For a couple of plot points, when Trish is kidnapped, the power in hell gets the Sparda sword. Once they finally fight & Dante defeats his true form, the Dark Lord, now very weakened, will rejuvinate his strength by using the Sparda sword and gaining the FULL POWER of Sparda, and taking on the Dark Knights REAL DT (A LA Dante DMC1) & this is how I will show Dante outdoing his father - defeating the full power of Sparda. Now for the Generals first form, after messing with Dante with images and false memories of his mother Eva, just before they fight, the deadly Archangel king will take on the form of Eva herself to mess Dante up. After Dante beats him/her, you fight the Generals "True Form, then he becomes a giant, golden figure which you must defeat and finally, his fallen mode - REALLY epic huh? You like? So Dante must essentially kill both his parents (their image anyway) to fight the true enemies. Good way to make it a little serious without going too far yes?