Dante Alighieri (CoH)

## Dante Alighieri

**Dante Alighieri**, is both a fictional character and protagonist of the *WGL's* *Creed of History* series created by Sam Register and Bob Haney. He was a human crusader, who mistakenly commits many atrocities during the third crusade.

For this his soul is dammed to Hell upon death, however he refuses to continue, when he learns this also means the damnation of his friends, and thus cross journeys into the nine circles of Lord Hades' domain to save his beloved Beatrice.

"*At the midpoint on the journey of life, I found myself in a dark forest - for the clear path was lost...*"

—Dante Alighieri.

## Appearance

*Voice Actor*: Graham McTavish (English), Masashi Ehara (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (French), Not Known (German), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Poland), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Appearance

Dante was a muscular and athletic man with an experienced knowledge of combat. He had short and brown hair beneath his chain mail and metal crown of thorns. He varied from clean shaven to stubble.

In the beginning of the game, he was dressed in traditional Crusader robes, but on the way home to Florence, he removed the robe and sewed a crimson cross-shaped tapestry to his chest. This patch depicted the events and sins of his past as a beginning of repentance for his sins. Dante also wrapped long, trailing and crimson lengths of material around his forearms, each with a small silver crucifix that was attached to the end.

He wore light armor on his arms, shoulders and thighs and a leather holster on his back which he used to sheath Death's Scythe. Throughout the series, he wore canvas breeches and a thick leather belt which holstered Beatrice's Cross.

* Hair Color: Brown
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Blue
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: Not Known
* Weight: Not Known

## Relationships

### Family

* Bella Abati (mother; deceased)
* Alighiero di Bellincione (father; deceased)
* Beatrice Portinari (beloved; deceased)

### Enemies

* The Bishop (Deceased)
* Avenger (killer)
* Death (Deceased)
* Lucifer
* Cerberus (Deceased)
* Charon (Deceased)
* King Minos (Deceased)
* Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Deceased)
* Marc Antony (Deceased)
* Indus Stoorum (Deceased)
* Phlegyas (Deceased)

## Abilities and Powers

Thanks to the powers of his Scythe and Cross, Dante had access to several supernatural powers, both Holy and Unholy.

Dante could also use magics such as: Righteous Path which could perform a dash attack to leave a trail of icy shards in its wake, Sins of the Father which the magic pendants protected Dante and attacked the nearby enemies, Suicide Fruit which slammed a rotting fruit onto the ground to stun the nearby enemies, Martyrdom which Dante sacrificed some of his health and mana to cause massive damage to the nearby enemies, Lust Storm which was a storm that surrounded Dante and dealt damage to the enemies and Divine Armor was holy armor which protected Dante from all attacks and restored health.

### Powers

* **Unholy Abilities**: Death's Scythe which Dante stole from him after he died provided Dante with his malevolent unholy powers and most of his melee attacks. The scythe was also used to punish the shades and enemies and swing on the cliffs if there was nothing to hold on to. Whenever it was used to attack, it usually gave a golden yellow color off to show it's unholiness.
* **Holy Abilities**: The Cross that Beatrice gave to Dante before he left to fight in the Crusades held all of Dante's immense holy powers. All of the attacks that Dante used from it are light-blue colored, showing its holiness. The cross attacks are long-range and could hold the enemies off. The cross was also used to absolve the shades and enemies when it was needed.
* **Superhuman Physical Prowess**: After gaining his supernatural powers, Dante also obtained amazing superhuman physical prowess far beyond mortal capacity.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: Dante was able to hold himself between a beast's jaws and avoid being devoured and during his travels overpowered the demons much larger than himself, lifted Charon's head and tossed it over a cliff with minimal effort and exert enough strength to pull the other Demons' heads off by using his scythe and even with bare hands ripped them in half or pull the other enemies toward him. He was able to challenge and overpower even Lucifer himself, an immortal and most powerful angel of God, in physical combat.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Dante was able to survive an incredible amount of punishment that would kill any other human from even the largest demons and being undamaged and was able to survive both hellish fires and freeze as well survive the fall from great heights. Dante was also able to endure the tremendous might of Lucifer and all of his attacks despite visible difficulties.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Dante could move and react with amazing speed being able to run, dash and slide across the ground and walls with almost instant speed to dodge projectiles and cover short distances instantly. He was able to keep up with Lucifer's immense speed on almost equal terms.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**: Since his fall to Hell, Dante was never seen resting except on short talks with Virgil. In fact, he remained active infinitely in both running across Hell and fight with numerous Hell minions and colossal demons and never showed any signs of fatigue.
* **Divine Powers**: Another power that Dante had was called Redemption which allowed him to temporarily become much more powerful and faster. When using Redemption, Dante would not flinch when he was hit, but would still lose health when attacked. Dante's scythe became more powerful and moved quicker along with his Cross. Redemption mode could also be combined with Lust Storm and Divine Armor, but not all three at the same time since Lust Storm and Divine Armor could not be used together.

## History

### Past

#### Early years

Dante was born in 1156 and he had a difficult childhood. His father named Alighiero was a licentious man that berated him and physically abused his mother named Bella. He stole from the poor and used their money to entertain his friends at the lavish parties. Dante also had a mentor while he was growing up by the name of Brunetto Latini.

Dante was betrothed to his true love named Beatrice. However, before the two could wed, Dante was called upon to march in the Crusades. Before he left, Beatrice agreed to give herself to Dante out of wedlock only if he swore upon her cross to be faithful and forsake all of the pleasures of the flesh. Dante agreed and the two shared one last night together. Before he left on the next day, Beatrice gave Dante her Cross as a parting gift.

### The Crusades

While Dante and Francesco who was Beatrice's younger brother are in the Crusades, a fraudulent bishop gave them and their fellow Crusaders a preemptive absolution for any sins that they may commit. With the bishop's blessing, Dante proceeded to commit unforgivable acts in the name of God.

Dante and Francesco are present at the capturing of Acre, but Dante was shocked when he learned that they had to "Babysit the heretics" while King Richard negotiated for the True Cross. During this time, a Slave Girl offered "Comfort" to Dante in exchange for her and her "Brother's" freedom. Dante reluctantly accepted the offer, betraying his promise to Beatrice.

Against Francesco's objections, the enraged Dante slaughtered all of the prisoners by believing that it was their mission to kill the "Heretics" and "There was no shame" since "Their souls are already lost." When King Richard discovered this, he demanded the one who was responsible to step forward. Francesco took the fall for his "Brother" and was sentenced to be hanged, leaving Dante to flee.

## Etymology

Dante Alighieri was an actual historical person. In reality, he was an Italian poet where in the game, he was a Crusader. The real Dante Alighieri was born on May/June 1265 and died on September 13/14, 1321. In the game, he died around May 1191 during the Third Crusade which was the Siege of Acre.

## External links

* Dante Alighieri *Wikipedia*
* Dante Alighieri *Heroes Wiki*
* Dante Alighieri *Infernopedia*
* c:idwsonic: *Transformers Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* He is very similar to Kratos from the same series:
	+ Both are redeemed villains, with both of their crimes being revealed in flashbacks.
	+ Both have their villainous actions marked on their bodies (Kratos having his families' ashes placed on him, as Dante has a red tapestry on his chest).
	+ Both are directly responsible for the death of their loved ones.
	+ Both are deceived and manipulated by a villain (Ares and The Bishop).
	+ Both have killed a Death God in their religion (Thanatos and Death).
	+ Both are remorseful for their actions, and attempt to redeem themselves.