Vergil (Devil May Cry)

Vergil, also known as Corrupt Vergil, Dark Slayer, Son of Sparda, The Alpha and the Omega and Nelo Angelo, is one of the main characters from the Devil May Cry series.
== Charactah Account ==
Vergil is the son of a demon named Sparda and a human named Eva, and the twin brother of Dante. While Dante became a hotheaded but selfless anti-hero after demons killed their mother, Vergil grew to be a cool and collected anti-villain out for his own gain.
In contrast to his twin brother Dante's boisterous, outgoing, and extroverted personality, Vergil is calm, cool, collected, and introverted, constantly maintaining an aura of fearlessness. Vergil cares little for the well-being of those around him, and is unflinching in his pursuit of power; however, in spite of his cold and ruthlessness demeanor, he is an honorable warrior, who maintains his own set of morals and disciplines, he despises fighting dirty and cheap tactics, and refuses using firearms, deeming them unworthy of a "true warrior", staying true to only his blade as well other melee weapons he managed to obtain from defeated enemies. His code of honor still surfaces while he is corrupted as Nelo Angelo: he refuses to attack Dante from behind and waits until both are outside to begin their first fight. In Devil May Cry 5, after being restored and was attacked by his brother, Vergil refused to fight Dante when the latter was injured and tired from his last fight against Urizen, saying that defeating him in such a state has no meaning and gave his brother time to heal his wounds and get strong.
In dire situations, Vergil is not above actions that would seem desperate or those that would contradict his views. As seen in Devil May Cry 5, he took Nero's Devil Bringer and the Yamato by force, still bearing influences of his time as Nelo Angelo. If Dante's fighting something he's also opposing, he'll team up, even though he has reservations. He won't hesitate to take drastic measures such as punishing traitors too. 
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Devil May Cry
=== Light Novels ===
* Devil May Cry
* Devil May Cry 5: Before the Nightmare
=== Manga ===
* Devil May Cry 3
* Devil May Cry 5: Visions of V
=== Video Games ===
* Devil May Cry
* Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
* Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition
* Devil May Cry 4
* Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
* Devil May Cry 5
* Devil May Cry: Pinnacle of Combat
* Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale
* Project X Zone 2
* Seven Knights
* Street Fighter X All Capcom
* Teppen
* Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
* Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
== Trivia ==
* Although Corrupt Vergil appears as a DLC outfit in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, his Nelo Angelo Devil Trigger was excluded due to technical difficulties implementing the model with Vergil's character frame. Instead, he is given Sparda's Devil Trigger, and paired with Yamato, unintentionally references the original Devil May Cry's unlockable Sparda costume, where the Yamato was first introduced. Later, In Vergil's campaign in Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, Corrupt Vergil once again eschews the Nelo Angelo Devil Trigger in favor of Sparda's true form; interestingly, the Yamato's sheathe grafted to Vergil's left arm in Devil Trigger is also grafted to Sparda's left arm.
* Vergil's Level 3 Hyper Combo in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Dark Angel, is a direct reference to Nelo Angelo.
* In the novel, Gilver, is an anagram of Vergil's name.
* In Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition, while using his Nelo Angelo Devil Trigger seen with his "Corrupt Vergil" costume, Vergil is able to verbalize words while taunting (e.g. "Come on!"), despite the fact that Nelo Angelo was incapable of speech in the original Devil May Cry.
* In the Japanese versions of Devil May Cry 3, Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, as a further contrast from Dante for more Eastern Asian-touches to his fighting style, nearly all of Vergil's techniques are all written completely different from their English names as Japanese hanzi/kanji-based names with different meanings.
* Vergil tends to talk to himself/think aloud. Examples include:
** Devil May Cry 3: When Vergil is trying to break the seal in the Lair of Judgment, frustrated that his blood alone can't undo it, and in the secret ending, musing over how if Sparda could defeat Mundus, so can he.
** Devil May Cry 4: When Vergil is arriving/leaving Fortuna, regarding the Order of the Sword and his own power.
** Devil May Cry 5: When Vergil is atop the Qliphoth, contemplating the opposing paths he and Dante have chosen, due to their past traumas.
* Vergil's current fighting style throughout the series is based on Iaido when he wields the sword Yamato as his primary weapon and during the duel between him and Dante in Devil May Cry 5, he assumes his fighting stance which is similar to the Iaido stance.
* Vergil's intro title in Devil May Cry 5 "The Alpha and the Omega" are the first and last letters in the Greek alphabet, and a phrase used in The Book of Revelation to denote God being "The Beginning and the End", signifying how Vergil is a recurring antagonist.
** "I am Omega" can be heard multiple times on Dante's theme, Subhuman. The connection between this lyric and Vergil's title is unknown.
* Though not seen in Devil May Cry 5, going to the art section in the gallery after beating the game on any difficulty shows Vergil's regular Devil Trigger form, showing it to be a more mature version of his Devil May Cry 3 Devil Trigger form with some cosmetic changes due to Vergil's new clothing, but still retaining some of the blue colouring.
** This makes Vergil the only playable male character to have had a consistent design for his regular Devil Trigger form, with Dante coming second as of Devil May Cry 5.
* Two abilities from his alternate universe counterpart were integrated into his arsenals: His just-frame Judgment Cuts in Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, and in Devil May Cry 5, his ability to use doppelgangers in battle.
* Vergil is traditionally only playable in upgraded versions of already existing games. This started in Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition, continued in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition and Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition.
** However, this tradition is broken on the eighth-generation consoles and on PC, as Vergil is now available as a DLC for the original versions of Devil May Cry 5. This marks the first time since his inception as a playable character that he is featured in the original version as well as the Special Edition of the game he appears in.
* Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition marks the first time Vergil has appeared as a playable character in an updated version of a game he didn't appear in; while heavily referenced through Yamato appearing as a major plot device and Dante mentioning him as Yamato's owner, Vergil himself didn't make a physical appearance in the original version of Devil May Cry 4.
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== External Links ==
* Vergil at Devil May Cry Wiki
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