I know it's kind of a stupid question, but was it?
Whenever Dante slams Cerberus into the ground and makes a jutting ice formation, he yells: "Chew on THIS! It's COOL!" I couldn't help but thing of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze, and all of his ridiculous ice puns.I'm sure it was. Most of Dante's one liners are extremely cheesy.
I also feel really stupid for not realizing it until now. Oh God, the puns. :facepalm: