|[[Dante (DmC: Devil May Cry)|DmC: Devil May Cry]] - [[Dante (Shin Megami Tensei)|Shin Megami Tensei]] - [[Dante (Marvel vs. Capcom)|Marvel vs. Capcom]] - [[Dante (Project X Zone)|Project X Zone]]
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==Statistics==
==General Information==
'''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''1-C'''
'''Name:''' Dante
'''Name:''' Dante
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'''Age:''' Mid-30s (Nocturne's version of Dante is based off his ''Devil May Cry 2'' self)
'''Age:''' Mid-30s (Nocturne's version of Dante is based off his ''Devil May Cry 2'' self)
'''Classification:''' Half Human/Half Demon, Son of Sparda, Demon/Bounty Hunter, Devil Hunter, Party Member
'''Classification:''' Son of Sparda, Devil Hunter, Party Member
'''Species:''' Half Human/Half Demon
'''Occupation:''' Demon/Bounty Hunter
'''[[Status]]:''' '''Alive'''
'''[[Alignment]]:''' Possibly '''Chaotic Good''' (While Dante is a bounty hunter, he hunts mainly demons, and moreso evil kinds of demons. When he realized [[Demi-fiend]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7v3jeoTrfg&t=648s wasn't this kind of demon he refused to carry out] Lucifer's plan)
'''[[Alignment]]:''' Possibly '''Chaotic Good''' (While Dante is a bounty hunter, he hunts mainly demons, and moreso evil kinds of demons. When he realized [[Demi-fiend]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7v3jeoTrfg&t=648s wasn't this kind of demon he refused to carry out] Lucifer's plan)
==Codex Statistics==
'''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''Unknown-A'''
'''[[Cardinality]]:''' '''Unknown'''
'''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D''' in his physical form, '''Devoid''' in his true state of existence ([https://youtu.be/4haQ5T9DoWk?list=PLDwjEcGRHRZ7pABsyzZ6bOKGshMroT93E&t=881 Demons embody the phenomena and beliefs of humans, with their physical forms only being created due to humanity's observation locking them into these forms], [https://youtu.be/mU1bTqbGlDg?t=364 and their true forms existing as the phenomena and beliefs they reside in]. [https://youtu.be/4haQ5T9DoWk?list=PLDwjEcGRHRZ7pABsyzZ6bOKGshMroT93E&t=881 Demons only have "forms" due to the observation of humanity] [https://youtu.be/CF9IHP0s0B4?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=1053 with even some demons being in the lowest form of humanity's observation making them unseeable without help], the "true forms" of demons are in truth [https://youtu.be/6064HUSmlT8?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=1150 without the concept of form], without observation [https://youtu.be/i1YhCwcb3GM?t=1155 they are not certain nor stable], [https://youtu.be/i1YhCwcb3GM?t=1155 are a phenomena without an answer] [https://youtu.be/i1YhCwcb3GM?t=1194 and are unbound by concepts such as truth] [https://youtu.be/defQEm2-A3g?t=1433 completely unshaped by reality]. [https://youtu.be/spraSlJLBXc?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=525 Demons under their observation forms embody concepts such as infinity] which they are free from in their true forms)
'''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D''' in his physical form, '''Devoid''' in his true state of existence ([https://youtu.be/4haQ5T9DoWk?list=PLDwjEcGRHRZ7pABsyzZ6bOKGshMroT93E&t=881 Demons embody the phenomena and beliefs of humans, with their physical forms only being created due to humanity's observation locking them into these forms], [https://youtu.be/mU1bTqbGlDg?t=364 and their true forms existing as the phenomena and beliefs they reside in]. [https://youtu.be/4haQ5T9DoWk?list=PLDwjEcGRHRZ7pABsyzZ6bOKGshMroT93E&t=881 Demons only have "forms" due to the observation of humanity] [https://youtu.be/CF9IHP0s0B4?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=1053 with even some demons being in the lowest form of humanity's observation making them unseeable without help], the "true forms" of demons are in truth [https://youtu.be/6064HUSmlT8?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=1150 without the concept of form], without observation [https://youtu.be/i1YhCwcb3GM?t=1155 they are not certain nor stable], [https://youtu.be/i1YhCwcb3GM?t=1155 are a phenomena without an answer] [https://youtu.be/i1YhCwcb3GM?t=1194 and are unbound by concepts such as truth] [https://youtu.be/defQEm2-A3g?t=1433 completely unshaped by reality]. [https://youtu.be/spraSlJLBXc?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=525 Demons under their observation forms embody concepts such as infinity] which they are free from in their true forms)
'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Simple Hierarchal Multiverse level''' ([https://youtu.be/PZ7fT0Xtb_4?t=262 Can harm a late game] [[Demi-fiend]], [https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=648 and ultimately defeated him while holding back]. [https://youtu.be/9MH0siqU5cA?t=55 Can fight, harm, and ultimately defeat] [[Kagutsuchi (Shin Megami Tensei)|Kagutsuchi]], who [https://youtu.be/c_t3wbCKCho created and sustains the Vortex world], which was resulted from him [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Miroku_Scripture erasing the past, present and future of the universe], in order to construct the Vortex World in its foundations. [https://youtu.be/i7jFy187Fvk?t=1843 Exists as the light that encompasses] [https://youtu.be/i7jFy187Fvk?t=987 and administers all of creation within the Amala universe that is said to contain countless worlds] [https://youtu.be/i7jFy187Fvk?t=1804 along with being the source to creation] [https://youtu.be/cJ834NlLbgg?t=1411 with his defeat causing the destruction of the Amala universe]. [https://imgur.com/a/isoUifN Merged the Demon World and the Divine World into the remnants of the human realm to create the Vortex World]; the Demon World, best known as the Expanse, [https://youtu.be/8kNv01GNrpE?t=104 is a higher plane of existence that transcends past, present, and future] [https://youtu.be/defQEm2-A3g?t=98 of the multiverse]. Capable of empowering the Reason Gods, among which is Ahriman, in order to allow them to reshape the foundation of the Vortex World and birth a new reality)
'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Unknown: Cosmic level''' ([https://youtu.be/PZ7fT0Xtb_4?t=262 Can harm a late game] [[Demi-fiend]], [https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=648 and ultimately defeated him while holding back]. [https://youtu.be/9MH0siqU5cA?t=55 Can fight, harm, and ultimately defeat] [[Kagutsuchi (Shin Megami Tensei)|Kagutsuchi]], who [https://youtu.be/c_t3wbCKCho created and sustains the Vortex world], which resulted from him [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Miroku_Scripture erasing the past, present and future of the universe], in order to construct the Vortex World in its foundations. [https://youtu.be/i7jFy187Fvk?t=1843 Exists as the light that encompasses] [https://youtu.be/i7jFy187Fvk?t=987 and administers all of creation within the Amala universe] [https://youtu.be/i7jFy187Fvk?t=1804 along with being the source to creation] [https://youtu.be/cJ834NlLbgg?t=1411 with his defeat causing the destruction of the Amala universe]. [https://imgur.com/a/isoUifN Merged the Demon World and the Divine World into the remnants of the human realm to create the Vortex World]. Capable of empowering the Reason Gods, among which is Ahriman, in order to allow them to reshape the foundation of the Vortex World and birth a new reality)
'''[[Durability]]:''' '''Simple Hierarchal Multiverse level''' (Took several hits from Demi-fiend and his demons, noting several times during the fight that it was "time to get serious" inferring that prior he was holding back casually. The only one out of Demi-fiend's entire party that isn't harmed from jumping off the Mantra Headquarter's top floor)
'''[[Durability]]:''' '''Unknown: Cosmic level''' (Took several hits from Demi-fiend and his demons, noting several times during the fight that it was "time to get serious" inferring that prior he was holding back casually. The only one out of Demi-fiend's entire party that isn't harmed from jumping off the Mantra Headquarter's top floor)
