Dante (Devil May Cry)

"Arkham: Don't say it! Dante and Vergil, together in unison: JACKPOT!"

- Dante and Vergil finishing off Arkham.

Dante is the main protagonist of the Devil May Cry franchise, and the main playable character for the majority of the games in the series. He is the second son of the demon Sparda and the human Eva, and the younger twin brother of Vergil. Dante is a paranormal mercenary, private investigator and vigilante Devil Hunter dedicated to exterminating evil demons and other malevolent supernatural forces; a mission he follows in pursuit of those that killed his mother and corrupted his brother.

Why He's Smoking Sexy Stylish (Pun Intended)

 * 1) He's one of the best video game characters Capcom has introduced.
 * 2) He's a fun and entertaining character. A cocky know-it-all jackass that goes around while seeing the good in humanity.
 * 3) * In Devil May Cry The Animated Series, Dante is more down to earth, is calm and collected while maintaining his cocky attitude.
 * 4) Dante has a lot of badass dialogue.
 * 5) * "Jackpot!"
 * 6) * "This party's getting crazy! Let's rock baby!"
 * 7) * "LET'S START THE PARTY!"
 * 8) * "Easy, Fido! How about I take you out for a walk? Come on little puppy. Let's go!"
 * 9) * "Trish...devils never cry... These tears, tears are a gift only humans have. And we humans, never give up... are you ready?"
 * 10) * The infamous: " I should've been the one that filled your dark soul WITH LIGHT!!!"
 * 11) * "I think you're the delicious one, you pudgy fuck."
 * 12) * "Adios.".
 * 13) * "Flock off, feather face."
 * 14) * "What the hell is this? Must be the effect of the gate. Sorry kid, this is gonna have to wait."
 * 15) * "So this is what they call a heartwarming family reunion, eh?"
 * 16) * You got some pretty big cajones for coming back here. You just don't know when to give up, do ya!?
 * 17) * My dumbass brother is back and I'm gonna rip him a new one.
 * 18) * "So, you're looking to play, huh? Alright, I guess I got some time to kill..."
 * 19) * "You cut off your own son's arm for this!?"
 * 20) * "Yeah dumbass. Can't remember through that thick skull of yours?"
 * 21) * ""Not gonna die" my ass. That bitch slap almost killed me."
 * 22) * "Hey Vergil! Your portal opening days are over. Now, give me the Yamato. (Vergil: If you want it, then you'll have to take it. But you already knew that.) I'd knew you'd say something like that. (Vergil: How many times have we fought?) It's hard to say. The only memory as far as I can remember is when we're little kids. (Vergil: Hmm.) Now. It's time to finish this Vergil!"
 * 23) * (Vergil: Don't you dare say it!) Jackpot! What's the matter? We used to say that all the time.
 * 24) His designs (ranging from the first game to the current) are very creative, cool-looking, and attractive.
 * 25) Impressive armory, from the Rebellion, Cerberus, Ebony and Ivory, Lucifer, Cavaliere and a lot to name a few.
 * 26) * Even his Devil Trigger and Sin Devil Trigger are really powerful.
 * 27) His rivalry with his older twin brother, Vergil, the parallels, their ideals, and their sibling rivalry is what made the Devil May Cry franchise very unique:
 * 28) * Dante is a man of style who doesn't care about the family's legacy, nor the power of Sparda. Just a demon who sees the good in humanity and rather goof off instead.
 * 29) * Vergil on the other hand, wants to get stronger, embraces the demon within him, and escape his guilt and humanity that's killed his mother Eva.
 * 30) Despite being a jackass to his nephew Nero, he's still a caring uncle to him, even if it meant bringing Nero out of the fight from his father, because:
 * 31) * One, Dante already lost Vergil twice. First time after defeating his older twin brother, and fell into the underworld, and vanquished his body the second. Dante will never forgive himself if Vergil dies the third time if he were to let Nero fight his own father.
 * 32) * And two, Dante didn't want Nero to be murdered by his own father, knowing he already lost his parents, and didn't want to lose another family member close to him.
 * 33) Dante maintains a very strong sense of justice like his father, and prefers to fight fair, thus he never fights humans or opponents that are weaker than him. He can be counted on to do the right thing, even if he makes humorously cynical quips about it the entire time.
 * 34) He started the "Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series" meme.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) In Devil May Cry 2, Dante's personality was completely changed. Rather than being a cocky rogue, he is gruff and to-the-point, and rarely even speaks. Fortunately, he went back to his goofy self after realizing Nero had Vergil's blood and power inside him in Devil May Cry 4.
 * 2) * While Dante's brooding personality change in Devil May Cry 2 was understandable (given he suffered from depression after seeing Vergil again for the first time in years as a corrupted slave of Mundus, and thought he's killed his own brother), he feels very removed from the prideful and careless bounty hunter that fans loved in the original.
 * 3) * Dante in Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, while has more comedic moments than he was in DMC 2, was much colder and more violent. Almost in a way Nero was.
 * 4) He tends to have poor habits when it comes to handling money, which is why he's in major debt, and sold most of his old weapons.
 * 5) His rebooted counterpart is very unlikable, and his redesign caused backlash from fans.
 * 6) He did call Nero "deadweight".
 * 7) Although he appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, he only appears as a Mii Fighter Costume, which was rather unfortunate, especially for Devil May Cry fans.

Trivia

 * Dante is named after Dante Alighieri, who was a great Florentine poet of the Middle Ages. His central work, Divine Comedy, is often referenced or used thematically throughout the Devil May Cry series.
 * He made a guest appearance in Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne.