vergil Vergil is Dante's twin brother. He is usually seen as the "elder" of the two, and even Dante refers to himself as the "little brother". He is eternally calmer and more sophisticated. It seems that he was taken when the twins' mother died, and the one who seems to have taken the brunt of the emotional trauma. While he swears less and seems less brash and egotistical than Dante, he is colder and crueler, and he carries out his self-served duty until the end. He wishes to gain power, and tells Dante that he is foolish for not pursuing the gift that their father left for them. He carries the twin amulet to Dante's; while Dante's chain is silver, the chain around his amulet is gold. While Dante tries to mesh himself into the human world, Vergil does so in the demon world—and, of course, neither of them really make out to well. Being half-human, half-demon they don't seem to fit into any category: they are neither human nor demon. Vergil wishes to find power, though it is debatable whether he wishes to find power for his own means, or to protect Dante. Seeing his mother killed, he does not want to watch any part of his family destroyed. Not liking his father, though feeling the torch of responsibility passed—Vergil relates to Sparda [demons] more than he does to Eva [humans]. He carries out this mentality to the end, even as Dante reaches for him as he falls to Hell. Vergil is fought three times in the third game. The first time he is fought, he carries the Yamato (Sparda's abandoned blade that he carries in the Sparda costume in the first game); and despite the words of "You showed up", he stands waiting for Dante until he reaches the top of Temen-ni-Guru. He knows Dante is coming, yet he acts surprised when he "shows up". Despite everything, Vergil seems to have an unwavering faith that Dante will follow him. vergil & dante It's really hard to figure out where to start here. I'd like to say first and foremost that despite whatever conflict that they have been through, they still consider themselves to be "brothers", which means that more than anything else, they do care for each other—no matter how disassociated and disconnected they may have been. We can see it in the sadistic, fulfilled grins when they fight—the way that Dante follows Vergil religiously (keeping in mind that most of Devil May Cry 3 is Dante following after Vergil and demanding his attention)—and the familial protection that drives Vergil forward. There's a scene in the 3rd DMC comic where they're around ten or eleven, and playing with wooden swords. Vergil knocks Dante down, telling Dante that it's "okay not to be better than him"; and having a little tantrum, Dante tells Vergil that "no one's better than him" and knock Vergil down as he's offering him his hand. So it seems that there has always been conflict between them, especially since Vergil has always been a better fighter. This could also come from the "little brother" mentality of trying to be as good, or better, then the "big brother". Though later, he seems to have a respect for Vergil's skills, and constantly hounds him for a fight. They both enjoy it, grinning wildly as they battle. In Devil May Cry, Vergil changes his name to "Nero Angelo" and serves under Mundus. There's not much of a scene when Dante kills him. Nero Angelo takes off his helmet, and reveals himself as Vergil—there's no explanation as to why he's doing what he's doing. All we hear is from the comics, when they have a spat about freedom, and Dante ends up killing Vergil with "at least I am free". From Devil May Cry 3, and the recently issued manga, we can see that Vergil and Dante really never have gotten along. They seem to separate for long periods of time and then meet again sporadically, and it's debatable whether Dante remembers him at all in the manga. While Dante tries to immerse himself into the human world—getting a job and renting what seems to be a business, he tries to integrate himself in to the "human" way of living. Vergil, however, takes the opposite route. Instead of living with humans, Vergil chooses to hunt the power of his father, Sparda; and unlock the door to the demon world and gain power. Dante seems to hold a deep resentment toward his father, and its difficult whether or not to say if Vergil does too. Dante even goes so far as to say: "Father? I don't have a father ... I just don't like you," in the first battle against Vergil in Devil May Cry 3, when Vergil asks him why he won't pursue Sparda's power. Despite always battling and fighting, they always seem to do so in what (seems to them, at least) fairly good nature. Dante seems to really relish in the attention of his brother—and even goes as far as to refer to himself as the "little brother", even though they're twins. This insinuates that Vergil is the one who "takes care" of Dante. Dante, by nature, is constantly looking for attention (and is very happy when Nevan, one of the beastly weapons in Devil May Cry 3, gives him that attention). We see this display of attention numerously on Vergil's behalf. In the first battle, as stated, he waits for Dante until Mission 7 of Devil May Cry 3, then proclaims that he's surprised that he "showed up". He runs Dante through with a sword, even as his brother tries to raise from the first stab. He proclaims that Dante is foolish and lets him fall to the ground. In the second battle, Dante follows Vergil to the basement of Temen-ni-Guru, and demands that Vergil pays attention to him. Momentarily abandoning his ambition to open Hell, Vergil obliges and treats his brother to a battle. While they seem to outwardly grapple and snap at each other, Vergil does truly care for his brother—and ends up opening the gates of Hell to defeat Mundus, the one who killed Eva, and threatens humans. When Dante reaches to catch him, he swats away his hand, and falls into Hell. « back : index : top : forward » Dante is © Capcom and I claim absolutely no ownership over him whatsoever (though it really would be insanely cool if I did). This site is made and maintained by Veronica, all graphics are edited and/or made by her. For more information on credit and resources, please refer here.