theres a pattern, every 2 dmcs dante isnt the main character

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What are you talking about? Dante's always been the main character!

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i meant it's more lucias story than dantes in dmc2 n in 4 it seems it will be more about nero than dante heh

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Well, I see it  like this, capcom likes to throw new ideas out to see how the public will respond. onimusha had Jubei as the main character in Onimusha 2 and Soki as the main character in DoD. In streetfighter, in no 2 series (alpha and II excluded) has capcom kept more than 10 of the same characters. Megaman they got rid of x and added axel in 7. Resident Evil need i say more there. Way of the Samurai is a new character in both games. now DMC is going to follw that same path, but it does seem to be every 2 games excluding SF and MM. I'm not sure that that is the correct direction to take with DMC introducing totally a totally new character as the main character. I think it will/would be cool if capcom does decide to do DMC dance of sparda on Psp where you can play through sparda's story, but in the end all we can do is trust and complain and compliment, but there is not 2 much more that we can do. I hope that I am wrong about this game being bad. I liked 3 the best honestly, but I think that 1 was the most original, the bosses, the deaths, the moves, the style system, dt, all of which had never been done before. but I liked the pace of DMC 3 better. I think 4 has the potential to reestalish that, but it has quite a job 2 do without Dante holding it's back

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I'm staying away from this thread.

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yea i heard this too.. i was dissapointed and thought the game just woouldnt be fun without dante ... y'now.

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The only reason I come back to this thread is to hopefully find some good info, like Nero's not the MAIN main character, or that both Dante and Nero are holdin' onto the title of Main Character. All I seem to find is speculation, disputes and more bloody crap, DMC-2-like info! It's really startin' to get at me!

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I think nero has a higher possibility of bein vergil or nelo angelo.

Capcom could have gone for a new name and not jus change one letter of an already existing character and introduce him as a new character. And there was also a post that said there is no 'ra' syllable in japanese.so if it is nelo and the character already exists ,it has to be nelo angelo.Atleast that is wat i am guessin until now.

 He does not have a devil trigger but can use his right arm to surpass his human side. And nelo angelo was not in a devil trigger but was in an armour.so why cant nero be nelo angelo?

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halfdemon:

I think nero has a higher possibility of bein vergil or nelo angelo.

Capcom could have gone for a new name and not jus change one letter of an already existing character and introduce him as a new character. And there was also a post that said there is no 'ra' syllable in japanese.so if it is nelo and the character already exists ,it has to be nelo angelo.Atleast that is wat i am guessin until now.

 He does not have a devil trigger but can use his right arm to surpass his human side. And nelo angelo was not in a devil trigger but was in an armour.so why cant nero be nelo angelo?

i agree with you that there is a possibility that nero is nelo after all, but then again there are a lot of reasons to support either way- check out the new dmc4 information thread by dexterxs- here is a copy from there giving the possibilities which indicate the opposite:Nero =/= Vergil

The concept art released shortly before TGS 05 featured a much younger white haired character who was marked “New male character” who definitely appears to be Nero.

In DMC4, Dante and Nero look similar, but are not identical. Since Vergil and Dante are identical twins, some claim this is undeniable proof that Nero is not Vergil. However, Nero is much younger than Dante in DMC4, the difference in facial appearance may be due to the age difference. After all, DMC3 Dante is not quite identical to DMC1 Dante.

Some say the obvious age difference is proof (however supporters of the Nelo=Vergil theory point out the de-aging may have been a side affect of his time or defeat as Nelo)

It has been stated Nero doesn’t know who Dante is. (again however, this could just mean he is suffering from amnesia which could be a side affect of his time or defeat as Nelo)

Nero uses firearms, and has been seen to use guns, something the Vergil we know would never do, as it is a breach if his personal beliefs. (however, if he was suffering from such severe amnesia, Vergil wouldn’t even be aware of these beliefs)

Recent descriptions of Neros powers imply he is simply a human with supernatural power residing within him. For example, he relies on his magical sword to “surpass human limits”. Nero is also unable to “DT”.

Nero is apparently left handed, whereas Vergil is right handed. This may however be due to the fact his fight arm is demonic so he doesn’t use it to hold his other weapons, leaving it free for his arm related powers.

Capcom is seemingly promoting Nero as a “new” character. (but many argue this is just a smokescreen, setting us up for a huge twist at a later date.)
anyonewho visits this thread should also go to the dmc4 information thread- all the confirmed information untill now is there, including pics :D

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halfdemon:

I think nero has a higher possibility of bein vergil or nelo angelo.

Capcom could have gone for a new name and not jus change one letter of an already existing character and introduce him as a new character. And there was also a post that said there is no 'ra' syllable in japanese.so if it is nelo and the character already exists ,it has to be nelo angelo.Atleast that is wat i am guessin until now.

