Dante (Devil May Cry)
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| Name: | Dante (Japanese: ダンテ), alias Tony Redgrave (トニー・レッドグレイブ, Tonī Reddogureibu) |
| Occupation: | Devil Hunter |
| Relationships: | Eva (mother); Sparda (father); Vergil (older twin brother); Lady (friend); Trish (friend); Patty Lowell (ward); Nero (nephew) |
| Fandom: | Devil May Cry |
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Dante (Japanese: ダンテ), alias Tony Redgrave (トニー・レッドグレイブ, Tonī Reddogureibu), is the protagonist of the video game series Devil May Cry. He is a half-human, half-demon devil hunter and the twin brother of Vergil.
Dante is known for his flamboyant, fun personality as well as his moments of extreme stoicisim and a strong tendency towards being emotionally closed off. Some of his most well-known traits are his love of pizza and strawberry sundaes, and his recognizable white hair and red outfit.
Canon Background
Dante is the son of Sparda, a legendary demon who sealed off the demon realm to protect humanity, and a human woman named Eva, and as such has inherited strong demonic abilities. After his mother’s death at the hands of demons when he and Vergil were children, Dante adopted the alias of Tony Redgrave and became a mercenary, believing his brother to be dead.
Following the events of the DMC novel, Dante readopted his true name and opened a devil-hunting business, which he named Devil May Cry after the events of DMC3. Dante continued to operate as a devil hunter throughout the series, using his incredibly strong demonic powers to become an extremely powerful devil hunter. Despite his skill, Dante’s poor money management and spending habits, as well as his huge debts to Lady, have made him very poor; this is a running joke in the series.
After the story of Devil May Cry 5, Dante entrusted the Devil May Cry business to Nero while he and Vergil work together in the underworld to destroy the roots of the demonic Qliphoth tree.
Reception and Meta
Dante has been a highly requested playable character to join the Super Smash Bros. roster.[1][2][3][4]
Fanon and Tropes
Relationships
phantomstatistician posted a Dante's FanFiction Shipping Chart (2018) and Dante's FanFiction Shipping Chart (2019).
Example Fanworks
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Meta
- Behind Blue Eyes, Archived version by seki, a Dante character essay for reflections_2 (February 2005)
Fanart
Cosplay
Fanfiction
Fanwork Reclists and Collections
External Links
Fan Communities and Archives
- FanFiction.Net (FFN): [ stories] and [ crossovers] featuring
- DeviantArt (DA):
- Tumblr:
- Dante (Devil May Cry) character tag on Archive of Our Own
- Pixiv:
Fan Pages and Tribute Sites
- THE 99TH FLOOR (archived from the 7 July 2006) - Dante
Resources
References
- ^ https://old.reddit.com/r/SmashBrosUltimate/comments/d1dxbz/popular_fighters_by_comments_on_official_nintendo/ posted to r/SmashBrosUltimate on 8 September 2019
- ^ https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2020/02/26/127623.html Inside-Games February 2020
- ^ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/02/sora_named_most_wanted_smash_bros_ultimate_dlc_fighter_in_recent_japanese_poll
- ^ Mega Smash Poll Ultimate: The characters YOU want for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Pass 2! published by Source Gaming on 20 June 2020.