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Hm, I really like this speculation, especially the idea that it's Vergil taking the loss of his family even harder than Dante that drives him to his "downfall" (rather than Vergil just being power-hungry out of pride and avarice) and that his version of Limbo is darker because his subconscious is. It's true that Limbo in Dante's game seems like happy fun time Candyland compared to wherever Vergil is, ominous music included. But I wonder if that heart is actually a glimpse of Hell, a throwback to the beating heart in DMC1's version of Hell. I suspect Vergil has to go pretty deep into the breach to get the power he wants. I'm thinking, since this is happening before Vergil meets Dante again, that Vergil has already been corrupted by the time Dante's game starts. I don't think caring about Dante is an act, but if Dante won't cooperate with Vergil's goals and methods, then, well.
I think I'll be better at playing as Vergil than Dante. Using Dark Slayer Mode in DMC3:SE made everything so much damn easier. It was limited, but man, was it good.
i think that Vergil has genuine concern and love towards Dante. in Vergils eyes Dantes the only other person who could ever truely understand him. they are twins after all. so if this is before he meets dante then here Vergil is learning the truth about the world. and when he meets Dante he probably expects him to act just like him. to have the exact same drive and motives. he thinks if dante can just remember. remember what happened that night to him, to Vergil to their father, mother and their home. then Dante will stand by his brother and the two will work together to defeat mundus and gain ultimate power. however Dante doesnt want power. he wants peace. unlike Vergil he doesnt fear that at any moment he could loose everything he loves ( this happened to Vergil twice) so he doesnt feel an urge to become the strongest therefore the safest things happen, you cant change them no matter how bad, you just learn to move on, its called living. while Vergil refuses to accept that. to him as long as demons exist they will try and take everything. he's to scared to loose what he loves. so i think he'll instead become detached from people. he cant loose what he hasnt got. and at that point where its the choice between ending the conflict and gaining control that Dante and Vergil split.
and i hadnt thought about the beating heart from DMC1 good eye mate. perhaps here its more literal. if Vergil accepts it then he becomes powerful but it must replace the heart he already has.