Demon Physiology (Devil May Cry)

==Summary==
Demons are the most common enemies in the Devil May Cry game series, appearing in all media involving the title. Most demons are generally very selfish, power-hungry, and cruel; often seeking to increase their own power or influence at the expense of either other demons or humans. Very rarely do demons ever show remorse or pity, particularly when regarding humans - whom most demons regard as lesser beings. On the other hand, a few demons can be capable of love and compassion, and decide to live in the human world. There are many types of demons in the series, ranging from pure blooded to Hybrids, Artificially created demons and even Nightmare-based demons. They all share, to an extent, the same physiology that grants them a vast array of abilities to use in battle.
==The "Soul" in Devil May Cry==
===Power/Demonic power===
The "Soul" in DMC has been implied/stated to contain their powers which in DMC’s case will also contain their demonic energy since it was stated by Baul that when he gets Dante’s "Soul" he will get the power(s) of Sparda which are Dante’s as well.Devil May Cry: The Animated Serie (2007)-Episode 10 To further reinforce this, Dante gets the power to control timeDevil May Cry 3 Brady Guidebook- QuicksilverDevil May Cry 3 (2005)- Style Files: QuicksilverDevil May Cry 5 Japanese Official Complete Game Guide by absorbing Geryon’s "Soul",Devil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 12 a horse that is also able to control time and also when Dante was absorbing DoppelgangerDevil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 17 and gaining its powers too in the process.
===The Mind/Emotions===
The "Soul" has been implied to contain the emotions which are part of the mind as well as feelings. The evidence for that is found in DMC 2 as we learn that there are demons who are born from the energy of emotions like astonishment that were separated from the "Soul"Devil May Cry 2 (2003)- Enemy Files Spicere as well as demons being born from negative emotions of the "Soul"Devil May Cry 2 (2003)- Enemy Files Msira which goes 1-to-1 with the statement of the human spirits « exploding with positive feelingsDevil May Cry Kaitai Shinsho Guide Book » which works as counterpart to the negative emotions that resides/contained within "Soul". To further solidify this point we are introduced to a whole race of demons that is born by malice and lustDevil May Cry 2 Japanese Official Complete Game Guidethat dwells within the "Soul".Devil May Cry 2 Official Guide Book - Lucia (Japanese) Strong emotions like desires are capable of changing reality, like how Credo envisioned his deathDevil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 2 Page 35-37 to be or how demons mutateDevil May Cry 5 Enemy Files - Fury their physical form and powers. It can also be said to be the source of powerDevil May Cry 5 Enemy Files - Lusachia of the verse from where all the demon juice comes from.
Dreams, Memories and the Mind all share the same Metaphysical nature. Unconscious aspects such as memories are outright stated to be metaphysical.Devil May Cry 5 Enemy Files - Mirage Goliath We also learn that Sargasso's exist in dreams, and in this state they're said to be "transcendentalDevil May Cry 1 Brady Games Guidebook Sargasso File" and cannot be attacked, therefore, the dreams are transcendental to reality itself, these dreams/nightmares have no form,Devil May Cry 5 Visions of V: Chapter 6 being something more "abstract" rather than anything at all, and they're literally stated to be dreams. Also, dreams coexist with memoriesDevil May Cry 5 Visions of V: Chapter 35.3 in the same realmDevil May Cry 5 Visions of V: Chapter 35.3 (because we see a young version of Vergil, who is clearly not supposed to be a dream, but more-so a repressed thought or record of the events that happened to Vergil). 
In short, the unconscious aspects such as Dreams, Memories and Mind/Strong Emotions have an impact on reality and are abstract while being transcendental to it.
===The Magical (Demonic) and Emotional Energy===
As we have seen earlier, the "Soul" contains emotional energy which is able to create and birth demons as well as containing and amplifying magical energy.
===Life force/Vitality===
In DMC 2, we are introduced to a demon called the Flambat, this demon in particular was stated to devour the life energy/vitality of the beings who have a "Soul",Devil May Cry 2 Official Guide Book - Lucia (Japanese) which further implies that life force and the "Soul" are aligned since they will only drain life if a "Soul" exists, the same bats also get bigger and stronger through drainingDevil May Cry 2 Brady Guide Bestiary Flambat them, further reinforcing the idea of the life force being one with the "Soul". 
"The Soul" being intertwined with the idea of vitality or life force is also directly presented in DMC 3. In Mission 12, Dante is getting his "Soul" and vitality absorbed simultaneously by the Haywire Neo Generator, which is converted into pure power. 
