Devil May Cry
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50 free Devil May Cry trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Devil May Cry turned sword fights into a performance. Since 2001 Capcom's series has graded players on how stylishly they juggle demons, and its white-haired hunter Dante has become one of gaming's best-known faces. This quiz runs through the whole saga: the original game and its prequel, Vergil's long rivalry with Dante, Nero's arrival, the 2013 reboot and both animated series. Expect questions on characters, weapons, bosses, voice actors and the stories behind how the games were made. It is pitched for anyone who has played at least one entry, with gentler questions up front and a few deep cuts for players who have earned their top style ranks.
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Q 01Devil May Cry began as an early version of which survival horror sequel before becoming its own game?
Resident Evil 4
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.
Q 02In the games' own story, what is named Devil May Cry at the end of the prequel third entry?
The hero's shop
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.
Q 03Which food does Devil May Cry's Dante eat so often that one special edition shipped in its takeaway box?
Pizza
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.
Q 04Devil May Cry's Dante and Vergil take their names from which epic poem about a journey through Hell?
Divine Comedy
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.
Q 05In a Devil May Cry 5 cutscene performed by a stunt double, Dante dances in a parody of which pop star?
Michael Jackson
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.
Q 06Which former Power Rangers actor has voiced and motion-captured Nero since his debut in Devil May Cry 4?
Johnny Yong Bosch
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.
Q 07Which streaming service premiered the animated Devil May Cry series made by Studio Mir in April 2025?
Netflix
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.
Q 08Which hair colour did the 2013 reboot DmC: Devil May Cry give Dante in place of his trademark white?
Black
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.
Q 09A deluxe-edition prosthetic arm for Nero in Devil May Cry 5 copies the arm cannon of which game hero?
Mega Man
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.
Q 10Capcom feared replacing Dante with Nero in Devil May Cry 4 would anger fans like which Metal Gear Solid 2 newcomer?
Raiden
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.
Q 11Which demon knight, father of Devil May Cry's Dante and Vergil, turned on his own kind to protect humanity?
Sparda
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.
Q 12Which katana, able to cut portals between worlds, does Vergil inherit from his father in Devil May Cry?
Yamato
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.
Q 13Which handguns, handmade by gunsmith Nell Goldstein, does Dante never have to reload in Devil May Cry?
Ebony and Ivory
Q 21Which nickname from Dante does demon hunter Mary adopt after renouncing her birth name in Devil May Cry 3?
Lady
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.
Q 22What keepsake from their mother Eva do Dante and Vergil each hold one half of in Devil May Cry 3?
An amulet
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.
Q 23Which broadsword, a gift from his demon father, is the signature blade Dante sees shattered in Devil May Cry 5?
Rebellion
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.
Q 14Which woman, created by a demon emperor in the image of Dante's mother, lures him into a trap in Devil May Cry?
Trish
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.
Q 15Which demon emperor, who had Dante's mother murdered, is the main villain of the original Devil May Cry?
Mundus
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.
Q 16On which remote island, crowned by an immense gothic castle, is the first Devil May Cry set?
Mallet
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.
Q 17Under which armoured alias does a brainwashed Vergil duel Dante three times in the first Devil May Cry?
Nelo Angelo
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.
Q 18Which director, later a co-founder of PlatinumGames, created Devil May Cry and directed the 2001 original?
Hideki Kamiya
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.
Q 19Which 2009 action game does Devil May Cry's creator say evolved from his 2001 original?
Bayonetta
Bayonetta took the stylish combat to a new studio, and its director played Devil May Cry 4 as research while making it.
Q 20Which console did the first three Devil May Cry games all launch on between 2001 and 2005?
PlayStation 2
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.
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.
Q 24Which weapon does the three-headed gatekeeper Cerberus become after Dante beats him in Devil May Cry 3?
Nunchaku
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.
Q 25Which combat style, similar to Dante's Trickster, does a playable Vergil use in Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition?
Dark Slayer
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.
Q 26Which actor, praised for his knowledge of samurai culture, has voiced the main games' Vergil since Devil May Cry 3?
Daniel Southworth
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.
Q 27Which stuntman, also the voice of Street Fighter's Ken, voiced Dante in Devil May Cry 3, 4 and 5?
Reuben Langdon
Reuben Langdon auditioned four times before landing the part, then played his own version of the character after finding the staff's direction confusing.
Q 28Which survival mode, in which Dante fights wave after wave of demons, was first introduced in Devil May Cry 2?
Bloody Palace
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.
Q 29Which fashion brand supplied unlockable outfits for Dante and Lucia in a tie-in with Devil May Cry 2?
Diesel
Diesel got the deal through the game's producer, a former employee, and demo kiosks for the game went into its stores across Japan.
Q 30Which director took over the troubled second Devil May Cry late on, then directed the next three numbered games?
Hideaki Itsuno
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.