'''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Superhuman''' (Can keep up with Demi-fiend who can keep up with [[Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV]], [https://youtu.be/6kZe5SJmepY?t=38 who is shown in the intro to outrun] [[Gouto-Douji]] at full speed. Traveled across large sessions of the town on foot in under a day)
'''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Superhuman''' (Can keep up with Demi-fiend who can keep up with [[Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV]], [https://youtu.be/6kZe5SJmepY?t=38 who is shown in the intro to outrun] [[Gouto-Douji]] at full speed. Traveled across large sessions of the town on foot in under a day)
'''[[Speed|Combat Speed]]:''' '''Extra-Temporal''' (Can tag [[Demi-fiend]], [https://youtu.be/B3_OsqKXf1k?t=207 who can move in a void without time or space]. [https://youtu.be/ZKMbpo8GfPk Can tag demons] [https://youtu.be/wPbwO_83Vv0?t=146 who are natural residents of] The Expanse, [https://youtu.be/8kNv01GNrpE?t=104 a place that transcends the past, present, and future] [https://youtu.be/defQEm2-A3g?t=98 of the multiverse])
'''[[Speed|Attack Speed]]:''' '''Unknown: Undefinable''' ([https://youtu.be/ZKMbpo8GfPk Can tag demons] [https://youtu.be/wPbwO_83Vv0?t=146 who are natural residents of] The Expanse, [https://youtu.be/8kNv01GNrpE?t=104 a place that transcends the past, present, and future] [https://youtu.be/defQEm2-A3g?t=98 of the multiverse]. Due to this, they do not apply by the speed formula and can appear anywhere they want in most cases)
'''[[Stamina]]:''' '''Limitless''' ([https://youtu.be/spraSlJLBXc?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=194 Demons are noted to have infinite and endless powers unlike humans who are restricted with their limited powers] by Ouroboros [https://youtu.be/spraSlJLBXc?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=404 the embodiment] [https://youtu.be/spraSlJLBXc?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=525 of infinity]. Due to their innate physiologies, demons naturally do not need to breathe, eat, or sleep. [https://youtu.be/l4vtvHB2CiM?t=56 Demons such as King Frost can passively produce magic for years upon years] [https://youtu.be/WSOD6232l_Y?t=78 even while fighting enemies] without tiring)
'''[[Stamina]]:''' '''Limitless''' ([https://youtu.be/spraSlJLBXc?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=194 Demons are noted to have infinite and endless powers unlike humans who are restricted with their limited powers] by Ouroboros [https://youtu.be/spraSlJLBXc?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=404 the embodiment] [https://youtu.be/spraSlJLBXc?list=PLAV-xzjVBR0UtRCaE75gwmT465Rq_PTQ0&t=525 of infinity]. Due to their innate physiologies, demons naturally do not need to breathe, eat, or sleep. [https://youtu.be/l4vtvHB2CiM?t=56 Demons such as King Frost can passively produce magic for years upon years] [https://youtu.be/WSOD6232l_Y?t=78 even while fighting enemies] without tiring)
'''[[Range]]:''' '''Standard Melee Range''', '''Extended Melee Range''' with Sword, '''Hundreds of Meters''' with Guns, '''Cross-Dimensional''' ([https://imgur.com/a/lqQRrE8 Demons passively create adecoherence field, that is essentially a special dimension of quantum fluctuation that they exist in, where humans cannot see them], and can attack from there. [https://youtu.be/KYU8J4N80Lw?t=6825 Demons can also create mirage realms], [https://youtu.be/KYU8J4N80Lw?t=7150 that shroud an entire area in mist], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5FV51PZ1ds&t=1802s with them being able to attack from inside said illusion without being capable of being attacked back], [https://youtu.be/p5FV51PZ1ds?t=2248 requiring the user to go inside of their illusion to fight them])
'''[[Range]]:''' '''Standard Melee Range''', '''Extended Melee Range''' with Sword, '''Hundreds of Meters''' with Guns, '''Cross-Dimensional''' ([https://imgur.com/a/lqQRrE8 Demons passively create a decoherence field, that is essentially a special dimension of quantum fluctuation that they exist in, where humans cannot see them], and can attack from there. [https://youtu.be/KYU8J4N80Lw?t=6825 Demons can also create mirage realms], [https://youtu.be/KYU8J4N80Lw?t=7150 that shroud an entire area in mist], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5FV51PZ1ds&t=1802s with them being able to attack from inside said illusion without being capable of being attacked back], [https://youtu.be/p5FV51PZ1ds?t=2248 requiring the user to go inside of their illusion to fight them])
'''[[Intelligence]]:''' '''Genius''' (Dante is an incredibly skilled demon hunter, to the point that even a massively stronger Demi-fiend [https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=648 could not defeat him])
'''[[Intelligence]]:''' '''Genius''' (Dante is an incredibly skilled demon hunter, to the point that even a massively stronger Demi-fiend [https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=648 could not defeat him])
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===[[Hax|Powers and Abilities]]===
==[[Powers and Techniques]]==
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'''[[Weapon Mastery]]''' ([https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=647 Outskilled Demi-fiend with his sword], [https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=299 can fire at all angles and can still hit his targets with his gun]), Passive '''[[Statistics Amplification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=260 With Son's Oath, passively adds pierce damage to all attacks and increase attack by 50%]), '''[[Power Nullification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=384 With Holy Star, negates all stat debuffs]), '''[[Electricity Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=452 With rebellion, has electricity within his sword]), '''[[Air Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=496 With whirlwind, a force attack that causes a massive whirlwind on all enemies]), '''[[Status Effect Inducement]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=47 Can cause paralysis on his foes]), '''[[Statistics Reduction]]''' & '''[[Empathic Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=93 With Provoke, drastically decreases one's defense and causes rage]), '''[[Resistance Negation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=120 His attacks can deal pierce damage] [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Pierce#Effect pierce allows the user's physical attacks to bypass all resistances, except for Repel]), '''[[Explosion Manipulation]]''', '''[[Resistance Manipulation]]''', '''[[Power Nullification]]''', & '''[[Law Manipulation|Law Negation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=160 With Stinger], [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Summonable_Ally a medium physical almighty damage attack]. [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Almighty_Skills?so=search Almighty damage is] done to all foes by [https://youtu.be/OzSx4S5XF58?t=26 producing a large explosion]. Modes such as [https://youtu.be/HmtYGEqWToQ?list=PLRPbxipKUZWWrTlWxEL82l7MigAG7oBfe&t=2683 Berserk Mode from] ''Digital Devil Saga 2'' [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Berserk_Mode?so=search gives all of their attacks almighty effect], [https://youtu.be/HmtYGEqWToQ?list=PLRPbxipKUZWWrTlWxEL82l7MigAG7oBfe&t=2688 where it bypasses all resistances].Almighty skills bypasses all '''[[Forcefield Creation|barriers]]''' and '''[[Attack Reflection|reflectors]]''', '''[[Invulnerability|invulnerability]]''', and '''[[Resistance|resistances]]''', as putting up barriers to reflect, void, resist, etcetera do not affect almighty attacks. Almighty attacks can even work in and affect reason bearers, [https://youtu.be/sQqsP_6X990?t=170 who can change the very laws of battle to make attacks not allowed in reality] [https://youtu.be/UFPGSQrz8zA?t=74 which if they are done then the character is sent straight to hell], showing almighty attacks are beyond even the laws of the universe), '''[[Negation|Evasion Negation]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Bullet_Time With Bullet Time, an undodgeable attack]).