===Conclusion===
The "Souls" in DMC are more than meets the eye, and those who can manipulate or interact with them (and their aspects) may get the following abilities when the Soul Manipulation is used in a way that demonstrates them: 
*Power Absorption (for soul absorption)
*Energy Manipulation
*Mind Manipulation
*Empathic Manipulation
*Non-Physical Interaction
*Life Manipulation
*Abstract Existence (Type 1, for anyone that has a "Soul")
==Low Tier Demons==
Low Tier Demons, also known as lesser demons, are the weakest kind of demons in Devil May Cry, which include demons like the Empusa, Frosts and Scudo Angelos, among others. Their abilities include the following:
*Abstract Existence (Type 1): Demons’ true forms are their Names. A Name being stated to be their truth and their true substance and the bodies they make are mere embodiments/avatars of them.Devil May Cry 3: Code 2: Page 16-135
*Superhuman Physical Characteristics: Even the most simple type of demon is easily capable of tearing humans apart, cutting them in half with a single blow, and posing a threat to entire sections of a city. Demons are also confirmed to be impervious to all man-made weapons in existence.Devil May Cry 5 Before The Nightmare Pages 316-317
*Shapeshifting: Demons can shape-shift all they want, even when possessing humans or objects and can also makeDevil May Cry: The Animated Series (2007)- Episode 2 weapons from their bodies
*Power Bestowal: Demons are beings capable of becoming Devil Arms by either crushing them and gaining power over them or becoming friends with them.Devil May Cry 5 Before The Nightmare- Page 99
*Self-Sustenance (Type 2) and Space Survival: Demons can survive indefinitely without food or water,Devil May Cry 5: Visions Of V- Chapter 23.1 and survive for extended periods of time underwater or in the vacuum of space
*Regeneration (Low-Godly) via Possession: They can send their consciousness from the Demon World to the Human World from small gapsDevil May Cry 5 Before The Nightmare Page 49-51 and they can also rebuild their bodies when they are possessing thingsDevil May Cry 3 Brady Guidebook- Fifth Hell: Greed and can even materialize themselves when they die, once their rage and fury are mixed together to create the demons called Soul Eaters.Devil May Cry 3 Brady Guidebook: Soul Eater However, it is required that they possess nearby materials using only their souls to be able to reform their bodies back. Their Devil Trigger state allows them to heal their wounds instantly.Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Nico's Reports: Devil Trigger Dante
*Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9): Demons don't age at all,Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 2 Page 123Devil May Cry 5 Before the Nightmare Page 74-75Devil May Cry 5 Visions of V Chapter 12Devil May Cry Volume 2 Page 166-167Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Nico's Reports: Devil Trigger Dante and thanks to their regeneration, they can also survive great amounts of damage, and also can possess others to exist in the Demon World while also being undead. Demons oftentimes project their consciousnessDevil May Cry 5 Before the Nightmare page 51 to 52 or spiritDevil May Cry 3 Perfect Capture Guide across the Dimensional Wall they are in, (most prominently shown using Sand, Marionettes, etc.) whilst leaving other parts of themselves within the Demon World. These are then used as "avatars" for the Demons to torment humanity, through these mediums that allow them to repeatedly strike at muggles even if their physical form is disturbed. 
*Acausality (Type 4): Demons naturally exist in a dimension with a different flow of time, and with a set of laws different from that of the human world.Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Documents: The Qliphoth Demons don't need to follow the laws that exist upon reality, those being from the demon world or the human world..Devil May Cry Volume 2 Phrase 2 Page 123
*Fear, Pain, and Blood Empowerment: The mere presence of demons causes fear,Devil May Cry Volume 2 Phase 3 Part 4 page 138 can also feed off despair and get stronger from it.Devil May Cry Volume 1 Pages 148, 168 and 138 Demons receive more demonic power if they hit their opponents or take damage.Devil May Cry 1 Brady Guidebook Page 26 Demons get stronger by receiving human bloodDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Documents: The Qliphoth and even the blood being in their bodies already increases their demonic powers. Vergil was able to make Sanctus instinctively feel fear)
*Demonic Energy Manipulation, Unholy Manipulation and Magic Manipulation: Every demon power, physical or magical, shares the same source of energy, their Demonic Energy.Devil May Cry Phase 4 Part 3 Page Pages 166, 167 and 174-180Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Stage 17 Page 140-144 They can channel it through objects to increase their power, manifest it out of thin air to create a platform for double jumps, among other uses.Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 1- Pages 188-189Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 2- Pages 156-162 and Pages 201-205 Although not every demon is capable of using Demonic Energy as magic.Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Nico's Reports: Baphomet
*Empathic Manipulation, Fear Manipulation, Madness Manipulation (Type 2 & 3), and Aura: The mere presence of demons causes despair, fear and insanity,Devil May Cry Volume 1 Page 137Devil May Cry Volume 2 Page 138 and 188 Victims can go insane with the mere sight or even immediate and impending knowledge that demons can arrive. Victims affected like this are very prone to hurting themselves and even killing themselves.
