Force_Edge
Master of Muppets
I remember reading from one of the creators of the first instalment of Devil May Cry that the idea of Dante was partially inspired by a manga he had read. It was that Dante was a seemingly carefree, cocky detective who, however, would on rare occasions show his serious side. It's the part we see when Mundus kills Griffin and when Vergil and Dante have their final square-off prior to Vergil's fall to darkness.
If you go back to this game, you'll notice that Dante's attitude isn't as over-the-top as some believe. His lines that come off as "carefree, cocky, with attitude" or anything of the sort are ones like:
"Whoa, slow down babe! Nature calls? It's in the back" and "I hope you've got something inside that big body of yours". Other ones go like this: Dante investigates something, then goes "Whatever..." or "Spooky..." alternatively, to Phantom he says: "I'm tired of playing your childish games" and to Griffin, "Flock off, feather face! OR you can stick around and find out the hard way!" to answer Griffin's question: "Are you the (something) that challenges the darkness Mundus?"
I think they're self-controlled, not hyped up, and cool/calm/collected when said. It's not the Dante everyone seems to like that really flips (possible he did during his younger days).
What really shows Dante is scenes like the one where he spares Trish. I think the lines he say that come in mind are:
"Don't come any closer you devil! You may look like my mother but you'll never be her. You have no soul. You may have the face but you'll never have her fire!" or something like that. He tells her that next time, he won't go easy on her like this time. Now, the rage, the sincere anger and pain in his voice is just... it's one of the reasons why Dante from DMC1 appeals to me so much. When he said "Don't come any closer you devil!" my heart really raced and then stopped, I was blatantly taken aback by the outburst. It really had a special effect, and added to his character.
Now go further ahead, prior to the battle with Mundus.
"How much longer are you going to keep zapping? Come out and show yourself, Mundus!" there's not cockiness in his voice so much as plain authority, demand and this sick-of-playing-your-damned-games tone. Further ahead he doesn't say, shut up or zip it. No, he goes "Silence!!"
Now, go to the cheesy scene "I should've been the one to fill your dark soul with light!" Now did anyone took their time and really let it melt that Dante cried there? More or less openly seeing as the tears didn't trickle down, they were flung out in a not-so-hidden pain.
Where did this Dante go? The Dante with the calm, subtle cockiness and the incredible voice that fitted prefectly during his moments of attitude and moments of anger. Vergil had this voice ("You're wasting time!", "Be gone!", two examples of this). Even Nero has this voice ("Give me more power!", "Crash", "Try this!") are examples of it. When Dante in DMC1 performed the Stinger move or Helmbreaker, his cry right there were really great.
I miss this Dante. It is why this Dante will always be MY DANTE. It is why, in DMC4, the only thing that makes Dante equal to Nero is that, what Dante lacks in voice, he makes up for his sincere look, something that seems taken from DMC1. Thank you Capcom =)
If you go back to this game, you'll notice that Dante's attitude isn't as over-the-top as some believe. His lines that come off as "carefree, cocky, with attitude" or anything of the sort are ones like:
"Whoa, slow down babe! Nature calls? It's in the back" and "I hope you've got something inside that big body of yours". Other ones go like this: Dante investigates something, then goes "Whatever..." or "Spooky..." alternatively, to Phantom he says: "I'm tired of playing your childish games" and to Griffin, "Flock off, feather face! OR you can stick around and find out the hard way!" to answer Griffin's question: "Are you the (something) that challenges the darkness Mundus?"
I think they're self-controlled, not hyped up, and cool/calm/collected when said. It's not the Dante everyone seems to like that really flips (possible he did during his younger days).
What really shows Dante is scenes like the one where he spares Trish. I think the lines he say that come in mind are:
"Don't come any closer you devil! You may look like my mother but you'll never be her. You have no soul. You may have the face but you'll never have her fire!" or something like that. He tells her that next time, he won't go easy on her like this time. Now, the rage, the sincere anger and pain in his voice is just... it's one of the reasons why Dante from DMC1 appeals to me so much. When he said "Don't come any closer you devil!" my heart really raced and then stopped, I was blatantly taken aback by the outburst. It really had a special effect, and added to his character.
Now go further ahead, prior to the battle with Mundus.
"How much longer are you going to keep zapping? Come out and show yourself, Mundus!" there's not cockiness in his voice so much as plain authority, demand and this sick-of-playing-your-damned-games tone. Further ahead he doesn't say, shut up or zip it. No, he goes "Silence!!"
Now, go to the cheesy scene "I should've been the one to fill your dark soul with light!" Now did anyone took their time and really let it melt that Dante cried there? More or less openly seeing as the tears didn't trickle down, they were flung out in a not-so-hidden pain.
Where did this Dante go? The Dante with the calm, subtle cockiness and the incredible voice that fitted prefectly during his moments of attitude and moments of anger. Vergil had this voice ("You're wasting time!", "Be gone!", two examples of this). Even Nero has this voice ("Give me more power!", "Crash", "Try this!") are examples of it. When Dante in DMC1 performed the Stinger move or Helmbreaker, his cry right there were really great.
I miss this Dante. It is why this Dante will always be MY DANTE. It is why, in DMC4, the only thing that makes Dante equal to Nero is that, what Dante lacks in voice, he makes up for his sincere look, something that seems taken from DMC1. Thank you Capcom =)
