Vergil Sparda

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Appearance: "Vergil is a tall man with pale skin, slicked back silver hair, and blue-gray eyes. Being twins, Vergil and Dante are very similar, and their main distinguishing feature is their hairstyle; if Vergil's hair is disheveled, the brothers become almost indistinguishable. Vergil usually wears a long blue cloak with silver buttons and a white embroidered design similar to a snake. The snake's "head" lies on the left shoulder, and its "tail" runs along the collar, over the right shoulder and down along the buttons to the bottom edge of the cloak. The lining is golden with a floral pattern. The cuffs are decorated with five straps with gold edging and gold buttons. Underneath the cloak, Vergil wears dark green trousers with a snake scale texture and a black vest. The outfit is completed with a blue neckerchief, a brown snakeskin belt with a silver buckle, brown fingerless gloves and brown knee-high boots. In some cutscenes in Devil May Cry 3, the golden half of the Perfect Amulet can be seen belonging to Vergil, but it is not a permanent part of his game model. The corrupted Vergil's costume makes him look more sinister: his eyes become red, his skin becomes sickly pale, and blue veins appear through it. Vergil's clothing replaces Sparda's, and the Perfect Amulet becomes part of it.

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In Nelo Angelo's form, Virgil's eyes become completely red (without pupils), his skin becomes white, and veins also appear through it. Clothes are replaced by heavy armor. In Devil May Cry 5, Vergil looks older, his clothes are mostly in dark colors: the cloak is black, the embroidery is pale blue, the inner lining is yellow, and the hems of the cloak are slightly frayed. Vergil now wears black trousers, a dark turtleneck and a dark blue vest. His suit is complemented by dark gray fingerless gloves and knee-length boots of the same color. Virgil no longer wears a neckerchief. When Vergil appears in a weakened state, he is wearing a tattered black robe with a hood that hides his clothes and part of his face. You can see pale skin with visible veins, that is, a Nelo Angelo-shaped appearance. After Vergil is restored by the fusion of V and Urizen, his skin returns to normal."

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Personality: "Unlike his twin brother Dante, who is energetic and sociable, Vergil is calm, cool, collected and reserved. He cares little about the well-being of those around him. He is unwavering in his desire for power. However, despite his cold and ruthless demeanor, he is a noble warrior who adheres to his own rules of morality. He despises dirty and cheap fighting tactics and refuses to use firearms, which he considers unworthy of a “real warrior,” but uses ranged attacks if they can be carried out with melee weapons. He obeyed his code of honor even while in Nelo Angelo's form: he refuses to attack Dante from behind and waits until they both leave the room to begin the fight. After being restored to his original form in Devil May Cry 5, he notices that Dante is weakened by the battle with Urizen and, even having the opportunity to kill his brother, advises him to rest in order to fight him again on equal terms. However, it is worth noting that the basis for his “code” is the desire to prove his superiority, and not moral principles, therefore, in order to gain power or in desperate situations, he does not abandon methods that could well be called dishonest. So he attacks Nero almost on the sly and tears off his hand to take Yamato.

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Unlike Dante, Vergil accepts his demonic heritage. While Dante strives to protect people from demons, Vergil desires to gain more demonic powers. The thirst for power becomes a defining feature of his character, and the reason for its appearance can most likely be attributed to the tragic events in his childhood: the loss of his entire family and the need to survive alone. Despite his coldness, Vergil has what he values: the demonic blade Yamato, given to him by his father, his half of the Perfect Amulet, the memory of his mother, and his son Nero. Some of Vergil's phrases suggest the reasons for his actions. So in Devil May Cry 3 he tells Dante: "Power controls everything, without power you can't protect anything, not even yourself." This may be a hint at the death of their mother and Virgil's guilt, believing that he could not save her. It can be assumed that this event caused Virgil to seek power and turn away from people he considers too vulnerable. It is likely that Virgil also associates gaining strength with sacrifice, as Urizen states that Dante should not be so strong because he "never lost anything."