*Soul Manipulation, Non-Physical Interaction, Power Absorption and Energy Manipulation: Demons can manipulate souls in various ways to kill their opponents, ranging from simple destroying to removing and absorbing of the souls. Demonic aura can exert supernatural pressure on the victim, with an attempt to crush their soul and psyche.
*Dimensional Travel: Demons can travel between the Demon World and the Human WorldDevil May Cry 3 Code 2 Page 15Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Nico's Reports: Hell Caina and can also get out of Fault's body, which is another dimensionDevil May Cry 4 Prima Guide Page 46- Bestiary Section: Fault
*Subjective Reality: Via their imagination/subconscious Demons decide how their powers evolve. Demons are inherently tied to their desires, as is Demonic Power. This is seen in the Ascension Ceremony, where it’s outright stated their powers are related to their body and mind, which is why Credo is so powerful. The results were the manifestation of his resolve. Dante stated Credo’s Angelic Death was only possible because he imagined it that way. Demons evolves as a species-Based on their desires
*Clairvoyance: Demons can perceive events beyond their physical reach.
===Low Tier Demon Resistances===
Demons in general are Resistant to the following:
*Soul Manipulation: Demons are also resistant to the Demon World, which can also transform souls into monsters.Devil May Cry 3 (2005)- Enemy Files and Characters: Arachne Demons can resist their own attacks, which can affect and destroy souls.
*Corrosion Inducement: Demons are unaffected by the Demon World nexus, which is capable of reducing the strength of someone that enters inside there and can also decay and rot everything when it is consuming the Human WorldDevil May Cry Memorial Album Page 111Devil May Cry Memorial Album Page 142 and they are also unaffected by the Demon World itself, which is not only able to corrode people by being close to its influence at night when its effects became stronger, but to also corrode people like Dante, who needed to adapt to it to survive his body not being corroded by the influence of the Demon World on Mallet Island, even though he was completely unaffected by the nexus many years prior when he fought for the last time against Gilver, which the nexus was corroding the Bobby Cellar, and, eventually the entire Human World.Devil May Cry Volume 1: Phrase 4: Page 180 and 181
*Corruption (Type 2): Demons are unaffected by the Demon World, which can corrupt everything in the Human World, including souls,Devil May Cry Volume 2 Page 102 can also corrupt the air,Devil May Cry 2 Brady Guide Mission 10 they can also breathe in the demonic air, which turns normal people into monsters.Devil May Cry 3142 Graphic Arts
*Empathic Manipulation, Fear Manipulation, Madness Manipulation (Type 2 and 3): Demons are unaffected by being in each other's presence, whose causes despair, fear and insanity and are also unaffected by the Demon World, which can cause despair, fear and insanity those who enter.Devil May Cry 1 Brady Guide Page 114Devil May Cry Volume 2 Page 138
*Space-Time Manipulation and Time Stop: Demons are unaffected by stoppage of time by the Demon World and they are physically unaffected by the creation and continuous warping of closed off space-time loops on top of them.Devil May Cry 2 (2003)- Mission 14Devil May Cry 2 Brady Guide- Mission 16 They can also leave and enter the loop casually.Devil May Cry 2 (2003)- Mission 15
*Law Manipulation: Demons came from the Demon World, a place that has different laws that exist upon reality compared to the Human World and when they decide to step into the Human World, they also don't need to follow the laws that exist upon that reality.
*Magic: Demons resist being in large quantities of magic that can suffocate a normal human and make them lose consciousness.Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 2 Page 84
*Absolute Zero: Demons are unaffected by being in the ice rooms made by King CerberusDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 16 and King Cerberus himself is capable of manipulating ice that reaches absolute zero temperature.Devil May Cry 5 Official Artworks- Page 190
Enhanced Resistance in Devil Trigger: Lucia with her Devil Trigger form is completely immune to certain powers and abilities in this state when her base form wouldn't resist it,Devil May Cry 2 Brady Guide Bestiary: Infestant and Dante when he's partially transformed is still capable of being completely immune to certain powers and abilities that he couldn't resist in his base form.Devil May Cry 3: Code 2: Page 108-129
==Mid Tier Demons ==
Mid Tiers make up most of the bosses in the franchise. As they are a lot more powerful than lesser Demons, they have everything before on a higher level, plus the following:
*Enhanced Regeneration (Low-Godly): Demons are beings capable of becoming Devil Arms. A Devil Arm is the manifestation of a devil's power or soul.Devil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 3 High ranking demons are able to reform their bodies from this state again to keep fighting.Devil May Cry 5 Before The Nightmare- Page 104-108 Basically high ranking demons are able to become devil arms (their souls taking a physical form) and from that creating their bodies again (from a manifestation of their souls back to their own bodiesDevil May Cry 5 Visions of V: Chapter 10).
