Vergil

Vergil

"Unfortunately, our souls are at odds, brother. I need more power." — Vergil, Devil May Cry 3

Vergil is the older of the twin sons of Sparda and Eva, and despises his father for pitying the weak humans. Pretty much the complete opposite to Dante, Vergil have a lust for power and is willing to disregard anything to obtain the power of his father, Sparda. He uses Yamato, a keepsake from his father, and possesses a sense of style which rivals Dante's.

As a playable character in Devil May Cry 3, Vergil has access to Devil Trigger, Dark Slayer Style, Yamato, Beowulf, Force Edge, and Summoned Swords throughout the game.

Personality

His personality is the opposite of his brother's. Even though they are twin brothers, Vergil is calm, cool, and collected. In Devil May Cry 3, it is shown that Vergil has a fondness for reading books. He is quiet and prefers swords over guns, since he considers fire arms weapons unworthy of a "true warrior". In Devil May Cry, he was corrupted by Mundus therefore turning him into Nelo Angelo. It would also appear that Dante and Vergil were close at one time during childhood. After the boss fight with Arkham in Devil May Cry 3, Dante and Vergil finish him by each firing one of Dante's guns, simultaneously saying a catchphrase, "Jackpot", after Dante prompts his brother, asking him "Remember what we used to say?".

In contrast to Dante, Vergil seems to be willingly to embrace the history of Devil and their powers, while Dante wanted to protect the humans from Demons, Vergil wanted more demon powers, regardless of what happens to others around him. Despite of this, he cherishes two things in his life, Yamato, a demonic O-Katana as a keepsake from his father, and the other half amulet of Dante's counterpart. Even though Vergil states to Dante that "Might controls everything, without power you cannot protect anything, yet alone yourself." this may be a reference of what happened to the twins mother Eva as they were unable to protect her from the demonic forces that attacked their family.

As Nelo Angelo, Vergil lacks speech and is pained when remembering Dante and his family, seemingly indicating that he is possessed by Mundus to some degree.

Powers

Like Dante, he has superhuman strength, has a high agility and speed in excess of that of sound and also has a Devil Trigger. His teleportation skills are much more advanced then Dante's due to his enhanced magical knowledge. Needless to say, Vergil's demonic capabilities far surpass Dante's, as do his swordsman skills. While Dante utilizes firearms as his ranged weapons, Vergil uses his demonic powers to manifest Summoned Swords, powerful phantom-esque swords that are capable of attacking in various ways.

After being corrupted by Mundus, Vergil, known as Nelo Angelo, receives new enhancements to his powers. He now can fire concentrated demonic energies from his fists (though he can still use Summoned Swords), and he wields a strange black zweihander with supernatural ease. Nelo Angelo is capable of using his own, much stronger, versions of Dante's attacks, making him a force to be reckoned with.

Gameplay

In Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition, players may play on a separate file as Vergil. Vergil's scenario has a new prologue, but all other cutscenes were removed. Also, while the Vergil boss fights are still fought, the boss wears red instead of blue.

Vergil possesses his Devil Trigger and all four of his Devil Arms (Yamato, Beowulf, and Force Edge) from the beginning of his scenario. His signatureDark Slayer Style behaves like a downgraded Trickster Style, but must be leveled in order to allow purchase of higher level actions for his weapons. Vergil also cannot obtain as many actions per weapon as Dante can, and uses his Summoned Swords instead of firearms.

Vergil's Yamato is a slower weapon than Dante's Rebellion, but has greater power and range. His Beowulf cannot charge attacks like Dante, but is overall more powerful. He uses Yamato and Force Edge together, and his actions with the pair of swords resembles Dante with the Rebellion. Finally, while firing his Summoned Swords cannot propel Vergil like Ebony & Ivory can propel Dante, they still can juggle enemies, and he can use them both to guard himself or to surround the enemy.

Instead of Dante's "Legendary Dark Knight" costume which allows him to assume his Sparda Devil Trigger, Vergil possesses the "Corrupt Vergil" costume which allows him to assume his Nelo Angelo Devil Trigger. As Nelo Angelo, Vergil's Yamato becomes Nelo Angelo's zweihänder, his Beowulf becomes Nelo Angelo's gauntlets and greaves, and his Force Edge is unusable. He can also fire his trademark energy blasts by charging either of his Devil Arms, and his movesets have slightly less diversity.

