It would be nice to have a good mixture of completely new characters and ones remixed from the classic series.
As for Nero, I was always fascinated when unlocking his DT he said to Agnus that a voice spoke to him from the Devil Bringer. It made me think that Nero might have been possessed by a demon and it was taking over his body. Therefore, for DmC 2 I would go this angle with Nero. A tragic hero, fighting his inner demons both figuratively and literally.
As for Nero, I was always fascinated when unlocking his DT he said to Agnus that a voice spoke to him from the Devil Bringer. It made me think that Nero might have been possessed by a demon and it was taking over his body. Therefore, for DmC 2 I would go this angle with Nero. A tragic hero, fighting his inner demons both figuratively and literally.