*Enhanced Empathic Manipulation, Enhanced Mind Manipulation, Enhanced Power Nullification, Enhanced Life Manipulation, Enhanced Energy Manipulation and Enhanced Soul Manipulation: (As a mid-tier demon, the Beastheads was able to induce despair into Beryl, whom is able to resist the presence of normal demons that cause despair, madness, fear and soul destruction)
===Mid-Tier Demon Resistances===
Everything before on a higher level, plus:
*Enhanced Resistance to Death Manipulation (The demon generals of the alternate universe were able to withstand a fight against the armada of Mundus,Devil May Cry 2 Novel - Page 174 which could instantly cause death with the stroke of his sword and some only suffering minor injuriesDevil May Cry 2 Novel - Page 190)
==High Tier Demons==
High Tier Demons, also known as the God tiers, are the most powerful type of demon in the series. They're made up of the Demon kings and those who rival them in power. They have everything before on a much higher level, plus the following:
*Enhanced Regeneration (Mid-Godly): Mundus was able to come back after being completely destroyed by a bloodlusted Dante, who's able to target not only the physical body of his opponents, but also their mind and soul
==Hybrids==
While usually far more powerful than Low Tiers Demons, Hybrids don't have the same physiology since they are half-human, and thus, their Empathic Manipulation, Fear Manipulation, Madness Manipulation (Type 3), Empowerment and (Type 1 ) Immortality can usually be used via their Devil Trigger, which is their full demon form. Although Sparda's descendants were shown to be able to perform greater feats and have also demonstrated notable regeneration in their normal form In their later forms), this is something that only scales to them because they have a superior power source to normal demons and hybrids.
==Sparda Inheritance==
Dante, Vergil and Nero, alongside their Hybrid physiology, have a special lineage of demonic power that is exclusive to them, which comes from the Demon Lord Sparda. Thanks to them havingDevil May Cry 3: Code 1: Page 114-117 the same bloodDevil May Cry 5 Visions of V: Chapter 11 and soulDevil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 20 as him.Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 1Pages 129-134, 196, 210 and 211 Said inheritance only works until they surpass Sparda. Despite not being a descendant of Sparda, Chen also had the same exclusive lineage of demonic power as the Sparda descendants, since he transplanted 70% of Sparda's DNA inside his bodyDevil May Cry Volume 2 Pages 171, 181, 186 and 190-191
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*Accelerated Development (Passive, Skill, Battle, Physical and Abilities) (Capable of gaining immensely high results by simply doing their normal activities, like when Nero trained for one month to get stronger to face Urizen once again, by simply killing demons, something that Dante and Vergil also do in a daily basis or just by merely existing like their father Sparda, who decided to seal his powers away because he was fearing how powerful he was growing through by just his mere existence.Devil May Cry 3: Library: Character- Sparda They are capable of becoming much stronger, faster and more skilled when they are in middle of combat, after a battle or after being defeated, like when Dante was able to improve his skills extremely fast in combat and was also shown to be capable of noticing patterns in his opponent's style and adapt to fight accordingly, even against demons like the Black Knights, who have command of techniques that allow them to spot patterns far beyond their opponent's abilities,Devil May Cry Volume 1: Phrase 4: Page 175 and 176 and the Black Knights were created by Mundus to kill Dante and Vergil after carefully studying how Dante, Vergil and Sparda fight.Devil May Cry 5 Before The Nightmare: Chapter 13: Trish: Page 227 and 228
*Reactive Evolution: They can adapt to anything that doesn't kill them instantly, gaining new powers, abilities and resistances against corresponding threats in mere seconds, like when Dante adapted to the hazardous environment of the Demon World in his base form to overcome its effects. Vergil was shown to be capable of adapting to a dangerous demonic illusion created by a Sin that is capable of driving normal people into insanity.Devil May Cry 3: Code 2: Page 18-41 They are also shown being capable of adapting to others' different types of powers and abilities when they transform to their demon forms, like when Dante was able to adapt by transforming instinctively to fight off Alice when she was sucking his life force,Devil May Cry 3: Code 1: Page 96-107 or when Dante was capable of instinctively adapting by semi-transforming to fight off a Sin when he was stripping away his blood. They are easily able to adapt to and overcome attacks that are able to destroy their souls.
