50 Fun Facts About Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry began as an early version of which survival horror sequel before becoming its own game?

Resident Evil 4 was the brief until its producer judged the fast, stylish prototype a poor fit for survival horror. He told the team to turn their work into a separate game.

In the games' own story, what is named Devil May Cry at the end of the prequel third entry?

The hero's shop is nameless until the end of Devil May Cry 3, when Dante borrows a phrase a fellow demon hunter coins about devils and loving hearts. The first game's ending renames it Devil Never Cry.

Which food does Devil May Cry's Dante eat so often that one special edition shipped in its takeaway box?

Pizza is Dante's staple in the games and the anime, so limited editions of Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition were packaged in a pizza box. In the anime he likes it without olives.

Devil May Cry's Dante and Vergil take their names from which epic poem about a journey through Hell?

Divine Comedy author Dante Alighieri gave the hero his name, and the poet's guide Virgil became Vergil. Before a rewrite, the hero was a biotech-enhanced man called Tony.

In a Devil May Cry 5 cutscene performed by a stunt double, Dante dances in a parody of which pop star?

Michael Jackson's moves were more than Dante's regular motion-capture actor could manage, so a stunt double known as Shibata danced the scene.

Which former Power Rangers actor has voiced and motion-captured Nero since his debut in Devil May Cry 4?

Johnny Yong Bosch, who played Adam Park in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, calls Nero his favourite role. He went on to voice Dante himself in the 2025 animated series.

Which streaming service premiered the animated Devil May Cry series made by Studio Mir in April 2025?

Netflix renewed the show for a second season just one week after its debut. Showrunner Adi Shankar had spent a year negotiating with Capcom for the rights.

Which hair colour did the 2013 reboot DmC: Devil May Cry give Dante in place of his trademark white?

Black, shorter hair and a cropped coat marked the reboot's Dante, a dramatic change that proved highly controversial with longtime fans. His demonic form still resembles the original hero.

A deluxe-edition prosthetic arm for Nero in Devil May Cry 5 copies the arm cannon of which game hero?

Mega Man lends his Mega Buster, in its Mega Man 11 form, as one of four bonus Devil Breaker arms. Nero's standard arms are powerful but fragile and can break when misused.

Capcom feared replacing Dante with Nero in Devil May Cry 4 would anger fans like which Metal Gear Solid 2 newcomer?

Raiden had replaced Solid Snake as the playable lead and drawn a backlash, so Capcom only approved Nero once Dante was guaranteed a place in the game.

Which demon knight, father of Devil May Cry's Dante and Vergil, turned on his own kind to protect humanity?

Sparda drove back a demon invasion about 2,000 years before the games and sealed the gate between worlds with his own blood. Near the end of his life he took a human wife, Eva.

Which katana, able to cut portals between worlds, does Vergil inherit from his father in Devil May Cry?

Yamato can also split a being in two, which is how Vergil separates his demon and human halves in Devil May Cry 5. Unlike his brother, he never carries guns.

Which handguns, handmade by gunsmith Nell Goldstein, does Dante never have to reload in Devil May Cry?

Ebony and Ivory carry an engraved dedication to Tony Redgrave, an alias of Dante's. Their maker's granddaughter Nico builds Nero's mechanical arms in Devil May Cry 5.

Which woman, created by a demon emperor in the image of Dante's mother, lures him into a trap in Devil May Cry?

Trish turns on her creator after Dante saves her life, and ends the first game as his business partner. Her signature power is hurling bolts of electricity.

Which demon emperor, who had Dante's mother murdered, is the main villain of the original Devil May Cry?

Mundus spent centuries posing as a statue while he remade the game's setting in his own image. Banished at the end, he vows to return one day and finish his conquest.

On which remote island, crowned by an immense gothic castle, is the first Devil May Cry set?

Mallet Island collapses into the sea at the end of the game while Dante escapes in an old biplane. Its stonework textures came from photographs taken on an eleven-day research trip to Europe.

Under which armoured alias does a brainwashed Vergil duel Dante three times in the first Devil May Cry?

