TyrantWayne9999
Golden Saint God of Overlords
I don't doubt someone's done a similar thread before (and if they did it's well past being easily found) but here are what I think it would go from strongest to weakest. I will list at least 3 feats or powers/abilities (or try) that the character has in order to justify their spot on the list.
Original Series:
1. Dante*
-Quicksilver and Doppelganger
-Ultimate block (Royal Guard style)
-Inhuman speed (I refer you to the cutscene when Dante encounters Dagon)
-Inhuman strength (Echidna encounter cutscene from DMC4)
-He defeated Mundus without giving his own life to do so (granted Mundus is still alive)
-A master gunslinger and swordmaster (see what I did there?)
-Dreadnought Form (Royal Guard style) (Makes dante entirely impervious to all physical forms of damage)
-In 3 games and the anime Dante has been stabbed in the midsection/chest and was largely unfazed (few exceptions aside)
-Devil Trigger explosion
-Lady has shot Dante in the head twice (one even being point blank) and still lived all while being relatively unfazed
-Toying with Lady in each and every confrontation they have and still retaining the upper hand
-From a story perspective defeated all the demon generals or demon general level foes (i.e Angelo Agnus) that he has encountered (few exceptions aside)
-Majin Devil Trigger (a level in which we have never seen any other character achieve, except for maybe Trish but the canonicity of that is questionable)
2. Mundus*
-Sparda had given his life only to be able to heavily reduce Mundus' army and seal away Mundus himself
-Dante was not able to destroy him, only weaken him enough for him to be sealed away
-His limited reality warping abilities that he displayed during the battle against him
-He created Trish, Blades, Frosts, and Blitzes
-He defeated, possessed, and enhanced the powers of Vergil
-Energy blasts
-Teleportation
3: Sparda*
-Fought against the armies of Hell on a regular basis
-Sacrificed his life to heavily reduce Mundus' forces and seal Mundus away
4) Vergil/Nelo Angelo
-Devil Trigger explosion
-Inhumanly speed and/or teleportation
-One of the only individuals to prove himself to be any kind of challenge for Dante
-According to the backstory in DMC3 Vergil and Dante have had many "brotherly" duels prior to the events of the game and is largely implied Vergil was victorious for most if not all of these said battles
-Summoned Swords (one of the most glorious abilities weapons in any video game if you ask me)
-Judgement Cut
5) Argosax the Chaos/Despair Embodied
-Utilizes the power of many higher ranked demons that Dante had previously defeated
-Arguably one of the few foes Dante has faced to prove any kind of challenging from a story perspective
6) Trish
-Teleportation (if the beginning of DMC1 was any indication)
-Can shoot lightning
-Capable hand-to-hand fighter and weird-knife-thing wielder
-Majin Devil Trigger (canonicity is questionable)
7) Nero
-The various abilities of the Devilbringer
-Was able to keep up with Dante for the most part in their confrontations (granted Dante kinda punks Nero out when they meet the 2nd time)
-Devil Trigger Explosion (?)
-Ban...I mean his Devil Trigger summoning thing...ya
-His gigantic double-barrelled magnum
8) Sanctus Diabolica/The Savior
-Summon demons
-The Grandmaster of the Order of the Sword
-Teleportation
-Energy beams
-Levitation
9) Arkham/Jester/Blob Arkham
-Giant exploding, smiling ball of doom
-bouncing energy balls
-Teleportation
-Environment melding/camouflage
-Summon demons
10) Lucia
-Able to hold her own against Dante
-Defeated her creator Arius after he had enhanced his powers through demon magic
-Proficient use of kunai knives, senbons, and hand grenades
*debatable and/or interchangeable
I'll get to the reboot some other time. What do yall think?
edit: I originally had Sparda as ??? largely cuz I wasn't sure if he ranked above Dante or just Ranked above Vergil or even belong to the top of the list but I decided to have him at number 3 now.
Original Series:
1. Dante*
-Quicksilver and Doppelganger
-Ultimate block (Royal Guard style)
-Inhuman speed (I refer you to the cutscene when Dante encounters Dagon)
-Inhuman strength (Echidna encounter cutscene from DMC4)
-He defeated Mundus without giving his own life to do so (granted Mundus is still alive)
-A master gunslinger and swordmaster (see what I did there?)
-Dreadnought Form (Royal Guard style) (Makes dante entirely impervious to all physical forms of damage)
-In 3 games and the anime Dante has been stabbed in the midsection/chest and was largely unfazed (few exceptions aside)
-Devil Trigger explosion
-Lady has shot Dante in the head twice (one even being point blank) and still lived all while being relatively unfazed
-Toying with Lady in each and every confrontation they have and still retaining the upper hand
-From a story perspective defeated all the demon generals or demon general level foes (i.e Angelo Agnus) that he has encountered (few exceptions aside)
-Majin Devil Trigger (a level in which we have never seen any other character achieve, except for maybe Trish but the canonicity of that is questionable)
2. Mundus*
-Sparda had given his life only to be able to heavily reduce Mundus' army and seal away Mundus himself
-Dante was not able to destroy him, only weaken him enough for him to be sealed away
-His limited reality warping abilities that he displayed during the battle against him
-He created Trish, Blades, Frosts, and Blitzes
-He defeated, possessed, and enhanced the powers of Vergil
-Energy blasts
-Teleportation
3: Sparda*
-Fought against the armies of Hell on a regular basis
-Sacrificed his life to heavily reduce Mundus' forces and seal Mundus away
4) Vergil/Nelo Angelo
-Devil Trigger explosion
-Inhumanly speed and/or teleportation
-One of the only individuals to prove himself to be any kind of challenge for Dante
-According to the backstory in DMC3 Vergil and Dante have had many "brotherly" duels prior to the events of the game and is largely implied Vergil was victorious for most if not all of these said battles
-Summoned Swords (one of the most glorious abilities weapons in any video game if you ask me)
-Judgement Cut
5) Argosax the Chaos/Despair Embodied
-Utilizes the power of many higher ranked demons that Dante had previously defeated
-Arguably one of the few foes Dante has faced to prove any kind of challenging from a story perspective
6) Trish
-Teleportation (if the beginning of DMC1 was any indication)
-Can shoot lightning
-Capable hand-to-hand fighter and weird-knife-thing wielder
-Majin Devil Trigger (canonicity is questionable)
7) Nero
-The various abilities of the Devilbringer
-Was able to keep up with Dante for the most part in their confrontations (granted Dante kinda punks Nero out when they meet the 2nd time)
-Devil Trigger Explosion (?)
-Ban...I mean his Devil Trigger summoning thing...ya
-His gigantic double-barrelled magnum
8) Sanctus Diabolica/The Savior
-Summon demons
-The Grandmaster of the Order of the Sword
-Teleportation
-Energy beams
-Levitation
9) Arkham/Jester/Blob Arkham
-Giant exploding, smiling ball of doom
-bouncing energy balls
-Teleportation
-Environment melding/camouflage
-Summon demons
10) Lucia
-Able to hold her own against Dante
-Defeated her creator Arius after he had enhanced his powers through demon magic
-Proficient use of kunai knives, senbons, and hand grenades
*debatable and/or interchangeable
I'll get to the reboot some other time. What do yall think?
edit: I originally had Sparda as ??? largely cuz I wasn't sure if he ranked above Dante or just Ranked above Vergil or even belong to the top of the list but I decided to have him at number 3 now.
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