A half-sister to Dante and Vergil

[Esura]

The only yhing about him known is that he fought on behalf of the humans. What more do we need to know? After all, any theory of him being alive is mere speculation and not fact. There is more evidence pointing him being dead than there is anything actually hinting anything that he was alive.

No, it isnt speculation that Sparda being alive. As I said before, its mentioned in DMC2 that Sparda could be in another dimention. Why do you think no one here says Sparda is dead? If you pay attention, each newer iteration of DMC doesnt actually specifically say he is dead. Subtle hints here and there points to him being alive. DMC2 and DMC4 is case in point.

 

[Kaihedgie]

No, it isnt speculation that Sparda being alive. As I said before, its mentioned in DMC2 that Sparda could be in another dimention. Why do you think no one here says Sparda is dead? If you pay attention, each newer iteration of DMC doesnt actually specifically say he is dead. Subtle hints here and there points to him being alive. DMC2 and DMC4 is case in point.

It was never said that he was in another dimension. I read through Sparda's profile in DMC3 again and it states that he sealed himself in the netherworld along with most of his power. From that point on, Lucia states that Sparda returned from that realm somehow spent his life living in the human world

But I'm gonna put it bluntly that in the prologue of the first DMC game it clearly states that Sparda DID die

 

[Dorateikos]

Why don't they call her Hilde? (Derived from the name Matelda) Reference to the character Matelda, known as Matilda
She appears in the Garden of Eden, in Canto XXVIII of the Purgatory of the Divine Comedy. She is described as a young woman of noble and beautiful appearance, who sings while gathering flowers along the banks of the river Lethe.

Her important role in the Divine Comedy:

Matelda plays essential roles in Dante's purification:

1. **Guide to the Garden of Eden**: She explains to Dante that they are in the Garden of Eden, created by God as a blessed dwelling place for humans but lost after the original sin of Adam and Eve.

2. **Spiritual Baptizer**: Her purpose in the Garden of Eden is to baptize the souls who have finished purging their sins in the Lethe and Eunoe. Matelda immerses Dante completely in the river Lethe, making him drink the water that erases the memory of sins, then raises him up and delivers him to the four nymphs who symbolize the cardinal virtues.

3. **Explanation of the Rivers**: She clarifies that there are two rivers in Eden – the Lethe (which erases the memory of sins) and the Eunoe (which revives the memory of good deeds).

Fraternal Figure:

Matelda refers to Dante as "brother" when she instructs him to look and listen to what lies ahead: the Triumphant Church.

When is her name mentioned?

Matelda's name is only revealed long after her first appearance, in Purgatory XXXIII, verse 119, when Dante, arriving at the waters of the Eunoe River, asks Beatrice what water it is, and Beatrice advises him: "Priega Matelda che 'l ti dica" (Ask Matelda to tell you).

It's interesting to note that, although some scholars suggest she may represent Matilda of Canossa (a powerful 11th-century countess), the most likely interpretation is that Matilda is exclusively an allegorical figure, possibly representing the primordial happiness of humankind before original sin, regained by souls after their journey of expiation.

But it's perfect! Because the character refers to the poet as her brother! Perfect for the name Hilde to be the name of Dante and Virgil's half-sister!