Nelo Angelo is a mistranslation of the Italian 'Nero Angelo', kept in every later game and novel because the misspelling proved popular. He flees their first duel on seeing Dante's half of their mother's keepsake.

Which director, later a co-founder of PlatinumGames, created Devil May Cry and directed the 2001 original?

Hideki Kamiya designed the game around the hero's acrobatics and made it hard on purpose, calling it his challenge to people who played casual games.

Which 2009 action game does Devil May Cry's creator say evolved from his 2001 original?

Bayonetta took the stylish combat to a new studio, and its director played Devil May Cry 4 as research while making it.

Which console did the first three Devil May Cry games all launch on between 2001 and 2005?

PlayStation 2 was the series' home until Devil May Cry 4, the first entry to launch on several consoles at once. The first three were later remastered together as the HD Collection.

Which nickname from Dante does demon hunter Mary adopt after renouncing her birth name in Devil May Cry 3?

Lady renounces the name Mary after her father Arkham sacrifices her mother in a ritual for demonic power. Dante coined the nickname because she refused to tell him what she was called.

What keepsake from their mother Eva do Dante and Vergil each hold one half of in Devil May Cry 3?

An amulet split in two can link the human and demon worlds, which is why Vergil fights Dante for his half. Their mother gave the halves to her sons as a birthday gift.

Which broadsword, a gift from his demon father, is the signature blade Dante sees shattered in Devil May Cry 5?

Rebellion has the power to absorb, so when Dante stabs himself with the broken blade it merges with him and a second sword into a new weapon that bears his own name.

Which weapon does the three-headed gatekeeper Cerberus become after Dante beats him in Devil May Cry 3?

Nunchaku are the prize, and a stronger King Cerberus version returns in Devil May Cry 5. Two other gatekeepers, the demon brothers Agni and Rudra, take the shape of scimitars.

Which combat style, similar to Dante's Trickster, does a playable Vergil use in Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition?

Dark Slayer is built on evasive manoeuvres, and Dante himself gains the style late in Devil May Cry 4. Vergil was designed to be stronger than his brother but harder to control.

Which actor, praised for his knowledge of samurai culture, has voiced the main games' Vergil since Devil May Cry 3?

Daniel Southworth also performs Vergil's swordplay in motion capture, which the game's director praised for mixing authentic Japanese swordsmanship with a rougher, wilder style.

Which stuntman, also the voice of Street Fighter's Ken, voiced Dante in Devil May Cry 3, 4 and 5?

Reuben Langdon auditioned four times before landing the part, then played his own version of the character after finding the staff's direction confusing.

Which survival mode, in which Dante fights wave after wave of demons, was first introduced in Devil May Cry 2?

Bloody Palace became a fan favourite even though the game around it had a mixed reception. The Special Edition of Devil May Cry 3 stretched the mode to 9,999 levels.

Which fashion brand supplied unlockable outfits for Dante and Lucia in a tie-in with Devil May Cry 2?

Diesel got the deal through the game's producer, a former employee, and demo kiosks for the game went into its stores across Japan.

Which director took over the troubled second Devil May Cry late on, then directed the next three numbered games?

Hideaki Itsuno did not want that game to be his legacy, so before it was even finished he asked his bosses to let him direct a third from the very start.

What relation to Dante is Nero, as Capcom confirmed in 2018 ahead of Devil May Cry 5?

His nephew, in fact: Nero is Vergil's son, which fans had suspected ever since the fourth game gave him a demonic form resembling Vergil's.

Which real capital was the model for Red Grave City, the demon-infested main setting of Devil May Cry 5?

London was the model, backed by research trips to Rochester, Canterbury and Leeds Castle in Kent. The cast's real costumes were made in the city, then scanned into the game in Serbia.

Which demon king in Devil May Cry 5 is the demonic half Vergil casts off when he splits himself in two?

Urizen barely stirs from his throne yet defeats every hero in the opening battle. His frail human counterpart, the cane-carrying V, is the client who hired Dante to hunt him down.

