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[Darkstar Darin]

The original Dante is American the new Dante could be from any where. We don't even know if the world of DmC even has real countries.

USA!! USA!! jk, for some odd reason I thought he was some type of British with an American accent XD

 

[ROCKMAN X]

USA!! USA!! jk, for some odd reason I thought he was some type of British with an American accent XD

That's preposterous ! preposterous !

 

[Darkstar Darin]

That's preposterous ! preposterous !

lol I know but sumthin told me he was

 

[V's patron]

The original Dante is American the new Dante could be from any where. We don't even know if the world of DmC even has real countries.

Did the old DMC world have countries?

 

[Darkstar Darin]

Did the old DMC world have countries?

Do Mallet Island & Vie Di Marli count?

 

[TheDarkSlayer]

Do Mallet Island & Vie Di Marli count?

Vie De Marli is just an order, just like The Order of The Sword, DMC2 takes place in Dumary Island.
Source(s):
http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Dumary_Island
http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Vie_de_Marli#Vie_de_Marli

 

[Tony_Redgrave]

The only reference that points to Dante = American is that the manual of DMC1 says he's living there. Nothing more. Nothing less.

 

[V's patron]

Do Mallet Island & Vie Di Marli count?

the vie di marli's a family and thats just a abandoned island.

 

[Darkstar Darin]

Vie De Marli is just an order, just like The Order of The Sword, DMC2 takes place in Dumary Island.
Source(s):
http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Dumary_Island
http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Vie_de_Marli#Vie_de_Marli

oh riiight, conveniently secluded islands

 

[darkslayer13]

Did the old DMC world have countries?

It would be a bit difficult to be American without an America to live in and Dante is officially American. So that confirms at least one and their is no reason to think that the others don't exist as well. There even seem to be a few extra ones (Fortuna and Dumary don't seem to be part of any real life country.

 

[ROCKMAN X]

It would be a bit difficult to be American without an America to live in and Dante is officially American. So that confirms at least one and their is no reason to think that the others don't exist as well. There even seem to be a few extra ones (Fortuna and Dumary don't seem to be part of any real life country.

Lol he doesn't look american in the first and second game its all fictional

 

[Darkstar Darin]

Lol he doesn't look american in the first and second game its all fictional

I'm still under the impression that he's from a country called Stylish XD

 

[darkslayer13]

Lol he doesn't look american in the first and second game its all fictional

How does someone look American?

 

[ReRave]

How does someone look American?

Not wearing a red coat and having a normal hair color might help.
Also the thing with the bigass sword might be a hindrance of integration in society.

 

[Domenic93]

Not wearing a red coat and having a normal hair color might help.
Also the thing with the bigass sword might be a hindrance of integration in society.

they addressed that in the anime he carries it in a guitar case when he's traveling were humans would see him

 

[darkslayer13]

Not wearing a red coat and having a normal hair color might help.
Also the thing with the bigass sword might be a hindrance of integration in society.

Red clothing, odd hair colors and antisocial behavior have nothing to do with nationality

 

[ROCKMAN X]

Red clothing, odd hair colors and antisocial behavior have nothing to do with nationality

He's kinda mixed breed of japanse culture and western culture

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[KenKen]

Yeah, neither Dante has a nationality.
In the first game, he was just based on American action heroes and he had an American-sounding accent.

In DmC, he's based loosely on Dante from the first game. Kinda...?

Anyway, it doesn't really matter.

 

[Dante47]

Well, what nationality was his mother? That should answer the question.

 

[ReRave]

Red clothing, odd hair colors and antisocial behavior have nothing to do with nationality

Well, no racism intended (I am a foreigner in my country), but this sounds like a japanese thing, doesn't it?