Maybe the reason the dmc reboot and Adi Shankar's show cannot seem to get Sparda right or show him the respect he deserves is because they are ultimately too mean-spirited and cynical to ever understand Sparda. Think about it, Sparda woke up to justice and stopped an invasive empire because he found love and compassion. His journey is that of redemption and nobility. He is an unambiguously good person whose heroism sets the foundation of Devil May Cry.
Adi Shankar and Ninja Theory made works that are far too void of love and compassion to understand that. That's why they couldn't get Sparda or even DMC as a whole right.
Post dmc5 where vergil would rather take his insatiable twin on a lovely bonding trip than paying for child support
nero's honest reaction: 🖕
(on a more serious note I need to see them TALK. PLEASE CAPCOM
Thought of something really cute and stupid where Dante and Vergil dress up as each other for Halloween. You have a smiling, laughing "Vergil" and a glaring, frowning "Dante", both of which freak everyone else out. The twins take sick delight out of this.
dmc madhouse anime they will never make me hate you. you mean the world to me.
https://youtu.be/qQAkY6_UJvk?si=WEyKMw6HbZid-foQ
You know there's something fundementally wrong when DMC2 has better story and themes than a Netflix show produced by The Visionary
Things that DMC2 does better than NDMC:
Dante looks hotter
the idea of Dante pretending to leaving things to fate by flipping a coin but then revealing the coin was rigged meaning he always wanted to help people is actually really cool and gives him a better dimension than stealing Nero's arc
you can feel sorry for Lucia because she's more than a "tough" swearword dispenser
continues the theme of humanity representing more the concept of heart, emotions and compassion than being simply a race
"A king? Here's your crown"
better graphics than whatever CGI abominations were present in the anime
mfw the worst game in the series still has more salvageable traits than the visionary's adaptation
I do think it's really impressive how Dante is able to feel like a consistent and well thought out character with a good progression despite how vastly different he can be. From full depression and emo to whacky woohoo pizza man, and none of it really feels that out of place once you've played all the games and experienced some supplemental material. Especially in 4 where you can see him recover his whimsy in real time once he realizes he has a nephew.
this party's getting cuhrazy!
(+ a funny haha aoba redraw cause idk it kinda fits a modern au dante i guess)
name's Adam | 20 | he/him | i draw sometimes | currently obsessed with DMC | i like robots and baseball and aliens and drum n bass
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