#dmc enzo

The first season of Devil May Cry definitely…divided the fandom, for lack of a phrase. I myself was enjoying it immensely until the last few dystopian minutes of the finale. I don’t doubt that Adi Shankar genuinely over the games, but I will definitely call some of his creative decisions into question. That said, not everything in the show was bad as people who dislike it make it seem — there were actually some pretty good things about it.

Aside from being underpowered (which is still realistic as this was the youngest we’ve ever seen him), Dante was pretty spot-on. He was a massive goofball and didn’t try super hard to be edgy like the reboot games everyone hated. The show also expanded on Lady’s otherwise-unelaborated backstory and gave Arkham a more tragic motivation for becoming the monster he was. Enzo was an amazing addition to the narrative as a found family figure for Dante, and the show filled in the gaps for the White Rabbit when the DMC manga didn’t really get to do much with his origins. Not to mention no romantic subplots, which I think we can ALL be happy about as a forced romance between Dante and Lady would suck.

The actor performances (RIP Kevin Conroy) were amazing if nothing else, and it was great to hear JYB take Dante and run with him like he wanted to do way back when the first game came out. The animation was GORGEOUS and the fight scenes were straight hands with little dialogue. And the soundtrack? Absolutely stellar to the point where even my friends who don’t like Devil May Cry have Afterlife on repeat.

Looking back on the show several months later, I think if there were a few key changes made and the season ended on a much more hopeful note — specifically with Lady letting Dante go and starting to turn away from Darkcom — the first season might’ve had a better reception.

Now the second season’s trailer has been leaked and we are divided even further. Our fears appear to be confirmed as Dante willingly teams up with Darkcom to take down Vergil, potentially with a forced romance between him and Lady. Everyone I know who isn’t excited is pissed off to high heaven and low hell. But as much as I want to join in with the rage, I don’t think that’s the case.

Because if you pay attention to the dialogue in the trailer, it doesn’t seem like Dante is working with Darkcom out of the goodness of his heart at all. In fact, it sounds like it’s the opposite. His tone with Lady is bitter and cold. He’s spiteful with his words and asks, verbatim, “what’s the catch” for Lady insisting she wants to help him. The only time Dante doesn’t look insanely pissed in Lady’s presence is when he’s looking at his coat and testing out Ebony and Ivory — and he isn’t even looking at her. In fact, the only time Dante doesn’t seem pissed in general is when he’s killing demons and reuniting with Vergil. It feels like the only reason he’s going along with Lady in the first place is to find the brother he thought was dead.

Moreover, and this is just me, the entire “bring the family back together” plot reeks of Baines’s characteristic deception. If it turns out he is backing this and it’s not Lady going rogue (which I really hope she is) with other in-house dissenters, we shouldn’t be shocked that Darkcom wants to “help” Dante find Vergil. We saw how Vergil absolutely soloed that squad. He’s too much for Darkcom to handle on their own. If Baines and Arius are backing this reunion, they’re likely doing it to get rid of the Spardas in one fell swoop. Because Dante alone presents a MASSIVE threat to their operations, and this is far from the first instance where Big Amoral Business Inc and the shady federal government have teamed up to eliminate a mutual enemy. We all saw how quickly Baines turns on people who don’t blindly obey him and think for themselves.

It feels like I’m rambling and I am. But I want to remind everyone, in fact, I think it’s needed at this juncture. So here’s the TLDR.

We don’t know everything about Season 2 yet. We have one leaked trailer, and people are already upset. We shouldn’t get excited or pissed off until we see the full season next year and get the full story. Adi Shankar made it clear that he wants tell a multi-season story, and Season 1 was just the introduction to it. And look at his track record — he’s nothing if not consistent with the stories he’s told. Just ask Castlevania.

Once again, y’all feel free to have at it in reblogs and comments. I won’t be disabling either because censoring a discussion is just as bad as not speaking to begin with. Just please keep it civil and don’t send death threats like last time.

April sketch dump #2

Here a wip from my new one-shot which is center in Dante!!!

Devil May Cry: Epic Of Gilgamesh

about a year after the legendary devil hunter, Dante defeated the Savior and brought an end to the order of the sword, leaving all of his gained devil arms to his Italian employer/broker, Enzo and Nero taking the Yamato for himself and dipping the island of Fortuna; one year later we cut to a small town town on the coast of Adelaide, Australia.

A young man with messy white hair and a black, red and silver jacket walking the Victoria Square and talking to his mother on the phone.

GIL: Yeah, mum, I'll be home before 4. I love you, too mum.

He hung up, putting the phone in his pocket and seeing a group of thugs stand by the road, approaching him slowly.

