Dante (Devil May Cry)

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==Summary==
Dante is the protagonist of the majority of the Devil May Cry series. He, along with his twin brother Vergil, are the product of a romance between the Dark Knight Sparda and a human woman named Eva.
After losing his mother to demons as a child, Dante grows up to become a demon-hunting mercenary who runs his own devil-hunting business named Devil May Cry. Dante operates as a mercenary, mostly accepting jobs involving the supernatural. He has a fondness for strawberry sundaes and pizza, and a source of comic relief in the series is his indebtedness and apparent lack of gambling skill.
While he maintains a cocky and lackadaisical exterior, deep down, he is a compassionate man devoted to fighting for the good of humanity and helping his friends and his nephew, Nero.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , far higher after taking his name back | At least | , up to at least , higher with Force Edge | , higher with Devil Sword Sparda | , higher with Devil Trigger | , higher with Devil Trigger | , higher with Devil Trigger | , higher with Sin Devil Trigger
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Name: Dante, Tony Redgrave,The alias name which was used in a Devil May Cry novel and is used when he pretended to live as an average civilian Son of Sparda, The Legendary Devil Hunter
Origin: Devil May Cry
Gender: Male
Age: 8 (Devil May Cry 5 Visions of V Manga as a kid) | 18 (Devil May Cry Volume 1 and Devil May Cry 3 Manga Code 1 and 2) | 19 (Devil May Cry 3) | 28-30 (Devil May Cry 1, Devil May Cry CD Drama Volume 1 flashback, Devil May Cry Anime, Devil May Cry CD Drama Volume 1, Devil May Cry CD Drama Volume 2, Devil May Cry Volume 2 and Devil May Cry 2) | 34-35 (Devil May Cry 4Devil May Cry 3142 Graphic Arts- Page 118) | 39-40 (Devil May Cry 5 Before the Nightmare) | 40-41 (Devil May Cry 5 Before the Nightmare, Devil May Cry 5 Visions of V Manga as an adult and Devil May Cry 5)
Classification: Half-Demon/Half-Human Hybrid, Devil Hunter
Powers and Abilities:
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Attack Potency: At least Building level (Physically is far superior to most lesser demons, which can tear humans apart and easily wreck cars with a single strikeDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 3 and they can also easily withstand every modern weapon created in the Human World,Devil May Cry 5 Before The Nightmare Epilogue Pages 316-317 vastly superior to demons like Blitz. Vastly superior to Black Knights which were created by Mundus to be one of his strongest servants among fodder minions, made with data gathered after carefully studying how Dante, Vergil and Sparda fightDevil May Cry 5 Before The Nightmare: Chapter 13: Trish: Page 227 and 228), far higher after taking his name back (Massively superior to his "Tony" persona. Is equal to Gilver when he is without his armor, and, eventually grew strong enough to match him with his armor and while he was being amped by NexusDevil May Cry Volume 1: Phrase 4: Page 175-184) | At least City level (Even before unlocking his inner potential, Dante was capable of easily defeating guardians of the Temen-ni-gru like Cerberus and Agni & Rudra, who should be stronger than demons like Nefasturris and Echidna as the chosen ones to protect the tower by Sparda himself) | Star level (After awakening his Devil Trigger, he should be comparable to DMC4 Nero after both had their power awakened by similar sources of power, those being Rebellion and Yamato), up to at least Multi-Solar System level (Grew stronger through his battles at the Temen-ni-gru, fought and defeated Arkham alongside Vergil, and was still superior to him even after he got the Force Edge by the end of the game), higher with Force Edge (Adquired another portion of Sparda's powerDevil May Cry 5 Before The Nightmare) | Low Multiverse level (Much stronger than before, fought and defeated Nightmare, who can casuallyDevil May Cry 5 Visions Of V Chapter 8 destroy the entire structure of the Underworld.Devil May Cry Kaitai Shinsho Guide Book Was only rivaled in powerDevil May Cry Brady Guide- Page 6 by his brother, Vergil, but Dante eventually grew strong enough to defeat him once and for allDevil May Cry Memorial Album Precious Tears: Page 126), higher with Devil Sword Sparda (Upon unlocking the Sword's power, Dante was capable of reacting and redirecting attacks from full power Mundus, and can also survive attacks from him. The sword's Devil Trigger gave him a good portion of Sparda's powers, which allowed Dante to defeat Mundus at full power) | Low Multiverse level (Fought and matched Sid using Abigail's power while