Weapons
The elements of Dante's weapons in Devil May Cry 1.
Lighting and Fire
(Bonus points for lasers)
Devil May Cry 1 prominently features iconography, and story beats from this popular piece of fiction.
Dante's Inferno/The Divine Comedy
Vergil had two notable memes created about him after DMC5; one is his iconic chair. The second is ________
(The answer has nothing to do with Bury the Light)
His tax/child support evasion, or Vergil enjoying Monster Energy.
Dante's primary color has been red in every game except...
DmC Reboot
The name of the director/creator of Devil May Cry 1.
Hideki Kamiya
Dante initially wasn't going to have his shotgun in DMC1, as it was a hold-over from the game's Resident Evil days. What convinced director, Hideki Kamiya, to keep the gun in the game?
Seeing Dante reload it with one hand.
Vergil is featured in how many games?
8 - Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 3, Ultimate Marvel VS. Capcom 3, Devil May Cry 4 SE, Devil May Cry 5, DmC Reboot, Punishing Gray Raven.
The number of bosses in Devil May Cry 1.
7 or 14.
Despite being featured prominently throughout the series, Vergil has actually had two technically incorrectly translated names. The correct versions of those names are __________
Virgil, and Nero Angelo
There are two characters throughout the series who have notable skin tone changes; who are they?
Gloria in DMC4 is not included here.
Dante and Morrison.
Barring swords and any guns, Dante has had this weapon style in every Devil May Cry game except 2.
Gauntlets/Fists/Martial Arts
Despite being one of Dante's most iconic design aspects, this item was not featured on his person until Devil May Cry 2.
Rebellion.
This boss is heavily divisive, but those who enjoy it often say that it "resembles a puzzle".
Nightmare.
The name of Nicoletta Goldstein's grandmother, and the woman who created the plans for Ebony and Ivory.
Nel Goldstein
In the opening cutscenes of missions in Devil May Cry 3, you can find hidden _____ somewhere in the scenery.
Numbers corresponding to the mission you're on.
A new Legendary Devil Sword was spawned in Devil May Cry 5. Dante forged this weapon by ___________.
Absorbing the power of the Sparda with his own Rebellion; thereby using his demonic power to retaliate against those who would give up their humanity.
Devil May Cry 2 had a director switch 4 months from its slated release, where Hideaki Itsuno took over the project. When Itsuno was brought on, this was the only asset in the game that was finished.
Dante's Stinger animation.
Devil May Cry tends to have "evolutions" of their own enemies within their games. 5 has three demons in the same family type. What are they?
Riots, Chaos, Furies.
Sparda split his power into three blades. The aspects of his power that each blade represented are as follows:
A sword that bore his own name, the spirit of retaliation, and a god of death.
Reuben Langdon, the actor for Dante, was responsible for much of the casting from DMC3 onwards.
He's stated that he chose actors specifically based on this one commonality.
They had all worked on Power Rangers/Super Sentei shows before.
Fans think this weapon was conceived by Hideaki Itsuno as a way to counteract Capcom forcing microtransactions into one of the DMC games...
Dr. Faust
In early builds of Devil May Cry 1, Dante was unable to have both his guns and his melee weapons out at the same time.
Similarly, the game is only able to have one enemy type in any given room; why?
Memory limitations.
Fetishes from Devil May Cry 1 are the only enemy types that were able to be featured alongside another enemy in a room. What was the reason for this?
They share the same skeleton and hitbox data of another enemy type.
This character, whom at this point has never been shown, is said to have created all of the demonic guns seen throughout the series.
Machiavelli
Nero's name is the Italian word for "black". Is there any significance to this decision?
The name connects him to his father in DMC1, while also showcasing his role in the story - a "black angel".