Post by Sheena/Dante/Silph on Nov 25, 2006 1:19:24 GMT
Name:Dante
Age:19
Munny:300
Class:Demon-slaying mercenary
Homeworld:unknown was abandoned as a child
apperence:
personality:At first glance, Dante may appear light hearted, optimistic, cheerful and free-spirited, but in reality Eva's death deeply affected Dante. After her death, he became disillusioned and detached, having no purpose in life, no real drive or goals, and he doesn’t really care about anything. Instead, Dante lives a hedonistic lifestyle; he is a thrill seeker, living for crude pleasures, cheap thrills and the adrenaline of battle. All he really has left is his deep hatred for demons and the demonic, the things that he sees as taking his family from him. Being half demon himself, Dante's heart is heavy with self-loathing, he despises his demon side, the darkness always within him. He is ashamed and disgusted that it is part of him, and in the manga he clearly hates to access it. Dante doesn’t even defend himself against the torrent of insults Lady throws at him. He is reckless and unpredictable, bordering either on being extremely selfless or dangerously suicidal. Enzo comments sometimes he thinks Dante has a deathwish. Dante also harbours a hatred or dislike for his father (it has been theorized that he blames his father for not being there to protect them when they needed him most, or because it is Sparda's blood that makes him what he is. Dante may also believe that it was Sparda's legacy eventually caused Eva's death. She was killed as revenge for some action of Sparda, making it his fault.) and hates that he consistently finds himself “cleaning up his father's mess” and getting the blame for his father's actions from various demons that he meets. He wants to get out from under his father's shadow and stop being associated with him by every monster he meets and kills.
abilities:Most of Dante’s powers are not fully explored and the true extent of each power is generally unknown. Dante is naturally gifted with superhuman strength and speed, and he has incredible endurance stemming from his uncanny regeneration ability. Dante's wounds heal almost instantly. In fact, his flesh begins to seal as soon as it is cleaved, making it nearly impossible to dismember him. He has demonstrated this ability on several occassions. For example, when his hand had been pierced by a sword, Dante was able to pull and twist his hand around until he was holding the sword's blade, without losing any fingers. Dante's brother Vergil, who possesses the same ability, was clearly sliced in half in their final battle, and yet managed to remain whole. Dante has survived gunshots to the head and stomach, multiple stab wounds from scythe blades, being smashed into the ground by a heavy demon, being impaled by a sword (on more than one occasion), and various other acts of grievous bodily harm that would have been fatal to a human. However, Dante's ability to regenerate does not mean that he is totally invincible. He can be worn down by continuous attacks, and when he is tired and/or consistently/badly wounded, his ability to regenerate slows down significantly, leaving him easily susceptible to damage (for example, after his lengthy, tiring battle with Vergil, a single stab wound was enough to floor him). If he is exhausted and beaten, Dante can be killed by virtually anything fatal to a normal human.
Dante also has access to a selection of supernatural powers. Dante’s move list was divided into specific "styles". (This was explained as an in game representation of Dante still learning and developing his skills, but it was really in order to cope with RAM issues, and because all the moves would be difficult to put on a controller at once.) With Trickster, Dante uses his amazing speed to dash around his enemies, appearing like a blur to the naked eye and demonstrates that he can even teleport short distances from enemy to enemy. (This may just be Dante moving so fast that he appears to teleport) With Royal Guard, Dante can somehow block nearly any physical attack with his bare hands as long as he times the movement correctly. In doing this, Dante builds up power, and can “release” it again upon enemies with a flash of movement. Dante can also summon a visible force field in front of him for the RG move “ultimate”, which will block/absorb projectiles and charge Dante, giving him power/health. Considering this, and the fact that some, extremely powerful attacks can be seen to visibly smash Dante’s block as if it was glass (with sound and everything), it is very likely during Royal Guard, Dante is in fact summoning a small force field around him, or his arms/hands at least, that deflects the attacks. This gets weaker the longer it is held, which is why timing is important. It only stays solid for a very short time after Dante summons it. RG is likely a demonically charged extension of the martial arts style Aikido, which is all about redirection of energy and countering/reacting to your enemy, using their attacks against them. The first is Quicksilver, which allows him to seemingly slow time, and as such all the enemies, objects etc around him, but move at normal speed himself. In fact, Dante is moving incredibly fast. He is also untouchable by any attack that starts after he begins his QS, indicating hey may have slipped a little out of reality, and is overlapping the physical objects around him in the timeline. The second demonic power is Doppleganger, which summons a shadowy copy of Dante, composed totally of darkness, to also attack enemies.
