Dante Inferno

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Wool Inferno (son)

Cotton Inferno (daughter)

Surtr (father)

Mother (unknown)

Freyr (grandfather in law)

Hitori Tamashi (brother in law)

Jack Blackwig (uncle in law)

Lost Legends

## General Overview

Dante Inferno is a former antagonist turned hero of the PCU. He is the love interest and current husband of Silk.

"The fire that burns with my new family, burns brighter than anything my father could ignite..." - *Dante unofficially*

## History

Dante is the most recent son of the fire giant Surtr, he was born 27 years ago in the fiery hellscape of Muspellheim. Fire Jotun children mature very quickly, usually reaching maturity at 1 month. When he was only two months old, he became a knight of the Order of Muspell because he believed he needed to become strong enough to take care of his sister Kindel whom he was told that she was in a coma.

During his first mission he was tasked to hunt down 3 of Fenrir's children, a pack of icy wolves, who might be useful to gain an advantage against Fenrir. In the process he followed them destroying a remote house and burnt it down in the process of saving the family The house burnt was Silk's childhood home, to which she resented and banished him from the team temporarily upon realization from the Elder Brain.

Somewhere in his life he was promoted to general of the order and even had his own legion under his command. Dante along the line had earned the nickname of "Scorched Earth" amongst his colleagues due to his ruthless nature in the battlefield. Even after his betrayal, Dante's former legion still are intimidated by him when reunited during the Vanaheim Revolution.

Dante's first encounter with the party was in Alfheim when he was tasked with stealing Jack from the party, but was unsuccessful and left behind a previously stolen Divine Hand in the wake of his retreat, the Crushbow. He was later captured by the Norse Gods after breaking in to steal the keys to Naglfar, Loki's Ship, for Surtr. The Middy G's took Dante prisoner and brought him along everywhere in hopes of reforming him, Silk was the one who was able to sway him to the side of good. After the betrayal, Dante had become an Oathbreaker, but it was with Elaine's help he had found faith in the Wildmother and became an Oath of Redemption Paladin. After the events of the Maw of Fire, it was revealed that Dante was the one who burned Silk's house down and killed her mother in the process. She exiled him from the party.

During his exile, he was traveling the Nine Realms with the help of the Planar Compass that Hecate had gifted him in the wake of his exile. The compass was capable of finding tears in reality which lead to particular planes or realms. Dante had been on a temporary servitude under Natasha the Dark in Niflheim, he had become her errand boy during the time and was released from it when the party reunited with him in Niflheim. Dante was fatally wounded by Leonan with a poison arrow from a dragon named Horatio the Infector, and was slowly dying during the entirety of Tasha's Trials. It was when Dante was shot by Kindel in an attempt to save Silk did he finally profess his love for Silk in his dying moments. Unfortunately Silk misunderstood the confession, but it was enough for the deactivated Crushbow to find its new wielder, Dante.

In that moment, his love for Silk and desire to protect her was enough for the Crushbow to deem him worthy to wield.

During the dungeon in the End of the Road, he believed Silk was killed by the hands of Joy Morningstar and was devastated. Luckily she was not killed and realized she loves him too.

At the end of the series, he professes his love properly and she reciprocates it. A few months later they get married and Silk is pregnant with twins.

At the start of Legends, Dante is fathering the Inferno twins.

## Physical Appearance

Dante in Lost Mines has a medium muscular build with a bright red complexion. He has fiery yellow eyes and long flowing hair comprised of flames that reaches down to right below his neck. He also has a scar across the right side of his face that leaves a white streak.

He often wore very heavy armor with a black and red color scheme to symbolize Muspellheim which had very prominent shoulders, a cape, and no helmet, which was a symbol of higher status and honor in his home.

Once getting more relaxed and not so uptight, he wore more casual clothing such as a sleeveless black and red gi with a pair of normal brown pants.

As an adult in Legends, he wears similar clothing such as the sleeveless red and white gi. But now he dawns a pair dark red pants with chainmail under armor and black fingerless gloves. The most notable outfit change was the eyepatch on his right eye, to which he claims he got while babysitting.

Apart from clothing, the only other physical change he went through in Legends was his goatee and shorter hair length going down to his chin only.

## Personality

Dante has a very quiet and calm demeanor, almost never raising his voice above the monotone level he keeps it at, perhaps to make sure he does not lose his temper too much. During Lost Mines, he was depressed and uncaring because he had betrayed his people. Later on he was depressed and slightly more willing to participate after bonding with Silk. Afterwards he was still depressed, but now much more content with his life. And finally at the end of the series, he had found happiness with Silk.

In Legends he retains the same unphased demeanor, but now is more content with his life and much happier since he is a father.

## Skills and Abilities

* **Longsword Proficiency:** As a paladin, he has a natural proficiency
* **Crushbow:** The Divine Hand he wielded after confessing his love for Silk.
* **Pyromancy:** Natural ability to a fire genasi.
* **Enhanced Strength:** His Jotun blood gives him extra strength.
* **Battle Strategy:** His position as a general gave him militaristic insight.
* **Cooking:** He makes some mean pancakes.

## Relationships

* **Surtr:** Dante's birth father, he isn't the greatest parental figure and was mostly neglectful to his youngest son. While he wasn't outright cruel, Surtr barely gave him any attention as a child despite claiming he is his "favorite son."
* **Kindel Inferno:** Dante's only immediate sister, while in the military he believed she was in a coma according to his father. In reality she wasn't and grew up resenting her brother because he was never there for her when she was forced to live with Surtr for over 16 years. She had to learn things for herself because no one else taught her.
* **Osiris Blackwig:** Who Dante considers his "found father" because he treated him better and gave more respect than his birth father. They have a very professional relationship, but Osiris was willing to give him advice when confronting Silk about his feelings for her.
* **Elaine Blackwig:** Dante's "found mother" due to the fact he never actually met his mother. She supported him throughout the whole series and his kids consider her as "Granny Ellie."
* **Charlie Fierro:** Dante's former nemesis and his current "found sibling" according to him. Even though Charlie tried to kill and frame him many times, they eventually became actual friends while time passed. Charlie is even considered the aunt/uncle to his two kids.
* **Silk Inferno:** Dante's wife for 5 years and his first love. He first fell in love with Silk in Phandalin when she fed him strawberries for the first time during market day, no one had ever been this nice to him and became head over heels for her, which made the guilt of burning her house down even more painful.
* **Cotton and Wool Inferno:** The Inferno twins are Dante and Silk's 5 year old kids. While they both love their parents and vice versa, Cotton looks up to her father the most. Cotton thinks her dad is the coolest guy alive and wants to fight monsters like him. She is in over her head, but has the right spirit. Wool is his only son so he tries his best to bond with him, but ends up getting them both in trouble with their mother, not all the time but a lot.

## Trivia

* Dante's name is derived from the story "Dante's Inferno" where the main character travels through the 7 Layers of Hell.
* There are many jokes about how "Zuko" he is because of his backstory, fire motif, and looks.
* Dante's scar is actually frostbite.
* It is unknown exactly when he got the compass, but we do know he received it from Hecate sometime after the Maw of Fire.
* Surtr fell to earth after being struck multiple times and flown back by Dante. No one has seen him since.
* He peed on Joy Morningstar's corpse when the Legends dug her up, as revenge for almost killing Silk.
* He is a big wrestling fan, so are his kids.
* When becoming a Redemption Paladin, he received a sword from the Wildmother called "Dante's Redemption."
* His middle name is Keith.
* Dante can't swim claiming no fire giants do from the lack of water and because swimming in magma is ridiculous.