Which demonic tree in Devil May Cry 5 feeds on human blood to grow a fruit that crowns the underworld's king?

Qliphoth takes root in the middle of a city, and the story ends with Dante and Vergil staying behind in the underworld to cut it down.

Dante's Cavaliere weapon in Devil May Cry 5 is a pair of buzzsaw-like blades that combine into which vehicle?

A motorcycle that splits into twin saws joins fiery gauntlets called Balrog and a hat named Dr. Faust, which attacks by spending the player's own currency.

Which Casey Edwards song, a mirror of Nero's battle theme, is Vergil's theme in Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition?

Bury the Light, sung by Victor Borba, casts Vergil as a man who buries his humanity as a source of pain, while Nero's theme is about accepting his demon side.

Which sword does Nero rev like an engine to charge up stronger slashes in Devil May Cry 4?

Red Queen has a fuel injector built in, and well-timed revs fill an Exceed gauge of up to three stages. Most of Nero's moves are named after casino terms.

Which leader of the Order of the Sword does Dante appear to assassinate at the start of Devil May Cry 4?

Sanctus survives because a secret ceremony has already infused him with demonic essence. He plans to bring a colossal statue called the Savior to life and rule the world.

Nero in Devil May Cry 4 was almost named after which sculptor of The Gates of Hell?

Auguste Rodin's doorway sculpture is what lets demons spawn in the human world in the game. The team later wanted a simpler name and borrowed that of a Roman emperor.

Which currency, dropped by defeated demons, do Devil May Cry players spend on items and upgrades?

Red orbs also feed the letter grade at the end of each mission, alongside the time taken, the damage suffered and how stylishly the player fought.

Which studio did Capcom hire for the reboot DmC: Devil May Cry after admiring its work on Heavenly Sword?

Ninja Theory, a British studio, had to build every asset from scratch in Unreal Engine 3 because it was not allowed to use Capcom's own in-house engine.

In the reboot DmC: Devil May Cry, Dante and Vergil are which hybrid beings, born of an angel and a demon?

Nephilim are the only beings able to kill the reboot's demon king, who murdered the twins' angel mother and condemned their demon father to eternal torture.

Adi Shankar, showrunner of the 2025 Devil May Cry series, had already adapted which Konami franchise for animation?

Castlevania and the Devil May Cry show belong to what Shankar calls his Bootleg Multiverse. He says he first went after the rights to Dino Crisis.

Which band's song Rollin' plays over the intro sequence of the 2025 Devil May Cry animated series?

Limp Bizkit's track fronts a soundtrack built on 2000s-era nu metal. The intro was unveiled in January 2025, three months before the first episode arrived.

Which actor's performance as Vice President Baines in the 2025 Devil May Cry series was released after his death?

Kevin Conroy, famed as the animated voice of Batman, died in November 2022 before finishing his lines. Ian James Corlett stepped in to complete the role.

Which Japanese animation studio produced the 12-episode Devil May Cry anime that aired on Wowow in 2007?

Madhouse set the show between the first and second games and gave Dante two new companions: a job-finding agent and an orphan girl called Patty.

Which dessert is the perpetually indebted Dante especially fond of in the 2007 Devil May Cry anime series?

Strawberry sundae cravings are hard to fund when clients tend to leave him a bill for the damage instead of a fee. He also carries his sword hidden in a guitar case.

A bug that kept slashed enemies airborne in which earlier Capcom game inspired the air juggling of Devil May Cry?

Onimusha: Warlords let the director keep foes aloft by slashing them repeatedly during a test play, so he built juggling with swords and gunfire into his own game.

Which Buichi Terasawa manga's title character was the basis for Dante's personality in Devil May Cry?

Cobra is a space pirate with a laser gun built into his arm. The director also dressed Dante in a long coat to look showy and made him a non-smoker because that seemed cooler.

Dante appears as a boss and ally in which RPG series whose artist designed his demon form in Devil May Cry 3?

Shin Megami Tensei artist Kazuma Kaneko drew the brothers' demonic forms, and in return Dante joined an expanded edition of the third game, Nocturne.