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I Saw the Devil
I can't say I agree with this. Nobility, strength of character, an indomitable will, perseverance. I think those are far more important than longevity, specially if you are dedicating your life to fighting hell itself.
It's only spoiler because I wanted it to take up less space.
Yes, but Dante faces death on a regular basis. The possibility of death is always a constant, either way, so it's not a matter of appeal. We know he can die in combat and, I'm assuming, so does he.
Personally I don't consider mortality a negative but more to the point, yes, mortality is something that we associate with being human but Dante and Vergil are not just human, they are also otherworldly. They possess traits that remove them from the laws of nature and men and for there to be only a single one, such a glaring one, when there are so many others that are intact is disproportionate. If there were other aspects that he didn't inherit or were diminished I wouldn't find it so disjaring.
Because there are no others. They are more powerful than their father, at least Dante has been said to be, they rival him in almost all aspects, but they don't get his long life. If we knew that Sparda had superhuman strength, that that's something they went out of their way to point out, and Dante had inherited everything else, including longevity, but not that I'd be equally displeased and calling BS on that because there is no reason for just one single trait to be excluded.
Not always. Dhampirs, for example, can walk in the sun. Not comfortably and they do need to be buried alive since they're prone to heat strokes in some myths (not at all in others).
Such as with Heracles, who was granted immortality by the gods, not born with it, and nephilim only lived for 100 years or so in time when men lived up to 900 years of age, according to the bible, yes, but that is also not always the case. Half elves have been portrait as immortals and so have dhampirs at times (well, except for Blade but he has his own mythos to the point he isn't called a dhampir). And in the cases where they are not immortal they certainly poses an enormous lifespan.
Longevity aside, when these half breeds inherit traits they were all water down in some way shape or form. Half elves weren't as majestic or skilled, half vampires were sometimes said to be kinda just regular people with a few extra abilities, nothing compared to a vampire, and Heracles pretty much only inherited beauty and godly strength. Most of these cases are, at best, 50% of noticeable attributes. Here, though, it's odd that a half breed would inherit 99.9% of his father's attributes.
Longevity aside, when these half breeds inherit traits they were all water down in some way shape or form. Half elves weren't as majestic or skilled, half vampires were sometimes said to be kinda just regular people with a few extra abilities, nothing compared to a vampire, and Heracles pretty much only inherited beauty and godly strength. Most of these cases are, at best, 50% of noticeable attributes. Here, though, it's odd that a half breed would inherit 99.9% of his father's attributes.
If it were a concept from a Western source I'd be more inclined to believe it, it's the case with Blade, the most relevant and close example to this topic, but Japan has less attachment to these themes and tend to go where they will. YuYu Hakusho, InuYasha, Vampire Hunter D, Castlevania, Chrono Cross, Shakugan no Shana, KyoKana, Darkstalkers, Shin Megami Tensei, OniMusha, and I guess even Disgaea, all have very distinct versions of how their half human characters operate, and a lot of these have basis on western myth.
If you wish.
Are you talking about ligers, mules or even zonkies? Yes. Sometimes they're even steryl. These particular hybrids, from what I understand, all suffer from a number of health issues and tend to be sickly animals. Not sure it applies here since Dante hasn't shown any rapid aging and even without it wouldn't he be dead by now? He is around 40 and isn't showing signs of slowing down.
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