*Enhanced Senses (Enhanced Awareness, Soul Vision, Danger Intuition, Aura Sense, Aura Vision, Long-Range Tracking, and Illusion Awareness up reaching mid tier demon class): They are capable of seeing evil spirits when they are leaving the body of the hosts which are invisible to the human eyes,Devil May Cry Volume 1 Page 46 can see the souls that Hell Greed summons, is capable of seeing aura and detecting danger from his surroundings,Devil May Cry Volume 1 Pages 70-71 is able to sense the smell of flesh and blood behind the door, and also sensed the dark aura that was radiating from the blood, Devil May Cry Volume 1: Phase 2, Pages 92-93 can see the aura of his opponents,Devil May Cry Volume 2- Pages 18-21, Pages 183-184 can track smells over long distances to find his target,Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 2 Page 107 can sense killing intentsDevil May Cry Memorial Album Page 176 and they are also capable of seeing through powerful illusions, was capable of seeing through a dangerous demonic illusion created by a Sin that is capable of driving normal people insane and they are also capable of seeing through the illusions in Mallet IslandDevil May Cry
*Acrobatics: (They repeatedly show great maneuvers of balance, agility, dexterity, coordination like when Dante uses Air Hike or Wall Hike, regularly performs hypermobile movements with their body and they can also traverse a large variety of terrains with no issue, including hazardous ones in the demon world)
*Superior Supernatural Willpower: (They have great showings of willpower throughout their lives, like when Vergil was able to battle against Mundus' control over his mind and body for 9 years,Devil May Cry 5 Before the Nightmare Page 230-232 they are capable of wielding the Force Edge without turning into a giant blob monster like Arkham,Devil May Cry 3 (2005)- Enemy Files Arkham which is also later confirmed by Griffon that you need a strong body and mind to be able to wield the Devil Sword SpardaDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 10Devil May Cry Visions of V Chapter 26.2 and they can also withstand the limits imposed by the harsh laws of reality of the Demon World)
*Non-Physical Interaction: (They canDevil May Cry 4 (2008)- Enemy Files: MephistoDevil May Cry 4 (2008)- Enemy Files: FaustDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Enemy Files: Death Scissors harm intangible demons and canDevil May Cry Volume 1 Page 89 kill incorporeal demons and can interact with abstract demon souls)
*Extrasensory Perception (Power Level Measurement, Magic Detection, Evil Awareness and Enhanced Sight): (Can detect difference in power levels,Devil May Cry Volume 2 Page 112 is capable of detecting magic and magical energies,Devil May Cry Memorial Album Page 136Devil May Cry Volume 2 Phase 3 Page 157, Phase 4 Pages 183, 184 and 270 they are also capable of detecting evil beings, and can sense someone tens of kilometers away, like when Vergil sensed Lady when she was on the ground of the Temen-ni-gru towerDevil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 4 and also when Dante was capable of sensing Vergil when he was on top of the Temen-ni-gru tower and can also sense killing intent)
*Telekinesis for Sparda, Dante and Vergil (Object Calling, Direction Alteration and Immobilization): Can throw his weapons and call them back,Devil May Cry 5 (2019) can control his weapons trajectory after throwing themDevil May Cry 2 (2003) and can also stop a motorcycle that was thrown in the air telekinetically.Devil May Cry (2001)- Prologue
*Teleportation for Sparda, Dante and Vergil: They are capable of teleporting via Air Trick.Devil May Cry 3 (2005)
*Telepathy (Mental Speaking and Thought Detection): (Can communicate telepathically with other people and can also hear people's thoughtsDevil May Cry Volume 2: Phase 4: Part 4: Page 184)
*Absorption and Fusionism: (They are capable of fusing themselves with other people or with objects, like when Dante's absorbed and fused both Rebellion and Devil Sword Sparda into his body,Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 12: Yamato or when V fused with Urizen to turn back into VergilDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 17: BrothersDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 18: Awakening and also when Nero was show to be capable of fusing his arms with the Devil BreakersDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Nico's Reports: Restored Nero)
*Regeneration (Mid Prior to their Awakening): (Dante was completely capable of easily surviving being shot in the head and face at point-blank range, along with his entire body getting shot by a gang.Devil May Cry Volume 1 Page 13 Dante also instantly regenerated from a bullet going through his head.)
*Soul Manipulation: Are capable of manipulating souls, can kill demons which are abstract evil spirits when they are possessing things with nothing but normal attacks, can remove the souls from demons, like when Dante separated a demon from the hostDevil May Cry: The Animated Series (2007)- Episode 6 without killing the possessed, and when V removed Nightmare's coreDevil May Cry 5 Visions of V: Chapter 10
*Immortality Negation (Types 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7): Can bypass the immortalities of Demons and kill them permanently.