'''[[Weapon Mastery]]''' ([https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=647 Outskilled Demi-fiend with his sword], [https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=299 can fire at all angles and can still hit his targets with his gun]), '''[[Intimidation]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Summonable_Ally With the ability intimidate, urges an indecisive demon to accept the deal]), '''[[Electricity Manipulation]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Summonable_Ally With Roundtrip, deals heavy electric damage and 15% shock to all foes]), Passive '''[[Statistics Amplification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=260 With Son's Oath, passively adds pierce damage to all attacks and increase attack by 50%]), '''[[Power Nullification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=384 With Holy Star, negates all stat debuffs]), '''[[Electricity Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=452 With rebellion, has electricity within his sword]), '''[[Air Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/-7v3jeoTrfg?t=496 With whirlwind, a force attack that causes a massive whirlwind on all enemies]), '''[[Status Effect Inducement]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=47 Can cause paralysis on his foes]), '''[[Statistics Reduction]]''' & '''[[Empathic Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=93 With Provoke, drastically decreases one's defense and causes rage]), '''[[Restoration]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Summonable_Ally With Provoke, restores some of Dante's magic]), '''[[Resistance Negation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=120 His attacks can deal pierce damage] [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Pierce#Effect pierce allows the user's physical attacks to bypass all resistances, except for Repel]), '''[[One Hit KO]]''', '''[[Explosion Manipulation]]''', '''[[Resistance Manipulation]]''', '''[[Power Nullification]]''', & '''[[Law Manipulation|Law Negation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=160 With Stinger], [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Summonable_Ally a medium physical almighty damage attack]. [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Almighty_Skills?so=search Almighty damage is] done to all foes by [https://youtu.be/OzSx4S5XF58?t=26 producing a large explosion]. Modes such as [https://youtu.be/HmtYGEqWToQ?list=PLRPbxipKUZWWrTlWxEL82l7MigAG7oBfe&t=2683 Berserk Mode from] ''Digital Devil Saga 2'' [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Berserk_Mode?so=search gives all of their attacks almighty effect], [https://youtu.be/HmtYGEqWToQ?list=PLRPbxipKUZWWrTlWxEL82l7MigAG7oBfe&t=2688 where it bypasses all resistances].Almighty skills bypasses all '''[[Forcefield Creation|barriers]]''' and '''[[Attack Reflection|reflectors]]''', '''[[Invulnerability|invulnerability]]''', and '''[[Resistance|resistances]]''', as putting up barriers to reflect, void, resist, etcetera do not affect almighty attacks. Almighty attacks can even work in and affect reason bearers, [https://youtu.be/sQqsP_6X990?t=170 who can change the very laws of battle to make attacks not allowed in reality] [https://youtu.be/UFPGSQrz8zA?t=74 which if they are done then the character is sent straight to hell], showing almighty attacks are beyond even the laws of the universe), '''[[Negation|Evasion Negation]]''' & '''[[Status Effect Inducement]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Bullet_Time With Bullet Time, an undodgeable attack, and causes a chance of panic]).
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'''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics|Physical Attacks]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Has an innate resistance to physical attacks]), '''[[Magic]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Has an innate resistance to magic]), '''[[One Hit KO]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=105 With Never Yield, will survive any attack with 1 HP left]), '''[[Light Manipulation]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Completely voids light elemental skills]), '''[[Death Manipulation]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Completely voids death based skills]), '''[[Status Effect Inducement]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Completely voids status ailment based skills])
'''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics|Physical Attacks]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Has an innate resistance to physical attacks]), '''[[Magic]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Has an innate resistance to magic]), '''[[One Hit KO]]''' ([https://youtu.be/aHueuTh0oM4?t=105 With Never Yield, will survive any attack with 1 HP left]), '''[[Light Manipulation]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Completely voids light elemental skills]), '''[[Death Manipulation]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Completely voids death based skills]), '''[[Status Effect Inducement]]''' ([https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Dante#Boss Completely voids status ailment based skills])
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==[[Equipment]]==
===[[Standard Equipment]]===
His sword & his guns
His sword & his guns
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===Notable Techniques===
==Notable Techniques==
*'''E & I:''' Small physical damage to one foe. Hits four times.
*'''E & I:''' Small physical damage to one foe. Hits four times.
*'''Rebellion:''' Medium physical damage to one foe. High critical rate.
*'''Rebellion:''' Medium physical damage to one foe. High critical rate.
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*'''Showtime:''' Heavy almighty damage to all foes.
*'''Showtime:''' Heavy almighty damage to all foes.
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===Other===
==Other==
'''Standard Tactics:''' Dante will usually use attacks such as bullet time, rebellion, and holy star to negate debuffs. When he gets serious he starts spamming whirlwind, stinger, and showtime.
'''Standard Tactics:''' Dante will usually use attacks such as bullet time, rebellion, and holy star to negate debuffs. When he gets serious he starts spamming whirlwind, stinger, and showtime.
This dropdown contains the synopsis of Dante’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!
Dante is one of several new additions to the Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax re-release. In the later Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Chronicles re-release, Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV from Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon replaces Dante as the recruitable character. In the HD Remaster editions Raidou is the default, but the player has the option to have Dante reprise his role with the purchase of the Maniax Pack DLC.