in base), higher with Devil Trigger (A single Devil Trigger Explosion destroyed Abigail's body) | Low Multiverse level (Surpassed Sparda's powers.Devil May Cry 2 (2003)- Guidepost of the Hunter, Chapter 13, Verse 1 Casually defeated an alternate version of Mundus, that was more powerful than the original,Devil May Cry Volume 2: Phase 3: Part 2: Page 118 without any trouble. Matched and eventually surpassed Chen, who had 70% of Sparda's bodyDevil May Cry Volume 2 Pages 171, 181, 186 and 190-191 and the Beastheads into his own. Later during the events of Devil May Cry 2, Dante easily defeated both Bolverk and Argosax, stating on later novels that said events were an "easy job"Devil May Cry 5 Before the Nightmare- Chapter 6- Pages 57-58), higher with Devil Trigger | Low Multiverse level (Should be stronger than before), higher with Devil Trigger. His attacks with Yamato ignore conventional durability | Low Multiverse level (Stronger than before, stated that the power of the Demon Kings are "disappointments" next to him, even completely forgetting about them at a later point.Devil May Cry 5: Before the Nightmare- Chapter 2, Pages #57-59 Later, during the events in Redgrave City, Dante absorbed the Devil Sword Sparda and Rebellion into his body, creating his own Devil Sword, allowing him to be capable of defeating Urizen even after he ate the Qliphoth's Fruit. Comparable to Vergil), higher with Sin Devil Trigger, which also bypasses durability to an extent by destroying his enemies from the inside
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Superior to Blitz. Can perceive and counter a lot of Gilver's moves, which can't be perceived by normal humansDevil May Cry Volume 1 Phrase 2 Pages 60-61) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Should be faster than before. Is equal to Gilver in first round, in second round eventually grew fast enough to match him while he was being amped by Nexus) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Faster than before) with FTL Combat and Reaction speed (Capable of blocking and dodging the Damned Rook Laser), up to at least FTL (Got faster by the end of the game, matching Vergil's endgame speed), higher with Quicksilver and the Force Edge | Immeasurable (Much faster than his younger self, kept up with Nelo Angelo. Was considered as a threat by Mundus,Devil May Cry Trinity of Fates Page 13 who should at least be as fast as Argosax, and Argosax's speed is instant movement that transcends time and distance), higher with Devil Trigger (It enhances his speed by two timesDevil May Cry Brady Guide Book), even higher with Devil Sword Sparda (Kept up with Mundus, flew at these speeds in their battle and managed to redirect his Particle BeamDevil May Cry Brady Guide- ) | Immeasurable (Should be faster than before. Easily kept up with Sid, far faster than Modeus and Baul), higher with Devil Trigger | Immeasurable (Easily evaded attacks from an alternate version of Mundus in his own domain, in which he was omnipresent and made of endlessly spreading darkness, reaching into gaps and spaces beyond Mundus' reach. Matched and eventually surpassed Chen's speed, blitzed Argosax in their fight), higher with Devil Trigger (Passively activates the Quick Heart, which makes him ten times faster) | Immeasurable (Easily kept up with The Savior, should be faster than before), higher with Devil Trigger | Immeasurable (Faster than Urizen, can keep up with Vergil), higher with Sin Devil Trigger
Lifting Strength: Class K (Dante when on his earlier days as a mercenary, was capable of casually ripping out spines,Devil May Cry Volume 1: Phrase 3: Page 126 which require at least this amount of force. Comparable to Nero, who can lift and swing around demons such as BerialDevil May Cry 4 (2008)- Mission 2 and BaelDevil May Cry 4 (2008)- Mission 4 with little difficulty. Clashed with Gilver multiple times) | At least Class K (Much stronger than before) | At least Class K (Much stronger than before), up to at least Class M (Superior to Mundus Generals, which should be capable to stop Savior's hand), higher with Force Edge | Immeasurable (Much stronger than before, overpowered Nightmare. Weaker than Nelo Angelo in their first round and eventually matched him as his equal. Was considered as a threat by MundusDevil May Cry Trinity of Fates Page 13 ), higher with Devil Sword Sparda | Immeasurable (Physically comparable to Sid while he had Abigail's powers) | Immeasurable (Stronger than before) | Immeasurable (Much stronger than before) | Immeasurable (Much stronger than before, stronger than Urizen and comparable to Vergil)