*Regeneration Negation (Up to Low-Godly): Can consistently nullify Demon Regeneration, Dante was capable of permanently destroying two heads of the Cerberus when they fought on the entrance of the Temen-ni-gru, Nero was able to inflict fatal wounds on BerialDevil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 1 Page 86-88 and he needed to retreat to the Demon World to recover his strength and even after coming back to the Human World again, Berial states that he is not completely recovered from his battleDevil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 2 Stage 16 Page 121 with Nero. Sparda was shown to have made a scar on Beowulf's face. When Dante absorbed the power of Sparda that was sealed inside the Devil Sword Sparda,Devil May Cry Memorial Album Precious Tears Page 168 he was capable of overcoming and eventually landing a fatal injury on Mundus. Capable of inflicting fatal wounds on each other)
*Power Nullification and BFR with Ebony and Ivory (They are capable of neutralizing the powers of Sparda that have been absorbed by Arkham when he used the two halves of the amulet to awaken the Force Edge and also afterwards sent him from the Demon World back to the Human WorldDevil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 19)
*Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2): (They are capable of erasing or restoring demons' names. To change a Demon's name is to change the world, the value of everything.Devil May Cry 3: Code 2: Page 16-135)
*Explosive Aura: (Upon transformation, by holding their own powers inside themselves and letting it out in a powerful explosion in which triggers than into their demon forms and causes a major damage to their enemiesDevil May Cry 4 (2008))
*Flight In Devil Trigger forms: (They are capable of flying even when they are partially transformed)
*Improved Absorption for Ultimate Devil Trigger and Sin Devil Trigger: (When they transform, they are capable of absorbing all their weapons on their bodies,Devil May Cry 2 Japanese Official Complete Game Guide for example, Vergil can activate his Sin Devil Trigger by absorbing the Yamato into his skinDevil May Cry 5 Special Edition (2020)- Nico's Reports: Sin Devil Trigger Vergil)
*Dimensional Storage: (They can pull out or store all weapons and items they have or find on their ways)
*Stamina and Limited Self-Sustenance (Type 3): (Superhuman, as Demons, they can last hours in battle without pause, fighting entire hordes of demons and fights against Demon Bosses without rest or relevant signs of fatigue, only showing it against prolonged fights against those who were comparable to than. They showed to need only mere seconds to recover after combatDevil May Cry Volume 1 Page 135 and they can also recover their stamina and energy when they are in Devil Trigger in the middle of combat.Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 2 Page 161-162 Both Dante and Vergil, after cutting down the Qliphoth tree on June 15, resumed their friendly rivalry for 39 days straight, from June 15 to July 24Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 20)
Resistances
*Extreme Temperatures, Hellfire Manipulation and Magma Manipulation: (Vergil was unaffected by the fire burning his house when he was a kid.Devil May Cry 5 Visions of V Chapter 26 Nero was capable of resisting when he got close to the flamesDevil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 1: Stage 4, Page 81 of Berial, Dante was completely unaffected Berial's flaming tail and was even sitting on it to his amusement,Devil May Cry 4 (2008)- Mission 16 which Berial's flames is shown to be more than hot enough to burn a Scarecrow,Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 1: Stage 4, Page 79 and Dante can withstand the extreme fires of Ifrit, which are potent enough to melt the ice from Frost's body, which are impervious to even volcanic fire from the Demon WorldDevil May Cry (2001)- Enemy Files: Frost and is able to wield Ifrit without succumbing to his Hellfire wrath)
*Extreme Pain Tolerance and Paralysis Inducement: (They have great showings of supporting extreme levels of pain throughout their lives, like when Dante despite being in extreme pain, moved by sheer willpower,Devil May Cry Volume 1: Phrase 4: Page 185-189 and was unaffected by the Demon World's nexus,Devil May Cry Volume 1: Phrase 4: Page 180-182 which can temporarily paralyze demons after refreshing their Demonic Powers,Devil May Cry Volume 2 Phase 3 Part 4 Page 137-139 Dante and Vergil continuously fighting against each other since they were kidsDevil May Cry 5 Visions of V Chapter 25 and they have shownDevil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 7 many times to be incredibly resilient against pain throughout their lives, Nero was capable of fighting Urizen, ignoring the pain despite the many hits that he tookDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 8)
*Improved Empathic Manipulation and Improved Fear Manipulation: (The Sparda descendants can endure being in each other's presence in battle, which on its own can make even demons fall into despair and fearDevil May Cry Volume 1 Page 165-167 and is also capable of making people who can endure normal despair and fear from demons and the Demon World like V completely collapseDevil May Cry 5 Visions Of V Chapter 15 out of terrorDevil May Cry 5 Visions of V Chapter 14.2 and can also endure being in a high tier demon's presence, like Alternative Mundus, with just his laugh, made Beryl fall into despair and fearDevil May Cry Volume 2: Phrase 3: Page 197-198)