Dante is first mentioned in pre-Conception Tokyo, where he is described by a passerby as a "strange foreigner wearing a red cloak and carrying a big sword." After the Conception, he survives, and his role of being a demon slayer comes into light. Dante makes his first formal appearance after the Demi-fiend escapes the Shinjuku Medical Center, where he observes how different Tokyo looks from what he originally heard (according to him, the current state of Tokyo doesn't look like a place where one would get sushi).
He would later show up in Ikebukuro, territory of the Mantra demons. After the Demi-fiend prevails in the Mantra's court of strength, the Candelabrum of Sovereignty starts to flicker wildly. Noticing the change, the Demi-fiend soon sees Dante, who leaps down from the highest level of the tower and suddenly forces him into battle.
After a brief exchange, Dante loses the drive to fight for the moment and takes an interest towards the Demi-fiend, as the latter doesn't seem to be like any demon he has encountered before. Dante reveals that he was hired by an "old man" to hunt down some demons, including the Demi-fiend. He also holds a Candelabrum in his possession, but was never told what it was for. Dante then proceeds to tell the Demi-fiend to keep himself alive, as the former would like to experience the thrill of the hunt again when he becomes stronger.
Dante slowly became suspicious of his employer's motives, and begins investigating the Labyrinth of Amala on his own. Upon venturing to the Third Kalpa, the Demi-fiend will encounter Dante once again, and the latter attempts to convince him to turn back. If he says no, Dante will begin to chase and attack him throughout the Kalpa, playing a practical cat-and-mouse game where he resets door switches and guards exits for the next two levels. If he catches the Demi-fiend, Dante will attack him or his minions, then retreat. The Demi-fiend would then find himself back at the entrance hall, where Dante will taunt him from afar. He would then engage him in another battle should the latter slip through his fingers. Following a final encounter, Dante launches one last attack but intentionally avoids stabbing the Demi-fiend, instead impaling the adjacent wall. After explaining his reasons for doing so, Dante hands over the Candelabrum in his possession, dismissing it as "nothing but junk." He would then go on ahead to resume investigating the Labyrinth of Amala.
Upon the Demi-fiend's entry to the Fifth Kalpa, Dante will be waiting within and would begin explaining the details he gathered about the old man's actual intentions. He would then offer his services to the Demi-fiend, as he no longer feels like continuing to perform the dubious tasks asked of him by his former employer. If he decides to hire Dante, the latter would flip the same double headed coin from Devil May Cry 2. Should the Demi-fiend call tails, Dante would take half of his total Macca. But if he calls heads, he will only have to pay Dante a paltry sum of 1 Macca. Dante will remain on standby at the entrance of the Fifth Kalpa if the Demi-fiend decides not to hire him just yet.
Dante's presence is permanent upon joining the Demi-fiend's ranks. He can never be fused with any demon, and despite having an entry in the Demonic Compendium, Dante cannot be summoned from there during a New Cycle.
After joining the Demi-fiend's party, Dante effectively no longer has a role in the story other than being another party member and his ultimate fate is never shown in any of the endings.
Durability:Unknown: Cosmic level (Took several hits from Demi-fiend and his demons, noting several times during the fight that it was "time to get serious" inferring that prior he was holding back casually. The only one out of Demi-fiend's entire party that isn't harmed from jumping off the Mantra Headquarter's top floor)
E & I: Small physical damage to one foe. Hits four times.
Rebellion: Medium physical damage to one foe. High critical rate.
Never Yield: Passively equips survives one fatal blow with 1 HP remaining per battle.
Provoke: Buffs physical attack and decreases defense both by 2 levels, all foes and restores user with some MP.
Holy Star: Removes all debuffs from all allies.
Intimidate: Urges an indecisive demon to accept the deal. Works best for user who is 10-level higher than the target or adult/adolescent to child target.
Roundtrip: Heavy electric damage and 15% shock to all foes.
Whirlwind: Heavy force damage to all foes.
Bullet Time: Medium physical damage and 30% panic to all foes. Undodgeable.
Stinger: Medium phys-almighty damage of high critical rate and chance of instant kill to one foe.
Son's Oath: Passively multiplies all damage dealt by 1.5.
Showtime: Heavy almighty damage to all foes.
Other
Standard Tactics: Dante will usually use attacks such as bullet time, rebellion, and holy star to negate debuffs. When he gets serious he starts spamming whirlwind, stinger, and showtime.
Weaknesses: Demons are weak to mercuric sulfide[19][20][21][22].
Trivia
Dante's artwork in the game is based on his appearance in Devil May Cry 2, presumably because Devil May Cry 2 was the most recent game in the series coming around the time of Nocturne.
When Dante uses his Showtime attack, the B, A and S style prompts from Devil May Cry 2 ("Bingo!," "Are You Ready?" and "Showtime!" respectively) appear onscreen.
Dante's unique Provoke skill acts much like Taunt, but is also a subtle allusion to taunting in Devil May Cry. Taunting in Devil May Cry will raise Dante's current Style rank as well as replenish a portion of his Devil Trigger gauge. Similarly, using Provoke in Nocturne will restore some of Dante's MP along with the usual Taunt effect.
For unexplained reasons, Dante avoids using his Devil Trigger transformations throughout the game. In Devil May Cry these represent his true demonic powers and drastically enhance his strength, speed, agility and vitality regeneration. He also neglects using the Majin Form available to him in the (at the time) recent entry Devil May Cry 2, which channels his ultimate, demonic potential. This heavily implies he either doesn't have it in Shin Megami Tensei, or he was holding back far more then initially believed during his fights.
Consistent to his appearance in Ikebukuro, after Dante has joined Demi-fiend and is summoned to the party, he is the only one who will remain unscathed if the Demi-fiend leaps off from 60/F to the ground at the Mantra Headquarters.
In exchange for Dante's presence in Nocturne, Kazuma Kaneko was brought into the Devil May Cry 3 project to design the Devil Trigger forms of Dante and Vergil. This design of Dante's Devil Trigger would later be used in both versions of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 while Vergil's Devil Trigger would also appear in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Project X Zone 2 and Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition, with Kaneko being credited appropriately. In addition, Dante and Vergil's Sin Devil Triggers in Devil May Cry 5 seem to be based loosely on Kaneko's original designs.