History

One year before the events of Devil May Cry 3, Arkham finds Vergil searching for a book in his library, and tells him about the legend of the Temen-ni-gru. Vergil endorses Arkham's plan to raise the Temen-ni-gru, and Arkham reveals that they must undo a number of "seals" as the first step. These seals are in fact fallen angels representing the seven deadly sins, and they must be given their names in order for the seals to be undone. While Arkham researches the location of each seal, Vergil resides in his mansion, along with Alice. However, he wanders through the town at one point, and is confused with Dante by Enzo. The revelation that Dante lives within the city seems to excite Vergil.

As Dante finishes his job to "rescue" Alice, Vergil enters the mansion and questions Rabi about the amulet's power. As Dante and Vergil leave the mansion, they unknowingly cross paths, and Dante is startled after realizing who he passed.

Arkham helps Vergil to break the first seven seals Sparda cast upon the Temen-ni-gru, and then directs him to the Forbidden Land at the base of the tower. Vergil is later seen alongside Arkham at the top of the emerging tower, and when the Hell Vanguard they sent to kill Dante returns, having failed its task, Vergil immediately dispatches it.

Vergil waits at the top of the tower for Dante, and at one point dispatches Arkham to eliminate Lady. When Dante reaches the peak of the tower, the two banter and then ferociously battle. Vergil emerges victorious, and takes Dante's Amulet as his prize. Though Dante's Devil Trigger begins to manifest and Vergil prepares to fight him again, Arkham urges him to ignore Dante, and the two jump off the tower to reenter the Forbidden Land.

As Vergil and Arkahm approach the final door to the Sacrificial Chamber, Vergil reveals his knowledge of Arkham's betrayal, and deals him a mortal blow. He then enters the chamber and commences the ritual to open the gate to the demonic world. During this ritual, he is momentarily interrupted by a blinded Beowulf, who has mistaken him for Dante. However, Vergil quickly vivisects the devil, and takes his soul as a Devil Arm.

While Dante was hurrying up to the final seal, Vergil had no luck on unlocking the seal, and was later interrupted by Dante. The twins engaged another fight, which was interrupted by Lady. Although the battle ended with a tie. Both demonic brothers were equally wounded, and Jester makes his appearance by telling everybody has served their role nicely. Jester later turned back and forth between Arkham and Jester, explaining why Vergil's ritual was incomplete, and why Vergil has failed against Dante and Lady. Arkham completes the ritual, and then plays with the three warriors while waiting for the tower to activate. Once it does, he knocks them off the ascending platform, and Vergil falls into an abyss.

Later, after Dante enters the Netherworld, Vergil is seen passing through the Diving Library. He later interrupts Dante's fight with the ascended Arkham, and the twins finish Arkham off together. However, Vergil has not given up his goal of obtaining the Force Edge, and the twins are again forced to fight. Though Dante is able to defeat Vergil, he cannot convince him to return to the Human World, and Vergil falls even deeper into the Netherworld.

In the epilogue, Vergil is seen in one of the Nirvanas, while three glowing orbs approach. Vergil recognizes the approaching devil, and prepares to defeat him, remarking "If my father could do it, so can I." However, in his weakened state he is defeated and corrupted into becoming Nelo Angelo, a new Devil Trigger for Vergil under the control of Mundus.

Nelo Angelo reappears in Devil May Cry as a recurring boss. As Nelo Angelo, he is unrecognizable to Dante, though Dante does notice his honorable personality, and questions why such a person would serve Mundus. Nelo Angelo first encounters Dante in the castle garden, and manages to pin him to a wall. However, Dante's amulet slips out, and the sight of it startles Nelo Angelo, causing him to flee. He returns to challenge Dante in the garden near the Colosseum, but is defeated and again forced to flee. He finally returns one last time in a hall in the warped castle, and reveals his face. He attacks Dante one last time, but Dante is forced to kill him, and he vanishes in a blaze of blue fire, leaving his half of the amulet.

Trivia

• Nero Angelo literally means "black angel" in Italian, though the name is misspelled, Nelo Angelo's name was not corrected, and was used in the throughout the franchise.
• Nelo Angelo's battle theme, Ultra Violet bears a few similarities with Sparda's gameplay music, the composer stated this is due to show hints of Nelo Angelo bearing the blood of Sparda.
• In a non-canon manga for Devil May Cry, Vergil is shown in a photograph to be several years older than Dante, and to be wearing a Nazi uniform.

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