User blog comment:Nkstjoa/Wolverine vs. Dante/@comment-25182985-20140823180229/@comment-5035900-20140824203908

Wolverine may have been able to deflect them in his games, but he can't truly do so without it exploding in his face. Same goes with deflecting Gambit's cards right at him.

Though yeah, he is pretty fast, able to keep up with Spidey ('cept for his spider-sense).

As for "Dante can't heal himself unless he acquires green orbs", that's pure gameplay-balancing. Taking the gameplay-balancing out of the equation, as it is solely for difficulty's sake, he is just as near-invincible as he appears in cutscenes. Keyword: near-invincible, as certain opponents (Vergil, Nelo Angelo, and Abigail) have exhausted him, though by Devil May Cry 4, Nero, a powerhouse in his own right, was soundly beaten once Dante was finished toying with him.