This scene was actually so sad and I want to ramble about it. Though Nero is talented, he was still a kid here. He didn't have much of a handle on his demonic abilities because he didn't know he had them until a short while ago. And then he gets literally crucified for having demonic abilities-- something he'd been afraid of since the religious cult he was raised in preached death to all demons (lol)-- only to be saved by the Yamato (unknowingly the same way his father was also saved by the sword as a kid). And after he temporarily takes out his captor, Nero falls to his knees and frantically puts his human hand over his heart and chest like he's trying to see if he's still alive, if his heart is still beating after having been nearly killed and severally injured. And given that he knows so little about his abilities, & based on how the scene is described in the novel, it seems like he thought he was *dying*.
But the worst part is when he just sits there rocking himself back and forth laughing, but it sounds like he's going to cry. But he has to push himself to continue on anyway because there is no one to protect him now. Credo sold him out and no one is coming to his rescue so he has to end this himself to save Kyrie.
Playing DMC4 is so difficult. Not because it's hard (it's actually one of the easier games for me, I'm still bad but the devil bringer is carrying me) but because Nero gives me insane cuteness aggression. I need to get a chew toy of him to bite istg it's getting bad. this fucking baby and his sincerity and how much fun he has with his cool freaking sword and the way he hides his arm behind his back because he knows it marks him as an 'other' and his obscure backstory baby what do they have you doing and how he just wants to love and be loved but the world is so awful so he needs to become strong in order to protect Kyrie OOOAAAAGGGHHH MY BABY
I say this, but I'm not saying that Vergil would be a great father. Vergil has truly shown that he does not despise his family entirely, he definitely holds resentment towards his brother but he values his kin just as much as he does Nero.
briefs
In DEVIL MAY CRY 3, between the fight between Vergil and Dante, Vergil valued Dante's life over his own. He demonstrated this by not only having playful banter with his brother(showing that he still has fun), but slicing Dante's hand to prevent him from falling with him at the end. Vergil may not be a decent person, but he's definitely selfless to an extent.
In DEVIL MAY CRY 5, Vergil shows just as much, if not more, acknowledgement and care for his family. After Dante revealed to Vergil that Nero was his son, he kind of... always knew another one of his own flesh and blood was out there—
((WELL WELL... THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.))
—it may not have been upfront in his mind, but it must've always been a lingering thought in his background.
During M20, the fight w/ Vergil as Nero, prefight was Nero's monologing about sibling rivalry and settling differences. When Nero asses that—
((NEITHER ONE OF YOU ARE DYING HERE.))
(smth like that) Vergil, albeit subtle, gives a very impactful nod. This alone indicates that he does acknowledge his family in a way he hadn't before, that he truly does care beneath his abrasive front. He really does acknowledge Dante as his brother, and Nero as his son. This is his family.
theory
In MY opinion—
If Vergil knew about the pregnancy beforehand, he would've stayed. The man went mad in his persuit of power, power-hungry and blind to his own weaknesses. If it were different, if he had stayed with the woman, he would've taken care and raised Nero as his own.
He was young, so he would be confused and doubtful about raising a baby. I believe he would've slowly gotten used to the idea, and grew into his own parenting style, even if the mother wouldn't want to stay. He would want Nero to be just like him, he'd start introducing the boy to weapons near his teen ages, I'm thinking. They would train together, Vergil would even push Nero to train without him until he felt stronger. Until he could break a boulder with his bare hands. It would eventually hurt Nero, surely, but Vergil would call it progress. This would make Nero eager to recover and more confident in his strengths.
dmc fans on any other social media will kill you if you mention that you genuinely found dmc4 fun and liked the story regardless of how botched it was in some aspects. and if you say it’s your favourite they’ll revive you just to kill you again . it happened to me
nero please save me nero he. help hello. hey. save me i’m so bored i’m losing my mind things are over and just beginning at the same time and theres evil here
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