#devil may cry headcanons

[paradiscake]

Sparda after 1900 something years of protecting humanity, sacrificing his own powers, and some trauma, got tired. So he decided to take a nap after putting things in order. A few decades-long nap. A bit longer than intended.

Until he was accidentally awakened by Eva. That's how they met.

[verbatimz-z]

Vergil would actually love classical music like Tchaikovsky and if you don't think so argue with the wall.

[mrapolloapples]

how i see the dmc ladies

they look squashed because originally nero was supposed to be like this

nero is tfem i don't careee

[kdkovacheva]

Look, I haven't finished dmc5. Hell, I started it months ago and I don't even remember the beginning. And I know that it's widely accepted that Vergil did what he did for more power, consciously discarding his humanity.

But what if he didn't?

We don't know what happened with Vergil between his "death" and the beginning of dmc5. Where he was, what he did. And then we see him fractured and dying, struggling, in pain. His only objective is to reach and get the Yamato.

The one thing he has left of his father.

And he goes back to his childhood home. The last place he had a family. His mother, his brother. And trusts his sword in himself.

Sure, it isn't supported by canon. But to me those aren't the actions of a man plotting to conquer the world. Given his state, how badly Vergil was injured physically and probably mentally too from the pain he was in, what if he just wanted to die on his terms? In the last place he has memories of having a family, of being loved and protected, which is something he admits through V was what he wanted.

He made it back home.

I'm not sure if he intended for anything else to be after that.

[edulogan]

I have a headcanon that when Dante & Vergil were children and training with Sparda, he'd test their teamwork skills (they sucked at it and got their butts kicked all the time), except they never even got a single hit in...

Fast forward about a decade, in DMC 3: they're fighting Arkham in his blob form (which is the closest thing to a rematch with their dad they ever got) and start using the exact same tactics from when they were kids; but slightly different and improved, which showcases how similar yet very different their fighting styles are.

Their teamwork did however improve compared to the last time they fought together:

Vergil goes low to Rapid Slash Arkham, who summons a bunch of minions to interrupt Vergil... Only for Dante to shoot all of them from the background, clearing the path for Vergil to attack uninterrupted.

Dante jumps in the air to give Arkham the good ol' Helm Breaker? Vergil uses his Summoned Swords to pin Arkham's arms down on the ground.

So on and so forth, until they hit the Jackpot! 😈

[washichan]

I think one of my fav theory (or it has always been in the gothic-horror theme) is that in the DMC universe is just lowkey apocalyptic in a way that extremely passionate people will be get got by the demons.

Demons that is physically weak with one special killing move yet has psychological power that can either lure you to your death or bend you into a monstrous version of yourself. And nothing can stop the influence of the demons into the human's world because any kind of justice, sound-minded, desperated, determinated effort to prevent them will be axed by it's own cause. That also means the revolution in technology is axed and slow (phone booth is still a thing), music is rare (Dante seem to only listen to music pre-Temen ni Gru), art is bleak. Hell even the world's political affairs would be heavily affected.

Not to mention, and this is a soft headcanon of mine but human's mind is fogged the moment they stop seeing a demon (if they are alive at all). The traumatic experience will be overwritten and forget almost too quickly. Though I would like to think people who got their mind hypnotized yet survive will have different reactions 👀

You have to be extra screwed up to be able to handle the demons in a way.

[polarisbibliotheque]

Hi I hope you're well! I've been reread all you DMC stuff lately. Your work is always a treat. I have been thinking of this suggestion forever but what if the dlc guys had a fellow cambion lover or even a nephilim lover?

Oh hi there!! Thank you so much for your kindness, dear, it's always great to see you again! I'm quite happy to hear how much you enjoy my work - I've been away for a while and it's comments like yours that makes writing still worth it 🖤🖤🖤

Regarding your suggestion, first: I LOVE IT HAHAHA; secondly, I've worked on the nephilim one precisely because we never really hear of angels in the DMC universe, so I thought this might be fun ;)

not discarding the cambion one too, I'm probably gonna do one as well later

I will do in bullet point form, since it isn't much of a scenario per se, but a "how would they act with (…)" sort of thing.

(don't be shy to send me scenarios/ideas. I can't promise I'll be able to work on all of them, but I do need inspiration sometimes "^^)

So without further ado...

Dante & Vergil with a nephilim s/o (half angel/half human)

Dante

Would 10/10 call his s/o "angel" and adjacent nicknames all the time. "Lil' angel", "cherub", "pretty wings", "lil' light", whatever he can make up in his head that refers to the angel part, he's using it. The cheesier, the better - you know how the man works;

Would also find it fascinating, having believed angels to be more of a tale rather than reality. Yes, given demons exist, angels must exist too, but in all his life he had never seen one - until finding them;

Very much would play it off first, even laughing with a "whaddya know, even Heaven decided to show up this time!" if meeting his s/o during a job and they happen to be a hunter as well;

low key would think how BAD the situation has to be for a nephilim to get involved, though

100% the type to ask the question everyone is thinking but aren't brave enough to ask "isn't that a sin for angels…?"

But only after they got to a certain level of friendship - Dante is a himbo, but he knows how to read the room. Foolishness, yes, being an inconvenient asshole who gets people uncomfortable by asking borderline harassing questions… Never;

our red devil has standards (his s/o would appreciate that very much);

If both are in the hunting business, I can see Dante being interested about how it affects his s/o. Powers, instincts, knowledge… He lives for his job, he loves what he does, so when finding someone who is exactly like him but an opposite, so to speak, he would be very curious;

In a laid-back, Dante, chit-chat kind of way, you know. Lounging at the shop at a lazy afternoon when business is slow, and then "hey, that sword you carry 'round… it's power is what? Light? Does it work like that for all angels…?"

And that's how they spend a whole afternoon talking, exchanging knowledge on how their powers happen and how they use it to hunt;

One thing he would absolutely love…? His s/o using Ebony and Ivory, charging shots with their power - instead of coming out like his deep red, demonic infused shots, comes out as burning white, angelic infused shots;

Dante is all wide-eyed, heart bursting inside his chest, completely taken aback, ready to burst in confetti just like in his monologue with Agnus HAHAHA;

Jokes aside, Ebony and Ivory are his pride and joy, having an s/o using his most prized weapons with an angelic power? 15/10 they'd have Dante's heart forever;

Because, and that's where it gets interesting, Dante is the human-side loving kind of guy. He will always think what in the actual fuck is his s/o, a half angel, doing with a half demon like him;

Dante's self-loathing isn't news, but it is something that would come in strong with him (it does even with a full human s/o): he think he's no good. He's a monster that will eventually get everyone he loves killed. And now, he has an angel with him, supposedly one of the purest creatures out there, with a soul made of only good. WHAT in the Heaven's are they doing with him, a soul made of darkness, forged in the fiery pit? He's one to think his s/o is accepting scraps and shouldn't be with a damned creature like him;

So that would be something for them to work through and get over together. His s/o would have a lot of work in their hands;

But honestly? I think it's something Dante can get over, with time, patience and care from his lover. His s/o would have to grab his face with both hands and do the "there's no one I love most in this world and there is no heart and soul more beautiful and kind that I have ever met than yours - I love you and if you were so horrible as you say you are, you would have never been able to have me giving my heart to you so willingly" speech. You know, the one we all wanna do with this guy;

Dante would feel flattered, though. To be chosen by a half human, half angel. That's the best of all worlds in his humble opinion, and the man would feel like he does have a good heart, after all. That his soul is not made only by the darkness passed on by his father's blood;

He is also 1000% the type to make stupid angel/demon jokes all the time to lighten up the mood too;

And don't get me started on bad pick up lines;

His s/o is just casually waiting somewhere, Dante shows up with that half smile on his lips and "Is Heaven falling apart? 'Cause I could swear, an angel fell just right before me" and proceeds to slightly wiggle his brows;

It works. We can't deny, he's a goof, the pick up lines are bad, but the worst they are, the more they work. It's like magic, and at this point his s/o believes is part of his demonic power;

Another thing: if his s/o has an Angel Trigger form just like he has a Devil Trigger form…? This man is completely smitten;

Also would accept it very well and naturally - the type to stop and watch his s/o fighting in that form for the first time and… Just take in. The view, the realization of how angels are supposed to look like, and how that angel has given him their heart. He sees true beauty in something people would mostly be scared of;

11/10 would slowly approach for a kiss, after all the observing and thinking. They are two beasts who found each other, and he can understand everything that comes out when triggering. Would slap an "you're a beautiful piece of Heaven, babe" right after the kiss - bonus points if he's in his Devil Trigger form too;

what? I'm not immune to DT propaganda

But also: Dante is the reason why the whole crew is scared of their Angel Trigger. One day asking around, his s/o finds out it's because Dante said they're closer to a biblically accurate angel with thousands of eyes and wings coming out in weird shapes with the distorted "fEaR nOt" voice and now everyone is absolutely scared of triggering them (Nero included);

His s/o wants to kill him (affectionate). And they will never be able to shake that fame until someone else witnesses their trigger;

it's kinda useful sometimes, though

Dante compensates with massages and allowing his s/o to steal the strawberries from his sundaes ;)

