This is such good fan art right here.
The composition here is pretty simple- itās Vergil with his younger self and V standing in front of him (plus the background, the colors are stunning by the way). But in just one look, it shows Vergil/Vās entire journey in DMC5/Visions of V.
After the attack, Vergil has been trying to acquire any form of power, no matter the consequences, in an attempt to never be weak again like he was that day. In DMC5, he cuts away his humanity bc he views it as nothing more than a weakness.
V is Vergilās humanity given physical form. He is a man who is physically weak and needs demon familiars to survive. But he does not let that stop him- he spends the game/manga trying to achieve his goal-defeat and reunite with Urizen. He uses any means necessary- making contracts with Vergilās nightmares and using Dante and Nero. Even when he is breaking into pieces, he does not falter-he has a lot of perseverance. Heās also very emotional- throughout the manga, he feels fear, anger, sadness, shame, and so on. He also forms a sense of empathy- for the woman with the necklace, the little boy in the store, Nero, and even Vergil. Overall- heās a stubborn, emotional character- very human.
Even though Vergil himself isnāt present in the VoV manga (except for the brief moment in the beginning and flashbacks), his younger self shows up throughout the manga. He specifically shows up to remind V of his current condition: human and powerless. Young Vergil appears when V is back at the old playground (where he was attacked as a child), when he finds Dante sleeping (feeling upset that Dante was āprotectedā but not him), when Trish saves him from falling off the cliff (when he realizes he wishes Eva saved him from the demons that day), and when Malphas is about to find him (when he has no demonic power or strength left to fight back or run).
You could say that young Vergil is a representation of Vergilās weaknesses due to being human, or Vergilās feelings of being weak.
But V realizes he needs these weaknesses- that without them, he cannot truly become strong. Power alone isnāt enough to overcome his weaknesses, but by acknowledging them, he can finally gain strength.
ā In this body, I came to realize what I lacked to become strong was something I always thought I didnāt need. My weaknessesā¦ Even if I obtain some semblance of power, by averting my eyes from them, I wonāt be able to become the āmeā that can defeat Dante.ā
(From the fan translated English version of VoV)
That one dialogue in the epilogue has always stuck with me. The one where V hugs young Vergil and tells him he needs to stop running from his past, his trauma, and instead face it and accept it.
ā Although you say that the past isnāt needed, I was looking behind my back all the time. In that caseā¦ I shouldāve faced it head onā
Here, Vergil is facing his younger self and V.
Heās facing both his weaknesses and humanity. Behind them, the glass is breaking and letting the light in. And standing in the light are Dante and Nero.
In facing his weaknesses and humanity, and thus, accepting them, Vergil gets to leave the shadows and reunite with his family.
The composition of this is simple, yet it says so much about Vergil, how much heās changed, and what awaits him.
This is really beautiful, artist- you outdid yourself.
Sorry for writing a whole essay, I just think this really good storytelling here.
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