 He does not have a devil trigger but can use his right arm to surpass his human side. And nelo angelo was not in a devil trigger but was in an armour.so why cant nero be nelo angelo?

i agree with you that there is a possibility that nero is nelo after all, but then again there are a lot of reasons to support either way- check out the new dmc4 information thread by dexterxs- here is a copy from there giving the possibilities which indicate the opposite:Nero =/= Vergil

The concept art released shortly before TGS 05 featured a much younger white haired character who was marked “New male character” who definitely appears to be Nero.

In DMC4, Dante and Nero look similar, but are not identical. Since Vergil and Dante are identical twins, some claim this is undeniable proof that Nero is not Vergil. However, Nero is much younger than Dante in DMC4, the difference in facial appearance may be due to the age difference. After all, DMC3 Dante is not quite identical to DMC1 Dante.

Some say the obvious age difference is proof (however supporters of the Nelo=Vergil theory point out the de-aging may have been a side affect of his time or defeat as Nelo)

It has been stated Nero doesn’t know who Dante is. (again however, this could just mean he is suffering from amnesia which could be a side affect of his time or defeat as Nelo)

Nero uses firearms, and has been seen to use guns, something the Vergil we know would never do, as it is a breach if his personal beliefs. (however, if he was suffering from such severe amnesia, Vergil wouldn’t even be aware of these beliefs)

Recent descriptions of Neros powers imply he is simply a human with supernatural power residing within him. For example, he relies on his magical sword to “surpass human limits”. Nero is also unable to “DT”.

Nero is apparently left handed, whereas Vergil is right handed. This may however be due to the fact his fight arm is demonic so he doesn’t use it to hold his other weapons, leaving it free for his arm related powers.

Capcom is seemingly promoting Nero as a “new” character. (but many argue this is just a smokescreen, setting us up for a huge twist at a later date.)
anyonewho visits this thread should also go to the dmc4 information thread- all the confirmed information untill now is there, including pics :D

 

I read the whole thing.That is why i expect nero to be nelo angelo.There is very little chance that nero cant be vergil.

Theory supporting nero not being vergil based on the looks is not very precise.He has blue shades and his sword's followthrough is blue and somewat purple in some scans.Blue is a trademark colour of vergil as red is to dante.Though he has a red coat he sports a blue jacket *or somethin*  on him.

Names in Devil may cry 3 are unique and they are not jus names but have a reason behind them.

agni=fire and rudra=wind in sanskrit.
nelo=black and angelo=angel in italian.
and i also read that dante and vergil are both the names of characters in a french play or book.It is not like dante is from some other context and vergil is from some other context.
The reason i like Devil may cry 3 is that there is more to everythin in the game than i see in them.
That is why this nero does not make sense to me.

 

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If I am not mistaken, Nero was some famous Greek emperor guy. If that is so, that they are using names of medievel characters, then to me it should make sence of the name. Plus, I think I already made a pretty good comment on this, where I said that Nero could be a cloned or reborn Vergil, but with changed interests.

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"If eyes really tell stories, then I'll advise you to grab a chair, some popcorn and sit down, because this will be one wild story!" - Line by my DMC fanfic character Trenton.

Trenton:

If I am not mistaken, Nero was some famous Greek emperor guy. If that is so, that they are using names of medievel characters, then to me it should make sence of the name. Plus, I think I already made a pretty good comment on this, where I said that Nero could be a cloned or reborn Vergil, but with changed interests.

well, i'm greek and i don't know any greek-emperor-nero-guy... i think. if u have more info tell it to me so i'll be sure.

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well, I noe that DMC is loosely based off of some poem/story. Nevan, Beowulf Dante, Vergil, Agni, Rudra, Cerberus, and everyone basically appeared in that story. but I dun noe nething about ne 1 named nero. I believe that they are just broadening their horizons because they could not come up with anything new for Dante, or maybe they just wanted this nero guy. I do not believe that Nero is Vergil, but who noes, we'll hav 2 find out l8r, but as for this other stuff, Vergil is very different from Nero from what I hav seen, but we will just have to be a little more patient until more info is released and the game is released probably some time next year or in 2008. In the meantime, I will be beating Dirge Of Cerberus and having a lot of fun playing the hell out of DMC 1 and 3

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I beleive you mean the Divine Comedy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy

A few of the characters in DMC are named after characters in the Divine Comedy, Dante, Vergil (spelt Virgil in the poem), Beatrice (Trish) Lucia, Cerberus is also featured, but the characters do not resemble each other in terms of personality or even story relevance. Nevan, Beowulf, Agni, Rudra etc are not from the Comedy, but you will find that all the names in DMC are based on some kind of mythological or etymological referencing. Overall, I don't think it's important to this discussion.

As for "Nero", Nero Angelo means "black angel" in italian, that is where the DMC characters name comes from. The other, greek Nero, is this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero but, he doesn't have a connection here, I am 99% sure on that.

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thnx for clearing that up, but i have a question for you and lobuk, where and how do you guys get your info?

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