Vergil (Devil May Cry)
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Vergil (Japanese: バージル, Hepburn: Bājiru) is a fictional character in Devil May Cry, an action-adventure hack and slash video game series created by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. He was introduced in the first Devil May Cry game as a boss called Nelo Angelo (ネロアンジェロ, Nero Anjero, which is Italian for "Black Angel"). Vergil is one of two devil-human hybrid sons of one of the devil lords called Sparda, and possesses demonic powers. He has appeared in three video games as a main antagonist opposing his younger twin brother, Dante, and in a novel and a manga based on the series. He is the secondary antagonist of Devil May Cry 3 (2005), and the overarching antagonist of Devil May Cry 5 (2019), though he becomes an anti-hero at its conclusion. A re-booted portrayal of Vergil also appears in the 2013 video game DmC: Devil May Cry as the leader of a group of rogue vigilantes bent on stopping the demon king, Mundus. In the main continuity, Vergil is portrayed in voice acting and motion capture by Daniel Southworth.
Vergil | |
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Devil May Cry character | |
First appearance | Devil May Cry (2001) |
Created by | Hideki Kamiya |
Designed by | Makoto Tsuchibayashi (Devil May Cry) Daigo Ikeno (Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening) Tatsuya Yoshikawa (Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition) Alessandro Taini (DmC: Devil May Cry) |
Voiced by |
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Motion capture | Daniel Southworth (Devil May Cry 3, 4: Special Edition, & 5) Tim Phillipps (DmC: Devil May Cry) |
In-universe information | |
Species | Cambion |
Weapon | Yamato (Katana) |
Family | Dante (Twin brother) |
Children | Nero (son) |
Vergil was originally portrayed as Nelo Angelo—Dante's rival in terms of moves and appearance—in the 2001 game. Despite the character's apparent death as a child, Devil May Cry director Hideki Kamiya allowed Devil May Cry 3 writer Bingo Morihashi to change this event so Vergil could be featured as a young adult in the prequel game. Many of the series' characters were named after characters in Italian poet Dante Alighieri's poem Divine Comedy; Vergil was named after Virgil.
The character has been well received by video game publications, several of which praised his role as a boss, and his playable inclusion in the special editions of Devil May Cry. His redesign for Ninja Theory's reboot was the subject of praise, finding him more appealing than Dante.