Vergil

Would be a lot more versed on angel knowledge than his twin, to be honest. Probably has read about it in an obscure arcane book at a forbidden library somewhere and knows angels exist - although has never really seen one;

He will be the kind to pick up something different in his s/o energy, upon meeting for the first time. A slightly different feel, something of the sort, since Vergil is probably very much attuned to energy;

I say that, 'cause if I'm not wrong (I might be though, I'm writing off the top of my head after recently playing DMC 3), Yamato is Dark attuned, while Beowulf is Light attuned. Therefore, Vergil must be very much attuned and comfortable to Dark - and I'm going by the fact Yamato is practically an extension of himself (his DT has even a built in sheathe in his arm) and he is 24/7 holding it like it's a duty;

So, a different sort of energy must ring like a bell by his side - and it would be something he definitely never felt before. To say this man would be intrigued is an understatement;

Quiet intrigued, though. Probably staring his s/o like a predator, but that's only because Vergil doesn't really know how to drop that look from his eyes;

100% the type to spend hours having conversations about how they work - and I mean mostly regarding their, you guessed it, power;

Not because crazy-power-trip-Vergil is back, but because of all the reasons we know why Vergil has sacrificed so much to achieve true power. He is curious about something he never got to see with his own eyes, and so he would want to learn;

And listen, this man has a thirst for learning everything he can - all the reading, all the training, all the power thing… It's all learning. And so, I think he would absolutely revel in sitting and quietly listening to everything his s/o has to tell him about their condition;

He would also be one to draw parallels between his own life, his own way of discovering and learning about his demonic power, how to control it, how to harness it and how to use it;

10/10 would offer to help with tapping more into their angelic power the same way he does with his demonic power. Vergil is very attuned to that part of himself, so if he ever realized it's a very similar "condition", he would think it would be a waste if his s/o didn't use it to their highest potential;

Now I think he would silently feel a sort of… Mirroring, for the first time in his life. Always living between two worlds, never being fully human nor fully devil, we all know about Vergil's inferiority complex. He would be able to see that in someone other than his brother, and to see a different and yet so similar experience of never belonging anywhere. And, in that non-belonging, he would find that sense in someone else who is a mirror opposite of him;

A weird feeling for Vergil, to say the very least. But probably something that would make him feel even closer to his s/o, finally having a sense of belonging like he never really tasted before;

We all know too how proud he is of his demonic heritage, so he wouldn't have Dante's self-loathing. Vergil would find very intriguing, and quite amusing actually, how he is half demon and his s/o is half angel. Almost like an Yin and Yang, opposites finding the light and the dark within each other's lightness and darkness, and seamlessly belonging together. Almost… Poetic;

Enter V reciting one of William Blake's works

What would be a sort of looming shadow, though: his time in Hell under Mundus and as Nelo Angelo. Vergil has a lot of demons locked in tight chains inside himself, and he has seen and endured horrors most people would never even dream of. He certainly can't think of himself with an angel, of all kinds of creatures… And he is terrified of losing them;

Because let's be honest: his life was only loss, blood, harshness, Hell and destruction. Vergil is a survivor who learned to live the law of the jungle, he doesn't know how to have a normal, ok life - and I wouldn't find it strange if his heart harbored a jealousy for the people who seemingly live happy, lovely, normal lives. He never had that, and when he experiences that for the first time… In comes the crippling fear of losing his Heaven, hitting him like a truck;

So he would have this fear at the base of his stomach of losing it all - especially of his s/o having a change of heart and realizing that they are an angel and he is a demon after all, and it could never work. Or worse: all his enemies he made in his time in Hell - including the worst of them, Mundus - knowing of his piece of Heaven and murdering it in cold blood, only to hurt him again. That is a real, primal fear in his soul;

Doesn't really talk about it, though. Emotionally constipated man, Vergil wears that cold, stoic face and brushes it off, even though his s/o knows something is gnawing at his heart. It is something they would have to learn to deal with;

I know I'm missing some little fun scenes and details with him like I did for Dante, but it's precisely because of how difficult it is for Vergil to express his feelings. He is one to love deeply, in a way it hurts even, but he will almost never show;

Sometimes a brush on his beloved's hand, sometimes giving them a loving look, sometimes referring to them as "love" or "my angel" - or, *gasp*, kissing their hand. To get to a level on their relationship for him to do anything else and become more comfortable in showing more of his love, it takes a long, long time;