References
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 6 "To Space", The glitter of the stars and the unending void surrounded Nakajima. Below his feet, the endlessly spinning blue globe shone up at him. It took him a few moments to realize that he was floating in outer space. Nakajima unfolded his arms. The Sword of Hi-no-Kagutsuchi he held emitted a strand of light in the inkwell of space. Its blade twinkled and throbbed, responding to the tens of thousands of stars. It seemed that Izanami's robe had given him the power to survive and move in the vacuum of outer space. Suddenly, a sinister psychic wave hit Nakajima from behind. Swinging his sword, Nakajima slowly turned around, and found his field of vision dominated by an open, gaping red maw. An incomprehensibly enormous serpent; though the demon had only owned a temporary form on the surface of the earth, the powerful magnetic field that had forced him into space had given Set a complete body. Star Scorpion's 60-foot-long solar cells spread out like wings. Set's pale green scales glimmered as he coiled around the beautiful, practical satellite lying in medium Earth orbit. It looks like the insignificant humans had enough knowledge to summon me into this empty space. The voice echoed in Nakajima's mind. But the humans will soon know their folly in thinking that they have banished me. Pulling this machine down with me is an easy task. And that is not all. Have a look at all the demons that were summoned here! Several pale glowing things that looked like hoods aimlessly floated beside Nakajima. Soon, they will take on bodies and seek safe haven on Earth. The end of foolish humanity’s dominion over the earth will not be long. Nakajima, whether or not you intended, you have become the knight that blows the trumpet signaling the beginning of the apocalypse. The only path remaining for you is to cast aside your humanity and work for me. It would be a shame to kill you. Think on it. Ignoring Set's call, Nakajima focused all of his anger onto the sword he held directly in front of him. The environment that had given Set a body had also removed all restrictions on the divine power Nakajima had been granted. The Sword of Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, now an immensely long coil of light, drew a whip-like arc that emitted red light, and came down onto the body of the enormous serpent."
↑Note: Demons normally showing these contradictions is due to the observation of humanity affecting them.
↑Digital Devil Story Chapter 4, "Sword of Flame", Page 55 "RAUIERE!" Yomotsu-Shikome tried to tell him something in a foreign tongue. She could sense that this intruder possessed a power much different and far greater than the human tomb robbers that had foolishly wandered in before. If possible, she wanted to repel him without having to fight. Caught off guard, Loki stood still and narrowed his jet-black eyes, as if sizing up the power of this new arrival. Then, he started to walk forward calmly, an arrogant smirk on his face.
↑Digital Devil Story Transfer, Chapter 1, Page 28 "Hashiguchi abruptly noticed that the display looked like it was damp, as if it was covered in a layer of condensation. As he tried to wipe the screen off with his hand, he felt something stick to his fingertips, and jumped back in surprise. Something slimy was stuck to his fingers; as he shook them violently, a heavy, disgusting jelly-like substance fell to the floor with a splat. "Ugh! What the hell is this!?" Inoue turned around at Hashiguchi's cry and froze in shock. Beneath the skin of the pink protoplasm, a mesh of green-colored veins spread out as the whole blob pulsated like an organ torn out of its host. The repulsive lump of flesh made a squishing sound as it started to approach the two men. Backing up, Inoue stumbled over a chair and sprayed the contents of his stomach all over the floor. "Inoue! Get a hold of yourself!" Grabbing his coworker's arm to keep him standing, Hashiguchi started to run toward the door. As he turned, the gelatinous blob lashed out; tentacles covered in a viscous sticky fluid like red jam grabbed onto the legs of both men in an instant. "Shit!" Hashiguchi cursed as he grabbed files and the phone off his desk--any object within reach--and began throwing them at his attacker. When it showed no fear, he grabbed a chair, lifted it over his head, and brought it crashing down on top of the thing. However, the skin of the gelatinous blob simply pulled the steel chair into its body, where it was quickly dissolved right before Hashiguchi's eyes."
↑Digital Devil Story Possession, Chapter 2, Pages 36 "However, just as Yumiko tried to stagger away and flee, a strange sound came from Loki's arms. For a moment they looked like they were beginning to melt, and then they changed into giant, jiggling, pink-colored blobs of protoplasm. From their tips, multiple tentacles lashed out and wrapped around Yumiko's limbs. "No, stop!" The tentacles gripping the crying Yumiko's limbs pulled her up into the air, toward the body of the blob. A new pink tentacle sprouted and wrapped around Yumiko's body, and the liquid leaking from its membrane melted her clothes, latched onto her now-exposed skin and started writhing along her slender body."
↑Digital Devil Story Chatper 2, Sword of Flame, Page 53 "At that time, Loki swiftly entered Shirasagi Mound, and was standing before the passageway that Nakajima had passed through earlier. "Just you wait, Nakajima. Soon, I will defile your precious woman before your very eyes before devouring you whole." With a twisted smile on his face, Loki transformed himself into an amorphous blob and oozed into the tunnel. Loki descended the passageway that took Nakajima hours to traverse in mere minutes. Soon the blob of flesh made a squishing sound as it dropped to the stone floor of the plaza before the burial pathway. At that instant, its outer membrane hissed and gave off smoke as it started to melt. "Damn you!" Loki quickly transformed back into his bronze body, and kneeling on the ground, let loose a terrible howl. Most likely, he could not stand the chemical reaction that took place when his protoplasmic body came into contact with the mercuric sulfide. Even now, the one gelatinous place of his body between his eyes throbbed and pulsated. Gritting his teeth and standing, Loki stared solemnly at the crimson burial road."
↑Digital Devil Story Possession, Chapter 2, Pages 37 "Leaving his handsome face intact, Loki started to change into a cylindrical lump of flesh that sprouted countless small tentacles. The pink protoplasm started to glow and the movement of the tentacle fondling Yumiko's body became faster and rougher. Yumiko lost all will to resist, and her head fell to the side limply as she passed out. Loki started to pull her doll-like body into his own; he failed to notice that Ohara was glaring furiously at Yumiko even as she was enveloped within the protoplasm. Many women could not resist the allure of demons. Even if they despised them normally, they’d fall madly in love with them if they had sex with them even once. For Ohara, who had devoted herself body and soul to Loki, watching him have sex with one of her students in front of her eyes was an unbearable humiliation. Once Yumiko's slender white legs had sunk into the protoplasm and she was inside Loki up to her chest, Ohara went mad with jealousy, grabbed Yumiko’s head, and started to twist it.
↑"Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 2, "Conflicts" "Crying out, Typhon whipped and spasmed. Sword and all, Nakajima was thrown aside, but Kerberos leaped into the air and caught him. Right then, Nakajima got the sense that he heard Yumiko's voice from far away. Looking around in confusion, the image of Yumiko, bound to a cross and writhing in agony, appeared in his mind. Most likely, Set had sent him the picture of her current state as the core of his enormous protoplasmic temporary body. Nakjima noticed that one of the eyes in her lovely, terrified face was dripping blood."