Striking Strength: At least Building level, far higher after taking his name back (Scaling to Gilver) | At least City level (Stronger than all of Teme-ni-gru's guardians) | Star level (Comparable to Post Devil Trigger DMC4 Nero), up to at least Multi-Solar System level (Comparable to Vergil by the end of the game), higher with Force Edge | Low Multiverse level (Can harm Nelo Angelo and grow stronger on each fight), higher with Devil Sword Sparda (Can severely damage Mundus) | Low Multiverse level, higher with Devil Trigger (Easily sliced through Sid with one Devil Trigger slash) | Low Multiverse level, higher with Devil Trigger (Casually harmed Argosax and an alternate version of Mundus, capable of harming Chen) | Low Multiverse level, higher with Devil Trigger (Stronger than before) | Low Multiverse level, higher with Sin Devil Trigger (Can hurt Vergil with his punches)
Durability: At least Building level (Physically far superior to most lesser demons, which can easily withstand every modern weapon created in the Human World), far higher after taking his name back (Took multiple attacks from Gilver) | At least City level | Star level (Comparble to Post Devil Trigger DMC4 Nero), up to at least Multi-Solar System level (Can endure hits from Vergil and Arkham), higher with Force Edge | Low Multiverse level (Took attacks from Nelo Angelo and eventually grew more durable on each fight), higher with Devil Sword Sparda (Can endure attacks from Mundus) | Low Multiverse level, higher with Devil Trigger (Survived attacks from Sid and easily regenerated from them) | Low Multiverse level, higher with Devil Trigger (Unharmed by Argosax, endured multiple hits from Chen) | Low Multiverse level, higher with Dreadnaught and Devil Trigger | Low Multiverse level (Can endure attack from Urizen and Vergil). higher with Dreadnaught and Sin Devil Trigger
Stamina: Superhuman (As a Demon, Dante can last hours in battle without pause, can fight 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 him and showed to need only mere seconds to recover. Dante showed to need only mere seconds to recover after combatDevil May Cry Volume 1 Page 135 and he can also recover his stamina and energy when he is in Devil Trigger in middle of combatDevil May Cry Deadly Fortune Volume 2 Pages 156-157 and Pages 187-189). | Superhuman (Dante and VergilDevil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 19Devil May Cry 5 (2019)- Mission 20 fought against each other for 39 days straight in the Underworld from June 15 to July 24 while having extremely short breaks)
Range: Extended Melee Range normally, Tens of Meters with projectiles, Kilometers with Sensing (Dante from kilometers away in the city senses Vergil on top of Temen-Ni-Gru which erupts in middle of the city,Devil May Cry 4 Prima Guide Book Recap- DMC3 scales to Vergil, who was able to sense Lady's presence when she entered the Temen-ni-gruDevil May Cry 3 (2005)- Mission 4), Low Multiversal with Dimensional Travel (Can travel between the Demon World and the Human World and can also get out of Fault's body, which is another dimensionDevil May Cry 4 Prima Guide Page 42- Bestiary Section: Fault) | Varies from Extended Melee Range to Tens of Meters with projectiles, and Interdimensional with Alastor (Alastor was able to sense Nelo Angelo's presence despite him being in the mirror dimension) | Varies from Extended Melee Range to Tens of Meters with projectiles and at least Interdimensional, Likely Low Multiversal with Sensing (Can sense killing intent from another dimensionDevil May Cry Memorial Album Page 176) | Varies from Extended Melee Range to Tens of Meters with projectiles and energy attacks (His Devil Trigger Explosion destroyed the top of a skyscraperDevil May Cry: The Animated Series (2007)- Episode 12) | Varies from Extended Melee Range to Tens of Meters with projectiles and energy attacks, at least Hundreds of Meters with Space-Time Manipulation (Dante's imperfect technique can cut the Hell's Gate from a far distance) and Low Multiversal with Portal Creation via Yamato (Can create portals in the Demon World while in the Human World,Devil May Cry (2001)- Weapon Files: YamatoDevil May Cry 3 Code 1Devil May Cry 4 (2010)- Mission 10 and vice versa, as seen when Dante used a broken Yamato shard to escape the Demon World and return back into the Human World after the events of Devil May Cry 2Devil May Cry Before the Nightmare: Chapter 2 Pages 49-52 and Chapter 4 Pages 79-80) | Varies from Extended Melee Range to Tens of Meters with projectiles and energy attacks and Planetary with Shockwaves (Can create powerful shockwaves sufficient to shake the planet Earth)
Standard Equipment:
