
My point is basically DMC3 Dante looks gay as fuck, deserved as much asspain for how he looked. Look at that faggot ass haircut.
Yeah we get it you're underage
Is the anime canon?
Yeah
>no fucking item descriptions to tell us what the fuck is going on
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Nigga I played DMC the first time through the Code Veronica demo, don't you dare pull that shit on me kid. He looks like a huge faggot.
It shouldn't be. Trish is retarded and nerfed. Lady is a Mary Soo that can do no wrong thing. Dante is actually a cuck.
Well that tells us it's a world kind of like ours with a gothic tint. Demons are out of the ordinary but there are enough out there to justify devil hunters. The occult underground has a lot of money in it and devils trick retarded humans on nearly every deal. They've got ice cream and pizza delivery.
The real thing is did Tienmengroo, the Savior, and the finale of the anime wake people up to devil worship?
No you didn't understand it somehow. What the anime tells us is that everyone is a cunt but Dante
The burden of proof is on you.
Dante is basically Johnny Bravo
talks big game but cant get the ladies
He could get ladies, just not the kind he's actually interested in.
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>Viewtiful Joe 3 never ever
>DMC5 never ever
This really is the worst timeline.
the right is a beautiful young man that appeals to ladies. the left is a crack addict with a bad haircut.
>DMC5 never ever
Don't give up hope yet, user.
Are we talking about Kamiyaverse or Itsunoverse?
>but there are no fucking item descriptions
There are, a lot of the objects, locations and items picked up have text to them. They just aren't verbose and don't all tie together.
WHY THE FUCK ARE HIS PANTS RED
he also helped working on smt nocturne
Every timeline has its ups and downs.
Dante is the son of Sparda. He kicked Mundus's ass so Mundus got mad and killed Eva, Sparda's wife. Little Dante and Vergil both got mad about it so Vergil decided to become strong for some reason. Dante didn't give a shit about strength. Sparda dies sometime before the series due to unknown circumstances (DMC5 featuring Sparda as a protag will tell us how)
DMC3: Vergil gets mad about something so he challanges Dante to fight him. Vergil gets his ass kicked and is sent to hell where he meets Mundus. Mundus turns him into a demon. Dante opens "Devil May Cry" (some shit like Yorozuya from Gintama)
DMC1: Mundus creates Trish, who looks like Eva (Dante's mom) and sends her to kill Dante. They go to some Resident Evil castle. Vergil is still mad for no apparent reason. Gets his ass kicked once again. Trish fails to kill Dante, who then fails to kill her because she looks like his mom. Now Mundus is mad and gets his ass kicked too.
DMC4: filler shit featuring Nero (who is Vergil's son) who meets Dante and they fight some guy from Sparda cult. Endboss looks like he belongs in Bayonetta.
DMC2: nothing worth telling, Dante just goes to hell, the game is shit, the plot is shit, Lucia is shit. This shit isn't even connected to the DMC universe.
Played it all about 8 years ago and that's what I remember
>tfw a 9 year old early PS3 game has nicer clothing textures than you
>tfw a 12 year old PS2 game has nicer clothing textures than you
Is that a cosplay demonstration or a talent show or what?
you could tell hes dead inside just by looking at his eyes
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Looks like a cosplay contest with a mandatory skit. Organizers don't realize how painful it can be to fill 30 seconds.
Not true at all, DMC 2 is Canon, but because DMC 2 fucked the whole story up that much, every game released after the second is a prequel.
>the fans of the reboot
Are there any? I mean, the game is great, but you can't be a FAN of a reboot if you like the original series
I know that it's canon. I mean it isn't connected to the universe by any means. You just play as Dante and that's it.
I want to marry Lady!
I love her so fucking much
The only people I've met who liked DmC hadn't played the originals, and that generally changes after they do.
I'd say Dante's characterization was more the problem, rather than the story itself. They can probably continue off DMC2 as long as they bring Dante back to his upbeat, cocky self.