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 6, "To Space" "However, he could not stop fighting. As minor demons from Set's world continued wriggling while trying to enter the Assiah world, an unmistakably familiar voice echoed in Nakajima's mind. Nakajima! I'm here! Aim for here! Yumiko! Is that you!? The instant Nakajima heard the voice, the Sword of Hi-no-Kagutsuchi regained a shine like a nova as it tore through the air. Stab your sword in the direction of my voice! Nakajima quickly noticed a pale, white, phosphorescent glow on a part of the enormous serpent's scale-encased body. Yes, I'm inside the demon! If we attack from inside him and outside him at the same time, we might be able to defeat Set... Led by Yumiko's voice, Nakajima stabbed his blade toward the phosphorescent glow. But an instant before the tip reached it, the tail of the giant snake forcefully knocked the blade aside and sent Nakajima flying far back. Flipping over and regaining his composure, robe fluttering behind him, Nakajima saw the rolling form of Set uncoiling, as if swimming through the vacuum. Foolish girl! To think you would let me know that you still live! Now I no longer have to depend on this irritating machine!
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of Demon City Chapter 2 "Conflicts" "Isma's body appeared to float in the air as he laughed, and two unusual lights appeared by his feet. Covered in jet-black scales, the great black serpent Typhon stared at Nakajima with its golden eyes, Isma riding on its back, as it slowly rose into the air, towering like an enormous tree. With its head nearly extended to the full height of the tower of flesh, the huge serpent shuddered and assaulted Nakajima. The lower half of Isma's body had been fused into Typhon's; perhaps it was another sort of fusion the demon could do in addition to its innate ability to absorb the earth and the air into its own body."
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 6 "Quickening" "Matoba was taking a nap on the sofabed in the study next to his office. The heavy black bags under his eyes betrayed his exhaustion from his nonstop efforts to bring his party together and block the National Secrets Protection Act from being passed. Taking advantage of the fact that the world stage was becoming a war of information, the restrictions in the act clearly indicated that the Liberal Party was veering further and further to the right. As the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, that was hard for Matoba to allow. A quiet breeze blew into the room through the air conditioner that Matoba had left on. Not even disturbing the sound of that breeze, the snake slipped into the room through the slit under the door. It raised its head, fixating on its prey. Its small red eyes looked over the snoring, sleeping form of Matoba. Wiggling its body rapidly, the white snake slithered across the floor, effortlessly climbed up the sofabed and dove into the V-neck of Matoba's exposed undershirt, clearly by his unfastened tie. Without any hesitation, the pale serpent bit into the exaggeratedly expanding and contracting fat stomach before it. Like a sharp drill, the slender body of the snake tunneled into Matoba's gut. As if he felt no pain whatsoever, Matoba slept on peacefully. A minute or so later, Matoba suddenly twisted up from the sofabed as if a wave of high-voltage electricity was running through him. His body started to spasm wildly. However, it appeared that the Apep had gained full control of his nervous system; he soon started snoring again and fell into a deep sleep. Strangely enough, the wound on his stomach had sealed, as if cured by some sort of magic. Only moments later, the light sound of a Cedric driving away could be heard from the front of Matoba's manor.
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Part 2: Chapter 2, ""I made it back to Toyoashihara..." His lips trembled with relief. Opening his arms wide, the youth took a deep breath of the humid air, pursed his lips forcefully, turned around, and sat down. For a while, he stared at the form of the grotesque woman chasing him, then shook his head sadly and closed his eyes. The youth started to meditate. When the woman had gotten within reach of a stone's throw, his body seemed to float slightly in midair for a moment, and then there was a huge undulation in the atmosphere. As if a huge invisible power had been released, the earth shook, and the fissure that appeared directly beneath the youth spread to the surrounding moutains, and countless rocks started to fall on the path. As the woman stopped, a giant boulder rolled in front of the path in front of her eyes, sealing it off. "Izanagi! I will come to you! Even if it takes hundreds or thousands of years!" The sound of the woman's bitter cries rose from beyond the towering pile of earth. "Forgive me, Izanami..." Plugging his ears with his hands, the youth staggered into the wetlands, the tall reeds rising even above his height."
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 2 "To Space" "A deafening explosion broke Nakajima's concentration. A star-mark-adorned F-14 jet divebombed, slicing through the clouds. Nakajima all of a sudden found himself hovering over a battlefield. Below him was a hair-raising sight. An unbelieveably large lump of flesh, a hideous tower of raw meat, was slowly writhing. Its pale green, transparent gelatinous membrane was greedily expanding at its base. Several long black rivers flowed into it. No, what looked like black rivers were actually the hair of the people heading toward the tower. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people tore off their clothes and proceeded forward completely naked. Rapid explosions echoed through the air. The SDF's F14 jets scrambled from the 7th fleet were attacking, targeting the top of the tower so as to minimize injury to the humans below. A rain of bullets from an attack helicopter's machine guns sprayed through the air. Though that ammunition was capable of penetrating tank armor, it was absorbed without any resistance into the body of the ever-expanding otherworldly creature, as if it was laughing at the pathetic attack. It was almost as if it was trying to prove that any attacks against it would be futile."
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 2 "To Space" "A deafening explosion broke Nakajima's concentration. A star-mark-adorned F-14 jet divebombed, slicing through the clouds. Nakajima all of a sudden found himself hovering over a battlefield. Below him was a hair-raising sight. An unbelieveably large lump of flesh, a hideous tower of raw meat, was slowly writhing. Its pale green, transparent gelatinous membrane was greedily expanding at its base. Several long black rivers flowed into it. No, what looked like black rivers were actually the hair of the people heading toward the tower. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people tore off their clothes and proceeded forward completely naked. Rapid explosions echoed through the air. The SDF's F14 jets scrambled from the 7th fleet were attacking, targeting the top of the tower so as to minimize injury to the humans below. A rain of bullets from an attack helicopter's machine guns sprayed through the air. Though that ammunition was capable of penetrating tank armor, it was absorbed without any resistance into the body of the ever-expanding otherworldly creature, as if it was laughing at the pathetic attack. It was almost as if it was trying to prove that any attacks against it would be futile."
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 2 "To Space" "A deafening explosion broke Nakajima's concentration. A star-mark-adorned F-14 jet divebombed, slicing through the clouds. Nakajima all of a sudden found himself hovering over a battlefield. Below him was a hair-raising sight. An unbelieveably large lump of flesh, a hideous tower of raw meat, was slowly writhing. Its pale green, transparent gelatinous membrane was greedily expanding at its base. Several long black rivers flowed into it. No, what looked like black rivers were actually the hair of the people heading toward the tower. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people tore off their clothes and proceeded forward completely naked. Rapid explosions echoed through the air. The SDF's F14 jets scrambled from the 7th fleet were attacking, targeting the top of the tower so as to minimize injury to the humans below. A rain of bullets from an attack helicopter's machine guns sprayed through the air. Though that ammunition was capable of penetrating tank armor, it was absorbed without any resistance into the body of the ever-expanding otherworldly creature, as if it was laughing at the pathetic attack. It was almost as if it was trying to prove that any attacks against it would be futile."