Dante has also demonstrated plenty of acrobatic ability, (boosted of course by his superhuman stamina, speed and strength) pulling off flips and jumps with ease, as well as more OTT (Over the Top) skills such as running along walls etc It is also stated he knows Aikido (clearly this is the basis of RG, as said above) and in the opening cutscene he shows off some impressive hand to hand combat and martial arts abilities. This brings me to another interesting edge to Dantes abilities. Dante can pick up any weapon that he finds or is given, and seemingly, pretty much instantly master it. It has been suggested that this is one of Dantes powers (some kind of naturally affinity to battle that allows him to pick up and use any weapon, or some kind of natural talent to learn/master skills in a short time), others say he simply has extensive experience with a variety of combat styles, martial arts, and has trained with a variety of different weapon types, which means he can instantly adapt his fighting style to the weapons he comes across. Of course, considering Dante’s age, he would still need to have some form of natural ability or talent that allows him to learn/master skills much faster than a normal human for this explanation to work. This does suggest some kind of superhuman intelligence, although perhaps not in a strictly academic manner. Either way, Dante does indeed have a very unique and adaptive fighting style, and he often makes use of his powers and skills in very inventive ways.
Many of the powers Dante has, are not based on his own natural abilities at all, but on his equipment. Dante uses “devil arms”, weapons that either were once demons themselves, are charged with demonic powers, or contain a demon. Dante had to earn these, either by defeating the demon, or enduring a test, as generally in order to use a devil arm, you must first prove yourself worthy to the demonic presence in the weapon. Dantes demonic blood means that he cannot only wield these weapons, but he can access and channel their powers. When using them, he can be granted a selection of new skills.
Dante's signature power is, most likely, his ability to assume a demonic form (called a "devil trigger," or DT). When Dante "pulls" his "devil trigger," he is considerably more powerful. He is stronger and faster, takes much less damage, and even recovers lost health. Dante usually requires a devil arm to DT, channelling the demonic essence in the weapon through him using his demonic blood. This means that depending on the weapon he is using, the DT will look different, and have different powers, reflective of the devil arm itself. Dante has obtained a "universal" DT, and can access it without the use of devil arms. This has yet to be fully explained, although it could be assumed that this form is Dante's own DT, since it does not depend on outside influence such as a devil arm (although its abilities can be enhanced and/or altered with magical amulets). Dante can only stay in this form for a short time, as it costs him considerable demonic power, and is rather draining. Dante has what appears to be a "desperation devil trigger". When his health is dangerously low, Dante is able to assume a new demon form which closely resembles that of his father Sparda. This form is ridiculously powerful, but extremely short-lived. When Dante's DT gauge empties, he returns to normal. Dante demonstrated the ability to assume this form in the final battle of (although at that time he required the aid of the Sparda sword) as well.
weapons:Two pistols in picture
A sword called Rebellion
History:Dante is one of the twin sons of the Legendary Dark Knight Sparda, it was believed that Dante had a living model to base himself on. This is of course, only speculative and the evidence is circumstantial. After Sparda's death, Dante and Vergil were raised by their mother, Eva. Both received half of an amulet on one of their birthdays. Dante was very close to Eva, and Vergil apparently was jealous of their relationship and felt she loved Dante more than him. Then when Dante and Vergil were around 8, demons attacked their house. Eva told Dante to hide, and from his hiding spot, he saw his mother brutally murdered. The demons then reported everyone dead and when they left, Dante thought both Eva and Vergil had been killed. Vergil's real whereabouts during the attack are currently unknown. The next 10 years of Dante's life are as yet completely unexplained. It is unknown where he was, how he survived, if he went to school, and who, if anyone, raised him.