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V is the embodiment of Vergil's humanity, which he abandoned in the name of power, and he is able to evaluate his past more objectively. V says that Vergil has "lost everything" and that his defeats have only made the situation worse. V is ashamed of his actions, realizes the gravity of the crimes he committed and the importance of what he abandoned in pursuit of force. V tells Nero that "he", referring to Vergil, only wanted to be loved and protected, but left alone, he could only survive. V mentions that he initially went to Dante to correct Vergil's mistakes. Part of V's motives become apparent in the finale when he admits that he manipulated Dante and Nero into merging with Urizen because he was afraid of death and powerlessness. Nevertheless, he managed to stop Urizen and make Vergil better. Having become one again, Virgil questions his decisions and wonders out loud whether his life would have been different if it had been the same as Dante's, and whether Dante would have lived his life if Eve had saved Virgil first. His relationship with Dante also becomes less adversarial, with them working together to fight demons and having a friendly duel rather than trying to kill each other. Vergil often speaks formally and somewhat stiltedly, which is likely due to his childhood reading of classical literature."

back story

Early life Vergil and his younger twin brother Dante were conceived by the Legendary Dark Knight Sparda and the human Eva, where they resided in a secluded mansion near Red Grave City. Growing up, Vergil would often fight with Dante over various things, and trained alongside his brother with his father. At some point before Mundus' attack, Vergil would often visit a man due to his keen interest in literature, namely poems. There, he avidly read many works, though developed a particular liking towards William Blake's poems most of all. One day, the man gave Vergil a collection of Blake's poems as a gift, in which Vergil responded by writing his name on the back of the cover. When asked by the man, Vergil told him about his relationship with his brother, and the man understood. Vergil would keep this book throughout his life, even in adulthood. Devil May Cry 5

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Sometime before their eighth birthday, Eva gave Dante and Vergil each a half of the Perfect Amulet. Around the same time, Sparda disappeared and later died from unknown circumstances, and Eva and the twins were left vulnerable. At some point after these events, demons - sent by the Prince of the Underworld, Mundus - attacked their home, setting part of it ablaze. Devil May Cry During the attack, Vergil was playing alone at a playground a few yards from the house, where he was most likely ambushed. Eventually, he found himself in a cemetery surrounded by demons. Upon seeing his house burning in the distance, Vergil awakens his inner demon and kills all of the demons with Yamato. Vergil then went on the run believing his mother had abandoned him, a suspicion that would haunt him for the rest of his life. In actuality, Eva was killed while desperately searching for him.

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Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition At some point at least seventeen years prior to the events of Devil May Cry 4, Vergil visited the city of Fortuna to investigate the Order of the Sword. Upon his arrival into the city, Vergil wondered why they worship a demon like Sparda as a god. As he pondered, a horde of Scarecrows surround him, but Vergil dispatches them with little effort. After that brief encounter, Vergil then continued deeper into Fortuna, intending to learn more about the Order and their intentions. After finishing his investigation of the Order's plan, Vergil soon leaves the town pondering whether or not one can call them misguided for their worship. As he walks away, he vows that one day the Order will know the true power of the son of Sparda. While leaving, the shadow he casts has the shape of Nero's Devil Trigger, hinting at their relationship.

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Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Arkham helps Vergil to break the first seven seals Sparda cast upon the Temen-ni-gru, and then directs him to the Forbidden Land at the base of the tower. Vergil is later seen alongside Arkham at the top of the emerging tower. When the Hell Vanguard they sent to kill Dante returns, having failed its task, Vergil immediately dispatches it. Vergil waits at the top of the tower for Dante, and at one point dispatches Arkham to eliminate Lady. When Dante reaches the peak of the tower, the two banter and then ferociously battle. Vergil emerges victorious, and takes Dante's half of the Perfect Amulet as his prize. Though Dante's Devil Trigger begins to manifest and Vergil prepares to fight him again, Arkham urges him to ignore Dante because "[they] already have all [they] need". The two then jump off the tower to reenter the Forbidden Land. As Vergil and Arkham approach the final door to the Lair of Judgement, Vergil reveals his knowledge of Arkham's betrayal, and deals him a mortal blow. He then enters the chamber and commences the ritual to open the gate to the demonic world. During this ritual, he is momentarily interrupted by a blinded Beowulf, who has mistaken him for Dante. However, Vergil quickly vivisects the devil, and takes his soul as a Devil Arm.