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 6, "To Space", "Accompanied by the glittering of the stars, unending empty space surrounded Nakajima. Below his feet, the endlessly spinning shining blue globe looked up at him. It took him a few moments for him to realize that he was floating in outer space. Nakajima unfolded his arms. In them, he held the Sword of Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, emitting a strand of light in the blackness of space. Its blade twinkled and throbbed, as if responding to the tens of thousands of stars. Suddenly, a sinister psychic wave hit Nakajima from behind. It appeared as if Izanami's robe had given him the power to survive and move about in the vacuum of outer space. Nakajima slowly turned around, and found his field of vision dominated by an open, gaping red maw. It was that of an incomprehensibly enormous serpent. Though the demon had only possessed a temporary form on the surface of the earth, the natural effect of powerful magnetic field that had forced him into space had given Set a complete body. Star Scorpion's 60-foot-long solar cells spread out like wings. Now a giant snake, Set's pale green scales glimmered as he coiled around the beautiful yet functional satellite lying in dead orbit. It looks like the insignificant humans had enough knowledge to summon me into this empty space. The voice echoed in Nakajima's mind. But the humans will soon know their folly in thinking that they have banished me. Pulling this satellite down with me to the surface is an easy task. And that is not all. Have a look at all the demons that were summoned here into space! Beside Nakajima, several pale glowing things that looked like hoods floated aimlessly. Soon, they will take on bodies and seek safe haven on Earth. The end of the age of the foolish humans' dominion over the earth will not be long now. Nakajima, whether or not you intended, you have become the knight that blows the trumpet signalling the beginning of the apocalypse. The only path remaining for you is to cast aside your humanity and work for me. It would be a shame to kill you. Think it over. Ignoring Set's call, Nakajima focused all of his anger onto the sword he held directly in front of him. The environment of outer space that had given the demon a body had also removed all restrictions on the divine power he had been granted. The Sword of Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, now an immensely long coil of light, drew an arc like that of a whip emitting red light, and came down onto the body of the enormous serpent. Fool, you do not value your life. Set lurched forward. Weaving away from the enormous serpent's attacking fangs, Nakajima was enveloped by a miasma like ice. The Sword of Hi-no-Kagutsuchi had already produced many pale sparks striking the body of the serpent coiled around the satellite. Yet the tough scales showed no sign of injury. Not only that, but the ugly faces and disgusting tentacles of materializing new demons floated like ghosts in the space around him. The noisy voices of the demons amplified like they were advancing down on Nakajima."
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 4 "Quickening" "I don't think so. From what I've just seen, there's no mistake that a magnetic field suitable for summoning a demon was set up. It may be that the reason no demon appeared was that it might have arrived in the Assiah world via a different magnetic field." "There’re still some details about the mechanism for demon summoning that I don't really understand yet." "Unusual words, coming from the genius that was the first to successfully summon a demon via a computer." Feed grinned broadly, but his expression soon turned grave as he looked directly at Nakajima. "The last demon to appear called himself Set, correct?" "Yes, that's right." "While it's too dangerous to try and conjecture the state of affairs in the demon world based on our own knowledge of this one, my theory is that the demon world is like a colloidal conglomeration of countless mini-universes, each centered around a powerful demon. Most likely, with Loki's death, the mini-universe in contact with Japan or Tokyo vanished, and Set's mini-universe entered to take its place. Demon summoning is just opening a contact point between the two worlds at the same time." "So what would happen if two contact points were opened at the same time?" "The demon would decide where it wanted to appear. However, there are some examples in medieval records of demon summonings that report that when the difference in strength of the two magnetic fields was great enough, the demon would be pulled to the stronger field, regardless of which it wanted to go to..."
↑Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City Chapter 5, "He Who Calls" "Isma had realized that the bizarre life form that had torn itself out of Ohara's belly was a temporary body for Set, who had been planning to take form by possessing Loki's child. According to his theory, summoning a demon via a computer would require creating a magnetic field with which to summon the demon and the processing of the demon's data to be materialized, both of which would have to be done at virtually the same time. If the magnetic field was weak, the point of connection between the demon's world and the Assiah world would narrow, constraining the amount of data that could be processed. On the other hand, no matter how powerful the magnetic field was, unless the digital data could be processed quickly and concisely, the demon would never be able to take form. It was quite possible that even a supercomputer would not be able to handle the massive amount of data that would be needed to materialize a high-ranking demon. Despite that fact, the high-ranking demon Set was able to to take form in the Assiah world, even if it was only in a makeshift body. Something must have added a great deal of power in setting up the necessary magnetic field for a summoning; this in turn would ease the restraints on the data processing. Isma was convinced that something was Yumiko. Most likely, the high concentration of biological Magnetite within her body had been a major player in creating the magnetic field for the summoning. The divine constitution that she had inherited from Izanami was nothing but a giant retention of that highly concentrated Magnetite. While meager in comparison to that of Yumiko, ordinary humans also retained some biological Magnetite. If enough of it was collected, it might be able to create a permanent overlap of the Atziluth and Assiah worlds entirely. Therefore, having already formed a contract with Set, Isma borrowed his power to summon many people and attempt to create a tower of human flesh. And everything was proceeding just according to plan. Even know the heavens split with a terrible thundering, and Set's most powerful servant, the great serpent Typhon, reared its head into the air as if slithering from behind a black curtain, knocking over the Soga Forest's trees as it went. "Typhon, welcome. Breathe deeply and take in the air of the Assiah world." Isma looked kindly at the enormous snake. "Take a look, your first victim awaits in the shadow of that tree." As Isma pointed to the copse where Officer Nimura was, Typhon vanished beyond the trees. Meanwhile, Set had transformed into a gigantic, vile pillar of flesh, his sinister, red glowing eyes at its peak darting all around the area. Typhon's presence is proof that the demon world Set rules is starting to meld with the Assiah world. Now all that remains is to gather more biological Magnetite and solidify the connection... Isma's eyes shimmered even brighter with madness."