Race:Half-demon half-human
summons:none
side:neutral
Age:19
Munny:300
Class:Demon-slaying mercenary
Homeworld:unknown was abandoned as a child
apperence:
personality:At first glance, Dante may appear light hearted, optimistic, cheerful and free-spirited, but in reality Eva's death deeply affected Dante. After her death, he became disillusioned and detached, having no purpose in life, no real drive or goals, and he doesn’t really care about anything. Instead, Dante lives a hedonistic lifestyle; he is a thrill seeker, living for crude pleasures, cheap thrills and the adrenaline of battle. All he really has left is his deep hatred for demons and the demonic, the things that he sees as taking his family from him. Being half demon himself, Dante's heart is heavy with self-loathing, he despises his demon side, the darkness always within him. He is ashamed and disgusted that it is part of him, and in the manga he clearly hates to access it. Dante doesn’t even defend himself against the torrent of insults Lady throws at him. He is reckless and unpredictable, bordering either on being extremely selfless or dangerously suicidal. Enzo comments sometimes he thinks Dante has a deathwish. Dante also harbours a hatred or dislike for his father (it has been theorized that he blames his father for not being there to protect them when they needed him most, or because it is Sparda's blood that makes him what he is. Dante may also believe that it was Sparda's legacy eventually caused Eva's death. She was killed as revenge for some action of Sparda, making it his fault.) and hates that he consistently finds himself “cleaning up his father's mess” and getting the blame for his father's actions from various demons that he meets. He wants to get out from under his father's shadow and stop being associated with him by every monster he meets and kills.
abilities:Most of Dante’s powers are not fully explored and the true extent of each power is generally unknown. Dante is naturally gifted with superhuman strength and speed, and he has incredible endurance stemming from his uncanny regeneration ability. Dante's wounds heal almost instantly. In fact, his flesh begins to seal as soon as it is cleaved, making it nearly impossible to dismember him. He has demonstrated this ability on several occassions. For example, when his hand had been pierced by a sword, Dante was able to pull and twist his hand around until he was holding the sword's blade, without losing any fingers. Dante's brother Vergil, who possesses the same ability, was clearly sliced in half in their final battle, and yet managed to remain whole. Dante has survived gunshots to the head and stomach, multiple stab wounds from scythe blades, being smashed into the ground by a heavy demon, being impaled by a sword (on more than one occasion), and various other acts of grievous bodily harm that would have been fatal to a human. However, Dante's ability to regenerate does not mean that he is totally invincible. He can be worn down by continuous attacks, and when he is tired and/or consistently/badly wounded, his ability to regenerate slows down significantly, leaving him easily susceptible to damage (for example, after his lengthy, tiring battle with Vergil, a single stab wound was enough to floor him). If he is exhausted and beaten, Dante can be killed by virtually anything fatal to a normal human.
Dante also has access to a selection of supernatural powers. Dante’s move list was divided into specific "styles". (This was explained as an in game representation of Dante still learning and developing his skills, but it was really in order to cope with RAM issues, and because all the moves would be difficult to put on a controller at once.) With Trickster, Dante uses his amazing speed to dash around his enemies, appearing like a blur to the naked eye and demonstrates that he can even teleport short distances from enemy to enemy. (This may just be Dante moving so fast that he appears to teleport) With Royal Guard, Dante can somehow block nearly any physical attack with his bare hands as long as he times the movement correctly. In doing this, Dante builds up power, and can “release” it again upon enemies with a flash of movement. Dante can also summon a visible force field in front of him for the RG move “ultimate”, which will block/absorb projectiles and charge Dante, giving him power/health. Considering this, and the fact that some, extremely powerful attacks can be seen to visibly smash Dante’s block as if it was glass (with sound and everything), it is very likely during Royal Guard, Dante is in fact summoning a small force field around him, or his arms/hands at least, that deflects the attacks. This gets weaker the longer it is held, which is why timing is important. It only stays solid for a very short time after Dante summons it. RG is likely a demonically charged extension of the martial arts style Aikido, which is all about redirection of energy and countering/reacting to your enemy, using their attacks against them. The first is Quicksilver, which allows him to seemingly slow time, and as such all the enemies, objects etc around him, but move at normal speed himself. In fact, Dante is moving incredibly fast. He is also untouchable by any attack that starts after he begins his QS, indicating hey may have slipped a little out of reality, and is overlapping the physical objects around him in the timeline. The second demonic power is Doppleganger, which summons a shadowy copy of Dante, composed totally of darkness, to also attack enemies.