If it was V, he'd be reciting whole romantic plays in the deepest hours of the night offering roses and his heart, but it's Vergil. He does it mentally or in his dreams, while on the outside just looking at his s/o and "you are my paradise" - of course, dying inside after, spending whole months self-loathing for being so vulnerable and asking himself why did he say that out loud. This whole time, his s/o thinks he's ok, concentrated on his latest read that he never seems to finish;

Now, what about Angel Trigger, I hear you ask…? *insert here Sailor Moon cheekily laughing like dumbass*

Vergil would absolutely, utterly, truly, madly, deeply L O V E it;

the man is intense, I don't make the rules

We all know how passionate he is regarding his own heritage and how proud he is - that would certainly extend to his s/o;

And, you know, differently than his twin, Vergil has absolutely no issue with being feared; I'd even go as far as saying he likes it. So, he would probably low key enjoy if people feared his s/o in their Angel Trigger form - crew included;

He would admire them like a vision of Heaven itself, stopping his fighting just to watch - and probably wonder how he ended up with such a great creature by his side (in comes the fear of losing them, but he, as always, buries deep inside him). Would trigger and stride in wide steps with summoned swords murdering every demon in sight just to have the chance to place a rather passionate kiss in his s/o's triggered lips, making sure everyone is watching the true power of a Devil and an Angel;

I told you he's intense

Power Trigger couple? Yes. Power Trigger couple. And Vergil is all-in for that;

Also 15/10 the type to sync his triggering with his s/o so they'd fight side by side as Angel and Demon in a low key poetic manner. Would never admit it, though.

[tiredpandaportfolio]

On DMC characters and flower associations.

I'm a sucker for symbolism. So flowers and their language and symbolic associations are right up my alley. Let's talk about flower associations and the Devil May Cry crew. I'll throw in my OCs for fun.

Dante

Dante's kind of easy. Red roses. Most plant symbolism about roses involves things like true love, but once upon a time, roses were considered flowers of royalty and red's always been the color of power and war. Besides, they're big and flashy and dramatic. Doesn't that sound just like Dante? However, I also think that cypress also suits him, as symbols for loss and mourning; Dante's spent years grieving what he's lost.

Vergil

I've seen a lot of people give him blue roses as his flower to contrast him to Dante, but I think white roses, which were once associated with sorrow, or asphodel suit him better. In ancient Greece, asphodel was a flower associated with the dead, the Underworld and sacred secrets and knowledge that gave one power in the afterlife. I think he'd appreciate it. I also associate him with hollyhocks, an old symbol of ambition.

Nero

Nero also gets associated with blue roses a lot, which I think suits him better than Vergil, since natural blue roses are non-existent and thus symbolize the impossible or mystical (which he technically is). But I think that stars-of-bethlehem suit him better, as they have been traditionally associated with both loyalty and atonement. They also have associations with reconsiliation; one could argue that Nero brings Vergil and Dante back together on the path for reconsiliation. The best match I can think of, though, is the peony. Peonies are associated with anger and bravery, and associations with masculinity and a devil-may-care attitude. Doesn't that sound just like Nero?

Trish

She’s difficult. At first I almost wanted to say red poppies for remembrance and sacrifice but then I realized that’s not really the entire point of her character. It’s the ability to change and whimsically start fresh. So I settled on carnations, particularly purple ones. Carnations are always symbols of change and purple ones have always had dual associations with death and whimsy. Also, red carnations have traditionally been associated with revolutions. Nothing more revolutionary than a demon living as a human.

Lady

Lady's flower are definitely daffodils, once the flower par excellence associated with knights and bravery. I think it suits a gutsy woman like herself. I've also thought of bird’s-foot trefoil, with their long associations with revenge and eglantine roses, perennial symbols of mending wounds.

Kyrie

Whenever I think of Kyrie, sunflowers always spring to mind. They might be associated with death a lot but in the southern Mediterranean, they’ve always the flowers of the innocent and the pure, and those with lofty ideals. And say what you want about Kyrie, she’s the little innocent of the group. Also jasmine for affectionate love, because come on. It’s Kyrie and Nero. 

Nico

I had a hard time with Nico too, because she's still a fresh character and we don't know enough about her. But I settled on her creativity and industry as major themes, which brought me straight to the bumblebee orchid, a very adorable plant that kinda suits her. Another good fit is the red clover, again for industry, but I'd also sneak yellow roses in for friendship, as she's clearly a good friend to Nero.

Tess

As a witch, the first thing that comes to mind is of course, witch-hazel and enchanter's nightshade. Both have a lengthy association with witcraft and magic. I also like to use marvel-of-peru with her because of its associations with the night and the moon. They're also called four-o-clock flowers.