↑Digital Devil Story Possession, Chapter 2, Pages 36-37 "Powerless, Nakajima stared at Loki and Ohara. I should have considered the possibility that this could happen. I'd better find a weakness, and soon! Nakajima frantically pointed the sensor connected to his computer at the nearly-materialized Loki. Calling up the ISG host computer, he sent the data the sensor had gathered about the demon to Craft. Meanwhile, Loki extended his hand toward Yumiko, rigid with terror. His bronze, naked body was beautifully symmetrical, almost like the Greek Apollo, and his muscular chest was covered in black scales. His black eyes, from which no one could possibly fathom any emotion, paralyzed her. "Come over here." Pointing his talon at Yumiko, Loki commanded her in a low, cold voice. Yumiko looked to Nakajima for help, but he merely glanced at her and continued talking with the AI. Nakajima knew he wouldn't have a chance if he tried to fight Loki directly, but Loki probably couldn’t risk doing anything to him so long as Nakajima had control of the computer environment. Nakajima knew that he had to find some sort of weakness to Loki while he still had the chance. He had a hunch that Loki would not be able to leave the magnetic field being generated by the computer. However, just as Yumiko tried to stagger away and flee, a strange sound came from Loki's arms. For a moment they looked like they were beginning to melt, and then they changed into giant, jiggling, pink-colored blobs of protoplasm. From their tips, multiple tentacles lashed out and wrapped around Yumiko's limbs. "No, stop!" The tentacles gripping the crying Yumiko's limbs pulled her up into the air, toward the body of the blob. A new pink tentacle sprouted and wrapped around Yumiko's body, and the liquid leaking from its membrane melted her clothes, latched onto her now-exposed skin and started writhing along her slender body. >CRAFT, HURRY! Covering his ears so he wouldn't have to hear Yumiko's screams, Nakajima frantically kept hitting the keys. Finally the data transfer LED lit up, and Craft sent a response. ACCORDING TO THE DATA YOU SENT, THE JELLY SUBSTANCE IS 58% WATER AND 17% ECTOPLASM. THE REMAINING MATTER IS NOT NATIVE TO THE PLANET AND CANNOT BE ANALYZED. >HAS THERE EVER BEEN A CASE OF SIMILAR MATTER BEING DISCOVERED BEFORE? YES. THIS CENTURY, SIMILAR MATTER WAS DISCOVERED IN A MAYAN TEMPLE AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. > WHAT IS ITS WEAK POINT? I CANNOT MAKE A HYPOTHESIS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT DATA. HOWEVER, THE MATTER DISCOVERED UNDER A RELIEF IN THE MAYAN TEMPLE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE EVAPORATED WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH MERCURIC SULFIDE-BASED PAINT. > MERCURIC SULFIDE? YOU MEAN A MIXTURE OF MERCURY AND SULFUR. BUT I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO FIND SOMETHING LIKE THAT. TELL ME HOW TO DEAL WITH HIM NOW! UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT DATA TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER."
↑Digital Devil Story Sword of Flame, Chapter 1, Pages 50-51 "A viscous drop of water fell onto Nakajima's cheek. Listening closely, he could hear the steady sound of water coming from high above. Over the aeons, the lime deposits in this trickle had accumulated here and there along the path to form giant stalagmites. Nakajima touched the rising cliff to feel it. The surface of the cold stone was wet with condensation. When he scratched it, the rock crumbled away easily, revealing a new layer of red stone below. Idly recalling that the ancient red paint used in ancient Japanese tombs was mercuric-sulfide based, Nakajima suddenly remembered Craft's words. When explorers had discovered material that was apparently part of a demon's body in a Mayan temple, it evaporated when it came into contact with their mercuric-sulfide based paint. In other words, this tomb was designed specifically to keep demons out. His courage buoyed by this realization, Nakajima picked up Yumiko's body and walked toward the depths of the red valley. However, he’d never had that much in the way of stamina in the first place. In less than ten minutes, his legs were exhausted. He would have liked Kerberos' help, but he didn't want to put any more stress on the already terribly-injured demon. Besides, this path with walls literally painted with demon repellent would hardly be the most appropriate place for Kerberos.
↑Digital Devil Story Sword of Flame, Chapter 1, Page 51 "Yomotsu-Shikome took a step forward. As Nakajima met her gaze, he carefully laid Yumiko down, wiped the cold sweat on his hands onto his slacks, and picked up his handheld computer. "Kerberos, please come here." Before the white haze that emerged from the liquid crystal display could even take on a rough outline of its shape, it vanished with a weak bark. Apparently, the pathway’s crimson paint really did seal off the power of the demon beast.
↑Digital Devil Story Sword of Flame, Chapter 2, Page 53 "Loki descended the passageway that took Nakajima hours to traverse in mere minutes. Soon the blob of flesh made a squishing sound as it dropped to the stone floor of the burial chamber plaza. The moment he touched the floor, his outer membrane hissed smoke as it started to melt. "Damn you!" Loki quickly transformed back into his bronze body. Kneeling, he let loose a terrible howl. He could not stand the chemical reaction that took place when his protoplasmic body came into contact with the mercuric sulfide. Between his eyes, the one gelatinous place on his body throbbed and pulsated.
Explanations
The following is an explanation of the various status effects of Megami Tensei
Prevents any action in battle. Usually caused by Ice skills and generally only lasts for one turn. In later games, attacking a frozen enemy is guaranteed to cause a critical hit.
Prevents any action in battle. Usually caused by Electricity skills and generally only lasts for one turn. In later games, attacking a shocked enemy is guaranteed to cause a critical hit.
Prevents the target from moving. This persists even on the field and is treated as similar to being dead. In most games, if the protagonist is petrified, it triggers a game over. In some games, Force spells will shatter a petrified opponent.
Bomb is implanted in party member. When those inflicted with this status are hit, they explode, dealing damage to the entire party. Defending will prevent damage. In the Devil Children series, only the character inflicted with Bomb is hurt when hit by Fire attacks.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Devil Children series
Attack is increased, but the afflicted will attack anyone other than themselves as if they were Charmed. In the Persona series, Rage lowers the afflicted's defense and agility.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Persona 3 Persona 4 Persona 5
Down
Character may get their turn skipped and they take more damage. Overlaps with other ailments.
Persona 3 Persona 4 Persona 5
Hungry
Hungry characters will become indecisive. On their turn, they will either not take action and receive a small amount of Almighty damage or attack an ally.
Reduces affected character's outgoing damage by 25%, its evasion to 0 and increases damage taken by 25%. At the end of a turn with a party holding this character, there's a 5% chance that another character will be infected.
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Lost
Flynn cannot summon or fuse the affected demon and is forced to reunite with said demon through an encounter.
Reduces affected character's outgoing damage by 25%, its evasion to 0 and increases damage taken by 25%. At the end of the party's turn or an individual party member's turn, if a party member is afflicted, there is a 5% chance that another party member will be infected.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalpyse
Lost
Nanashi cannot summon or fuse the affected demon and is forced to reunite with said demon through an encounter.
Possession occurs when the demon inhibits the characters body. When a possessed character summons a persona, there's a high chance that the possessed character will attack instead.
Affected Targets may attack random party members with weapons when a support skill is used on anyone but the envied target for a turn.
Persona 5 / Royal
Ache
After a successful hunt, the character that just ate might get affected by a stomach ache. Occasionally inflicted as a side effect from eating a Moldy Roll. This prevents the character from gaining any AP after the battle. Allies also won't get any AP from the consumed monster, if AP sharing skills are set.
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner
Bat
Reduces all stats and makes the affected character weak to Force. Wears off over time or when battle ends. Does not override passive skills that affect Force resistance.
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner
Egg
When the team holding the affected character has their next turn, the affected character takes a large amount of Almighty damage and a Maggot is summoned next to them.
Devil Survivor
Gallery
Concept art from Devil May Cry 2 in the Nocturne Maniax artbook
Dante in Nocturne
Dante as he appears in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Dante in Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 crossover Devil May Cry summon