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Intelligence: Gifted (While seemingly cocky and laidback in his approach to battle, Dante is an amazingly skilled Devil Hunter, having mastered all sorts of Devil Arms on top of being a master swordsman and marksman who can accurately shoot targets from virtually impossible angles and hack his way through the armies of Hell with the barest of effort. He seems to be a quick learner, mastering the Devil Arms he acquires within moments of obtaining them and quickly getting the hang of utilizing his various Styles and Devil Triggers. As a Demon Slayer, he also has extensive knowledge of the Demon World and its residents. He is also a very skilled actor, musician, athlete and dancer. An often overlooked aspect about Dante's abilities is his analytical skills. He showcases these skills in the form of a talent for reading people; he accurately assessed that the seemingly gentle Modeus was interested in killing him for his soul, and that Modeus was going to try to take revenge against him for killing Baul. He's also easily deduced and figured out the Familiars' intentions to atone during Mission 18 of Devil May Cry 5. As described by the alternate universe version of Shadow, Dante has a sharp mind, able to instantly understand the true power extent of Mundus' generals in the alternate universe and that they got enough power to form an independent government to oppose the Demon King. He also displayed a great knowledge about magic, as he easily figured out the magic used by the alternate Trish. He also solved a handful of puzzles throughout his adventures)
Weaknesses: Consistently haunted by the nightmares of his mother's death, as well as the deaths of Grue and Nell Goldstein | Arrogant, incredibly overconfident and hedonistic to the point where he barely takes his work as a Demon Hunter seriously, dragging out fights simply for the entertainment value, and even letting himself get purposefully impaled by Demons just for his own pleasure | None notable (After unlocking his Devil Trigger Mode and having fought against Vergil a second time, Dante regained back his sense of responsibility to uphold their father's legacy and protect the Human World) | Grew incredibly depressed and mournful after Vergil's defeat in the Demon World, and then again when he killed him in his Nelo Angelo form, and also when he witnessed Trish's death (Although his spirits were somewhat lifted when Trish was resurrected) | Remains somber as before due to Vergil's death. Strawberry sundaes, pizza, terrible gambling luck which constantly leaves him in deep debt | None notable | His arrogance and overconfidence makes a return, and having grown bored over the years without having any strong enough demons to kill, will purposefully drag out a fight simply for entertainment value | None notable.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Stinger: Dashes forward, delivering a powerful stab.
*Drive: Slashes the air, releasing a shockwave of Devil Energy.
*Dimension Slash: While using Yamato, Dante can conjure blade beams that cover the entire battlefield.
*Dance Macabre: Dante performs a long combo which can end in a Million Stab or Crazy Combo into a pole dance move, where Dante spins around his sword and ends with a mighty slash. When older, Dante's Dance Macabre starts in the same way but does not have a Crazy Combo ending. Instead, after the Million Stab, Dante automatically finishes by performing an upward swing and then striking the enemy with his sword, like he is swinging a baseball bat.
*Judgement: Can only be performed when Dante is using Sin Devil Trigger. Dante forms a sigil under his feet and slows down time. Dante then performs a barrage of attacks with numerous summoned swords and Devil Sword Dante then finishes by causing a massive explosion. This attack has a massive range and affects all enemies equally within a large radius of Dante.
*Demolition: Can only be performed when Dante is using Sin Devil Trigger. Dante telekinetically grabs an enemy, pinning them in place and uses his power to create an explosion to destroy them from within, bypassing durability to an extent.
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Note: This page only covers the original canon version of Dante, whose feats come from the games, novel, manga and anime. The reboot version and Shin Megami Tensei version have separate pages.
Note 2: Dante's fight with the Alternate Mundus was deemed to represent, at the very least, an Infinite speed feat in this thread
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Yhwach (Bleach) Yhwach's Profile (Almighty Awakened Yhwach and DMC3 Post-DT Dante were used. Dante had acces to Force Edge and speed was equalized)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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