Plus its ending means you can give the next game a cold opening with Dante charging a motorcycle into Hell, mowing down crowds and doing sick loop de loops on some kind of Inferno highway.
the reboot was a miserable failure and won't be continued.
This dlc costume is the only reason I could get myself to play DmC. And I fucking loved every bit of it. Better than DMC2 and also as good as DMC4 to be honest
Vergil wanted Dante's amulet and Dante out of the way, after he got it he didn't care what Dante got up to until he considered it possible he might need his blood for the ceremony.
Vergil was less turned into a demon, since he already is, and more corrupted by Mundus.
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Oh, yes, the amulet. So after DMC3 both brothers still had their halves, right? And in DMC1 you get Vergil's half after you defeat Nelo Angelo
lmao is Vergil a Virgin? Because his name lmao is so close to sounding like Virgin lol
Yep.
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obligatory.
Wtf how is it Nero's mom? Like who even said that? Who does everyone say that Nero is Vergil's son? Was it confirmed or something because otherwise I guess sons of Sparda have an ability to impregnate women just by looking at them
>Why
fix'd
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incorrect
>Random Sparda groupie slut Vergil passes by in the street gets the Demonic Power
Bravo Capcom
But why, why didn't they give some kind of a backstory? That's fucking bullshit
because it's not that important
Nero's speech when he activates his DT is suggests Vergil's ghost contacted him through his Devil Bringer, so we knew there was always SOME relation, but DMC4 didn't have the time and budget to tell us what that is.
My guess was originally that after he died, Vergil became a Devil Arm, only it was Nero's arm.
Then this artbook popped up and now I guess Nero's his son until a retcon says otherwise.
So Vergil is for sure Nero's dad, and not his arm. Unless he's both.
>Vergil became a Devil Arm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
It's pretty important. Devil May Cry is like Star Wars in that Star Wars follows the Skywalkers. Seeing as all the DMC games have an overarching story about Dante and his family, you'd think they'd elaborate on some detail as juicy as this
>I'd say Dante's characterization was more the problem, rather than the story itself. They can probably continue off DMC2 as long as they bring Dante back to his upbeat, cocky self.
And I just want Lucia to come back too. Save her as well.
>better than DMC2
You say that like it's some monumental achievement
>Devil May Cry is like Star Wars
Star Wars is shit though
They did, in the Jap only light novel.
Yeah I know, but still. DMC4 literally gave you nothing to work with. So much wasted potential.
imagine dying and waking up as an arm
>he couldn't figure it out when nero said a voice echoed when he got his devil arm
>the voice said 'I need more power'
>being retarded
it was obviously vergil
Liquid Snake
liquid isn't ocelot
He is actually
no, ocelot tricked the patriots by pretending to be liquid (with the help of meditation and nanomachines iirc)
Bionic Commando's wife
And yes, I know that's not his real name.
Yeah but she isn't conscious in the arm though right
I have no idea, I never actually played the game.
He also tricked himself like he did in MGSV to think that Venom Snake is the actual Big Boss. Agh, this shit is complicated fuck it I'm too stupid to think
>implying he and Lady aren't fucking on the reg after 3
She's tsun as hell for him.
Lady's tits are on point in Devil May Cry 4.
Sparda did not betray his comrades because he was seduced by a human female. The in game text repeatedly states "Sparda woke up to justice" - his personal definition of right and wrong changed, the reason is never given, maybe he hit his head, maybe he never told anyone what changed his mind, the important thing is he decided this shit ain't right and kept swinging his sword until all the hell gates were closed. He protected justice for a thousand years, fathered Dante and Vergil, then went out for a pack of cigarettes and never came back.
>Bionic commando's wife is his arm
>Liquid Snake is Ocelot's arm, only not really it's a massive fucking ruse involving self-hypnosis and nanomachines disguised as ghosts so he can trick the AI Illuminati for unclear reasons.
>Vergil may or may not be an arm, but if he IS, is almost certainly leeching demonic energy so he can rez himself for a later entry.
Vergil is just in hell. He never died physically in DMC1.
Kotor 2 modded is good
Jedi knights are good
Battlefronts are also good