Agni & Rudra

Agni & Rudra
Name data
Titles	Firestorm (Demons) Flame and Tornado Blades (Devil Arms)
Katakana	アグニとルドラ
Rōmaji	Aguni to Rudora
Personal data
Species	Demon(s)
Status	Alive
Relations	Demon Host(s) (Deceased)
Professional data
Affiliation	Enzo Ferino
Former affiliation	Temen-ni-gru Dante
Occupation	Devil Arm(s)
Former occupation	Gatekeeper(s)
Real world data
Appearances	Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Devil May Cry Drama CD Vol. 1
Mo-cap	Larry Leong (DMC3)

Template:Q2 Agni & Rudra, also known as Firestorm, are a pair of living, twin demon swords sealed away by Sparda himself in Temen-ni-gru. They are the boss of Mission 5 in Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening. After their defeat, they're playable as weapons to Dante.

Appearance

Dante Acquires Agni & Rudra

Dante acquires Agni & Rudra, after defeating them.

Both swords possess the same design as a uniquely shaped scimitar with jagged edges with a color scheme befitting for their respective element in which they manipulate. The blades are serrated with the segments appearing to interlock like a Celtic knot. The ends of both are slightly jagged but not pointed as a normal blade would be. The pommels form the talking "heads", and the guards of both are round and plain. While Agni sports a red theme, Rudra sports the blue theme.

Biography

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

Dante comes across the brothers in the Firestorm Chamber. They are at first cordial to Dante, discussing how to be "gracious hosts", but when he demands to be let through their gate, they attack. After Dante defeats them, they ask to be taken with him as Devil Arms, and Dante agrees on the condition that they remain quiet, which they repeatedly fail to uphold, and for which they are punished.

Personality

Compared to most other demons which are belligerent towards human beings just by their nature, Agni and Rudra desire to be a gracious host to anyone who enters their room, provided they don't want to go through the door they guard. Rudra has some knowledge of human customs and gestures, as Agni doesn't know what a "sigh" is, though Rudra doesn't have the chance to explain. Overall they generally possess an affable demeanor (especially in comparison to other demons), despite failing to uphold Dante's stipulation that they don't talk on the adventure.

Powers and Abilities

Agni and Rudra have the power of fire and wind, respectively. They generally fight together as a team and use powerful, single strike attacks. While separate, they will both imbue their blades with their respective elements to augment their attacks. If one host should die in combat, Agni and Rudra will be dual wielded by one host, with the original owner of the host body taking control and using the other to augment their own abilities.

Agni has a Crawler-like ability that will send flames along the ground in a straight line. While in control of both blades, Agni will use a wind-only Twister-like ability while simultaneously launching a Crawler attack. He will also swing the blades, sending fire around his general area.

Rudra uses a Twister-like ability to create a tornado around himself. While in control of both blades, Rudra will also use the Twister-Crawler attack. He has a long range technique where he throws wind and fire blades at the player.

Gameplay

Dante wields the twin blades simultaneously. He uses wide arching swings and multi-hit attacks to cover a wide area around Dante.

While in use, performing certain combos will trigger them to speak:

• During "Crawler", Agni shouts "Die!" and Rudra shouts "Oh, yeah!"
• During "Twister", Agni shouts "Ashes to ashes!". When you activate "Tempest", Rudra shouts "Dust to dust!" In Tempest, it is possible to keep the tornado going without the flames by rapidly pressing just as the Crazy Combo starts. This variation will inflict more than twice the total damage that a normal "Tempest" would. The lines "Ashes to ashes!" and "Dust to dust!" are also spoken by Nero in Devil May Cry 4 after the Ultimate Move "Showdown".
• During "Million Slash", Agni and Rudra will start shouting and laughing. For the combo finisher, Dante shouts "Silence!"
• It is not mentioned, but in order to perform complete Jet Stream level 3, player must hold throughout the attack.

