Editing Dante

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|lastappearance= ''{{s|wikipedia|Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition}}'' (2020)

'''Dante''' ({{ja|ダンテ|Dante}}, ''Dante'') is the main protagonist of [[Capcom]]'s {{uvm3|Devil May Cry}} series.

and claim Sparda's power for his own. Dante battles Vergil several times, awakening his latent ability to transform into a demonic form called Devil Trigger; ultimately, he surpasses Vergil and acquires the Force Edge, while Vergil remains in the demon realm where he is defeated by the demon king Mundus and corrupted into Nelo Angelo. Shortly afterward, Dante is lured to Mallet Island where Mundus is plotting his return. Dante makes his way through the island, defeats Nelo Angelo, and restores the Force Edge to its true form, the Devil Sword Sparda. He then defeats Mundus and seals him away again.

After battling a corrupt businessman named Arius who seeks to conquer the world through demonic power, Dante learns of a demon-worshipping cult called the Order of the Sword, and travels to the town of Fortuna to investigate. There, he battles the Order and comes into conflict with another descendant of Sparda named {{iw|wikipedia|Nero|Devil May Cry}}, who Dante eventually deduces is Vergil's son. Eventually, Dante befriends Nero, who kills the leader of the Order of the Sword.

Some time later, Dante is approached by a mysterious man named V, who hires him to destroy a powerful demon named Urizen. However, Urizen defeats Dante and knocks him into a coma for a month, during which his demonic forces ravage Red Grave City. V finds and reawakens Dante, who returns to his childhood home and stabs himself with the Devil Sword Sparda. This transforms the sword into the Devil Sword Dante and unlocks his ultimate form, Sin Devil Trigger. With his new power, he defeats Urizen, revealed to be the demonic half of a surviving Vergil. V, revealed to be the human half of Vergil who he cast aside in his pursuit of power, merges with Urizen to reform Vergil. Dante engages Vergil in a final battle, but Nero intervenes and forces the two to reconcile their differences. The two travel into the demon realm and seal it off from the human realm, then reignite their rivalry on friendlier terms.

Dante was released as a DLC {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} costume on June 29th, 2021, alongside [[Kazuya (SSBU)|Kazuya Mishima]]. The design of the Mii Costume is largely based on his appearance in the first ''Devil May Cry'' game, though the wig is closer in design to his hairstyle in ''Devil May Cry 5''. Dante is wielding the Alastor, one of the many swords usable in the game. In the costume's trailer, the Dante Mii is shown using [[Gale Stab]], a clear reference to [https://devilmaycry.fandom.com/wiki/Stinger Stinger], one of his most iconic moves. The Dante Mii is then seen fighting [[Piranha Plant]], possibly referencing [https://devilmaycry.fandom.com/wiki/Echidna Echidna], a plant-like boss from ''Devil May Cry 4'', using [[Stone Scabbard]] on it, this one referencing two of his most commonly used attacks from the ''Devil May Cry'' series, [https://devilmaycry.fandom.com/wiki/Rebellion#Movesets High Time] for the initial launch and [https://devilmaycry.fandom.com/wiki/Rebellion#Movesets Helm Breaker] for the downward stab. The trailer then shows the Dante Mii fighting Dark Samus, possibly as a reference to [https://devilmaycry.fandom.com/wiki/Doppelganger Doppelganger] from ''Devil May Cry 3'', as both it and [[Dark Samus]] serve as evil doppelgangers of Dante and Samus, respectively.

==Trivia==

*Dante, using his depiction from ''{{s|wikipedia|DmC: Devil May Cry}}'', appears as a playable character in ''{{s|wikipedia|PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale}}'', a similar crossover platform fighting game made by a current console rival of Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment. There, he appeared alongside [[Heihachi Mishima]] from {{uv|Tekken}} and [[Raiden]] as he appears in ''{{uv|Metal Gear}} Rising: Revengance''.

*As with other [[Mii]] Costumes based on characters from primarily M-rated franchises, the logo for ''Devil May Cry'', the series Dante hails from, is absent in the American version of his [[Mii Costume]] reveal trailer, being replaced with a wordmark featuring the character's name. Unlike previous examples, this change was also present in the UK presentation. This also applies to [[Dragonborn]].

*In [https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1410153697619976197 Nintendo of Europe's tweet featuring the Mii Fighters that came with Kazuya], they separate Dante from Lloyd, Dragonborn and Shantae, with his line saying "Also featuring". This is based on the European box art of ''Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call'' (originally released in Japan as ''{{iw|wikipedia|Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne}}''), in which there is a label exclusive to on the boxart that infamously reads "Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series", to promote Dante's inclusion in the game as a guest character.

**On the day of the announcement of Dante's Mii costume, ''Shin Megami Tensei'' series developer [[Atlus]] also [https://twitter.com/Atlus_West/status/1409525713854603264 posted the seal itself], saying, "Heard y'all might need this," before jokingly remarking how the tweet "blew up", and [https://twitter.com/Atlus_West/status/1409598510484258817 promoting ''Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster''], which features DLC based on the Director's Cut edition of ''Nocturne'' (which ''Lucifer's Call'' and the American release of ''Nocturne'' were based on).

==References==

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