*Life Force Absorption: (Dante instinctively transformed in his demon form to fight off Alice when she was sucking his life force and when he did transform instinctively some time later in Devil Trigger to fight off Nevan when she was sucking his life force in the opera house of the damnedDevil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 8
*Energy Absorption: (Unaffected when entering inside the Fault's body, which is confirmed to absorb magic power of their prey. They are also capable of resisting his magical powers being absorbed numerous times throughout their life, like when Dante was capable of resisting Leviathan's hearts' ability to absorb his magical powers when fighting inside it, or when Nobody's absorbed his show to absorb their magical powers with its dance,Devil May Cry (2001)- Enemy Files: Nobody Dante was capable of fighting off Nightmare's magic absorbing powersDevil May Cry (2001)- Enemy Files: Nightmare and he was also capable of using Nightmare Beta, which absorbs magic energy from the user)
*Poison Manipulation and Acid Manipulation: (Capable of resisting different types of poison and acids numerous times throughout their life, like when Dante was unaffected by the demon monkey's poisonous blood, which was poisonous enough to dissolve his own body,Devil May Cry Volume 1 Page 137-141 They are also shown to be unaffected when Beelzebub spat out poison on himDevil May Cry (2001)- Enemy Files: Beelzebub or when they are unaffected by the Nobody's poisonous bodies when they die and explode into pieces and also when they are unaffected by Chaos's neurotoxin sacs inside his chest, which he spits on his enemiesDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Enemy Files, Characters and Arms: Chaos)
*Blood Manipulation: (Dante reacted instinctively by semi-transforming to fight off a Sin when he was stripping away his blood and they are capable of fighting off Queen Empusa when she grabs them to suck their bloodDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Enemy Files, Characters and Arms: Empusa Queen)
*Holy Manipulation: (Unaffected by the explosion of the holy water that kills demons instantly,Devil May Cry 4 (2008)- Mission 2 Dante was capable of withstanding attacks from the Fallen's holy spearDevil May Cry 3 Brady Guidebook: The Fallen and was also unaffected by Allan Lowell's magical pendant that reacts to Demonic PowerDevil May Cry: The Animated Series- Mission 11 and then turns them to ashes)
*Absolute Zero and Matter Manipulation (Molecular Level): (Nero is capable of surviving attacks from the Frost's claws even before unlocking his Devil Trigger, whose air can reach beyond absolute zero and can kill any of their victims without feeling any pain, can also survive an attack from Frost when he enters a molecular scattering state, causing their molecules to pass through the target to cause damage and Frost's claws can freeze his opponents and are capable of breaking out of the iceDevil May Cry 4 Special Edition (2014))
*Soul Manipulation: Can withstand their own attacks which destroy demon souls.
*Regeneration Negation (Up to Low-Godly): Can still regenerate after being hit with one of their own attacks, despite them being able to negate the Regeneration from Low Tier demons during this point in the story.
|-|At Mid Tier=
They have everything before on a higher level plus:
*Improved Regeneration (Mid-Godly):Nero was able to regenerate after he was absorbed on mental, physical and spiritual level by the savior to become one with it. 
*Surface Scaling: They can walk on walls.Devil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 18
*Water Walking: They can walk on top of the water.Devil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 19
Resistances
*Improved Paralysis Inducement and Improved Soul Manipulation: (Capable of fighting off the Soul Eater, which paralyzes its prey and eats their souls)
*Sound Manipulation: (Unaffected by the Assaults' shriek,Devil May Cry 4 (2008)- Mission 8 Dante was unaffected by Elena's sound-based attacksDevil May Cry The Animated Series- Mission 6 and was also shown to not be affected by the Beastheads' loud roar and was also unaffected by the dreadful metallic sound that is even louder than the Beastheads' roar himselfDevil May Cry Volume 2 Page 88-91)
*Improved Biological Manipulation and Improved Soul Manipulation Absorption: (Nero was capable of resisting his body and soul being absorbed by the Savior,Devil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune: Pages 142-143Devil May Cry 4 (2008): Enemy Files- Savior as long as his demonic/magic powers are not nullified and he doesn't fall unconsciousDevil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 1 Pages 214 and 215)
*Corruption (Type 1), Memory Manipulation, Power Nullification and Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2): Vergil was more than capable of resisting Mundus's powers when the Prince of Darkness tried to corrupt, take control over his mind and body, change his memories and give him a new Name,Devil May Cry 5 Visions of V: Chapter 5 and restrict his demonic/magic powersDevil May Cry 5 Visions of V: Chapter 7 and only was able to make him obey to some extent when he gave back his amulet, which Mundus's chains being powerful enough to restrain Nightmare, who has been repeatedly stated to beDevil May Cry Kaitai Shinsho Guide Book able to destroy the Demon World.Devil May Cry 5 Visions of V Chapter 8