Dante has also demonstrated plenty of acrobatic ability, (boosted of course by his superhuman stamina, speed and strength) pulling off flips and jumps with ease, as well as more OTT (Over the Top) skills such as running along walls etc It is also stated he knows Aikido (clearly this is the basis of RG, as said above) and in the opening cutscene he shows off some impressive hand to hand combat and martial arts abilities. This brings me to another interesting edge to Dantes abilities. Dante can pick up any weapon that he finds or is given, and seemingly, pretty much instantly master it. It has been suggested that this is one of Dantes powers (some kind of naturally affinity to battle that allows him to pick up and use any weapon, or some kind of natural talent to learn/master skills in a short time), others say he simply has extensive experience with a variety of combat styles, martial arts, and has trained with a variety of different weapon types, which means he can instantly adapt his fighting style to the weapons he comes across. Of course, considering Dante’s age, he would still need to have some form of natural ability or talent that allows him to learn/master skills much faster than a normal human for this explanation to work. This does suggest some kind of superhuman intelligence, although perhaps not in a strictly academic manner. Either way, Dante does indeed have a very unique and adaptive fighting style, and he often makes use of his powers and skills in very inventive ways.
Many of the powers Dante has, are not based on his own natural abilities at all, but on his equipment. Dante uses “devil arms”, weapons that either were once demons themselves, are charged with demonic powers, or contain a demon. Dante had to earn these, either by defeating the demon, or enduring a test, as generally in order to use a devil arm, you must first prove yourself worthy to the demonic presence in the weapon. Dantes demonic blood means that he cannot only wield these weapons, but he can access and channel their powers. When using them, he can be granted a selection of new skills.
Dante's signature power is, most likely, his ability to assume a demonic form (called a "devil trigger," or DT). When Dante "pulls" his "devil trigger," he is considerably more powerful. He is stronger and faster, takes much less damage, and even recovers lost health. Dante usually requires a devil arm to DT, channelling the demonic essence in the weapon through him using his demonic blood. This means that depending on the weapon he is using, the DT will look different, and have different powers, reflective of the devil arm itself. Dante has obtained a "universal" DT, and can access it without the use of devil arms. This has yet to be fully explained, although it could be assumed that this form is Dante's own DT, since it does not depend on outside influence such as a devil arm (although its abilities can be enhanced and/or altered with magical amulets). Dante can only stay in this form for a short time, as it costs him considerable demonic power, and is rather draining. Dante has what appears to be a "desperation devil trigger". When his health is dangerously low, Dante is able to assume a new demon form which closely resembles that of his father Sparda. This form is ridiculously powerful, but extremely short-lived. When Dante's DT gauge empties, he returns to normal. Dante demonstrated the ability to assume this form in the final battle of (although at that time he required the aid of the Sparda sword) as well.
weapons:Two pistols in picture
A sword called Rebellion
History:Dante is one of the twin sons of the Legendary Dark Knight Sparda, it was believed that Dante had a living model to base himself on. This is of course, only speculative and the evidence is circumstantial. After Sparda's death, Dante and Vergil were raised by their mother, Eva. Both received half of an amulet on one of their birthdays. Dante was very close to Eva, and Vergil apparently was jealous of their relationship and felt she loved Dante more than him. Then when Dante and Vergil were around 8, demons attacked their house. Eva told Dante to hide, and from his hiding spot, he saw his mother brutally murdered. The demons then reported everyone dead and when they left, Dante thought both Eva and Vergil had been killed. Vergil's real whereabouts during the attack are currently unknown. The next 10 years of Dante's life are as yet completely unexplained. It is unknown where he was, how he survived, if he went to school, and who, if anyone, raised him.
Race:Half-demon half-human
summons:none
side:neutral