THUG 1: Oi, punk! You done callin ya mummy?

the white haired teen turned slightly, his eyes glowing with a hint of red in them as he gave the thug a side-eye.

GIL: That a problem, cunt?

The moment he noticed the glare, he turned around, noticing the thugs already scurried off. The main thug’s face was covered in sweat, and his angry voice laced with poorly hidden fear.

THUG 1: This isn’t over, ya fuckin’ kid!

Dante would either give awkward hugs or long warm hugs like it’s the last time (that’s not fully my HC, I saw a post by @tianhai03 that said it first, and it’s so true ;; )

Vergil would awkwardly hug but because he doesn’t fully know how to go about it and it’s a foreign feeling, but it can be felt that he likes it and craves it (he would never admit it tho).

Lady depending on who she hugs, could be like “neutral”? Idk how to describe it my bad jahsja or playful hug, and if she hugs Dante and/or Trish I feel sometimes she would also squish them.

Trish generally speaking would be an awkward hug but in a she doesn’t mind it but she doesn’t crave it kinda way. With close people she could add a pat pat.

Nero despite his bad boy persona, would definitely give really soft hugs, wether is awkward or comforting or smth else, it’d still be soft.

Kyrie would give the softest hugs and very comforting as well.

Nico would be like pat pat bro kinda way, playful or hard hugs.

V would give a ‘please don’t let go’ kinda hug, maybe still awkward but more honest about it than as Vergil.

Patty would give soft hugs or squish hugs, no in between.

Credo might only hug Kyrie and Nero, and I feel like it’d be a very stiff hug.

Grue would give strong hugs and pat pat.

Nell Goldstein would give an insult and then give the softest caring hug.

Morrison and Enzo I feel like wouldn’t hug, at least not often and it’d still be more pat pat than anything else.

I will make a separate post when Dante is still Tony. I will not cover what happened to Dante’s closest family. Just his mercenary life. Bobby’s Cellar (now Grue’s Cellar) is located in downtown back alley. Where a warning sign you can read is “Go Home, take a dump, and sleep it off” (DMC1 novel) or “Go home, wake up and sleep” (Before the Nightmare) was carved on the door

-  a dive bar, acting a hub for information brokers and mercenaries

- “He meant after braving the smell of garbage, downing a few beers, and maybe scarfing a meal at his little establishment. Low prices and unsavory hours kept the punters coming. Constant brawls and the occasional gunshot sometimes sent them right back out” - Agents and middlemen jockeyed for contractors, relying on words or fists to land a mercenary for the night. The higher the reward, the fewer words and the more fists - The middlemen would pursue a specific mercenary instead of advertising the job - The nature of the industry..  Only those contractors with real power climbed the ladder, and notorious mercenaries rarely had to look for work. - Agents: a daily rotation that ensured each middleman got a fair crack at the action. The shuffle also kept the work on offer fresh; each agent had his own specialty and client roster - Enzo: is the best informant and a Tuesday man

Mercenary lore: - The rear was always the most dangerous part of a caravan. - To claim the reward, you only need the head -  Abandoning a job under overwhelming odds was the mercenary way -  Outsiders saw them as little better than criminals, while the underworld considered them untrustworthy - Back then, mercenaries will slaughter anyone without regard for taboos or self-restraint until, majority of the mercenaries were influenced by Tony’s “unnecessary killing isn’t cool”, who had revolutionized the freelance underworld by popularizing mercy. His success had shamed those who enjoyed violence and death. - Because of Gilver’s reputation.. Mercenaries sees this as an opportunity that malevolent destruction came back just like the glory days before Tony arrive. This inspired certain professional killers who considered their work more like a hobby. Criminal Underworld/ Underworld:  Fondo Brown - “The client is a South African mafia leader who's being targeted by the law and is facing ruin. He wants someone to smuggle him out of the country before he's caught.” “What do you expect? This guy is a black-hearted bastard. Is organization traffics drugs. He's made a boatload of money, and a lot of people want a slice.” - Enzo - “The feds are breaking up his operation. Brown's high up in the Collosseo family. It's pretty weak as far as mafia goes, but they have inroads to the hallucinogenic drug trade” - Grue

Two incidents happen in DMC1 novel: The Oz Club incident, and the Mafiosi Massacre were done by Gilver

Oz Club: - comprised of former underworld members. - They paid a fee to participate in human hunting expeditions to avenge other members' deaths. - The first person to produce the target's head would claim the full reward - The reason why Tony/Dante spared “Mad Dog” Denvers on 99 occassions to avoid the club’s wrath - They usually attacked without warning, and negotiation was impossible Mafiosi Massacre: -  Mafiosi are renowned for their marksmanship – were useless without their weapon - Gilver slaughtered 50 people with only a sword

DMC2 Novel: