1.17 Dante a few decades later / "Dante in Future"
"This design depicts the main character Dante as he reappears a few years later with more dignity. This design is the basis for the costume of the "legendary swordsman" in the film, which may strike a chord with the astute."
1.18. Dante a few decades later (close up) / "Dante in Future"
"Dante who'd been a young and wild man in his youth, has now grown older and more relaxed. Dressed in formal attire and has his hair styled (back?). But the Dante of today, the Devil, would probably still be doing his wild antics no matter how long he has been around. This image overlapped with that of "Sparda, the mage of Legends," so I decided to use it as his costume. I thought that Sparda would have been a calm person, unlike Dante. The name Sparda comes from the Italian word "Spada", meaning "Sword". The spelling was changed to "Sparda" to make it easier for Americans to pronounce."
From Devil May Cry Graphic Edition (pg. 21-22, Imagining Others) - Translated by DeepL (translation errors likely)
