fightology

[Danteredgrave]

This thread is about a tool that could arguably be used in DMC analysis and I was wondering if you think it could still apply to DmC and therefore help us understand it.

Sorry if it has already been discussed, but it seems that the way characters fought in the devil may cry series always reflected their personality, here are a few examples:

• Vergil is a cold and calculating character which never openly expresses his feelings, when he uses yamato he moves as little as he can, he just does the minimal movements required to kill his enemies, it's a cold and reserved fighting style.
• Nero looses his temper very often (mostly about kyrie) his fighting style is very aggressive and direct, not subtle at all, it expresses his wrath.
• Lady is a human, she is therefore week and has to think about what she does when she fights, it requires a lot of reflection and skill from her if she doesn't want to be killed. It's pretty much illustrated in her bargains with Dante, she is distant, calculating and on a defensive stance.
• Trish doesn't master her feelings, she does stupid things because of emotional impulses like selling sparda to the order of the sword. In DmC 1 she tries to kill Dante in one of those outbursts, stabbing him with a giant word before literally throwing a motorbike at him. She is also meant be (no matter if she really is, she is meant to be) a seducer and as Gloria she uses a fighting style that deeply involves sexual connotations.
• Dante in DMC3 is careless, he fights demons with a piece of pizza in his mouth and doesn't struggle with the enemies, killing them is a game.

Do you think the way people fight in DmC will be able to tells us things about their personality as well?

 

[ReRave]

We can already analyze Dante's fighting style in this new game:
Dante fights more like Nero on Exceed in this game; It looks like he can't really handle his sword that well and he staggers a lot. His style is very unrefined and he even uses kicks and grapples in combat, like the street brawler he's supposed to be.
All of this is a reflection on his personality, of course. He seems to be hotheaded, impatient and obscene.

 

[Azurel]

Kind of makes me wonder how Vergil will fight. Refined, but still needing practice, most likely. I expect him not to stumble, but to falter when trying to pull out his katana. Like maybe, he'll jerk once (that came out wrong...wait,that also sounded wrong), then realize he needs more strength to pull it out successfully. (oh the innuendo...)

Instead of grapples, you'll see him use pressure point grips to quickly crush his opponents. Like Dante, it won't be a quick-time event, just something to use in-between combos.

 

[V's patron]

I'm guessing Kat fights like lady, smart and guerrilla style.

hit and run tactics.

 

[DragonMaster2010]

Kind of makes me wonder how Vergil will fight. Refined, but still needing practice, most likely. I expect him not to stumble, but to falter when trying to pull out his katana. Like maybe, he'll jerk once (that came out wrong...wait,that also sounded wrong), then realize he needs more strength to pull it out successfully. (oh the innuendo...)

Instead of grapples, you'll see him use pressure point grips to quickly crush his opponents. Like Dante, it won't be a quick-time event, just something to use in-between combos.

I honestly thought Vergil will fight like Dante did in DMC4 when it came to his sword. Not using iaido but just using the same sword animation as Dante or something to that. Since this Vergil is the leader of a resistance and seems like guy who leaves a statement, I think he should just use Yamato as a trained swordsman would use a Katana.

A better example is Kojuro Katakura from Sengoku Basara

 

[KenKen]

We may not see anyone other than Dante (and maybe Vergil) fight.

 

[Azurel]

I honestly thought Vergil will fight like Dante did in DMC4 when it came to his sword. Not using iaido but just using the same sword animation as Dante or something to that. Since this Vergil is the leader of a resistance and seems like guy who leaves a statement, I think he should just use Yamato as a trained swordsman would use a Katana.

A better example is Kojuro Katakura from Sengoku Basara

Good idea. Something like that would definitely work with Vergil. This vid reminds me of Mitsurugi as well.

We may not see anyone other than Dante (and maybe Vergil) fight.

True. Maybe if we're lucky, they'll fight each other at the end. And maybe if we're really lucky, we'll get Vergil as a skin, because I don't think all those weapons could be "interpreted" to suit Vergil's style. The Rebellion would most likely be converted to the Yamato, but that's it. I can't think of an equivalent of all of Dante's weapons.