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While Dante was hurrying up to the final seal, Vergil had no luck on unlocking the seal, and was later interrupted by Dante. The twins engaged another fight which was interrupted by Lady causing the battle to end in a tie. Both demonic brothers are equally wounded, and Jester makes his appearance by announcing that everybody has served their role nicely. Jester later turned back and forth between Arkham and Jester, explaining why Vergil's ritual was incomplete, and why Vergil had failed against Dante and Lady. Arkham completes the ritual, and then plays with the three warriors while waiting for the tower to activate. Once it does, he knocks them off the ascending platform, wherein Vergil falls into an abyss. Later, after Dante enters the Netherworld, Vergil is seen passing through the Divine Library, with Lady still huddled up, wounded and in grief, after her battle with Dante. She hears his footsteps and looks up to see who it was, but by that time, he had already gone through the door that Dante took. Vergil later interrupts Dante's fight with the ascended Arkham, and the twins finish Arkham off together. However, Vergil has not given up his goal of obtaining the Force Edge, and the twins are again forced to fight. Though Dante is able to defeat Vergil, he cannot convince him to return to the Human World. Vergil lets himself fall even deeper into the Netherworld.

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In the epilogue, Vergil is seen in the Room of Fallen Ones, while three glowing orbs approach. Vergil recognizes the approaching devil, remarking that if Sparda was capable of defeating the Demon King, then he should be capable of doing it too, before discarding his scabbard and charging to fight

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Devil May Cry 5: Visions of V In his weakened condition, Vergil was defeated by Mundus, his sword Yamato being shattered by the Prince of Darkness as well. The Devil Emperor bound Vergil's bloody and beaten body while mocking him for being a half-breed, before proclaiming he would remove Vergil's human heart. Mundus then corrupted Vergil, turning him into Nelo Angelo.

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Devil May Cry Vergil, as the base of Nelo Angelo, fights Dante multiple times on Mallet Island. In their first confrontation, Dante's amulet slips out just as Nelo Angelo attempts to deliver the killing stroke, and the sight of it awakens Vergil's memories, causing Nelo Angelo intense agony. He throws Dante aside and is forced to flee, disappearing in a geyser of blue and purple flames. Nelo Angelo encounters him again in the gardens, but is defeated and flees once more.In their final confrontation, Nelo Angelo removes his helmet, revealing Vergil's face. Still not realizing it is truly Vergil, Dante duels and defeats Nelo Angelo for the final time. Dropping his greatsword and staggering back, the black knight rises into the air, clutching his head as he screams in pain before he disappears for in a torrent of blue flames, with only Vergil's half of the amulet being left behind, falling to the floor below. By looking at the amulet, Dante has a flashback of when he and his twin first received their halves of the Perfect Amulet and realizes that Nelo Angelo was Vergil all along.

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Devil May Cry 5 6 years after the events of Devil May Cry 4, Vergil was able to escape the Demon World as well as rid himself of Mundus' influence over him; however, his body was weakened and crumbling from battle after battle. He eventually confronted Nero and, despite his weakened condition, was able to easily rip his Devil Bringer arm completely, as well as regain Yamato, leaving Nero bleeding and unconscious. Having regained his sword, Vergil then returned to his family's burned mansion, eliminating two hostile Riot demons. Fueled by his desire to defeat his twin brother Dante along with his pursuit of power, Vergil then stabbed himself with Yamato in order to separate his human half from his demon half as well as gain power without having to be hindered by human thought or emotion. This in turn sparked the birth of "V" and "Urizen", as well as four demon familiars.

