devil may cry is like religion and dante is god. think of how many different versions of the "god concept" humanity has had over the eons. there is no "real" version of dante. the character, just like any other, is left up to the mercy of the eyes of the beholder. the fans. we can pick and choose which version of dante is our ideal incarnation or not. fighting over it just leads to war, violence and genocide--sorry, i'm talking about dante, not religion. but you see: same concept. dante is a character that has been around for two generations. in those two, he has had 4 different interpretations from 3 different people. the first was one way, the second was similar but darker, the third was a different person entirely, the only similarity is the name and jacket. the fourth was a hybrid of the past three, with his own design and aura. much like the concept of religion. you can pick one that makes you feel most comfortable, but in the end, i won't always see things the way you seem them. so trying to convince me otherwise or putting down MY views of the character will lead to nothing but violence and a bad end.