Strategy

Main article: Mission 5

They are adept at fighting together, though they can be tricked into hurting each other. However, once one host is defeated, the other will go for the fallen sword, allowing him to become more powerful. It is possible to kill them before they combine. Start by damaging Agni with Cerberus to half health and then switching to Rudra with Rebellion as Rebellion deals more damage to Rudra than Cerberus. After that keep chipping both of their health until they are low. It is advisable to not kill either of them first until they are both extremely low on health.

Moveset

• Standard
• Swordmaster Style

Action	Command	Description
Agni & Rudra Combo I	,,,,	A basic 5-hit combo. The final 3 strikes are circular swings around the player, dealing damage to all nearby enemies.
Agni & Rudra Combo II	,—,,	A 3-hit combo; the fastest Agni & Rudra combo to finish fully. This combo deals extra damage against foes directly in front of the player.
Agni & Rudra Combo III	,—,,—,	A devastating combo that slashes enemies in a 180 degree arc in front of the player with blinding fast swings. Final strike is a kick that has extra range compared to Agni & Rudra's default range.
Aerial Cross	(mid-air)	Perform a quick cross-slash in mid air.
Jet-Stream	++	Slash through multiple enemies with increased speed. Level 2 is a powered-up version. Level 3 is the maxed-out version, which links several attacks into one ultimate combo that ends in an element-infused cross-slash.
Whirlwind	++	Perform an element-infused upward slash against enemies directly in front of the player. Hold the attack button to launch the player alongside the stricken enemy.
Million Slash	Crazy Agni & Rudra Combo III	Rapidly swing your twin swords around for a multi-hit attack on all enemies within a 180 degree arc in front of the player. Technique ends with an element-infused overhead attack.
Air Hike	(mid-air)	By concentrating magical energy into the area under your feet, you are able to perform a double jump to reach higher, more strategic locations. This second jump contains invincibility frames.

Action	Command	Description
Level 1
Crossed Swords	(ground)	Perform an elemental cross-slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies within a 180-degree arc in front of the player.
Sky Dance	(mid-air)	Perform a 4-hit, mid-air combo. Combo finishes with a roll, dealing damage to enemies in front and behind the player from the moment the roll is initiated to when the player touches the ground.
Level 2
Crawler	++	Attack distant enemies by plunging your swords into the ground to roll out a line of flame in their direction.
Level 3
Twister	++	Quickly spin out dual sword slashes, creating a heat vortex burning everything around the player.
Tempest	Crazy Twister	Spin upward on an enemy while twirling your dual swords, generating a flame vortex burning everything in its path.

Other Media Appearances

• Dante also uses the Agni & Rudra in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. His attacks with them in-game are Twister, Tempest, Jet-Stream, and Sky Dance.
• Despite not being seen, Agni & Rudra are referenced in Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies. Trucy Wright tells Apollo Justice that he and Phoenix Wright would made a good pair of demonic comedians and that they should name themselves "Agni and Rudra".

Background

In Hinduism, Agni is the god of fire and Rudra is the god of the storm, thought to be an early form of Shiva. Agni is also thought to be the accepter of sacrifices while Rudra is also thought to be a god of diseases.

Gallery

Dante's Agni and Rudra Devil Trigger

Dante's Agni and Rudra Devil Trigger In-game

Firestorm Chamber

Trivia

• Tempest can be extended. Curiously, one needs to mash not , but in order to do so, just after initating Tempest. If done right, Dante will continue to spin and hover upside down, while still casting an (now invisible) heat vortex. This "Super Tempest" attack is likely the single most damaging in the game, outmatching Real Impact and rivalling Just Release in damage potential.
• It is not known, whether Twister and Tempest quotes: "Ashes-ashes" and "Dust to dust" are spoken by Dante or Agni & Rudra or even by all three. As Dante's phrases are or were present in the game files and could be scrapped due to interfering voices. Another theory, it could just have been voice-adjusted.
• Although not physically appearing in Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies, one of the characters, Trucy Wright, suggests that Apollo Justice and Phoenix Wright be named Agni and Rudra respectively, and suggests that they should be a pair of jokers. This is a clear reference to Agni and Rudra as well as their jokey nature.