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More than a month later, after Urizen was defeated by Dante, a dying V approached him and commented on how he and Urizen were one and the same before he impaled Urizen with his cane. This in turn merged the two halves together once again and in the process, restored Vergil. Dante almost immediately attacked him, but Vergil repelled his exhausted and wounded brother with ease. He told Dante that he considered defeating him in such a weakened state to be meaningless, and advised him to regain his strength before departing for the top of the Qliphoth. Before leaving, he thanked Nero for shepherding V. A short while later, miles above the Earth's surface at the top of the Qliphoth, Vergil was heard to wonder aloud about his and Dante's respective fates, and whether or not their lives might have been different if their positions had been switched on the day of their mother's death. This introspection was presumably sparked by Dante having told Urizen, whose memories Vergil undoubtedly possessed, that their mother had not in fact abandoned Vergil in favor of Dante. Rather, she had simply come upon Dante first, hid him, then went searching for Vergil until she died. He then sat down on a black crystalline growth and waited for Dante. Dante eventually arrived and demanded that Vergil hand over the Yamato, so that he could no longer open the sorts of portals to the Underworld that had allowed the Qliphoth to grow. As Dante expected however, Vergil refused, and the two brothers engaged in an all-out battle to the death. However, after a long and grueling duel, neither was able to best the other, though both were left battered and exhausted.

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During the battle Dante informed Vergil that Nero was his son, much to the latter's surprise. They both then transformed into their Sin Devil Trigger forms and charged each other, looking to end the fight in one final clash. However, the fight was abruptly stopped by Nero in his true demon form. He proclaimed that he was not going to allow their rivalry to continue anymore, nor allow them to kill each other. Vergil was mildly amused by his son's earnestness, almost thinking Nero gave up the desire to kill him in revenge, and proposed fighting Nero in Dante's place to determine the outcome of their battle. Dante, for his part, simply sat the engagement out. After another battle, Nero managed to best Vergil, and tries to convince him and Dante that the Qliphoth needed to be stopped before any other considerations. Dante agreed with Nero, while Vergil stubbornly pointed out that he could still fight.Immediately after pointing this out however, Vergil agreed to help destroy the Qliphoth, ostensibly because its continued growth was interfering with the fight between him and Dante. Both he and his brother then made their way towards the Demon World in order to cut down the tree and close the portal behind them, with Dante bidding Nero farewell first and leaving. Vergil declared to his son that he would not lose their next duel. He then gave Nero his book of William Blake poems as a keepsake, and told him to hold onto it until the time they next saw each other. In the Demon World, Dante and Vergil approached the base of the tree, only to be surrounded by a horde of lesser demons which they quickly dispatched. Eventually, the tree was completely destroyed and Vergil closed the portal that Urizen had created, trapping him and Dante in Hell. A few weeks later, the brothers were seen sparring with each other while bickering over their respective victory tallies. As the two begin another sparring match, they were interrupted by a horde of demons. While killing them, Vergil grum

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Immediately after pointing this out however, Vergil agreed to help destroy the Qliphoth, ostensibly because its continued growth was interfering with the fight between him and Dante. Both he and his brother then made their way towards the Demon World in order to cut down the tree and close the portal behind them, with Dante bidding Nero farewell first and leaving. Vergil declared to his son that he would not lose their next duel. He then gave Nero his book of William Blake poems as a keepsake, and told him to hold onto it until the time they next saw each other. In the Demon World, Dante and Vergil approached the base of the tree, only to be surrounded by a horde of lesser demons which they quickly dispatched. Eventually, the tree was completely destroyed and Vergil closed the portal that Urizen had created, trapping him and Dante in Hell. A few weeks later, the brothers were seen sparring with each other while bickering over their respective victory tallies. As the two begin another sparring match, they were interrupted by a horde of demons. While killing them, Vergil grumpily demanded that Dante not call out his catchphrase of "jackpot!" but he did regardless. The two then proceeded to continue bickering while killing more demons, but in general appeared to have put aside their grudge for good.