*Improved Soul Manipulation, BFR, Power Absorption, Power Nullification, Forced Healing, Sealing, Telepathy, Duplication and Power Mimicry: (Nero was unaffected by the Maphas's stones, just like Dante while Malphas was shown to also use her stones for traps.Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 15 The stones from Malphas's body can steal the cores of V's summons and lock them away and also traps V in a pocket dimension, which can take away his demonic/magic powers and can also heal him,Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 14 the stones can also recreate Goliath, Cavaliere Angelo and Artemis out of V's memory and Nero was also unaffected by the stones on Malpha's body and on the surroundings when he fought against her)
*Improved Illusion Creation, Telepathy and Madness Manipulation (Type 2): (Vergil was capable of breaking free of a dangerous demonic illusion created by a Sin that is capable of driving normal people insane and Dante was capable of seeing through the illusions in Mallet Island)
*Improved Space-Time Manipulation: (Can resist the abilities of Yamato, like for example, not being sliced into pieces by the Judgment Cut)
*Improved Possession, Improved Biological Manipulation, Improved Disease Manipulation, Improved Transmutation, Morality Manipulation, Blood Manipulation, Memory Manipulation and Mind Manipulation: (Dante was capable of fighting off the Infestant when they try to take over his body. Dante resisted Ducas's attempt to possess him when he has the Beastheads with him and stated that even as a child it won't work,Devil May Cry Volume 2 Page 93 and 94 Nero and Dante are shown to be capable of fighting off Chimera Seed when they try to take over their bodies,'"Devil May Cry 4 (2008)- Enemy Files: Chimera Seeds which when the seeds parasite their victims, they start absorbing the nutrients of the bodies and eventually turn then into a tree of the Demon WorldDevil May Cry 4 Deadly Fortune Volume 1 Stage 7 Pages 149-150 The Chimera Seed is able to make a demon way more aggressive. They are also capable of wielding the Force Edge without turning into a giant blob monster like Arkham, which is also later confirmed by Griffon that you need a strong body and mind to be able to wield the Devil Sword Sparda)
|-|At High Tier=
They have everything before on a higher level and plus the following:
*Stamina and Limited Self-Sustenance (Type 3): (Superhuman, Dante and Vergil fought against each other for 39 days straight in the Underworld from June 15 to July 24 while having extremely short breaksDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 19)
*Extrasensory Perception: (Can sense killing intents from another dimension)
*Improved Fear Manipulation: (Chen and Dante in their battle caused inanimate and unconscious objects to feel real fear all throughout the building.
Resistances
*Body Puppetry: (Dante can break out of the Marionette's screech, which strings up their victims like a puppetDevil May Cry (2001)- Enemy Files Marionette)
*Improved Time Stop: (Bangle of Time They are unaffected by the Bangle of Time, which can stop time and freeze every demon in place, despite they being shown to be unaffected by other means of Time Manipulation, like not being affected by the Demon World, which is capable of stopping the flow of time and warping spaceDevil May Cry 2 Bradyguide- Mission 14)
*Improved Power Nullification: (Dante resisted Beelzebub's blue vomit, which is capable of nullifying Dante's ranged weapons, like Ebony and Ivory, which contain souls on the bullets,DMC1 Prima guidebook and have powerful techniques, yet Beelzebub's blue vomit can nullify it. Nightmare Beta is a Devil Arm which is used which Devil Trigger energy and is also nullified by the spit of Beelzebub, but Dante can still transform and destroy all the evil maggots without any type of problem)
* Extreme Heat, Radiation Manipulation and Matter Manipulation (Atomic Level): (They can survive attacks from plasma and particle beams made by Plasma and MundusDevil May Cry 1 Brady Guide Page 19Devil May Cry 1 Brady Guide Page 135)
*Probability Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation and Death Manipulation: (Dante is unable to be cursed by the Poker Demon's ability, which gives incredible luck in probability-based games, however, they become engrained with greed and a sick sense of wanting to play more and more. This effect goes as far as changing reality. When the main user of this effect loses in a game of chance, they instantly die without a seemingly physical cause, this also happens to the ones the main user is playing against if they happen to lose. Dante can stop Patty whom got possessed when they were playing a game of "who dies first". Dante is also able to let himself be shot and lose the game in purpose, letting himself win. When Dante loses to Lady, he doesn't outright die, he just pretends he's dead)
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==References==
Category:Verse-specific Powers and Abilities
Category:Devil May Cry
Category:Demons