- —Dante
Dante is the main protagonist of the Devil May Cry series. He appeared in the 58th episode and Season 3 Premiere of Death Battle, Dante VS Bayonetta, where he and Trish fought against Bayonetta and Jeanne from the Bayonetta series.
He also appeared in the 36th episode of DBX, Kratos VS Dante, where he fought against Kratos from the God of War series.
History
The Legendary Dark Knight Sparda was renowned throughout the world as the demon that turned his back on his own kind and separated the Human World from the Demon World. After marrying the human Eva, both Vergil and Dante were born. But shortly after, Sparda disappeared, and Dante and his brother's lives would be forever changed after helplessly watching their own mother be murdered by demons. Left bitter by the event, Dante took it upon himself to hunt down any and all demons that meant harm to humans. And while he long despised his demonic heritage, refusing to utilize the abilities, he would eventually start to master them. Dante became a demon hunter for hire, taking on any demonic task as long as it pays, though he has made a few occasions when the fate of the world is at stake.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Half-demon, full awesome
- Mercenary, private investigator, and vigilante
- Son of Sparda, the Legendary Dark Knight
- Perpetually drowning in debt
- Lover of red trench coats
- Favorite dessert: strawberry sundae
Powers & Abilities
- Superhuman strength, speed, agility, and durability
- Healing factor
- Teleportation
- Expert marksman
- Proficiency with any weapon
- Devil Trigger
- Transformation which increases all of his attributes
Weapons
- Rebellion
- Magical claymore-style sword
- Ebony & Ivory
- Dual semi-auto pistols
- Yamato
- Katana capable of slashing through space itself
- Nevan
- Demonic guitar with electric powers
- Pandora
- Briefcase which becomes 666 different weapons
- Lucifer
- Backpack containing unlimited spike projectiles
Feats
- Runs fast enough to catch fire due to air friction
- Stopped a punch from The Savior with his bare hands
- Can be stabbed through the heart or shot in the head and brush it off
- Defeated Vergil, his virtual equal
- Barely fazed when hit by meteors
- Has defeated the Underworld's most fearsome demons
Cameo Appearances
Dante appeared as one of the outfit options Frank West was scrolling through from a video game arcade machine in his fight against Leon S. Kennedy.
Quotes
- "Lost? Nah. I'm looking for something called the Left Eye. Care to give me a hand? Could be fun."
- "That all you got, sister?"
- "C'mon!"
- "Haven't used this in a while, still got it!"
- "In the money!"
- "Ha ha ha! Jackpot!"
- "Ho ho! Now, this is what I'm talkin' about!"
- "Phew! Your breath stinks!"
- "After you..."
- "C'mon Trish, you missed!"
- "C'mon!"
- "Trish!"
- "What's wrong? Can't keep up?"
- "Trish wait!"
- "Bullseye."
- "How come I never meet any nice girls?"
Gallery
Appearance
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(From Devil May Cry 4)
(From Devil May Cry 4)
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(By Bugya)
Arsenal and Abilities
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(via Lucifer)
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Trivia
- Dante is the 13th Capcom character to appear, after Akuma, Mike Haggar, Zangief, Felicia, Chun-Li, Doctor Wily, Blanka, M. Bison, Strider Hiryu, Ryu, Dan Hibiki, and Mega Man, and with the next 14 being Cammy White, Ken Masters, Zero, Balrog, Vergil, Leon S. Kennedy, Frank West, Sigma, Mega Man X, MegaMan Volnutt, MegaMan.EXE, Star Force Mega Man, Jon Talbain, and Asura.
- He is the fifth Capcom character to win, after Akuma, Zangief, Blanka, and Strider Hiryu, and with the next five being Zero, Leon S. Kennedy, Ryu, MegaMan.EXE, and Jon Talbain.
- He is the first Devil May Cry character to appear, with the next one being Vergil.
- He is the first Devil May Cry character to win.
- Dante is the second male to defeat a female, after Yoshi, and with the next seven being Roronoa Zoro, Shazam, Beerus, Billy Butcher, Franklin Delano Donut, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Satoru Gojo.
- Dante is the first combatant to be voiced by Stephen Fu, with the next one being Batman Beyond.
- Dante is the 13th Capcom character to appear in DBX, after Trish, Ryu, Fei Long, Jon Talbain, Mega Man X, Guile, Mega Man, Zero, Strider Hiryu, Akuma, Ken Masters, Dhalsim, and Demitri Maximoff, and with the next seven being Viewtiful Joe, Jill Valentine, Chun-Li, Juri Han, Vergil, Karin Kanzuki, and Tron Bonne.
- He is the second Devil May Cry character to appear, after Trish, and with the next one being Vergil.
- He is the first Devil May Cry character to win.
- He is the eighth Capcom character to win, after Ryu, Jon Talbain, Mega Man X, Mega Man, Zero, Akuma, and Dhalsim, and with the next two being Jill Valentine and Chun-Li.
- He is the second Devil May Cry character to appear, after Trish, and with the next one being Vergil.
